NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS Camera Station Release date: October 15, 2019 Release type: Service Release Software version: 5.28 Build 206 Protocol Version: 5.0.33 File name: AXISCameraStationSetup.exe Required: 64-bit Operating System Microsoft .NET version 4.6.2 Microsoft DirectX 11 (Client requirement) Supported OS: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Pro SP1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience, Server 2012 standard, Server 2012 R2 standard (*)(**). (*) Only AXIS Camera Station Server is supported on server OSs. (**) When installing AXIS Camera Station on a Server OS, Windows Desktop Experience must be enabled​ before hand. For Windows Server 2016, choose "Server with Desktop Experience" when installing the operating system. Note: Windows Server 2016 Core and Nano versions are not supported due to lack of Windows Media Player. Note: Running AXIS Camera Station Client on a VM is NOT supported, mainly due to graphical limitations in a VM environment. Running AXIS Camera Station Server on a VM is NOT recommended since the setup requires careful planning and expertise knowledge. Due to the often highly complex troubleshooting only limited help can be provided by Axis' Technical Support. 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: 5.27 Build 203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New features in 5.28.206 ========================= * Support for California Senate Bill No. 327 Support for the new Axis firmware which requires a password to be set for the root user on first use. A new password will also be measured against our new Password strength indicator. * Export and Incident report tab improvements Optimized the workspace in the export and Incident report tab. Audio can be enabled per export, and the last selection will be remembered per user. * Touch improvements New touchscreen improvements: - Pinch to zoom in and out on the Timeline. - Instant replay and record buttons is now interactable with touch in live view. - Instant replay timeline is now interactable with touch. - The configuration page is now scroll-able with touch without using the scrollbar. * “Find by address” improvements When adding devices using "Find by address" it is no longer necessary to provide working credentials before the device appears in the device list. Credentials are now handled the same way for devices discovered using "Find by address" as for devices discovered by conventional means. * Video redaction processing moved to server The video redaction processing and transcoding is now done on the server when exporting. * Custom dewarping for 3rd party cameras. A new feature allowing import of custom dewarp settings is now available in the Image Configuration view. Changes made in 5.28.206 ========================= Solved a problem where newly added cameras sometimes had missing recording configuration, making them unusable in the system. Snapshots taken from redacted video in export preview are now correctly redacted in incident report. Solved issue where deleted recordings appeared on the timeline. Improved error handling and logging during backup folder creation when upgrading the server. Solved an issue where image configuration would not retrieve configurations for devices with many image sources. Solved an issue which caused AXIS Camera Station to consider the License System unavailable. Performance improvement during playback and export of recordings Solved an issue preventing recordings from restarting when an error occurs. Devices will no longer enter maintenance mode during nightly job. Emails sent through Action Rules containing trigger data will have both local and UTC time stamps. Changes in AXIS Camera Station API for developers in 2.2 ========================= * Added H.265 support for live and playback streaming. * Solved an issue for MP4 playback of recordings containing audio. The mandatory audio=0 parameter had no effect, which is now resolved. Changes made in 5.27.203 ========================= * Automatic NTP configuration introduced in version 5.27.195 has been temporary disabled. New features in 5.27.195 ========================= *Automatic NTP configuration of devices The AXIS Camera Station server is automatically configured as an NTP server on added devices. Then all devices in the system will get synchronized clocks. The configuration will be set when adding device, when starting the ACS server, on nightly reload and manual reload through device management tab. Limitations: - Not all ONVIF devices support setting NTP configuration. When AXIS Camera Station cannot set the configuration on an ONVIF device, a warning message will be added to the server debug log. - Configuration of time zone is not part of the NTP protocol and will not be updated when synchronizing a device clock against an NTP server. AXIS Camera Station will not set any time zone in devices automatically, because the time zones supported by the camera firmware might be different from the time zone used on the AXIS Camera Station server. - If a device used in AXIS Camera Station is unable to send network requests to the AXIS Camera Station server (for example if the camera is located on an external network and the AXIS Camera Station server is hidden behind a NAT configuration), the default NTP configuration will not work. This should be a rare system configuration for AXIS Camera Station, but if it is used, the Advanced Server setting "Enable NTP configuration" should be disabled. - If another firewall than the built-in Windows firewall is used on the AXIS Camera Station server, an exception for port UDP 123 must be configured manually * Updated installer: The installer has been updated to a slightly more modern look & feel. * Video Redaction - Generate masks: Ability to auto-generate masks in Video Redaction.  Changes made in 5.27.195 ========================= * Solved problem with authentication and NAS at Server startup. This in particular helps after a Windows restart. * Solved a problem with HTTP Notification Action Rule used with the switch in S2008. * Solved a problem with canceling generation of System Report. * Audit log entry added for Collect non index files. * Improved file copying during installation when database maintainer is required when upgrading from an earlier version. * Solved a problem that some failover recordings could not be exported. * Improved error handling of socket exceptions during database upgrading script execution. * The certificate authority Save to file and Backup buttons have been replaced with an Export button, which when selected will ask whether to include the private key in the exported file. * The View certificates Hostname column has been replaced with a Model column which shows the device model. * It is no longer possible to set the HTTPS.Enabled parameter through Management → Configure, since changing it there didn't activate or deactivate HTTPS on the device. * Added ability to select whether to use hostnames or IP to communicate when adding devices. * Network Door Station notifocations are disabled when Secure Remote Access is disabled in AXIS Camera Station. * Ability to set password up to 64 characters for Network Video Decoder T8705 in AXIS Camera Station. * Solved problem with Email Action Rules not fetching snapshots from cameras running HTTPS. * Solved problem with deadlock and crash that could occur when closing the application. * Solved problem with timeline sometimes jumping to unexpected position during scrubbing. * Emails sent through Action Rules containing trigger data will have both local and UTC time stamps. * Description section of Incident report supports Cyrillic and Greek characters. * Solved issue with the allocated storage slider in the storage management view. * Solved a problem with Video Motion Detection 4-areas not being rotated with camera image rotation. * Optimized CPU usage during live streaming and recording. Limitations in 5.27.195 ========================= * Action button and Action rule name that are automatically created by AXIS Camera Station are not translated. They can manually be change in the Action rule configuration to have the correct translation. Changes in AXIS Camera Station API for developers in 2.1 ========================= * Added OnScreenControlFacade with operations GetOnScreenControls and TriggerOnScreenControl for getting On-Screen Controls from cameras and for triggering an On-Screen Control. New features in 5.26.166 ========================= * Dynamic split on T8705​ Multi select cameras from camera tab in tree view and send to T8705 network decoder. A symmetric split view will be showed from the decoder.​ * Offline help​ * Feedback form​ The purpose of this feature is to collect users’ satisfaction and opinion. The user’s feedback is sent anonymously​ * Edit video/Video redaction (BETA)​ Tool that gives the end user a way to redact protected identities from a recording before exporting. The video can be redacted by adding masks to cover areas of the video, or redact the background while only showing certain areas. Masks can be moved to different positions over the time of the video to make them interpolate between the positions. The masks can also be dragged during playback to follow a moving object or person that needs to be redacted.