Maximum number of cameras viewed per client type in Security Center 5.9 - Security Center 5.9

Security Center System Requirements Guide 5.9

Applies to
Security Center 5.9
Last updated
2023-05-12
Content type
System requirements
Language
English
Product
Security Center
Version
5.9

To ensure optimal performance, do not exceed the maximum number of cameras that can be viewed on each client workstation type in Security Center 5.9.

The maximum number of H.264 camera streams supported by each client workstation profile is as follows:

H.264 format
Resolution @ 30 fps CIF

352 x 240

VGA

640 x 480

HD

1280 x 720

Full HD

1920 x 1080

Ultra HD

3840 x 2160

Average bit rate per camera1 350 Kbps 1,100 Kbps 2,300 Kbps 5,500 Kbps 50,000 Kbps
Minimum 14 6 2 1 0
Recommended2 60 47 23 11 6
High performance2, 3

(Video intensive configuration)

78 58 50 26 8

1 These are estimates, and cameras from different manufacturers may vary in bit rate at the same resolution and frame rate. Decoding performance can also vary from one manufacturer to another.

2 With hardware acceleration enabled.

3 Using one video card NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB of RAM.

Performance benchmark for HEVC (H.265)

The following benchmark illustrates the average bit rate of a camera streaming at 20 fps using HEVC (H.265) video format.

The viewing workstation has a 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 @ 3.5 GHz processor, with 16 GB RAM, an SSD hard drive, and runs Windows 8.1. The video card used is an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 6 GB of RAM connected to a 4K monitor.

H.265 format
Resolution @ 20 fps VGA

640 x 480

HD

1280 x 720

UXGA

1600 x 1200

Full HD

1920 x 1080

Average bit rate per camera 115 Kbps 445 Kbps 730 Kbps 3,000 Kbps
Maximum number of cameras 77 51 31 24

Encryption impact on workstation performance

Video encryption can increase the CPU usage by up to 40% when viewing low-resolution video (CIF). The impact becomes less noticeable as the resolution of the video increases, because much more processing power is spent on decoding the video than on decrypting the video. The impact on performance becomes unnoticeable when viewing HD and Ultra-HD video.

Watermark impact on workstation performance

Video watermarks are rendered by the client workstation. This extra load reduces the maximum number of live and playback video streams that can be displayed simultaneously. On average, the maximum number of tiles that can be displayed when hardware acceleration is enabled is reduced by 10%. This reduction reaches 30% on machines without hardware acceleration. The performance impact increases with the video resolution.