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Milestone XProtect

Protect what matters, without limitations

Milestone XProtect is a scalable, open-platform video management software (VMS) designed for professional and enterprise security environments. It provides centralized video surveillance, recording, live monitoring, investigation, alarm management, and integration with third-party security systems. The platform supports multi-site deployments, distributed recording, advanced system management, and a broad range of IP cameras and devices from different manufacturers. Depending on the edition, XProtect offers high availability, recording server failover, federated architecture, video analytics, and advanced incident management. XProtect is built on the Milestone Integration Platform (MIP). It provides APIs, SDKs and a large integration ecosystem for access control, intrusion detection, analytics and other security technologies.

System Intelligence

System overview

Milestone XProtect logo
Manufacturer
Milestone Systems
Platform
Security system

Architecture

Deployment models, system topology and availability features.

Milestone XProtect supports on‑premises, pure cloud, and hybrid cloud deployments.

On-premises

Supported

Milestone offers Husky hardware optimized for XProtect, indicating on‑premises deployment.

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Cloud

Supported

XProtect Cloud deployments and pure cloud options are described.

Source

Hybrid

Supported

Milestone provides hybrid cloud options for XProtect.

Source

Distributed

Supported

Distributed architecture across multiple servers or locations.

Federation

Supported

Connect and manage multiple independent systems.

Redundancy

Supported

Redundant components or services for increased availability.

Failover

Supported

Automatic or supported failover for critical services.

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System requirements

Supported platform components for XProtect 2026R2.

Current version
2026R2

Operating systems

Windows 10
ProSupported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows 10
IOTSupported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows 10
EnterpriseSupported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows 11
ProSupported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows 11
IOTSupported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows 11
EnterpriseSupported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows Server
2025Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows Server
2022Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
Windows Server
2019Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02

Databases

SQL
2025Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
SQL
2022Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
SQL
2019Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02
SQL
2017Supported
Microsoft
Verified 2026-11-02

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Integrations & Plugins

Technical integrations available for XProtect.

Integrations
6

All integrations

6 integrations

2N IP Intercoms

IntercomStandard support
Supported system versions
2026R22026 R1

LenelS2 OnGuard

Access Control
Supported system versions
2026R22026 R1

C•CURE 9000 Access Control

Access Control
Supported system versions
2026R22026 R1

Genetec Security Center

Video Management SystemStandard support
Supported system versions
2026 R12026R2

Gallagher Command Centre

Other
Supported system versions
2026R22026 R1

AMAG Symmetry

Access Control
Supported system versions
2026R22026 R1

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