​ * Excluding audio when exporting recording​ When exporting a recording containing audio, it is now possible to included/exclude the audio by pressing the speaker button in the Audio column in the Export recordings list. The audio is excluded by default.​ * Door Station support in mobile applications​ Accepting calls and opening doors possible in Android and iOS mobile applications. Limitation: Requires Secure Remote Access. Changes made in 5.26.166 ========================= * New and improved Video streaming module Affected areas are: Image configuration, PTZ preset configuration, Door Station notification window and Video Motion Detection setting.​ ​* Updated Axis File Player to version 2.8.0.3 Solved problem with exporting video in AXIS File Player. ​* Lowered the trigger timeout from 60 seconds to 10 seconds to improve handling of failover recordings especially with cameras that have less memory. ​ * Added an error dialog shown from Service Control in case of blocked TCP ports.​ * Improved AXIS Camera Station behavior for non supported ONVIF Cameras​. ​* Solved a problem where a dormant / sleeping network adapter could crash the server​.​ * Improved handling of collecting non indexed files initiate from the client. ​ A dialog is displayed as long as the file collecting task is running. * Cameras coverage area of map icons will no longer cover other map icons. ​* Bookmark's name can be up to 64 characters. ​* Icon for “Add a bookmark at current position for the selected camera” is grayed out if there already exist a bookmark for the current timestamp.​ * Solved problem with reloading devices using Basic authentication. * The AUX Device list address field will now correctly update used communication address. ​* Solved problem with client auto-update not working correctly for some system locales. ​* Solved an issue where Mechanical PTZ was disabled by default for PTZ Cameras.​​ * Solved an issue where the Hotspot view was not working with non-admin account. ​* General improvements and fixes including issues gathered from anonymous data collection. ​ Limitations in 5.26.166 ========================= * AXIS Camera Station installations lower than or equal to 5.15.007 that support older versions of TLS, will not be able to connect via TCP to installations higher than or equal to 5.26.​ ​* AXIS Camera Station Clients lower than or equal to 5.15.007 connecting via TCP to ACS Server higher than or equal to 5.26, ​will get an error message: Unable to communicate with the server​ ​* AXIS Camera Station Clients higher than or equal to 5.26 connecting via TCP to ACS Server lower than or equal to 5.15.007, ​will get an error message: Wrong user name or password.​ ​​ Changes in AXIS Camera Station API for developers in 2.0 ========================= * Changed ID numbers of CameraId and SequenceId to contain "_" instead of "#". ​ This is because some clients have trouble sending the "#" properly in an URI. The old ID is still accepted as input, but this will change in future versions.​ * Change format of timestamp returned by RecordingFacade. The seconds are now given by a precision of 7 decimals. ​ * Added user camera privileges for AudioInAccess and AudioOutAccess in GetCameraList​. ​* Solved problem with incorrect data in MP4 container. New features in 5.25.152 ========================= * Incident Report Ability to create incidents reports including recordings, snapshots and notes. Changes made in 5.25.152 ========================= * Update of Firebird version Updated the version of Firebird that is used for AXIS Camera Station's databases, from version 2.5.7 to version 3.0.4. * Server configuration sheet improved The server configuration sheet now contains which views exist on the server, and the number of elements each view contains. * Added the options to use credentials for network share in Scheduled Export.  * Performance of View handling has been improved. * Support added for creating System Report by a remote client on lower network bandwidth * Audio permission have been split into "Audio speak" and "Audio listen". Previously the same permission controlled audio both ways. Any users who had "Audio" before upgrading will have permissions to both * Problem solved with HTTPS status column not visible after upgrade. * Certificate options rearranged in menu Rearranged the Certificate options in Devices → Management, new sub-menus.. * Problem solved with login from the Axis Camera Station mobile app on Android 9 to an Axis Camera Station Server installed on Windows 7,through Secure Remote Access. * Problem solved with adding emails to the recipient list for System alarms. * Firebird logs are now included in the System Report  * Backups of the Firebird 2.5 database files are put in timestamped folder in the backup folder before upgrading the databases to Firebird 3.0 during upgrade from a previous version of AXIS Camera Station to version 5.25. * Problem solved with AXIS T8312 and cell navigation in split view. * Validated support for Windows Server 2019. Limitations in 5.25.152 ========================= * Update of Firebird version - Older legacy versions than 4.31.018 cannot be updated directly with AXIS Camera Station 5.25.  It is recommended to upgrade to 5.24 first before installing 5.25 or higher. * ACS Database Maintainer 2.0 or higher is required to fix corrupted databases from release 5.25 and higher. Changes in AXIS Camera Station API for developers in 1.8 ========================= * Support added for transmitting audio to a camera through the AXIS Camera Station API. The camera needs to have a speaker attached or built-in. Support is checked through additions to the GetCameraCapabilities, and a new call for the actual transmission have been added. * Two problems solved regarding playback of recordings using the Matroska API on the ACS server. Changes made in 5.24.145 ========================= * Improved client and server performance when retrieving recordings, specifically when using CPUs with low clock speeds. * Problem solved with connecting from mobile application on Android 9 to AXIS Camera Station running on Windows 7. * Problem solved where some hostnames within the network could cause the AXIS Camera Station server to crash. * Issue solved with certain Action rules containing email actions. * Issue solved with bookmarks marked as locked reaching retention time. * Issue solved where email could not be saved in System alarm. Limitations in 5.24.145 ========================= * Solution for mobile application on Android 9 to AXIS Camera Station running on Windows 7: Requires disabling and enabling Secure Remote Access and a restart of the AXIS Camera Station Server. New features in 5.24.130 ========================= * Navigation to the Online help in AXIS Camera Station When the user is online and visits the help (or presses F1) they will navigate to the new and fresh version of the help which is hosted online at https://www.axis.com. The help will open up in the default internet browser. It will open on the Online Help page related to the tab which is open in AXIS Camera Station. * Export dialog has been replaced with an export tab with preview When exporting recordings a new type of tab will be visible, the export tab. The export tab shows which recordings will be exported and also gives you the possibility of previewing the recordings before doing the export. * Export to zip file When exporting recordings you now have the possibility to save the exported material .zip file. You can also add a password to the .zip file to ensure others won't be able to access the information of the export. * Device hostnames A new column "Hostname" has been added to the "Add device" page. If a device has an associated hostname it will be displayed here. From now on, when adding devices to AXIS Camera Station the default communication address will be set to the device hostname. IP will only be used if a hostname is not available. * HTTPS, IEEE 802.1X and certificates (Beta) The AXIS Camera Station server can now communicate with devices using HTTPS, and device HTTPS settings and certificates can be configured from AXIS Camera Station. It is also possible to configure IEEE 802.1X port-based authentication in a similar way. * Added back the option for pre-defined templates in the split view editor. Now you can create split views by using pre-defined templates again. * Site Designer 2 integration When adding new devices using Site Designer configuration, device settings from Site Designer 2 projects will be set during installation. * Zip stream configuration from Site Designer When adding new cameras using Site Designer configuration which contain a Zip stream setting, the Zip strength will be set during installation.