NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS Camera Station Release date: February 10, 2016 Release type: Release Software version: 4.31 Build 018 Protocol Version: 5.0.1 File name: AXISCameraStationSetup.exe 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: Microsoft .NET version 4.6 required. 64-bit OS recommended (32-bit still possible). Latest OS Service Packs. Supported Devices: AXIS video products with firmware versions between 4.30 and 6.10 (except AXIS 206M and AXIS 206W) AXIS Access control and Audio products with firmware 1.x have not been verified. Newer firmware has not been verified. Installer scanned with: Trend Micro. Languages: (UI + help files) English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese,Russian, Spanish. (UI only) Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese. Last preceding release: 4.31 Build 012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/global/en/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/global/en/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 is upgraded, any AXIS Camera Station Clients must also be upgraded. Uninstallation ============== - Run 'Uninstall' under Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove programs. - Recordings are not erased by 'Uninstall' and need to be manually removed. Recommendations =============== - Please take time to read the hardware recommendations for AXIS Camera Station at: http://www.axis.com/global/en/products/axis-camera-station/hardware-guidlines/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 ACS 4.31.018 ============================== * Fix for user unable to edit the allowed space for recordings if “disk is full” * Fix for server crash when failover recording calls timeout * Fixed client crash due to access violation in AVE * Fixed an issue where camera was not going to preset correctly Changes made in ACS 4.31.012 ============================== * Operators are now able to acknowledge alarms correctly * Fixed an issue where recording gaps would appear when "Include analytics data for Smart Search" was enabled under the advanced Video & Audio settings. * Improved Arabic translation Changes made in ACS 4.31.010 ============================== * Multilingual support with 20 languages * Ability to add Windows firewall rules during upgrade (previously available for new installations only) Rules added to the Windows Firewall by the installation/upgrade wizard: inbound connections for ports 55752 and 55755. * Added support for future Network I/O & Relay Module * Security patch that prevents cameras to request plain-text passwords if the camera supports encrypted password. This prevents disclosing camera passwords during a man-in-the-middle attack. * Embedded Database Maintainer updated to version 1.10 * Fixed issue with conversion of views when upgrading from previous version * Improved closing of RTSP stream session * Fixed incorrect license count with 241Q * Fixed a server crash during nightly refresh * Fixed memory increase on minimized client running Sequence * Fixed a client crash when trying to enable failover recording when bandwidth is limited * Smart Search can now be stopped properly Changes made in 4.30.013 ============================== * Fixed client crash when trying to setup media profiles for P5514 * Fixed an upgrade problem related to the migration of views New features in 4.30.010 ============================== User interface * Ability to remove the System drive from the recording disks list. * Improved loading of the Live View stream thanks to new "snapshot service" * Server discovery: Discovered remote servers on the local network now appear in the "Remote servers" combo box without having to manually enter the address. * Multi-server in Camera search and maps: The new camera search now lists all cameras from all connected servers, grouped by server name. It is possible to add cameras located on a different server to maps. Support * Generate system report tool: Server report has been renamed to System Report. Partial system report can be generated from the Tools tab of the ACS Service Control when it is impossible to take a report through the client. I.e. if the server doesn't start or if the client can't connect to the server. * Validated Windows 10 support Use the latest graphics card driver with Windows 10 support, otherwise performance issues might be experienced while streaming. * Windows Vista is not officially supported anymore. * Touch screen support in full screen live view. Other * NAS authentication: Ability to connect to a NAS which has user authentication for enabling safer storing of recordings * Rendering improvements for 16-split views and larger. * Customizations using ClientSettings.xml. See FAQ http://www.axis.com/global/en/support/faq/Video%20Management%20Software/AXIS%20Camera%20Station/FAQ116194 * .NET 4.6 is now required for 4.30 and included in the ACS installation file. * New remoting framework improving productivity and reliability between client and server. Changes made in 4.30.010 ============================== * Startup layout is now correctly