DW Spectrum Release note for 6.1.1.42624

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE

?         Build Number: 42624

?         Password: ltkp5y

 

BREAKING CHANGES:

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

 

NEW DEVICES / OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORT:

• Mac OS Tahoe

 

DW DEVICE SUPPORT / IMPROVEMENT / FIXES:

• Fixed the buzz issue on the DWC-INTCAM02 intercom during 2-way audio.

 

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

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

 

ENTERPRISE FUNCTIONALITY IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

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

 

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

• Only the first object was detected on Dahua ITC413-PW4D-IZ1. Fixed.
• Objects detected on Hikvision iDS-2CD7146G0-IZS did not trigger actions. Fixed.
• Analytic events (IVA) did not work on Bosch cameras. Fixed.
• Analytics event attributes info was missing in the Event Log description. Fixed.
• Analytic Events were not triggered if the rules of the event was configured under the group level. Fixed.

 

DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:

?         Devices Specific Fixes:

• Fixed RTP issues on the URMET 1099/501B camera.
• Live stream from AXIS F9114 could not load. Fixed.
• Initialization is improved for MERIT-LILIN cameras.
• Alarm input events are supported on Hikvision DS-2CD2123G2x, DS-2CD3687G3x and Hikvision DS-2DE3C210IXx.
• Osiris OS-I3-EENSW8Mx are detected as Dahua devices.
• Input signals from FLIR were handled for 10-30 seconds. Fixed.

?         Newly Supported Devices:

• Elmo NEXIBF07T, NEXIMF02

?         Encoders added to the analog list:

• Speco n32nrn, n16nrx

?         Multisensor Cameras:

• Vivotek TT9333
• HIKVISION iDS-2CD8A46G2-XZHSY

 

BUG FIXES:

?         General UI Fixes:

• Fixed the buzz issue on the DWC-INTCAM02 intercom during 2-way audio.
• Shared bookmarks with video footage longer than 1.5 minutes could not be played back properly. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client window configuration was not saved properly if another Desktop Client instance was opened in a new window. Fixed.
• Japanese translations improved.
• The Desktop Client could crash while accessing DW Maps. Fixed.
• Some frames could be lost when a multi-video export contained many camera items. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client on Windows could not be uninstalled remotely (using SCCM and the psexec CLI tool). Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash if a camera went offline while a maintenance confirmation dialog was open. Fixed.
• Users (Power User or Administrators) could not rename shared layouts after locking and unlocking them. Fixed.
• The live stream stopped after selecting an offline device as the audio source. Fixed.
• Shared layouts did not save resolution settings for cameras. Fixed.
• Fixed the --window-geometry CLI parameter to launch the Desktop Client.
• Fixed the following audio features that did not work on Mac OS Tahoe:
• Audio from cameras
• The ?Speak? action
• The ?Play Sound? action

?         Server Fixes:
* Fixed high CPU usage on Server after a live view license activation.

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

 

API / SDK FIXES:

• Sites can be updated to a specific version via API using the /rest/v4/update method.
• The internal HTTPS Request did not work with Create Generic Event API (/rest/v4/events/generic). Fixed.
• Introduced the default value (${DATA_DIR}/update_verification_keys/) for the additionalUpdateVerificationKeysDir build parameter when building and signing a custom package.
• Fixed ​​documentation and implementation issues with the /rest/v4/login/tickets method. If a user tried to use the access token (the x-runtime-guid value) as a request body param key, server returned unauthorized error.
• The sender SSRC was always 0 in sender report while using Nx Server RTSP API to restream. Fixed.
• The preset ID was not created by Server automatically while using the ./rest/v{3-4}/devices/{device_id}/ptz/presets API request to create a preset. Fixed.
• Integrations can now be deleted via API request.
• The /rest/v4/update/info API call returned empty results. Fixed.
• Showreels are now accessible to power users via API.

 

 

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release note for 6.1.0.42176

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE

?         Build Number: 42176

?         Password: huu07r

 

BREAKING CHANGES:

• Support for Ubuntu 18.04 is discontinued.
• Support for MacOS 11 is discontinued.
• Support for Raspberry OS 10 is discontinued.
• Support for MacOS 12 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.2).

 

TERM CHANGES

• The term "System" is renamed to "Site". This change will be applied across all products (VMS, Cloud, Mobile, Connect).

 

NEW DEVICES / OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORT:

• Raspberry Pi 5 with Raspberry Pi OS 12 (64-bit) is supported. Raspberry Pi Native camera is not fully supported yet.
• Windows Server 2025 is now supported.

 

NEW FEATURES:

• Enterprise (SaaS) - Organization users can be managed in the Desktop Client.
• Enterprise (SaaS) users can share the links to bookmarks: select the bookmark and get the link to share, Links to bookmarks may have expiration date.
• Enterprise (SaaS) - Re-streaming traffic between Sites. This feature allows adding streams from Sites that belong to different Organizations to be able to view and process them (i.e. grab a stream for analytic purposes, provide links for other organizations, etc).
• New Event Rules Engine with a cleaner, more user-friendly interface:
• Event parameters can be passed to actions when events occur (i.e. parameters of analytic objects, date/time of the event occurred, information about the devices triggered etc). Such parameters can be dynamic. This will allow displaying additional information when triggering actions such as: notifications, HTTP requests etc.
• Lists are introduced (action can be triggered if certain parameter values are listed or missing).
• In the Event Rules dialog it is possible to perform a search by a trigger name to find a corresponding rule.
• Event Rule emails are localized.
• Bearer and Digest Authentication are added to the "Do HTTP request" action in the rules engine.
• Custom headers can now be configured for the "Do http request".
• The generic HTTP action now has the option to send the request back to a Server within the Site.
• The "Shock Alarm" event is now instant instead of prolonged.
• The Desktop Client is rendered with Direct3D on Windows OS. This will resolve different issues related to OpenGL rendering (i.e. missing / outdated / buggy OpenGL drivers, GPU switching etc).
• The new Live View Subscription Service is introduced:
• It allows viewing of Live streams in Enterprise / SaaS sites without interruptions.
• Every 10 minutes, the live stream from the camera is interrupted for 30 seconds if there is not enough Live View or Recording licences or services purchased.
• Remote Access is implemented. It will allow providing support engineers with remote access to the site servers via remote access software (SSH, RDP etc) without additional port-forwarding.
• The separate Audio Playback permission is introduced.
• The Desktop Client can open up web pages in a separate widget which can interact with the other parts of the Desktop Client UI: open video streams, get analytics data etc. This will improve user experience when using Maps.
• WebRTC streams (mostly used by Android-powered cameras) can be added to Server.
• Servers can use Intel or NVidia GPU to perform hardware decoding (for motion detection, for instance). This can be configured independently on each Server in the Server Settings dialog.

 

DW DEVICE SUPPORT / IMPROVEMENT / FIXES:

• DW MEGApix PTZ camera analytics is implemented.
• DW_Mx9 ROI is introduced.
• DW Blackjack CX PoE NVR is integrated:
• Server settings dialog has a proprietary tab for POE ports.
• PoE monitoring is implemented with the corresponding events being triggered.
• Alarm input and output can be triggered.
• I/O ports of Blackjack CX are now displayed in the Desktop Client.

 

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Enterprise Improvements:
• Maps are added as a default integration for all Enterprise users.
• Added a warning about license conversion when a Site is being merged into an Organization.
• User Management improved to support adding custom site level permissions to Enterprise users (Channel Partners and Organizations).
• For Enterprise Sites, if no custom SMTP server is set up, the Emails from VMS are routed via Cloud Email server by default.
• Channel Partner users are shown in the Event Rules dialog.
• If a Site is a part of an Organization, this organization is listed as an owner in the Welcome Screen.
• The "All Systems" filter in the Notifications panel is replaced by"".
• I/O Port status is being monitored.
• Cloud Connectivity is being monitored by Servers. The new ?Cloud Connect Issue? event is introduced for this purpose.
• Onvif Profile G has been introduced for the following cameras:
• Hanwha XND-C9083RV
• Vivotek FD/IB9391-EHTV-v2 or FD/IB9365-EHTV-v2 series
• Uniview IPC2325SB-DZK-I0
• Hikvision and Axis devices are still NOT supported yet.
• New Server recording modes have been introduced for storage. This will allow using same NAS by multiple Servers and will simplify transferring the archive by swapping hard drives:
• Exclusive ? Server reads, writes and erases data from all folders (default for local storage).
• Shared ? reads all folders, but writes and erases data from its own folder.
• Isolated ? reads, writes and erases data from its own folder (default for non-local storage).
• Cross-Site Layout improvements:
• Objects Search (only a ?Single device? mode) can be performed on the right panel for the Cross-Site Layouts.
• Cross-Site Layout intro window is removed.
• On Cross-Site Layouts, objects on the right panel can be filtered by devices ?Selected camera - ? and ?Selected camera - none?.
• Web pages and local files are supported on Cross-Site layouts.
• 2-Way Audio items are supported on Cross-Site layouts.
• Similar to devices, layouts can now be grouped in folders in the Resource Tree.
• Layout improvements:
• Layout items with sound only (i.e. Speakers) now display a histogram illustrating the sound played.
• Layout items have individual toggle Mute buttons in addition to the global Mute button on the Timeline.
• Shared layouts can be used as targets for camera hotspots.
• The notification filter is moved from the Desktop Client local settings directly to the notifications tab in the right panel.
• If a default Desktop Client background was set for an OEM, users could not restore it after disabling. Now, the option to use default background is introduced.
• SVG images can now be set as layout backgrounds.
• Cloud user session time can be limited.
• The desktop camera is initialized only when Push My Screen is used for the first time. This optimizes the Client-Server communication.
• The ability to follow objects of interest with Camera Hotspots and Camera Linking is improved: layouts or multiple items can be opened.
• The "Connect to server" dialog is redesigned: intro video was removed.
• Rule author is now shown as the requester of the HTTP action in the Audit Trail.
• The bookmark tooltips are redesigned to show more information (tags and descriptions).
• The "Disconnect from Cloud" dialog was improved - it gives much more information about what will happen with the existing services.
• In multi-Server environments, if a Server acts as a gateway for Client connections, the live stream data is cached, which improves the playback performance.
• The "Send Mobile Notification" action is improved and shows more info in push notifications.
• Push notification details now include Site name and Server information.
• The log settings dialog was improved.
• Before, the Resource tree showed the current recording status while camera items showed current recording mode according to the schedule. Now, to avoid confusion, both resource tree and camera items display current recording and archive status.
• Server name or IP is now displayed on the Audit Trail window, so users can find out the server the event happened on.
• A local Desktop Client setting is introduced (Look and Feel), that will display the current time on live videos.
• The information about the user triggered a Soft Trigger event, is stored in the Event Log.
• New resources metrics are added to Health monitoring: device MAC address and Server ID.
• The playback speed is now saved when clicking play-pause.
• Added new advanced setting to auto-refresh a Web page opened within the Desktop Client.
• Bookmark search now correctly handles bookmarks with spaces.
• Tooltips are implemented for groups in the Resource Tree.
• Timeline tooltips with Live Preview are available on Linux.
• Improved time synchronization between live streams if viewing multiple of them on a layout.
• Log rotation starts automatically if there is less than the certain amount of free on the system disk (1GB by default).

 

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

• Uniview ROI is introduced.
• Onvif Profile M has been introduced. Tested devices:
• DWC-XPZA03Mi/A08Mi
• Axis P1375-E, Axis Q1615 Mk III with FW 10.8.1
• Bosch FLEXIDOME IP Starlight 8000i with FW 7.82.0025 (25500782)
• Hanwha cameras with FW 2.11.07
• Uniview ROI is introduced.
• Milesight ROI is introduced.
• Advanced Object Search is improved. It may display additional attributes and tables.
• Vivotek analytics and ROI have been improved:
• Tampering, audio & shock detection, PIR alarm.
• Shapes of analytic regions were deformed after being applied on Vivotek cameras. Fixed.
• Axis analytics improvements / fixes:
• The accuracy for the timestamp of analytic objects on Axis cameras was improved.
• Axis LPR analytics is enabled on CAMMRA AI.
• The Vehicle Direction data is added to the Axis LPR.
• Axis LPR did not contain any license recognition result in notification. Fixed.
• On Axis multi-sensor cameras, overlays could be applied to the first sensor only. Fixed.
• Regions of Interest on the layout items can be disabled by default.
• Analytic Engine has been improved - many new components are supported: Label, SpinBox, PolygonFigure, BoxFigure, LineFigure. Added a property to hide the 'display on camera' checkbox.
• In the analytic settings, it is possible to show or hide the ?show password? button.
• Analytic object search settings are saved for each user on Server.
• Supported useLabelField in BoxFigure in Analytics Settings.
• Event Field placeholders were currently supported only for Analytic Events and Generic objects. Now they are supported for Analytic Objects as well.
• Each analytics attribute value can have a specific color.
• Colors can be assigned in the Object Search dialog.
• Web links (that will open in the user's browser) can be added into banners in the interactive plugin settings.
• It is possible to customize Active Settings parameters dialog in the analytics settings.
• Uniview ipc2328sb-dzk-i0 and ipc3238sb-adzk-i0 now support analytics.
• Analytic object preview duration was limited to 8 seconds. Now the preview is playing the full object duration.
• Analytic object preview did not have a scroll bar if there were many attributes and some attributes were not accessible. Fixed.
• The "Analytic storage is offline" event was mistakenly displayed in the Desktop Client for normally working storage. Fixed.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

• Devices Specific Fixes:
• On Axis multi-sensor cameras, advanced settings were applied to the first channel only. Fixed.
• Fixed a duplicated stream URI issue on IntelBras VIP-3240-IA / VIP-5230-SD.
• Input events are now supported on Hikvision DS-2CD3743G2-IZSUHK
• Geovision MFD1501 and EVD2100 could not be initialized. Fixed.
• Improved Hikvision DVR initialization (especially DS-7216HUHI-K2)
• Arecont Vision AV02CLB-100, AV05CLD-100 are switched to RTSP from TFTP.
• Added the possibility to setup RTSP port for Axis IO modules ("Meda Streaming").
• RTSP streams from Infodraw MRS devices could not be initialized. Fixed.
• The Axis Zipstream setting can now be configured in the advanced settings dialog.
• Some Dahua cameras (i.e. N22AL12), could not be added manually on the default port (80). Fixed.
• Virtual cameras were added with a non-active "Enable audio" checkbox. Fixed.
• Newly Supported Devices:
• Dahua DH-VCS-SHx
• Hikmicro HM-TD2628x
• ADAM-6266
• Axis FA54
• Encoders added to the analog list:
• Dahua N42C3P
• Multisensor Cameras:
• Cook Security Group P-10MP-DSx, PE-10MP-DSx, P-20MP-QSVx, PE-20MP-QSVFx
• Axis Q6020E
• Elmo NEXIMM01

 

VULNERABILITY FIXES:

• The linked library (libcurl) which had a vulnerability (CVE-2024-7264), was updated to a newer version with the fix.
• The following dependencies were updated to fix vulnerabilities: ffmpeg, libtiff, pcrew, gsoap, sqlite3.

 

BUG FIXES:

• GENERAL FIXES
• Server and Client could not run on Windows Server 2016. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could not connect to the Site when using the URL Scheme without authentication. Fixed.
• If a Server database was corrupted by any reason, Server failed to start. Now, it starts with a fresh database.
• In-client updates did not work on 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS. Fixed.
• Could not connect to Server if a user certificate was installed (ECDSA or rsa:16384). Now, in this case, Server falls back to the default (auto-generated) certificate.
• The Desktop Client sent the incorrect password of newly added FTP storage while communicating with Servers if the password contained special symbols.
• DESKTOP CLIENT FIXES
• Export in multi-video NOV did not work if a stream codec was changed. Fixed.
• On touch screens, double-tap to maximize layout items did not always work in the Desktop Client on Linux. Fixed.
• Devices could not be searched by IP within the User/Group permissions resource tab. Fixed.
• If a backup storage was set up to backup the bookmarks only, only the partial portion of the archive was backed up. Fixed.
• LDAP users were removed from custom groups after system merge. Fixed.
• When exporting a high-resolution video segment from .nov files via the Desktop Client, the resolution of the resulting .mp4 file dropped to 720 ? 576 if transcoding was required. Fixed.
• Camera streams became pixelated when motion occurred. Fixed.
• Users could not be searched by first or last name in the user selection dialogs (Event Rules or User Management while assigning users to roles). Fixed.
• If a file was overwritten during the video export, the Desktop Client had to be restarted in order to open it, Fixed.
• Tray tool on Windows did not change language. Fixed.
• A brief error message could pop up when connecting to Cloud from the welcome screen. Fixed.
• Tiles on Welcome Screen did not work on PCs with touchscreens. Fixed.
• 5.1 users with custom permission groups from other Sites did not have access for opening cameras in Cross-Site Layouts. Fixed.
• On Jetson Nano, the Desktop Client could crash when clicking on the PTZ button on the item. Fixed.
• Image Enhancement did not work if a hardware video decoding was enabled. Fixed.
• Live video FPS did not revert to the max value after the recording with lower fps was disabled. Fixed.
• When the RTSP stream credentials were changed to incorrect ones, the RTSP streaming continued. Fixed.
• Event Rules did not send Emails on Plugin Diagnostic Events. Fixed.
• System Health Viewers could not access the server list if the ?Display servers in tree for non-power users? option was disabled. Fixed,
• Video Wall could not be started from a desktop shortcut if a newer Desktop Client version was installed during 1-Click Upgrade. Fixed.
• The 'Save user' confirmation window appeared when applying changes to Local settings (specifically Notification Settings). Fixed.
• If a multichannel camera went offline, the grouping entity could still be displayed as online. Fixed.
• Sometimes, existing bookmarks could not be found if search within the range selected on the Timeline. Fixed,
• Manually discovered cameras could be duplicated after enabling auto discovery. Fixed.
• It was not possible to perform search in the user selection dialog when "All users" was selected. Fixed.
• Event Log > Description search worked only for original English descriptions, not for translated messages. Fixed.
• The bookmarks in the Playback panel were not filtered when searching for Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters. Fixed.
• Desktop client did not switch the audio automatically when a new audio device (i.e. Bluetooth) was connected and made default in the OS. Fixed.
• Item hotkeys with Alt did not work on active but not selected items on layout. Fixed.
• The "Minimum Grid Size" parameter was not disabled after locking the layout. Fixed.
• Camera page refreshed and redirected to the General page, if a user had the only "Edit Settings" permission. Fixed.
• WEB ADMIN FIXES:
• On videos exported from Web Admin, empty parts of the archive were not skipped. Fixed.
• In multi-Server environments, if the archive was spread between Servers, only the part from the current Server was exported if the export was done from Web Admin. Fixed.

 

API / SDK CHANGES / FIXES:

• Integrations in the Desktop Client (through JS API) can remember token permissions to open up further URLs without additional permission requests. This is especially beneficial if working with Maps, as each new map was considered as a new integration.
• New REST API for Event Rules Engine.
• All API/DSK References to Systems are renamed to Sites.
• WebRTC Streaming has been improved:
• Analytics API has been introduced.
• The Desktop Client JS API is fully documented and available through the context menu of a web page item on the layout.
• Advanced Object Search SDK has been updated to reflect the engine improvements.
• Analytics, Taxonomy: syntax is improved.
• Servers can store the serial number of a device and pass it via an API request.

 

FEATURES THAT REQUIRE CLOUD SUPPORT

• The following features are disabled until the Cloud part is deployed. Then they will be enabled and the corresponding announcement will be sent:
• Different product and service tiers are introduced. Tiers may have different sets of services / features and different amounts of resources available.
• QR Codes can be used to connect a Server to a Cloud account.
• JWT Token support is improved In previous versions, it was used as a fallback option; now this is the primary method.
• The notification language is moved from the Site settings to the user level. It applies to:
• Push Notification settings,
• Cloud Portal
• Emails sent from Sites

 

 

DW Spectrum Release note for 6.0.6.41837

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE

?         Build Number: 41837

?         Password: tqzzq6

 

BREAKING CHANGES

• The Cloud support for VMS versions 4.2 or 5.0 will be officially dropped in October 2025!
• Support for Server versions 5.0 or lower will be officially dropped in Mobile 25.2 (October 2025)!
• Support for Raspberry Pi 3 is discontinued.
• Support for Ubuntu 18.04 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).
• Support for MacOS 11 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).
• Support for Raspberry OS 10 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:

• Enhanced performance while communicating with Cloud through optimized request handling.
• Galician localization is introduced.
• Users now can select the desired interface that is used for generating the "Play from local network" email link.
• Bitrate level calculations and suggestions are now being logged (CameraBitrateCalculator::suggestBitrateForQualityKbps under DEBUG log level).

