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Pre-deployment guide
Review requirements, order, and activate your Security Center SaaS system.
Requirements
Client workstation requirements
Determine the workstation profile required for Security Center SaaS based on your workload, including administration, video monitoring, investigations, and other resource-intensive operations.

Pre-deployment guide
Review requirements, order, and activate your Security Center SaaS system.
- Requirements
  - Presale checklist
    Use this checklist to collect customer environment information, validate Security Center SaaS requirements, and estimate deployment requirements before purchase.
  - Network requirements
    Network connectivity for Security Center SaaS must meet specific latency, availability, bandwidth, and federation requirements to support reliable operation.
  - Client workstation requirements
    Determine the workstation profile required for Security Center SaaS based on your workload, including administration, video monitoring, investigations, and other resource-intensive operations.
  - 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 physical facility that houses the compute, storage, and networking resources used to deliver cloud services. For Genetec cloud services, data centers are part of the managed infrastructure operated by the cloud provider.
  - Supported devices
    Verify that the devices and firmware versions planned for deployment are supported in Security Center SaaS.
  - Supported features
    Use the Security Center SaaS Features Matrix to compare supported features, licensing options, and capability differences between Security Center SaaS and Security Center on-premises when planning a system deployment.
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

2026-07-30

Determine the workstation profile required for Security Center SaaS based on your workload, including administration, video monitoring, investigations, and other resource-intensive operations.

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

Security Center SaaS client workstations have the following requirements:

Table 1.
Category	Minimum	Recommended	High-performance
Operating system	Windows 10 or later	Windows 10 or later	Windows 10 or later
Operating system architecture	32-bit	64-bit	64-bit
Edge updates	Enabled	Not specified	Not specified
Internet connectivity	Yes	Yes	Yes
Processor	Intel^® Core™ 2 X6800 @ 2.93 GHz	Intel^® Core™ i7 14700 or better	Intel^® Xeon^® W5-2465X or better
Memory	4 GB of RAM or better	32 GB of DDR5 RAM or better	32 GB of DDR5 RAM or better
Storage for OS and applications	80 GB hard drive	SSD	SSD
Client installation disk space	6 GB	6 GB	6 GB
Graphics	256 MB PCI-Express x16 video card	NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) video card or newer equivalent	Dual NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) video card or newer equivalent
Network	100 Mbps Ethernet NIC	Gigabit Ethernet NIC	Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Display	1280 × 1024 minimum	Not specified	Not specified