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How to Enable Zipstream in Milestone (and Actually See Your Storage Drop)

Zipstream can dramatically reduce storage and bandwidth in Milestone, but only if it’s enabled correctly. This guide breaks down how Zipstream works, the most common mistakes that prevent it from doing anything, and the cleanest way to turn it on...

Case Studies

From Reactive to Proactive: How the City of Vacaville Transformed Their Video System Management with The Boring Toolbox

Managing over 240 cameras across a growing city isn’t easy—especially when one person is responsible for it all. See how the City of Vacaville uses The Boring Toolbox to simplify Milestone XProtect, stay ahead of system issues, and keep everything...

Milestone XProtect, Tutorials

How to Access Milestone XProtect Remotely Using Tailscale (Without Breaking Everything)

This step-by-step guide shows you how to access Milestone XProtect from anywhere using Tailscale. It’s secure, simple, and way less frustrating than a VPN.

Tutorials

How to Automatically Launch Smart Client and Display Smart Wall Tiles on Specific Monitors

Tired of rearranging Smart Wall tiles after every reboot? Use this Smart Client Startup Script to automatically place your XProtect Smart Wall tiles on specific monitors.

Milestone XProtect

Top 6 Features Every VMS Dashboard Should Have in 2024

From camera and storage health monitoring to multi-site visibility, these are 6 features you should look for in a VMS dashboard.

Tutorials

How to Bulk Replace Device Drivers in Milestone XProtect Using PowerShell

In this short video tutorial, you will learn how to use a Powershell script to update multiple device drivers at once in Milestone XProtect.

Tutorials

3 Features of The Boring Toolbox You’re Not Using (But Definitely Should Be)

Discover 3 lesser-known features of The Boring Toolbox that can significantly improve daily operations managing Milestone XProtect.

Tutorials

Trigger a Strobe Siren with Axis Object Analytics and Milestone XProtect Rules

Learn how to set up a smart strobe siren system that uses Axis Object Analytics with Milestone XProtect, minimizing false alarms by only activating when your intrusion system is armed and AI detects suspicious activity.

Security Industry Best Practices

The Myth of Set It & Forget It: Ongoing Management Tasks You Need to Be Doing on Your Video Security System

Managing a video surveillance system is not set it and forget it. In this blog we cover the importance of taking a proactive approach to system upkeep, what you need to do to set your system up for success upon...

Product Releases

Explore The New Hardware View – The Boring Toolbox Release 5.24.0520

Introducing the all-new Hardware Tab in Boring Web App! We've redesigned it to streamline your bulk actions and make management more intuitive. See all of the updates in action in this video walk-through.

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