FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
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Products affected: AXIS 206 Network Camera

Release date:      2005-05-18

Release type:      Production

Firmware version:  4.21

File name:         axis206.bin

Preceding release: 4.20

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
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The firmware can be upgraded using HTTP or FTP.

HTTP
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1.  Download the upgrade file to a directory that is accessible from your
    local computer.

2.  Go to the product's start page (e.g. http://192.168.0.90).

3.  Click the Setup link and log in as root (or any other user with
    Administrator privileges) if you are prompted for a user name and
    password.  You must be logged in as an Administrator to upgrade the unit.

4.  Click System Options in the menu to the left.

5.  Click Maintenance.

6.  Click the Browse button in the Upgrade Server section.

7.  Select the upgrade file you downloaded (and maybe decompressed) from our
    site.  This file is typically named 206_421.bin or axis206.bin.

8.  Click the Open button.

9.  Click the Upgrade button in the Upgrade Server section.

10. Wait for the flash load to complete, which may take 1-10 minutes.  The
    upgrade procedure is in four steps:
    Step 1, Shut down:
      Running applications are shut down and active connections are
      terminated.
    Step 2, Uploading firmware:
      The old firmware will be erased and the new firmware will be saved.
      During this step, the Power LED will blink green/amber.  After a while
      the progress of the upgrade will be displayed in the web browser.
    Step 3, Reboot:
      The system restarts automatically.  During this step, all LEDs will be
      off.
    Step 4, Reconfiguration:
      The new firmware settings are configured to match the previous settings.
      The Status LED will be amber during this step.

11. After the upgrade has completed, the unit will automatically initiate the
    system, during which the Status LED blinks amber.  When initiation is
    complete and the system is ready for use, the Status LED will be green.

FTP
===

1.  You must be at the command prompt and in the directory that contains the
    upgrade file.
    Example: C:\Axis\206\4_21>

2.  From the command prompt, open an FTP connection to the unit you wish to
    upgrade.  (Do not use a "Windows" based FTP-program to do this, use only
    command line FTP programs!)

3.  Log in as root.  The default password for the root user is "pass", unless
    this has been changed by the user.  You must be logged in as the root user
    to upgrade the unit.

4.  Change to binary transfer mode by typing "bin" and press enter.

5.  Type "hash" and press enter.  (This will allow you to see how the upgrade
    progresses)

6.  Type the command "put XXX.bin flash" where XXX.bin is the name of the
    upgrade file you downloaded (and maybe decompressed) from our site.  This
    file is typically named 206_421.bin or axis206.bin.

7.  Wait for the flash load to complete, which may take 1-10 minutes.  The
    upgrade procedure is in four steps:
    Step 1, Shut down:
      Running applications are shut down and active connections are
      terminated.
    Step 2, Uploading firmware:
      The old firmware will be erased and the new firmware will be saved.
      During this step, the Power LED will blink green/amber.
    Step 3, Reboot:
      The FTP session terminates and the system restarts automatically.
      During this step, all LEDs will be off.
    Step 4, Reconfiguration:
      The new firmware settings are configured to match the previous settings.
      The Status LED will be amber during this step.

8.  After the upgrade has completed, the unit will automatically initiate the
    system, during which the Status LED blinks amber.  When initiation is
    complete and the system is ready for use, the Status LED will be green.



RELEASE 4.21
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News in 4.21
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4.21:01 Added support for a new CMOS sensor that will soon be introduce. The new sensors is fully equivalent 
	but has a different ID.

Corrections in 4.21 since 4.20
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4.21:02 Corrected errors in the japanese translation.

Known problems and limitations in version 4.21
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L1 When saving a snapshot image, some browsers (e.g. Mozilla) will fetch
   a new picture and the saved picture will not match the displayed
   snapshot.

L2 The Mozilla web browser does not always close the image stream
   properly when leaving the live view page. Restarting the stream can
   sometimes fail as well. Restarting Mozilla solves these two problems.

L3 Korean Help pages are removed.


 
Application Developer Information
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The following HTTP API commands are supported by the AXIS 206. 
For more information please refer to the HTTP API v.2 document 
available at www.axis.com.

Group             Exceptions
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General        Add and remove parameters
Image size
JPEG/MJPG      JPEG buffer request, overlayimage, textstring, text(bg)color, 
	       rotation 90 or 270.