​ Changes made in 5.24.130 ========================= * In the Server Configuration sheet, the "Camera Settings" table now includes a column for the device Description. * Stream re-use is now improved and introduced for multiple video streams fetched from the AXIS Camera Station server. * When changing configuration from the Management tab to a device, video streams associated with it will now restart to update the streams with the changes. * The AXIS Camera Station Server will no longer make a URL reservation in Windows on what is by default port 55758. This avoids an issue when the AXIS Camera Station Server default port is changed within 10 digits of the standard value. * An issue is fixed where your PC client would ring audible if a doorstation would call, even if you do not have permission to this doorstation. * AXIS Installation Verifier does now show the model for each camera in the report. * Solved a problem with T8313 and the play/pause button not working correctly in AXIS Camera Station 5.23.112. * Solved an issue where acknowledgement of alarms would not be synced to the logs directly. Limitations in 5.24.130 ========================= * Only hostnames with digits and letters which are part of the ASCII Standard character set are supported. * When logged in to a server as a user without export​ permission using the mobile apps, it is possible to export video. * Adding cameras using the AXIS Camera Station SDK does not work in AXIS Camera Station version 5.24.130 * AXIS Camera Station System Health Monitoring does not support HTTPS, IEEE 802.1X or certificates Changes made in 5.23.131 ========================= * Improved client and server performance when retrieving recordings, specifically when using CPUs with low clock speeds. - Not included 5.24.130 Changes made in 5.23.112 ========================= * Solved an issue where folders in user permissions were expanded infinitely * Solved a memory increase in the CLient when trying to reconnect to a video stream * Solved an issue with missing labels in maps for non-admin users New features in 5.23.107 ========================= * Client-side dewarping performance improvements The dewarping of 360-cameras in AXIS Camera Station will now better utilize the graphics card to increase overall system performance, as well as providing a smoother user experience to the operator when interacting with the dewarping controls. * Improved performance for tabs Multiple tabs have been optimized resulting in the faster opening and navigating between tabs. * New client interface now finalized The new client is no longer in the beta phase, and the previous client is no longer available for use. The AXIS Camera Station Service Control has also received a refreshed look due to this change. * Smart Search sensitivity slider has been replaced with object size and minimum duration Smart search has now been improved with the possibility to filter small objects and short duration motion. * FFmpeg as an alternative RTSP client (BETA) For third party cameras, it is now possible to use FFmpeg as an alternative RTSP client when streaming H.264. Enabling this option may fix compatibility issues experienced with some third-party cameras. The option is enabled by checking the checkbox "Use FFmpeg", located in the Streaming Profiles configuration. * Improved map view functionality The improved map view supports customization of map items. Size, color and name position of all items can be chosen according to your wishes. Icons: Three icon options and the possibility to visualize the coverage area of all devices. Labels: Add additional text on your map, labels can be added and moved to where you want them. Size, rotation and color can be chosen according to your wishes. The option to underline and italic the content of the label. Zoom and move: Functionality similar to digital PTZ has been added to map views, supported by input of mouse, keyboard and joystick. * H.264 support in Web page Web page view has been updated and now supports H.264 video decoding. * PUT HTTP Command now available in action rules When creating an action rule, you can add a HTTP Notification in the form of a PUT command. Changes made in 5.23.107 ========================= * The Invalid Credentials message for third party cameras now contains an extra text that prompts the user to check that the clocks of the camera and the server are synced. * Solved an issue where a navigated and displayed View was not update after edited. * Optimized the split view to minimize empty areas by stretching its content. This enables a better representation of 5x5 splits in live view and recordings tab. * Solved an issue with export of failover recording clip, the whole clip was not saved properly. Only the first couple of seconds were playable. Export of failover recordings may still result in several short files, but all video will now be exported and the information presented in the export dialog will match the content of the result files. Also note that for a selected time range over a failover recording, the export dialog may present double recordings of the same quality level. This is because failover recording is handled as a separate recording type, and the original recording type (for example continuous) is present behind the failover recording in the timeline. * Solved an issue where reload of third party cameras did not update their information. This also affected the nightly jobs where the devices should have their information updated. * Hotkey conflict handling has been updated. When entered a used pattern a warning icon will appear at the end of the input field with a tooltip describing which hotkey has occupied this pattern. Pressing Esc will cancel, pressing Enter will replace. * Solved an issue where the server could crash during ACAP installation if the connection with the installation file is broken. * Solved an issue where the server in rare cases could crash during firmware upgrade. Changes in AXIS Camera Station API for developers in 1.7 ========================= Valid from AXIS Camera Station 5.23: Added information about the server hardware model and vendor to the response for operation GetSystem on SystemFacade. Added RecordingSnapshotFacade with operation GetSnapshots for getting snapshots from recordings. Added new list recordings operation called GetRecordedMedia to RecordingFacade. Added EventFacade with operation GetEventList. This makes it possible to retrieve a subset of the events that are stored in the AXIS Camera Station database. Added feature toggle AcsApiGetRecordingsDecimalPrecision, for seven decimal precision in date and times in returned recordings from GetRecordings. New features in 5.22.104 ========================= * Preperation for future AXIS NVR integration An integration has been created for future AXIS NVR solutions. New features in 5.22.001 ========================= * Asset list export A new dialog has been added to the application main menu, under "Help" section. The export button generates an asset list file (in JSON format) of the AXIS Camera Station system including its devices, servers and the desktop terminal that the asset register file is exported from. This feature is implemented as a preparation for System as a Service, first available in the United Kingdom. Changes made in 5.22.001 ========================= * The server name is now used instead of the internal Secure Remote Access address when a server address is displayed in the connection status and server list dialog. * Editing the internal Secure Remote Access address is not possible any longer in the server list dialog. * Reduced server load when connecting a remote client. * Other corrections and stability improvements. Limitations in 5.22.001 ========================= * Only Axis desktops terminal will be included in the Asset list export file (AXIS S90, S91 and S92) * Only the desktop terminal that the asset register file is exported from will be included in the Asset list export file. New features in 5.21.004 ========================= * AXIS Camera Station logs available in AXIS Camera Station System Health Monitoring The logs which are shown in the log tab view in AXIS Camera Station are now available in AXIS Camera Station System Health Monitoring. * Export Dialog: Notes added to recording (.asf file) We now include the notes of a recording into the .asf video file. Which will be presented in the Axis File Player as a bookmark in the beginning of the recording. Changes made in 5.21.004 ========================= * Solved a performance problem for AXIS Camera Station server related to multi-client live view. * Solved an issue that it wasn't possible to change the streaming profile on a Hotspot. * Mechanical PTZ crosshair will now only be shown when the mouse is over the camera view. * Solved an issue where forward frame stepping retrieved new data from the server. * Solved a problem when using Check for Update at Firmware upgrade. * Solve a problem when changing folder for new recordings and recordings in the old recording folder couldn't be played. Old recordings are now moved to the new folder. * Solved an issue where the name of ONVIF devices was not displayed in License Device status. * Solved an issue with not rotated VMD include area for some devices. * Solved an issue there triggers in Action Rules where displayed as Unknown triggers after upgrade from 5.19 to 5.20. * Added hotkeys to navigate within a split view and toggle between single split and split view * Solved an issue where the AXIS Camera Station server would crash upon a mobile app connection * Solve an issue where the Network Logging from the Service Control was not started. * Only allow authorized users to move views and folders in the Tree View. * Solved an issue for action buttons on maps when connected to multiple servers. * Solve an issue displaying failover recordings in the timeline. Limitations in 5.21.004 ========================= * Burn recordings to CD/DVD is no longer available from AXIS Camera Station when exporting recordings. * To burn files to a CD/DVD, use Windows or a third party software. Changes in AXIS Camera Station API for developers in 1.6 ========================= * Valid from AXIS Camera Station 5.21: * On-Screen Controls and Action Buttons in ACS API - The ACS API now supports On-Screen Controls and Action Buttons. * The ADP API has been renamed to ACS API. New features in 5.20.007 ========================= * New Firmware API, support for Long Term Support (LTS) and Active tracks: In an online installation, it has an indication if it is LTS or active firmware track. A MyAxis account is no longer required for firmware update from AXIS Camera Station. ​​* Support for client-side seamless video stitching for P3807-PVE: Capture mode needs to be set to “forensic WDR (client dewarp)“. * Dynamic split view editor: Possible to edit and create split view dynamically without predefined templates. * Sequence view editor: Possible to edit and create sequences in a user friendly editor * PTZ Preset hotkeys: Hotkeys are now able to control PTZ Presets again. There is the option to configure up to 20 PTZ preset hotkeys.