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Software & Licences

Software licences switch on features in a management platform a site already runs, rather than adding a device. This page includes Bosch, Axis Communications and Hanwha Vision licences, Ruijie OCE licences for on-premises network and identity management, with a one-year support package, and Hikvision licences for Hik-Connect, HikCentral and pStor services. Most items are licences, subscriptions or service plans, such as the Honeywell MPCI000 monthly Maxpro Cloud video service.

Choosing Software & Licences

Start from the platform the licence activates, such as Ruijie OCE on your own server, or Hikvision's Hik-Connect and HikCentral services.

Ruijie OCE Network Manager

OCE Network Manager is on-premises software that manages access points, switches and gateways from one place, with topology, monitoring, alerts, zero-touch provisioning and firmware upgrades. The RG-OCE-NETWORK-BASE licence enables up to 10 devices and is what production use needs once the built-in demo expires. The lifetime licences, from RG-OCE-NETWORK-LIC-50 to RG-OCE-NETWORK-LIC-5000, are sized by device count, and models such as the RG-OCE-NETWORK-LIC-500 also see third-party devices over SNMP.

Ruijie OCE Identity Manager and support

Identity Manager is the on-premises network access control module, authenticating wired and wireless users by 802.1X, captive portal or MAC authentication bypass against local accounts, Active Directory or LDAP. The RG-OCE-IDENTITY-LIC-100, RG-OCE-IDENTITY-LIC-500 and RG-OCE-IDENTITY-LIC-1000 set how many clients can be online at once. The RG-OCE-SSP-1Y adds a year of 9×5 remote support and software updates.

Hikvision cloud and HikCentral licences

The Hikvision licences add services to Hik-Connect and HikCentral. HC-AC&TA/1Door/1Y and HC-AC&TA/10DOORS/1Y give a year of access control and time and attendance for one door or ten; HC-Intercom/1Room/1Y and HC-Intercom/1Room/Lifetime license one intercom room for 12 months or permanently; HC-Alarm/1Input/1M covers one alarm input for a month on AxPro panels. People counting reports come as HC-T&HCC-PeopleCounting/1M or /1Y, and PSTOR-PICTURE STORAGE-BASE adds snapshot storage to the pStor module of HikCentral Professional.

LicencePlatformCoversTerm
Ruijie RG-OCE-NETWORK-BASEOCE Network Manager10 devicesBase licence
Ruijie RG-OCE-NETWORK-LIC-500OCE Network Manager500 devicesLifetime
Ruijie RG-OCE-IDENTITY-LIC-100OCE Identity Manager100 concurrent clientsPerpetual
Ruijie RG-OCE-SSP-1YOCE supportRemote support, updates1 year
Hikvision HC-AC&TA/1Door/1YHik-Connect Team Mode1 door1 year
Hikvision HC-Intercom/1Room/LifetimeHik-Connect, HikCentral Connect1 roomLifetime
Hikvision HC-Alarm/1Input/1MHik-Connect, HikCentral Connect1 alarm input1 month

Brands we stock in Software & Licences

Advanced, Axis Communications, Bosch, C-TEC, Cygnus, Dahua Technology, Hanwha Vision, Hikvision, Honeywell Commercial Security, i-PRO, JCI Visonic, Kidde, Milestone Systems and Ruijie.

Bosch, Axis Communications and Hanwha Vision have the most items here; Ruijie also licenses its OCE network and identity software here, and Hikvision its Hik-Connect, HikCentral and pStor services.

Related categories

Other licences are in Milestone XProtect licences, BVMS licences and TDSi GARDiS licences, with more in access control software. The hardware these licences manage is in data and networking, wireless access points, access control systems, intercom systems and alarm panels. See also Wisenet Licences and Hikvision Software.

Frequently asked questions

What are software licences?

Software licences give the legal right to use a piece of software, usually per user, device or feature. In security systems they often unlock extra camera channels, doors, analytics or cloud services on a platform you already run. Some last for a fixed term, while others are permanent. The range here includes video management, access control, intercom and network management licences.

What is a perpetual software licence?

A perpetual software licence is a one-off licence that lets you use a software feature permanently, rather than for a set term. A subscription, by contrast, renews monthly or yearly and may bundle cloud services. Some perpetual licences pair with a separate support plan for updates and technical help. The range here includes perpetual, annual and monthly licences.

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