The Boring Lab

AI Image Analysis for Milestone XProtect

Just because your camera is on doesn’t mean it’s working.

The Boring Toolbox helps XProtect admins automatically catch image problems like blur, glare, obstructions and scene changes, while also monitoring system health, managing cameras in bulk and simplifying reporting.

Try It On Your Cameras
Built exclusively for Milestone XProtect
Supporting 500k+ cameras globally
Built by people who actually use XProtect
From people managing very un-boring camera counts

“The suite of tools offered within The Boring Toolbox is truly a force multiplier and allows our small department to maintain our camera systems with ease.”

Customer managing 10,000+ cameras

The Boring Toolbox

Detect camera view changes automatically, without setup headaches or false alarms.

Image health goes deeper than “online.” AI Image Analysis watches every camera stream for the quality issues that quietly break everything downstream: facial recognition, LPR, AI analytics, and your ability to actually use the footage when you need it.

Obstructions

Objects, vegetation, or equipment blocking part of the view.

Scene Change

Camera moved or shifted away from its baseline.

Blur and Grime

Out of focus, dirty lens, camera shake, focus drift.

Poor Lighting

Too dark, glare, reflections, and washed out frames.
One Toolbox

Get more of out of your VMS

See bad camera images

Automatically flag blur, glare, obstructions, field-of-view changes and other image problems.

Monitor system health

See problems across cameras, servers, storage, SD cards and multiple sites.

Make changes in bulk

Rename cameras, update passwords and configure devices without clicking through them individually.

Automate reporting

Generate or schedule inventory, retention, health, snapshot and system reports.

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One Toolbox. A lot less babysitting.

Without Boring

  • The camera says “online.” You hope the picture is fine.
  • Manually check system health.
  • Update cameras one at a time.
  • Maintain spreadsheets and reports.
  • Log into separate sites.
  • Find problems after someone needs the footage.

With Boring

  • Know when the image itself has a problem.
  • Let health issues surface automatically.
  • Make changes across cameras in bulk.
  • Generate current reports when you need them.
  • See multiple XProtect environments together.
  • Find problems before they become bigger problems.

Don't take our word for it.

"Now that we have surpassed 10,000 cameras, we would be unable to effectively maintain our systems without Boring. The suite of tools offered within the Boring Toolbox is truly a force multiplier and allows our small department to maintain our camera systems with ease."
Joseph Harrell
Security Electronics Engineer, CoreCivic
"Boring Toolbox is nothing short of amazing. I can’t imagine managing my VMS without it."
Nick
Life Science and Clinical Research Company
“This software is amazing! It paid for itself the first time I pressed ‘generate report.’”
Dave Smith
Project Manager, Mitie Security

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One less thing to worry about

Let Boring do the tedious stuff.

Catch image problems, monitor system health and get the repetitive XProtect work off your plate.

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