memorized by ACS when closing/opening the client in multi-monitor environments. * Now possible to set tilt orientation on P32 and M30 series * Ability to dewarp in paused state on supported cameras while playing back a recording * Now possible to install ACAPs with no APPID * Fixed a Metadata deadlock problem during nightly refresh * Minor corrections Changes made in 4.21.014 ============================== * Multilingual support with 20 languages * The F44's device name is now shown instead of IP address under the I/O dialog * Fixed the image configuration dialog for AXIS 216MFD * In Video & Audio the text “Missing” is now displayed when all profiles are missing for a camera A notification is also sent when the client is started and there is at least one camera missing profiles or having undefined profiles on the server * Now possible to set tilt orientation for M3007 / M3027 * Improved handling of closed connections from cameras * Improved Metadata and timestamp handling Known limitations in 4.21.014 ============================== * It is not possible to set tilt orientation for P32 cameras. Will be fixed in the 4.30 release Changes made in 4.20.026 ============================== * Fixed audio transmission with cameras using firmware 5.70 and above. Changes made in 4.20.024 ============================== * Improved handling of media profiles for devices that only support one stream (i.e M7001) * Improved handling of media profiles for devices using firmware 4.40 or lower. Also improved handling of MPEG-4 profiles. * Minor corrections Changes made in 4.20.020 ============================== * Improved migration of views from previous versions to avoid database problems after upgrading to 4.20.x Changes made in 4.20.019 ============================== Upgrade considerations ====================== * When upgrading from version 4.08 or earlier, Media Profile settings will be updated. Please verify media settings (Video & Audio settings menu) after upgrade. * Video Analytics metadata for smart search is disabled by default in any stream (applies to both new installations and upgrades). If Smart Search is intended to be used, enable Metadata recording from the advanced tab of the video and audio settings dialog. Please note that metadata might affect Live View latency. * Please refer to the Migration Guide before upgrading from version 4.08 or earlier. Available at http://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/migration_guide_acs_4_20_en_1505.pdf New features in 4.20.019: ========================= User Interface * Improved usability * A reworked UI for making it easier to use ACS for operators * A reworked full screen mode/monitor window (Operator view) * A new way to search for recordings in playback * Automatic views created after the Add Camera Wizard is completed. Feel free to modify to suit your operator needs after installation is completed. * All views are now managed from the central server. * Improved digital and mechanical PTZ control in Live View --------- Streaming * Two-Way audio support, including AXIS C3003-E and A8004-VE. * Stream re-use: Identical streams are only requested once from the camera, the server can then distribute the streams to several clients * Improved media profile handling. * Added a checkbox in Video & Audio Settings to enable/disable analytics data. Analytics data is disabled when upgrading from 4.08 or during a new installation. * The Motion Detection Trigger period has been move to the advanced section. * Added support for Axis’ Zipstream technology supporting up to 1000 GOP length. * Added dimmed snapshot when the live view is loading the stream to make a smoother transition in Live view. --------- Playback * Memory buffering 30sec (can be switched back to disk buffering in the Customize menu). * Backwards frame stepping of an H.264 recording only updates the playback image when reaching an I-frame when using memory buffering. * 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 when using memory buffering. * Simultaneous playback limit is set to 4 cameras by default. Possibility to change to 1, 4 or 9 in the Customize menu. --------- Misc * ACM 4.20 is embedded in ACS 4.20 but hidden by default (You can show it from the Customize menu) * New .NET 4.5.2 required. The user is prompted to install the new version when installing ACS. Reboot may be required. * When cleaning up old recordings, ACS will always leave at least 15GB of space on a recording disk. This implies that ACS will not record on disks with less than 15GB of available space. We discourage the use of disks with a capacity lower than 32GB, though it is possible to select such disks for recording. * Editing motion detection settings when using M-JPEG in High profile is not possible. Use MPEG-4, H264 or the camera web interface. * Camera default names in the Add Camera Wizard is now the camera model instead of Camera X, where X was an index number. * Fix an issue with adding devices when anonymous viewer is enabled. * Various other improvements Changes made in 4.08.060 ============================== * Corrected a failover issue