​ * Updated AXIS Installation Verifier Report: New parameters, related to configuration and performance, are tested by AXIS Installation Verifier. A new page will list minor issues that will not fail the test, but will improve the installation. You can now also see basic configuration fields per camera. Added new test criterion to fail normal and low light test if frame loss exceeds 5%: A consideration is added for every device failing the criterion (more than 5% frame loss). If more than 5% of the devices in the test fail the criterion, the test status will be “Not passed”. Changes made in 5.20.007 ========================= * Solved an issue where the client crashed when zooming while a stream has lost connection. * Solved and issue where scrubbing couldn't be done when having a split view with a camera without recordings. * Solved problem with connection to video streams when external audio is used. * Solved a server crash caused by Hikvision cameras sending mal formatted packet during discovery. * Optimized door station call popup for large screens * Fixed an issue with operator always able to export recordings * To improve visibility, the snapshot and “No recordings available” message are dimmed in the Recordings workspace. * Solved an issue where AXIS Camera Station Device Compatibility Tool crashed. * The Startup Server option is available in the new client interface * Moving the ACS.FDB file to another server will require an admin to re-enter the device credentials in the Cameras and Other Devices pages. Limitations in 5.20.007 ========================= * Windows Server 2008 R2 is no longer tested and no longer recommended. Upgrading to a more recent Operating System is advised. Changes made in 5.19.011 ========================= * Silent installation on AXIS S9002 MkII, S91 and S92 series will only install the Client component. During manual installations, "Full" or "Client only" can be selected. * Other corrections and stability improvements. Changes made in 5.19.009 ========================= * Solved an issue with Network Share recording present in 5.19.007 where recording on Network Shares would no longer work: For installation done prior 5.19.007, upgrading to 5.19.009 will fix the recording issue (even if upgraded to 5.19.007 in-between). * Solved an issue that prevented Video Motion Detection 2 to be configured within AXIS Camera Station. Limitations in 5.19.009 ========================= * For new installations done with 5.19.007 and encountering the recording issue, a user action is required. The user configured in the ACS' Storage page doesn't have access to the ServerID folder and thus cannot set the right permissions to any subfolder. This is caused by an issue in 5.19.007, allowing only Administrators to access that folder. Required user action: Access the Server ID folder (e.g. 34d4fa80-560f-43e2-92ca-c4c7f740d4c5) and browse within this folder with the user configured in ACS' Storage page to request permanent access. This will add the user to the list of authorized users and recording will start. New features in 5.19.007 ========================= * Door Station – Notification popup A notification window will popup whenever someone has pushed the call button on ax Axis door station. * Navigation path in Views and Maps When navigating "in-view", i.e. in maps or grid views, a breadcrumb bar will appear on top of the view to show the navigation history. * Use Windows Internet options proxy settings in AXIS Camera Station Server At AXIS Camera Station Service Control -> Proxy settings it is possible to select System Account Internet Option / Automatic (default) * Presets in Collect Device Data It’s now possible to select different predefined VAPIX command from a list in the Collect Device Data from Devices -> Management. Persistent System Health Monitoring bundle logs When deactivating System Health Monitoring, all Deployment Agent and its bundles log files are kept in the server’s log folder. Changes made in 5.19.007 ========================= * Possible to use a "_" in names for action buttons. This will make the next letter an Access Key. An access key is a shortcut to activate a button without using the mouse by instead using “Alt+access key”. * Possible to enter remote server names with space in the name. This will make it possible to add/connect to a remote server containing spaces e.g. "My ACS Server". * A warning in the status bar and in logs is now shown if the UTC time difference between a client and server may cause unexpected timeline behaviors. Note: This is not affected by time zones or summer time adjustments * Alarms and Task list are now hidden completely when the user doesn't have permission to see them. * The ACS Recording folder now requires admin rights, a non-admin users cannot access the recordings. Limitations: Only for new installations. The admin rights is set when folder is created. * Log in audit logs if a camera is disabled or edited. * Improved the dynamic fps handling for cameras that stop delivering frames: Close stream if no video frames have arrived from camera within 1 minute. This previously resulted in high thread and memory usage on the AXIS Camera Station server. * Improved handling of Network Shares paths when it contains space. I.e. \\192.168.0.2\Axis Camera Station Recordings\ Improved handling of empty IP address fields * Fixed an issue were Device Compatibility Tool would crash and AXIS Camera Station would refuse to add the ONVIF camera due to missing token on PTZPresetsmodel. * The maximum retention has been increased from 999 days to 9999 days. * AXIS Installation Verifier is no longer in BETA * General stability improvements Limitations in 5.19.007 ========================= * IMPORTANT: Recording on a network share is no longer working after upgrading to version 5.19.007. This is fixed in 5.19.009. * Unexpected behavior can be experienced in the timeline when changing the media profile on an ongoing continuous recording in the Recording Method page. Investigation is ongoing. Changes made in 5.18.010 ========================= * We no longer start discovery on networks that say they no longer have support for multicast. * Fixed an issue where the server crash when physically removed a recording disk. New features in 5.18.007 ========================= * Smart Search improvements: Smart Search is available in the new client interface by opening a new Smart Search tab. Smart Search is an efficient way of detecting motion in recording material. Select a device, specify area of interest, choose time internal and get results list with thumbnails. Smart Search hits are marked in the Smart Search timeline. Double-click on any hit to jump to recording. Right-click on Smart Search hit to create bookmark. Smart Search is more efficient when analytics data is enabled in the Streaming profiles configuration. Sensitivity setting is only applied when analytics data is not available. This setting is irrelevant when using metadata. * Hotkeys improvements: Each camera and view can be assigned to a hotkey for easy navigation. Users can use they own hotkeys. * The AXIS Camera Station version number is shown: In the title bar of the Service Control When right-clicking on the Service Control icon in the system tray. In the AXIS Installation Verifier report. * Client application performance improvement: Improved speed to generate Server Configuration Sheet (up to 1000% faster) Improved speed to add devices to system (up to 200% faster) Improved speed to remove devices from system (Instant) Improved speed to display recording methods in configuration workspace (up to 60% faster) Improved speed to update recording methods (up to 30% faster) Improved speed to display streaming profiles (almost instant) Improved speed to update streaming profiles (up to 50% faster) Improved speed of operations when some devices are disabled or unreachable. * Network connections are now listed in the AXIS Camera Station system report: The result of command “netstat –an” is now included in the netstat.txt file The file provides information on the network connections (IP and port) between the server and the other network devices (cameras, NAS…). This is useful for Technical support. * Improved Video Scrubbing performance: Video scrubbing takes less CPU resource Changes made in 5.18.007 ========================= * Fixed