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

Products affected: AXIS P5534-E PTZ Dome Network Camera

Release date:      2019-08-16

Release type:      Production

Firmware version:  5.51.6

Preceding release: 5.51.5.1

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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.

NOTE
====================

For latest information about Axis Cybersecurity, see
https://www.axis.com/se/sv/support/product-security.


Corrections in 5.51.6 since 5.51.5.1
=====================================

5.51.6:C01
Improved robustness of the O3C client.

5.51.6:C02
Removed the root users default password in factory defaulted firmware. The password of the
root user must be set first in order to initialize VAPIX and ONVIF interfaces to allow
further configuration. This change only affects products in its factory defaulted state,
products that are already deployed in production systems are not affected by this update
until factory defaulted.


Corrections in 5.51.5.1 since 5.51.5
=====================================

5.51.5.1:C01
Corrected an issue that caused event notifications not been triggered on storage
disruption.

5.51.5.1:C02
Improved re-connection behavior to AVHS server. The time between failed connection
attempts will now gradually increase until a hard limit is reached.

5.51.5.1:C03
A user with administrator rights can now upload PTZ drivers for those cameras supporting
this feature. Note that a factory default will be required to remove the old permissions
sets from the firmware.

5.51.5.1:C04
Corrected an issue that caused an overload of the CPU after enabling IP adress filtering.

5.51.5.1:C05
Corrected common vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel to increase overall minimum cyber
security level. CVE-2010-2960, CVE-2010-4175.

5.51.5.1:C06
Patched security vulernability CVE-2018-14526 in WPA supplicant to increase overall
minimum cyber security level.


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

5.51.6:L01
To be able to use all parts of the image in a View Area use the 4:3 Aspect Ratio
for the View Area.

5.51.6:L02
Multiple simultaneous recordings to SD cards and network shares can degrade the
performance of the system.

5.51.6:L03
Windows Network Shares do not handle all modifiers e.g. %c, since modifiers are
UNIX standard.

5.51.6:L04
Frame Size Control does not affect the size of the snapshot taken with the upper
right control that can be added to the Live View.

5.51.6:L05
If the device has ongoing continuous recordings and the device is restarted
using the restart option in web interface, the current part of recordings(block)
can not be accessed or downloaded through the web interface.

5.51.6:L06
Stream profile names are limited to alphanumerical characters.

5.51.6:L07
The AXIS Media Control client may stop displaying the H.264 video stream after
the PC has been locked.

5.51.6:L08
Live view does not work with QuickTime player using default settings.
Workaround: Disable Direct3D acceleration in Quicktime.

5.51.6:L9
When using an action rule results in short recordings, it is recommended to
extend post-event time.

5.51.6:L10
For actions based on PTZ events, it is  not possible to use the #P (PTZ preset
name) and #p (PTZ preset number) modifiers in the file names for network share
uploads.

5.51.6:L11
It's not recommended to downgrade to previous firmware when having HTTPS
enabled.

5.51.6:L12
Modifying a PTZ view area using API and afterwards clicking save in the web
interface, will cause the view area to revert to the old position.

5.51.6:L13
If text overlay is more than 460 characters long, no text will be displayed.

5.51.6:L14
Private keys need to be in a PKCS#1 format in order to function.

5.51.6:L15
A maximum of 100 installed certificates is allowed

5.51.6:L16
For low contrast scenes, false positives or negatives may occur because there is
not enough information for the Tampering alarm.

5.51.6:L17
If downgrading to previous firmware version, a factory default is recommended
after performing the downgrade.

5.51.6:L18
Using control queue with Java Applet may result in wrong queue positions if
switching between admin and viewer users.

5.51.6:L19
GOV values for stream profiles higher than 5000 are not supported.

5.51.6:L20
On Windows shares, upload paths for events needs to be created on the share
before use.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS P5534-E

Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========

1280x720
800x450
480x270
320x180

1024x768    1)
1024x576    1)
800x600     1)
768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
640x480     1)
640x360     1)
480x360     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
320x240     1)
240x180     1)
192x144     1)
176x144     1)
176x120     1)
160x120     1)
160x90      1)

1) Not visible in web user interface

90/270 degrees rotation is not supported.