3—Configuring Wasabi Surveillance Cloud

Objectives

1	Download and install Wasabi Surveillance Cloud.
2	Activate the Wasabi Surveillance Cloud software.
3	Configure Wasabi Surveillance Cloud.

Once you have installed and activated Wasabi Surveillance Cloud (WSC), you will configure the software to begin uploading and replicating data to Wasabi. There are two ways to configure WSC: 

• In the Milestone XProtect Management Client
• In the WSC Configuration Wizard

As a Milestone XProtect user, you must configure WSC for use with your VMS within the Milestone XProtect Management Client. If you are not a Milestone XProtect user and are using another VMS instead, your VMS is considered a "standard VMS". The information below describes the configuration details for both scenarios. Instructions are provided in this section for configuring WSC for use with Milestone XProtect and standard VMS.

Configuring Milestone XProtect for Use With WSC

Milestone XProtect installs as a plugin for Wasabi Surveillance Cloud (WSC). If you are a Milestone XProtect user, you will enable the following policies within the XProtect client during configuration.

• Disaster Recovery (DR) — (Required) A workflow management feature that automatically replicates your source data (and every object that is created in the local source location) and stores an identical copy of the source data in Wasabi object storage. For redundancy, both the on-premise Milestone video data and the replica in Wasabi are identical.

• Storage Extension (Extension) — (Required) The Storage Extension feature extends your local storage capacity to the Wasabi cloud. This feature reclaims on-premise space by using a set retention time to determine when older data is automatically removed from local storage and moved to the cloud. When older data is moved to Wasabi object storage, newer data is kept on the local server.

For configuration instructions, refer to Configuring Milestone XProtect With WSC. 

Configuring WSC for Use With Standard VMS Profiles

If you are not a Milestone XProtect user and are using another VMS, you will configure the WSC software for use with your VMS within the WSC Configuration Wizard. While configuring, you will do the following:

•  Pair your VMS with the WSC software (Required)
• Pair an initial target bucket with your VMS (Required)

For configuration instructions, refer to Configuring WSC for Standard VMS.

Objectives Met!

You are ready to explore features in the Product Guide for Wasabi Surveillance Cloud.

You may also want to learn more about Pairing a VMS With a Target.

Optionally, learn more about getting started with specific VMS profiles in Wasabi Surveillance Cloud and VMS Integrations.