NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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Product involved:       AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC 

Release date:           2005 September 8

Release type:           PRODUCTION

Software version:       1.12

File name:              SetupAcePPC_1_12.exe

File size:              1,326,288 bytes

Last preceding release: 1.10

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Release description:


1. This is the 1.12 release of AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC. 
   The major changes are listed below.

2. AXIS 231D and 232D support:
   Better auto detection of the properties of AXIS 231D and 232D devices when
   password protection is enabled.

3. Support for Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
   AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC has been verified on Windows Mobile 2003
   Second Edition. When installing, you may receive the following message:
   "The program you have installed may not display properly because it was 
   designed for a previous version of Windows Mobile software."
   This message can be ignored.

4. PTZ support has been added for the follwing products: AXIS 2400, 2400+, 2401
   2401+, 2420 and 2460. All other AXIS network camera and video
   servers with PTZ were already supported in previous versions.


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System Requirements:


1. Software
     
   Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 or
   Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC ("Pocket PC 2003") or
   Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Second Editions for Pocket PC

2. Hardware: 

   A Pocket PC based on Intel StrongArm CPU or Intel StrongArm with
   at least 64 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM.

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Installation:

   Run SetupAcePPC_1_12.exe on a Microsoft Windows PC
     
   Update the Pocket PC with ActiveSync   
 
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Using AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC:

   ACEPPC is installed as "Camera Explorer" in the Programs Folder of 
   the Pocket PC. Run the program by tapping the icon.
   (Note that ACEPPC cannot be used from within Internet Explorer)

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User Documentation:

   Online help is included in the application.

   Be sure to regularly check out the very latest documentation, software and
   firmware posted regularly on our web site at http://www.axis.com/

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Uninstallation:


  Use the "Add/Remove Programs" in ActiveSync to uninstall on both PC
  and Pocket PC.
  Use the "Add/Remove Programs" in Control Panel to uninstall on PC.

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Known limitations:


  When installing AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC on a Windows Mobile 2003
  Second Edition unit, you may receive the following message:
  "The program you have installed may not display properly because it was 
  designed for a previous version of Windows Mobile software."
  This message can be ignored.

  AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC uses the proxy settings from Internet 
  Explorer when contacting cameras through a proxy. After a hardware reset,
  Internet Explorer must be run on the Pocket PC and access a webpage through the
  proxy to initialize the proxy settings before they can be used by ACEPPC.

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Copyright:

  Axis Communications AB

  This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG 
  Group.