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Security Center System Requirements Maximum number of Media Gateway camera streams To ensure optimal performance, do not exceed the maximum number of camera streams supported by a Media Gateway in Security Center 5.12. Media Gateway agents provide video streams to the Genetec ™ Web App, Genetec ™ Mobile app, and external RTSP connections. In some cases, video transcoding might be required. Video stream transcoding is determined by the requesting application as follows: Requesting application Transcoded? External RTSP connections Never Genetec Mobile Only when all the following conditions are met: • Media Gateway Allow transcoding setting is enabled for the Mobile Server role • Mobile role allows the use of MJPEG streams • Original stream is not H.264 Genetec ™ Web App Only in the following situations: • Requesting user has video watermarking enabled • Requesting user is streaming a PTZ camera and moving it (PTZ widget) • Browser does not support H.264 decoding through Media Source Extensions • Original stream is not H.264 Security Center Web Client Only in the following situations: • Requesting user has video watermarking enabled • Requesting user is streaming a PTZ camera and moving it (PTZ widget) • Browser does not support H.264 decoding through Media Source Extensions • Original stream is not H.264 The maximum number of camera streams supported by a dedicated Media Gateway server in Security Center 5.12 is as follows: Performance without transcoding H.264 Resolution @30fps VGA 640 x 480 HD 1280 x 720 Full HD 1920 x 1080 Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 Average bit rate per camera 1 Mbps 2.3 Mbps 5.5 Mbps 20 Mbps Recommended 200 streams / ~220 Mbps 170 streams / ~350 Mbps 100 streams / ~600 Mbps 35 streams / ~0.85 Gbps High-performance 340 streams / ~370 Mbps 300 streams / ~600 Mbps 175 streams / ~1 Gbps 60 streams / ~1.2 Gbps techdocs.genetec.com | Security Center System Requirements Guide 5.12 EN.500.100-V5.12.0.0(4) | Last updated: February 6, 2024 12