an issue with export of old recordings in the new client interface * Fixed an issue with playback of old recordings not available after upgrade to 5.17 * AXIS Installation Verifier is no longer in Beta * Fixed an issue where operators couldn’t answer calls from door stations * Improved usability in Client application: The Instant Replay icon has been change to a Live View icon to avoid confusion with current mode A scrollbar is shown when minimizing the timeline in the Recordings tab * Improved Client application stability * Fixed a client crash when taking snapshot or clicking Back button in old interface * Fixed an issue when adding device name with hostname and port (e.g. myhostname.axis.com:8080) * Fixed a server crash occurring when sending emails to an address in Bcc and no addresses in the To field * Timestamp in the filename when taking snapshot is correct Limitations in 5.18.007 ========================= * Keypad backlight control is disabled in the new client interface * "Navigate to View/Camera" hotkey is only active when a Live View or Recordings tab is opened and currently being shown. *User permissions: AXIS Camera Station 5.18 and higher display error message when adding or editing user permissions from users created in AXIS Camera Station 5.17 or lower. Restart of the AXIS Camera Station server solves the issue Changes made in 5.17.019 ========================= * Solved a client crash when trying to connect from a 5.17 client to an older server Upgrade considerations for 5.17.017 =================================== * Several client settings will be reset when upgrading to version 5.17. See limitations below for more information. New features in 5.17.017 ========================= * The New Client interface is enabled per default: Switch back to the old interface from Configuration > Client > Customize: Uncheck “Use Beta version of client”. * Added support for AXIS Camera Station System Health Monitoring: AXIS Camera Station System Health Monitoring is now available for connected systems and can be enabled in AXIS Camera Station client. More information and documentation available at: https://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/support-and-documentation * Alert Tab for Live View and Recordings action: The user can configure a tab to receive recording alerts, from the go to recording action in an alarm, or live alerts from live view action rule. Such tab can be moved from a monitor to another and the position is saved even after restarting the client. Alert tabs are only displayed if the user has access rights to the specific devices. * Improved mouse, keyboard, joystick and touch screen digital PTZ behavior. * Improved Dewarping for 360 degrees cameras * Added support for control boards revision 2 and support for multiple control boards on a single client. * Support for configuring custom server certificate for the HTTPS API used by AXIS Camera Station Server. Documentation available on request via the Online Helpdesk. * Network Logging from the AXIS Camera Station Service Control: Tool available in the Service Control, helps the user to gather network logging using Wireshark. The trace can be started/stopped by the user or will be automatically disabled after 1 hour. The user will be prompted to choose a location and filename when starting the logging. The traffic is not filtered and contains all in/out traffic from all network adapters on the server. Wireshark needs to be downloaded and installed (at C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86)) on the AXIS Camera Station Server before opening the Service Control. * Ability to configure Zipstream parameters in the "Configuration > Management > Configure Devices" menu. Changes made in 5.17.017 ========================= * Improved handling of user settings: User settings for the client are now based on the AXIS Camera Station user or Windows user (for multi-server systems signed-in as different users). * Secure Remote Access sign-in form improvements for improved security. * Upon installation, new option to enable/disable sharing of anonymous usage data with Axis Communications to help improving the application and user experience. Possible to enable/disable in for the client (Client -> Customize -> Feedback) and the sever (Service Control -> General -> Share anonymous serer usage data) * Added support for upgrading to firmware 8.25 and above. * "No scaling of video" is no longer available in the Streaming > Video scaling options. * Updated task bar icons for AXIS Camera Station Client, Server and Service Control. * AXIS Installation Verifier improvements * Corrected an issue where Client auto-update would sometimes require admin priviledges * Corrected an issue where Client would stay minimized in Windows * Corrected an issue with adding a device using hostname:port, where port is not the default one. * Client and server stability improvements. * Corrected an issue preventing Microsoft Azure cloud storages to be added to AXIS Camera Station. Performance cannot be guaranteed with third party cloud storage. * TLS 1.2 is now used for communication between AXIS Camera Station client and AXIS Camera Station server Limitations in 5.17.017 ========================= * The user settings are now based on AXIS Camera Station user or Windows User, meaning that some of the previous client configuration will be reset when upgrading to version 5.17. This includes: - Several settings available at Client > Customize and Client > Streaming (Navigation system, Video Scaling, Notifications, Snapshot, Startup...) - Different dialog layouts in AXIS Camera Station client. Note: The AXIS Camera Station server configuration (recording configuration, action rules, streaming profiles, user permissions...) will NOT be reset. * Currently not available in the new client interface: Smart Search Adding new hotkeys The old client should be used if such function is required. Expected to be available shortly. New features in 5.16.008 ========================= * Ability to use the New Client interface: At Client -> Customize ​it is possible to set - Use new client interface. * New Client Interface: Themes - In the new client it is possible to select a graphical UI theme. Light, Classic (default) and Dark * New Client Interface: Export - A new concept for the client, which enables the user to add several intervals or events/recordings to the export. * Check for update of AXIS Camera Station software * Improved streaming between AXIS Camera Station server and AXIS Camera Station mobile app. * AXIS Installation Verifier (Beta) improvements. Changes made in 5.16.008 ========================= * Improved the Collect non-indexed files * Filter out unsupported alarm types in the result for AXIS Camera Station SDK. * Improved the Dewarp functionality: will not Dewarp the text overlay in initial state. * Corrected an issue with the AXIS Camera Station Client crashing with 20MP camera. * Improved the export time from remote client. * Failover recording gap correction is included in firmware 7.40.1 and 6.50.2.2, which includes most camera models. * Corrected an issue with special characters in Windows user name for Mobile apps. * Solved an issue where A1001 couldn't be added to AXIS Camera Station when connected to many doors​. * Corrected an issue where the client could not reconnect automatically to a server after it has been automatically updated. Known limitations in 5.16.008 ============================== * New Client Interface: Live view actions are not implemented yet. Go to recordings from Alarm is not implemented yet. Smart Search is not implemented yet. Switching between new and old client (and vice versa), will generate an AcsClient.exe_Instance2.log file. New features in 5.15.007 ========================= * AXIS T8705 Decoder integration in AXIS Camera Station: Single camera, split view or sequence can be sent to the decoder that displays it on the connected Monitor. * VMD 4 for Multi-Sensor Devices: It is now possible to configure and trigger VMD 4 for each sensor/channel in a multi-sensor device. * Multiselect in Recording Method and Streaming Profiles configuration pages. * Support for ONVIF Multi-Sensor Devices. * Chromium web browser integration for webpages in Live View. * Dynamic Video Quality improvements and stream selection. It is now possible to select the Streaming profile in Live View by a right click. * Shared streaming port for Windows application. * Updated AXIS File Player to handle large resolutions such as 20MP (5472x3648). Includes Auto Gain Control (AGC) option for audio. * It is possible to Insert “Device name”, "Device serial number", "server name" and "server time zone" as variable in the text overlay. * Edit Address of Network Share Storage. Possible to reconnect (i.e edit the IP address) of a Network Share that is unavailable. * ONVIF continuousPan/Tilt speed factor: Possible to do adjust the continuous tilt and pan speed for ONVIF PTZ cameras in a configuration file. OnvifPtzContinuousPanSpeedFactor and OnvifPtzContinuousTiltSpeedFactor can be adjusted in "C:\Program Files\Axis Communications\AXIS Camera Station\AcsService.exe.config" * Secure Remote Access is no longer in Beta. Changes made in 5.15.007 ========================= * Corrected an issue where audio would drop after a few seconds in Live View. The problem mostly happened when using audio from external