SAFR Surveillance Software System Requirements

The following system requirements only apply to SAFR’s Surveillance Software solution (Licensed or Perpetual). 

For SAFR SCAN and other product system requirements, please email our technical support team with your current or preferred system (Windows, macOS, etc.) and a brief description of the project needs.

SAFR Desktop, Legacy Edition

An adminstration console for SAFR. Use the Desktop Client to connect to a camera, process video, detect faces, and submit images to SAFR for recognition.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 8.1, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i5-8259U, or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • NVIDIA GT 1050 or Quadro P1000
  • SAFR versions earlier than 3.1 are only compatible with NVidia driver versions 418.96 to 431.86
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96+ for GPU-enhanced performance1
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1.5GB available storage
  • Supports 2-3 4K cameras2
  • Supports 4+ 1080p cameras2
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE, or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or faster
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 2070 Ti or Quadro P4000
  • SAFR versions earlier than 3.1 are only compatible with NVidia driver versions 418.96 to 431.86
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96+ for GPU-enhanced performance1
  • Supports up to eight 4K cameras2
  • Supports 9+ 1080p cameras2

SAFR Desktop, CUDA 11 Edition

A version of the Desktop Client that supports CUDA 11, allowing it to fully leverage the GPUs of NVIDIA cards with Ampere or newer architecture. (i.e. NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3*** or later)

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 8.1, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i5-8259U or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060+
  • NVIDIA driver 456.38+
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1.5GB available storage
  • Supports 2-3 4K cameras2
  • Supports 4+ 1080p cameras2
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060+
  • NVIDIA driver 456.38+
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1.5GB available storage
  • Supports up to eight 4K cameras2
  • Supports 9+ 1080p cameras2

SAFR Desktop Lite

A version of the Desktop Client with fewer features. Desktop Lite has all the features of the Legacy Edition except for body detection, GPU acceleration, VMS extensions, and SAFR Actions.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 8.1, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i5-7260U
  • 16GB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • Intel Core i7-8750H
  • 16GB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage

SAFR Actions

Actions allow you to create and manage responses to event triggers; deploy them to unlock a door, turn on a light, send an alert, record data for reporting, or any security response to fit the use case.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 8.1, or later versions of either
  • Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD Ryzen 7 1750
  • 1GB available RAM
  • 1GB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • Intel Core i5-726OU or AMD Ryzen 7 1950
  • 1GB available RAM
  • 1GB available storage

SAFR Server3, Legacy Edition

The trusted engine of SAFR solutions. The SAFR Server includes: the facial recognition server, identity database, recognition event server, event archive, report server, and remote video feed administration servers.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i5-8259U or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • NVIDIA Quadro P2000
  • SAFR versions earlier than 3.1 are only compatible with NVidia driver versions 418.96 to 431.86
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96+ for GPU-enhanced performance1
  • 16GB available RAM
  • 1TB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE or AMD Ryzen TR 3700 or faster
  • Quadro RTX 5000 or Tesla T4
  • SAFR versions earlier than 3.1 are only compatible with NVidia driver versions 418.96 to 431.86
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96+ for GPU-enhanced performance1
  • 32GB available RAM
  • 1TB available storage

SAFR Server3, CUDA 11 Edition

A version of SAFR Server that supports CUDA 11, allowing it to fully leverage the GPUs of NVIDIA cards with Ampere or newer architecture. (i.e. NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3*** or later)

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i5-8259U or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060+
  • NVIDIA driver 456.38+
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1TB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, or later versions of either
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE or AMD Ryzen TR 3700
  • NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060+
  • NVIDIA driver 456.38+
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB available storage

1The Legacy Edition supports GPU acceleration for the following cards: Tesla T4, Quadro RTX 6000, Quadro RTX 5000, Quadro RTX 4000, Quadro P6000, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4000, Quadro P3000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 Super, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060 Super, GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650 Super, GeForce GTX 1060, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. If you have a newer card, install the CUDA 11 Edition instead.

2Number of cameras is based on an average of five visible faces in a 4K resolution camera view, running at 15 frames per second. Using fewer faces per camera or using lower resolutions enables support for more cameras.

3Installed as part of the SAFR Platform installer.

NOTE: The SAFR macOS applications are deprecated as of version 2.1 (February 2021). It is recommended to use the SAFR Server Web Console application or the Windows Desktop client instead.

Desktop Client

The administration console for the SAFR platform. Use the Desktop client to connect to cameras, process videos, detect faces, and submit images to the SAFR Server for recognition.

Minimum Requirements

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • Dual Core i7 or faster
  • 1GB RAM per connected camera
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • Supports one 4K camera1
  • Supports 2+ 1080p cameras1
Recommended Requirements

iMac Pro:

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • 8-core Intel Xeon
  • 1GB RAM per connected camera
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • Supports up to eight 4K cameras1

iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac mini:

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • 6-core Intel i7
  • 1GB RAM per connected camera
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • Supports up to three 4K cameras1
  • Supports 4+ 1080p cameras1

SAFR Actions

Actions allow you to create and manage responses to event triggers; deploy them to unlock a door, turn on a light, send an alert, record data for reporting, or any security response to fit the use case.

