NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS Camera Station Release date: October 12, 2016 Release type: Release Software version: 5.05 Build 011 Protocol Version: 5.0.9 File name: AXISCameraStationSetup.exe Required: 64-bit Operating System Microsoft .NET version 4.6.1 Supported OS: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Pro SP1, Server 2012 standard, Server 2012 R2 standard, Server 2008 standard, Server 2008 R2 standard (*)(**). (*) Only AXIS Camera Station Server is supported in server OSs. (**) When using AXIS Camera Station Client in a Server OS (for configuration only), Windows Desktop Experience must be enabled. Recommendations: Latest OS Service Packs. Supported Devices: AXIS video products with firmware versions 4.30 or higher except AXIS 206M and AXIS 206W. AXIS Auxiliary devices such as AXIS A1001, C3003-E, A9188, P8221. ONVIF Profile S conformant third-party devices that have been verified to work with AXIS Camera Station through AXIS Camera Station Device Compatibility Tool Installer scanned with: Trend Micro. Languages: (UI + help files) English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish. (UI only) Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, Finnish, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. Last preceding release: 5.05 Build 010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY * Contact Information * Installation * Uninstallation * Recommendations * New features * Known limitations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/products/axis-camera-station/support-and-documentation Installation ============ - For a comprehensive description of the installation steps, please refer to the Installation Guide or User Manual at: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station - 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. - If AXIS Camera Station Server is upgraded, any AXIS Camera Station 3 or 4 Clients must also be upgraded. Within version 5, connection to a server with a different version is possible. The appropriate client version will be downloaded from the server. Uninstallation ============== - Run 'Uninstall' under Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove programs. - Recordings are not erased by 'Uninstall' and must to be manually removed. Recommendations =============== - Please take time to read the hardware guidelines for AXIS Camera Station at: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/hardware-guidelines/system - Make sure the latest graphics card driver are used in computers running the client. - Install AXIS Camera Station on a computer dedicated to run this application. - Make sure Axis devices run latest available firmware. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes made ​in 5.05.011 ========================​ * Fixed a server restart that could occur under certain conditions. Known Limitations in 5.05 ======================== * Some Action Rules may not work correclty after upgrading to version 5.05.x. Investigation ongoing. In the meatime a rollback to 5.04.014 is advised. Changes made in 5.05.010 ======================== * Added a setting in AcsService.exe.config to configure the audio transmit timeout. This setting helps when a two-way audio communication needs to be established in low bandwidth installations. * Fixed a server crash that could occur in low bandwidth installations. New features in 5.05.006 ======================== * Multitrack view support for exported video in AXIS File Player: - AXIS File Player shows a timeline for exported recordings. It can show recordings from different cameras that overlap in time, and it will display different recording types in separate colours. - The exported recordings are shown in a 2x2 split view in AXIS File Player. * Automatically upgrade clients when server upgraded: - The ACS client is automatically upgraded when upgrading the server and will reconnect after upgrade. No user interaction is required. * Screenshot in system report: - When creating a system report from the Client there is an option to take screenshots of the monitors and add these to the system report. The aim is to faster give Axis Support more information over the problem. - The screenshots will include the Information overlay (in Debug mode) if the Live View or Recording workspace are opened. - Any monitor will get captured, not only the ones where ACS is opened. The checkbox is NOT selected by default. * Registry setting for changing nightly reload: - It is now possible to change the time for nightly reload in the registry, this is done the same way as for the database backup. See FAQ ID 116278. * Ability to run the Database Maintainer with a scheduled task: - During installation of ACS, a Windows Scheduled Task will be created (AXIS Camera Station Database Maintenance Task). - The task is disabled by default. The user has to manually enable the task for it to run. * AIV improvements: - Improved support for multi-network cards setup. - General stability improvements. Changes made in 5.05.006 ======================== * HTTP events can now be sent using Basic authentication. * Fixed a server crash caused by invalid format of motion detection parameters. * Fixed an issue where the embedded motion detection would stop triggering after a while. The problem was related to a bug in the task queue length. * Fixed a client crash when configuring an A1001 event without any door connected. * Fixed a buzzing sound at the beginning of exported recording. * Fixed a client crash caused by dewarped views of 360 degrees cameras. * The camera list in the Tree View is now sorted alphabetical, as expected. * The retention time set in Site Designer is now imported correctly into AXIS Camera Station’s wizard. * Fixed a client crash when deleting hotspot. New features in 5.04.014 ======================== * User permissions for views and folders: - An administrator can now give specific permissions (access/edit) for Views and Folders to the different viewers and operators. - By default, a new user does not have any View/Folder permission. - Viewers/Operators can only see