by Shane Henson — December 5, 2011—Milestone Systems, a leader in open platform IP (Internet Protocol) systems video management software (VMS), has launched a new mobile application for XProtect VMS users, XProtect Mobile.
Security personnel, business owners, residential users or video surveillance installers who need to monitor installations can now view Milestone XProtect video from anywhere on an Android smartphone or tablet with the free XProtect Mobile.
With instantaneous access to Milestone XProtect surveillance from any place around the globe via Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G connections, operators can view and play back video from cameras.
XProtect Mobile provides increased flexibility for surveillance through:
- Setting up multiple servers and connecting to cameras from different sites
- Views taken directly from the XProtect Smart Client
- Controlling pan-tilt-zoom cameras
- Digital pinch to zoom
- Taking a snapshot of video and sharing it via e-mail or multimedia messaging service
- Constant access to view live video or to play back recorded video from anywhere
