Activating Cloud Storage - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12
Product
Security Center
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
5.12
Language
English
Last updated
2024-09-13

To store video archives in the cloud, you must first activate Cloud Storage in Security Center, and select one or more Archiver roles that will upload data.

Before you begin

  • You must have an active subscription for Cloud Storage.
    NOTE: To activate a Cloud Storage subscription, your representative of Genetec Inc. must confirm that a purchase order for the product has been received. After the confirmation, you will be notified that you can activate the product. You do not need to change your Security Center license to activate the subscription.
  • Your user account must be a member of the Administrators group or have the Cloud Storage privilege.
  • Security Center must have access to the internet and connectivity with the following:
    • *.blob.core.windows.net
    • *.cloudarchives.geneteccloud.com
    • *.video.geneteccloud.com
    • login.genetec.com

Procedure

  1. Open the Video task and click the Cloud Storage view.
    The Cloud Storage Status page opens.

    The Status page of the Cloud Storage role in Config Tool before the product is activated.

  2. Click Activate product.
  3. If a Cloud Playback role has not been created yet, the Creating a role: Cloud Playback wizard opens to create one.
    The Cloud Playback role is used by Cloud storage to stream video archives from the cloud to clients and federated users connected to the system. Cloud Playback supports the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) locally and uses TLS to retrieve video sequences from the cloud.
    NOTE: The Cloud Playback role is responsible for creating the link between the cameras and Cloud Storage, which enables the cameras to upload to the cloud. For this reason, you must first create the Cloud Playback role before activating Cloud Storage.
    Cloud Storage is activated after a few seconds and is ready to configure.

    The Status page of of the Cloud Storage role in Config Tool, after the product is activated.

  4. Apply your Cloud Storage policies.
  5. Click the Archivers tab and select one or more Archiver roles that will upload video archives to the cloud.
    CAUTION:
    After activating Cloud Storage, all video archives that meet your criteria for upload to the cloud are transferred immediately, starting with the oldest files. The selected Archiver roles will consume all available bandwidth until the uploads are complete unless a bandwidth limit is specified.
  6. Click Apply.

Results

Cloud Storage is ready to use.

After you finish

For Archiver roles that use Cloud Storage, we recommend setting the Maximum length of video files to 5 minutes and the Maximum size to 100 MB in the advanced settings. This will optimize bandwidth usage and ensure smooth playback of video sequences from the cloud. These settings are found in Archiver > Resources > Advanced settings.
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