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

• Only the first object was detected on Dahua ITC413-PW4D-IZ1. Fixed.

 

DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:

?         Devices Specific Fixes:

o    Server was crashing when accessing the DWC-XSBA camera (ANPR+MMCR). Fixed.

o    Fixed streaming issues with OnCam Grandeye cameras.

o    AXIS Q1785-LE could change mode to an Audio-only device after being added to the system for a while. Fixed.

o    Hikvision DS-2CD2367G3-LIS2UY/SL could unexpectedly go offline. Fixed.

o    Fixed streaming issues with Cisco CIVS-IPC-6000P and CIVS-IPC-6400.

o    Fixed stream duplication on Vivotek MA9312-EHTV

o    Pelco camera IMM12018 did not initialize. Fixed.

o    The "Enable audio" option was not available on Axis M5014. Fixed.

o    Added alarm input event support for HikVision DS-2DE4225IWx and DS-2CD2523G2x.

o    Hanwha speakers W, C, D, H, and P series are now working via Onvif.

o    Hikvision Analog PTZ cameras did not show PTZ controls in Hikvision Encoder. Fixed.

?         Newly Supported Devices:

o    Vivotek MA9312

o    Dahua DH-SDT3E410-8P-MB-A-PV1

?         Encoders added to the analog list:

• Hikvision DVR iDS-7332HUHI
• Dahua DH-XVR5116 and DH-XVR5232, N82B5P
• Bolin EX1030H8 and EX1030Nx, SD530Nx, SD503Hx, SD530NX
• Axis F9114R mkII

?         Multisensor Cameras:

o    Digital Watchdog DWC-PVX20WATX

o    Hikvision iDS-2CD8A86G2-XZHSY, DS-2SE7C425MWG-EB/26

o    Avigilon 20C-H5A-4MH

o    Axis P3748-PLVE

o    Vivotek MA9312-EHTV, MA9311-EHTV, TB9333

o    Pelco SMLE1-9V5-3H

?         Advanced PTZ:

• Dahua 6C3425XBPV

BUG FIXES:

?         General Fixes:

• Users could get duplicated in the database if the username contained letters in different cases. Fixed.
• Server could hang if SMB connection to the storage was lost. Fixed.
• Server could perform unplanned self-update after restoration using automatic (update) backup file. Fixed.
• If using the "Remember me" function, the system administrator password was not erased after session timeout. Fixed.
• Server could stop archiving data to the main storage when a backup storage went offline. Fixed.
• Video could export with errors if camera audio settings had been changed during recording. Fixed.
• When a URL is entered to the "Do HTTPS Request" field, it was changed to the URL encoding and did not work with Error 422. Fixed.
• In some cases, Cloud Site could not be accessed from the Desktop or Mobile Clients but worked on Cloud Portal. Fixed.
• Sites could not be accessed after conversion to Enterprise if they had been previously merged. Fixed.
• The ISRG Root X1 certificate was showing as self signed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

?         UI Fixes:

• Time discrepancy could occur when users switched between hotspots with the cameras in the full screen mode. Fixed.
• Hotspots preview did not resize together with the layout and stay on top. Fixed.
• Changing any setting of the I/O module triggered a warning icon in the resource tree. Fixed.
• Some windows (i.e. System administration -> "Licenses" -> "Manual activation") could not be resized. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client did not open the last used layout after a session timeout. Fixed.
• In the Desktop Client, dialog windows containing notifications/banners could unexpectedly zoom when trying to resize or move the window. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash when opening the User Management tab. Fixed.
• Low-res portions of the archive could be omitted when exporting the archive with the transcoding option enabled and the archive contained both Hi-res and Low-res chunks. Fixed.

?         Web Admin Fixes:

• The yellow banner did not disappear after the merge performed in Web Admin. Fixed.

API / SDK FIXES:

• The parameter, "rotated=N" for /rest/v3/servers/this/logArchive did not work. Fixed.
• In custom JavaScript API implementations in the Desktop Client, the "LIVE" button did not work until the Desktop Client window was altered. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client sent extra characters in analytics API requests to Server causing inaccurate search results. Fixed.

 

 

DW Spectrum Release note for 6.0.5.41290

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE

?         Build Number: 41290

?         Password: 170fpg

 

BREAKING CHANGES

• The Cloud support for VMS versions 4.2 or 5.0 will be officially dropped in August- September 2025!
• Support for Server versions 4.2 or lower will be officially dropped in Mobile 24.2 (August - September 2025)!
• Support for Raspberry Pi 3 is discontinued.
• Support for Ubuntu 18.04 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).
• Support for MacOS 11 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).
• Support for Raspberry OS 10 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:

• DW CAAS Edge Server does not create core dump files after crash which saves internal space.
• Japanese translations improved.
• Sometimes, mobile notifications about issues were logged to the Server logs. Logging has been improved.
• On Ubuntu Linux, multiple USB cameras now be detected.

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

• Only the first object was detected on Dahua ITC413-PW4D-IZ1. Fixed.
• Objects detected on Hikvision iDS-2CD7146G0-IZS did not trigger actions. Fixed.
• Analytic events (IVA) did not work on Bosch cameras. Fixed.

DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:

?         Devices Specific Fixes:

• On Axis Q8742-E, the stream from channel 2 could not be displayed after upgrading to v6.0.x. Fixed.
• Cannot play the RTSP stream of Suprema FaceStation F2 with Firmware v2.2.1 after upgrading to v6.0.x. Fixed.
• Audio could not be enabled on Axis P3267-LVE Mic. Fixed.
• The Dallmeier Panomera S8 camera stayed in the "Unauthorized" state after being discovered even though the password was correct. Fixed.
• Cameras configured to receive audio from Axis I/O devices, did not play back the sound. Fixed.
• Incorrect menu item and icon was displayed for Adam I/O module. Fixed.
• The i-Pro S32402-F2L camera went offline with camera optimization enabled. Fixed.
• Hikvision NVR DS-7216HUHI-K2 became offline after upgrading to version 6.0.2. Fixed.
• Input events did not work on Hikvision DS-2CD2523G2-IS and DS-2CD2523G2-IS. Fixed.
• On IqEye IQM62W and IQ762W, the MPEG compression was used even if H264 was configured, which resulted in much higher bitrate. Fixed.

?         Newly Supported Devices:

• Dahua PTZ3E10Xx, DN2X4DUAL
• Cook Solutions Group PE-IPAi97A10x/20x
• Avycon AVR-NSVx
• Axis P3747-PLIVE
• Hikvision DS-2TD4228x
• Panasonic WV-S8530

?         Encoders added to the analog list:

• Uniview XVR302
• Dahua N82B3x
• Advidia VP-16-V3

?         Multisensor Cameras:

• Hikvision DS-2CD6362Fx, iDS-2CD8A46G0 / iDS-2CD8A86G0
• Sunell SN-TPC2553DRT-Fx
• Milesight MS-C8477-HPG1
• IPCAM NC8477
• Hykon TB307A, TB317A, HYKON|TB325A, TB335A, TB310A, TB207A, TB202A, TB203A, TB210A

?         Advanced PTZ:

• Multiple Milesight cameras

BUG FIXES:

?         General UI Fixes:

• The "Cell Spacing" context menu did not work correctly when changing spacing with Ctrl+mouse wheel. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash on MacOS after waking up from sleep mode if Cross-Site-Layouts were being viewed. Fixed.
• Camera items could slightly move on the layout when PTZ controls were used in the full-screen mode. Fixed.
• Some strings were untranslated in the Desktop Client and Web Admin. Fixed.
• Forms in the Desktop Client were displayed incorrectly when switched to Japanese. Fixed.
• When Line Crossing analytics was set up, the detection lines could disappear during zooming. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash while viewing some NOV files. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash when zooming cameras in Windows with DirectX rendering turned on. Fixed.
• When trying to merge a system with a non-existent host, the ?Invalid Login/Password? message displayed. Fixed.
• Fixed incorrect button sizes in Windows installer on Japanese localization.
• After the ownership transfer, the previous owner was disabled instead of deleted. Fixed.

?         Web Admin Fixes:

• Incorrect placeholder ("Unavailable") was displayed for the offline camera in the Web Admin. Fixed.
• Incorrect status ("Server Offline") was displayed for the offline camera in the Web Admin. Fixed.
• Sometimes, when trying to log into the Cloud Portal using the "Login with Cloud" button via local Web Admin interface, a user was redirected back to the Web Admin login page instead of Cloud Portal. Fixed.
• If click on a device on the bottom of the device list in Web Admin multiple times, the selection may be reset and moved to the top of the list. Fixed.

API / SDK FIXES:

• On a large server database, making an API request to audit log led to high server RAM usage or crash. Fixed.
• RTSP streaming from Server could not be viewed if a user name contained capital letters. Fixed.

 

 

DW Spectrum Release note for 6.0.3.40736

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE

?         Build Number: 40736

?         Password: hm0ima

 

IMPORTANT:

l  These release notes cover changes implemented since the latest major release (6.0.2.40414).

 

BREAKING CHANGES:

l  DW Witness not supported (DW Witness update in development)

l  Support for Raspberry Pi 3 is discontinued.

l  Support for Ubuntu 18.04 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

l  Support for MacOS 11 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

l  Support for Raspberry OS 10 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

 

MYDW:

l  myDW Plugin 1.0.3 included in the server installation packages for Windows and Ubuntu.

o    Follow the myDW Quick Start Guide to register DW Spectrum to the myDW

https://support.digital-watchdog.com/kb/article/1132-mydw-mydw-quick-start-guide/

 

DW ONLY:

l  Sometimes, Server could not detect input signal events from the DW doorbell (DWC-INTCAM02). Fixed.

l  Motion detection settings could not be accessed for the DWC-XSBA05MiM camera. Fixed.

 

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

l  DW DWC-XPZA03Mi camera could not use H265. Fixed.

l  Analytic data from Milesight cameras with new API showed Invalid object boxes. Fixed.

l  Analytic objects could not be received from Uniview IPC328SB-ADF28K-I0. Fixed.

l  Hikvision iDS-2CD7A26G0x was initialized with a wrong manufacturer which prevented it from running Hikvision Analytics. Fixed.

l  Hikvision DS-2TD4238x thermal cameras started moving uncontrollably once a user tried to view the stream from them. Fixed.

 

DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:

l  Devices Specific Fixes:

• The Desktop Client could sometimes skip notifications about I/O state changes on the Hikvision cameras. Fixed.
• Hikvision DS-2CD2523G2x now supports alarm input events.
• On Hikvision DS-2TD2628-x, regular and thermal streams were mixed up. Fixed.

l  Newly Supported Devices:

• Axis C1610x

l  Multisensor Cameras:

• Dahua:
  * DHI-TPC-SD5641-T,DHI-TPC-BF4441x, DS-2CD63C5G1-IVS, DH-IPC-MFW5241T2, DH-SDT4E425
  * DHI-TPC-BF4641x thermal cameras
• Hikvision DS-2CD6D55G2, DS-2TD4238
• Pelco MLE1-20V5-4H
• Eneo INM-78M2812M0A
• Grundig GD-CI-AT30516
• TrueVision TVTH-S01-0001x

l  Advanced PTZ:

• Bolin EXU420Nx, EXU420Fx, EXU248x, EXU230x
• Milesight MS-C2941-X30, MS-C2941-X25, MS-C5341-X42, TS5367-X12 MS-C2967-X12, MS-C8241-X36, MS-C5371-X23, MS-C2871-X20
• Safire Smart SF-IPSD8037ITA-4X1-L800, SF-IPSD5040ITA, SF-IPSD5032ITA-8I1
• Redvision RVX2S
• Milesight MS-C4441-Xx
• DN4MPTZ3in1
• Uniview IPC6658SR-X25-VF, IPC94144SR-X25-F40C, IPC6424SR-X25-VF, IPC6622SR-X33-VF and IPC6652EL-X33-VF
  * Note: Advanced PTZ for cameras UNIVIEW IPC6622SR-X33-VF and IPC6652EL-X33-VF with f/w earlier than QIPC-B2202.10.23.240821 is no longer supported. Please update the camera firmware.

 

BUG FIXES:

l  General Fixes:

• URL-based authentication could fail for some Cloud users. Fixed.
• When trying to downgrade a 6.0.x version to 5.1.4, Server updated the database back to 6.0 after it had been restored from the backup. Fixed.
• In some cases, cameras could not be added to the cross system layout even if the user had permissions to access it. Fixed.

l  UI Fixes:

• Calendar could jump to the first day of recording instead of the current data, if the recording was more than 1 month old. Fixed.
• Video streams failed to play with fast rewind after switching between fullscreen and layout modes. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could unexpectedly terminate if running multiple instances. Fixed.

l  Web Admin Fixes:

• Some features in camera details in the View page (transcoding, quality switch) were missing in Web Admin. Fixed.
• Server name changes were not reflected in Web Admin without browser refresh. Fixed.
• Web Admin could not run the Desktop Client from a link. Fixed.

 

 

DW Spectrum Release note for 6.0.2.40414

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE:

l  Build Number: 40414

l  Password: xo2xhe

 

IMPORTANT:

l  These release notes cover changes implemented since the latest major release (6.0.0).

l  The release includes 6.0.1.39873 and 6.0.1.40074

BREAKING CHANGES:

l  DW Witness not supported (DW Witness update in development)

l  Support for Raspberry Pi 3 is discontinued.

l  Support for Ubuntu 18.04 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

l  Support for MacOS 11 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

l  Support for Raspberry OS 10 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

OPERATING SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS:

l  Added support for Ubuntu 24.04.

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:

l  JPG is set as the default format when saving screenshots as it is a few times smaller than PNG.

l  Improved settings of the Mute action: add the Alt + U hotkey and a button for local media files

l  Added the "Mute incoming sound" button for the layout items. It is enabled if the "Play audio from all cameras on layout" local setting is enabled.

l  Once the sound is played on an item on the layout, the corresponding item will highlight.

l  On NXE VCA Cameras, the ROI config was not applied after camera restart. Fixed.

l  Improved the hardware acceleration device selection algorithm if a PC has multiple video adapters.

l  In order to get better quality of screen recordings shared with the Support team, the default resolution for Screen Recording is set to "Native".

l  The permission for rendering with hardware acceleration has changed since Ubuntu 20.04. To support that, the Server user which is created during the installation, has been granted the rendering permission.

l  The warning message when using Digest Authentication is improved.

l  The "Ctrl + Alt + S" shortcut interfered with some national characters as a keyboard shortcut to "Save Layout as..." instead of "Ctrl + Shift + S". Now only "Ctrl + Shift + S" works.

l  Bookmark search is improved.

l  Japanese translations in Web Admin are improved.

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:

l  IPCAM Cameras now work with the Milesight Analytics Plugin.

l  Alibi Cameras now work with the Uniview Analytics Plugin.

l  Face recognition did not work for Hikvision cameras. Fixed.

l  Analytics Object Detected rules were not properly triggered if the attributes contained the Allow / Deny lists. Fixed.

l  Axis analytics improved: Object Tracking is introduced.

l  On Hikvision cameras, multiple notifications could be triggered for a single analytic object. Fixed.

l  Native best shots for non-LPR objects are supported on Hikvision cameras.

l  Axis cameras did not send LPR metadata after upgrading to 6.x. Fixed.

l  Advanced Object Search did not list all the objects available. Fixed.

DW ONLY:

l  Provision ISR I6-320LPR-MVF2 is added to the mx9 analytics plugin.

l  On some DW cameras, the expert option "Do not send Stop PTZ command" was missing after upgrading to 6.0. Fixed.

DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:

l  Devices Specific Fixes:

o    Fixed PTZ issues on Hikvision DS-2ZMN2507C-HT, DS-2CD6D55G2-IZHS.

o    Dual-Streaming was disabled on Aiphone Video Door Station IX-DV

o    Hikvision DS-2DE4225IW-DE was detected as a regular ONVIF camera with Hikvision specific capabilities unavailable. Fixed.

o    Truvision TVLP-S01-0402-BULx is detected as Hikvision to enable Hikvision-specific features.

o    The Axis TU9002 joystick is now supported on Ubuntu.

o    Fixed streaming issues on the FLIR AI series cameras.

o    Fixed issues with Optex Lidar cameras.

o    The Axis 2N SIP Horn speaker did not initialize properly. Fixed,

o    Stream from Aira Tablets did not show up in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

o    Server did not use the H.265 profile on Honeywell cameras. Fixed.

o    Server could reset time settings on Hikvision cameras after addition or Server restart. Fixed.

o    Hikvision DS-9032HUHI-K8 was displayed as a multi-sensor camera instead of NVR. Fixed.

o    Alarm input events are now supported on Hikvision DS-2TD1228x.

o    OEM camera IPC-Color4K-T-3.6mm is recognized as Dahua with all analytics capabilities.

o    Axis D4100-E could not be added. Fixed.

o    On Hikvision iDS-2CD7A46G0/P-IZHSY, bookmarks were created with wrong timestamps (one hour in the future). Fixed.

o    The stream from Reolink RLC-812A could not be displayed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

o    Sound only devices (i.e. AXIS 1004E speaker) did not play sound after switching between layouts. Fixed.

l  Newly Supported Devices:

o    The Axis TU9002 joystick is now supported on Ubuntu.

o    Hikvision DS-2TD1228-2/QA bi-spectrum camera.

l  Encoders added to the analog list:

o    Dahua NVR608H

o    Axis M71xx

o    Uniview UV-XVR301x

o    Dahua NVR E56_NVR4COM3

o    Hikvision iDS-7204HUHI

l  Multisensor Cameras:

o    Hikvision DS-2SF8C442MX, DS-2TD4137-25/WY, DS-2SE7C432MW-AEB, DS-2TD4136x

o    Avigilon 15C-H4A-3MH-180, CAM 2-2 6.0C-H5DH-DO1-IR

o    Dahua BF1241

o    Hanwha PNM-9085

o    Milesight MS-C5321-FPE, NC5321-FPE

o    Axis P3735PLE, P47x

o    Uniview IPC28184EA-ADX5K-F40-I1, IPC3222SS-ADF28K-I1, IPC3222SS-ADF40K-I1, IPC3224SS-ADF28K-I1, IPC3224SS-ADF40K-I1, IPC68188EFW-X25-F40G-VH, IPC8544EA-KM-I1, IPC9312LFW-AF28-2X4, IPC94144SFW-X25-F40C, IPC94144SR-X25-F40C, IPC8645EA-ADZKM-I1, IPC98246EFW-X42-W-VH1, TIC2621SR-F3-4F4AC-VD, TIC2A32SA-F10-4F8AC-I1, TIC2A32SA-F3-4F4AC-I1, TIC2A32SA-F7-4F6AC-I1, TIC3612SA-F2-4F3AC-I1, TIC3612SA-F3-4F4AC-I1, TIC3612SA-F7-4F6AC-I1, TIC7626EL-GAF75-4X56-VH1

o    Axis M5000, P3735-PLE

o    Dahua DH-SDT5X425x

l  Advanced PTZ:

o    Bolin Technology EXU248F, EXU230NX, EXU420N

o    Hanwha PNM-C34404RQPZ

o    Uniview IPC6424SR-X25-VF

o    Dahua DH-SD5A432XA-HNR

BUG FIXES:

l  General Fixes:

o    With the "Keep camera stream and profile settings" options enabled, if the configured profile was removed from the Camera web page, Server stopped getting the corresponding stream. Now Server changes the video profile to a default one in this case.

o    Server could change time on some cameras even if the "Allow System to optimize Camera Settings" option was disabled. Fixed.

o    Servers could not be updated from 5.1.5 to 6.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. Fixed.

o    The actual pre-recording time for an Event Rule could not exceed 60 seconds even if a greater value was set. Fixed.

o    If the Desktop Client has a newer version than the Server and the Server should be updated, the automatic update did not work and the system required manual upgrade. Fixed.

o    In certain network environments, Cloud merge could fail. Fixed.

o    Some Samba storage locations could not be added to the Server, with the "Invalid storage path" error. Fixed.

o    The custom maxSceneVideoItems parameter could not be set above 64 cameras per layout. Fixed.

l  UI Fixes:

o    After merging Systems, Cloud connection metrics in Web Admin on Linux server were shown incorrectly. Fixed.

o    After the failover occurred, streams from the devices which were switched to another Server did not show up in the Desktop Client (the recording still worked fine). Fixed.

o    The Desktop Client stopped playing sound on the Layout item when a zoom window was created. Fixed.

o    Cloud layouts (Shared layouts) were not properly displayed after saving. Fixed.

o    Administrators could not modify group membership/permissions for some Cloud accounts. Fixed.

o    When using hotspots, streams from devices could flip upside down. Fixed.

o    Non-power users could not add shared layouts on Showreel. Fixed.

o    The Desktop Client could freeze after displaying video streams for a long time (~24 hours). Fixed.

o    The Desktop Client running on Intel HD Graphics could freeze when hovering over the Resource Tree. Fixed.

o    On some H265 MPEG-TS streams, the Desktop Client displayed a gray overlay over a video. Fixed.

o    Multi-video exported files could display "NO DATA" on some items. Fixed.

o    Calendar on the timeline was displayed incorrectly if the first day of a week in the OS settings was not Sunday. Fixed.

o    On NVidia GPU, with the hardware acceleration enabled, the image quality degraded when applying dewarping and zooming on fisheye cameras. Fixed.

o    JPG files did not open when hardware decoding was enabled. Fixed.

o    On Mac OS, a Context Menu did not show up when performing a right click on any item in the top left corner (Device Tree). Fixed.

o    Non-owner local and cloud users could periodically disconnect from System. Fixed.

o    Time positions could go out of sync between cameras on big layouts after opening an item in full-screen mode. Fixed.

o    The object search menu text displayed incorrectly on Chinese localization. Fixed.

o    IP addresses in the device list were sorted incorrectly. Fixed.

o    Texts in some menus (i.e. User Management) were displayed incorrectly if the "Roboto" font was installed in the OS. Fixed.

o    The cell aspect ratio of the Alarm layout unexpectedly changed to 16:9 when it was triggered during the Showreel mode. Fixed.

o    The "Apply" button in the "Local Settings" dialog was active even if no changes were modified. Fixed.

o    Custom permission groups in the target system could disappear after the merge. Fixed.

o    On some localizations, the LDAP dialog texts were displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

o    The Desktop Client failed to restart in compatibility mode 6.0 -> 4.2. Fixed.

o    The Desktop Client did not open the linked camera when clicking on the corresponding hyperlink at the event log page. Fixed.

