Brivo IPDC - Network Environment Overview

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Panel Networking Guide
Understanding the Network Environment
This section describes the basic operation of the control panel in an IP network environment.
Network Requirements
Requirements Comments
Ethernet 10/100 Base T LAN CAT5 Cabling with RJ45 Connectors
Ethernet Hub/Switch set to Auto-Negotiate Most hubs and switches default to auto-negotiate, which
is the preferred setting
LAN Connected to Internet Minimal bandwidth; Cable/DSL compatible
Allow Outbound HTTPS Allow Port 443 Outbound on Firewall
DHCP DHCP Recommended
Proxy Server SOCKS5 Proxy login supported
SNMP – Not supported/required SNMP is a security vulnerability
Bandwidth Usage
The Brivo control panel has a virtually unnoticeable eect on your LAN environment. It requires very little
bandwidth and no network management.
The control panel produces the following types of network trac:
For both panel versions, in response to local events (credential authorization, alarms, timers, etc.), it posts HTTPS
messages to the Brivo Onair Cloud Server.
For the -E, it periodically polls the Brivo Onair Cloud Server using HTTPS to query for new data that may be available.
NOTE: The polling period is set by default to a ve-minute interval for the –E panel version.
For the -A, the panel will contact the Brivo Onsite Server each time it encounters a situation where the data is not
in the panel’s current database. Additionally, the Brivo Onsite Server appliance will push new data to the -A panel
when there is a change in conguration.
For both panel versions, it downloads new data sets via HTTPS when available. Data sets consist of credentials,
schedules, conguration parameters, etc. They may be anywhere from a few kilobytes to several tens of kilobytes,
depending on the size of the user population, number of schedules, number of changes to the account, etc.
For the -E, the panel rmware is upgraded automatically when the hardware connects to the Brivo Onair Cloud
Server for the rst time.
For the -A, when the panel rst handshakes with the Brivo Onsite Server appliance, the rmware will automatically
be updated. Additionally, the administrator of the Brivo Onsite Server appliance may manually update the rmware
of all connected panels when the Brivo Onsite Server appliance receives a new upgrade le.