HikCentral Professional is integrated security software designed to meet versatile security challenges in a single platform. As well as protecting people and property, it makes daily operations more efficient, and helps all kinds of users make smarter decisions.

HikCentral Professional Baseline Software

This section is based on HikCentral version 2.4 baseline software. Software-based licences can be found in the first chapter. Detailed information on all licences can be found in the rest of this section.

All Software-Based Licences

Software-based licences are essential to activate HikCentral Professional software. Any licence quotation that contains the following software-based licences will appear as ‘BASE’ in the licence list after software activation. If a quotation does not contain any of the following software-based licences, it will appear as ‘BASE-EXP’ in the licence list after software activation.

Each individual HikCentral Professional server allows only one softwarebased licence for one module. One licence quotation that includes a video surveillance system base licence and another licence quotation that includes an access control base licence are allowed to be activated on the same server. However, two licence quotations which both include video surveillance system base licences are NOT allowed to be activated on the same server.

Video System Software Licences

Video Surveillance System licences should be applied to all security cameras added to a HikCentral Professional server. One channel refers to one camera added to the server, regardless of how it is added, either directly or via a recorder. A camera that provides multiple video streams will be considered to occupy only one channel. Some special camera types require special camera licences.

Access Control & Video Intercom Licences

Access Control licences should be applied to all access control devices added to the HikCentral Professional server, based on the number of doors. Applying Video Intercom licences needs either an Access Control base licence or a VSS base licence. The door add-on licence can be applied for both access control and video intercom devices. Extended applications such as Visitor, Time and Attendance, Emergency Mustering and Guard Patrol require their own licence module.

Alarm Licences

Alarm licences should be applied to all alarm devices added to a HikCentral Professional server, including intrusion alarm panels, IP speakers and security radars.

Mobile Surveillance Licences

Mobile Surveillance licences should be applied to all mobile devices added to a HikCentral Professional server. One mobile recorder will occupy one unit of Mobile Surveillance, regardless of the number of cameras being managed by this mobile recorder.

Vehicle & Parking Lot

ANPR licences should be applied to all ANPR cameras added to a HikCentral Professional server. To use HikCentral Professional’s parking lot related functions, the Entrance and Exit base module is required.

Commercial Display Licence

Commercial Display licences should be applied to all display devices added to a HikCentral Professional server, including digital signage devices and interactive displays.

Remote Site Management Licence

RSM (Remote Site Management) licences should be applied to the HikCentral server that is used to monitor other sites remotely. The servers on other sites do not require RSM licences.

Software Upgrade

HikCentral Professional’s software-based licence comes with a free SUP (Software Upgrade Program) period, which is 24 months if purchased before April 2021, or 36 months if purchased after April 2021. During this period, it is free to upgrade the software. After the free SUP period, SUP licences can be applied to extend the software upgrading period.

Licence Package

Licence packages that include multiple HikCentral Professional applications can be applied to new HikCentral Professional servers. Please notice that the licence package will conflict with existing VSS and Access Control base licences on an operational server.

HikCentral Professional Plug-ins

HikCentral Professional plug-in software versions offer unique functions and solutions that cannot be achieved using HikCentral Professional baseline software.

HikCentral Alarm Receiving Centre Solution

HikCentral Professional provides a dedicated ARC Solution for customers according to their project requirements and service agreements with their end users. The solution is made up primarily of three parts according to relevant software licence levels. Please note that the ARC modules require HikCentral ARC Plug-in Version 2.0 and 2.2.

HikCentral Privacy Redaction Solution

HikCentral Professional Privacy Redaction Solution can quickly switch between mask-on and maskoff modes on human faces or bodies during live view or playback, ensuring personal privacy is not violated. Please note the Privacy Redaction module is also a software-based module and requires HikCentral Privacy Redaction Plug-in Version 1.3 and 2.2.

HikCentral Professional Hardware

Hikvision provides dedicated workstations and servers embedded with a Windows operating system, with or without pre-activated HikCentral Professional software.

HikCentral Professional Workstation

A cost-effective product embedded with HikCentral Professional software and Windows operating system. Users can achieve efficient management of live view, playback, facial recognition, ANPR, access control, video intercom, alarm management, etc.

HikCentral Professional Server

A cost-effective unit embedded with HikCentral Professional software and Windows operating system. It is designed to meet versatile security challenges in one intuitive server: from managing individual systems such as video security, access control, intrusion alarm, etc., to combining multiple systems under a unified architecture. While protecting people and property, it makes daily operations more efficient, and helps users make smarter decisions.