API/SDK NEW FEATURES:

l  Added new function /rest/v{3-}/devices/{deviceId}/ptz/limits. to retrieve the Device PTZ limitations.

API/SDK IMPROVEMENTS:

l  Server HTTP API:

o    In the response of the function /rest/v{2-}/devices/*/searches, the target field may take url as a value.

o    In the functions /rest/v3/devices/{id}/media, /rest/v3/devices/{id}/media.{format}, and /rest/v3/devices/{id}/webrtc, added new query parameter aspectRatio.

o    Parameter limit for the function /ec2/analyticsLookupObjectTracks might work incorrectly if the video archive for the camera is stored on multiple Mediaservers.

API/SDK BUG FIXES:

l  Added option to skip aspect ration setting in MediaSettings to avoid transcoding.

l  The Access-Control-Allow-Origin header returned by the HLS streaming API now respects the configured setting.

l  Fixed "invalid storage path" issue when SMB network storage is added.

l  Fixed admin accounts ability to modify group membership and permissions for select cloud sync accounts.

l  In REST API functions /rest/v{1-}/webPages' the parentId parameter has been restored.

l  Fixed maxSceneVideoItems` setting to control the maximum number of items in the layout.

l  Stub analytics Plugin, Engine "Object Streamer": Fixed occasional crash when applying settings.

API/SDK KNOWN ISSUES:

l  Building sample plugins included with the Metadata SDK package with GCC 7.5 might fail on ARM devices. Newer GCC versions work fine.

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release note for 6.0.0.39503

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE:

• Build Number: 39503
• Password: 5tzxht

SUMMARY:

• Release Notes show changes relative to the latest official release (5.1.5.39242).

 

NEW FEATURES:

• Improved and redesigned user management with group-applied permissions:
• User management UI design was significantly reworked and improved.
• User rights system has been enhanced:
• Assigning a single user or group unique permissions to selected cameras is now possible.
• A user can be a member of multiple permission groups.
• Groups can inherit permissions from other groups.
• Enhanced LDAP Integration:
• VMS continuously synchronizes users and groups with LDAP.
• LDAP Groups can be imported to VMS as well as a user membership in those groups, and it is possible to configure permissions for those groups in VMS.
• Deployed new LDAP Sync Issue Event and added support to Desktop Client.
• A new user type (Temporary) is introduced:
• Temporary Users can only use the Desktop Client / Web Admin but cannot use Cloud Portal.
• Temporary Users are limited to Viewer Group Permissions and cannot access Secure APIs.
• The ability to follow objects of interest with Camera Hotspots and Camera Linking is introduced.
• NVidia hardware video decoding acceleration implemented on the Desktop Client running on Windows and Ubuntu.
• Emails from VMS can now be sent through the Cloud SMTP Server, which facilitates SMTP Email setting a lot.

BREAKING CHANGES:

• DW Witness not supported (DW Witness update in development)
• Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is discontinued.
• Support for Ubuntu 18.04 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).
• Support for Raspberry Pi 3 will be discontinued in the next minor release (6.0.x).
• Support for Raspberry OS 10 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.1).

NEW OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED:

• MacOS 14.0.
• Raspberry Pi OS 11 (32-bit).
• Raspberry Pi OS 12 on Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi4 (32-bit) without support for native Raspberry cameras.

DW DEVICE SUPPORT / IMPROVEMENT / FIXES:

• Digital Watchdog Megapix Ai plugin version was updated to 2.5.49.
• Digital Watchdog mx9 analytics plugin failed on multichannel devices. Fixed.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• New calendar provides efficient navigation across large archives and timeframes.
• WebRTC is greatly improved. More details will be provided in the separate API release notes.
• DST Support is greatly improved.
• JWT Tokens are supported. This should eliminate issues with the Cloud DB performance and logout.
• Webpages and Integrations have been separated in the Main Menu.
• Logs configuration and extraction functionality is greatly improved in the Desktop Client.
• The look and feel of the Desktop Client is redesigned to match the modern design requirements and be ready to implement for future design changes.
• The maximum number of cameras per server is increased to 256. Note that the performance and stability of the system depend on the server hardware.
• SECURITY:
• Bulk approval for Self-Signed certificates is enabled.
• Administrators now cannot change certain advanced system settings through WebAdmin. Now all settings are available to the owner only.
• Client-Server API communication is switched to a more secure protocol.
• Trusted Man in the Middle (MITM) certificates are supported by the Desktop Client.
• New user sessions are now logged in the Audit Trail.
• The User Manual is updated.
• User Manual on Linux opens up in the internal browser window instead of the system default browser.
• The Desktop Client Welcome screen can be configured to hide systems found through auto-discovery.
• The background image size limitation within the Desktop Client is removed.
• In-Client Browser (Webkit) has been updated.
• The Desktop Client retains the last screenshot export settings as the default for future screenshot exports.
• The Camera Settings Tab is optimized to lower the CPU load.
• The Storage Management Dialog now provides automatically refreshed capacity data in place of a manual refresh process.
• The "Email address is not set" notification is removed from the Desktop Client.
• Added double-click option to select current user and system in the resource tree.
• During video playback, the Desktop Client will rewind to the previous chunk upon a long-press of the ?Previous Chunk? button or Hotkey.
• Webpage titles can now be hidden in the Desktop Client.
• Improved settings dialog for the SMTP email servers.
• New prompt for Cloud connection after session expiration.
• Revised dialog when decrypting archives prior to export.
• Virtual Camera can now be added from the Server context menu.
• The PTZ Control Guide within the Desktop Client was updated to describe new functionality, usage examples, and operational controls.
• Added quick action buttons to rewind video or fast forward 10 seconds.
• Added the ability to drag fisheye and PTZ cameras by their title and header.
• The Desktop Client dialog for signing into web pages has been refined.
• The dialog box to delete multiple or shared layouts now provides more information.
• Analytic chunks (yellow) are populated on the Timeline much faster.
• The archive read/write operations have been optimized.
• Improved resilience of Cloud Shared Layouts during network congestion or timeout.
• The log file describing the 1-Click Update progress (update.log) can be downloaded in the Desktop Client or by using the API.
• If a Server the license is activated on becomes offline the corresponding message within the Desktop Client shows up immediately.
• Pause overlay was redesigned to let users see the video even if it is paused.
• The new ?Generate Event? permission is added to custom user groups on upgrade and is available to more permission Groups.
• A generic Cloud URL is provided to relay Temporary User access links.
• The Desktop Client menus have been updated to replace New (item) with Add (item).
• In the Desktop Client, the filename for export is limited to 256 characters to avoid OS related issues.
• LDAP import speed has improved.
• Added tooltips for different logging levels at the ?Log Management? table.
• The Temporary User feature has been improved.
• The Desktop Client menus have been updated to replace New (item) with Add (item).
• A generic Cloud URL is provided to relay Temporary User access links.

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

• Vivotek:
• Add support for new event types: Smart tracking Parking detection, Restricted zone detection.
• Vivotek Deep Learning VCA is limited by the manufacturer to 5 rules of any type.
• The Advanced Smart Tracking now incorporates zoom variables into the Region of Interest settings.
• The Advanced Smart Tracking feature in the Desktop Client has been enhanced with an Exclusion Mask function.
• Hikvision:
• Hikvision cameras reported invalid object types. Fixed.
• LPR worked incorrectly on HIKVISION cameras with the new version of LPR. FIxed.
• On Axis cameras, subscriptions to multiple analytic events worked very slowly. Fixed.
• Uniview analytics is enabled on Univiewtec cameras.

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

• General Device Fixes:
• Axis:
• Axis C1310E devices would toggle between an online and offline state. Fixed.
• Axis cameras experienced intermittent recording of an H.265 stream. Fixed.
• Camera PTZ positions drifted on MacOS Clients when using an Axis T8311 joystick. Fixed.
• The Axis T8311 joystick movement affected all PTZ capable cameras on the layout instead of the selected PTZ camera only. Fixed.
• On Dahua NVR(X82B3A), not all NVR channels were properly discovered. Fixed.
• Reduced the time required to authorize specific Hikvision cameras.
• The decoding of the stream from the internal camera On Raspberry Pi 3 and 4 has been optimized.
• Reduced the time required to authorize specific Hikvision cameras.
• Video archive from Hikvision DS-2CD3T56G2-4IS contained recording gaps when a camera clock was not in sync with the system clock or the ?Keep Camera Time Settings? option was not selected. Fixed.
• A Separate device was created for each channel of the Vivotek VS8801 encoder when manually added to a System. Fixed.
• Allnet cameras are now supported.
• Unauthorized error generated for an I/O module when the correct credentials were provided. Fixed.
• Daylight Saving Time was not applied when forcing Server time on Bosch cameras. Fixed.

BUG FIXES:

• GENERAL FIXES
• During a database restoration, the information was pushed to Servers that were no longer part of the system (i.e. unmerged), leading to potential Server misconfiguration. Fixed.
• Server version 5.1 running on Ubuntu 22.04 failed to restart after being stopped with the SIGTERM ($kill PID) method. Fixed.
• Server reported inaccurate SMB storage space to the Desktop Client and APIs. Fixed.
• During restoration tasks, corrupted or damaged backup files reset the server settings. Fixed.
• The installer process did not completely remove temporary user and group data. Fixed.
• Raspberry Pi systems could become unstable or reboot after extended use. Fixed.
• The session expiration dialog would not respond when using the Web Admin. Fixed.
• Camera snapshots were missing in the "Event" tab if a Generic Event was triggered with "metadata":{"cameraRefs":[]} specified. Fixed.
• In unstable network environments, Server did not release connections over the HTTP port, resulting in Web Admin connections being refused. Fixed.
• In rare cases, a duration of archive periods could differ between main and backup storage. Fixed.
• After restoring a camera archive and reindexing, low quality stream could be lost. Fixed.
• The count of users and custom user groups was not visible without resizing the dialog. Fixed.
• In-Client update could convert Integrations to Webpages. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could incorrectly export the video with timestamps. Fixed.
• Archive synchronization was disabled for Lilin cameras. Fixed.
• NVidia hardware acceleration did not activate when enabled. Fixed.
• NVidia hardware acceleration limited to two Cameras. Fixed.
• The motion indicator was not shown on the Calendar widget. Fixed.
• LDAP users were permitted to login after their Active Directory account was disabled. Fixed.
• Server did not respond to the Desktop Client and API calls during WebRTC playback. Fixed.
• Server Log did not open using the Tray Assistant. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could accidentally exit the Fullscreen mode when using Hotspots. Fixed.
• RTSP streams did not show up when added to Server. Fixed.
• Third party plugins could be removed after Server update on Edge cameras. Fixed.
• Camera renaming did not work on Mac OS. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash on closing a layout wit a web page integration. Fixed.
• Sometimes, the access link for a Temporary User could not be generated. Fixed.
• The System was asking for a Cloud password confirmation while modifying local settings in the Desktop Client. Fixed.
• ADVANCED OBJECT SEARCH FIXES
• Filter settings shown in the Advanced Object Search dialog did not match the Object Search parameters displayed in the Desktop Client Notification Panel. Fixed.
• The Advanced Object Search dialog of the Desktop Client remained in the foreground after a user selected Show on Layout. Fixed.
• DESKTOP CLIENT FIXES
• The Desktop Client Welcome Screen sometimes did not show icons for Cloud-connected systems. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client displayed an inaccurate message that "The latest version is already installed" when connecting to a down-revision server. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client embedded browser did not accept non-Latin input. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client did not display the certificate name on the General tab. Fixed.
• The "synchronizedTime" value in the Desktop Client did not match the System time when the Client was without an Internet connection. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client uninstallation process is improved to remove temporary folders and files.
• Email alerts initiated from a Soft Trigger contained an internal user ID instead of the username. Fixed.
• The Analytics object search function did not process enum attributes and substrings correctly on the Stub Analytics Plugin. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client sent the incorrect password of newly added FTP storage while communicating with Servers if the password contained special symbols. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client did not play back audio from Multicast UDP streams. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client did not display the Hardware Acceleration icon on the video item where enabled. Fixed.
• After clearing all notifications within the Desktop Client, the notification panel was empty rather than displaying the ?No New Notifications? label. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client was unable to merge two systems having trusted Man in the Middle (MITM) certificates. Fixed.
• The ?Additional Video Wall licenses required? warning in the Desktop Client was persistent and could not be dismissed. Fixed.
• If trying to add an overlay to the exported video, the text on the preview did not match the text on the actual video. Fixed.
• Desktop Client usernames that contained HTML style syntax (adminsomething) did cause the login process to freeze. Fixed.
• The Bookmark Log displayed the user ID in the ?Bookmark Creator? field instead of the username. Fixed.
• Creating a zoom area on a local file video item within the playback window caused the Desktop Client to hang. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could not define an Analytic Search Area while playing the video in full-screen mode and moved the video item instead. Fixed.
• The option to ?Save Layout as Cloud? was displayed for local users. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client displayed the incorrect icon for Servers detached from the System. Fixed.
• Camera tours containing PTZ device positions with defined Stay Time values did not stay for the specified duration. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client (Client Only) update did not work if Servers in the System were without an active Internet connection. Fixed.
• Renaming a default PTZ position in the Desktop Client created an additional preset on the camera with the new name. Fixed.
• The Popular Tag suggestions within the Bookmark dialog of the Desktop Client had an undesired alignment of the text. Fixed.
• Video Wall misbehaved when configuring six screens at 150% scaling. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client embedded browser did not display certain web pages. Fixed.
• The Local Settings dialog box displaying notification types reset the sorting order on each opening. Fixed.
• The In-Client update did not work on Ubuntu 22.04. Fixed.
• The "Camera Offline" notification was displayed a single time when a camera was manually added. Fixed.
• Object detection database created notifications with a future date that could not be deleted. Fixed.
• 2FA: the client logged out from the cloud when trying to open it from the cloud. Fixed.
• If the device list contained an NVR without licenses, analytic objects were not displayed with the "Cameras on Layout" filter. Fixed.
• The Analytics object search function did not process enum attributes and substrings correctly on the Stub Analytics Plugin. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client did not display the certificate name on the General tab. Fixed.
• The Storage Analytics Dialog now provides automatically refreshed capacity data in place of a manual refresh process. Fixed.
• The Client was logged out of the Cloud unexpectedly. Fixed.
• The ?Finish update" button was not displayed during a Server-only update, Fixed.
• The Welcome Screen search function was not invoked by hotkey. Fixed.
• The System Administration dialog box in the Desktop Clients displayed an Apply button on newly installed systems when no changes were unapplied. Fixed.
• Disconnecting from Systems with unsaved (Camera or Server) changes produced an incorrect confirmation dialog. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client displayed the Apply button in the Local Settings dialog as active for newly added systems even though there were no pending changes to apply. Fixed.
• The Watermark Check function within the Desktop Client reported a false failure for files exported with the Add Info option selected. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client on Windows displayed the video playback slider at the end of the seek bar when starting a video in the Advanced Object Search mode. Fixed.
• Pre-recording did not work with rules set on the source camera. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could crash if trying to operate with a password protected NOV file. Fixed.
• The Desktop Client could hang while importing a large number of users from LDAP. Fixed.
• The ?Custom Media Port? expert setting was not available for I/O devices. Fixed.
• If an error occurred during the extraction of log files, there was no corresponding error message. Fixed.
• In the bookmarks list, the current timezone was used instead of the bookmark creation timezone. Fixed.
• Sometimes, the "Allow using client API" checkbox was not saved after creating a web page. Fixed.
• If a System with 2FA enabled was opened in the Desktop Client from Cloud, the user was not logged in. Fixed.

 

KNOWN ISSUES:

• The VCA Edge Analytics plugin is still present in the distribution and will be removed in the next version.
• The Desktop Client could not connect to systems 4.2 and older in compatibility mode.

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.1.5.39242

BREAKING CHANGES AND KNOWN ISSUES:

l  Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 will be discontinued in the next major release (6.0/Gen6).

 

IMPROVEMENTS:

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

 

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Improved notifications and event management with GANZ cameras.

l  Bookmark search by tags is improved.

l  Dahua ITC413 is updated to support traffic detection events.

l  Dahua LPR models updated for recent firmware changes.

l  On Hikvision DS-2CD2687G2HT-LIZS, the motion events were triggered instead of "intrusion detection" or "line crossing", causing recording issues. Fixed.

l  Hikvision DS-2CD2047G2H-LIU devices did not detect vehicles. Fixed.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Newly Supported Devices:

o    Elmo PROIDF30D, PROIDF31D, PROIBF30D, PROIBF31D, PROIBF32D, PROIBF33D, PROIBF34D, PROIBF35D, PROIBF36D, PROIBF37D.

o    LTS - VSPTZIP4C44WSL.

o    Osiris OS-I3-EENS8M-MST.

o    Hikvision DS-QAZ1325G1T Network Speaker.

o    Axis P3738-PLE.

l  Encoders added to the analog list:

o    Mazi HAVR-08LT.

l  Multisensor Cameras:

o    Hikvision DS-2TD4137, DS-2DE3A404IWG. DS-2CD6D44G1H, DS-2SE7C144IW.

o    Raysharp CT252N6TNB.

o    Uniview UV-IPC94144SR, TIC2621SR-F3-4F4AC-VD.

o    Arecont Vision AV32576RSIR.

l  Advanced PTZ:

o    i-PRO WV-X66300-Z3/Z3L, WV-X66300-Z4/Z4L, WV-X66600-Z3/Z3L, WV-X66700-Z3/Z3L.

o    Dahua SD5A225XAN-HNR, SD6C3425GB-HNR-A-PV1, IP-2PT-4IZ25B, SD49425GB.

o    Pelco Spectra Enhanced D6230.

o    Hikvision DS-2SF8C442MXG-ELW.

l  Devices Specific Fixes:

o    Zenitel Intercom:

-          Zenitel TCIS-3 device experienced interrupted audio when viewed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

-          Zenitel TMIS-1 and TCIS-3 digital input events and audio were delayed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

o    Axis:

-          The secondary stream of an Axis M2036-LE camera was not set when multiple devices were present. Fixed,

-          Axis P3719PLE camera displayed intermittent recording of an H.265 stream. Fixed.

-          Axis C1310E devices toggle between online and offline state. Fixed.

-          Axis D3110 was recognized as a camera when only outputs were configured. Fixed.

