Verkada Command Center
Unlimited Users, Automatic Firmware Updates, Live Support, Cloud Archive and Platform SLA

User Permissions & Account Security

• SAML/OAuth support for single sign-on
• 2-factor authentication (SMS, Authenticator)
• Detailed user access and session logs
• Minimum password strength enforcement
• User permissions can be controlled at camera, site and organization levels

Remote Access

• View and manage video on any device (desktop, tablet or smartphone)
• No 3rd party plugins, thick clients or downloads required
• iOS native mobile app support

Video Search

• Search by time/date
• Motion-based indexing and search
• Search by camera name, site
• Single workflow for export and sharing of mp4 video clips

Bandwidth Consumption

• No activity, no view mode: 20 kbps per camera
• View mode (standard definition): 300 kbps per camera
• View mode (high definition): 1,000 kbps per camera

Video Sharing

• Create and share a link to live video stream
• One-click thumbnail download to capture a single frame
• Embed code generator for embedding video in webpages
• Shared streams are proxied and multiplexed in the cloud (can be viewed by high volumes of users without impacting camera uplink usage)

UI Controls for Camera Settings

• 3X optical zoom (3mm-9mm)
• 30X digital zoom
• Auto focus; manual focus controls
• Camera orientation

Centralized Admin

• Interactive map view of all sites and cameras
• Editable camera metadata and network settings
• Single view into system-wide status
• Camera orientation

People, Vehicle and Object Detection

• Speed up incident resolution by filtering event motion playback by people or vehicle activity.
• Receive notifications when people or vehicle event motion enters into the camera frame. (Gets rid of false positives from non-human or vehicle activity).
• Verkada cameras optimize bandwidth usage with people and vehicle activity in mind.

Alerts & Notifications

• 24/7 system health monitoring
• Offline camera alerts (SMS, email)
• Tamper detection and alerts (SMS, email)
• Bespoke activity-triggered alerts (contact Verkada Professional Services)

Data & Network Security

• Encryption in transit: HTTPS/SSL
• Encryption at rest: RSA & AES
• Cameras make secure HTTPS outbound connections only (via Port 443)
• No port-forwarding, no insecure RTSP streaming, no complicated VPNs, no web server configuration

Video Retention

• On camera, solid-state storage options: 30, 60, 90 or 120 days
• Archived video file format: mp4
• Cloud storage of video clips included in software license - extended cloud backup available for full recordings added cost

Automatic Firmware Updates

• Regular firmware updates: new features, security enhancements
• Ability to select during which maintenance window to schedule updates
• Redundant firmware partitions for failsafe updates
• All software and firmware updates included in the cost of each license

Video Analytics

• Activity and motion-based analytics
• Network traffic analytics
• System health analytics (uptime, camera online)

Live Monitoring

• Customizable, rotating views of up to 9 cameras - view on any monitor or device
• Support for Public View Monitor (PVM) use cases
• View on local area network (LAN) only

APIs & Custom Integrations

• Custom integrations assessed and supported for enterprise use cases by Verkada’s Professional Services team

People and Vehicle Counting

• Determine the amount of people and vehicles in a given camera frame.
• Get valuable business insights: analytics on people, vehicle count and traffic over time.