// CATEGORY · HANS STUDY POSTS
genetec
12 posts filed under genetec. Practitioner technical writing by Hans Study, ordered most recent first.
Genetec vs Milestone vs Avigilon for Enterprise Multi-Site: An Opinionated Comparison From the Field
Where each platform actually wins on multi-site enterprise deployments: unification versus openness versus integration, licensing shape, federation, analytics, ...
Upgrading to Genetec Security Center 5.14: The Runbook, the Order of Operations, and What Breaks
The upgrade night itself: pre-flight checks, the order roles and clients go in, the Web Client retirement, the 64-bit media component, SDK plugins and federatio...
Genetec Archiver Storage and Retention: The Maths, the Disks, and Where Archivers Actually Fall Over
Retention arithmetic that survives contact with real bitrates, throughput per Archiver and per volume, RAID and drive selection, iSCSI versus SMB, and the failu...
SQL Server for Genetec Security Center: Sizing, Maintenance, and the Failures That Follow Neglect
Express versus Standard, max server memory, recovery models, autogrowth, index maintenance, event retention, and the SQL failures that take Security Center down...
Hardening Genetec Security Center: The Baseline I Deploy
A practical hardening baseline for a Genetec Security Center deployment. Windows server baselines, Defender exclusions done right, service-account discipline, S...
Genetec Security Center 5.9 Is End of Life
Security Center 5.9 stopped getting security patches in December 2025. What end of life actually means for operators, and how to plan the move before somebody e...
The 10 Most Common Genetec Security Center Issues I See (And How to Fix Them)
The ten Genetec Security Center problems I see most often in the field, what they look like under load, and how to fix them. Field-tested, vendor-agnostic....
Genetec Security Center 5.13.3.0: What's New, What Actually Matters, and What We're Still Waiting For
Field-level look at Genetec Security Center 5.13.3.0 (May 2026). What changed since 5.13.2.0, which features are worth the upgrade, which are marketing fluff, a...
Genetec Security Center 5.14.0.0: What's Coming, What's Already Here, and Why I'm Still Telling Clients to Wait
Security Center 5.14.0.0 released on May 12, 2026. Web App replaces Web Client, custom privilege templates land, the media component goes 64-bit, and HID VertX/...
Genetec Security Center: Server Configuration and Performance Tuning
Power plan, NIC buffers, SQL Server memory, antivirus exclusions, video drive configuration, and camera stream settings for Genetec servers....
Deploying Active Directory for Genetec Security Center Environments
AD prerequisites, OU structure, service accounts, Group Policy, Kerberos configuration, and common pitfalls for Genetec AD integration....
Genetec Security Center: Architecture, Roles, and Workstation Best Practices
Genetec Security Center server role architecture, sizing guidance, workstation optimization, federation, and common design mistakes....