Network requirements
2024-04-02Last updated
To successfully deploy Security Center SaaS in the cloud, network infrastructure must meet the required performance criteria, and network policy must adhere to the setup recommendations.
General network requirements
Security Center SaaS have the following network requirements:
- Azure® connections
- High-latency connections might negatively impact the availability of remote sites. A latency of 150 ms or less to the closest Azure® data center is mandatory. Use the Azure® Storage Latency Test to determine which Azure® data center is the best for hosting your servers.
- Internet service level
- A service level of 99.9% guaranteed by the customer's Internet service provider (ISP) is highly suggested.
- Bandwidth
- Bandwidth considerations depend on the number of cameras performing recording or playback functions, and whether you are recording locally or pushing your recordings to the cloud. Playback has no effect on the number of cameras that can be viewed simultaneously. These considerations do not apply if the client workstation is in the same network as the camera being viewed.
Federation network requirements
Federation™ in Security Center SaaS has the following extra considerations and requirements:
- Bandwidth
- The number of cameras that can be viewed simultaneously depends on several factors:
- Outbound bandwidth from the remote site
- Inbound bandwidth to the client workstation
- Quality of requested video streams
Note: All managed devices always go through the cloud. - Multi-streaming
- Cameras at remote sites should support multiple streams. These multiple streams ensure that a lower bandwidth stream can be used for outbound video streams from the remote sites. Only a single stream is supported for managed devices.