FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
=====================

Products affected:        Q8675-ZE MK II

Release date:             2019-08-12

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         8.40.1

Preceding release:        6.20.1

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Upgrade instructions
====================

Upgrade the firmware according to the instructions given at
https://www.axis.com/ca/en/support/tecnical-notes/how-to-upgrade 
or howtoupgrade.txt, which is included in the firmware folder.


New features in 8.40.1
================================================================================

8.40.1:F1
Renamed "Browser Stream Statistics" to "Client Stream Information". The Client
Stream Information are available in the web-interface of the camera.

8.40.1:F2
Updated apache webserver to version 2.4.33 to increase overall minimum cyber
security level.

8.40.1:F3
Added support for AES-CBC 256-bit SD card encryption.

8.40.1:F4
AXIS Video Motion Detection 4.2.5 is now pre-installed.

8.40.1:F5
Updated help files with more detailed information about SMB and Certificate
support in AXIS products.

8.40.1:F6
Added a new section "Snapshot of current CPU utilization" that prints
information about CPU utilization and memory consumption of processes in the
server report.

8.40.1:F7
Changed the default timeout of HTTP-Recipient based action rules from 10s to
120s to compensate for unstable networks or slow clients. After the timeout is
reached, the action rule will be re-tried.


Corrections in 8.40.1
================================================================================

8.40.1:C1
Corrected an issue with incorrect handling of ACAPs after camera boot.

8.40.1:C2
Corrected an issue that prevented the user from formatting SD cards and the web-
interface to show incorrect information about network share status in Settings
-> System -> Storage.

8.40.1:C3
Added selection boxes for disabling TLSv1.0 and TLSv1.1 in Settings -> System ->
PlainConfig -> HTTPS to enforce the highest possible TLS version for HTTPS-based
connections.

8.40.1:C4
Corrected an issue that could cause a network share to become read-only.

8.40.1:C5
Corrected an issue that prevented the overlay to show the correct state of
inputs when toggling.

8.40.1:C6
Corrected an issue in the ACAP framework that caused installed ACAPs to become
unresponsive and the Apps tab not to be shown correctly.

8.40.1:C7
Corrected an issue that let the network share test under Events -> Recipient
fail when a NAS was connected that only supports SMB 1.0 or SMB 2.0.

8.40.1:C8
Corrected an issue that caused AXIS Perimeter Defender or SafeZoneEdge to stop
working after a firmware upgrade.

8.40.1:C9
Corrected an issue that caused the certificate signing request not to have an LF
(alt. CR-LF) every 64th character causing the certificate considered not being
valid e.g. when using symantec certificates.

8.40.1:C10
Corrected an issue that prevented the user from creating a Recipient when a "-"
sign was present in the host name.

8.40.1:C11
Corrected an issue that caused the camera to become unresponsive on rare
occasions and improved the overall camera performance when AXIS Perimeter
Defender is used.

8.40.1:C12
Corrected an issue that could cause the configuration file upload from ADM to
camera to fail.

8.40.1:C13
Corrected an issue that prevented the user to export recordings in the desired
time range.

8.40.1:C14
Corrected an issue that would let the camera become unresponsive.

8.40.1:C15
Patched security vulnerability CVE-2018-5390 to increase overall minimum cyber
security level.

8.40.1:C16
Patched security vulernability CVE-2018-14526 to increase overall minimum cyber
security level.


Known Bugs/Limitations
================================================================================

8.40.1:L1
It is recommend to refresh the browser with F5 after doing a FW upgrade from FW
6.xx to 8.xx or higher in order to show all the new settings in the web-
interface.

8.40.1:L2
Upgrading from 6.20 to any higher firmware requires the user to re-position the
privacy masks again as they will shift after the upgrade.

8.40.1:L3
Stream profiles can not be removed with the browser type of Edge.

8.40.1:L4
Failed test with ONVIF test tool V18.12.

8.40.1:L5
Privacy mask looks strange while Pan/tilt moving.

8.40.1:L6
Noise in audio while enable mic power even no mic connected.

8.40.1:L7
Error log show after running ptz stress test.

8.40.1:L8
WDR of Wonwoo MCS368 camblock looks not as good as Sony camblock.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for Q8675-ZE MK II
================================================================================

Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========

1920x1080   2) 3)
1400x1050   2) 3)
1280x960
1280x800    2) 3)
1280x720
1024x768
1024x640
800x600
854x480
800x500
800x450
640x480
640x400
640x360
480x360
480x300
480x270
320x240
320x200
320x180
240x180
160x120
160x100
160x90

768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
240x135     1)
192x144     1)
176x144     1)
176x120     1)
80x50       1)

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 25/30 fps (WDR)
3) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 50/60 fps (no WDR)