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.

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

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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 Admin | 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 ***** *** ******** ****** *** ****** ** **-****.

Joe Mirolli

| 08/07/14 01:52pm

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

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

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

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

Undisclosed 2 Integrator

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

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

Tom P.

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

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

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Undisclosed 1 Integrator

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

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

Tom P.

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

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

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

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 1 Integrator | 08/07/14 03:46pm

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

John Honovich

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

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

Rukmini Wilson

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

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

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

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

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

Sinisa Dumanic

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

| 12/14/14 04:10am

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