NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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Products involved:  AXIS IP Utility

Release date:       March 19, 2024

Release type:       Production

Software version:   5.1.6.0

File name:          AxisIPUtilitySetup.exe

Supported OS:       Windows 11
                    Windows 10

Software:           Microsoft .Net 4.7.2 Framework

Languages:          English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese

Preceding release:  5.1.5.0

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Contact Information
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Please contact Axis Communications for product information, updates and
support at: http://www.axis.com

Installation
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Run AxisIPUtilitySetup.exe (requires administrator privileges) and
follow the instructions. The application will start automatically after
exiting the installation.

Known limitations
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Changes since 5.1.5.0
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- Version 5.1 is now fully translated to French, Italian, German,
  Spanish or Japanese.

Changes since 5.0.24.0
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- Integrated device web view (requires Microsoft Edge WebView 2)
- Device web link for quick access to device settings
- A secure password can be automatically generated (and copied to
  clipboard) when setting up the default device account
- A custom account name can now be used when setting up the default
  device account (requires firmware version 11.9)

Changes since 5.0.23.0
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- Fixed problem with setting default device password when containing
  certain special characters.

Changes since 5.0.19.0
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- The user interface is now translated when the language setting of
  Windows is set to French, Italian, German, Spanish or Japanese.

Changes since 4.24
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- The application now comes as a regular installer (for security
  reasons a portal version will no longer be provided)
- Modernized user interface
- Improved stability and speed of device discovery
- Purge some unused functionality
- Security: HTTPS by default
- Security: The Axis Device ID Root CA certificates is now installed to
  the "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" store on the local
  machine.
- Security: Enforce TLS 1.2 or higher
- Security: BASIC authentication over HTTP is no longer supported