-          Axis P8221 I/O module displayed an "unauthorized" error message when the correct credentials were provided. Fixed.

o    Bosch

-          Bosch Dinion 5100 iR was not discovered but can be added. Fixed.

-          Fixed interrupts in recording on Bosch DINION 7100i.

o    Fibaro intercoms did not stream MJPEG over HTTP after manual addition. Fixed.

o    Hikvision iDS-6716HUHI-M NVR supports Onvif PTZ.

o    Some ONVIF input events from Digital Watchdog cameras were not logged by the Server, Fixed.

o    Some Vivotek cameras with new firmwares could not be authenticated after reboot. Fixed.

o    Fixed dual-streaming issues with Amcrest IP4M-1082E.

o    Video imported from Lilin Z3R8922H camera was not added to the archive. Fixed.

o    On Dahua X82B3A NVR, not all channels were properly discovered. Fixed.

 

BUG FIXES:

l  If a "Camera Recording" action was set up with pre-recording time on a source camera, the actual pre-recording time was incorrect. Fixed.

l  Bookmark filtering by tags did not work if a tag contained the # symbol. Fixed.

l  On large storage arrays (60TB+), the data could take up all the space ignoring the "Reserve space" value. Fixed.

l  On network disconnection failover, the fallback Server took over all the cameras within the system before releasing all cameras to their original Servers. Fixed.

l  Server would repeat actions or duplicate notifications for One-time Analytic Object triggers. Fixed.

l  The "Push My Screen" option was missing for newly created Video Walls. Fixed.

l  Non-admin users did lose the ability to view a camera in a shared layout if the camera was replaced. Fixed.

l  All windows displayed the same timestamp after a preview search was complete. Fixed.

l  A Cross-System layout could display a loading notice after hours of streaming from another system. Fixed.

l  Third-party Cylance Memory Protection software running on the same machine could cause the Desktop Client instability. Fixed.

l  Object search on Any camera only worked for devices connected to the current Server. Fixed.

l  Systems running on Raspberry Pi could become unstable or reboot after extended use. Fixed.

l  Web Admin:

o    Link icons were not shown for some links in the Settings tab. Fixed.

o    Cloud user was shown incorrectly in Web Admin if the Email contained the substring "null". Fixed.

o    Licenses block was missing on the Licenses page in Web Admin UI. Fixed.

o    A password was required to open the API documentation in Web Admin even if a user had been already authenticated. Fixed.

o    In Web Admin, an archive storage could be selected to store Analytics DB (it should not be possible). Fixed.

 

API UPDATES:

l  The Sample Plugin from Metadata SDK could cause the Server crash. Fixed.

l  API requests did not work if proxying was set up and the request was addressed to the proxy server. Fixed.

l  Video could not be played back over WebRTC through a relay behind NAT. Fixed.

l  If an event was called by API (using "createEvent" with the "eventResourceId" parameter), its parameters were not propagated into the action configured in the corresponding Event Rule and no action occurred. Fixed.

l  The backup database filename was missing the "manual" postfix when the backup was initiated by API. Fixed.

 

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:

l  Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022

l  Ubuntu LTS: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

l  macOS: 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura)

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE:

Build Number: 39242

Password: 95c6iu

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.1.4.38659

BREAKING CHANGES AND KNOWN ISSUES:

l  Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 will be discontinued in next major release (version 6.0 / Gen6).

l  Minimum Microsoft OS version for DW Spectrum 6.0 will be Windows 10 / Server 2016.

l  Minimum CPU for DW Spectrum 6.0 will be Intel 7^th Gen.Processors

 

IMPROVEMENTS:

l  Improved support for Nvidia T1000 graphics cards in multiple monitor, multiple tile configurations

l  DW Spectrum Client supports all the languages supported in the Global version.

o    Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch (Netherlands), Dutch (Belgium), English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

 

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Event Post-Recording time did not correspond to the value specified in the Event rule. Fixed.

l  VCA analytics is enabled on Videosec cameras.

l  If the recording schedule was not set on a device, object search was unable to find some objects. Fixed.

l  The Objects Tab was not shown when the Sample Plugin was enabled. Fixed.

l  The Rules engine would reset the chosen Object Type for the "Analytic Object Detected" event. Fixed.

l  Event Rules Engine did not allow setting a pre- and post-recording time for one-time, fixed duration Events. Fixed.

l  If "Declare additional event types" was enabled on the "Stub: Events" plugin then the event types were not displayed in the Event Rules Engine. Fixed.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Newly Supported Devices:

o    Provision ISR DMA-340IPENx

o    Karel NBE-454Zu-25

o    Hikvision DS-2TD4237

l  Encoders added to the analog list:

o    Winic AR324x DVR

o    Dahua N84B5N, N82B3P

o    Clinton Electronics CE-E04HDA, CE-E16HDA

l  Multisensor Cameras:

o    Axis P3737PLE

o    Hikvision DS-2SE7C432MW-AEBx

o    Avigilon 32c-h5a-4mh

o    Raysharp RS-CT252N6TNB, TB2XTH36IP5

l  Advanced PTZ:

o    Hikvision DS-2TD4228-10/W

o    EUKLIS KLIS_D40X-IP-3M-IRD

o    Dahua 5A445XANR

o    i-PRO WV-S66300-Z3L,WV-S66300-Z4,WV-S66300-Z4L, WV-S66600-Z3L, WV-X86530-Z2_PTZ, WV-X86531-Z2_PTZ, WV-S66600-Z3, WV-S66700-Z3, WV-S65302-Z2, WV-S65340-Z2, WV-S65301-Z1, WV-B-S-U65300-ZY, WV-U61300-ZY, WV-S65340-Z, WV-S61501-Z1, WV-S65501-Z1, WV-S61302-Z4

l  Device Specific Fixes:

o    If the "Allow System to optimize camera settings" option was disabled, stream profiles were still created on Axis cameras. Fixed.

o    Camera profile (stream resolution) was not properly handled on Axis analog cameras. Fixed.

o    Bosch FLEXIDOME 5100i IR object "Vehicle" received as "unknown". Fixed.

o    Provision ISR DMA-340IPEN-28 duplicated primary stream. Fixed.

o    On Milesight cameras, the Desktop Client notifications triggered by camera events could have incorrect timestamp. Fixed.

o    On Sharp YK-P02AG, Server configured the low-resolution stream as the primary one, and did not configure the secondary stream. Fixed.

o    DAHUA DHI-VTO2202F-P could not be discovered manually. Fixed.

o    Some Hanwha cameras were discovered and configured through Onvif with the primary resolution lower than expected. Fixed.

o    Pelco VS1NN60 could not be discovered properly. Fixed.

o    2N SIP horn speaker entered an online/offline loop. Fixed.

o    The Axis I8116 intercom was duplicated in the Resource Tree. Fixed.

o    Alarm input and thermal sensor were not enabled for TVTH-S01-0001-BUL-G. Fixed.

o    The input signal on KO1 ITXAI CSB2-2M4P-1IMARH was not detected. Fixed.

o    CSG cameras were discovered with an incorrect vendor name. Fixed.

 

BUG FIXES:

l  In some cases, RTSP streams could enter a continuous online-offline loop after the RTSP stream goes offline. Fixed.

l  Sometimes, the Desktop Client could experience connection drops with Server when connected over a slow network. Fixed.

l  Audio could not work properly on some Edge devices when onvif_replay=true and audio were enabled. Fixed.

l  On certain cameras, the recorded footage could have playback issues when camera recording was triggered by the "Analytic Object Detected" trigger. Fixed.

l  Cloud systems can disconnect from the Cloud in some network environments. Fixed.

l  A locked Video Wall can be closed from the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Cross-System Layout that contained items from different Systems could close in case of the cloud connection interruption. Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client allowed replacing camera streams on a Video Wall tab even if the the layout was locked. Fixed.

l  After closing a Camera on a Video Wall, or after significant time passes, the layout settings can be changed. Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client could crash if using a joystick. Fixed.

l  Some streams from TestCamera could not be recorded and stored properly. Fixed.

l  Multisensor video exported in the NOV format triggered unnecessary transcoding instead of using the source codec. Fixed.

 

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:

l  Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022

l  Ubuntu LTS: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

l  macOS: 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura)

 

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE:

Build Number: 38659

Password: dad62j

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.1.3.38363

BREAKING CHNAGES AND KNOWN ISSUES:

l  Mobile Clients 22.4 and prior are incompatible with DW Spectrum 5.1.x

l  Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 will be discontinued soon.

l  Minimum Microsoft OS version for DW Spectrum 6.0 will be Windows 10 / Server 2016.

l  Minimum CPU for DW Spectrum 6.0 will be Intel 7^th Generation.Processors

IMPROVEMENTS:

l  The Desktop Client stability improved for laptops with Mac M2 processors.

l  If Cloud is unstable, currently connected Cloud users would be disconnected from their systems after 10 minutes. Now the timeout is increased to 6 hours.

l  Cloud Merge is much more stable in the environments with a poor connection between Servers.

l  Server stability improved (crashes / memory leaks fixed).

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  The Desktop Client on Microsoft Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 incorrectly displayed analytic objects captured by a camera. Fixed.

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Digital Watchdog

o  DW-ENC4K16 encoder.

l  High-res and Low-res streams were mixed up on the Dahua DHI-VTO2202F-P camera and the Dahua DHI-VTO2101E-P-S2 intercom. Fixed.

l  Alarm input events are now supported for TRUVISION TVTH-S01-0001 series

l  Alarm input events are now supported for Hikvision DS-2CD2326G2, Hikvision DS-2CD2347G2H

l  Axis P1468 and M3216 were duplicated during auto-discovery. Fixed.

l  Encoders added to the analog list:

o    DW ENC4K16

o    Dahua N54B5N added to resource data to enable encoder license usage. Fixed.

o    Hikvision DS-7604NXI-K1 NVR added as an encoder. Fixed.

l  Advanced PTZ:

o    Saved positions and tours did not work for Bosch Autodome 5000 camera. Fixed.

o    i-PRO WV-S61301-Z2, WV-U65301-Z1 WV-B61301-Z1, WV-B61300-ZY, WV-B65301-Z1, WV-S61300-ZY.

o    EUKLIS KLIS D36X-IP-UDV-IR500-V

l  Multisensor cameras:

o    Truvision TVTH-S01-0002-BUL-G

o    Dahua DHI-TPC-DF1241x, DHI-TPC-BF5441x, DH-TPC-BF2120

o    Axis f44x, f9114, P4707x, P4705x

DW DEVICES SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  DW stitched lens cameras did not show Smart Motion chunks that were recorded. Fixed.

BUG FIXES:

l  PTZ tour could stop when a user opened another camera on the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  If the Motion tab (on the right panel) had been activated by a Hotkey in the Desktop Client, it was displayed by default after restart (instead of the Notifications tab). Fixed.

l  Video playback speed would slow and then increase when switching between layouts. Fixed.

l  The SOAP header was missing for some Server requests. Fixed.

l  After upgrading to 5.1.0, the Bookmark Log search did not display bookmarks created in version 5.0. Fixed.

l  The layout background image did not show up in the Video Wall mode. Fixed.

l  LDAP user failed to authenticate when opening a new window from the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  The recorded footage was updated with the significant delay while the cursor was dragged over the timeline. Fixed.

l  The microphone icon was disabled in the Desktop Client when using redirected two-way audio. Fixed.

l  The "Camera does not support PTZ" message was incorrectly displayed when controlling a de-warped fisheye camera with a joystick. Fixed.

l  In rare cases if a Server had more than one storage and they shared the same file location, they were reported as disabled on the Desktop Client and reserved on Web Admin upon server restart. Fixed.

l  If using Cross-System Layouts, the Server could become unresponsive after some time when running on port 7001. Fixed.

l  The in-client browser could not process the login screen for some web applications that requested certain permissions (i.e. "Enable Desktop Notifications"). Fixed.

l  Starting 5.1.2, the exported video with timestamps had incorrect length (shorter). Fixed.

API/SDK CHANGES/FIXES:

l  Added the maxAnalyticsDetailsDurationS parameter to analyticsLookupObjectTracks.

l  The result description for /ec2/analyticsLookupObjectTracks was added to the API Documentation.

l  Chinese characters were misinterpreted in the JSON reply on the /ec2/saveEventRule handler. Fixed.

l  The Server had a broken manifest in the Stub: Events sub-plugin. Fixed.

l  Analytics AP returned wrong coordinates for Line and Polygon. Fixed.

l  The Server responded incorrectly on the /bookmarks REST API omitting the creationTimeMs parameter. Fixed.

l  The description for /api/createEvent is clarified in the API Documentation.

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:

l  Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022

l  Ubuntu LTS: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

l  macOS: 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura)

In-Client Upgrade:

 

Build Number: 38363

Password: lszxqn

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.1.2.37996

IMPROVEMENTS:

l  Improved MITM protection for Server to Server communication.

l  Cloud Merge improved for some specific network configurations.

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  The Server experienced additional memory load in case of an analytics event search involving a query for data that contained a lot of text. Fixed.

l  Intrusion detection on Hikvision DS-2CD2346G2-I was not detected. Fixed.

l  Analytics objects search improved.

l  Bosch IVA analytic events were not triggered. Fixed.

l  Vivotek ANPR submenu was not displayed under the Plugin page. Fixed.

l  Boundary boxes and Attribute information disappeared too fast while viewing the stream from Dahua cameras. Fixed.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Digital Watchdog

o  DWC-XPZA08MI.

l  Axis:

o    С1210, C1211, C1510, C2005, and C8110 were recognized as cameras or I/O modules, instead of horn speakers. Fixed.

o    C1310E/C1211E went offline after updating to AXIS OS 11. Fixed.

o    Axis Q1656-DLE took an incorrect resolution for the second channel (radar). Fixed.

l  Hikvision:

o    DS-7332HUI-K4 did not stream any video. Fixed.

o    Not all channels for Hikvision 7216HUHI were added. Fixed.

o    DS-2CD2387G2-LSU/SL and iDS-2CD7146G0-IZS now support signal input alarm.

o    On Hikvision cameras, the DST settings did not apply when the Server tried to change camera time. Fixed.

l  Added support for IDView iv-de2812cll5mp-ca, iv-8mp180de, iv-def28cll5mp-lt

l  Bositaly BS-IPT4505G3MZx had the alarm output inverted. Fixed.

l  Vivotek MA9321-EHTV did not display all channels. Fixed.

l  FLIR FC-644 series cameras will use Onvif.

l  The "Detect motion during archive import" option was wrongfully available on many cameras. Fixed.

l  Sharp YK-P02AG reported the low-resolution stream as the primary one. Fixed.

l  Encoders added to the analog list:

o    Uniview vs8100-v2, xvr302

l  Advanced PTZ:

o    MS-C5371-X12

o    Digital Watchdog DWC-XPZA series

o    I-Pro wv-b65302-z1/z2 and wv-s61301-z1/z2

o    Panasonic wv-s6530

o    Dahua dh-sd5a432xb-hnr and sd5a445Xa-hnr

o    Vivotek vs8100-v2 PTZ issues are fixed.

l  Multisensor cameras:

o    Avigilon 12W-H3-4MH-DP1-B

o    Hikvision ids-2cd8a46g0-xzhsy, ds-2td4167x, ds-2td4167-50/wy, iDS-2CD7146G0-IZS

o    I-Pro wv-s8543x, wv-s8544x, wv-s8563x, wv-s8564l, wv-s8573x, wv-s8574x, wv-x86531-z2x, wv-x86530-z2x, wv-s85702-f3l, wv-s85402-v2l, wv-u85402-v2l

o    Truvision tvth-s01-0001-tur-g

o    VCA ipai96a10-rf, ipai97a20-mr, ipai98a05-q56

 

DW DEVICES SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  The Server could not be installed on DW CaaS because of the missing symlink. Fixed.

l  RTSP stream failed for the DW CP04 encoder since 5.1. Fixed.

l  The DW IVA/Megapix Ai analytic plugin was missing in 5.1.x. Fixed.

 

BUG FIXES:

l  The Desktop Client could not be launched properly with the "--acs" command line option (this was used in Paxton integrations). Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client's adaptive scaling did not switch correctly when the CPU reached 100%. Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client on Windows could hang when searching through a large number of bookmarks created by analytic events. Fixed.

l  "Open in a new tab" for a camera worked significantly slower in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  In some situations, the Server could freeze during the re-indexation. Fixed.

l  Manually added RTSP multicast stream did not work. Fixed.

l  Shared layouts did not save as expected. Fixed.

l  In some specific cases, the Server could crash after updating from 5.0 to 5.1.x. Fixed.

l  In case of a merged system, Servers the user was not connected to could go offline. Fixed.

l  Cameras with the RTSP Ports previously changed, were displayed as offline. Fixed.

l  Fixed the Incorrect "Replaced camera discovered" notification.

l  Cloud connection was failing after the Server port was changed in WebAdmin or Cloud Client. Fixed.

l  The events were not triggered if a certain camera was selected in event options. Fixed.

l  The "Sync" button on the Timeline switched to disabled after a current layout was saved through the "Save Layout as..." Main Menu item. Fixed.

l  Saved layouts opened with the Sync button disabled after reconnecting to the system. Fixed.

l  USB audio devices could not be initialized on ARM devices with the imx8m CPU. Fixed.

l  Notifications were not sent when metadata could not be saved. Fixed.

l  Could not set a local SMTP Server for Email without an Internet connection. Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client for macOS crashed sometimes while closing. Fixed.

l  RTSP streams with additional parameters were not played in GStreamer. Fixed.

 

API/SDK CHANGES/FIXES:

l  When using the 'Try it out' option for /rest/v2/servers/{id}/info in the API documentation, you could not use "this" as a server ID for the API request in the API documentation. Fixed.

l  Description in the API documentation improved for /api/ptz..

l  The "client_id" parameter is introduced in cloud token requests.

l  The stream Server API parameter for /media/{id}.{format} always used the primary stream. Fixed.

l  Fixed the Empty reply for the /api/getCameraParamManifest in the API documentation.

l  After configuring multiple detection areas for the analytics, they disappeared after a certain trigger (doGetSettingsOnActiveSettingChange). Fixed.

l  POST rest/v2/devices provided Error 422. Fixed.

l  The needBestShotImage objectAction capability value was not documented in the metadata_sdk/src/nx/sdk/analytics/manifests.md. Fixed.

l  Layout Locking did not work when Layout was updated via API. Fixed.

l  Server could crash after changing the motion detection mask API request. Fixed.

 

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:

l  Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022

l  Ubuntu LTS: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

l  macOS: 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura)

In-Client Upgrade:

 

Build Number: 37996

Password: xiq53b

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.1.1.37512

BREAKING CHANGES AND KNOWN ISSUES:

l  Mobile Clients 22.4 and older are not compatible with version 5.1.

IMPROVEMENTS:

l  The load time on large systems is significantly improved.

l  Added the HID packet investigation tool for unknown joysticks on MacOS.

l  Improved the discovery mechanism on Edge servers.

l  The link to the User Manual is added to the Main Menu.

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Multi-sensor cameras:

o    Digital Watchdog DWC-PDS10Wi28A

BUG FIXES:

l  DWC-PF5M1TIR could not be discovered. Fixed

l  The Desktop Client could freeze if controlled through a USB KVM switch. Fixed.

l  Could not set a reserved disk as analytic storage. Fixed.

l  Email notifications about events showed incorrect local IP addresses. Fixed.

l  Desktop Client could crash after clicking the archive on a PTZ Camera added from another System (cross-system layouts). Fixed.

l  Fixed incorrect license count while copying recording schedule across devices.

l  After upgrading the server on arm, errors occurred during login. Fixed.

l  Server could not be uninstalled from Ubuntu/arm devices. Fixed.

l  The "Device offline" event was not triggered. Fixed.

l  Bookmarks could not work as expected after the system merge. Fixed.

l  Yellow chunks (analytic events) were wrongly displayed on Timeline if a small area without any analytic object was selected. Fixed.

l  If a Cloud account contained capital letters, the user could not log into this Cloud account from Desktop and Mobile Client. Fixed.

l  In some networks with isolated servers in different VLANs, if HTTP traffic is blocked by firewall, traffic routed incorrectly. Fixed.

l  Large databases (700+ Mb) could not be restored from backup. Fixed.

l  Could not backup a system database if the user enabled digest authentication. Fixed.

l  Analytics search was slow on large databases when the filter contained camera, type and text parameters at the same time. Fixed.

l  Last file on the archive was corrupted after the Server crash. Fixed.

l  If a layout contained more than 49 cameras. the camera names on video cells were not fully displayed. Fixed.

l  Incorrect start time was calculated when enabling/disabling the "Ignore timezone in uploaded files" option for virtual cameras. Fixed.

