FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
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Products affected:        FA51-B / FA51

Release date:             2021-11-22

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         10.8.1

Preceding release:        10.8.0

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Upgrade recommendations
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When updating the device, it is recommended to do an intermediate upgrade
using an available AXIS OS LTS-release on the way to the desired AXIS OS
version.
For example, if the device currently is running AXIS OS 7.40 and you want to
upgrade to the latest AXIS OS Active Track (Example: 10.1, October 2020) then
you should do the upgrade in these steps: 7.40 => 8.40 LTS => 9.80 LTS => 10.1.
More detailed recommendations can be found in the AXIS OS portal at
https://www.axis.com/support/firmware.

Upgrade the firmware according to the instructions given in howtoupgrade.txt,
which is included in the firmware folder or according to instructions at
https://www.axis.com/support/firmware.


NOTE
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For latest information about Axis Cybersecurity, see:
https://www.axis.com/support/product-security


New features in 10.8.1
================================================================================

10.8.1:F1
Upgraded Apache to version 2.4.51.


Features in 10.8.0
================================================================================

10.8.0:F1
Added support in action service - send notification action (HTTP/HTTPS) for
optionally supplying; method, HTTP headers and (for applicable method types) a
body.
Added support in HW2 action engine UI to specify Method, HTTP headers and body.
Added support in preview UI (ADA) to specify Method, HTTP headers and body.

10.8.0:F2
Added support for POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE HTTP methods in event rule HTTP
notifications actions. Together with the new methods, it is also possible to
provide custom request body and HTTP headers. UI support is only available in
the new web GUI.

10.8.0:F3
Device-level topic prefix support added. This feature can be used to specify a
topic prefix that can be reused when publishing and subscribing to MQTT
messages. This prefix can also be utilized as a device id within the global
topic structure.

10.8.0:F4
Added support to create filepath when exporting to external disk.


Corrections in 10.8.0
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10.8.0:C1
Corrected CVE-2021-31987.

10.7.3:C1
Improved streaming stability for devices used in Axis Companion systems.


Known Bugs/Limitations
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Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for FA51-B / FA51
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Resolution    Exceptions    Capture mode
------------  ------------  --------------
1920x1080                   2)
1280x720                    2)
1024x768                    2)
1024x640                    2)
800x600                     2)
800x500                     2)
800x450                     2)
640x480                     2) 3)
640x400                     2)
640x360                     2)
480x360                     2) 3)
480x300                     2)
480x270                     2)
384x288                     3)
320x240                     3)
240x180                     3)
208x156                     3)
176x144                     3)
160x120                     3)

1400x1050     1)            2)
960x540       1)            2)
768x576       1)            2)
720x576       1)            2)
704x576       1)            2)
704x480       1)            2)
704x288       1)            2)
704x240       1)            2)
384x288       1)            2)
352x288       1)            2) 3)
352x240       1)            2) 3)
320x240       1)            2)
320x200       1)            2)
320x180       1)            2)
240x180       1)            2)
192x144       1)            2) 3)
176x144       1)            2)
176x120       1)            2) 3)
160x120       1)            2)
160x100       1)            2)
160x90        1)            2)
80x60         1)            3)
80x50         1)            2)


1) Not visible in web user interface
2) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 30/25fps
3) Thermal 208x156 (4:3) @ 9fps