Using the Toolbox

Boring For Your Browser

• Web Dashboard : Camera & SD-Card Storage
• Browser Dashboard : Live Monitoring & System Overview
• How To: Boring Dashboard in the Browser (Web Dashboard)

Camera Report

• How to enable HTTPS download from scheduled report email notification
• Setting up scheduled reports
• Exporting specific camera devices into a report
• Convert Used Storage Values to GB in Boring Reports

Critical Mode

• How to: Using Critical Mode for Notifications

Device Groups

• Using Boring Toolbox and Milestone XProtect Management client to update settings in bulk
• Add a Device Group
• Add Members to a Device Group
• Auto Device Groups
• Renaming Device Group(s)
• Delete Members from Device Group(s)

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General

• Enabling email notifications in Boring Toolbox v5
• Configuring Boring Toolbox to be in Read-Only mode using XProtect Roles
• Changing the Camera Not Providing Video Threshold in Boring Toolbox v4
• How to refresh site information in Boring Toolbox after changes were made in XProtect management client
• Disabling the dashboard in low bandwidth situations
• Adjust report snapshot & retention retrieval timeout

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Hardware

• Enable and Disable Hardware and Devices
• Renaming Hardware and Devices
• Changing Settings in Bulk
• Deleting Hardware in Bulk

Live Monitoring

• How To: Use Smart Notifications
• What is the Live Monitoring Service (LMS)

Maintenance Mode

• How to: Using maintenance mode

Multi-Site Management

• How To: Create a parent or managed site
• Multi Site Management: Building site relationships in v5
• Tour of the Global Dashboard

Password Manager

• Toggle Password Visibility
• Changing Passwords