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XProtect Essential is easy and affordable open platform video management software (VMS) for single-location businesses that require basic surveillance. It is ideal for installations that primarily capture video recordings of incidents and reactively conduct investigations.
An entry-level product, XProtect Essential allows users to effortlessly add cameras and quickly find and export video sequences with easy-to-use video search tools. It can manage up to 26 surveillance cameras and supports five concurrent users.


Easy to setup and maintain
- Automatic configuration wizard: A unique wizard sets up your system and removes time delays and challenges during initial XProtect VMS deployment
- Automatic camera discovery: Automatically detects and configures new cameras that are added to an existing system, enabling users to quickly expand their installation
- Software Upgrade Plan (SUP): A one-year SUP enables users to immediately gain access to new features in new software versions and easily upgrade to a more advanced XProtect solution if your needs change
Immediately identify problem areas
- System alarms: Ensure system components are running properly with system alarms which alert when issues, such as malfunctioning cameras and storage servers, are detected
- Remote response: Users can quickly address issues at all times with the ability to access video and respond to incidents from various locations using computers and mobile devices
- Built-in motion detection: Cameras in the system can record video when specific motions are detected, such as person/s entering the building at night, ensuring users have video footage of potential incidents


Easily locate and distribute video evidence
Find evidence: Efficiently find video footage of incidents by searching for motion in one or more areas of video from a specific camera
Sharing: Easily share evidence exports, such as video or images, via a media player, email and MMS
Evidence viewer: The XProtect Smart Client – Player allows third-parties, such as law enforcement, to quickly and easily view footage of incidents and re-export the essential evidence
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