
INTEGRATION GUIDE
HOW TO
Integration guide for
Milestone XProtect
AXIS Object Analytics
January 2022
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Table of contents
AXIS OBJECT ANALYTICS 3
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1.1 Step 1 – Prepare AXIS Object Analytics 3
1.2 Step 2 – Enable AXIS Object Analytics on the camera 3
1.3 Step 3 –Configure AXIS Object Analytics 4
1.4 Step 4 – Enable metadata overlay 7
2 MILESTONE CONFIGURATION AND DYNAMIC EVENT INTEGRATION 8
2.1 Step 1 – Enable AXIS Object Analytics events 8
2.2 Step 2 – Configure AXIS Object Analytics events 10
2.3 Step 3 – Configure Event to Action sequence 12
2.4 Step 4 – Configure the alarm for AXIS Object Analytics 15
3 MILESTONE XPROTECT® SMART CLIENT 17
3.1 Viewing the Alarms in Alarm Manager 17
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Introduction
This document explains how to integrate AXIS Object Analytics events into Milestone XProtect®.
Axis takes no responsibility for how this configuration may affect your system. If the modification fails or
if you get other unexpected results, you may have to restore the settings to default.
1 AXIS Object Analytics
1.1 Step 1 – Prepare AXIS Object Analytics
1. Make sure that the camera’s firmware version is 10.2 or higher.
2. It is recommended to ensure that AXIS Object Analytics has been configured and running on
the camera, before building out the rules in Milestone.
1.2 Step 2 – Enable AXIS Object Analytics on the camera
1. In a web browser, go to the camera’s user interface.
2. Click Apps.
3. Start and open AXIS Object Analytics on the camera.
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1.3 Step 3 –Configure AXIS Object Analytics
1. Follow the step-by-step guide in the application’s user interface.
2. Select triggering objects.
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3. Select trigger conditions.
4. Configure the trigger condition for your scene within the camera’s field of view.
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5. Verify your settings.
6. You can rename your scenarios to make the trigger conditions easier to find.
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