API/SDK CHANGES/FIXES:

l  For network API changes, see the API change log in the WebAdmin documentation.

l  Short nx-vms:// links did not work with a token passed as the authentication parameter. Fixed.

l  API improvements/fixes:

o    HTTP responses of PATCH requests could contain sensitive data. Fixed.

 

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:

l  Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022

l  Ubuntu LTS: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

l  macOS: 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura)

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE:

Build Number: 37512

Password: hm1bi3

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.1.0.37133 (click here for the full Release Note)

 

IMPORTANT

Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 or older versions are not supported.

BREAKING CHANGES AND KNOWN ISSUES

 

l  Support for DW-BJMIN discontinued.

l  Support for Windows 8.1 will be discontinued in the next release. Systems on Windows 8.1 may not be able to update to the next release.

l  Mobile 22.4 is not compatible with VMS 5.1.

l  Support for Ubuntu 16.04 was discontinued.

l  Support for macOS 10.14 and 10.15 were discontinued.

OPERATING SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS:

l  Added Ubuntu 22.04 support.

l  Added MacOS 13 support.

NEW FEATURES:

l  Cross-system layouts:

o    Added the ability to view cameras/devices from different Cloud systems on a single layout.

o    Such layouts can only be displayed in the Desktop Client.

o    Cloud users can set up and save such layouts but cannot share them to other users.

o    Cross System layouts cannot be used with VideoWall, Showreels or automated with Rules.

l  Camera replacement:

o    It is now possible to replace a camera with another camera from the same server.

o    Name, archive, general and advanced settings, recording settings, PTZ settings, event rules, analytics and camera access rights will be transferred to a new camera.

o    Motion Detection settings, 2-way Audio will not be transferred.

o    The current archive from the old camera will still be accessible.

o    This action can be undone only when the old camera goes back to online state and Server discovers it.

o    Camera replacement can be done only by Owner and Administrators.

o    Camera replacement is not supported for:

-          Virtual cameras

-          Speakers

-          NVRs

-          IO modules

-          Multi-sensor cameras

-          Unauthorized cameras

-          Offline cameras that appear after reindexing the archive.

l  Added a possibility to download the Desktop Client and Server logs remotely (System Administration -> Logs Settings). Users can configure logging and download logs.

l  Added a possibility to choose the specific ONVIF profile for cameras (the "Expert" tab). The ONVIF profile list is determined ONLY when adding the camera to the server. If reconfigure ONVIF profiles afterwards (on the camera itself), they will not be reflected in the Desktop Client.

IMPROVEMENTS:

l  Min/Max archive retention period is in minutes, hours and days now.

l  Motion DB was moved from the system storage to the archive storage.

l  Server connections to/disconnections from the Cloud are now logged in the Audit Trail.

l  Added a power management setting that allows computers to sleep while the Desktop Client is still open.

l  Showreels no longer display a title bar on top with the camera name.

l  Scheduled database backup has been disabled by default on ARM devices.

l  Added support for MPEG4 RTSP video streams.

l  Bookmarks and object attributes could be found only if a text matched the one from the beginning of the word. Now search can be performed by a text in the middle of the string (3 symbols minimum).

l  Specific ports for viewing a Camera web page can be redefined on the "Expert" tab in Camera settings.

l  The "Do HTTP request" action now supports PATCH requests again (this was possible in 4.2, but due to API upgrade was not implemented in 5.0).

l  The "Use source camera" option is added to all camera-related actions.

l  The sound duration for the "Play Sound" and "Repeat Sound" actions was increased from 10 to 30 seconds.

l  The maximum value for LogicalID is set to 999999.

l  Added a new system notification that local storage is being used for analytic and motion data.

l  Mobile user manual was added to the desktop client installation package.

l  The "Show text overlay" action can show more text.

l  Now users with the Administrator role can initiate the "Create Backup" and "Restore Backup" operations. The "ownerApiForAdmins" Server configuration option is introduced and available in Webadmin (advanced options, default value is false). ATTENTION! This is potentially dangerous and may compromise the system owner!

l  Backup & Restore was moved to the "Advanced" tab of the "System Administration" dialog.

l  If requesting RTSP streams from Server, it is possible to specify Audio Codec parameters.

l  Added the averaged bitrate property for the cameras statistics health report. This information is useful for preparing for the Cloud Storage(SaaS) business model.

l  Introduced the "isFilePathPrefixedWithServerId" Server configuration option (default value of 1). It adds a Server GUID to the archive path when recording new footage. Originally implemented in the 5.0 release. This setting can be changed without losing the archive. VMS Server checks both folders for reading. Users can revert the storage structure back to the old format if desired.

l  Overall server performance was improved:

o   The number of requests being sent by Desktop Client to Server was significantly reduced which should improve performance for big systems.

l  "Do HTTP request" was renamed to "Do HTTP(S) request".

l  Added a general support of all USB joysticks to control PTZ and layouts (Windows Only). Once a joystick is connected to the Desktop Client machine, the corresponding menu item will show up in the Main Menu.

l  Added security presets to the "New System" setup wizard:

o    Standard Security Level:

-          "Encrypt video traffic to desktop and mobile client" is disabled

-          Camera credentials are shown in Camera settings

-          Server IP in shows in API responses

o    High Security Level:

-          "Encrypt video traffic to desktop and mobile client" is enabled

-          Camera credentials are not shown in Camera settings

-          Server IP is not shown in API responses.

l  The max size of the title on the welcome screen was increased up to 60 pixels.

ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES:

l  Significantly improved performance of:

o    receiving and processing analytics metadata from analytics plugins.

o    disk usage while displaying video chunks with analytics objects and motion on the timeline.

o    analytics objects search.

l  Only attributes supported by devices are shown in the "Advanced search" dialog now.

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES

l  Digital Watchdog pz21m69tx, PVX20WATW, DWC-PPVX20WATW

l  Server ignored timezone and daylight saving attributes while setting the device time via ONVIF. Fixed.

BUG FIXES:

l  When playing an archive with different stream resolutions (low and high), the Desktop Client sometimes did not switch to a secondary stream. Fixed.

l  Enabling a plugin without saving changes (in Camera Settings > Plugins) prevented Plugin Settings from being shown.

l  "Keep camera time settings" on the "Expert" tab was removed for RTSP and HTTP links.

l  The "Ctrl+Enter" hotkey did not work for opening a chosen device in a new layout. Fixed.

l  Drag and drop for multiple local files did not work on Mac OS. Fixed.

l  Opening a zoom window while a video was paused caused the video to playback at high speed. Fixed.

l  Fixed an issue with 2-way audio support for AXIS P8221 on the Mobile Client.

l  Could not connect to cloud systems via the "Other systems" item in the resource tree. Fixed.

l  In-client help could not be opened from the "Add External Storage" dialog. Fixed.

l  The status bar during a Cloud merge sometimes got stuck (displayed "Merge in progress") after the "mergeSystem" API request. Fixed.

l  If a filter was applied when exporting a bookmark from Bookmark Log, it was not applied on the exported video. Fixed..

l  Cloud user was automatically logged out in the Desktop Client if the PC has been in sleep mode more than 12 minutes. Fixed.

l  Event log was not cleaned up according to the "eventLogPeriodDays" setting. Fixed.

l  Fixed an issue with loading live previews for a big archive.

l  After plugging it out and back in, the joystick stopped working in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  The last opened layouts would not open after restarting the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Sometimes, multiple false unsuccessful login attempts showed up in Audit Log if the Desktop Client was left unattended with a logged-in user. Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client could freeze after an Axis joystick was connected to the PC. Fixed.

l  Web Admin showed an incorrect URL in "Camera details" for the RTSP transcoded streams. Fixed.

l  Drag and drop did not work for Web pages on layout within the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Unexpected "Not enough HDD/SDD speed" and "Archive integrity problem" notifications showed up if NAS was disconnected from the network. Fixed.

l  Unreachable system names were displayed as Active on the welcome screen in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Could not select multiple resources with Shift in some dialogs (Events/Actions, User Roles etc). Fixed

l  The Desktop Client could freeze while closing a big amount of layouts. Fixed.

l  The "Post recording" setting did not work. Fixed.

l  Screenshots were missing from Email notifications. Fixed.

l  Could not add an administrator user after the ownership transfer process. Fixed.

l  Fixed an issue with incorrect timestamps for videos exported via Cloud Portal.

l  AAC audio could not be played back when browsing a video archive on the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Fixed an issue that prevented cameras from being dragged and dropped between groups within the Resource Tree.

l  Desktop Client would crash when hiding the calendar after searching on the Motion tab by selecting an area and multiple dates on the calendar. Fixed.

l  Desktop could crash while running a showreel with 49+ layouts with 49+ cameras each. Fixed.

l  Fixed Server crash and increased CPU usage when fetching RTSP from Arecont Vision cameras.

l  Motion could not be disabled by hotkey if it was enabled by hotkey. Fixed.

l  Playback could freeze for several seconds when rewinding the archive within the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  The live stream became intermittent in some systems if a backup storage was used. Fixed.

l  PTZ preset names in Korean could not be displayed in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Server could crash or work with degraded performance if using an SMB storage with poor bandwidth. Fixed.

l  The "&" symbol in layout or local file names was not shown in titles. Fixed.

l  Files exported to .TS and .MKV format from USB cameras did not contain sound. Fixed.

l  VMS Server will no longer send ONVIF requests to cameras if auto discovery is turned off and the camera is registered with another server in the System.

l  The RAM size for RPI4 was displayed incorrectly in the VMS Web Admin. Fixed.

l  The Desktop Client failed to connect to Cloud Systems that were unreachable through the Cloud, even if they were available locally. Fixed.

l  Added support for AAC codec for video export to MP4.

l  The Desktop Client would sometimes crash on M1 Mac devices. Fixed.

l  Added support for SET_PARAMETER method of RTSP protocol.

l  Certain cameras sometimes got deleted from the System after merging two Systems. Fixed.

l  The "Setup New System" dialog did not show up if the certificate validation was disabled in the Desktop Client (local settings). Fixed.

l  Desktop Client or Server could crash when saving a backup file bigger than 400Mb. Fixed.

l  Web Admin might cause increased Server memory usage on big systems. Fixed.

l  The "Object" tab was not shown after reindexing an archive with objects. Fixed.

l  After creating a new user role and assigning resources they were not accessible by this role members. Fixed.

l  Bookmarks tooltip disappeared instantly after displaying. Fixed.

l  Bookmarks were disappearing from the timeline after searching by keyword at the right panel. Fixed.

l  Fixed an issue with layout sorting in the Resource Tree.

l  Incorrect OS version showed at the web admin interface for the servers running on Windows Server 2019. Fixed.

l  Backup footage was not updated during backup. Fixed.

l  If detach a single Server from the System, multiple servers could be detached instead. Fixed.

l  Server could hang after some time because of token authorization. Fixed.

l  Server could lose Cloud connection after some time. Fixed.

l  Fixed incorrect shortcut hints for the buttons on scene items.

l  The Showreel mode caused excess memory usage on the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Joysticks stopped working in the Desktop Client if unplugged and plugged back in. Fixed.

l  The distributor name in the Support Signature field was not shown on the license dialog in the Desktop Client. Fixed.

l  Sometimes the "Input on any camera" event stopped working after camera removal. Fixed.

l  It was impossible to enable digest authorization for users imported from an LDAP server. Fixed.

l  Server could crash while adding IPC-F20M camera. Fixed.

l  Fixed an issue with camera recording, which could lead to system freeze.

API/SDK CHANGES/FIXES:

l  For network API changes, see the API change log in the WebAdmin documentation.

l  The following abilities added to the In-Client Browser JavaScript API:

o    Get cloud and user token

o    Set Locked/Unlocked layout settings

o    Hide top menu controls (back button, refresh button, fullscreen, info).

l  API improvements/fixes:

o    Many old API methods are ported to the new CRUD REST API.

o    Users with the "Live Viewer" permission only could get the list of storage locations via API. Fixed.

o    It's allowed to omit unnecessary layout item id in /ec2/saveLayout handler.

o    Additional symbols were added when copy/paste from/to swagger web interface. Fixed.

o    The crop parameter provided in the /ec2/cameraThumbnail API did not work. Fixed.

o    Fixed an issue that caused the audio backchannel API (api/http_audio) not to play audio files.

o    The "timezoneUtcOffset" property was removed from the legacy Server API.

o    API rest/v1/servers/this and ec2/saveStorage allowed setting SMB storage for the analytics engine. Fixed.

l  Active Plugin Settings:

o    Ability to define some settings as Active. This allows changing settings model and values on-the-fly, depending on what is selected in the UI. E.g. status checks, changing from imperial to metric units, etc.

l  Plugin Settings improvements:

o    buttons, that can open Web Page or custom form

o    non-editable hyperlink element

o    password field type

o    placeholder

o    information banner

o    plugin settings shown right after plugin (device agent) activation (limitation: Active settings won't work before activation)

l  JS API Improvements

o    Ability to get user authentication info

o    Ability to lock/unlock layouts

o    Minimal interface mode, that allows integration to look more native (hiding browser controls)

o    Ability to open a Web page from plugin settings.

KNOWN LIMITATIONS:

l  Desktop client could freeze for a short period of time when dialogs are opened.

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:

l  Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022

l  Ubuntu LTS: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

l  MacOS: 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13

l  Raspberry PI 3 Model B V1.2 Kernel version 4.14 (Linux 9.4 (Stretch))

l  Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Raspbian 10 Buster.

IN-CLIENT UPGRADE:

Build Number:		37133
Password:		da82z6

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 5.0.0.36183 (click here for the full Release Note)

Important Changes

Breaking Changes and Known Issues

• Users of DW Spectrum Mobile v21.1 or earlier can no longer access systems running DW Spectrum Server v5.0 or newer and must update to at least DW Spectrum Mobile v22.1 for continued mobile support
• M1 Macintosh users will not be able to connect with older Systems through DW Spectrum desktop client?s compatibility mode
• Existing version of DW Witness will no longer work with DW Spectrum Server v5.0 or newer. An updated version is available on the DW Witness product page
• Unable to add or connect Servers with DW Site Viewer for Apple TV
• System login using DW Cloud credentials no longer works without an Internet connection.
• Digest Authentication is deprecated. Digest Authentication can still be used by enabling per user.
• The following Web Client and Mobile Client features are unavailable:
• Archive encryption
• Last minute recording
• Resource Panel and Notifications Panel can no longer be pinned/unpinned
• Removed context menu and hotkeys for web pages:
• "Enter" hotkey maximize item
• "I" hotkey ? show info
• "Del" hotkey ? remove from layout
• Bosch analytics support suspended for:
• Blurry signal
• Flame detection
• Signal loss
• Smoke detection
• DW MEGApix model DWC-MT95WW28TW requires an additional file be added to the DW Spectrum Server "plugins" folder to enable analytics for the camera. This plugin will be automatically included in the next DW Spectrum patch version

 

Operating System Platform Changes

• Added support for Macintosh computers with the Apple M1 chip. A separate distribution is provided:
• The regular distribution can be installed on x64-based Macintosh and M1 Macintosh computers but is not optimized for M1 Macintosh computers. This distribution is not available for versions 4.2 and older, so Mac M1 users will not be able to connect to their old systems in Compatibility Mode
• The M1 distribution cannot be installed on x64-based Macintosh computers
• Not able to connect with DW Site Viewer for Apple TV
• Desktop client can now be run on Macintosh computers with Apple Silicon (e.g., Apple M1 chip) when using DW Spectrum v5.0 and up
• Added support for MacOS 12 (Monterey)
• Added support for Windows 11
• Added support for Windows Server 2022

 

New Features

• All Internet requests use OS SSL/TLS Certificate Validation to prevent MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks, including but not limited to VMS updates, VMS-Cloud communications, license validation, statistics, etc.
• All Server connections use SSL/TLS Certificate pinning to render MITM attacks impossible:

Servers exchange certificates on merge and validate them on every connection

• Clients pin certificates on the first connection and validate them on each subsequent connection
• Clients using DW Cloud to connect validate Servers through the DW Cloud service
• Clients may use ?strict mode? to limit their connections to only trusted Servers
• Servers and Clients use new session-based (bearer token) authentication by default
• For local users, old authentication is disabled by default, which prevents MD5 password storage in the local DB (database)
• For DW Cloud users, OAuth2 authentication is used by default, which prevents a Server owner from compromising a user?s DW Cloud password and renders offline DW Cloud login attacks impossible
• Two-factor authentication may be enabled on DW Cloud to make OAuth2 authentication even more secure
• Many Server API calls require a fresh user session to execute, which requires password confirmation at the API level
• Redesigned Server Web Admin:
• Users can be added and removed. Passwords can be changed
• Three new tabs:
• ?Servers? ? storage information and ability to add external storage
• ?Cameras? ? camera information, ability to enable recording and change motion sensitivity
• ?Licenses? ? all recording license information and the ability to activate licenses
• Independent desktop client updates:
• The DW Spectrum Client desktop distributive can now be released separately from the DW Spectrum Server distributive
• The DW Spectrum Client can automatically download and install the latest version of the desktop client to be compatible with the current DW Spectrum Server version
• The Objects panel was redesigned to provide a user-friendly object search function
• Redesigned the DW Spectrum Client?s Welcome Screen:
• View all or a subset of discovered systems by selecting a display mode:
• All Systems ? show all systems
• Favorites ? shows only favorited systems
• Hidden ? shows only hidden systems
• System sorting priority considers the added statuses (Favorite/Hidden)
• Added an option to search systems by certain attributes:
• System name
• Server name
• IP address (from any of the servers discovered by the Desktop Client)
• System owner (only for DW Cloud systems)
• ?User?s email (only for DW Cloud systems)
• Custom Resource Groups ? Users can now organize cameras and other resource into custom groups in the Resource Tree. To create a custom group, select two or more resources, right-click the selection, and then click ?Create Group?.
• Video Preview Thumbnail (only for Windows and macOS) ? displayed when hovering the mouse cursor over the Timeline
• Archive Encryption ? if enabled, the video archive will be encrypted and viewable only in the DW Spectrum Desktop Client, Mobile Client, Web Admin, and DW Cloud Web Portal
• Audio Video Mapping:
• The audio source from a camera or I/O module can be used in place of a microphone for another camera
• The 2-way audio button can be used on cameras without speakers to transmit the audio to another device that has a speaker
• 360? panoramic images and videos that use equidistant projection can now be dewarped in the Desktop Client
• Using the Desktop Client, web pages which are not typically accessible on the client computer can now be proxied via the Server
• Restore the previous session ? states of certain interface elements can be saved and restored upon launching the Desktop Client
• Client JavaScript API embedded in Web Pages to enable additional functionality:
• Open/close cameras
• Play/pause videos
• Added support for ZFS (Zettabyte File System) to the Server

 

