Genetec Security-Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4 - Santec-video.de

Security Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4.x
Distributor: SANTEC BW AG, Germany
System Features Omnicast 4.x Security Center 5.1 Notes
Archiver 1:N Failover Supported Supported Priority per Archiver Agent
Support NAT between Archiver and Directory/Gateway Supported Not supported
Storage on the edge Supported Supported
Video trickling Supported Supported NEW
Security Features
User authentication/management Supported Supported
System Partitioning Not supported Supported
Privileges per partition Not supported Supported
Video Encryption Not supported Not supported
Hidden sites Supported Supported Achieved through partitions
Supervised Logon Supported Supported
Passworg aging Supported Supported
User priority (PTZ, live, playback) Supported Supported
Login schedules Supported Supported
Deactivate/kick out user Supported Supported
Limit number of user connections Supported Supported
Encrypted video export Supported Supported
Camera Blocking Supported Not supported
Active Directory Integration Supported Supported
Limit access to playback video in number of days/hours Only days Supported
Virtual Matrix Features
Camera Sequences Supported Supported Run within the Security Desk
Macros Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Macro editor Supported Not supported
Analog Keyboard Support Supported Supported Connected to PC serial port only
USB Joystick support Supported Supported
Hardware Matrix Support Supported Supported NEW Through Omnicast 4.x driver
Monitor groups (for alarms) Supported Not supported
Camera groups (for alarms) Supported Not supported
Failover/redundancy
Directory Failover Supported Supported NEW
Uninterruped video streaming Not supported Supported
Virtual Matrix Failover Supported Obsolete
Archiver Failover Supported Supported
Other Features
Web Clients Supported Supported Q1 2012 NEW
Unified Access/Video Web Client Not supported Supported Q1 2012 NEW
Maps and procedure Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Timezones Supported Supported
Upgrade all configurations transparently Supported Not Supported Upgrade tool available
Reporting Supported Supported
Federation
Federation Supported Supported
Multi-level federation Not supported Supported
Auto-add new entities to federation Not supported Supported
SDK/Plugins
SDK connections Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Web Service SDK/REST-based API Not supported Supported
Access Control Interface Supported Not supported
MAP SDK Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Local Security Desk SDK to control tiles content Supported Supported
Custom Task SDK Not supported Supported
Metadata Plugins Supported Supported Available after 5.0
Persistent Link between Meta-data and video Supported Not supported Links is not stored with MD
Video Walls
Barco Supported Not supported
Cottus Supported Not supported
Remote Live Viewer Supported Limited NEW Use send task action
Video analytics
OV Ready Supported Not supported
Analytic events (Axis, Bosch, Sony, Panasonic) Supported Supported
Bosch Forensic Search Not supported Supported
OV Plugin Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
iOmniscient Plugin Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Access Control integration
GE Picture Perfect Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Hirsch Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Lenel Supported Supported NEW
Software House C-Cure Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
RBH Axiom V Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Verex Monitor xL Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
ACS PRCS Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Micropoint Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Point of Sales integration
Target Supported Supported
Micros 9700 Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Generic Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand