Milestone MAC Licensing Myth

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Aug 05, 2014

One of the most consistent complaints about Milestone is wrong and has been for years.

In this note, we look at how Milestone used to license cameras, the problems with that process, and how it is done now.

*** ** *** **** ********** ********** ***** ********* ** ***** and *** **** *** *****.

** **** ****, ** **** ** *** ********* **** ** license *******, *** ******** **** **** *******, *** *** ** ** done ***.

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Old ***/*** ********

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New ******/****** **********

** ******* ******** ** *********, *** ********** ******* *** **** automated. *** ******* ***** *** ********* ** *** ********, *** user **** ** ********** ****** ***** ***** ****** *********** ** Milestone, ****** ** ******* ***** ************ ***********, *** ********* *** camera ******** *************, ** **** ** **** ******** *** *********.

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Compared ** ***** *****

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Comments (19)

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 08/05/14 05:07pm

*'* *****, *** *** *** * **** **, ** ****** like ******** ********* ***** ** ****** *** ******* ****'* *******, just *** *********** ** ********** ********.

"** ******* ******** ** *********, *** ********** ******* *** **** automated. *** ******* ***** *** ********* ** *** ********, *** user **** ** ********** ****** ***** ***** ****** *********** ** Milestone....."

** ** ***** * ****'* *** ******** **** **** ********* Milestone **** *** **** **'* ****** ***** ***** ** *** MAC ******* ** *** *******.

***** *** ******* ** *** ***** ** *** ******* ** "Milestone *** ********* ****", * ****** ******** **** ** **, does ********* ********* **'* ****** ******** ***** ** *** *** address ** * ******? ** **** ** * ****/**** ** replace * ******, * **** ** ** ******* * ******* to ****** *** *** ********** *** *** ********* *** *** MAC?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/05/14 07:16pm

****** ********* ********** *********'* *********** ** ********** ******** ********, *** the ******* ** *** *********.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 08/05/14 07:21pm

***** ****, ****'* **** ******* **** *** **** ***.

Tom P.

08/06/14 06:13pm

"************* * *** ******* *** ** ** ******* *** **** upload ** ******* * *** ******* *** ******* *** ******* is *******."

**** ** ** ***** - **** ** *** ******* ** what *** ******** ** *** ******* *** *********. **** ***** you *** * ******* ****** ** ****** ********, ***** ********* your ******* **** *** *** *** *** ******* ** ** your ******* *****. *** *** **** ****** ******* *** *** new ****, ***** ******* *** ******* ** *** *******.

Tyler Graham

In reply to Tom P. | 08/07/14 03:04am

****, ***** ******* *** ******* ** *** *** ** *** NIC *** *** ***** ** ***, ***** ***** ** ********* to ***** *** ******** ****** *** ****** ** **-****.

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Joe Mirolli

08/07/14 01:52pm

* **** *** *** ********* **** ** ** *** **** that * *** *** *** ******** *** ****** **** ** will ** * ****** *** *** ************ *** ********* ******. We ****** **** * *** ** ****. ***** ******* *** no *** ** ** **** *** ***** ** *** **** the ***** *** ***** ** ** ****** *** *** ******** online.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Joe Mirolli | 08/07/14 02:15pm

* ***'* ********** *** ********* ******** *** ********* ** ***. There *** ***** *** ******* **** ******* ***** ** *** number ** ******* ******* ** *** ****** *** **** ******* to ** **** *** *** *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/07/14 02:35pm

** *** *** *******, ** ******** ****** **** ** **** which ************* *** ***** **** **** ***** ********. **** **** do **** **** ***********, *** *****?

Tom P.

In reply to Joe Mirolli | 08/07/14 02:50pm

***** * ***** ****** *** ******* ** ******** ******** ****-******* is ****** **********, * ** **** **** **** ****** ******** typically ****** *****.

***

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Tom P. | 08/07/14 02:54pm

*** ***** ******* *** * ******* ********** ** *** ********* we ********* **** ****** ** *** *** ****, ** ********** subcontractors, ** **. ***** "*****" *** ** **** * ****.

Tom P.

