FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE ===================== Products affected: M3044-W Release date: 2017-11-27 Release type: Production Firmware version: 7.40.1 File name: M3044-W_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 Updated AXIS Video Motion Detection to version 4.1.8. 7.40.1:F4 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 Added ONVIF GetVideoEncoderConfigurationOptions extension. This makes it possible for an ONVIF client to get e.g. the bitrate range of the camera. 7.30.1:F2 The Axis On Screen Crontrols add-on makes it possible for Axis Camera Station (ACS) or a VMS to get information about various features of the camera. This information is available through a JSON API via a CGI. 7.30.1:F3 The former user group selections for HTTPS Connection Policy (administrator, operator, viewer) have been merged to one single HTTPS Connection Policy. 7.30.1:F4 Support for AXIS SD card health API. The SD card health API allows a client to track and request the health and wear-out state of an camera with AXIS Surveillance SD Card. 7.30.1:F5 Support for automatic license key installation when installing an ACAP under Settings -> Apps. 7.30.1:F6 Support for SRTP (Encrypted Video Streaming) according to RFC 3711. The cameras video stream can be received via secure end-to-end encrypted transportation method only by authorized clients. 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. 7.30.1:F11 It is now possible to specify image rotation via ONVIF video source configuration 7.30.1:F12 The FTP Server is now disabled by default as it is not used during normal operation and may pose a security risk.The FTP Server may be enabled during advanced maintenance or troubleshooting in Settings -> System -> PlainConfig -> Network. 7.30.1:F13 Support for LLDP neighbor announcements. Products announce themselves now in the network via LLDP protocol. 7.30.1:F14 The functionality of enabling Axis DNS Service via control button has been disabled by default. It can be enabled again using VAPIX. 7.30.1:F15 Axis Video Motion Detection (VMD) 4 replaces Axis VMD 3 as preinstalled application. 7.30.1:F16 Changed the default web server authentication from Basic & Digest to Digest only. 7.30.1:F17 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:F18 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. 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 an issue that let the camera become unresponsive in rare occasions. 7.30.1:C2 Corrected an issue in the event system that prevented the camera from re-sending the SMTP notification every 10 seconds in case the receiving server reported an error. 7.30.1:C3 Reduced the waiting time for receiving a video stream significantly when a 2nd client requests a video stream via multicast. 7.30.1:C4 The area zoom functionality has been removed from the web-interface. Area zoom was used to draw a rectangle in the live view to let the camera either mechanical or digital PTZ to its desired position. 7.30.1:C5 Fixed a issue that let the recorded video to the computer using the Video Capture button be incorrectly displayed or unusable in some rare occasions. 7.30.1:C6 Corrected an issue when controlling a camera via NTCIP / PTZoverSNMP ACAP using absolute PAN command. Please use the latest version of the ACAP. 7.30.1:C7 Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2016-2147. 7.30.1:C8 Corrected critical vulnerability ACV-120444. 7.30.1:C9 Corrected possibility to include SPS (Sequence Parameter Set) and PPS (Picture Parameter Set) in the stream according to ACAP documentation. 7.30.1:C10 Optimized Network Share polling frequency. 7.30.1:C11 Improved stability in actionengine (tcp notification). 7.30.1:C12 Improved camera stability when recording via ONVIF profile G. 7.30.1:C13 Fixed Security vulnerability CVE-2016-5195. 7.30.1:C14 Improved HTTP image upload stability in unstable networks. 7.30.1:C15 Improved camera stability when metadata is used. 7.30.1:C16 Corrected an issue that made the overlay text disappear when a client requested a new video stream. Known Bugs/Limitations ================================================================================ 7.40.1:L1 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 If the highest resolution is set on a view area, the full image (i.e. not the cropped out view area) will be shown. 7.30.1:L5 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. 7.30.1:L6 An overlay text (e.g. date/time modifier) that has been configured in the classic web-interface will be still shown in the new web-interface even though a user might have disabled the overlay text there after firmware update. A user need to disable the overlay text first in the classic web-interface using http ://ip-address/index.shtml. Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for M3044-W ================================================================================ Resolution Exceptions ========== ========== 1280x720 1024x576 800x600 640x480 640x360 352x240 320x240 768x576 1) 704x576 1) 704x480 1) 384x288 1) 352x288 1) 1) Not visible in web user interface