System requirements for KiwiVision in Security Center 5.13 - Security Center 5.13

Security Center System Requirements Guide 5.13
Product
Security Center
Content type
System requirements
Version
5.13
ft:locale
en-US
Last updated
2025-01-31

To ensure that your KiwiVision™ system performs as expected, the following hardware and software components are required.

Due to typically high-performance requirements, using virtual machines isn’t recommended.

Security video analytics and People Counter modules

Before activating KiwiVision™ Security video analytics, make sure that your system can handle the additional load. Running video analytics with insufficient resources can negatively impact performance or can cause system failure. Your system should meet the following requirements:

  • The KiwiVision plugin must be installed on a server and on client workstations that run a 64-bit operating system, and meet the recommended hardware and software specifications. See Security Center 5.13 server requirements and Security Center 5.13 software requirements for more information.
    NOTE: A 32-bit operating system is sufficient for client workstations that run only Security Desk.
  • Every server running a KiwiVision Manager, KiwiVision Analyzer, or Config Tool with which you want to configure analytics requires an AVX-compatible processor.
    NOTE: An AVX-compatible processor isn’t required for workstations that run only Security Desk.

Privacy Protector module

NOTE: Don’t host KiwiVision Privacy Protector on the same server as an Archiver. The Privacy Protector role can use significant processing power. When CPU usage on the Archiver server is high, Archiving queue full situations can occur and data can be lost.

For the best performance, use NVIDIA® Quadro® video cards. Alternatively, you can also use an Intel® CPU (Quick Sync chip set) that supports Intel® Quick Sync Video.

Requirement calculators

For all KiwiVision modules
Use the KiwiVision™ Hardware Calculator to help you calculate the number of machines required for your KiwiVision deployment. The calculator takes into account the number of cameras and types of analytics.
For KiwiVision
Use the KiwiVision™ Camera Requirements Calculator to help you with the following:
  • To determine how many cameras you need to cover the area you want to monitor, calculate the maximum distance from which cameras can detect objects.
  • To meet the camera requirements for your KiwiVision deployment, verify whether your existing camera setup needs to be modified.