System Improvements

• New system setting and general improvements to HTTPS cameras:
• Introduced a system-wide setting that forces HTTPS only communication for cameras (System Administration > "Use only HTTPS to connect to cameras"). If this setting is enabled, the server will drop connections to cameras that do not support HTTPS or a supported proprietary API protocol.
• Improved "Camera Settings" dialogs:
• Added new recording modes to the Recording Schedule:
• Object only
• Object + Low res
• Motion + Object
• Motion + Object + Low res
• If the Recording Schedule is invalid, an exclamation mark icon will be displayed in the Resource Tree and a notification with the message ?Recording schedule is invalid? will appear in the Notifications Panel. The recording mode will be set to ?Always? until the issue is resolved.
• Added the option to select a camera stream to use for object detection (see Motion tab).
• Configuring a camera is more straightforward and reduces the chance of making mistakes.
• The Recording Schedule on auto-discovered cameras comes with the following settings by default:
• Recording type: Motion Only
• Quality: High
• FPS: Max
• Removed the option "Keep camera streams and profile settings" for RTSP/HTTP streams.
• The "FPS" and "Quality" fields on the Recording tab will be disabled if "Keep camera streams and profile settings" is enabled or "Allow system to optimize camera settings" is disabled.
• The Recording tab better alerts the user when there are not enough licenses on the system.
• A warning banner on the Analytics tab will be shown when recording is not enabled on the camera.
• PTZ sensitivity can now be modified in the Expert tab.
• The mount correction angle preview now shows a virtual rotation of the camera around its optical axis.
• The Resource Tree was optimized for large systems and now has a quicker load time on the Desktop Client.
• Video playback on the Web Client was improved.
• Redesigned Fisheye controls ?- added hotkeys to turn and zoom in/out.
• New Archive Backup Options:
• Archive associated with one event type: recorded motion, bookmarks, or objects.
• Archive associated with all combinations of event types:
• motion and bookmarks
• bookmarks and objects
• motion and objects
• motion, objects, and bookmarks
• The entire recorded archive
• Improved tooltips in the Resource Panel:
• Minimal delay when viewing the video preview thumbnail for cameras with recording enabled.
• When hovering over a resource, the video preview thumbnail updates every 2-3 seconds.
• ?Preview is outdated? text is displayed over the video preview thumbnail if it has not been updated in over 15 minutes.
• On cameras with recording enabled, the last-minute of the recording is now available for playback in the Desktop Client.
• Added Quick Start Guide to desktop and Windows Start W menu.
• Improved storage management and reduced the chances of storage conflicts when using the same storage path for multiple Servers.
• The ?Description? column was added to the Bookmark Log.
• "Copy Bookmark Text" is now available in the context menu. Use this feature to copy the selected Bookmark's contents from the Bookmark Log in text format.
• Added the following hotkeys to interact with the Resource Tree:
• Ctrl (Cmd) + F hotkeys ? selects the search box.
• Up/down arrow hotkeys ? shifts selection between the search box and items in the Resource Tree.
• An order of storage locations on the ?Server settings? dialog was changed. Now it?s grouped in the following order and then sorted alphabetically:
• Local
• USB
• Network (network)
• Network (smb)
• Added new hotkeys for Timeline actions:
• Press the ? [ ? key to set the starting point of a timeline selection based on the mouse pointer?s position over the Timeline.
• Press the ? ] ? key to set the ending point of a timeline selection based on the mouse pointer?s position over the Timeline.
• The default search filter in the Bookmark Log was changed from one year to one week.
• Exporting motion-only video now ignores all gaps between motion events and stitches the separate motion events together to form seamless playback.
• Changing your password in the desktop client now automatically updates the saved password on the Welcome Screen (Login Dialog).
• Redesigned the in-client user manual:
• Modern look and feel
• Improved search tool
• Collapsible/expandable topics
• In the context menu for Web Pages, "Edit" was renamed to "Web Page Settings".
• The visibility of passwords can be toggled (left-click and hold) in the following dialogs: Add Devices, Camera Credentials, LDAP Settings, Login Dialog (Welcome Screen), SMTP simple/advanced Settings, Create User, Add network storage, Connect to Server.
• The default search filter in the Bookmark Log is now one week instead of one year.
• Added an option to the Expert Settings for ONVIF cameras to make the server use ONVIF/media2 to get their profiles.
• System Owners will receive mobile push notifications by default for administrator-related events.
• The minimum and maximum archive period can now be set in minutes, hours and days

 

Analytics and Device Improvements

• DW devices support:
• Added tripwire sendAlarmData support to the Digital Watchdog MX9 plugin.
• Added support for the following Digital Watchdog camera models: DWC-MB95Wi28T, DWC-MB95Wi36T, DWC-MV95Wi28TW, DWC-MV95Wi36TW, DWC-MV95WiATW, DWC-MT95Wi28TW, DWC-MT95Wi36TW, DWC-MT95WiATW, DWC-MT95WW28TW
• Bosch analytics plugin:
• The plugin can now retrieve object-type information from supported cameras.
• Added support for Dahua LPR:
• Supported devices ? All Dahua cameras with supported LPR (for example, ITC215-PW6M-IRLZF)
• Traffic Junction event
• Added Provision ISR analytics for DI-380IPE-MVF
• Dahua analytics (tested on DH-TPC-BF2221-T):
• Fire detection
• Temperature alarm
• Smoking detection
• Added Traffic detection event support for Dahua DHI-ITC215-PW4I-x, ITC237-PU1B-IRx, ITC237-PW6M-IRLZF.
• Added support for Dahua in-camera analytics to Loryta IPC-B5442Ex.
• Hikvision Analytics: Added support for a new face detection method called ?Face Capture? available on compatible Hikvision cameras.
• Added support for analytics events from NYX cameras:
• NYX IPD4-28F IQ+
• NYX IPD4-36F IQ+
• NYX IPD4-2812ME IQ+
• NYX IPB4-28F IQ+
• NYX IPB4-36F IQ+
• NYX IPB4-2812ME IQ+
• NYX IPB4-722ME IQ+
• NYX IPDC4-28F IQ+
• NYX IPD8-28F IQ+L
• NYX IPD8-2812ME IQ+L
• NYX IPB8-28F IQ+L
• NYX IPB8-2812ME IQ+L
• NYX IPD5-PA
• NYX IPD5-28F IQ+ COLOUR
• NYX IPD4-28F IQ+ ALERT
• NYX IPB2-722 ANPR
• NYX IPZ25 STAR+
• New Supported Axis Devices:
• AXIS Q1775, Q6044

 

 

API/SDK Changes

• A new Server HTTP API has been introduced, designed in RESTful style instead of the RPC style of the old HTTP API.
• Features missing from the new API are still covered by the old API and will be added to the new API over time.
• The old API will be supported for several upcoming VMS releases but may become officially deprecated in a future version.
• The Server WebAdmin now includes documentation for the new API.
• /api/systemSettings is now available only for the system owner and administrators.
• Added GET and POST handler support to the Server for "/api/createEvent" requests.
• Added an option to allow ec2/cameraThumbnail to retrieve the stream?s live image.
• Introduced the defaultRemovableDriveState VMS server configuration parameter to replace allowRemovableStorages.

 

Known Limitations

• Scrolling in WebPage items works very slow.
• It takes a long time to open a camera?s Web Page.
• Some ACTI cameras are not auto discovered via HTTPS.
• Some AXIS cameras cannot be added to the Server if the ?People Counter? app was installed on it.
• The video from the same NVR channel cannot be played in two instances of the Desktop Client (or browsers) simultaneously.

 

Tested Operating Systems:

• Windows 8.1, 10/Enterprise,11, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607, 2019, 2022
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
• MacOS: 10.15 (Catalina), 11.0 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey)

 

Important Notes

When upgrading from a previous major release version, please consider the following:

• If upgrading from DW Spectrum version 4.x, you may upgrade directly to build version 5.0
• If upgrading from DW Spectrum version 3.2 or older, your recommended upgrade options include:
• Delete v3.2and fresh install of DW Spectrum IPVMS v5.0

or

• Use the following upgrade path:
1. First, upgrade from build v3.2 directly to build v4.x
2. Then upgrade from v4.x to v5.0

 

Additional Recommendations

When upgrading major release versions, like from v4.x to v5.0, it his highly recommended to clean up the database by backing up and restoring the database files after upgrading.

To do so after upgrading to DW Spectrum IPVMS v5.0:

1)      After upgrading to v5.0, backup DW Spectrum System database.

2)      Delete all database files.

3)      Restore the database using the backup that was created previously in Step 1.

 

In-Client Upgrade Information

• Build Number:? 36183
• Password:??????? ??9wubdq

 

**NOTE: ?If your DW Spectrum System is upgrading from a previous Windows x64 Client/Server Bundle, be sure to continue using the bundled version. Updating by installing the Client or Server software separately can cause your computer to host multiple versions of the DW Spectrum software and may create issues.

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 4.2.0.32842? (click here for the full Release Note)

 

CRITICAL COMPATIBILITY NOTICE:

All users must update to the v20.1 or higher Mobile release in order to be able to connect to a 4.1 or later System via the Mobile Client. Mobile Clients v19.6 or earlier will not be able to access Systems running v4.1 or later.

 

BREAKING CHANGES

Mac OS X 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 support is dropped: Desktop Client will not work on these OS versions.(from v4.1)

 

NEW FEATURES:

• Redesigned PTZ controls - PTZ controls have been redesigned for improved UX.
• Advanced PTZ activates only when the Shift key is pressed.
• Intel? Quick Sync Video - Intel? Quick Sync Video uses the dedicated media processing capabilities of Intel? Graphics Technology to decode and encode fast, enabling the processor to complete other tasks and improving system responsiveness. Vastly improves the ability of low power hardware (e.g. Intel Atom, Celeron) and the ability of the Desktop Client to decode very high resolution (e.g. 16 MP, 32MP) cameras and streams.
• Go to Local Settings in the Desktop Client and check the ?Use Hardware Video Decoding? checkbox to enable Intel Quick Sync Video.
• ?Use Hardware Video Decoding? is unchecked by default.
• Fisheye lens projection options - Improve fisheye dewarping precision by selecting the most suitable lens projection type:
• Equisolid
• Equidistant
• Stereographic.

 

IMPROVEMENTS

• Added Catalan language.
• Update packages are now validated before installing to prevent malware injection.
• Camera name and export time can now be overlayed onto the footage in the Export Dialog.
• Camera name can now be overlayed when capturing a screenshot.
• Archived video encoded with H.264 codec and exported to MP4 or AVI format can be played back in Windows Media Player.
• Server will re-initialize cameras when packets are not received from the secondary stream for more than 10 seconds.
• The maximum value for pre-recording and post-recording actions in camera recording events can now be set up to 600 seconds.
• The limitations for pre- and post-recording are changed in Camera Settings: 90s for pre-recording and 300s for post-recording.
• Only administrators can see servers in the Desktop Client ?About" dialog.
• Added the ability to playback audio from all devices on the scene in the Desktop Client.
• To enable this feature, open Main Menu > Local Settings > General and select the checkbox next to "Play audio from all cameras on layout".
• The Server could not store analytics data on some Ubuntu servers due to selecting partitions which it didn't have write access to. If the Server does not have write access to a particular partition, it can no longer be selected to store analytics data.
• ?Allow only secure connections? (HTTPS traffic only) is turned on by default.
• The in-client web browser now saves user credentials between browser sessions.
• Added TLS support for LDAP on Linux-based systems.
• Removed the limitation on Video Wall licenses that prevented more than one active direct control session at a time.
• Hotkeys changes:
• [+] [−] keys are no longer used to zoom in or out on the Layout.
• Shift + arrow keys are now used to select a camera on the Layout.

 

ANALYTIC IMPTROVEMENTS

• The following models and analytics features should be supported but have not been exhaustively tested. Please test with your device(s) before implementing this patch:
• Dahua analytics plugin:
• Models:

o    All models with supported analytics.

• Analytics Features:
• Added short object tracking for objects in events. The track duration is about 500ms.
• Fast-moving
• Parking detection
• Loitering,
• People gathering
• Abandoned object detection(Left object detection)
• Intrusion detection
• Missing object detection
• Tripwire detection (Cross line detection)
• Queue size detection
• In-area people counting
• People flow counting
• Bosch analytics plugin:
• Models:

o    All models with supported analytics.

• Analytics Features:
• Excessive brightness
• IVA: Intrusion (one field). Object in field
• IVA: Intrusion (two fields). Left to right
• IVA: Intrusion (two fields). Right to left
• IVA: TrafficIncidents. Dropped object
• IVA: TrafficIncidents. Pedestrian
• IVA: TrafficIncidents. Slow vehicle
• IVA: TrafficIncidents. Stopped vehicle
• IVA: TrafficIncidents. Wrong way
• Insufficient brightness
• Motion detection
• Object detection
• Scene change.
• Added analytics for Provision ISR cameras.
• Models:

o    BX-341IPE

o    I4-340IPE-36, I4-340IPE-:VF, I6-340IPE-MVF

o    DAI-340IPE-28, DAI-340IPE-MVF

o    DI-340IPE-28, DI-340IPE-MVF

o    DMA-340IPE-28.

• Analytics Features:
• Motion Detection
• Perimeter Intrusion
• Line Crossing
• Scene Change
• Video Blur Detection
• Abnormal color detection
• Entering Object Detection
• Leaving Object Detection
• Line Crossing Object Counting.
• Vivotek analytics plugin:
• Models: See https://www.vivotek.com/learning/feature-article/24/smart-vca; as of this patch release, the available models consists of the following:
• Fixed Dome Cameras: FD9165-HTx, FD9365-xHTVx, FD9391-EHTV, FD9187-Hx, FD9387-xHx,FD9189-Hx, FD9389-xHx, IT9389-Hx
• Bullet Cameras: IB9365-xHTx, IB9391-EHT, IB9387-xHx, IB9389-xHx
• 360? Cameras: FE9191, FE9391-EV, FE9382-EHV-v2
• 180? Cameras: MS9321-EHV, MS9390-HV
• Mobile Dome Cameras: MD9561-H, MD9581-H
• Analytics Features:
• Added ROI support and object tracking
• Crowd detection
• Intrusion detection
• Line crossing
• Loitering detection
• Missing object
• Running detection
• Unattended object
• Face detection (for some cameras, such as FD9165-HT)
• Tested devices: FE9191, FD9165-HT
• Hikvision Thermal Analytics plugin:
• Models: Hikvision Thermal cameras
• Analytics Features:
• Object tracking
• Thermal alarm
• Thermal pre-alarm
• Thermal regions group
• Thermal alarm for region 1/2/3/4
• Thermal pre-alarm for region 1/2/3/4
• Tested devices: DS-2TD1217B-6/PA (FW V5.5.24 build 200212), DS-2TD2117-3/V1 (FW V5.5.16 build 190429), DS-2TD1217-6/V1 (FW V5.5.18 build 191202).
• The DW analytics plugin has been added to the Windows and Linux installers.
• Notifications generated by Start/Stop events are now labeled with either ?Started? or ?Stopped? to differentiate them from one another.
• The way that ROI data is overlaid on cameras was divided into two groups: "Show Region of Interest" and "Objects". ?Show Region of Interest? makes ROI objects visible on cameras without object tracking support if the "Display on Video" option is enabled in Camera Settings > Plugins. ?Show objects? makes ROI objects and camera analytics objects visible only on cameras that support object tracking.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT

• New Devices Supported with Analog Encoder License:
• Digital Watchdog DW-EN4K16
• New PTZ camera support
• DWC-MPTZ830XW, DWC-MPTZ336XW

 

 

RECOMMENDED UPGRADE PATH

 

• From 3.x: Upgrade directly to DW Spectrum 4.1
• From 2.5 or 2.6: Upgrade to 3.x then upgrade to 4.2

* Always backup the database and license key information before upgrading to newer build or version

??????? ** Re-index the storage after upgrading to 4.2.

 

IN_CLIENT UPGRADE INFORMATION

 

• Build Number: 32842
• Password:???????? hkh1td

 

INSTALLATION FILE DOWNLOAD

 

https://digital-watchdog.com/productdetail/DW-Spectrum-IPVMS/

 

 

OS SUPPORTED ? MEDIASERVER

 

• TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Pro/Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607 and later, 2019
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

• OPERATING SYSTEM NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• 32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux)
• Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.(refer to the reference for upgrade
• Windows Server 2008 no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported)

 

OS SUPPORTED ? CLIENT

 

• TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹
• Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
• MAC OS X 10.14: ?Mojave?, 10.15 ?Catalina?.

o   ¹ For Windows 10, recommend i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 4GB or higher RAM

• OPERATING SYSTEM NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• 32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux)
• Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.(refer to the reference for upgrade instruction)
• Windows Server 2008 no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported)
• MAC OSX 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 support is dropped. Desktop client will not work on these OS versions.

 

MOBILE APP

 

• DW Mobile Plus
• DW Spectrum? App 20.x.x
• DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV

 

SUPPORTED BLACKJACK AND CAAS MODELS

 

• Blackjack MINI (FW version 1.0.0_2019.09.27 and higher)
• Blackjack BOLT
• Blackjack CUBE / CUBE-DL
• Blackjack TOWER
• Blackjack P-RACK
• Blackjack E-RACK
• Balckjack X-RACK
• Blackjack Rack
• DWC-MV84WiACx
• DWC-PVF5M1TIRCx
• DWC-MB44LPRCx
• DWC-MF4Wi4Cx
• DWC-MF4Wi6Cx

 

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

 

• Due to a firmware issue affecting Bosch cameras, sometimes events are triggered but not shown in the desktop client.
• Hardware decoding doesn't work on PC-based Ubuntu systems.
• Hardware decoding is disabled, if there are 2 graphic adapters and the primary is not Intel?. In this case users should set up a ?primary display? to Intel? adapter to make hardware acceleration work.
• "Error 404. Cannot find the page. Check the URL and try again" shows up on the Web Page tab in Camera Settings for Hanwha NVRs. The web page will be correctly displayed after users click "OK".

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 4.1.0.31401

 

CRITICAL COMPATIBILITY NOTICE:

All users must update to the v20.1 or higher Mobile release in order to be able to connect to a v4.1 System via the Mobile Client. Mobile Clients v19.6 or earlier will not be able to access Systems running v4.1 or later.

 

BREAKING CHANGES

Mac OS X 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 support is dropped: Desktop Client will not work on these OS versions.

 

NEW FEATURES:

o    Push Notifications (requires Mobile Client v20.1 or later):

?  Rules can be created in DW Spectrum to send Push Notifications to mobile devices.

?  Users can receive push notifications from multiple systems and turn on/off notifications for specific systems.

?  In order to receive Push Notifications, users must be logged into the Cloud in Mobile Client.

?  Users can create custom text for notifications in the Rules Engine via Desktop Client.

o    Health Monitoring - Available in the Server Web Admin interface and Cloud Portal, Health Monitoring provides administrators detailed information about a System?s health, including, but not limited to:

?  Alerts - automatically detected / identified problems with a System

?  System Info (# of servers, channels, storage located, users, and version)

?  Servers (storage detailed state, CPU usage, NICs state, hardware spec, etc.)

?  Cameras (online/offline state, resolution, fps, quality, firmware version, etc.)

?  Storage Locations (path, server, type, status, read/write rate, size, usage %)

?  Network Interfaces (name, server, state, IP address, I/O rates)

?  Desktop Clients connected to Servers.

o    New Embedded Browser - Desktop Client now uses a full-featured embedded Chromium browser (v.77.0.3865) to display web pages on layouts:

?  Download Files on Web-Page - the embedded browser in Desktop Client now supports downloading and saving files.

?  Cameras Web Page in Camera Settings Dialog - camera web pages can now be opened up in the Camera Settings dialog allowing users to configure/access camera web pages inside Desktop Client even when on a different Subnet (i.e., remote connections / outside the LAN / WAN). Server acts like an HTTP(s) proxy from cameras to Desktop Clients.

o    Video Wall Failover - If a Server with Video Wall licenses fails, the video wall continues working for 7 days. After that, it will be blocked with the error message "Not enough licenses".

 

IMPROVEMENTS

o    Best Server Selection (while connecting to a Cloud-connected Multi-Server System):

?  In prior releases, Desktop Client would connect to a random available server via Cloud. Now Cloud connections are routed through the Server with the best uplink.

?  Added the ability for users to specify the preferred Server for connections. The configured Desktop Client will attempt to connect to the preferred Server first, and if it is not reachable, it will detect and connect via the Server with the best uplink.

o    2-way Audio API - Allows third-party web clients to send audio (from client microphone) to and get audio from cameras.

o    Added Time Zone option for Virtual Cameras - Time Zone can now be specified for virtual cameras. If "Time Zone" is set to "Auto", then the time zone is defined by metadata or UTC if there's no time zone specified in the file. If set to "Client", the Time Zone is defined by the desktop client.

o    Server Side Motion Detection improved - False positives detection introduced to increase accuracy of detected motion events (e.g., turning on/off lights or switching camera day/night mode are now likely to be ignored)

o    Additional action parameter placeholders for the "Do HTTP request" action - Placeholders can be added to the HTTP POST request body to be automatically replaced by the corresponding values from Analytics Event parameters. This feature is only applicable to Analytics and Generic Events. Placeholders syntax:

?  {event.cameraId} ? replaced by the camera ID (e.g., {{{ad1d1b6c-7013-0049-6fd4-ff15450e4716}}})

?  {event.cameraName} ? replaced by the camera name (e.g., DWC-MB45WiAT)

?  {event.eventType} ? replaced by the event type (e.g., stub.objectInTheArea or stub.lineCrossing)

?  {event.eventName} ? replaced by the event name (e.g., Object in the area or Line crossing)

?  {event.caption} ? replaced by the caption (e.g., ?Line crossing - impulse event (caption)?)

