Build powerful Smart Wall solutions with the proven VideoMon protocol — now available for Milestone XProtect via our plugin.

Key Features:

• XProtect Smart Wall not required!
• Control any Smart Client monitor across your network
• Send commands using TCP, UDP, or Serial (COM1)
• Fire & Forget: The commands are fast and reliable. Send them one-by-one or all at once
• Full PTZ support with preset management
• Reliable VideoMon protocol for security-grade deployments
• Centralized architecture: Send commands to the XProtect Event Server and messages will be forwarded to XProtect Smart Clients.
• Easy to test & debug: Use a simple telnet client like PuTTY to test your VideoMon commands.

Command Protocol

Commands are plain-text, semicolon-delimited, and terminated with <CR><LF>. They are case-insensitive and work over TCP/UDP port 10001.

Grid Setup

SetGrid;1;2;<hostname>

Configure Monitor 1 to a 2x2 layout.

Add/Remove Camera Streams

CAM1;1;1;1;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1

Add camera to tile 1,1,1.

CAM1;1;1;1;<hostname>;<cameraId>;0

Remove camera from the tile.

Restart or Refresh a Monitor

Restart;1;<hostname>
Refresh;1;<hostname>

Fullscreen Toggle

FullScreen;1;1;1;1;<hostname>   // ON
FullScreen;1;1;1;0;<hostname>   // OFF

Combined Add/Remove Example

CAM1;1;1;2;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1;1;1;1;<hostname>;<cameraId>;0

PTZ Controls

ContinuousMove;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1

PTZ Commands: 1 = Left, 2 = Right, 3 = Up, 4 = Down, 5 = Zoom In, 6 = Zoom Out, 8 = Stop

Presets

SetPreset;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1
GotoPreset;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1
UpdatePreset;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1
DeletePreset;<hostname>;<cameraId>;1