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01/11/2024 - Release Notes - DW Spectrum IPVMS Software Update v5.1.2.37996

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DW Technical Bulletin

To:  DW® Customers

Date:  January 11, 2024

Re:  DW Spectrum v5.1.2.37996

 

DW Spectrum® Professional Software Update v5.1.2.37996

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New Software Version:  DW Spectrum 5.1.2.37996

Previous Software Version:  DW Spectrum 5.1.1.37512

Release Date: January 11, 2024

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In-Client Upgrade Information

In-Client Upgrade:

  • Build Number: 37996
  • Password: xiq53b

 

Important Notes

  • Do NOT install DW Spectrum 5.1 on systems using Windows 7, Ubuntu 16.04, or any older operating system versions. Attempting to install v5.1 on an unsupported OS will cause unrecoverable damage to the system.
  • DW Spectrum Mobile clients 22.4 and older and not compatible with VMS 5.1. Please update to the latest version of DW Spectrum Mobile to retain functionality.
  • The DW-BJMINI model does not support DW Spectrum 5.1 and is limited to using version 5.0.0.36529 or older.

 

System Improvements

  • Improved MITM (man-in-the-middle) protection for Server-to-Server communication.
  • Cloud merge improved for some specific network configurations.

 

Analytics Improvements

  • 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.
  • Intrusion detection on Hikvision DS-2CD2346G2-I was not detected. Fixed.
  • Analytics Object Search improved.
  • Bosch IVA analytic events were not triggered. Fixed.
  • Vivotek ANPR submenu was not displayed under the Plugin page. Fixed.
  • Boundary boxes and Attribute information disappeared too quickly while viewing the stream from Dahua cameras. Fixed.

 

New Device Support Improvements and Fixes

  • Digital Watchdog:
    • DWC-XPZA08MI support added.
  • Axis:
    • С1210, C1211, C1510, C2005, and C8110 were recognized as cameras or I/O modules, instead of horn speakers. Fixed.
    • C1310E/C1211E went offline after updating to AXIS OS 11. Fixed.
    • Axis Q1656-DLE took an incorrect resolution for the second channel (radar). Fixed.
  • Hikvision:
    • DS-7332HUI-K4 did not stream any video. Fixed.
    • Not all channels for Hikvision 7216HUHI were added. Fixed.
    • DS-2CD2387G2-LSU/SL and iDS-2CD7146G0-IZS now support signal input alarm.
    • On Hikvision cameras, the DST settings did not apply when the Server tried to change camera time. Fixed.
  • Added support for IDView iv-de2812cll5mp-ca, iv-8mp180de, iv-def28cll5mp-lt
  • Bositaly BS-IPT4505G3MZx had the alarm output inverted. Fixed.
  • Vivotek MA9321-EHTV did not display all channels. Fixed.
  • FLIR FC-644 series cameras will use Onvif.
  • The "Detect motion during archive import" option was wrongfully available on many cameras. Fixed.
  • Sharp YK-P02AG reported the low-resolution stream as the primary one. Fixed.
  • Encoders added to the analog list:
    • Uniview vs8100-v2, xvr302
  • Advanced PTZ support:
    • Digital Watchdog DWC-XPZA series
    • MS-C5371-X12
    • I-Pro wv-b65302-z1/z2 and wv-s61301-z1/z2
    • Panasonic wv-s6530
    • Dahua dh-sd5a432xb-hnr and sd5a445Xa-hnr
    • Vivotek vs8100-v2 PTZ issues are fixed.
  • Multi-sensor Cameras:
    • Avigilon 12W-H3-4MH-DP1-B
    • Hikvision ids-2cd8a46g0-xzhsy, ds-2td4167x, ds-2td4167-50/wy, iDS-2CD7146G0-IZS
    • 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
    • Truvision tvth-s01-0001-tur-g
    • VCA ipai96a10-rf, ipai97a20-mr, ipai98a05-q56

 

DW Devices Support Improvements and Fixes

  • The Server could not be installed on DW CaaS cameras because of a missing symlink. Fixed.
  • RTSP stream would fail for the DW-CP04 encoder since the addition of 5.1. Fixed.
  • The DW MEGApix IVA and Ai analytic plugin was missing for 5.1.x. Fixed.

 

Bug Fixes

  • The Desktop Client could not be launched properly with the “-acs” command line option (this was used in Paxton integrations). Fixed.
  • The Desktop Client's adaptive scaling did not switch correctly when the CPU reached 100%. Fixed.
  • The Desktop Client on Windows could hang when searching through many bookmarks created by analytic events. Fixed.
  • “Open in a new tab” for a camera worked significantly slower in the Desktop Client. Fixed.
  • In some situations, the Server could freeze during the re-indexation. Fixed.
  • Manually added RTSP multicast stream did not work. Fixed.
  • Shared layouts did not save as expected. Fixed.
  • In some specific cases, the Server could crash after updating from 5.0 to 5.1.x. Fixed.
  • In case of a merged system, Servers the user was not connected to could go offline. Fixed.
  • Cameras with the RTSP Ports previously changed, were displayed as offline. Fixed.
  • Fixed the Incorrect "Replaced camera discovered" notification.
  • Cloud connection was failing after the Server port was changed in WebAdmin or Cloud Client. Fixed.
  • The events were not triggered if a certain camera was selected in event options. Fixed.
  • The "Sync" button on the Timeline switched to disabled after a current layout was saved through the "Save Layout as..." Main Menu item. Fixed.
  • Saved layouts opened with the Sync button disabled after reconnecting to the system. Fixed.
  • USB audio devices could not be initialized on ARM devices with the imx8m CPU. Fixed.
  • Notifications were not sent when metadata could not be saved. Fixed.
  • Could not set a local SMTP Server for Email without an Internet connection. Fixed.
  • The Desktop Client for macOS crashed sometimes while closing. Fixed.
  • RTSP streams with additional parameters were not played in GStreamer. Fixed.

 

 

API/SDK Changes and Fixes

  • 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.
  • Description in the API documentation improved for /api/ptz..
  • The “client_id” parameter is introduced in cloud token requests.
  • The stream Server API parameter for /media/{id}.{format} always used the primary stream. Fixed.
  • Fixed the Empty reply for the /api/getCameraParamManifest in the API documentation.
  • After configuring multiple detection areas for the analytics, they disappeared after a certain trigger (doGetSettingsOnActiveSettingChange). Fixed.
  • POST rest/v2/devices provided Error 422. Fixed.
  • The needBestShotImage objectAction capability value was not documented in the metadata_sdk/src/nx/sdk/analytics/manifests.md. Fixed.
  • Layout Locking did not work when Layout was updated via API. Fixed.
  • Server could crash after changing the motion detection mask API request. Fixed.

 

 

 

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