SAFR Overview

SAFR is an exceptionally accurate AI-powered facial recognition that provides a new level of visibility and situational awareness for security professionals. You can easily integrate access control peripherals such as cameras, door locks, or alert systems in order to manage access to a location based on people's identities. SAFR runs on a variety of operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

SAFR Components

SAFR consists of the following components:

In addition to the SAFR components listed above, SAFR also relies on a couple additional non-SAFR components:

Available Download Packages

The following download packages are available on the SAFR Download Portal:

Deployment Types

There are two types of SAFR deployment: cloud and on-premises. Each deployment type requires its own account type; a cloud deployment requires a SAFR Cloud Account, while an on-premises deployment requires a SAFR Local Account. Contact your SAFR Account Manager to obtain either type of account.

Cloud Deployments

When SAFR is deployed as a cloud deployment, all your SAFR components are deployed locally except for the SAFR Server. Your components will connect to a SAFR Server located in the cloud which is operated by RealNetworks, Inc. Using the cloud SAFR Server greatly simplifies deployment and maintenance, but it requires a network connection to the cloud at all times in order to be operational.

A single installation of the Desktop Client can handle about 16 connected cameras, assuming the hosting machine meets the recommended system requirements listed here. More powerful machines may be able to handle more than 16 cameras. Expanding your SAFR system beyond this limitation is fairly easy; simply install additional Desktop Clients onto additional machines.

On-Premises Deployments

When SAFR is deployed as an on-premises deployment, all of the SAFR components (including SAFR Server) are installed locally. During installation your SAFR Server will attempt to connect to a SAFR License Server in the cloud to obtain a licence, but after a license has been obtained on-premises deployments do not require a connection to the cloud. Please note that it's possible to obtain a SAFR license without ever connecting your SAFR Server to the cloud; see On-Premises Licensing for details.

A single installation of the SAFR Server can handle about 25 viewed faces at one time, assuming the hosting machine meets the recommended system requirements listed here. Note that for the purposes of server capacity, "25 viewed faces" can mean "25 cameras with 1 face in each camera view" or "1 camera with 25 faces in its camera view", or anything in between. If you want to expand your SAFR system beyond this limitation please see SAFR Server Clusters.

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