views/folders/cameras to which they have access in the navigation panel. - Operators can only create new items (views, maps…) in folders to which they have access to, or in the root folder. - When an Operator creates a new view, only himself and Administrators have access and edit rights to the views (by default). * ONVIF Event Handling for Third Party Devices: - Any event supported by third party cameras via ONVIF interface can be used in ACS to trigger a rule from the Device Event menu. - Some configuration may need to be done from the camera’s web interface after validation by the AXIS Device Compatibility Tool (DCT). - A restart of the camera might be required after creating the rule in ACS (model and manufacturer related). - Some cameras support only one event, while some others support two or more events. Such support is indicated by the DCT tests. * Shutdown service: - AcsAdmin can now be run in one instance per windows user session, thus eliminating the error dialog for subsequent concurrent user sessions. Changes made in 5.04.014 ======================== * Performance improvements when moving items in the tree view. * Performance improvements for big amount of tags. * ACS Service is now set to start “Automatic (Delayed)” when upgrading from previous versions and for new installations. * Fixed an issue where he client would crash if the Microsoft locale ID was invalid. * Operators are now able to use “speak” button and audio controls. * Fixed an issue where parts of the ACS window would become transparent. * Improved logging in Client application. * Fixed minor translation issues. * Recordings are now deleted as expected when removing a camera from ACS. * Added support for Image Configuration with firmware 1.x * Other corrections New features in 5.03.004 ======================== * New AXIS file player (version 2.3.0.2) with multi-track support (preparation for coming feature): - Will allow playback of exported videos in a split view. This feature will be available in a future ACS release. * New live view layout for Q37 cameras: - A new live view layout called "Panorama" has been added in ACS. With this panorama layout you can more easily display cameras with panorama view areas. * Added support for upcoming Speakers: - AXIS C1004 and AXIS C2005 can be added as auxiliary devices and require one ACS license, as any AUX device in ACS 5. *Dynamic media profiles in split views: - The Live View of ACS is now automatically adapting its video quality between the Low, Medium and High profile depending on the current available size for the video stream and if it is zoomed in or not. - Ex 1: If we are in fullscreen, the video will be shown using the High media profile. While if you resize the window to a smaller size, then it will start to switch to the low profile in the background. - Ex 2: In a split view with small and big split sizes (e.g the new “Panorama” view), video streams will use a higher profile for the big split and a lower one for the small splits. - Ex 3: When a small split using Low profile, the video quality will increase and High profile will be used when zooming in the image. - All these switches are made in the background and user only sees a smooth transition to the new stream. * Improved audit log: - The audit log prints the PTZ movements and the user controlling the camera. Changes made in 5.03.004 ======================== * The help files are now translated in Korean language * Change default disk usage from 100% to 99%. - Solve issues with intruding data on non-OS drives * Cameras are sorted by alphabetic order in all dialogs. * ACS Service can start without the need to be connected to any network. * Fixed an issue where the user couldn’t add/remove PTZ presets on Axis cameras * Corrected an issue where third party devices with digital PTZ capability but no support for presets can't be added to AXIS Camera Station. * Changed default database backup time from 3:15 AM to 0:15 AM. * Changed nightly device jobs from 4:15 AM to 1:15 AM. Known Limitations in 5.03.004 ======================== * Dynamic media profiles are not available on dewarped views. Changes made in 5.02.015 ======================== * Corrected an issue where third party devices with digital PTZ capability but no support for presets can't be added to AXIS Camera Station. New features in 5.02.013 ======================== * New camera wizard organized in four tabs: - Summary: Show an overview of the cameras to install. If the settings do not need to be modified, the user can proceed to the installation by pressing “Install”. - Import project (optional): Import a Side Designer project with access code or exported file. - Storage (optional): Choose recording storage and retention time. Also add network shares. - Recording method (optional): Drag & Drop cameras between Motion Recording, Continuous Recording or No Recording * AXIS Site Designer integration in camera wizard: - Projects created on sitedesigner.axis.com can be exported as a file or access code and be imported in AXIS Camera Station 5.02 and above. - Imported parameters: • Recording method for Daytime only (Motion, Continuous, No recording) • Resolution on medium media profile • Frame rate on medium media profile • Description • Camera name • Retention time * Camera thumbnails in client-UI: - Tooltips showing camera thumbnails and basic information is available in most of the dialogs when hovering a camera. * AXIS Installation Verifier Beta: - Verify that your system is working as it should by running the AXIS Installation Verifier. - The Installation Verifier mimics the recording part of the ACS server and performs one test with the current settings, one with emulated low light test and then also a stress test in order to find the system's bottlenecks. - A verification report is generated in PDF format and can be handed-over to the customer. * New device event receiver: - Stability improvements of the device event receiver, affecting VMD2, VMD3, Crossline Detection... * PTZ support for third party cameras: - For validation of your third party device, use AXIS Device Compatibility