Nx Witness Release Notes

Nx Witness v6.0.1.39873

(PUBLISHED 12 Nov 2024)

• In-Client Upgrade:
  • Build Number: 39873
  • Password: ledyr3
    
    
• BREAKING CHANGES:
  • Support for Raspberry Pi 3 is discontinued.
  • Support for Ubuntu 18.04 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).
    
    
• OPERATING SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS:
  • Added support for Ubuntu 24.04.
    
    
• GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS:
  • JPG is set as the default format when saving screenshots as it is a few times smaller than PNG.
  • Improved settings of the Mute action: add the Alt + U hotkey and a button for local media files
  • 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.
  • Once the sound is played on an item on the layout, the corresponding item will highlight.
  • On NXE VCA Cameras, the ROI config was not applied after camera restart. Fixed.
  • Improved the hardware acceleration device selection algorithm if a PC has multiple video adapters.
    
    
• ANALYTICS IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES:
  • IPCAM Cameras now work with the Milesight Analytics Plugin.
  • Alibi Cameras now work with the Uniview Analytics Plugin.
  • Face recognition did not work for Hikvision cameras. Fixed.
  • Analytics Object Detected rules were not properly triggered if the attributes contained the Allow / Deny lists. Fixed.
    
    
• DEVICE SUPPORT AND FIXES:
  • Devices Specific Fixes:
    • Fixed PTZ issues on Hikvision DS-2ZMN2507C-HT, DS-2CD6D55G2-IZHS.
    • Dual-Streaming was disabled on Aiphone Video Door Station IX-DV
    • Hikvision DS-2DE4225IW-DE was detected as a regular ONVIF camera with Hikvision specific capabilities unavailable. Fixed.
    • Truvision TVLP-S01-0402-BULx is detected as Hikvision to enable Hikvision-specific features.
    • The Axis TU9002 joystick is now supported on Ubuntu.
    • Fixed streaming issues on the FLIR AI series cameras.
    • Fixed issues with Optex Lidar cameras.
    • The Axis 2N SIP Horn speaker did not initialize properly. Fixed,
    • Stream from Aira Tablets did not show up in the Desktop Client. Fixed.
    • Server did not use the H.265 profile on Honeywell cameras. Fixed.
    • Server could reset time settings on Hikvision cameras after addition or Server restart. Fixed.
  • Newly Supported Devices:
    • The Axis TU9002 joystick is now supported on Ubuntu.
  • Encoders added to the analog list:
    • Dahua NVR608H
    • Axis M71xx
    • Uniview UV-XVR301x
  • Multisensor Cameras:
  • Hikvision DS-2SF8C442MX, DS-2TD4137-25/WY, DS-2SE7C432MW-AEB, DS-2TD4136x
  • Avigilon 15C-H4A-3MH-180, CAM 2-2 6.0C-H5DH-DO1-IR
  • Dahua BF1241
  • Hanwha PNM-9085
  • Milesight MS-C5321-FPE, NC5321-FPE
  • Axis P3735PLE, P47x
  • Advanced PTZ:
    • Bolin Technology EXU248F, EXU230NX, EXU420N
      
      
• BUG FIXES:
  • General Fixes
    • 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.
    • Server could change time on some cameras even if the "Allow System to optimize Camera Settings" option was disabled. Fixed.
  • UI Fixes:
    • After merging Systems, Cloud connection metrics in Web Admin on Linux server were shown incorrectly. Fixed.
    • 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.
    • The Desktop Client stopped playing sound on the Layout item when a zoom window was created. Fixed.
    • Cloud layouts (Shared layouts) were not properly displayed after saving. Fixed.
    • Administrators could not modify group membership/permissions for some Cloud accounts. Fixed.
    • When using hotspots, streams from devices could flip upside down. Fixed.
      
      
• API/SDK UPDATES:
  • All API and SDK changes are reflected in the Meta Release Notes available here:
  • https://gitlab.nxvms.dev/dev/meta_vms_evolution/-/blob/6.0.1_R1/meta_release_notes.md?ref_type=heads&plain=1
    
    
• HANWHA ONLY:
  • On some Hanwha cameras (i.e. XND-6085V), ROI area configured in the Desktop Client could be saved. Fixed.
  • Some Hanwha cameras (i.e. XND-9083RV) could change the streaming settings even if the “Keep camera stream and profile settings” options were enabled. Fixed.
  • Some Hanwha cameras could go offline with the “Keep camera stream and profile settings” options disabled. Fixed.
  • On TID-600R Intercom, ROI was displayed by default. Fixed.
  • Hanwha PNB-A9001 camera object detection settings were disabled after the camera was added to the System. Fixed.