devices. * AXIS C8033 audio bridge integration. It is now possible to select the AXIS C8033 as both a speaker and a microphone for a camera, instead of just as a speaker. * Corrected an issue with CPU load increasing to 100% when network changed state. * Reduced the number of snapshot requests from client to server. Improving general performance. * Corrected a server crash while doing playback. * Corrected an issue where connection to the server using Secure Remote Access would stop working after a while. * Corrected an issue preventing the disabling of Secure Remote Access or MyAxis account to be updated after the database was moved to a new hardware. * Corrected a Server crash with unstable networks and delayed network packets. * Corrected Live View and playback issues for 360 degrees cameras on computers with poor graphic cards. Known limitations in 5.15.007 ============================== * The client will not reconnect automatically to a server after it has been automatically updated. The user needs to click the "Log on" button on the AXIS Camera Station Client. * T8705 Decoder: The decoder does not support: Camera with permission error, maps, web pages, sequence in split views, hotspots. Any AXIS Camera Station user with access to live view can send views to the decoder. Camera and decoder must be added to the same server. Corridor format is limited to the height supported by the decoder Stream reuse on ACS server does not apply to the streams used by the decoder. Cameras/encoders with none numberic resolution such as DIF, CIF, 4CIFk are not supported. Currently no native support of stopping the decoder from streaming of the current view. Support for Third-party cameras is limited and largely untested. Decoder specific user account used on Axis Cameras are not applicable to Third-party cameras. Hence Third-party cameras will be using root credentials for T8705. * VMD 4 Multi-Sensor/Channel Devices: From ACS it is only possible to edit the first VMD4 profile on each sensor/channel. There is no support for other profiles that are configurable in the device webpage. If other profiles have been added and configured at the device webpage, motion detection will trigger in ACS if any of the sensors profiles are triggered. * Multiselect in Recording Method and Streaming Profiles configuration pages: The settings will be greyed out if multi-selected cameras contain unreachable cameras: Using Ctrl + A will select all cameras including unreachable, and it is not possible to deselect them one by one. Select only reachable camera using CTRL + click instead of CTRL + A For multi-server systems: Recording schedules will only apply for selected cameras located on the same server as the schedule. This does not apply to the Always schedule which is present on all servers. * Chromium web browser for webpages: Unsupported video decoding of H264, H265, MP3 and MP4 Axis ACAPs that previously worked with Internet Explorer that does not work: AXIS Video Motion Detection AXIS Cross Line Detection It is no longer possible to use Internet Explorer to display webpages. * Include analytics data for Smart Search is not supported when using audio for external devices (such as P8221): Metadata is only supported when not using audio, or using audio from the built-in microphone or line in. Changes made in 5.14.008 ========================= * It is no longer possible to open several AXIS Camera Station Client instances in a single user session. I.e. A given Windows user can only open one AXIS Camera Station Client at a time. It is still possible to open another AXIS Camera Station Client with another user. * Fixed a server crash after upgrading to 5.14. * Fixed empty camera list in “attach snapshot” dialog of an Email action. * Fixed an issue with Hotspot on main monitor. * Fixed an issue with adding devices with default password. * Improved client-server communication to reduce load on the server. New features in 5.14.003 ========================= ​* Desktop MJPEG screen capture support using VLC version 2.0.1, see FAQ for details https://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116359 ​* Mobile port added to Service Control * Updated VMD 4 to version 4.1-6 in installation package * Collect non-indexed files. From Storage Management it is now possible to collect non-indexed files from a recording folder. Changes made in 5.14.003 ========================= * Fixed compatibility issue with several Flir cameras​ Known limitations in 5.14.003 ============================== * Windows Server 2008 is removed from AXIS Camera Stations supported OS. Current .NET version is not supported by the OS. * Mobile app iOS: Does not support fps above 30. I.e. no support for 60/50 fps 120/100 fps. Changes made in 5.13.028 ========================= * Solved a streaming issue on 2N Helios IP Verso, Canon and other manufacturers, in ​AXIS Camera Station and Device Compatibility Tool. * Solved server crash related to deadlock in the snapshot service * Solved issues where some database upgrade dialog did not close after successful upgrade. * Solved issue where service couldn't start after upgrading to 5.13.024​ * Solved short recording gaps (5-30 seconds) appearing randomly when using continuous recording. Known limitations in 5.13.028 ============================== AXIS M1065-L/LW do not support full duplex, only microphone is supported in AXIS Camera Staion. ​ Upgrade considerations for 5.13.024 =================================== * Database split might cause upgrade to take more time. More details in the 5.13 Migration guide (www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/support-and-documentation) and FAQ 116349: https://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116349 * New Configuration workspace introduces a lot of updates in the user interface, including new placement and renaming of menus. New features in 5.13.024 ========================= * ​Internal database split, increasing reliability and performance: - The database has been split into three files, located in the same directory: - ACS.FDB: containing the system configuration such as devices, views, permissions, events, stream profiles... This is the main database. - ACS_RECORDINGS.FDB: containing references to recorded files on the drive. This file is required by AXIS Camera Station to display the recordings in the timeline during playback. - ACS_LOGS.FDB: containing log entries (Audit log, alarms and event logs). * Low latency mode: - General improvements in the latency/jitter calculations. AXIS Camera Station now favors lower latency when using mechanical PTZ. - Length of the jitter buffer is configurable through ClientSettings.xml​. More details in FAQ FAQ115566: https://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ115566 * New configuration workspace: - Optimized performance of configuration pages. - A clearer and searchable configuration menu available in a side navigation panel. - More details in the 5.13 Migration guide. * Support for one-way audio in Axis Mobile viewing apps. Only AAC encoding is supported. (Requires mobile application 1.3.0) Changes made in 5.13.024 ========================= * The option to have Local client users given administrator privileges to the AXIS Camera Station server is now removed. From 5.13, local and remote client users will have the access rights that are defined under User/Group Privileges. * Uploaded applications (VMD & VCS) are only started when required (configuring Motion Detection) instead of being started during the Add Camera wizard. * The overview of 360 degrees cameras is no longer cropped. * It is now possible to handle Door Station calls with Basic Authentication. * Solved a server crash during nightly refresh. * Solved a server crash when sending HTTP notifications to an Axis devices. * Solved a server crash when receiving duplicated CSeq packets. * Solved a server crash when receiving invalid SDP packets from a device. * Solved a server crash related to invalid GUID format. * Solved a client crash when using fast forward playback of 360 degrees camera's overview. * Solved a client crash when exporting recordings. * Solved a recording issue after a device status change. * Solved a recording issue after changing camera password. * Solved a memory leak when viewing cameras with Hardware Decoding active. * Solved an issue with Secure Remote Access and failing connection attempts. * Views permissions are respected on secondary monitors as well. * When adding a NAS requiring credentials, ACS will always clear the network connections beforehand, ensuring the credentials are not cached in Windows and instead, properly saved in ACS. * Device Compatibility Test tool tests are now prioritize in the following order: Discovery > Streaming > PTZ > Events. * Fixed an issue where the Device Compatibility Test tool would crash which reporting an error. * Updated embedded Database Maintainer tool to version 1.11, handling the new database structure as well as any version from 3.50 * Improved handling of password for old devices, such as P8221. * Other corrections and stability improvements. Known limitations in 5.13.024 ============================== * Audio from P8221 does not work in Live View when recording with the same stream profile as the Live View profile. The issue will be solved in a new service release. * Enabling "Include analytics data for Smart search" on