Tool available on axis.com * Added support for Axis' Zipstream with dynamic frame rate Changes made in 5.02.013 ======================== * Operators are now able to acknowledge alarms correctly * User settings are now correctly included with upgrade from previous version * For Dutch only: The “Global” workspace hotkey string was not translated correctly in previous releases. This is now fixed, however any “Global” hotkey previously configured will be lost. The user needs to “Restore Defaults” hotkeys and re-assign them manually. * Fixed an issue when discovering AXIS A9188 with firmware 1.00.0 * Added support for new firmware format (versions 1.xx) * AXIS Camera Station Device Compatibility Tool version 5.02.013 has been released * New option to enable view selection before accepting mechanical PTZ commands (Customize > Live View). Known Limitations in 5.02.013 ======================== * Site Designer import: - No night time setting is imported in AXIS Camera Station - Only able to import projects that has the same major Site Designer version as the supported project version of AXIS Camera Station. * General: - No tooltip/thumbnail is displayed in the add/edit cameras dialog. * AXIS Installation Verifier: - Axis Cameras with ACAP version 2.0 or above are required to run AIV. * PTZ support for third party cameras: - If a PTZ third party camera was added in previous versions, manual steps are required to get the PTZ working after upgrade to 5.02: o Enter the Video & Audio Settings dialog, Edit and press OK (this will associate the PTZ configuration with the Media Profile). o Right click in Live view and select “Use Mechanical PTZ”. - Preset names with odd characters such as ”>” will not work for third party cameras. - Cameras with PTZ support but without support for presets will cause the AXIS Device Compatibility Tool to crash and won't be added to AXIS Camera Station. > Hotfix will be available in July. New features in 5.01.009 ======================== * Encrypted video communication between AXIS Camera Station client and AXIS Camera Station server: The video and audio data between server and client is now encrypted. Previously only the configuration API calls were encrypted. * Added support for 21 languages (Thai is a new language) Changes made in 5.01.009 ======================== * Added an explaining error message when adding cameras with an invalid PTZ configuration. * Adding a device with PTZ functionality does not require Extended PTZ anymore (Solving issues adding some devices). * Fixed an issue where authentication would fail when different cameras where NAT mapped to the same IP address but different HTTP ports. * Fixed an upgrade problem for operating system using a specific date/time format (Thai...). * The camera status in the live view is now refreshed correctly after a maintenance or a disconnection. * HideCameraConnectingLabel customization setting is now working correctly. * Group users can now login from the AXIS mobile app. * Fixed drag and drop on basic view navigation on AXIS Camera Station main window. * Playback limit now works for 16 and 25 splits. * Improved Stability when using Remote Desktop on the client. * General Client stability improvements. Known limitations in 5.01.009 ============================= * User settings are not included with upgrade from previous version (fixed in 5.02) * Joystick hotkeys do not work after changing language * Operators are not always able to acknowledge alarms (fixed in 5.02) Changes made in 5.00.032 ======================== * Purchase recommendation has been updated * User is now notified in ACS if a used license key has been blocked * ACS is now able to identify S20 products * Corrected the number of licenses required for multi-chip encoders (no blade encoders were affected), including all Q7404 and some M7016, P7216, P7216. * Solves an issue when sometimes ACS Client failed to connect/reconnect to cameras in Live View * Solves an issue when ACS client fails to connect to cameras if there is no sound card and audio is enabled. Known limitation: License count for AXIS 243Q is not correct. A service release will be available soon. Changes made in 5.00.026 ======================== * Corrected memory increase when using AXIS Mobile App * The system report can now be generated correclty * Improved rendering stability * Solved server crash when adding I/O ports for AXIS M3037 * Other various improvements Changes made in 5.00.018 ======================== * Solves an issue when events cannot be configured after upgrading from 4.31. * Improved support for using ACS demo tool together with mobile app. Changes made in 5.00.013 ======================== * Improved client stability * Hardware Decoding is now set to “Automatic” by default and will be used for 4K streams @25FPS and above * Running AXIS Camera Station Server on a virtual machine is supported again. Running the client is not supported (same as previous versions). * Improved stability in the camera discovery * Improved stability when using Remote Desktop Known limitations in 5.00.013 ============================= * If upgraded from version 4 with broken Advanced Rules, the configuration of new rules is not possible anymore. > Fixed in 5.00.018 New Major Release - 5.00.009 ======================== Upgrade considerations for ACS 5 ======================== * License model has changed from version 4 and below. * ACS 4 licenses will be converted to ACS 5 licenses. This action cannot be undone without contacting Axis Technical Support. * When a Client is connected to several Servers at the same time, these servers are considered as part of the same system and share a common pool of maximum 32 Core Device licenses in total. * Upgrade fee applies for systems with more than 32 devices in total. * One license is now required for each device, including auxiliary devices. * AXIS Camera Station ONE is no longer available. * 32bit systems are no longer supported from ACS 5.0. The installer will only run on 64bit systems or operating systems. * Microsoft .NET version 4.6.1 is required. Installing a new .NET version will