Milestone XProtect Device Pack 4.6 Available Now!
Milestone Systems, the worldwide leader in open platform IP video management software, has announced that XProtect Device Pack 4.6 is now available for download. The latest XProtect device pack includes support for network camera devices from a number of manufacturers now offering hardware compliance with the new industry standards as set forth by ONVIF and PSIA. With the release of Device Pack 4.6, Milestone becomes the first video management software company to provide drivers that support standards from both ONVIF and PSIA. The following capabilities have been included with this latest device pack release:
ONVIF:
- Video streaming codecs H.264, MPEG4, JPEG
- Audio in G.711, G.726 16kbit, G.726 24kbit, G.726 32kbit, G.726 40kbit
- Streaming protocols RTP over UDP, RTP over RTSP over TCP, HTTP, HTTP snapshot (JPEG)
- Joystick PTZ
PSIA:
- Video streaming codecs H.264, MPEG4, JPEG
- Streaming protocols RTP over UDP, RTP over RTSP over TCP, HTTP, HTTP snapshot (JPEG)
Milestone Press Release Excerpt:
“Milestone Systems has always spearheaded the concepts of true open platform IP video and we therefore embrace the standards initiatives of ONVIF and PSIA with our full support. We will continue to test compliant models that are released by the manufacturers as they make the firmware officially available. Many are still in the beta stages,” says Henrik Friborg, VP Strategic Alliances and Co-founder of Milestone Systems.
In addition to adding support for the standards as set forth by ONVIF and PSIA, the latest device pack also adds support for network camera hardware devices that do not yet follow the standards of ONVIF or PSIA but are still new to the Milestone XProtect software platform. New network device support added includes:
- Arecont AV8185 and AV8365 (H.264 support)
- Axis P1343 and P1344
- DVTel 7612e
- Dynacolor NH064 and NN221
- Etrovision EV3131A (audio support added)
- Honeywell HCX13M, HCX3D, HCX5D
- IQEye IQ732
- Panasonic BB-HCM705, BB-HCM715, BB-HCM735
- Sanyo HD2500, HD3500, HD2100, HD2300, HD3100, HD3300
- Sony EP154 and EX154
- VideoIQ VIQ-E Series encoder
- Vivotek FD7130, FD7160
- Weldex WDNC-64072C
Source: Milestone Systems Press Release

