09/10/2020 - Patch Notes - DW Spectrum IPVMS v4.1.0.31768 Software Patch

DW Technical Bulletin

To: DW® Customers

Date: September 10, 2020

Re: DW Spectrum® IPVMS v4.1.0.31768 software patch

DW Spectrum® IPVMS v4.1.0.31768 Patch Notes

New Software Version: v4.1.0.31768

Current Software Version: v4.1.0.31401

Release Date: September 10, 2020

New Features

Redesigned PTZ Controls

PTZ control has been redesigned for improved UX. To enable the new PTZ user interface, go to Local Settings in the Desktop Client and uncheck the “Show aim overlay for PTZ cameras” checkbox.

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

Improved fisheye dewarping precision by selecting the most suitable lens projection type:

Equisolid
Equidistant
Stereographic

New Axis Cameras Supported

AXISP3715
AXISD201-S
AXISD101-S

New Arecont Vision Cameras Supported

AV2756
AV12CPD

Additional Hikvision Support

MP2L2 codec is now supported for Hikvision cameras

Encoders Added to the Analog List

Bosch VIP X1 XF E
Dahua XVR5104x, DHI-NVR4208-8p-4ks2, DH-HCVR5216an-s3, x51a3e
Eneo XPM16
Geovision GV-VS2800, GV-VS2420, GV-VS21600
Hikvision DS-7216x
Siqura S-64 E
Truen Co., Ltd. TCS-3000

Additional Multi-Sensor Camera Support

Hikvision DS-2PT5326x, DS-2PT3122x

Additional PTZ Support

Dahua SD59430U-HNI
Digital Watchdog DWC-MPTZ336x, DWC-MPTZ830x
Hikvision DS-2DP1636ZIX-D/250
Panasonic WV-S6130

Fixed Issues

Third-Party Fixes

Fixed issue where the Axis T8311 joystick would stop working after using 2-way audio with a PTZ camera
Fixed issue where the incorrect stream resolution was displayed for the MIT Professional 2MP camera
Fixed issue where some camera models from Sony, Huawei, SMAX, Edimax, and A-MTK had configuration issues that caused the live stream to intermittently stop
Fixed issue where the signal output did not work on Hikvision DS-7732NI-I4
Fixed issue with 2-way audio for Uniview cameras
Fixed issue with streaming for HIKVISION DVR DS-9632NI-I8
Fixed issue with detecting the input signal for AMTK AH5583T

Bug Fixes

The FPS of a live stream would drop if a third-party software used the RTSP API to pull the stream from the Server
A fix for the error “Storage Issue: Analytics storage DB error. Insufficient permissions on the mount point” was made available. Enable the “forceAnalyticsDbStoragePermissons” advanced option from the WebAdmin interface to apply the fix.
The Desktop Client would crash if a microphone was disconnected during a 2-way audio session.
There was no option to disable audio on a camera when "Allow System to optimize camera settings" was unchecked in System Administration
Fixed the GUI glitch that occurred when creating a new role in the User Roles dialog
Adding a Virtual Camera and searching for a camera manually were not recorded in the Audit Trail
On Ubuntu, the scheduled backup didn’t start as expected if the VMS time was configured manually
Fixed an issue with WebAdmin and Cloud Portal availability for a system with 1000 cameras when accessed outside the network
The overlay settings for Axis cameras in the "Advanced" tab didn't work without reopening the camera
The Server returned an invalid thumbnail for the streams with B-frames
In some rare instances the Server would freeze
No motion was detected on multi-sensor panoramic cameras when “Force motion detection for stream” was enabled and set to Primary and "Disable secondary stream" was checked
“Restore from backup” was redesigned to be more straight-forward for Cloud-merged Systems
The notification "Storage is not configured" disappeared when the Desktop Client was restarted
Media Server did not destroy the DeviceAgent on camera disconnect
Media Server improperly returned 500 for the correct ec2/analyticsLookupObjectTracks request

SDK Fixes

Metadata SDK:

Added a method for plugins to get the Server’s built-in SDK version.
Performing a text search for object type in the Desktop Client led to analytics metadata not working properly during playback. Fixed.
Metadata was received from Stub Analytics Plugin only after Server restart. Fixed.
When a plugin is enabled on a camera, and its settings are saved by pressing the "OK" button, settings values were not updated in GUI when the plugin setting dialog is being opened again. Fixed.
Stub Analytics Plugin: “throwPluginDiagnosticEventsFromDeviceAgent” setting was renamed to “throwPluginDiagnosticEventsFromEngine”.

API Fixes

Fixed the API documentation for the “getCamerasEx” method. Removed the “cameraName” and “cameraId” fields.
“/api/getEvents” return codes updated.

Improvements

Analytics Improvements

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

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).

Additional Improvements

The initialization time for some cameras has been improved
“Allow only secure connections” (HTTPS traffic only) is turned on by default
The limitations for pre- and post-recording are changed in Camera Settings: 90s for pre-recording and 300s for post-recording.
The in-client web browser now saves user credentials between browser sessions.
Added TLS support for LDAP on Linux-based systems.
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.
C2P cameras now require one analog encoder license per channel.

Known Issues

Hardware decoding doesn’t work on Ubuntu
Hardware decoding is disabled; if there are two (2) graphic adapters and the primary adapter is not Intel®, users should set up a “primary display” to the Intel® adapter to make the hardware acceleration work

Additional Resources

In-Client Upgrade Information

Build Number: 31768
Password: l1lvxl