require a restart before continuing installing AXIS Camera Station 5. * Running AXIS Camera Station Server on a virtual machine is not supported in this release. A new service release will address that mid-March 2016. * Please refer to the Migration Guide before upgrading from version 4 or earlier. Available at http://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/migration_guide_acs_5_en_1603.pdf New features in 5.00.009: ======================== Major Release ======================== User Interface * Improved responsiveness in user interface * Fast video search "Video Scrubbing" * Improved navigation for large systems * Large systems can enable the "Tree View" (by going to Main menu > Options > Customize > General) for an optimized layout in Live View and Recording workspaces. * Drag & Drop support * Multi-select support * Cameras and views can be organized into folders * Cameras and views can be filtered in the tree view * More information: http://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116235 --------- New rendering * Improved media engine and video quality * Improved jitter handling * Hardware decoding available on compatible graphics cards --------- Third Party Device Support * Selected ONVIF Profile S conformant third party devices are supported through some key functions of the IEC62676-2-3 standard. * For validation of your third party device, use AXIS Device Compatibility Tool available at: http://www.axis.com/support/downloads/axis-camera-station-device-compatibility-tool * More information and supported features available at: http://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116215 --------- Mobile-App * AXIS mobile apps for Android and iOS * Android: Requires OS 4.2.2 * Thumbnails of Axis cameras * Live View * Take snapshot * iOS: Requires iOS 8 * Android features + Recording playback --------- New License model * One license is now required for each device, including auxiliary devices. * New type of licenses: * Core Device license * Universal Device license * ACS 4 to Universal Device license * Core to Universal Device license * More information: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/license * License calculator: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/license-calculator * New Online License Portal available: http://www.axis.com/licenses --------- Changes made in 5.00.009 ======================== * If client settings file is corrupted, a new one is created instead of client crash. Info message is also displayed * The new media engine requires Windows Aero to be enabled (default on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10). * CPU rendering is not available anymore. The GPU is used instead. * The function called "Image enhancement" is no longer available. * The "Show in Fullscreen" could cause client to freeze, this is now corrected. * 2CIF resolution are now cropped/scaled correctly. * Improved certificate handling for server-client connection * The limit of 100 channels per server is removed. Instead, the hardware recommendation is based on the total bandwidth per server. For more information read the hardware guidelines: http://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/hardware-guidelines/system Known limitations ================= With AXIS Camera Station 5: AXIS Mobile App: - No support for third party devices. - No support for MPEG-4 or MJPEG. Only H.264 is supported. - No audio support (yet) - Not possible to connect to multiple servers simultaneously - Playback: - After fast forward playback, frame stepping does not work very well. Most of the time, pressing the backwards/forwards step button has no effect. - ​​Backwards frame stepping of an H.264 recording only updates the playback image when reaching an I-frame. - Seeking on the timeline of an H.264 recording gives an image of the closest preceding I-frame instead of showing the actual image at the chosen position.​ - Playback of simultaneous streams can be slightly out of sync​ - To beneficiate from the multitrack view playback in AXIS File Player, the recordings need to be done and exported with version 5.05 or above. - The current split in AXIS File Player is limited to one or four cameras only. Adding more than 4 cameras will only display the first 4 in the timeline. Other cameras can be selected from the dropdown menu. - Automatic reconnection after server upgrade: - The client will only be restarted if it is connected to a single server. Otherwise the reconnection will fail and the user will have to manually reconnect to the servers. - For the client to automatically log on the server again after the restart, the "Remember me" checkbox on the log on screen must have been checked when the server was logged on to last time. - The server needs to be fully licensed for the automatic reconnection to work. - The ACS Client needs to be 5.05 or higher In order to beneficiate from the automatic reconnection. - Hardware decoding can cause client instability when using old graphics cards or old drivers. - Users part of the "Guest" group may encounter issues when connecting to the Server. - Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are no longer supported operating systems. - Audio output to camera is only supported from firmware 5.10 - 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 monitor may lock on "Changing..." when toggling output state in P8221. - 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 2008/2012 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. - DirectX 11 is required for proper rendering of three 4K streams. Windows 7 won't be able to display three 4 K streams on three monitors. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2724530 for details. - Failover recording might produce a recording gap of 5 seconds at the beginning of the failover clip when used with cameras with firmware 5.60 and above. An investigation is ongoing. - Joystick hotkeys do not work after changing language For ACS 4 release notes, visit www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_station/4_31_018/relnote.txt Best Regards, Axis Communications