?  {event.description} ? replaced by the description (e.g., "Line crossing - impulse event (description)").

o    Improved MacOS performance and introduced an experimental setting to limit frame rate and reduce CPU load (see Local Settings -> Advanced).

o    Improved cloud connectivity on certain network environments.

o    Added the ability to pin the Timeline in fullscreen mode:

?  When the Timeline is pinned it will remain fixed on the screen.

?  If the Timeline is pinned in fullscreen mode and the user leaves fullscreen it will be pinned for all cameras on the layout when the user returns to fullscreen mode.

o    Database backups are now categorized into the following types:

?  Created after system merge

?  Created after updates

?  Initiated via API

?  Scheduled.

o    "Camera selection" dialog was optimized for a large systems.

o    Added text search in the "Event log" dialog.

o    "Global Notification Settings" button was removed from the "Show Notification" action.

o    Added .mpegts files to the list of supported files in Desktop Client.

o    It is now possible to disable port 80 on firewalls completely and use port 443 for HTTPS connection.

o    Added the ability to search by object types in the Notification Panel. <param>: <value> returns object where <param> has <value>. For instance, if there are analytic plugins that recognize t-shirt color, gender, and glasses, it is possible to search for analytic events by ?T-Shirt: White?, ?Gender: Male?, ?Glasses: True?.

o    The default playback state of a camera opened from the Notification Panel has changed. Now a camera remains on Pause once opened.

o    Users are now imported from LDAP with their Email addresses.

o    It is now possible to open multiple instances of the Desktop Client by double clicking on the desktop shortcut.

o    Added information about remaining license deactivations on "License details" and "Confirmation" dialog.

 

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT

o    New Devices Supported with Analog Encoder License:

?  Digital Watchdog DW-EN4K16

o    New PTZ camera support

?  DWC-MPTZ830XW, DWC-MPTZ336XW

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED UPGRADE PATH

 

• From 3.x: Upgrade directly to DW Spectrum 4.1
• From 2.5 or 2.6: Upgrade to 3.0 then upgrade to 4.1

* Always backup the database and license key information before upgrading to newer build or version

??????? ** Re-index the storage after upgrading to 4.0.

 

IN_CLIENT UPGRADE INFORMATION

 

• Build Number: 31401
• Password:???????? 1uis6p

 

INSTALLATION FILE DOWNLOAD

 

https://digital-watchdog.com/productdetail/DW-Spectrum-IPVMS/

 

 

OS SUPPORTED ? MEDIASERVER

 

• TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Pro/Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607 and later, 2019
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

• OPERATING SYSTEM NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• 32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux)
• Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.(refer to the reference for upgrade
• Windows Server 2008 no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported)

 

OS SUPPORTED ? CLIENT

 

• TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹
• Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
• MAC OS X 10.14: ?Mojave?, 10.15 ?Catalina?.

¹ For Windows 10, recommend i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 4GB or higher RAM

• OPERATING SYSTEM NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• 32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux)
• Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.(refer to the reference for upgrade instruction)
• Windows Server 2008 no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported)
• MAC OSX 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 support is dropped. Desktop client will not work on these OS versions.

 

MOBILE APP

 

• DW Mobile Plus
• DW Spectrum? App 19.x.x
• DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV

 

SUPPORTED BLACKJACK AND CAAS MODELS

 

• BlackJack MINI (FW version 1.0.0_2019.09.27 and higher)
• BlackJack BOLT
• BlackJack CUBE / CUBE-DL
• BlackJack P-RACK
• BlackJack E-RACK
• BalckJack X-RACK
• DWC-MV84WiACx
• DWC-PVF5M1TIRCx
• DWC-MB44LPRCx
• DWC-MF4Wi4Cx
• DWC-MF4Wi6Cx

 

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

 

• We support only camera web-pages that work in Chrome.
• Health monitoring: all metrics and alerts, including aggregated alerts, are erased after the server has been restarted.
• Linux Server fails to record analytics metadata to NTFS drives.
• Push notifications: sometimes, there are no thumbnails when the associated camera is not recording.
• In rare situations on Mac OS, 2-way audio doesn't work after upgrading from 4.0 and previous versions. Reinstall the Desktop client to work around this issue.
• USB camera is duplicated as an old offline camera and a new online camera after upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1.
• "Line Crossing Object Counting" doesn?t work for DW TD-9541E3 (camera issue).
• Analytics DB from 4.0 is partially incompatible with the 4.1 release: a search for metadata objects in a selected area will not work for the objects that were recorded before the update to 4.1 and such objects will not be shown on the image.
• Bounding boxes for analytics objects are not shown in Desktop Client when performing text search by an object type.

 

REFERENCE

 

o   Upgrading Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS Instruction (Open KB Article)

o   BlackJack MINI Firmware (download link)

 

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 4.0.0.29990

 

NEW FEATURES:

o    H.265 for ONVIF Devices - The H.265 codec is now supported for cameras detected and managed via ONVIF.

o    Layout-as-an-Action - A predefined layout can be opened when an event occurs.

o    Secure Export - .exe, .nov exported files can be protected by a password (option is only available from the Multi-Video export tab on the export dialog).

o    Failover on Storage Failure - Failover now also occurs when all designated storage drives fail on a Server.

o    Virtual Camera - Users can now import offline video files (from wearable cameras, action cams, drones, etc) into archive and associate with a virtual camera which can be used like other cameras in a system.

o    RTSP / HTTP Dual Stream Support - Users can now add two streams when creating an RTSP/HTTP camera which enables dual streaming and adaptive scaling. When a secondary stream is added, the primary stream also becomes modifiable.

o    Webcam Support - Webcams (Built-In and USB) are now supported on Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and Raspbian operating systems with dual-streaming and audio support. Great for demos, operator response recording, and more.

o    Raspberry Pi Camera Support - Install the Server application and add a camera module to turn a Raspberry Pi into a smart IP camera capable of operating on its own or as part of a larger system.

• Metadata SDK and Plugins - A software development kit (SDK) for rapid integration of intelligent 3rd party systems and devices. Includes a comprehensive feature set designed for AI and deep learning driven computer vision applications focused on object recognition and automation. Using the Metadata SDK, developers can create Plugins for the Server application that take advantage of key new features, including:

• Metadata search by attributes, time interval or region of interest on camera
• Object overlays on live video and playback
• Camera-specific video analytics settings
• Programmatic creation of custom Events in the Rules Engine
• Plugin configuration in a new tab in System Administration Dialog.
• Added possibility to select storage to store analytics data and other metadata.

• Encrypted Video and HTTPS Communications - Added the ability to force the system to use HTTPS and to encrypt video traffic.
• C2P Integration - Integration with Convergence to Pixels (aka C2P, http://www.c2p.com/), a product that integrates a wide variety of 3rd party solutions including:

• Access Control: Axis A1001, Blue Access Cobalt X1, DMP XR550, Identicard PremiSys, Isonas Pure Access, Keri Systems NXT, RBH AximonV, DSX WinDXS

• Asset Tracking: iWeigh, DHL, SEUR, Barcode Readers (Generic)
• Audio Analytics: Shotspotter

• Automation: AVEVA Wonderware, Advantec ADAM 5000 series
• Banking: Diebold Nixdorf Opteva ATMs, Fiserv, Biometrics (IMID Access
• LPR: Elsag MPH900, HTS C50, Q-Free Intrada, Mango DSP Viper, Neural Labs VPAR, Platesmart ARES, Vigilant Solutions, Inex Tech IZ ALPR Cameras
• Point-of-Sale: Agilisys InfoGenesis POS, Oracle Micros Simphony/VSS, NCR Radiant 1500 Series, NCR Retalix StorePoint, POSitouch, Heartland Xpient IRIS Restaurant POS, LOC SMS, IBM-RMS
• Video Analytics: iRONYUN.

• Custom Watermark over Video - when "Display watermark with username over video" option is checked, the username of the operator who exported the video is displayed on exported video and while viewing.
• Cloud System Merge - Cloud connected Systems can now be merged together. Note that Cloud merge now works only on Cloud portal. In order to merge, the same user must have the Owner role in both systems.
• Redesigned System Update:

• Improved update for systems with multiple servers.

• Improved update when bandwidth between servers is low. Update does not fail if a single server drops the connection.
• Upgrade for unsupported operating systems can be blocked. If a new version does not support the current operating system for a server the update process will not start.
• It is now possible to add custom description for any build.

• Updates to the Desktop Client User Interface - comprehensive revamp of UI / UX for improved usability:
• Notifications Panel - now includes quick tabs for Notifications, Motion Detection, Bookmarks, Events and Objects as well as the ability to search and filter each respective tab
• Resource Panel - Keyword Search has been moved to the top of the Resource panel and operators can now search for Servers, Cameras, Layouts, Layout Tours, Video Walls, Web Pages, Users and Local Files
• Add Device Dialog - added the ability to assign devices to specific servers in a multi-server system
• Camera Settings Dialog - redesigned for enhanced readability and usability
• Device Selection Dialog - redesigned for enhanced usability
• Time Synchronization Dialog - redesigned for enhanced readability
• Storage Analytics Dialog. - redesigned for enhanced readability and usability
• Camera selection dialog - redesigned for enhanced readability and usability
• Action parameters placeholders for the "Do HTTP request" action - Source, Caption or Description placeholders can be added to HTTP POST request body to be automatically replaced by the corresponding values from Generic Event query params. Placeholders syntax:
• {event.source}
• {event.caption}
• {event.description}
• Desktop Client CLI launch - Desktop client can be launched with a command line parameter to define initial layout. This allows programming pop-up like behavior.

 

IMPROVEMENTS

• System Scalability - The maximum number of recommended servers, resources, and users in a single System has been increased significantly. If approaching Maximum recommended System size please consult with Support for scalability planning. The maximums below are based on lab testing results and could vary significantly based on the project?s real-world environment.

• Maximum Recommended Servers in a System:100
• Maximum Recommended Resources (Cameras, NVR Channels, I/O Modules) in a System: 10,000
• Maximum Recommended total amount of Users in a System: 1,000
• Maximum CAAS in a system: 30 (all in same local network and with CAAS only)
• Maximum BJMINI in a system: 5 (all in same local network and with BJMINI only)

• Paxton Access Control integration support re-implemented.
• Update RTSP port - Introduced the ability to modify camera RTSP port from Advanced tab.
• Overall system security improved with known vulnerabilities addressed.
• "Add Device..." option is now available in the main menu.

• Added the ability to export several bookmarks in .nov and .exe file from the Bookmark Log dialog.
• API Improvements:

• Audio export in HLS tracks is supported.
• Video Wall advanced API. Improved Rest API methods for working with layouts (getLayout, saveLayout). It is now also possible to display a camera on a specific monitor.
• Added watermark for video files exported via HTTP Progressive Downloading API call.
• Added mp4 export support for HTTP Progressive Downloading API call.
• API: "analytics" periodsType is now listed in ec2/recordedTimePeriods documentation.
• Server API improvements and fixes.

• New hotkeys for Item actions (top icons):

• i = show / hide item Info
• m = enter / exit Smart Motion search
• p = enter / exit PTZ
• d = enter / exit Fisheye Dewarping
• w = create Zoom Window.

• New hotkeys for Layout actions:

• Ctrl + Shift + S = Save Layout As?
• →, ↓, PgDn, Space, Enter = next Layout in Layout Tour
• ←, ↑, PgUp, Backspace = last Layout in Layout Tour
• Esc = Exit item fullscreen.

• Minimum Grid Size for Layout - Users have the option to set a minimum Viewing Grid size (initial number of Viewing Grid items) in layout settings (works in both Desktop client and in Video Wall).
• Video Wall Improvements:

• It is now possible to add backgrounds to layouts on Video Wall screen.
• It is now possible to enable/disable the Timeline on Video Wall.

• Minimum size for zoom window can be disabled.
• The Bookmark button was replaced with the Thumbnails button on the Timeline.
• Minor UX and UI improvements and fixes.
• Added the ability to share cameras between users via drag-and-drop in the Resource Tree.
• Licenses:

• Edge license keys can be now be deactivated.
• More than one Edge license key can now be activated per server.
• I/O and Encoder licenses can also now be activated on ARM devices.

• Minor context-sensitive help improvements.
• Optimized processing of large bookmark databases (500+ MB).
• The Local Files list in Resource Panel now updates when a source folder is changed or a file in the folder is removed or added.
• Time format is now unified through the whole VMS and is taken from the operating system.
• Rules Engine Updates (Events & Actions):

• "Set to full screen" and "Exit full screen" actions added to Event Rules engine allowing video items to be displayed in full screen mode based on events.
• Checkbox ?Omit logging? added to Generic Event. When checked, a Generic Event will not be added to the event log. This allows operators to program display values as a text overlay from Generic Events without making database calls.
• "Storage failure" has been renamed to "Storage issue" in the event log/rules.
• Added ?pre-recording? option to ?Device recording? action.
• Added ?System is updated? event logging to the Audit trail.
• "Do HTTP request" action now supports HTTPS urls.
• Added a new event ?System time was tuned at Server?. Event shows only if server time was changed for more than 5 seconds after synchronization.
• Added event "Plugin event"- Plugins can generate events which can be used to create Rules in the Rules Engine.
• Added notification if all servers in the system are not connected to the Internet and time cannot be synchronized with the Internet time.

• If aspect ratio is set to Auto in the Camera Settings dialog, the aspect ratio of the second stream will be modified to match the first stream.
• Added Czech, Brazilian, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch (Belgium) and Brazilian-Portuguese languages support.
• Added support for IP address in LDAP URL.
• Smart Search is now supported on ARM platforms for H.265 codec streams.
• Soft triggers are now sorted alphabetically.
• Added the ability to backup database automatically once per month.
• I/O port name shows in related email notifications now.
• Minimal buffer size on Desktop client for LIVE mode reduced.
• Added server API link for generic event.
• Added LDAP search timeout setting.
• Added 'Trust Camera Timestamps' on "Expert tab. If it is enabled, the archive will be recorded with respect to camera time.
• Client now takes into account settings on Routing Management tab and pulls video only from allowed network addresses.
• Desktop client can be resized with a command line parameter.
• Fetching users from LDAP was optimized a bit.
• Changed available listed analytics events in Event Log: analytics events with configured event rule are only shown.
• Cloud connectivity (firewalls and proxy servers) improved.
• "Admin DN" was renamed to "Admin DN or CN" in LDAP settings.
• Added video traffic delivery method indicator on item: Direct connect, NAT traversal (N) and Proxy (P)
• Server was sending requests to manually added cameras/streams even when the auto-discovery option was disabled. Now it keeps sending requests only if Failover is enabled.
• New hotkey for item: Esc = Exit item fullscreen
• Links are supported now in custom text on update notification.
• Welcome screen tiles sorting was changed. If a system is hidden it is now removed from the list of tiles.
• The following operator actions are no longer allowed on locked layouts: item rotation, cell spacing, aspect ratio changes, interactions with zoom window.
• Add client configuration parameters to control the default behavior of the "Info" button. See https://networkoptix.zendesk.com/knowledge/articles/360024662753/en-us?brand_id=1386126.
• Added plugins information on the ?Server settings? dialog.
• Added web-page to media server settings documentation.
• Default period of scheduled database backup was changed to 1 week (6 weeks maximum).

 

RECOMMENDED UPGRADE PATH

 

• From 3.x: Upgrade directly to DW Spectrum 4.0
• From 2.5 or 2.6: Upgrade to 3.0 then upgrade to 4.0

* Always backup the database and license key information before upgrading to newer build or version

??????? ** Re-index the storage after upgrading to 4.0.

 

IN_CLIENT UPGRADE INFORMATION

 

• Build Number: 29990
• Password:???????? h8i7ec

 

INSTALLATION FILE DOWNLOAD:

https://digital-watchdog.com/productdetail/DW-Spectrum-IPVMS/

 

OS SUPPORTED ? MEDIASERVER

 

• TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10/Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04

• OPERATING SYSTEM NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• 32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux)
• Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.(refer to the reference for upgrade
• Windows Server 2008 no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported)
•  

OS SUPPORTED ? CLIENT

 

• TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹
• Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607
• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04
• OS X 10.13: "High Sierra", 10.14: ?Mojave?, 10.15 ?Catalina?.

¹ For Windows 10, recommend i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 2GB or higher RAM

• OPERATING SYSTEM NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• 32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux)
• Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.(refer to the reference for upgrade instruction)
• Windows Server 2008 no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported)

 

MOBILE APP

 

• DW Mobile Plus
• DW Spectrum? App 19.x.x
• DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV

 

SUPPORTED BLACKJACK AND CAAS MODELS

 

• BlackJack MINI (FW version 1.0.0_2019.09.27 and higher)
• BlackJack BOLT
• BlackJack CUBE / CUBE-DL
• BlackJack P-RACK
• BlackJack E-RACK
• BalckJack X-RACK
• DWC-MV84WiAC6 / DWC-MV84WiAC1
• DWC-PVF5M1TIRC6 / DWC-PVF5M1TIRC1
• DWC-MB44LPRC6 / DWC-MB44LPRC1
• DWC-MF4Wi4C6 / DWC-MF4Wi4C1
• DWC-MF4Wi6C6 / DWC-MF4Wi6C1

 

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

 

o    USB Webcams will only be discovered if they are recognized by the operating system they are installed upon. Windows often automatically installs the driver for USB webcams. Ubuntu Linux typically requires driver / 3rd party software installation in order for a USB webcam to be recognized. (Including built in camera on the notebook and all-in-one PC)

 

REFERENCE

 

o   Upgrading Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS Instruction (Open KB Article)

o   BlackJack MINI Firmware (download link)

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 3.2.0.28749

 

NEW FEATURES

o    Paxton plugin is back. Note that this plugin will not work with the previous builds. It is necessary to completely update the system to this patch (servers and clients) and then update the plugin. Please provide your customized link to the plugin in the release notes.

o    Relative PTZ move

o    Wearable cameras - video recorded by action or drone camera independent of the VMS can be uploaded and used like any other camera with archive.

o    Secondary stream for generic RTSP/HTTP cameras - it is now possible to add so they can be handled as a regular camera, with dual streaming. Once added, primary stream URL now can be modified.

o    Desktop client - can be launched with a command line parameter to define initial layout.

o    "Set to full screen" and "Exit full screen" actions - added to "Event Rules" engine, so video items can be displayed in full screen mode based on events.

o    API: audio export in HLS tracks is supported

o    Strict layout size limit option - users can customize maximum layout width and height in layout settings.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES

o    Added DW MTT analytics support with a new firmware (tested with 4.2.1.0(17898)T)

o    Encoders added to the analog list:

-Dahua: HCVR5104H-S2, DH-XVR5104C-X1, DHI-NVR5432-16P-4KS2E, N52B3P

-Hikvision: DS-7208HQHI-K2+, DS-8116HGHI, DS-9016HUHI

-Novicam TR2116A

-Vicon VLR-ENC-16

-Uniview NVR308-32R-B

o    DW-ENHD16 did not recognize alarm on input. Fixed.

o    Fixed input on K20IC (Hikvision DS-2DF8223 OEM).

o    Hikvision DS-2CD2955FWD-IS failed to stream if audio was enabled and codec was set to g711u. Fixed.

o    AXISD201-S, AXISQ3527, AXISP9106 supported.

o    Multi-sensor cameras added to the list:

-Dahua PSD81602-A360, IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M

-AXIS P3707, P3709, P3717.

o    Advanced PTZ support added for:

-Dahua PDN6CT230.

o    Encoders added to the analog list:

-Digital Watchdog: DW-ENHD16x,

-Hikvision: DS-6701HFI, D, DS-9804HDT-F1, DS-7732NI-I4, DS-7708NI,

-Dahua: DH-XVR5232AN-X, X24A5L, IPC-HUM8231-E1, DHI-NVR4216-4KS2, DHI-IVSS7024DR-8T,

-Axis: Q7424RMKII,

-Uniview: NVR302-08S-P8, NVR201-04U,

-RVI: RVI-HDR16LB-M_V.2.

o    Rule ?Generic Event - output trigger? sometimes stopped working on ADAM I/O Modules. Fixed.

o    Some channels from Hikvision encoders failed to display. Fixed.

o    EVO-180WxD was discovered with identical URLs for primary and secondary streams. Fixed.

o    Multi-sensor cameras added to the list:

-Avigilon 32C-H4A-4MH-360

-Dahua PSD81602-A360, IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M

o    Advanced PTZ support added for:

-UNIVIEW IPC6322SR-X22

-Dahua SD5022*

o    Encoders added to the analog list:

