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 ***.

[***************]

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

** ***** ********* ********, ***** **** ******** ** ******** ******** *** ********* of ******* ** ** ***** ** *** ****** *** **** them ** *********. * .*** (****** ******* ***) **** *** **** ********* ** ********* *** ******* **** to *** **********, *** **** ******** *** **** ** *** server, ********** *** ********. *** **** * *** ****** *** added ** *** ******, **** ******* *** ** ** ********.

**********, *** ******* ***** *** ** **** ** *** ***** the ******* *** *********, ****** ****-*** ******* ***********. ***** ******** allowed * ********* ***** ****** ** ******* *** *** ********** *******. This ******* **** ******* ** ***** *******, *** ** ***** use ** *** ********* '********* ******'.

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

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

**** ******* ** ***** ** *** ********* *****:

*** ******* ******* ** ******** **********, ***** ******** * ****** file ** * *** *** ***** ** **** ******** *** ** internet ********* ** ** *********'********* ************ ****. * .*** ** *********, ***** ** *********** ** *** server *** *********. ** ****** ************* ** ******** *** ********.

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

**** ***** ***** *** ******* ******* ** *********'* ******* ********, though ******* ********** *** ****. ******************, *** *******, **** ******* *** ******** ** ** ********* online ** *** ************/********** ******* *** ****.************* * *** ******* *** ** ** ******* *** **** upload ** ******* * *** ******* *** ******* *** ******* is *******. ******** ** *****, ********* ******* ********** ****** **** no **** **** ****** ************.

Comments (19)

Thumbnail usa shield

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

Thumbnail usa shield

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

Thumbnail assurance media logo graphic only 200

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

** ******* * *** ** ******** ** ******* ******** ****** operation *** ** ****** *******. ********* ** **** * ****** for ******** ** ******* ** *** ******** ******* ***** , by ***** *** ****** , ** *** **** ** ****** the *** ******* ********* *** ******** ******* *************.

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

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

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

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

- ****** ******* ** **** ****** ** ****** (********* ** 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 ******** ********.

**** ** ****** **...* ****** ** **** ** **** * generated ******* **** **** ** ********* ****** **** **** ***** see ** ******** **********, ******* **** ** *** ***** *** or ******* * **** ******* ******. * *** **** **** my ********* **** *** ****** ** *********, **** ******* ***. This ****** ** ********** ***** ** ** ****** **; ********** manhours *** ** ****** ****** *********** *** *** **********.

Login to read this IPVM report.
Why do I need to log in?
IPVM conducts unique testing and research funded by member's payments enabling us to offer the most independent, accurate and in-depth information.

Most Recent Industry Reports

Nvidia For Video Surveillance Examined on Aug 23, 2017
Nvidia is making a big push into the security market, claiming more than 50 partners, investing heavily in industry events, positioning their GPUs...
China Threatens Reducing Exports to the USA on Aug 23, 2017
The US government has launched a probe into China's alleged theft of US intellectual property. The Chinese government has fired back, threatening...
FLIR Restructures Security Division on Aug 22, 2017
FLIR's goal was once to have a single end-to-end security solution. However, FLIR's Security business unit has been struggling, with several areas...
Honeywell Total Connect 2.0 Tested on Aug 22, 2017
Honeywell is one of the biggest brands in security, with Total Connect 2.0 being the company's remote security and smarthome platform. We bought...
IP Camera Cabling Testing Statistics on Aug 22, 2017
Test and certify, or crimp and pray? Some integrators certify every cable they run, while others only inspect cables that have video issues. 130...
Dahua 4K IR PTZ Tested on Aug 21, 2017
4K has made its way to IR PTZs. In this report, we examine the Dahua 6AE830VNI, a 4K PTZ with 30x optical zoom, 200m (~650') integrated IR, and...
Top Used License Plate Capture Cameras on Aug 21, 2017
Capturing license plates is a common video surveillance application. But what cameras do integrators mostly commonly used? Special purpose LPC...
VLAN For Video Surveillance Usage Statistics on Aug 21, 2017
VLANs (see our tutorial) are an option for networks using video surveillance, but how often are they actually used? 125+ integrators told us how...
Avigilon CEO Attacks Asian Companies Cyber Insecurity on Aug 18, 2017
Avigilon CEO is taking aim at their Asian competitors. And he is going directly after these company's cyber security issues. In this note, we...

The world's leading video surveillance information source, IPVM provides the best reporting, testing and training for 10,000+ members globally. Dedicated to independent and objective information, we uniquely refuse any and all advertisements, sponsorship and consulting from manufacturers.

About | FAQ | Contact