causing the service to restart * All AXIS A1001 related strings are now translated into supported languages Changes made in 4.08.048 ============================== * Corrected a server issue when running firmware 5.70 and Video Motion Detection 2. Changes made in 4.08.042 ============================== * Minor corrections * Improved support for old PTZ cameras Changes made in 4.08.034 ============================== * Fixed a client crash when viewing AXIS M3007. * Fixed a bug which prevents manual recording from stopping when disabling the camera. * Fixed the issue when mechanical ptz become unusable on AXIS 215PTZ. * Fixed a bug when client cannot start after upgrading from ACS 4.06 to ACS 4.08. * Fixed a bug in handling preset with space in its name. New features in 4.08.026 ============================== * Improved dewarping of 360 degrees cameras in live view and playback. * Optimize database during upgrade to improve speed and reduce disk usage. * Show unacknowledged alarms when logging on. * Minor bug fixes. New features in 4.07.009 ============================== * Automatic upload of AXIS Video Motion Detection 2.1 and Axis Video Content Stream on devices with firmware 5.60 or later. * Changed default recording storage configuration: * Reserve all free space except for 15 GB on OS partition. * Reserve all free space on all other disks that is added. * Minor bug fixes. New features in 4.06.034 ============================== * Improved support of AXIS A1001 Network Door Controller in event configuration: * Added trigger with events such as 'Door Forced Open', 'Door open too long', etc. * Added action with actions such as 'Lock Door', 'Unlock Door', etc. * Upgrade from version 3.x and 4.x of AXIS Camera Station to version 4.06 and higher 4.x versions does not require a support license. * Automatic check with option to upgrade to latest version during installation. * Improved hotspot support in multi monitor environments. * Minor bug fixes. New features in 4.01.070 ============================== * Minor bug fixes New features in 4.01.068 ============================== * Multi-lingual support with 19 languages Bug fixes including: * Reduced jitter in live view * Client dewarping now shows the right curvature (could show excessive distortion with M3007 and similar) New features in 4.00.289 ============================== * Improved update process from ACS 3.x to 4.0 New features in 4.00.288 ============================== Bug fixes including: * Keeping defined Live Views when upgrading from ACS 3.55 * Ensuring PTZ over encoders or PT heads when upgrading from ACS 3.55 * Cope with Active Directory and permissions (when users in multiple groups) * Be able to use any channel when using AXIS 241Q New features in 4.00.275 ============================== New major release. Optimized for easy and efficient surveillance: * Quick system setup * Intuitive operation * Effective investigation Main improvements: * New optimized user interface, including: collapsible flyout panels, and full use of screen area for video streaming. * Improved usability * System setup within minutes (intuitive wizard with automatic camera discovery) * Multi-server handling * Multi-monitor support * 64-bit server and client architecture * License free view areas * Extension of trial license to 30 days, 100 channels, full functionality. New features: * General * Automatically use H.264 as default where possible * Automatically use advanced Video Motion Detection (VMD 2.1) where possible * Simplified storage selection and configuration * Support AXIS A1001 Network Door Controller * Introducing HTTP GET/POST event actions (for customized integration) * Database maintenance can now be performed from the system tray (via AXIS Camera Station Service Control) * Live view * Multi-select, drag and drop cameras and splits to multiple screens. * Quick view button (for instant camera split) * Quick save of any split in view * Quick rename of any device in list * Instant replay (to see the same incident over again) * New triggers: Action button and toggle button on live views and maps (for customized integration, such as open/close door or turn on/off light) * Client dewarping of 360 degrees overviews, such as with AXIS M3007. * Improved handling of live view sequences * Recordings * Introducing day-centred search * Support for AXIS Video Content Streaming (VCS) * Redesigned Smart Search interface * Great performance increase with Smart Search when VCS enabled, allowing powerful investigation of recordings (hours of HD recordings within seconds) * 360 degrees overview recording with client de-warping * New playback speed control. * Management * Possibility to upload VMD 2.1 to a device (firmware 5.40.4 and above) * Possibility to upload VCS to a device (firmware 5.50 and above) * (see known limitations at the end) * Logs * Improved inspection of alarms, events and audit logs * Configuration * New all-in-one access to different settings New features in 3.55.18 ============================== Improved handling of: - failover recording - audit logs - multi-server login New features in 