a dewarped view from a 360 degrees camera, causes the video stream to be unavailable. (In previous versions as well) - Disable Analytics in the Streaming Profile page for the affected dewarped view. * Enabling "Include analytics data for Smart search" when Video Content Stream is not started or not installed, causes the video stream to be unavailable. (In previous versions as well) - Start the Video Content Stream ACAP in the camera Web Interface. * Image configuration doesn't support multi-channel cameras. All changes are applied to the first channel only. * Touch screen: Zoom-out is not supported on touch screen devices running AXIS Camera Station Client. (In previous versions as well) * Windows Server 2016 Core and Nano versions are not supported due to lack of Windows Media Player. (In previous versions as well) * AXIS File Player does not support playback of 20 Megapixels video streams. Changes made in 5.12.007 ========================= * Help pages are now available in the usual languages. Changes made in 5.12.006 ========================= * Fixed a Client crash that could occur after upgrading to 5.12.005 Known limitations in 5.12.006 ============================== * The help files search menu is not available in Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese. The problem will be fixed in a new service release. Upgrade considerations for 5.12.005 =================================== * Microsoft .NET version 4.6.2 is required. Installing a new .NET version will require a restart before continuing installing AXIS Camera Station 5.12 or above. New features in 5.12.005 ========================= * AXIS Camera Station Secure Remote Access BETA: - AXIS Camera Station Secure Remote Access simplifies remote access, eliminating the need for manual port-forwarding and router configurations. - AXIS Camera Station Secure Remote Access increases the overall system security level. - It enables an easy way to access video from a public Internet location, in a secure, encrypted, way without exposing the server or cameras to public access. - More information in the Secure Remote Access technical note: https://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/support-and-documentation * Improved Dynamic Media Profile selection, optimizing performance depending on the monitor resolution and streaming resolution: - Monitor DPI support (vs System DPI). Requires Windows 10 with the Anniversary update (Feature update to Windows 10, version 1607 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4000825). - Customizable tolerance values to prioritizing specific media profile. See Dynamic Media Profile documentation at https://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/support-and-documentation * Configurable PTZ stop commands: - When using Control Queue, automatic PTZ stop commands can be disabled. See FAQ and updated documentation at: https://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ116335 * 36-split views are now available using a 6 by 6 layout. * Improved snapshot handling in email alerts: - Behavior of the snapshot method is changed so that all snapshot options (text, date/time, image overlay...) fall back to what is configured in the camera.​ - Default email snapshots resolution is changed to 1920x1080​ (previously 800x450). Changes made in 5.12.005 ========================= * In order to prevent Intruding Data on operating system drives (due to growing files and database backups), a 60GB margin has been added for those drives, instead of the regular 15GB limit. * "Enable/Disable Mechanic PTZ" context menu also applies to joystick. It previously only applied to mouse and keyboard. * Fixed a server crash related to HTTP notifications. * A client will infinitely try to connect to a remote server after an unexpected shutdown if "Run application when Windows starts" is selected. - Helps in case of power outage if the remote server takes a longer time to start than the client PC. * Fixed handling of session count on the server. Known limitations in 5.12.005 ============================== * Due to a limitation, some special symbols are currently not supported in the MyAxis account password, although they are supported on www.axis.com If the password containing the following special symbols (at least) are entered in Axis Camera Station, the credentials will always be considered invalid: £ ¤ Å Ä Ö * Mobile application 1.1.0 is required to using Secure Remote access. Applications for iOS and Android expected to be available on Monday 29th of May. * Secure Remote Access servers are not displayed in the server selection dropdown when using a Client version lower than 5.12 * Automatic Client upgrade is not available when trying to connect to a remote server using Secure Remote Access. The Client won't be upgraded and the following error message will be displayed: "Download of new client installer failed. Unable to install the client version required in order to communicate with the chosen server." * Systems using the Tree view navigation and a non-English language may experience a Client crash after upgrading to 5.12.005. Fixed in 5.12.006 Changes made in 5.11.008 ======================== * Fixed colour space issue in the latest MJPEG decoder when streaming from older camera models with , e.g. 210a, 223m, 241s encoder, etc. * Fixed device Compatibility Tool crashes at GetVideoEncoderConfiguration request. * Fixed devices with multiple video sources but are not supported by VMD 4 will use VMD1 by default in ACS, e.g. M7010/16.​ * Fixed a server crash related to media profiles. Known limitations: (with previous version as well) ================================================== * "Could not take a snapshot" from MJPEG stream in live view or recording workspace. New features in 5.11.002 ======================== * Improved Dewarping focusing on performance and user experience. Changes made in 5.11.002 ======================== * New recording folder structure: - Previously, folders were named after the camera GUIDs (available from the server config sheet). - From now on, the camera GUIDs is not used and the Server GUID and camera ID are used instead. ​* Updated H.265, H.264 and MJPEG decoders * Validated support for Windows Server 2016. * Fixed an issue with playback of 120 FPS video recordings * Improved Device Compatibility Test Tool with third party PTZ cameras * Fixed a server crash related to I/O communicator errors New features in 5.10.005 ======================== * VMD 4.1 is now replacing VMD 4.0 during the Add Camera wizard. * VMD 4 complete configuration - filter settings: - The user can now configure filter settings in the VMD configuration dialog in ACS. - A visual comparison, to guide the user when editing small objects and swaying objects has been added. * Improved performance when uploading ACAP. * Aggregated log workspace: - In multi-server setups, the log workspace is now aggregated across all servers. Changes made in 5.10.005 ======================== * Network drives can be reconnected when the server has ”No Permissions” to the drive. * Fixed an issue when adding a network drive. * Fixed a server crash caused by invalid web requests. * The default task queue limit is changed from 1 to 10 minutes to avoid some server crashes in case the system is temporarily overloaded. * Improved handling of drives with small capacity (below 32GB). Those drives can no longer be used in ACS (as expected). The Operating System drive is now shown in the wizard if no other drives are available for recording. * ACS no longer changes Bitrate and GOV length of third party devices when editing video media profiles. * Improved playback stability and experience: - Fixed an issue where pausing the playback of recorded video will display a black image. - Playback is now paused when using Video Scrubbing. - Fixed an issue with choppy playback after a fast forward. * Added info message when trying to configure VMD 4 when the ACAP is not running or not installed. “Please ensure that Video Motion Detection application is installed and running on camera”. * WS-Addressing is now only used by the ONVIF Event service. New features in 5.09.008 ======================== * Site Designer Schedules import: - Site Designer schedules can now be imported in ACS. * Improved video rendering, decreasing CPU, GPU usage and video latency * DirectX 11 support. * Live view & playback optimizations: - Reduced number of network calls between client and server when starting live view or playback stream. This will reduce the connection time on bad networks. * ACAP Version check in Application Installation Changes made in 5.09.008 ======================== * A1001 firmware 1.55 and above is supported correctly. Previously new A1001 with 1.55 couldn’t be enrolled in ACS. * Fixed an issue with Network Attached Storage that couldn’t be connected to ACS. * VMD2 is now used for cameras supporting it, usually firmware 5.50 and above (EmbeddedDevelopment.Version >= 1.40). In 5.07 and 5.08 VMD1 was used. More details in this external FAQ (coming). * Modified system alarm when computer restarts unexpectedly while ACS service is running. * Improved handling of small drives, below 32GB. These drives are now blocked and can no longer be added into ACS. * Fixed pre/post buffer value in Server Configuration Sheet. * Fixed camera display when clicking on a PTZ camera split view. * Fixed a recording