FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
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Products affected:        Q6078-E

Release date:             2021-06-04

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         10.6.0

Preceding release:        10.5.4

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Upgrade recommendations
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When updating the device, it is recommended to do an intermediate upgrade
using an available AXIS OS LTS-release on the way to the desired AXIS OS
version.
For example, if the device currently is running AXIS OS 7.40 and you want to
upgrade to the latest AXIS OS Active Track (Example: 10.1, October 2020) then
you should do the upgrade in these steps: 7.40 => 8.40 LTS => 9.80 LTS => 10.1.
More detailed recommendations can be found in the AXIS OS portal at
https://www.axis.com/support/firmware.

Upgrade the firmware according to the instructions given in howtoupgrade.txt,
which is included in the firmware folder or according to instructions at
https://www.axis.com/support/firmware.


NOTE
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For latest information about Axis Cybersecurity, see:
https://www.axis.com/support/product-security


New features in 10.6.0
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10.6.0:F1
MQTT subscription support added. With this support, it will be possible to use
incoming MQTT messages as action triggers in the rule engine.

10.6.0:F2
Removed support for stream specific legacy overlays. The URL options for legacy
image and legacy text overlay will not be supported any more.

10.6.0:F3
Added the possibility to show Day night Information switch in overlay text by
using #dn. This will show both the current value and the threshold value for the
day/night change.

10.6.0:F4
Added option to select which overlay should be used in a stream profile.

10.6.0:F5
Added "Audio clip playing" as a new condition in event system.

10.6.0:F6
HTTPS Ciphers are checked and unsupported ciphers removed on standard firmware
upgrade

10.6.0:F7
Added a parameter to disable Apache & OpenSSL version in HTTP(S) responses in
Plain Config -> System.

10.6.0:F8
Upgraded OpenSSL to 1.1.1k to increase overall minimum cyber security level.

10.6.0:F9
Updated Video Motion Detection to version 4.5.0.

10.6.0:F10
Support of stream specific legacy overlay is removed on Artpec platform. With
this change, the URL option for both legacy image and text overlay will not be
supported any more on Artpec platform.


Features in 10.5.4
================================================================================


Corrections in 10.6.0
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10.6.0:C1
Improved Motion Detection to handle scenes with extreme lighting changes ,
improving general behavior for applications that make use of this engine and
data.

10.6.0:C2
Improved behavior when using Guard Tour with the Control Queue.

10.6.0:C3
Corrected an issue that did not account for MTU packet fragmentation for IEEE
802.1x authentication. Previously the Axis device was not able to authenticate
properly against an 802.1x network when the MTU was configured to 1410 or lower.

10.6.0:C4
Corrected an issue that on some occasions could prevent export of a part of a
recording.

10.6.0:C5
Corrected an issue that in combination with some VMSes and low resolution could
cause brief disconnections in the video stream.


Corrections in 10.5.4
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Known Bugs/Limitations
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Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for Q6078-E
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Resolution    Exceptions    Capture mode
------------  ------------  --------------
3840x2160                   2)
1920x1080                   2) 3) 4)
1280x720                    2) 3) 4)
800x450                     2) 3) 4)
480x270                     2) 3) 4)
320x180                     2) 3) 4)

1280x960      1)            2) 3) 4)
1024x768      1)            2) 3) 4)
1024x576      1)            2) 3) 4)
800x600       1)            2) 3) 4)
768x576       1)            2) 3) 4)
720x576       1)            2) 3) 4)
704x576       1)            2) 3) 4)
704x480       1)            2) 3) 4)
704x288       1)            2) 3) 4)
704x240       1)            2) 3) 4)
640x480       1)            2) 3) 4)
640x360       1)            2) 3) 4)
480x360       1)            2) 3) 4)
384x288       1)            2) 3) 4)
352x288       1)            2) 3) 4)
352x240       1)            2) 3) 4)
320x240       1)            2) 3) 4)
240x180       1)            2) 3) 4)
192x144       1)            2) 3) 4)
176x144       1)            2) 3) 4)
176x120       1)            2) 3) 4)
160x120       1)            2) 3) 4)
160x90        1)            2) 3) 4)
analyze       1)            2) 3) 4)


1) Not visible in web user interface
2) 4K @ 25/30 fps
3) 1080p @ 50/60 fps
4) 1080p @ 25/30 fps