3.55.08 ============================== Several bug fixes and stability improvements, including: - Fixed bug which could cause ACS to crash when certain misbehaving cameras were found on the network. - Added GOV length limit for rare issue where the recording files were not split correctly. - Updated MediaStreaming to handle Artpec 5 devices. Version 3.55 is absolutely necessary when using Artpec 5 devices. - Increased minimum MPEG4 decoder version. - Upgrade checker (among others) are now FIPS enforcement disabled as well. - FIPS enforcement is now explicitly disabled for ACS server and client. - Increased audit logging. - Fixed a bug concerning email action and attaching snapshots. - Added extra logging and fixed a bug when changing view in a sequence. - Bug fix for network status handling which could cause recordings not to resume in rare occasions. - Fix for incorrectly reported disk size values. - Fix for big memory load when exporting video. - Fix for abnormal recording file size when the RTP stream from the camera is faulty. - Fix for saving client window position between sessions. - Fix for opening fullscreen window on other than primary screen. New features in 3.54.23 ============================== - Portuguese (Brazilian) language added. - User permissions dialog can now handle large active directory databases - Time limited playback setting for operators - Updated help files. - Fixed an issue with menus and .NET 4.5 - Fixed issue with live view profiles in full screen/monitor mode - Fixed issue with frame stepping forward. Sometimes frames were skipped during stepping. New features in 3.51.29 ============================== - Multilingual version - Finnish translation added New features in 3.50.40 ============================== - 64-bit architecture Server support for 64-bit architecture. - 100 channels per server Manage 100 channels on the same server. - Image enhancement Make the objects in live and recorded video more visible. No additional license is required. - Original resolution View video streams in their native resolution. - AXIS File Player Use AXIS File Player to play exported video without the need for a separate media player. - Device event triggers Trigger on device events, for example from custom ACAP applications. Corrected problems in 3.50.40 ============================== - Improved live view and playback stability. - Improved performance for motion detection in large systems. - Improved server stability New features in 3.41 ============================== - Multilingual version - Polish translation added New features in 3.40 ============================== - Axis' Corridor Format?. - 25-camera simultaneous playback. - Play recorded video at up to 64 times normal speed. - Export using start and end markers. - Add and switch cameras while investigating. Corrected problems 3.40 ============================== - Improved stability of smart search. - Fixed possible memory and handle leak in Server related to scheduled continuous recordings. - Fixed possible problem with monitoring of I/O state when there are network problems. - Fault tolerance has been improved when scheduled export of recordings is performed. New features in ACS 3.30.31 ============================== - Arabic and Persian/Farsi languages were added. Changes since version 3.30.089 ============================== - Added error handling and logging for database backup problems. The server will now restart instead of staying in a deadlock if the problems occur. - Fixed incorrect reporting of is part of domain. - Fixed that I/O ports could become unavailable after firmware upgrade if using DHCP. - Old backups are removed if there is not enough disk space to create database backups. - Fixed memory and handle leak with scheduled continuous recording. - Fixed that two network interfaces with the same name caused the ACS server to crash. - The feature to fetch the latest alarms when starting the client is disabled, since it didn't work with large databases. Corrected problems in 3.30.089 ============================== - Fixed time validation for ACS Client. - Fixed option "Start as Full Screen". New features in ACS 3.30 ============================== - Multi-site Client - Connect to several servers at once. - Create Live View splits with cameras from different servers. - Receive alarms and notifications from all connected servers. - Configure and manage cameras on all connected servers. - Failover Recording (with cameras that support it). - Saves recordings on camera if connection is lost while recording. - Automatically retrieves recordings from camera when connection is restored. - New rules wizard triggers - Tampering trigger actions when the camera detects tampering. - Crossline trigger actions when the camera makes a crossline detection. - Support for AXIS P8221 audio module. - Support for AXIS T8310 Video Surveillance Control Board. - Improved audio and video synchronization using RTCP. - Improved logon workflow and many more usability improvements. Corrected problems in 3.30 ============================== - Improved playback of recordings at higher speed