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/07/14 03:13pm

***'* *** ********* ******* *** ****** ****** *** *******? *** would *** ** ******* *** *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Tom P. | 08/07/14 03:35pm

********* ** ** ******* ******* ****** ******* ** **** *** prep ****** ******* ** ** ****- * ******* **** ********** would *** **** * *** ****** ******* ****** ** **** and **** * ****** ********** ***** *** ** *** *** and ** *** ***-***** ******...?

*** * ****** ***** **** ********** ** *********- ** ** have ** ******* ** *** * *** ******, * ***** not **** *** **** ******* ****** ***** *** * ******* turnaround ****** *** ****** ****** ******. ***** ** *********'* ******* change ******* ******** *** * *** ** ******** ******** *** new *** ****** ********** *** ****** ** **** ***** ** least ** ***** ********* ***** *** ******* ******* ** ***** through....? *** * ***** **** ******** ******* ********** ** ****** can ** ******* ** ** ** ** *******. *** ** it's ********* * ****** ******, **** ***** ***'** **** * new *** ******* ****** ** **** ** *** ***'* **** the *** ***** ** **** *****.

** **** ********* ** ***** *** *** ******** ***** ****** MAC ********* ****** ************ * ******* ******?

*** ****** *'* ** **** ******* ** **** **** ********* says ***** ********* ** *** ********* *** ******* *** ******* versus **** ********* ** ****** ** ****** ******** *******.

Tom P.

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/07/14 03:46pm

** - *** *** ******* ***** ******** *** * ***** Exacq. * *****, ********* ** ****** *** ** * *** ridicilious.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/07/14 10:13pm

**** ** *** ******* ** *** *******, ***'** **** *** distribution ** ***** ****** ************ **** ** **** *******. * am *** ****** ****'* *** ********* **** ** **** ***, but **'* ********* *** *********. **** **** ***** ********* ** attach **** ** ***** *******, **** **** ** **** ** precisely ***** ***** ******* ;)

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to John Honovich | 08/07/14 10:33pm

** *** ** *********** ***** ** *** ***...

******** ******* *** **** ***-******** **** ********* ****-*******.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 08/08/14 12:04pm

*** *** ********* **** *** ** *** ****. *** ** would ** * **** ******... *** ****. *'* **** ******* if **** ***** **** *** *** *** "** ********* ************* out *********** *** *** ** ***** ******** **** ** ******* statistical *********** ***** **** ******* **** ***, **** ** **** Facebook, ****** *** *** ** ** ******* *********** ***** ***", or ** **** ***** **** ** **** **** **** ******** reason. :)

Ronnie Hun

08/12/14 06:10am

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***** ***** *** *****, *** *** ***** ******** **** ** stored **** *** *** ****** *** **** ********** "****" *** new ****** **** ********* ** * ******** ********** ****** **** process.

** *** *** *** ******* ****, ***** ** ** **** to *** ** ******** *** *** ********* ** *** ******* anymore , *** ******* *** **** ** *** **** ******* which ** **** *** ** *** ******* **** *** ******* purpose.

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- ****** ******* ** **** ****** ** ****** (********* ** through *** ********* ******)

******* *********

- ***** ***** *** **** **** ********* , (** **** grace) , ******** *** *** **** (******* ******* ****) *** upload ** ********* ****** , * *** *** **** *** be ********** ************* , ****** *** *** **** ** ******. License *********

Sinisa Dumanic

08/15/14 09:13am
*** ****** *** *****. ******* ** ** *********** ***********. ** you *** ******** *** *** *******, *** *** **** ** use ** ** **** *******. *********** *** *** ******* *** cameras *** ******. *** ** *** **** ******** ***** ******, then *** ***'* ** ****.

Frank Lucero

12/14/14 04:10am

*** ****** ***** ********* ******* ** ***** ******* ****** ************? Online ****** ********* **** ** **** **** *** ****** ***** from ********** *** ********, ********** *** ************* ** ******* ***** it ***** *** **** ******. ***** *** **** * ****** that ***** *** *** ******** ** ******* ******** ** ********* require ******** ********.

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