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Single installer with component selection. Download MSCPlugins-Setup.msi Minimum Version: Milestone XProtect 2023 R3

Plugins ZIPs

A la carte plugin downloads, please read below Manual Installation info. Browse Releases Minimum Version: Milestone XProtect 2023 R3

Auto Exporter Standalone App

Scheduled and rule-triggered video exports. A separate standalone application with its own installer and release feed. Download MSCPAutoExport-Setup.msi Minimum Version: Milestone XProtect™ 2023 R3 · Documentation & setup

Windows SmartScreen

The installer is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may show a "Windows protected your PC" dialog when you run it. This is normal for unsigned open-source software. Click More info and then Run anyway to proceed with the installation.

Installation Video

Since V3.4.16 you need to enable what you want to install.

Installer

  1. Download MSCPlugins-vX.X-Setup.msi from the Releases page
  2. Run as Administrator
  3. Select the plugins and drivers you want to install, since V3.4.16 you need to enable what you want to install.

Note

The installer handles stopping/starting the required Milestone services automatically. It only stops the Recording Server when device drivers are being installed or removed, and only stops the Event Server when admin plugins are being installed or removed. Smart Client-only or driver-only installs leave the other service untouched.

Plugins ZIPs - Manual Installation

Individual ZIPs for each plugin/driver are available on the Releases page.

Unblock ZIPs first

Always unblock downloaded ZIP files before extracting: right-click the .zip → Properties → Unblock → OK. Windows marks downloaded files as untrusted and will prevent the DLLs from loading.

Services

After manual installation, restart the relevant service, if you update, you need to stop the services before.

Plugin Type Restart
Smart Client Plugins Restart the Smart Client
Device Drivers Restart the Recording Server service
Admin Plugins Restart the Event Server service, then the Management Client and Smart Client

Local Download Page

When you install on a machine that has IIS (Management Server), the installer offers an optional feature called Local download page on this server that publishes the MSI, every per-plugin ZIP, the PKI Cert Installer, and an admin-managed extras folder to http://<this-server>/mscp/. The feature is off by default and hidden on machines without IIS.

See Local Download Page for the full reference: what gets published, the extras drop folder, security notes, and troubleshooting.