NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS Camera Station Release date: April 13, 2016 Release type: Release Software version: 5.00 Build 032 Protocol Version: 5.0.3 File name: AXISCameraStationSetup.exe Required: 64-bit Operating System Microsoft .NET version 4.6.1 Supported OS: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Pro SP1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 (*)(**). (*) Only AXIS Camera Station Server is supported in server OSs. (**) To use AXIS Camera Station Client in a Server OS, Windows Desktop Experience must be enabled. Recommendations: Latest OS Service Packs. Supported Devices: AXIS video products with firmware versions 4.30 or higher except AXIS 206M and AXIS 206W. AXIS Auxiliary devices such as AXIS A1001, C3003-E, A9188, P8221. ONVIF Profile S conformant third-party devices that have been verified to work with AXIS Camera Station through AXIS Camera Station Device Compatibility Tool Installer scanned with: Trend Micro. Languages: English Coming in 5.01: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese Last preceding release: 5.00 Build 026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY * Contact Information * Installation * Uninstallation * Recommendations * New features * Known limitations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Information =================== Please contact Axis Communications for product information, updates and support at: http://www.axis.com Solutions to new problems and FAQ's are listed at: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/support-and-documentation Installation ============ - For a comprehensive description of the installation steps, please refer to the Installation Guide or User Manual at: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station - Make sure you have full administrator rights on the computer you install on. - The background service will be stopped for the upgrade (no recordings). The background service will start automatically after the upgrade. - If AXIS Camera Station Server is upgraded, any AXIS Camera Station 3 or 4 Clients must also be upgraded. Within version 5, connection to a server with a different version is possible. The appropriate client version will be downloaded from the server. Uninstallation ============== - Run 'Uninstall' under Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove programs. - Recordings are not erased by 'Uninstall' and must to be manually removed. Recommendations =============== - Please take time to read the hardware guidelines for AXIS Camera Station at: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/hardware-guidelines/system - Make sure the latest graphics card driver are used in computers running the client. - Install AXIS Camera Station on a computer dedicated to run this application. - Make sure Axis devices run latest available firmware. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes made in 5.00.032 ======================== * Purchase recommendation has been updated * User is now notified in ACS if a used license key has been blocked * ACS is now able to identify S20 products * Corrected the number of licenses required for multi-chip encoders (no blade encoders were affected), including all Q7404 and some M7016, P7216, P7216. * Solves an issue when sometimes ACS Client failed to connect/reconnect to cameras in Live View * Solves an issue when ACS client fails to connect to cameras if there is no sound card and audio is enabled. Known limitation: License count for AXIS 243Q is not correct. A service release will be available soon. Changes made in 5.00.026 ======================== * Corrected memory increase when using AXIS Mobile App * The system report can now be generated correclty * Improved rendering stability * Solved server crash when adding I/O ports for AXIS M3037 * Other various improvements Changes made in 5.00.018 ======================== * Solves an issue when events cannot be configured after upgrading from 4.31. * Improved support for using ACS demo tool together with mobile app. Changes made in 5.00.013 ======================== * Improved client stability * Hardware Decoding is now set to “Automatic” by default and will be used for 4K streams @25FPS and above * Running AXIS Camera Station Server on a virtual machine is supported again. Running the client is not supported (same as previous versions). * Improved stability in the camera discovery * Improved stability when using Remote Desktop Known limitations in 5.00.013 ============================= * If upgraded from version 4 with broken Advanced Rules, the configuration of new rules is not possible anymore. Hot fix available upon request to Axis Technical Support. A Service release is scheduled for March 2016. New Major Release - 5.00.009 ======================== Upgrade considerations ======================== * License model has changed from version 4 and below. * ACS 4 licenses will be converted to ACS 5 licenses. This action cannot be undone without contacting Axis Technical Support. * When a Client is connected to several Servers at the same time, these servers are considered as part of the same system and share a common pool of maximum 32 Core Device licenses in total. * Upgrade fee applies for systems with more than 32 devices in total. * One license is now required for each device, including auxiliary devices. * AXIS Camera Station ONE is no longer available. * 32bit systems are no longer supported from ACS 5.0. The installer will only run on 64bit systems or operating systems. * Microsoft .NET version 4.6.1 is required. Installing a new .NET version will require