problem. * Third party cameras that are no longer accessible can be removed from ACS. * The client will now reconnect automatically to the local server after a computer restart. * Improved general client and server stability. * Improved audio support for third party devices. * Fixed a playback issue when the operator was inactive for a long period of time. Known Limitations in 5.09.008 ============================= * Trying to add the T8516 PoE+ Network Switch into ACS will crash the client. - The problem will be fixed in the next release, 5.10. - The issue can also be experienced with older ACS versions. New features in 5.08.004 ======================== * Added support for upcoming I/O relay module AXIS A9161 * AXIS Installation Verifier (AIV) improvements: - Support for multiple View Areas: Each view area is considered as a separate device. - Added support for new cameras such as M1065, M3045, M3104... - Improved stability for installations with 20 devices or more. - Improved PDF generation. * Server configuration sheet improvements​. Changes made in 5.08.004 ======================== * Fixed a memory increase on the server. * Fixed an issue when exporting recordings and wrong timestamps in the export dialog. * Fixed an issue with ACS Device Compatibility Test tool. * Fixed an unhandled exception when starting the server after a reboot. * Improved search responsiveness in the Logs workspace. * Fixed an issue related to view permissions when upgrading from previous versions. Known Limitations in 5.08.004 ======================== - Under certain condition the client won't reconnect automatically to the local server after a computer restart. > Fixed in 5.09.008 New features in 5.07.010 ======================== * Basic support for Video Motion Detection 4(VMD 4) – Install VMD 4 automatically when adding products with support for VMD 4 to ACS. For products that don’t have support for VMD 4, VMD 2 is installed as before. – Configuration for include/exclude area can be done in ACS. – When upgrading to VMD4, user needs to redo the configuration. Changes made in 5.07.010 ======================== * Default retention time is changed from 30 days to 90 days. This is to prevent cases where customers doesn’t change the default value and thought the recordings will continue as long as the storage is full. – Customers in countries and regions where there is a legal requirement on removing recordings after certain number of days need to adapt the value according to the law. * Camera Management workspace is now enabled by default. * ACS mobile viewing app now shows only the cameras the user has access to. * Solved issues where ACS and ACS Device Compatibility Test tool fail to handle third party products with no audio support. * Solved an issue when ACS service can’t start after upgrading from ACS 3 to ACS 5, due to an exception parsing the old license file. * Solved an issue when ACS client crashes during start up with an error "System.AccessViolationException at AxisJoystickModuleLib.AxisKeyPadHandlerClass.EnumerateKeyPads()". * Solved an issue when playing back recordings stops working under very low bandwidth situation.The default timout for streaming is changed from 5 seconds to 30 seconds. Known Limitations in 5.07.010 ======================== The integration level of VMD 4 is similar to VMD 2 currently: – Configuration on one camera on multi-sensor device (e.g. Q6000, F44, Q37xx...) will overwrite configuration from other cameras. – For cameras with multiple view areas(e.g. M3007), VMD 4 will operate on ”Overview”. – It’s not possible to upgrade VMD2 configurations to VMD 4 configurations automatically. – No support for multiple VMD 4 profiles. The areas shown in the dialog are taken from the first profile configuration retrieved from the camera. – No configuration support for VMD4 filters (size, short-lived, swaying objects). – No support for multiple exclude areas. – No support for visual confirmation (but supports flash on motion). – No support for VMD4 when “Configure device” in Camera Management workspace. New features in 5.06.004 ======================== * New H264 decoder: Around 30% less CPU usage in software rendering, and less latency. * H.265 ready: - H.265 is a supported format in ACS and the new mobile API, but not in the ACS API (SDK). - Only Axis products will work with H.265. * HTTPS Triggers: - External HTTPS triggers enable external sources to trigger the rule system in AXIS Camera Station by making HTTPS requests to the AXIS Camera Station Server. - A guide is available on axis.com: http://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/acs_external_https_trigger_en_1610.pdf * Collect device data: - The user can collect data from multiple devices by specifying a URL-path. The result will be stored in a zip-library. This can be done from the Camera Management workspace. Changes made in 5.06.004 ======================== * Fixed several domain account login issues. * Improvements in the Server configuration sheet. * The CPU performance check is no longer performed during the setup wizard. * Improved rendering with unstable networks. A black image should no longer be displayed when reconnecting to a camera. * Axis Camera Management configuration files created with older versions are now supported (Down to ACM 4.0). * Fixed an issue introducing latency during the nightly jobs. * Fixed a Client crash when exporting recordings. * Fixed an issue where the main window would become transparent and show the Desktop. * Private Views created before version 4.20 were not converted properly and incorrectly displayed in the user permissions dialog. This is now corrected and Private Views are appended with “_private”. * Fixed an issue where memory would increase on the Server. * Other bug fixes. Known Limitations in 5.06.004 ============================= * Hardware decoding is not supported yet for H.265 streams. The CPU is used to decode H.265 streams. * The Motion Detection window is not presented correctly after edited and saved, until the dialog is resized or a point on the window is selected. The window size is saved correctly though. This limitation is also present in previous version 5 releases. * Under certain conditions, the Handle count or RAM memory on the Client PC (only) can increase over time when using the latest AMD and NVIDIA graphics card drivers. This limitation is also present in previous version 5 releases. Axis is currently investigating and working on a solution. If you encounter such issue, please restart Axis Camera Station Client or contact Axis Support. Changes made ​in 5.05.012 ========================​ * Fixed an issue with non-working action rules with older 5.05 releases. * Fixed an issue where removing cameras would hang. * Hotspots are no longer shown in the Views user permission dialog. * Presets for old cameras (214PTZ...) are correctly refreshed in the Live View context menu. * Other bug fixes 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. (Fixed in 5.05.012) 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: - User permissions: AXIS Camera Station 5.18 and higher display error message when adding or editing user permissions from users created in AXIS Camera Station 5.17 or lower. Restart of the AXIS Camera Station server solves the issue. - AXIS Mobile App: - No support for MPEG-4 or MJPEG. Only H.264 is supported. - Only one-way audio (from camera) - Not possible to connect to multiple servers simultaneously - iOS: Supports up to 30 fps - 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. - Joystick hotkeys do not work after changing language - H.265 is only supported for Axis products, not for third party cameras. - For Windows 10 N editions: The Media Feature Pack is required to install AXIS Camera Station Server and Client. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3133719/media-feature-pack-for-n-editions-of-windows-10-version-1607​. Installing the standalone Windows Media Player is not sufficient. Windows 10 N editions are not part of the official Axis QA testing. - AXIS Video Content Stream (Automatically uploaded by AXIS Camera Station during Add camera wizard) should not run in parallel of AXIS Perimeter Defender due to performance limitation. Make sure AXIS Video Content Stream is “stopped” or not installed in the camera web interface > Applications. - Old cameras using firmware 4.x can only use MPEG-4 for the High profile. The Medium and Low profile need to be set to MJPEG. This is due to camera performance limitations. - Image configuration doesn't support multi-channel products properly, i.e. image configurations are fetched from the first channel only. Also changes made to any channel are applied only to the first channel. - AXIS M1065-L/LW do not support full duplex, only microphone is supported in AXIS Camera Staion. - LPCM audio encoding is not supported (LPCM is supported for selected cameras with firmware 7.20.1 and above) - Nightly Maintenance (https://www.axis.com/support/faq//FAQ116423): -Action rules using I/O trigger with I/O module (such as A9161) will trigger alarms if set to normally closed, during AXIS Camera Stations' nightly maintenance job. Use 'Device Event' trigger and trigger on the digital input, instead of using I/O trigger. 'Device Event' is available from fw 5.40 or above and for I/O module fw 1.65 or above. 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