-Hikvision: DS-8616N-ST, DSS-7204HQHI-F1/N, DS-7104HQHI-F1/N

-Dahua: DH-NVR 5832-16P-4K, DH-NVR 7464, DH-XVR 4116HS-S2, DHI-NVR 4208-8P-4K, DHI-NVR 4104HS-P-4KS2

-Uniview NVR301-08-P8

-LTS Ltn8708k-P8

-Axis P7224

-RVI-HDR16LB-TA

o    AAC audio playback from archive did not work on SONY SNC-VM 600. Fixed.

o    Advanced PTZ support added for:

-Vivotek SD9365/SD9366

-Videotec UCHD-30x-VT

o    Fixed input on Hikvision DS-2CD2155FWD-IS.

o    AV40185 sensor order incorrect. Fixed.

o    Multi-channel video streaming for DW multi-sensor cameras is now available through API.

o    Preview image did not display on the Fisheye tab for DW CaaS Fisheye cameras. Fixed.

o    Hikvision dome 2155 series cameras would not work due to a bug introduced in a previous patch. Fixed.

o    Implemented PTZ control for Pelco cameras on Hikvision DS-7332HUHI-K4 DVR.

o    Input and output supported for DW-ENHD* encoders.

o    Input support for DS-2DF8223I Hikvision

o    BOSCH MIC IP starlight 7000HD/7000i - PTZ presets supported

o    Sony SNT-EP104 Encoder added to the analog list

o    AV40185 - fixed sensors order

o    Fixed flickering on DW Multi-sensor cameras in mobile client

o    Max resolution was not detected correctly for Dahua cameras. Fixed.

o    Forced ONVIF for Acti B915 model

o    Multi-sensor cameras added to the list:

-Hikvision DS-2TD2636, DS-2CD6924F, DS-2CD6D54 and DS-2CD6D24 camera families

-Avigilon 9W-H3-3Mxxx

-Dahua IPC-PDBW8800xxx

-Geovision GV-SV48000

-Secubest NVM3-A16

o    Hikvision 6716 encoder tweaks

o    Hikvision DS-2DE2A204IW-DE3 framerate issue fixed

o    Hikvision DS-2CD2625FWDxxx, HIKVISION|DS-2CD2625FWDxxx, DS-2TD2166xxx - output supported

o    Hikvision OEM (NC328-VBZ) - input supported

o    New Axis models: AXISP1445, AXISP3807, AXISP3235, AXISP3518

o    Advanced PTZ implemented for Uniview IPC6252SR-X22U and IPC6252SL-X33UP

o    New Arecont Vision cameras supported: AV02CID-100, AV12ZMD-401, 08ZMV-300

o    IPC222ER-F36 - input signal supported

o    Snapshot in email on motion detection of DWC-PB6M4T panoramic camera with 3 sensors shows image of one random sensor but black for other sensors. Fixed.

o    Added DW MTT analytics support with a new firmware (tested with 4.2.1.0(17898)T)

o    New device integrations: A9161 Axis I/O module

o    The following Multi-sensor cameras use 1-channel Pro license: VIVOTEK MA8391*, Axis P3707, Q3708, Q3709, Q6000

o    Advanced PTZ mapping for models: PTZIP762X20IR

o    Increased target bitrate for multi-sensor Arecont Vision cameras in RTSP mode

o    New device integrations: A9161 Axis I/O module

o    The following Multi-sensor cameras use 1-channel Pro license: VIVOTEK MA8391*, Axis P3707, Q3708, Q3709, Q6000

o    Advanced PTZ mapping for models: PTZIP762X20IR

o    Increased target bitrate for multi-sensor Arecont Vision cameras in RTSP mode

 

IMPROVEMENTS

o    Cloud connectivity (firewalls and proxy servers) improved.

o    Server was sending requests to manually added cameras/streams even when the auto-discovery option was disabled. Now it keeps sending requests only if Failover is enabled.

o    Server stability improved.

o    Introduced Portuguese and Brazilian-Portuguese language support.

o    Added advanced setting for LDAP timeout.

o    Cloud connectivity improved

o    Squid proxy support for DW Cloud.

o    Minimal buffer size on client for LIVE mode reduced

o    The ?Calculate bitrate per GOP? expert setting was forced for some DW cameras. Now default state is ?disabled? and can be modified.

o    Improved firewall support (client-server connection)

o    API documentation updated

o    Added support for firewalls that cannot work with HTTP Connection Upgrade (i.e. Barracuda)

o    It is possible to activate more than one EDGE/ARM license on the server

o    Routing Management: only selected network interfaces of the server will be used to deliver video streams to client

o    Slight UX improvements

o    Optimized processing of large bookmark databases (500+ MB size) that could cause system overall instability

o    Added Czech language

 

Recommended Upgrade Path

o   From 3.0.0 or later:? In-client upgrade to 3.2 or fresh install.

o    From earlier versions than 3.0.0: Upgrade to 2.6.0.13109 first or do fresh install.

*Always backup the database and license key information before upgrading to newer build or version

** Important: Re-index the database after upgrading to 3.2.0.

 

In-client Upgrade information

o    Build Number : 28749

o   Password : tqn45u

 

OS Supported - Media Server

o    Windows: 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Pro/Enterprise, 10 IOT

o    Windows Servers¹: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016(build 14393)  (¹except Web Server and Storage Server versions)

o    Linux : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

* Important : OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

 

OS Supported - Client

o    Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹

o    Windows Servers*: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 (build 14393)  (*except Web Server and Storage Server versions)

o    Linux : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

o    Mac : OSX 10.11, OSX 10.12. OSX 10.13

* OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

¹ For Windows 10, recommend i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 2GB or higher RAM.

 

Mobile App

o    DW Mobile? App (Cloud connection will be available in future release)

o    DW Spectrum? App 18.x.x

o    DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV

 

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 3.2.0.20833

 

IMPORTANT! READ BEFORE UPGRADE

o    DO NOT UGPRADE SYSTEMS USING THE PAXTON INTEGRATION TO THIS RELEASE .

- This release does not support Paxton integration. A subsequent build will be made available for Paxton users.

 

IMPROVEMENTS:

o    Added Ukranian language.

 

BUG FIXES:

o    Some customers who have 2.6 or prior version of client installed in the C:\Program Files\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client folder were not able to launch desktop client after in-client update.

o    Server did not initialize properly If a large storage drive was mounted to server directory.

o    Analytics events did not function as expected for some Hikvision cameras.

o    Italian language icon was missing in the Local Settings Dialog.

 

Recommended Upgrade Path

o   From 3.0.0 or later :? In-client upgrade to 3.2 or fresh install.

o    From earlier versions than 3.0.0: Upgrade to 2.6.0.13109 first or do fresh install.

*Always backup the database and license key information before upgrading to newer build or version

** Important: Re-index the database after upgrading to 3.2.0.

 

In-client Upgrade information

o    Build Number : 20833

o   Password : hffk87

OS Supported - Media Server

o    Windows: 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Pro/Enterprise, 10 IOT

o    Windows Servers¹: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016(v1607)  (¹except Web Server and Storage Server versions)

o    Linux : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

* Important : OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

 

OS Supported - Client

o    Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹

o    Windows Servers*: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 (v1607)  (*except Web Server and Storage Server versions)

o    Linux : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

o    Mac : OSX 10.11, OSX 10.12. OSX 10.13

* OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

¹ For Windows 10, recommend i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 2GB or higher RAM.

 

Mobile App

o    DW Mobile? App (Cloud connection will be available in future release)

o    DW Spectrum? App 18.x.x

o    DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 3.2.0.20806

 

NEW FEATURES

o    In-Camera Analytics Support - Users can now use in-camera analytics events when creating rules in the rules engine for Axis, Digital Watchdog, and Hikvision cameras.

o    Enhanced Export - a completely redesigned video export with the ability to burn in watermark logos during export.

o    Custom Camera Logical ID - Users can assign a custom Logical ID in the Camera Settings dialog to create an alias for the Camera ID in server API calls.

o    Archive Integrity Check - Users will receive a notification when viewing any archive which has been modified manually (files moved or deleted in storage archive).

o    Export Bookmarks from Timeline - a button has been added to allow users to export bookmarks directly from the Timeline.

o    Contextual Help Revamp - A fully revamped version of the help manual.

o    Bitrate Throttling - Added the ability to change image resolution and adjust bitrate (fine tuning) for Axis, Acti, Hikvision, and ONVIF devices.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENTS

o    New Device support for:

- Axis Q6214, M5054, D2050, Q6124, M5054, D2050, P1367, P1368, F40-Q1765, XF60-Q1765, P40-Q1765, F34, FA54, M5525, Q8742, P1275, Q8741, FA1105, FA4115, P1245, P1265, F1004, M3048, F8804, P3375, F4005, F1025, F1005, Q3517, Q8685, P3374, FA1125, F1015, F1035, Q3504, Q8642, Q8641, XF60-Q2901, XP40-Q1942, XF40-Q2901,P1447, Q3515, P1447, Q3515, M5065, M3058, M3015, P1290, Q6125, M3057, Q1645, Q1647, M5055, M3016, P1280.

- Axis F44 encoder

- Arecont Vision AV08ZMD-300,AV02CID-100,AV05CID-100, AV02CMB-100, AV05CMB-100, AV02CLB-100, AV05CLB-100, AV02CLD-100, AV05CLD-100, AV08CPD-118, AV20CPD-118

- Hikvision DS-7216, DS-2DF6223-CX

- Hikvision 6704 encoder

o    2-way Audio support for:

- Onvif devices

- Sony SNC-CX600,SNC-VM600, SNC-VM630, SNC-VM641, SNC-VB632, SNC-VB642, SNC-WR632, SNC-WR602, SNC-WR630, SNC-EM641

- DW camera line

o    Advanced PTZ support for:

- UNIVIEW IPC6253SR-X33

- Securicorp SCL-SDM03MVIR-WD3533X

- DS-2DF8436IX-AELW, DS-2DF8236IZ-AEL, DS-2DE4220W, DS-2DE4220IW, DS-2DE7330IW-AE,DS-2DP1636ZIX-D/236

- Vista VK2-HD30-PM

o    Analog Encoder Licenses support added for:

- Acti V23

- UNIVEW NVR302-16S-P16, NVR302-08S-P8

- Sony SNT-EX104, SNT-EX154, SNT-EP154

- Dahua DHI-HCVR7108H-V2, DHI-HCVR7108H-S2

o    Input/Output fixes for:

- Hikvision DS-2DE4A220IW-DE, DS-2CD2522FWD,DS-2CD2142FWD and OEM?ed versions

- DWC-PF5M1TIR, DWC-MB45DiA, DWC-MV85DiA, DWC-PB6M4T

o    Ability to Change Image Resolution and Adjust Bitrate (fine tuning)added for:

- Axis

- Acti

- Hikvision

- ONVIF cameras

o    H.265 support for DWC-MTT4Wi36.

o    G.726 audio playback support.

o    G.726 and G711 audio export to mp4 support.

o    FPS limit increased to 10 for Arecont Vision AV12275 and AV12276 cameras.

o    DWC-PVX16W, DWC-PVX16W4, DWC-PVX16W6, DWC-PVX16W28, DWC-PZ21M69T multisensor cameras now have stitched view.

o    DW edge camera support.

 

IMPROVEMENTS

o    Redesigned video export.

o    Vulnerability fixes.

o    EULA fixes in Windows installer and server web page.

o    If EULA is updated, it is shown once on client launch and needs to be accepted.

o    Added ability to import missing archive video from Lillin cameras internal storage.

o    Cloud Beta warning has been removed from the System Administration dialog.

o    Events are split into groups in the Event Rules dialog.

o    Added context menu for all local system tiles on welcome page.

o    Improved timeline behavior when motion search is activated.

o    Separated "Web page" tab in "Camera Settings" -> "Advanced" dialog.

o    Automatic database backup is performed prior to systems merge.

o    If multiple cameras do not support chosen event, warning message is displayed.

o    "Export bookmark" button on the timeline.

o    Improved support for multi-sensor cameras (by UI and license).

o    Screen recording is disabled for users without Export Archive permission.

o    Checkbox ?Launch video wall when Windows starts? is set by default now.

o    "Do HTTP Request" action improvements: multiple methods are supported (POST, GET, DELETE etc).

o    USB storage support (USB storage is not enabled by default but can be enabled with a parameter in config file).

o    ONVIF is automatically enabled for Hikvision cameras with firmware 5.5 and newer.

o    Increased default secondary stream quality.

o    "Do HTTP Request" action improvements: now user can specify request and authorization type manually.

o    "Make showreel" was moved to the separated block between "Save Layout As" and "Delete" in the context menu.

o    Timemaker behavior UX improvements. Now its movements are more predictable.

o    Playback state, speed, position, and rotation are now saved when a camera is opened in a new tab.

o    Added default cameras sorting in "Add Camera" dialog.

o    Changed text on "Time synchronization" tab.

o    Increased default FPS for "Camera Settings" -> "Recording".

o    Increased Max value for "Camera Settings" -> "Recording" -> "Max Days".

o    Adaptive Scaling was improved.

o    Image quality (High/Low) can be forced and saved separately for any video on a layout.

o    Compression factors for Arecont Vision are tuned. FPS counter should be just as configured in Camera Settings.

o    Audio output over RTSP support for Digital Watchdog cameras.

o    "Camera recording" action in Event Rules now has 9999 seconds limit instead of 3600.

o    Nx Desktop now shows a warning if user is trying to record to a removable drive (USB).

o    Improved context help.

o    ?Local files? are no longer automatically expanded in the Resource Tree.

o    An administrator fetched by LDAP can now modify LDAP settings and fetch users.

 

UI CHANGES:

o    "Delete layout tour" is renamed to "Delete Showreel".

o    "Showreel cycle" is renamed to "Tour Cycle".

 

MAC OS FIXES:

o  Improved timeline on Web Client for retina displays.

o  Improved marker fade animation when timeline panel is hidden.

o  Memory leaks in the client on Mac OS High Sierra. Fixed.

o  Several interface windows were always "on top" in Mac OS X. Fixed.

o  "User Settings" window appeared below "System Administration" dialog in Mac OS X. Fixed.

o  Mouse cursor hover stops working in some cases. Fixed.

o  Incorrect message if "Show bookmarks" is enabled. Fixed.

o  Animation of the time marker for NOV files is not smooth. Fixed.

 

KNOWN LIMITATIONS:

o    DW Analytics.

- Events don't work if VCA and MD events are enabled simultaneously.

- Need to wait for two minutes after event is enabled on camera web page.

- Events work for All zones but don?t work for a specific zone.

- Events stop working if camera CPU is more than 80%.

o    DW MTT Analytics:

- Some events do not work simultaneously on DWC-MTT series cameras.

- Camera sends spurious notifications for some events when settings are changed.

o    Axis analytics. If Axis People Counter is enabled on Axis camera, auto and manual discovery don't work in software. Camera issue.

o    Recorded G.726 audio with 16 Kbit bitrate is not played in archive.

o    Export H.265 to .avi is not supported.

 

Recommended Upgrade Path

o   From 3.0.0 or later :? In-client upgrade to 3.2 or fresh install.

o    From earlier versions than 3.0.0: Upgrade to 2.6.0.13109 first or do fresh install.

*Always backup the database and license key information before upgrading to newer build or version

** Important: Re-index the database after upgrading to 3.2.0.

 

In-client Upgrade information

o    Build Number : 20806

o   Password : payht7

OS Supported - Media Server

o    Windows: 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Pro/Enterprise, 10 IOT

o    Windows Servers¹: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016(v1607)  (¹except Storage Server version)

o    Linux : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

* Important : OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

 

OS Supported - Client

o    Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹

o    Windows Servers*: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 (v1607)  (*except Storage Server version)

o    Linux : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

o    Mac : OSX 10.11, OSX 10.12. OSX 10.13

* OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

¹ For Windows 10, recommend 6^th Generation Intel i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 1GB or higher RAM.

 

Mobile App

o    DW Mobile? App (Cloud connection will be available in future release)

o    DW Spectrum? App 18.x.x

o    DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV

 

 

DW Spectrum Release Note for 3.1.0.16661

 

NEW FEATURES

-Cloud (Web)Client - Browser based client now in the Cloud Portal.

-Cloud Data Proxy - In cases where NAT Traversal fails .

-Soft Triggers - Create and add overlaid buttons to trigger System Actions.

-Showreel - Create customizable timed viewing sequences using any resource - cameras, layouts, web pages, offline files, and even server health monitoring.

-Acknowledge and Bookmark - Force acknowledgement and Bookmark by operators before a notification disappears in Desktop client.

-Multicast Stream Support - multicast streams can be added to Server as a camera.

-H265 Support - H.265 codec is now supported!

-API Generator - create HTTP Generic Events or API calls in the For Developers tab of the Web Admin interface.

 

NEW DEVICE SUPPORT

-Analog Encoder license support added for: Dahua DHI-HCVR Series, Dahua DHI-XVR Series, Dahua X21A2E, Geovision GV-VS2400, Pravis HDR-1600, Samsung Techwin SPE-400, TCAM TCS-300, VIVOTEK VS8102, Unview NVR302-08E-P8

-New Arecont Vision devices supported: 2325, 2326, 3325, 3326, 12375, 12376, 20375

-New Axis devices supported: P3227, P3228, Q1659, Q1942

-ACTi I96

-Advanced PTZ support for Hikvision DS-2DF5220S-DE4/W, Samsung Techwin XNP-6370

-Onvif PTZ presets added for Rhodium RBU-PZ-4461-EB

-2-way audio support for Sony SNC-CX600, Dahua IPC-K15P, Dahua IPC-K35P

-Alarm Input support for Hikvision cameras: DS-2CD2132F-IWS, DS-2CD2655FWD-IZS, DS-2CD2742FWD-IS, DS-2CD2942F-IS, DS-2CD4A26FWD-IZS, DS-2CD63C2F-IS, DS-2DE4A220IW-DE

-Alarm Output support for Hikvision cameras: DS-2CD2132F-IWS, DS-2CD2655FWD-IZS, DS-2CD2742FWD-IS, DS-2CD2942F-IS, DS-2CD4A26FWD-IZS, DS-2DE4A220IW-DE

 

IMPROVEMENTS

-LDAP general workflow improvements, secured LDAP is supported, integration with Jumpcloud service.

-RTSP digest authentication support added.

-User can connect to Server with Cloud credentials even if Internet connection is temporary unavailable.

-Active license now can be deactivated right in the Client and applied to another Server.

-User can disable time synchronization with Internet on Time Management tab in System Administration.

-Server can be unmerged from System keeping its database ("Detach Server from System" button in Web Admin).

-Specific users or user roles can be selected as a target for actions in Event Rules.

-Cloud users who has been invited but has not created account yet are marked in Client.

-New event "System drive is full" was added.

-"Device recording" action can be used for instant events with new option "Fixed duration".

-Email notifications optionally can be sent in plain text format.

-Added new Camera Details panel in Web Client.

-Web Client can be open on Mobile devices now.

-Clear storage space mechanism was optimized and improved.

-Added video support for Web Pages in Client (Any video codec pack like "K-Lite codec pack" has to be installed on Client PC).

-"Application Window" mode was removed from Screen Recording options.

-Added "Disable blur" option to the "Advanced" tab of Local Client Settings

-Local files can be renamed from Client resources tree.

-Small interface improvements and UI fixes.

-Incremental expansion of Server API documentation.

-General server stability improvements based on anonymous usage and crash statistics.

 

Recommended Upgrade Path

- From 2.6.0.13109 or later :? In-client upgrade to 3.0.0.15297 or fresh install.

- From earlier versions than 2.6.0: Upgrade to 2.6.0.13109 first or do fresh install.

- Important: Re-index the database after upgrading to 3.1.0.

*Always backup the database before upgrading to newer build or version

 

In-client Upgrade information

- Build Number : 16661

- Password : x1xoeg

OS Supported - Media Server

- Windows: 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Pro/Enterprise

- Windows Servers¹: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2  (¹except Storage Server version)

- Linux : Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04

* Important : OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

 

OS Supported - Client

- Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise¹

- Windows Servers*: any versions of 2008, any versions of 2008 R2, any versions of Server 2012, any versions of Server 2012 R2  (*except Storage Server version)

- Linux : Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04

- Mac : OSX 10.11, OSX 10.12. OSX 10.13

* OS not listed will be not be supported by DW? Tech Support 

¹ For Windows 10, recommend 6^th Generation Intel i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 1GB or higher RAM.

 

Mobile App

- DW Mobile? App (Cloud^Beta connection will be available from Spectrum 3.1)

- DW Spectrum? App 3.0

- DW Site Viewer? App for Apple TV