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Pre-deployment guide
Review requirements, order, and activate your Security Center SaaS system.
Requirements
Client workstation requirements
To ensure optimal performance, client workstations must meet or exceed the minimum, recommended, or high-performance profile for Security Center SaaS.

Pre-deployment guide
Review requirements, order, and activate your Security Center SaaS system.
- Requirements
  - Presale checklist
    Use this checklist to collect information about the customer's environment and verify that it meets Security Center SaaS requirements.
  - Network requirements
    To successfully deploy Security Center SaaS in the cloud, network infrastructure must meet performance criteria and network policy must follow setup recommendations.
  - Client workstation requirements
    To ensure optimal performance, client workstations must meet or exceed the minimum, recommended, or high-performance profile for Security Center SaaS.
  - Port requirements
    To enable communication with cameras, appliances, clients, and on-premises Security Center systems, you must open specific network ports.
  - About data centers
    A data center is a secure facility that hosts critical computing systems with built‑in redundancy for power, connectivity, and security. Security Center SaaS uses Microsoft Azure data centers to support regional performance, compliance, and data residency requirements.
  - Supported devices
    For a list of devices and the associated firmware that are supported with Security Center SaaS, see the Security Center SaaS Supported Device List.
  - Supported features
    For an overview of the key features and differences between Security Center SaaS and Security Center on-premises, see the Security Center SaaS Features Matrix.
Setup guide
Install and connect your Security Center SaaS application.
User guide
Perform daily operations and monitor your facilities in the Security Center SaaS application.
Genetec ClearID
Set up and use ClearID in Security Center SaaS.
Federation
Set up and use Federation in Security Center SaaS.
Appliances
Install, configure, and use your cloud-managed appliances.
Troubleshooting
Get quick and easy access to troubleshooting content for Security Center SaaS.
Supported devices
Review the supported devices list.
Supported features
Review the supported features list.
Technical support
Learn how and where to find support to help you solve technical issues.
Glossary

Client workstation requirements

2026-04-20

To ensure optimal performance, client workstations must meet or exceed the minimum, recommended, or high-performance profile for Security Center SaaS.

You don’t need administrator rights on a workstation to deploy Security Center SaaS clients.

Security Center SaaS client workstations have the following requirements:


Client profile	Client characteristics
Minimum	Windows 10 or later Internet connection Intel^® Core™ 2 X6800 @ 2.93 GHz 4 GB of RAM or better 32-bit operating system 80 GB hard drive for OS and Security Center SaaS applications 6 GB of free disk space to install the Security Center SaaS client applications 256 MB PCI-Express x16 video card 1280 x 1024 or higher screen resolution with 96 dpi 100 Mbps Ethernet network interface card
Recommended	Windows 10 or later Internet connection Intel^® Core™ i7 14700 or better 32 GB of DDR5 RAM or better 64-bit operating system Solid-state drive for OS and Security Center SaaS applications 6 GB of free disk space to install the Security Center SaaS client applications GbE network interface card NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) video card or newer equivalent
High-performance	Windows 10 or later Internet connection Intel^® Xeon^® W5-2465X or better 32 GB of DDR5 RAM or better 64-bit operating system Solid-state drive for OS and Security Center SaaS applications 6 GB of free disk space to install the Security Center SaaS client applications GbE network interface card Dual NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) video card or newer equivalent