Nx Witness v2.3.1 Release (2015-07-1)

NEW FEATURES

• Edge Media Server has been optimized and is ready for deployment in ARM-based cameras and server devices.
• New Anti-Virus and Firewall friendly HTTP tunneling for server-to-server and client-server connections.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Embedded Client User Manual has been restored for offline use.
• System performs faster archive scan for external storage locations (NAS, DAS) which have been disconnected and are reconnected.
• Ability to add an independent RTSP stream from existing system ONVIF or auto discovered cameras.
• Optimized database synchronization between servers (server hive synchronization is now faster and less resource intensive).
• Archive periods are displayed more quickly on the timeline.
• Media Server startup times reduced.
• Client RAM usage optimized for playback of local files = better local file playback.
• ONVIF improvement: fixed secondary stream for camera PSIA | 3516F0.
• ONVIF improvement: if secondary stream is improperly reported as 0x0 resolution system still recognizes and uses it.
• Added "Absolute Positioning" on Samsung PTZ models (SNP-6321, SNP-5430).
• Added Input support for Avigilon cameras.
• Alarm Input not discovered on Samsung SNO-6011RP.
• Available System updates notification now only displayed for Administrators.
• Update notifications can now be disabled by Administrators.
• Dewarping now able to be used on local files. For example, users can export footage from a fish-eye camera and then apply dewarping to the fisheye image.
• Camera Streams Settings are more consistent. "Keep Camera Streams" flag can now only be changed if global setting "Allow system to optimize camera settings" is enabled.
• Video wall “Push my screen” no longer creates new layout by default.
• PTZ Tours now continue even if a PTZ camera goes offline in the system tree.
• API has been improved. Check the API documentation for more details.
• Camera streams display delay decreased. (Camera streams now display faster when first opened in viewing grid).
• IQ Cameras compatibility improved.
• Axis Cameras compatibility improved.
• Safer Merge Process. Database is now backed up on both systems prior to merge.

BUG FIXES

• Empty lines appeared in layouts when deleting cameras. Fixed.
• Cameras being recorded on a failover server sometimes didn't properly return to primary server when primary server came back online. Fixed.
• Screenshot from panoramic camera showed picture from only one sensor. Fixed
• Windows OS resizing issue - if double clicking on the application frame in computers running Windows the client does not always display properly. Fixed.
• If an external storage was mounted after Server start, archive from it wasn't available till restart. Fixed.
• "Camera Disconnect" notification did not always show up for cameras that weren’t recording. Fixed.
• "Network Issue" icon in Tree did not properly disappear for a camera after 2 minutes of normal operation. Fixed
• If Failover occurred and camera was moved several times between servers camera status could be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.
• Server could not open RTSP Link streamed by another Server. Fixed.
• ACTi search bug: sometimes MAC address switched to 00-00-00-00-00-00. Fixed.
• MAC OS - Update notification popped up even if all components were of the same latest version. Fixed.
• In rare cases Split/Merge Systems worked incorrectly if servers were accessing each other via Public IP (Client could not reconnect). Fixed.
• Sometimes incorrect firmware version was displayed (if a firmware was upgraded after the camera was discovered). Fixed.
• On lower-powered computers update sometimes resulted in timeout. Timeout period has been increased.
• Sometimes archive wasn't visible on timeline even though user could navigate through it. Fixed.
• Fixed HTTP streaming for Android mobile App.
• Debug text was shown on the Server web page above the header (Ubuntu+Firefox only). Fixed.
• Web-Admin API Page tree that could not always be expanded. Fixed.
• Deleted camera would sometimes appear again even when auto discovery was disabled. Fixed.
• Media Server crash when rebuilding archive on password-protected remote storages (Windows Server 2008). Fixed.
• Sometimes camera was stopping in wrong positions during PTZ tour. Fixed.
• Sometimes Servers were disappearing from “updates" dialog while updating to an incompatible version. Fixed.
• Motion data could be lost if storage went offline temporary. Fixed.
• Layouts' background might be lost during migration from 2.2.1 to 2.3. Fixed: It is necessary to update 2.2.1 to 2.3.1 to keep this data.
• Server Email settings were sometimes erased after client restart. Fixed.
• Some Axis camera models had a high FPS configured on secondary stream on Axis cameras. Fixed.
• Not possible to merge two systems with the same user name. Fixed.
• If disable and re-enable secondary stream in Expert settings after camera initialization software motion could not be configured. Fixed.
• For some Arecont Vision panoramic cameras zoom window takes 4 cells at the scene instead of one. Fixed.
• Do not control camera settings" option worked only after recording on this camera had been restored. Fixed.
• Client Opens on Correct Monitor if two monitors are used but when more than two monitors its incorrect.
• In rare issues when Multicast failed in a network cameras would not be recorded. Fixed.
• Adjusted bitrate for DW cameras.
• Improvements to DW MEGApix® IP cameras’ recording bit rate.
• Live and Playback issues for DW VMAX Flex™ and VMAX 960H™ DVRs have been resolved.
• Vista Camera improvement - had to press the "AF" button twice to initiate. Fixed.

In-Client Upgrade: