FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE ===================== Products affected: Companion Cube LW Release date: 2017-11-27 Release type: Production Firmware version: 7.40.1 File name: C-CUBE-LW_7_40_1.bin Preceding release: 7.30.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7.40.1 ================================================================================ 7.40.1:F1 Support for Firmware Recovery under Settings -> System -> Maintenance. The product is saving a restore point every time the firmware is updated, allowing the user to rollback to a previous firmware and its configuration. 7.40.1:F2 Support for browser stream statistics in Live View. 7.40.1:F3 Support for Password Security Confirmation Check. To increase overall cybersecurity awareness, a user-configured password that is considered "weak" need to be confirmed actively twice by the user. Features in 7.30.1 ================================================================================ 7.30.1:F1 Support for LLDP neighbor announcements. Products announce themselves now in the network via LLDP protocol. 7.30.1:F2 Support for recordings with G711 ยต-law audio encoding. 7.30.1:F3 Support for Brute Force Delay Protection. The product can block a client for a period of time if too many login attempts failed. Brute Force Delay Protection can be configured under System -> PlainConfig -> System -> System PreventDoSAttack. 7.30.1:F4 Upon a factory default, the camera will generate a self-signed certificate at boot and enable HTTPS. This allows clients to use encrypted access from start. If HTTPS is to be used in daily operations, it is recommended to replace the generated self-signed certificate with a CA-signed certificate. 7.30.1:F5 Support for 24bit LPCM audio mode. 7.30.1:F6 The former user group selections for HTTPS Connection Policy (administrator, operator, viewer) have been merged to one single HTTPS Connection Policy. 7.30.1:F7 It is now possible to add hidden wireless networks via SSID manually. 7.30.1:F8 Support for Adaptive Resolution. Adaptive Resolution is enabled per default and takes only effect when viewing live stream in the web-interface. The viewing client will receive a image resolution that is adapted or close to the viewing clients real display resolution to higher the user experience. 7.30.1:F9 Support for Zipstream Dynamic FPS - Lower Limit Support for Zipstream Dynamic GOP - Upper Limit It is now possible to further adjust and set limits for Dynamic FPS and Dynamic GOP settings and can be configured under Stream settings -> Zipstream. 7.30.1:F10 Support for Flash All/Factory Default while performing a firmware update. It is now possible to select an option that will factory default the camera after a firmware update/downgrade has been performed under Settings -> System -> Maintenance. Corrections in 7.40.1 ================================================================================ 7.40.1:C1 Corrected an issue that caused the camera to lose its exposure and white balance settings after restart when "Hold Current" was configured. 7.40.1:C2 Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2016-2147 and CVE-2016-2148. 7.40.1:C3 Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2017-13077. 7.40.1:C4 Corrected an issue that required the user to enter login credentials when anonymous viewer is enabled. Corrections in 7.30.1 ================================================================================ 7.30.1:C1 Corrected critical vulnerability ACV-120444. 7.30.1:C2 Switch to turn off the network traffic LED now works. 7.30.1:C3 Fixed Security vulnerability CVE-2016-5195. 7.30.1:C4 Improved handling of day and night shift levels adjustment. 7.30.1:C5 Corrected an issue that made the overlay text disappear when a client requested a new video stream. 7.30.1:C6 Corrected an issue that let the camera become unresponsive in rare occasions. 7.30.1:C7 The camera is now starting its IR illumination when booting up in a low light environment. Previously the IR lights did not start even though they were enabled. 7.30.1:C8 Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2016-2147. Known Bugs/Limitations ================================================================================ 7.40.1:L1 IR illumination turns off when scene is changed from a bright environment to an even brighter one when manually activated through the web interface. 7.40.1:L2 MJPEG images become corrupted in rare occasions. This will be corrected in the upcoming firmware 8.10 in Q1, 2018. Please submit a support ticket on our help desk in order to receive a preliminary solution if needed. 7.40.1:L3 Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2017-9798. 7.40.1:L4 It is not possible to create user accounts in Microsoft Edge 38 or IE 11. More information on recommended browsers can be found here https://www.axis.com/support/technical-notes/browser-support. 7.30.1:L1 Recording streams to SD Card with total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause missing frames/sequences. 7.30.1:L2 It is recommended to perform a factory default after downgrading the cameras firmware if needed. 7.30.1:L3 Video streaming H.264 for Safari has been temporarily disabled in the web- interface because of an bug in the Safari browser. 7.30.1:L4 Connecting to a camera will fail and result in "Unauthorized" message due to an bug in Microsoft Edge 40 browser. This will be corrected by Microsoft in the next version of Edge 41. Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for Companion Cube LW ================================================================================ 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