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XProtect Content Migration

Automate Your Migration. Eliminate the Downtime.

Stop manually editing XML files. XPort moves your cameras, roles, and views from legacy servers to new infrastructure in minutes—not days.

🗄️ Legacy Server XProtect 2020
☁️ Unified System XProtect 2025
"We collapsed 23 servers into one in record time."
Customer Success Story

23 Campuses. One Unified System.

See how East Aurora School District 131 used XPort to consolidate 23 standalone XProtect servers into a single, centrally managed architecture.

70% Time Saved
40m Per Site Migration
0 Manual Errors

Engineered for Any Architecture

Whether you are refreshing hardware, consolidating disparate sites, or moving to the cloud, XPort handles the complexity of your topology automatically.

Server Refresh (1:1)

The standard workflow. Move configuration and video from an aging server to a new hardware instance with a single click.

Site Consolidation (N:1)

Merge multiple siloed XProtect deployments into a single unified Corporate/Expert system. Eliminate federation lag and centralize management.

Load Balancing (1:N)

Split a massive, overloaded Management Server into smaller, distributed sites. Distribute devices and roles across multiple instances.

On-Prem to Cloud

Migrate local deployments to AWS, Azure, or private cloud infrastructure. XPort handles the network complexity and data transfer.

Wizard-Driven Workflow

Forget database restoration or XML editing. XPort guides you through a safe, API-based migration in three steps.

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Step 01

Connect & Discover

Point XPort at your source (old) and destination (new) servers. The software automatically maps hardware devices, existing roles, and view groups.

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Step 02

Select & Filter

Choose exactly what to move. Migrate everything at once, or surgically select specific cameras, users, and alarms for a phased rollout.

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Step 03

Automate

Click "Start." XPort handles the heavy lifting via the Milestone API, verifying every configuration setting as it transfers to the new system.

Sanitization by Design

We Don't Copy the Database.
We Re-Build It.

Traditional migration tools rely on SQL backup and restore—blindly copying hidden scripts and 'stealth' accounts to your new server. XPort acts as a firewall.

No SQL Backup & Restore

XPort does not move the raw SQL file. Instead, it reads your source intent and re-creates it on the destination via the official API. This process naturally strips out SQL injections and corrupted data.

Blocks "Stealth" Procedures

Hidden stored procedures, backend triggers, and unauthorized maintenance scripts injected into the legacy database are left behind. Since they are not visible to the API, they cannot infect the new system.

Exposes Shadow Admins

Users created via direct DB manipulation ("Shadow Admins") are flagged during the transfer review. You decide who moves—ensuring your new site starts with zero unauthorized access.

OBJECT: STORED PROCEDURE Payload: "dbo.sp_StealthGrant"
Status: Non-API Object
BLOCKED
OBJECT: USER ACCOUNT Payload: "Shadow_Admin_99"
Status: Review Required
FLAGGED
OBJECT: SECURITY ROLE Payload: "Standard_Operator"
Status: Validated via API
MIGRATED
Real-Time Migration Filtering

Proven Across Every Vertical

From sea ports to school districts, XPort is the engine behind the world's most complex XProtect migrations.

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Consolidating Fragmented Data Centers

A major Northeast city consolidated multiple siloed Milestone sites. What typically took 3+ weeks was completed in under two days.

✅ Costs reduced by 60%
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Eliminating Federation Lag

A North American logistics operator consolidated child VMS sites into a unified system to fix severe login delays.

✅ Login: Minutes → Seconds
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Zero-Downtime Upgrade

A major European sea port migrated configuration and historical video directly from an old system to new hardware with zero rollback.

✅ No XML Edits Required
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Global Expansion Architecture

One of the world's most valuable companies used XPort to re-architect its entire XProtect footprint during an overseas expansion.

✅ Re-architected for Scale
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Hardware Repurposing

An integrator moved the management service to a new server and repurposed the old server for recording in just hours.

✅ Hours vs. Days
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23 Campus Unification

East Aurora School District collapsed 23 standalone servers into one centrally managed system with zero video loss.

✅ 30-40 Mins per Site
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Every migration path is unique.

Don't guess at your topology. Share your current architecture and target state with our solution engineers, and we'll help you map out a safe, zero-downtime transition plan.

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