Security Center 5.

1 System Requirements
In order to determine which configuration is best suited for your application, please refer to the design tables below or contact the Genetec Sales Engineering team at salesengineering@genetec.com

Security Center Client Station Requirements

Intel Core 2 X6800 @ 2.93 GHz 2 GB of RAM 80 GB hard drive for OS and Security Center applications 256 MB PCI-Express x16 dual-head video adapter 1280 x 1024 or higher screen resolution 100/1000 Ethernet Network Interface Card 16x DVD+/- RW Drive Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93 GHz 8 GB of RAM DDR3 80 GB SATA II hard drive for OS and Security Center applications 512 MB PCI-Express x16 dual-head video adapter 1600 x 1200 or higher screen resolution 100/1000 Ethernet Network Interface Card 16x DVD+/- RW Drive Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.4 GHz 8 GB of RAM DDR3 80 GB SATA II hard drive for OS and Security Center applications 1 GB PCI-Express x16 dual-head video adapter 1600 x 1200 or higher screen resolution 100/1000 Ethernet Network Interface Card 16x DVD+/- RW Drive

Low

Medium

High

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Security Center Server Requirements

Intel Core 2 Duo3.0 GHz or better 2 GB of RAM or better 80 GB hard drive for OS and Security Center applications Standard SVGA video card 1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution 100/1000 Ethernet Network Interface Card DVD ROM drive Dual Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz or better 4 GB of RAM or better 80 GB hard drive for OS and Security Center applications Standard SVGA video card 1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution 100/1000 Ethernet Network Interface Card DVD ROM Drive Quad Core Intel Xeon E5640 2.66 GHz or better 8 GB of RAM or better 64 bits operating system 80 GB SATA II hard drive or better for OS and Security Center applications Standard SVGA video card 1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution 100/1000 Ethernet Network Interface Card DVD ROM Drive

Low

Medium

High

Software Requirements
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit/64-bit Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit/64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1/SP2/R2 32-bit/64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1/SP2/R2 32-bit/64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2/R2 32-bit/64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2/R2 32-bit/64-bit SQL Server 2008 Express/Standard/Enterprise R2 Internet Explorer 7 / 8 / 9 (for Synergis Web Client and GSC Server Admin) VMware vSphere 4.1 (client), ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.1 (server)

Operating Systems

Database Engines Browsers Virtualization

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Maximum number of cameras viewed* per client station type

H.264 @ 30 FPS Resolution Bitrate (approximate) Low Medium High
CIF 352x240 500 kbps 32 64 90 VGA 640x480 1500 kbps 9 48 60 Full HD (1920x1080) 3500 kbps 4 8 10

H.264 @ 5 FPS
3MP (2048x1536) 2000 kbps 8 16 20 5MP (2560x1920) 3000 kbps 5 11 13 Requires Windows 7 64-bit

*Please note this is an estimate and different camera manufacturers bitrate may vary with s ame resolution and frame rate.

Maximum number of cameras and readers per server type

Directory and Archiver Standalone Archiver Directory and Access Manager Standalone Access Manager Directory, Archiver and Access Manager
(Unified) Up to 50 cameras or 50 Mbps of throughput and up to 64 readers Up to 5 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 5,000 cardholders

(Video only)

(Access Control only) Up to 100 HID Edge readers or 150 readers on HIDV1000/HIDV2000/SMC Up to 10 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 10,000 cardholders Up to 100 HID Edge readers or 150 readers on HIDV1000/HIDV2000/SMC Up to 10 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 10,000 cardholders

Low

Up to 50 cameras or 50 Mbps of throughput

Up to 75 cameras or 75 Mbps of throughput

Medium

Up to 100 cameras or 150 Mbps of throughput

Up to 150 cameras or 200 Mbps of throughput

Up to 150 HID Edge readers or 250 readers on HIDV1000/HIDV2000/SMC Up to 20 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 40,000 cardholders

Up to 150 HID Edge readers or 250 readers on HIDV1000/HIDV2000/SMC Up to 20 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 40,000 cardholders

Up to 50 cameras or 100 Mbps of throughput and up to 100 readers Up to 10 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 20,000 cardholders

High

Up to 100 cameras or 200 Mbps of throughput

Up to 300 cameras or 300 Mbps of throughput

Up to 210 HID Edge readers or 425 readers on HIDV1000/HIDV2000/SMC Up to 40 HIDV1000/SMC Unrestricted cardholders

Up to 210 HID Edge readers or 425 readers on HIDV1000/HIDV2000/SMC Up to 40 HIDV1000/SMC Unrestricted cardholders

Up to 100 cameras or 200 Mbps of throughput and up to 200 readers Up to 20 HIDV1000/SMC Up to 40,000 cardholders

Additional considerations for server specifications

When video streaming is not in multicast from the camera, the maximum throughput calculation must include camera streams being redirected by the Archiver Unit based motion detection must be used to achieve maximum capacity Software based motion detection could reduce the maximum capacity by as much as 50% Watermarking could reduce the maximum capacity by as much as 20% Systems above 300 cameras or doors must isolate the Directory on a dedicated server A more powerful server than the high end specification will not necessarily increase the maximum capacity Maximum capacity of a virtual machine with the exact same specifications as the proposed metal box is reduced by 20% A dedicated Network Interface Card (NIC) should be assigned per instance of the Archiver Role when using virtualization Virtual machine must run on Windows Server 2008 R2 and VMware Ready hardware Windows 2003/2008 Server running a Domain Controller is not supported

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