FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
=====================

Products affected:        COMPANION CUBE L

Release date:             2018-05-02

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         8.20.1

Preceding release:        8.10.1

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Upgrade instructions
====================

Upgrade the firmware according to the instructions given at
https://www.axis.com/ca/en/support/tecnical-notes/how-to-upgrade 
or howtoupgrade.txt, which is included in the firmware folder.


New features in 8.20.1
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8.20.1:F1
The possibility to edit scripts in camera has been disabled per default in order
to increase minimum cyber security level.

8.20.1:F2
Changed the default audio bitrate to 32 kbps.

8.20.1:F3
Updated AXIS Video Motion Detection to version 4.2.1.

8.20.1:F4
Changed the default input audio gain from 30 dB to 45 dB.

8.20.1:F5
Updated NTP server (openntpd) to version 6.2p3.


Features in 8.10.1
================================================================================

8.10.1:F1
VMD (Video Motion Detection) is updated to version 4.2.


Corrections in 8.20.1
================================================================================

8.20.1:C1
Corrected an issue that made it necessary for the user to refresh manually the
storage configuration page in the web-interfce to be updated e.g. when a storage
has been disconnected from the camera.

8.20.1:C2
Corrected an issue that caused the camera to stop streaming in rare occasions.

8.20.1:C3
Corrected an issue that made it necessary to login twice when connecting to the
web-interface using Microsoft Edge.

8.20.1:C4
Corrected an issue when testing multiple email recipients.

8.20.1:C5
Corrected an issue where e-mail recipients could be wrongly formatted.

8.20.1:C6
Corrected an issue that prevented the user from taking image snapshots in H264
when using the Safari web browser.

8.20.1:C7
Corrected an issue that prevented the use of the whole sensor width for some
aspect ratios.

8.20.1:C8
Corrected an issue that could cause synchronization to AVHS to fail.

8.20.1:C9
Corrected critical vulnerability ACV-128401.

8.20.1:C10
Corrected an issue that caused the camera to become unreachable via link local
address in the network when connecting client was in another subnet.

8.20.1:C11
The semi-transparent overlay option has been removed to avoid image flickering
side-effects.


Corrections in 8.10.1
================================================================================

8.10.1:C1
Corrected an issue with MJPEG images becoming corrupted in rare occasions.

8.10.1:C2
Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2017-9798.

8.10.1:C3
Corrected an issue when creating user accounts in Microsoft Edge 38 or IE 11.

8.10.1:C4
Corrected an issue that could cause noise in images in rare occasions.

8.10.1:C5
Corrected an issue that could cause huge file sizes when viewing multiple
streams.


Known Bugs/Limitations
================================================================================

8.20.1:L1
When downgrading a firmware the static IP configuration is lost. Axis recommends
to perform a factory reset after downgrading.

8.20.1:L2
When using an iOS device and Chrome or Safari web browser it is not possible to
switch from viewer to administrator or operator.

8.20.1:L3
Corrected an issue that could cause the camera to get stuck in night mode when
WDR setting changed.

8.10.1:L1
It is not possible to receive audio encoding details in the browser stream
information.

8.10.1:L2
A user might experience frame drops in rare conditions when video streaming in
Firefox 57 due to specific computer hardware. It is recommended to use Google
Chrome instead.

8.10.1:L3
It is not possible to to rotate high resolution video streams when using Firefox
browser in Windows when playing H.264.

8.10.1:L4
When performing a firmware rollback to a version older than 5.90 the database on
an SD-card or the network share will be incompatible and it needs to be
reformatted.

8.10.1:L5
When the camera is restored, the time zone is not saved meaning that it will be
set to GMT 0.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for COMPANION CUBE L
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Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========

1920x1080
1280x960
1280x720
1024x768
1024x576
800x600
640x480
640x360
352x240
320x240

768x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)

1) Not visible in web user interface