ratio. - Corrected audio related issues in playback and live view. - Corrected various issues related to replacing cameras with new ones. - Progress is now shown in admin tool when upgrading large databases. - Improved Smart Search stability. - Fixed compatibility issues with Windows 7. - Manual recordings are resumed after restarting server. - Improved handling of video on low-end graphics cards. Corrected problems in 3.22.027 ============================== - Playback snapshot can now be larger than the screen size. - Fixed playback bug that caused video-freeze. - Added license text from Windows Media Technologies. - Changed default value for Number of days that logs should be kept in the database, from 90 to 30. - AAC exported video should now play on Windows 7 - Latest AXIS components (decoders, FileWriter etc) solving various problems on Windows 7 - Motion detection rotation bug fixed - Timeline zoom updated now can be done only with mouse scroll wheel - Fixed bug with backup directory - Minor error corrections in server - Updated RTSP server - Fixed bug with cameras reporting that no I/O ports exist - Added one split live view configuration - Fixed problem with Nvidia Stereoscopic 3D driver - Added support for cameras with "multi view" like AXIS P1346. - Fixed bug that could occur during nightly refresh of cameras. - Some alignment problems in French and Spanish versions - Client crash when reconnecting in other languages - Reduced time for reconnect for MD and IO. Corrected problems in 3.21.024 ============================== - Send mail optimization. - Fixed bug with exporting. - Fixed issue where service wasn't started after installation. - Refresh devices now performed in sequence to reduce CPU load. - Bugfix for scheduler. - Fix for log/alarm cleanup. - Fixed recording cleanup transaction problem. - Disk load monitoring added in resource monitor - Refactoring of disk cleanup. - DirectX bundled. - Gmail problems should be fixed. - Updated Filewriter. Corrected problems in 3.21.015 ============================== - fixed an upgrade problem in Axis Camera Station 3.20 where you could receive an error message during the upgrade claiming that support has expired even though the installation was still supported. - A problem using the scheduler would in rare cases stop the recording engine. A new schedule engine has been implemented to solve this issue. - Fixed a problem with some Nvidia and ATI graphics adapters where in rare cases the CPU load could go up to 100% when switching views. - Various bug fixes and improvements related to the introduction of the AXIS Video Element. Corrected problems in 3.20.036 ============================== - WMI (Window Management Instrumentation) fix to prevent crash. - Improved log cleanup. - Prevent corrupt recordings to be played. - PTZ zoom buttons always visible for PT and PTZ cameras. - Fixed Service not starting with Windows 2003 Corrected problems in 3.20.031 ============================== - Fixed problem setting the date and time for 207x and 209x cameras Add in 3.20.036 ============================== - Enhanced logging for better troubleshooting. Known limitations ================= With AXIS Camera Station 4: - Running both VMD 2.1 and VCS at the same time in devices with firmware prior to 5.60 might crash the unit. Please use only one or the other. New firmware is being delivered throughout 2014 to fix this and have devices cope with both. - Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are no longer supported operating systems. Please consider upgrading your operating system if you need to upgrade to AXIS Camera Station 4. - The full benefits of AXIS Camera Station 4 will not be experienced when upgrading from AXIS Camera Station 3.x. Upgrading preserves configuration and recordings. As such, selection of H.264, use of VMD 2.1 or storage selection has to be done manually. For the full benefits of AXIS Camera Station 4, a fresh install is required. - It is not possible to upgrade directly from AXIS Camera Station 2 to 4. But the licenses can be moved from one installation to the other. - Audio output to camera is only supported from firmware 5.10 - 2CIF resolution is not cropped/scaled correctly. Using resolutions such as D1 gives a correct result. - Using "Show in Fullscreen" customized option will freeze the client upon exiting the full screen mode. Workaround: Do not use "Show in Fullscreen" at ACS 4.30/4.31 startup or use ACS 4.21 instead. If the problem is triggered, close the ACS Client from the task manager and open the following file in a text editor: C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\Axis Communications\AXIS Camera Station Client\4.31.010\user.config and change "ShowAsFullScreen" to "False". Please mind the capital "F". Inherited from AXIS Camera Station 3: - AXIS Camera Station doesn't handle 2CIF correctly, use 2CIF Expanded instead. - 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 will not work with AXIS Q7401 on Windows XP. - I/O monitor might get stuck in "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. Best Regards, Axis Communications