Release Notes

6.1.1.42624 – Video Management System

Published: 11 Mar 2026

Release Notes

IMPORTANT: These release notes cover changes implemented since the latest major release (6.1.0.42176).

Breaking Changes

• Support for MacOS 12 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.2).

New Devices / Operating Systems Support

• Mac OS Tahoe
• Raspbian 13
• Milesight Edge

Security Improvements

• TLS 1.1 support is removed from Piko edge server installations.
• Apache identification is removed from the VMS Server header.

General Improvements

• JWT Tokens are fully supported to improve authentication performance and avoid accidental logouts from Cloud connected Sites.
• Danish localization added.
• Japanese translations improved.
• The in-Client Remote Administration Tool is improved.
• Improved Desktop Client stability on Windows 11.
• The window size limitation is eliminated when using the --window-geometry CLI parameter to run the Desktop Client.
• The --hide-panels CLI parameter is added to launch the Desktop Client with all side panels hidden.
• The “Reset to defaults” Web Admin dialog is improved. It now notes that activated licenses will remain on Server after a reset.

Enterprise Functionality Improvements / Fixes

• Sites could show up as Unreachable in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

Analytics Improvements / Fixes

• Analytics event attribute information was missing in the Event Log description. Fixed.
• In some cases, the “Analytics Object Detected” event rule did not process attributes correctly. Fixed.
• Analytic Events were not triggered if the event rules were configured at the group level. Fixed.
• The metadata configuration section in the “Advanced Parameters” tab is available even if the camera becomes offline.
• LPR is implemented for Dahua DHI-ITC431-RW1F-IRL8.
• Analytics did not work after a Vivotek camera was initially added to Server or rebooted. Fixed.
• Hikvision analytics is now supported on Hikmicro devices.
• The license plate frame (bounding box) did not work correctly on some Axis cameras. Fixed.
• The “Ignore Unknown objects” option is introduced for the Axis analytics plugin.
• On Axis analytics, the “Plugin failed to produce a manifest” error message appeared after each Server restart. Fixed.

Device Support and Fixes

Device-Specific Fixes

• Fixed RTP issues on the URMET 1099/501B camera.
• Live stream from AXIS F9114 could not load. Fixed.
• Initialization is improved for MERIT-LILIN cameras.
• Alarm input events are supported on Hikvision DS-2CD2123G2x, DS-2CD3687G3x and DS-2DE3C210IXx.
• Osiris OS-I3-EENSW8Mx devices are detected as Dahua devices.
• Input signals from FLIR were handled for 10–30 seconds. Fixed.
• Incorrect RTSP streams were initialized for Hikmicro HM-TD1228-2/G1/T3A. Fixed.
• Vehicle object timestamps on Vivotek cameras could be shifted. Fixed.
• 2-way audio did not work on the Hikvision DS-QAZ1307G1T-E speaker. Fixed.
• Dahua DH-VCS-SH30 speakers could not be discovered. Fixed.

Newly Supported Devices

• Elmo NEXIBF07T
• Elmo NEXIMF02

Encoders Added to the Analog List

• Speco n32nrn
• Speco n16nrx

Multisensor Cameras

• Vivotek TT9333
• Hikvision iDS-2CD8A46G2-XZHSY

Bug Fixes

General UI Fixes

• Shared bookmarks with video footage longer than 1.5 minutes could not be played back properly. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client window configuration was not saved properly if another Desktop Client instance was opened in a new window. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash while accessing Nx Maps. Fixed.
• Some frames could be lost when a multi-video export contained many camera items. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client on Windows could not be uninstalled remotely using SCCM and the psexec CLI tool. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash if a camera went offline while a maintenance confirmation dialog was open. Fixed.
• Power Users or Administrators could not rename shared layouts after locking and unlocking them. Fixed.
• The live stream could stop after selecting an offline device as the audio source. Fixed.
• Shared layouts did not save resolution settings for cameras. Fixed.
• Fixed the --window-geometry CLI parameter used to launch the Desktop Client.
• Fixed the following audio features that did not work on Mac OS Tahoe:
  • Audio from cameras
  • The “Speak” action
  • The “Play Sound” action

Server Fixes

• Fixed high CPU usage on Server after a live view license activation.
• Server kept losing connection to the LDAP server after restart if it had been terminated unexpectedly before. Fixed.
• Let's Encrypt certificates could not be loaded on a 6.1 Server due to an ECDSA key. Fixed.
• The Server GUIDs of Nvidia Jetsons were identical, causing conflicts in multi-Server environments. Fixed.
• Server did not restore connection to inaccessible SMB shared storage after it became accessible again. Fixed.
• Sites containing apostrophe characters in their names could not connect to Cloud. Fixed.
• Server tried to send a test email to mail@example.com every time the System (Site) Management settings dialog was opened in the Desktop Client. Fixed.
• Sending emails from VMS using an insecure protocol did not work. Fixed.

API / SDK Fixes

• Sites can be updated to a specific version via API using the /rest/v4/update method.
• The internal HTTPS Request did not work with the Create Generic Event API /rest/v4/events/generic. Fixed.
• Introduced the default value ${DATA_DIR}/update_verification_keys/ for the additionalUpdateVerificationKeysDir build parameter when building and signing a custom package.
• Fixed documentation and implementation issues with the /rest/v4/login/tickets method. If a user tried to use the access token, the x-runtime-guid value, as a request body parameter key, Server returned an unauthorized error.
• The sender SSRC was always 0 in the sender report while using the Nx Server RTSP API to restream. Fixed.
• The preset ID was not created automatically by Server when using the ./rest/v{3-4}/devices/{device_id}/ptz/presets API request to create a preset. Fixed.
• Integrations can now be deleted via API request.
• The /rest/v4/update/info API call returned empty results. Fixed.
• Showreels are now accessible to Power Users via API.
• Port states were not available for ONVIF devices after I/O port monitoring restarted via rest/v4/devices/*/io. Fixed.
• PTZ could not be activated by /rest/v3/device/{id}/ptz/tours/active. Fixed.

In-Client Upgrade

Build Number: 42624
Password: ltkp5y

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