Release Notes

Video Management System

PUBLISHED 05 Aug 2024

Release Notes

These release notes cover changes implemented since the latest minor release (5.1.4.38559).
BREAKING CHANGES:

• Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.0/Gen6).
• Support for Raspberry Pi 3 will be discontinued in the next Gen6 minor release (6.0.x).

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved stability when the network connection between System components is poor.

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

• Improved notifications and event management with GANZ cameras.
• Bookmark search by tags is improved.
• Dahua ITC413 is updated to support traffic detection events.
• Dahua LPR models updated for recent firmware changes.
• On Hikvision DS-2CD2687G2HT-LIZS, the motion events were triggered instead of "intrusion detection" or "line crossing", causing recording issues. Fixed.
• Hikvision DS-2CD2047G2H-LIU devices did not detect vehicles. Fixed.

DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:

• Newly Supported Devices:
  
  • Elmo PROIDF30D, PROIDF31D, PROIBF30D, PROIBF31D, PROIBF32D, PROIBF33D, PROIBF34D, PROIBF35D, PROIBF36D, PROIBF37D.
  • LTS - VSPTZIP4C44WSL.
  • Digital Watchdog | N8PC-OLAH4.
  • Osiris OS-I3-EENS8M-MST.
  • Hikvision DS-QAZ1325G1T Network Speaker.
  • Axis P3738-PLE.

• Encoders added to the analog list:
  
  • Mazi HAVR-08LT.

• Multisensor Cameras:
  
  • Hikvision DS-2TD4137, DS-2DE3A404IWG. DS-2CD6D44G1H, DS-2SE7C144IW.
  • Raysharp CT252N6TNB.
  • Uniview UV-IPC94144SR, TIC2621SR-F3-4F4AC-VD.
  • Digital Watchdog TB2XTH36IP5.
  • Arecont Vision AV32576RSIR.

• Advanced PTZ:
  
  • i-PRO WV-X66300-Z3/Z3L, WV-X66300-Z4/Z4L, WV-X66600-Z3/Z3L, WV-X66700-Z3/Z3L.
  • Dahua SD5A225XAN-HNR, SD6C3425GB-HNR-A-PV1, IP-2PT-4IZ25B, SD49425GB.
  • Pelco Spectra Enhanced D6230.
  • Hikvision DS-2SF8C442MXG-ELW.

• Devices Specific Fixes:
  
  • Zenitel Intercom:
    
    • Zenitel TCIS-3 device experienced interrupted audio when viewed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.
    • Zenitel TMIS-1 and TCIS-3 digital input events and audio were delayed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

• Axis:
  
  • The secondary stream of an Axis M2036-LE camera was not set when multiple devices were present. Fixed.
  • Axis P3719PLE camera displayed intermittent recording of an H.265 stream. Fixed.
  • Axis C1310E devices toggle between online and offline state. Fixed.
  • Axis D3110 was recognized as a camera when only outputs were configured. Fixed.
  • Axis P8221 I/O module displayed an ‘unauthorized’ error message when the correct credentials were provided. Fixed.

• Bosch
  
  • Bosch Dinion 5100 iR was not discovered but can be added. Fixed.
  • Fixed interrupts in recording on Bosch DINION 7100i.

• Fibaro intercoms did not stream MJPEG over HTTP after manual addition. Fixed.
• Hikvision iDS-6716HUHI-M NVR supports Onvif PTZ.
• Some ONVIF input events from Digital Watchdog cameras were not logged by the Server, Fixed.
• Some Vivotek cameras with new firmwares could not be authenticated after reboot. Fixed.
• Fixed dual-streaming issues with Amcrest IP4M-1082E.
• Video imported from Lilin Z3R8922H camera was not added to the archive. Fixed.
• On Dahua X82B3A NVR, not all channels were properly discovered. Fixed.

BUG FIXES:

• If a "Camera Recording" action was set up with pre-recording time on a source camera, the actual pre-recording time was incorrect. Fixed.
• Bookmark filtering by tags did not work if a tag contained the # symbol. Fixed.
• On large storage arrays (60TB+), the data could take up all the space ignoring the “Reserve space” value. Fixed.
• On network disconnection failover, the fallback Server took over all the cameras within the system before releasing all cameras to their original Servers. Fixed.
• Server would repeat actions or duplicate notifications for One-time Analytic Object triggers. Fixed.
• The "Push My Screen" option was missing for newly created Video Walls. Fixed.
• Non-admin users did lose the ability to view a camera in a shared layout if the camera was replaced. Fixed.
• All windows displayed the same timestamp after a preview search was complete. Fixed.
• A Cross-System layout could display a loading notice after hours of streaming from another system. Fixed.
• Third-party Cylance Memory Protection software running on the same machine could cause the Desktop Client instability. Fixed.
• Object search on Any camera only worked for devices connected to the current Server. Fixed.
• Systems running on Raspberry Pi could become unstable or reboot after extended use. Fixed.
• Web Admin:
  
  • Link icons were not shown for some links in the Settings tab. Fixed.
  • Cloud user was shown incorrectly in Web Admin if the Email contained the substring "null". Fixed.
  • Licenses block was missing on the Licenses page in Web Admin UI. Fixed.
  • A password was required to open the API documentation in Web Admin even if a user had been already authenticated. Fixed.
  • In Web Admin, an archive storage could be selected to store Analytics DB (it should not be possible). Fixed.

API UPDATES:

• The Sample Plugin from Metadata SDK could cause the Server crash. Fixed.
• API requests did not work if proxying was set up and the request was addressed to the proxy server. Fixed.
• Video could not be played back over WebRTC through a relay behind NAT. Fixed.
• If an event was called by API (using “createEvent” with the “eventResourceId” parameter), its parameters were not propagated into the action configured in the corresponding Event Rule and no action occurred. Fixed.
• The backup database filename was missing the "manual" postfix when the backup was initiated by API. Fixed.

HANWHA ONLY:

• Hanwha Intercom: trigger mode is converted to push-to-talk mode.

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