Security Center 5.11.2.0 is backward compatible with many Security Center components from the three previous major versions.
IMPORTANT: Security Center
5.11.2.0 is compatible with the three previous major versions. A server or workstation that is
three major versions behind can connect to the 5.11.2.0 Directory,
but one that is four major versions behind cannot. To retain backward compatibility when
upgrading your system in stages, no part of Security Center can be more than three major versions
apart. For systems that are four to six major versions behind, upgrade in two steps to
maintain backward compatibility.
IMPORTANT: Adding backward
compatible connections slows down the performance of the Directory. It is only recommended
as a temporary solution before you are able to upgrade all servers and workstations.
The requirements for Security Center backward
compatibility are as follows:
- Upgrading to the latest version
- When upgrading, you must always upgrade the main server hosting the Directory role and Config Tool. Always upgrade each expansion server hosting a role type that is not backward compatible.
- Using new features
- To use the new features introduced in version 5.11.2.0, upgrade your Security Center servers.
- Role assigned to multiple servers
- If a role is assigned to multiple servers, such as in a failover configuration, all of its servers must be running the same version of Security Center.
- Directory assigned to multiple servers
- All Directory servers must use the exact same version, meaning that all four digits of their version numbers must be the same. For example, if you upgrade to Security Center 5.11.2.0, you must upgrade all Directory servers to 5.11.2.0.
Backward compatibility between Security Center roles
Each new version of Security Center includes new
role features that might not be compatible with earlier versions. The Security Center roles that are backward compatible are
outlined in the following table.
IMPORTANT: All expansion servers hosting a
non-backward compatible role must be upgraded to the same version as the main server
hosting the Directory.
| 5.11 role | Backward compatible with 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Access Manager | ✓ | |
| Active Directory | ✓ (5.9 and later) | |
| ALPR Manager Formerly LPR Manager (5.9.2.0 and earlier) |
✓ | |
| Archiver | ✓ | |
| Authentication Service (OpenID & SAML2) | ✓ | |
| Authentication Service (WS-Federation) Formerly Active Directory Federation Services |
✓ | |
| Authentication Service (WS-Trust) Formerly Active Directory Federation Services |
✓ | |
| Auxiliary Archiver | ✓ | |
| Camera Integrity Monitor (hidden) | ✓ | |
| Cloud Playback | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Directory Manager | ✓ | |
| Global Cardholder Synchronizer (GCS) | ✓ | |
| Health Monitor | ✓ | |
| Intrusion Manager | ✓ | |
| Map Manager | ✓ | |
| Media Gateway | ✓ | |
| Media Router | ✓ | |
| Mobile Credential Manager | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Mobile Server | ✓ | |
| Omnicast™ Federation™ | ✓ | |
| Plugin (all instances) | See Suppported plugins in Security Center. | |
| Point of Sale | ✓ | |
| Privacy Protector™ (hidden) | ✓ (5.7 SR1 and later) | |
| Record Caching Service | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Record Fusion Service | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Report Manager | ✓ | |
| Reverse Tunnel | ✓ | |
| Reverse Tunnel Server | ✓ | |
| Security Center Federation™ | ✓ | |
| Unit Assistant | ✓ (5.10.1.0 and later)1 | |
| Wearable Camera Manager | ✓ | |
| Web Server | ✓ | |
| Web-based SDK | ✓ | |
| Zone Manager | ✓ | |
1 Unit Assistant is only backward compatible for the unit password management feature. The unit certificate management feature has only been introduced in 5.11.0.0.
Backward compatibility with Security Center tasks
The Security Center 5.11 tasks that are backward compatible with Security Desk 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 are summarized in the following table:
| Task category | Task type | Backward compatible with Security Desk 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Operation | Monitoring (live and playback video) | ✓ | |
| Maps | ✓ | ||
| Dashboards | ✓ | ||
| Health dashboard | ✓ (5.8.1.0 and later) | ||
| Remote | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder management | ✓1 | ||
| Credential management | ✓1 | ||
| Visitor management | ✓1 | ||
| People counting | ✓ | ||
| Hotlist and permit editor | ✓ | ||
| Inventory management | ✓ | ||
| Mustering | ✓ (5.9.0.0 and later) | ||
| Alarm management | Alarm monitoring | ✓ | |
| Alarm report | ✓ | ||
| Investigation | Genetec Clearance™ activities | See Suppported plugins in Security Center. | |
| Incidents | ✓ | ||
| Transactions | ✓ | ||
| Zone activities | ✓ | ||
| Investigation > Access control | Area activities | ✓ | |
| Door activities | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder activities | ✓ | ||
| Visitor activities | ✓ | ||
| Area presence | ✓ | ||
| Time and attendance | ✓ | ||
| Credential activities | ✓ | ||
| Credential request history | ✓ | ||
| Elevator activities | ✓ | ||
| Visit details | ✓1 | ||
| Investigation > Asset management | Asset activities | ✓ | |
| Asset inventory | ✓ | ||
| Investigation > ALPR | Hits | ✓ | |
| Hits (Mutli-region) | ✓ | ||
| Reads | ✓ | ||
| Reads (Mutli-region) | ✓ | ||
| Patroller tracking | ✓ | ||
| Inventory report | ✓ | ||
| Daily usage per Patroller | ✓ | ||
| Logons per Patroller | ✓ | ||
| Reads/hits per day | ✓ | ||
| Reads/hits per zone | ✓ | ||
| Zone occupancy | ✓ | ||
| Parking sessions | ✓ | ||
| Parking zone activities | ✓ | ||
| Investigation > Intrusion detection | Intrusion detection area activities | ✓ | |
| Investigation > Record fusion | Unified report2 | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Investigation > Video | Archives | ✓ | |
| Bookmarks | ✓ | ||
| Camera events | ✓ | ||
| Motion search | ✓ | ||
| Video file explorer | ✓ | ||
| Forensic search | ✓ | ||
| Security video analytics | ✓ | ||
| Maintenance | System status | ✓ | |
| Audit trails | ✓ | ||
| Activity trails | ✓ | ||
| Health history | ✓ | ||
| Health statistics | ✓ | ||
| Hardware inventory | ✓ | ||
| Maintenance > Access control | Access control health history | ✓ | |
| Access control unit events | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder access rights | ✓ | ||
| Door troubleshooter | ✓ | ||
| Access rule configuration | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder configuration | ✓1 | ||
| Credential configuration | ✓ | ||
| I/O configuration | ✓ | ||
| Maintenance > Intrusion detection | Intrusion detection unit events | ✓ | |
| Maintenance > Video | Camera configuration | ✓ | |
| Archiver events | ✓ | ||
| Archiver statistics | ✓ | ||
| Archive storage details | ✓ | ||
| Wearable camera evidence | ✓ | ||
1 Saved reports that use filters with During the next time intervals are not compatible with Security Desk 5.8 and earlier.
2 Used to be called Records in Security Center 5.11.1.0 and earlier.