License options in Security Center

This section describes the meaning of all Security Center license options.

Security Center license options

The generic Security Center license options are the following:
  • Asset management: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use asset management functionality in Security Center in combination with the RF Code plugin, which let you define assets you can track and report in Security Desk.
  • Automatic email notification: Click to hide description
    Allows you to set up an email server for email notifications, including:
    • Receiving email notifications from the Watchdog.
    • Using Send an email and Email a report actions.
  • Charts: Click to hide description
    Allows you to generate visual reports.
  • Dashboards: Click to hide description
    Allows you to work with custom dashboards.
  • Intrusion detection: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use intrusion detection functionality in Security Center, such as adding Intrusion Manager roles and intrusion detection units in Config Tool, and receive intrusion alarms in Security Desk.
  • Macros: Click to hide description
    Allows you to create macros in your system.
  • Media SDK: Click to hide description
    Allows you to create Media SDK roles.
  • Number of Active Directories: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Active Directory domains that can be synchronized with your system.
  • Number of additional Directory servers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Directory servers you can have in addition to your main server to set up a high availability system.
  • Number of ADFS integrations: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Active Directory Federation Services connections allowed on your system.
  • Number of cash registers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of cash registers that you can import from an external point of sale system.
  • Number of custom fields: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of custom fields that you are allowed to define.
  • Number of federated systems: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of federated systems allowed, counting both Omnicast™ 4.x and Security Center systems.
  • Number of input points: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of inputs that can be configured for doors, elevators, and zones. Only inputs found on dedicated I/O subpanels such as the HID V200 or the Mercury MR16IN, are counted. The integrated inputs found on controller boards are not counted.
  • Number of intrusion detection units: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of intrusion panels supported on your system.
  • Number of output relays: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of outputs that can be configured for doors, elevators, and zones. Only relays found on dedicated I/O subpanels such as the HID V300 or the Mercury MR16OUT, are counted. The integrated outputs found on controller boards are not counted.
  • Number of Security Desk connections: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of simultaneous Security Desk connections allowed on your system.
  • Plugin SDK: Click to hide description
    Allows you to create plugin roles.
  • Remote Security Desk: Click to hide description
    Allows you to remotely monitor and control other Security Desk workstations and monitors, using the Remote task on your local Security Desk.
  • Threat level: Click to hide description
    Allows you to create threat levels in Config Tool, as well as set threat levels in Security Desk.
  • Web SDK: Click to hide description
    Allows you to create Web-based SDK roles.

Synergis™ license options

The Synergis™ access control options are the following:
  • Antipassback: Click to hide description
    Allows you to configure areas with antipassback restrictions.
  • Badge template: Click to hide description
    Allows you to define badge templates in your system.
  • Card requests: Click to hide description
    Allows users to request card credentials to be printed by other users on the system. Also allows you to create request reasons in Config Tool.
  • Import Tool: Click to hide description
    Allows you to import cardholders and credentials from a flat file.
  • Number of Access Managers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Access Manager roles that can be created on your system.
  • Number of cardholders and visitors: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of cardholders and visitors allowed on your system, including those imported from Active Directories.
  • Number of Global Cardholder Synchronizers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Global Cardholder Synchronizer roles running on sharing guest systems that are allowed to connect to the sharing host at the same time. This license option is used by the sharing host to limit the number of connections.
  • Number of readers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of readers that can be configured for doors and elevators on your system.
  • People counting: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use the People counting task in Security Desk.
  • Smart card encoding: Click to hide description
    Allows you encode smart cards.
  • USB enrollment reader: Click to hide description
    Allows you to detect and use USB readers on your system.
  • Visitors: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use the Visitor management task in Security Desk.