a restart before continuing installing AXIS Camera Station 5. * Running AXIS Camera Station Server on a virtual machine is not supported in this release. A new service release will address that mid-March 2016. * Please refer to the Migration Guide before upgrading from version 4 or earlier. Available at http://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/migration_guide_acs_5_en_1603.pdf New features in 5.00.009: ======================== Major Release ======================== User Interface * Improved responsiveness in user interface * Fast video search "Video Scrubbing" * Improved navigation for large systems * Large systems can enable the "Tree View" (by going to Main menu > Options > Customize > General) for an optimized layout in Live View and Recording workspaces. * Drag & Drop support * Multi-select support * Cameras and views can be organized into folders * Cameras and views can be filtered in the tree view * More information: http://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116235 --------- New rendering * Improved media engine and video quality * Improved jitter handling * Hardware decoding available on compatible graphics cards --------- Third Party Device Support * Selected ONVIF Profile S conformant third party devices are supported through some key functions of the IEC62676-2-3 standard. * For validation of your third party device, use AXIS Device Compatibility Tool available at: http://www.axis.com/support/downloads/axis-camera-station-device-compatibility-tool http://www.axis.com/support/downloads/axis-camera-station-device-compatibility-tool​ * More information and supported features available at: http://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116215 --------- Mobile-App * AXIS mobile apps for Android and iOS * Android: Requires OS 4.2.2 * Thumbnails of Axis cameras * Live View * Take snapshot * iOS: Requires iOS 8 * Android features + Recording playback --------- New License model * One license is now required for each device, including auxiliary devices. * New type of licenses: * Core Device license * Universal Device license * ACS 4 to Universal Device license * Core to Universal Device license * More information: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/license * License calculator: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/license-calculator * New Online License Portal available: http://www.axis.com/licenses --------- Changes made in 5.00.009 ======================== * If client settings file is corrupted, a new one is created instead of client crash. Info message is also displayed * The new media engine requires Windows Aero to be enabled (default on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10). * CPU rendering is not available anymore. The GPU is used instead. * The function called "Image enhancement" is no longer available. * The "Show in Fullscreen" could cause client to freeze, this is now corrected. * 2CIF resolution are now cropped/scaled correctly. * Improved certificate handling for server-client connection * The limit of 100 channels per server is removed. Instead, the hardware recommendation is based on the total bandwidth per server. For more information read the hardware guidelines: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/hardware-guidelines/system Known limitations ================= With AXIS Camera Station 5: AXIS Mobile App: - No support for third party devices. - No support for MPEG-4 or MJPEG. Only H.264 is supported. - No audio support (yet) - Not possible to connect to multiple servers simultaneously - Memory buffering: - Playback x64 speed will sometimes jump to the end of the day. - ​​Backwards frame stepping of an H.264 recording only updates the playback image when reaching an I-frame. - Seeking on the timeline of an H.264 recording gives an image of the closest preceding I-frame instead of showing the actual image at the chosen position.​ - Playback of simultaneous streams can be slightly out of sync​ - Running AXIS Camera Station Server on a virtual machine is not supported in this release. A new service release will address that mid-March 2016. - Hardware decoding can cause client instability when using old graphics cards or old drivers. - Users part of the "Guest" group may encounter issues when connecting to the Server. - Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are no longer supported operating systems. - Audio output to camera is only supported from firmware 5.10 - AXIS Camera Station will use the current regional settings from Windows but will not make use of any custom settings e.g. numeric separators etc. - I/O will not work with AXIS 221, 240Q, 241QA/SA, 225FD, 216FD, 214PTZ or 207W unless they are upgraded to firmware 4.40 or higher. - I/O monitor may lock on "Changing..." when toggling output state in P8221. - If a network disk is configured in AXIS Camera Station, then afterwards physically removed from the network, there is a risk that the disk can't be removed from the AXIS Camera Station configuration. - AXIS Camera Station Client installed on Windows 2008/2012 Server should only be used for configuration and not media viewing since for many graphics adapters there are no up to date drivers available for server operating systems. - DirectX 11 is required for proper rendering of three 4K streams. Windows 7 won't be able to display three 4 K streams on three monitors. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2724530 for details. For ACS 4 release notes, visit www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_station/4_31_018/relnote.txt Best Regards, Axis Communications