NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS Camera Station Release date: October 15, 2010 Release type: Release Software version: 3.31 Build 30 File name: AXISCameraStationSetup.exe AXISCameraStationRedistSetup.exe Supported OS: Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista Business, XP Professional, Server 2008, Server 2003 (latest service packs). Microsoft .NET version 3.5 SP1 is required. Supported Devices: AXIS video products with firmware versions 4.30 or higher except AXIS 206M and AXIS 206W. Virus Scanner: Trend Micro. Languages: English, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Danish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Arabic and Persian/Farsi. Last preceding release: 3.31 Build 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/techsup/cam_servers/cam_station_software/index.htm Installation ============ - It is very important that your system is up-to-date before attempting to install AXIS Camera Station. Update your system by running Windows Update. - If an existing installation is being upgraded with this version please consult the 'Upgrade consideration' section below before upgrading. - If not already installed, Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 framework will be installed (included in installation file). This will take a few minutes. It is recommended to install Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 framework via Windows Update prior to installing AXIS Camera Station. - Run the self-extracting AXIS Camera Station setup file. - For upgrade to this version an upgrade license must be valid. - 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. - After upgrade to this version it is not possible to downgrade to the previous version without a complete uninstallation. AXIS Camera Station version 3 can be installed in parallel with a current AXIS Camera Station version 2.xx installation. If downgrade for some reason is necessary, simply uninstall version 3 and keep the version 2 installation. - 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 from C:\Recordings\ or where located as specified for each camera. Recommendations =============== - Observe the hardware requirements for running AXIS Camera Station. See users documentation at www.axis.com for details. - Make sure that the latest available graphics card driver is used. - Install AXIS Camera Station on a dedicated computer mainly running this application. - Defragment the hard disk periodically for optimal performance. - Make sure used Axis devices run latest available firmware. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 bugfixes 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 ================= - 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. - Only one-way synchronized audio supported. - 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 2003/2008 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 Upgrade from verion 2.x ======================= - No configuration of AXIS Camera Station 2.xx will be retained. - Recordings from AXIS Camera Station 2.xx will not be available in AXIS Camera Station 3.0 and later versions. - AXIS Camera Station Clients connected to the AXIS Camera Station must also be upgraded. - Microsoft Windows 2000 is no longer supported. - Web interface is removed from the product. - Archive functionality is replaced with support for recording to network drives and flexible export functionality. - AXIS Image Enhancer cannot be used with AXIS Camera Station 3.0 and later versions. 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