Omnicast™ license options

The Omnicast™ license options are the following:
  • Archiver encryption: Click to hide description
    Allows you to encrypt video streams.
  • Audio: Click to hide description
    Allows your system to stream audio and enables all audio features on your system.
  • Camera blocking: Click to hide description
    Allows you to block video from other users on the system.
  • Edge recording: Click to hide description
    Enables the capability to transfer data from edge recording units to the Archiver.
  • Forensic search: Click to hide description
    Enables the Forensic search task in Security Desk.
  • Hardware acceleration: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use the hardware acceleration feature for video decoding.
  • Number of Auxiliary Archivers: Click to hide description
    Number of Auxiliary Archiver roles allowed on your system.
  • Number of cameras and analog monitors: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of cameras and analog monitors allowed on your system. Cameras and analog monitors managed locally by your system and those federated from remote systems are counted. Cameras and analog monitors are also cumulative. For example, if you use 5 cameras and 5 analog monitors simultaneously, they will count for 10 entities in the license.
  • Number of CCTV keyboards: Click to hide description
    Number of CCTV keyboards allowed on your system.
  • Number of DVR inputs: Click to hide description
    Number of video inputs from DVRs (digital video recorders) allowed on your system.
  • Number of integrity-monitored cameras: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of cameras (both native and federated) that can be monitored for tampering.
  • Number of Media Gateway RTSP streams: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of video streams that can be requested simultaneously from the Media Gateway role.
  • Number of OVReady cameras: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of OVReady cameras (with video analytics capabilities) allowed on your system.
  • Number of panoramic cameras: Click to hide description
    Number of panoramic cameras allowed on your system.
  • Number of privacy-protected streams: Click to hide description
    Number of privacy-protected video streams allowed on your system.
  • Number of promotional cameras: Click to hide description
    Number of video channels allowed on your system according to a commercial promotion available at the time of purchase. Video units eligible for such a promotion are using these promotional licenses first. For example, if you purchase camera connections when a promotion applies, the next eligible cameras you add to your system will use the promotional camera licenses up to the limit of Number of promotional cameras. When this limit is reached, the next eligible cameras added will use regular camera connections. This applies to the current Analog Camera Promotion.
  • Number of restricted cameras: Click to hide description
    Number of restricted cameras allowed on your system. Restricted cameras also require a regular camera license. To view a list of manufacturers that require a restricted license, use the Restricted License Type filter on the Supported Device List.
  • Number of standby Archiver servers: Click to hide description
    Total number of standby servers assigned to Archiver roles in the system.

Genetec Mission Control™ license options

For the Genetec Mission Control™ license options, see the Genetec Mission Control™ User Guide.

AutoVu™ license options

The AutoVu™ LPR license options are the following:
  • Geocoder: Click to hide description
    Type of map engine used by the LPR Manager for geocoding: Bing or BeNomad.
  • Number of fixed Sharp analytic streams: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of fixed Sharp units allowed on your system.
  • Number of LPR Managers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of LPRManager roles allowed on your system.
  • Number of parking zones: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of physical parking lots that can be managed in Security Center using AutoVu™ Free-Flow.
  • Number of Patrollers - City Parking Enforcement: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Patrollers configured for City Parking Enforcement allowed on your system.
  • Number of Patrollers - Law Enforcement: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Patrollers configured for Law Enforcement allowed on your system.
  • Number of Patrollers - MLPI: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Patrollers configured for Mobile License Plate Inventory allowed on your system.
  • Number of Patrollers - University Parking Enforcement: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Patrollers configured for University Parking Enforcement allowed on your system.
  • Number of Patrollers equipped with maps: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Patrollers equipped with maps allowed on your system.
  • Security Desk map: Click to hide description
    Type of map engine supported in Security Desk: Bing or BeNomad.
  • XML import: Click to hide description
    Allows you to import data from third-party applications.
  • Microsoft Bing license expiration date: Click to hide description
    Bing license expiration date.

Plan Manager options

The Plan Manager license options are the following:
  • Plan Manager Advanced: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use the Plan Manager in Advanced mode.
  • Plan Manager ArcGIS: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use ArcGIS maps.
  • Plan Manager Basic: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use Plan Manager in Basic mode.
  • Plan Manager Standard: Click to hide description
    Allows you to use Plan Manager in Standard mode.

Mobile license options

The Security Center Mobile license options are the following:
  • Number of mobile device servers: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Mobile Servers allowed on your system.
  • Number of mobile devices: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of simultaneous Mobile app connections allowed on your system.
  • Number of Web Clients: Click to hide description
    Maximum number of Web Client connections allowed on your system.

Certificate license options

The certificate license options. Each certificate is identified by an application/plugin name and the publisher name. The option specifies the maximum number of simultaneous connections from each type of application allowed on your system.