Minimum Requirements

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • Dual Core i5
  • 1GB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • Quad Core i5
  • 1GB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage

SAFR Server2

The trusted engine of SAFR solutions, the SAFR Server includes: the facial recognition server, identity database, recognition event server, event archive, report server, and remote video feed administration servers.

Minimum Requirements

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • Quad Core i7 2.6GHz
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1TB available storage
  • Supports one 4K camera1
Recommended Requirements

iMac Pro:

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • 10-core Intel Xeon
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB available storage
  • Supports up to six 4K cameras1
  • Supports 7+ 1080p cameras1

Mac mini:

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • 6-core Intel i7 3GHz
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB available storage
  • Supports up to four 4K cameras1
  • Supports 5+ 1080p cameras1

1Number of cameras is based on an average of five visible faces in a 4K resolution camera view running at 15 frames per second. Using fewer faces per camera or using lower resolutions enables support for more cameras.

2Installed as part of the SAFR Platform installer.

SAFR Server1

The trusted engine of SAFR solutions, the SAFR Server includes: the facial recognition server, identity database, recognition event server, event archive, report server, and remote video feed administration servers.

Minimum Requirements

  • Linux Ubuntu 18.04(.2+), Ubuntu 20.04, Redhat 7.x, CentOS 7.x, or Amazon Linux 2018.03
  • Intel Core i5-8259U or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Quadro P2000
  • SAFR versions earlier than 3.1 are only compatible with NVidia driver versions 418.96 to 431.86
  • 16GB available RAM
  • 1TB available storage

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0
Recommended Requirements

  • Linux Ubuntu 18.04(.2+), Ubuntu 20.04, Redhat 7.x, CentOS 7.x, or Amazon Linux 2018.03
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE or AMD Ryzen TR 3700 or faster
  • Quadro RTX 5000 or Tesla T4
  • SAFR versions earlier than 3.1 are only compatible with NVidia driver versions 418.96 to 431.86
  • 32GB available RAM
  • 1TB available storage

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0

1Installed as part of the SAFR Platform installer.

SAFR Server1

The trusted engine of SAFR solutions, the SAFR Server includes: the facial recognition server, identity database, recognition event server, event archive, report server, and remote video feed administration servers.

Minimum Requirements

  • Linux Ubuntu 18.04(.2+)
  • 6GB RAM
  • 5.5GB available storage
  • Jetson TX2
  • Jetson Xavier

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0
Recommended Requirements

  • Linux Ubuntu 18.04(.2+)
  • 6GB RAM
  • 5.5GB available storage
  • Jetson TX2
  • Jetson Xavier

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0

1Installed as part of the SAFR Platform installer.

SAFR Mobile for iOS

Set up a registration kiosk, perform facial recognition, and add users — all from a mobile device.

Minimum Requirements

  • iOS 11.0 or later
  • iPad Pro and iPhone 6/7/8/X

Recommended Requirements

  • iOS 11.0 or later
  • iPad Pro and iPhone 6/7/8/X

SAFR Mobile for Android

Set up a registration kiosk, perform facial recognition, and add users — all from a mobile device.

Minimum Requirements

  • Android 5.0 or later with Google Play Services 13.2.74 or later
  • Quad-core Snapdragon 802 2.5Ghz or faster
  • 2GB available RAM
  • 13MB available storage

Recommended Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • Quad-core Snapdragon 802 2.5Ghz or faster
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, Samsung Galaxy S8, or Google Pixel 2XL
  • 2GB available RAM
  • 13MB available storage

SAFR Beam for Android

This SAFR utility allows you to configure other devices for secure SAFR operation.

Minimum Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • Near-Field Communication (NFC) support required
  • 1MB available RAM
  • 8MB available storage

Recommended Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • Near-Field Communication (NFC) support required
  • 1MB available RAM
  • 8MB available storage

Windows SAFR SDK, Lite Edition

Create a Windows app that can be used to locate and track faces and/or badges in a video file or live video stream. The Lite Edition lacks GPU acceleration, but it has a smaller footprint.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows 8.1 64-bit or later
  • C# 7.0
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 60MB available storage

Recommended Requirements

  • Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) 2017 or newer is strongly recommended
  • C# 7.0
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 60MB available storage

Windows SAFR SDK, Standard Edition

Create a Windows app that can be used to locate and track faces and/or badges in a video file or live video stream. The Standard Edition has GPU acceleration. Note that the Recommended Requirements are for a single stream. For multiple streams see the Windows Desktop client requirements.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows 8.1 64-bit or later
  • C# 7.0
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 1030
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96 or later

Recommended Requirements

  • Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) 2017 or newer is strongly recommended
  • C# 7.0
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 1030
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96 or later

Linux SAFR SDK, Lite Edition

Create a Linux app that can be used to locate and track faces and/or badges in a video file or live video stream. The Lite Edition lacks GPU acceleration, but it has a smaller footprint than the Standard Edition.

Minimum Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • You may need to downgrade the OpenSSL installation to version 3.
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 60MB available storage

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0

Recommended Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • You may need to downgrade the OpenSSL installation to version 3.
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 60MB available storage

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0

Linux SAFR SDK, Standard Edition

Create a Linux app that can be used to locate and track faces and/or badges in a video file or live video stream. The Standard Edition has GPU acceleration.

Minimum Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • You may need to downgrade the OpenSSL installation to version 3.
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 1030
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96 or later

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0

Recommended Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • You may need to downgrade the OpenSSL installation to version 3.
  • 1GB RAM per 4k video stream
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 1030
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96 or later

Install the following additional software components to allow VIRGO to run successfully:

  • libcurl4
  • libgomp1
  • libatomic1
  • libbsd0
  • libv4l-0

macOS SAFR SDK

Create a macOS app that can be used to locate and track faces in a video file or live video stream.

Minimum Requirements

  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • 1GB RAM per 4K video stream
  • 215MB available storage

Recommended Requirements

  • macOS 10.14 or later
  • 1GB RAM per 4K video stream
  • 215MB available storage

iOS SAFR SDK

Create an iOS app that can be used to locate and track faces in a video file or live video stream.

Minimum Requirements

  • iOS 11 or later
  • iPhone 6
  • Swift 5
  • 92MB available storage

Recommended Requirements

  • iOS 12 or later
  • iPhone X or iPad Pro
  • Swift 5
  • 92MB available storage

Android SAFR SDK

Create an Android app that can be used to locate and track faces in a video file or live video stream.

Minimum Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • 1GB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage

Recommended Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • 1GB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage

Windows x86 SAFR Embedded SDK, Lite Edition

Build a facial recognition app on a Windows device with limited resources (RAM, CPU, or memory). The Lite Edition lacks GPU acceleration, but it has a smaller footprint than the Standard Edition.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows 8.1 64-bit or later
  • x86 Architecture
  • 200MB RAM
  • 60MB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • x86 Architecture
  • 200MB RAM
  • 60MB available storage

Windows x86 SAFR Embedded SDK, Standard Edition

Build a facial recognition app on a Windows device with limited resources (RAM, CPU, or memory). The Standard Edition has GPU acceleration.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows 8.1 64-bit or later
  • x86 Architecture
  • 200MB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 1030 or better
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96 or later
Recommended Requirements

  • Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • x86 Architecture
  • 200MB RAM
  • 0.5GB available storage
  • NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti
  • NVIDIA driver 418.96 or later

Linux x86 SAFR Embedded SDK, Lite Edition

Build a facial recognition app on a Linux x86 device with limited resources (i.e. RAM, CPU, or memory). The Lite Edition lacks GPU acceleration, but it has a smaller footprint than the Standard Edition.

Minimum Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • x86 Architecture
  • 500 MB RAM
Recommended Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • x86 Architecture
  • 500 MB RAM

Linux x86 SAFR Embedded SDK, Standard Edition

Build a facial recognition app on a Linux x86 device with limited resources (RAM, CPU, or memory). The Standard Edition has GPU acceleration.

Minimum Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • x86 Architecture
  • 1500 MB RAM
  • Nvidia GPU GTX10xx or better
Recommended Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • x86 Architecture
  • 1500 MB RAM
  • Nvidia GPU GTX10xx or better

Linux ARM SAFR Embedded SDK

Build a facial recognition app on a Linux ARM device with limited resources (RAM, CPU, or memory).

Minimum Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • 64bit ARMv8 CPU
  • 200 MB RAM
Recommended Requirements

  • Ubuntu 18.04(.2+) 64-bit or Ubuntu 20.04
  • 64bit ARMv8 CPU
  • 200 MB RAM

Jetson SAFR Embedded SDK

Build a facial recognition app on a Jetson device with limited resources (RAM, CPU, or memory).

Minimum Requirements

The following Jetson devices are supported:

  • Nvidia Jetson TX2
  • Nvidia Jetson Xavier
  • Nvidia Jetson Nano
Recommended Requirements

The following Jetson devices are supported:

  • Nvidia Jetson TX2
  • Nvidia Jetson Xavier
  • Nvidia Jetson Nano

Android ARM SAFR Embedded SDK

Build a facial recognition app on an Android device with limited resources (RAM, CPU, or memory).

Minimum Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • ARMv7 or ARVMv8 Architecture
  • 200MB RAM
  • 150MB available storage
Recommended Requirements

  • Android 6.0 or later
  • ARMv7 or ARVMv8 Architecture
  • 200MB RAM
  • 150MB available storage