Avigilon™ Control Center 5.4 Release Notes
Version 5.4.0.28 – Released Saturday October 25th, 2014
Release Summary
This is an out of cycle service release to fix the critical issue described below. All users who downloaded
and installed 5.4.0.26 should replace it with this release at their earliest convenience. Users of earlier
versions of ACC 5 can adopt this release and refer to the release notes for 5.4.0.26 (below) for further
information on new features and issues resolved.
Issues Fixed
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Corrected a defect which could result in database corruption and event data loss in some situations,
and specifically when starting or restarting the Admin Panel while the server was already running.
Avigilon™ Control Center 5.4 Release
Notes
Version 5.4.0.26 – Released Monday October 20th, 2014
Release Summary
This is the initial release of Avigilon™ Control Center 5.4 and introduces many new features, listed below.
This release is also a service release for ACC 5. Users experiencing issues listed in the “Issues Fixed” list
should adopt this release. In particular, users using the Virtual Matrix Application should update for
functional, performance, and stability enhancements. Users of Axis PTZ cameras or PTZ cameras
connected to Axis encoders should also consider upgrading to restore support for patterns.
New Features
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Support for configuration of new Avigilon™ HD dome and bullet cameras with adaptive video analytics
Support for configuration of Avigilon™ Rialto analytics appliances with Avigilon™ and Onvif cameras
Introduction of new analytics events, alarms based on analytics, and recording on analytics events
Introduction of classified object motion detection for Avigilon™ analytics enabled devices
Automatically synchronize groups, users, and their permissions from a central parent site
Richer corporate hierarchy support for user permission control
Addition of connected cameras to the site status report
Provided the ability to add individual Active Directory users to ACC defined groups
Support for streaming from multiple sites simultaneously in a single Virtual Matrix Application
Support for dewarping of Oncam Grandeye Evolution cameras
Introduction of HTML help files, help packs, and help files for Swedish, Danish, Polish, Japanese,
Korean, and Traditional Chinese users. Note that this change means that for non-English help files,
users now need to download and install a separate “Language Pack” for their region
Added support for viewing bookmarks and saved views in the HTML5 web client
Added support for analytic events, audio, and bookmarks to the SDK
End of support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
Issues Fixed
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Ensured export events of non-admin users are visible in site logs
Corrected an issue causing LPR Lane mask to reset to default on system restarts
Improved memory usage and performance for ImmerVision™ dewarping
Fixed an issue that occasionally caused difficulties modifying access rights after upgrading from 4.12
Ensured that patterns are available for PTZ cameras connected to the Axis M7001 encoder
Removed the redundant “connect” button in site management when connected to a single site
Fixed a rendering error on the client that had controls show up briefly on startup
Ensured regular bookmarks without associated video are eventually deleted
Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause the client to crash while shutting down
Ensured that client upgrade packages are not offered over a WAN connection
Avigilon™ Control Center 5.4 Release
Notes
Version 5.4.0.26 (Continued)
Issues Fixed (Continued)
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Fixed an issue where occasionally, video at the data aging boundary was inaccessible
Enabled the ability to sort groups by rank
Corrected rendering defects caused by bitmap caching
Disabled collaboration requests between users who are already collaborating
Ensured servers removed from a site appear in an already open camera connection dialog
Improved HDSM 2.0 performance in recorded mode
Ensured that POS transaction buffer is cleared when switching from recorded to live mode
Fixed a client crash that very occasionally happened while scrubbing the timeline
Updated LPR installers to use new branding and graphics
Ensured a user with the “manage virtual matrix monitors” privilege can delete monitors
Corrected an issue where camera frame rates under one per second appeared incorrectly on setup
Enlarged some dropdown boxes that were truncating text in some languages
Corrected an issue which required the Virtual Matrix Application to login twice after site composition
changes
Removed digest authentication from the gateway, in order to enable support for iOS 8. Users who
require this mode (and do not want iOS 8 support) can re-enable it by checking “Enable HTTP
Authentication” in the network section of the gateway configuration
The following issues were resolved in the HTML5 Web Client:
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Restored PTZ Control in HTML5 Web Client
Improved session timeout handling
Implemented detection of unsupported browsers
Increased the number of cameras on the recorded timeline from 4 to 16
Fixed some instances of English text appearing in German and Italian versions of the client
Ensured that skip frame buttons are replaced by rewind and fast forward buttons in playback mode
Ensured the play button (rather than the pause button) is shown in playback mode
Corrected an issue where recorded bars disappeared in IE9 when zooming into minutes range
Improved the error message when using the wrong credentials to login
Made it possible to highlight cameras from the timeline in recorded mode
Corrected an issue causing zoom to lock up in recorded mode
Corrected an issue with timeline localization
Fixed a problem where in IE10, a second log-in dialog would open after closing the first one
Ensured that physical zoom is possible (in PTZ mode) for cameras that support it
Ensured that the playback time matches the red cursor line in the timeline
Corrected an issue where streams would sometimes freeze until the page was refreshed
Improved streaming performance
Ensured the system tree is rendered properly after it is minimized and re-opened
Modified the layout options to be more like those in the thick client
Improved persistence of state across browser restarts
Corrected an issue where a filter applied to the camera tree would be forgotten after a short delay
Avigilon™ Control Center 5.4 Release
Notes
Version 5.4.0.26 (Continued)
Known issues in this release
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Analytics does not currently support image rotation for Avigilon™ cameras with adaptive video
analytics. This will be fixed in a future firmware release for these new cameras. For Rialto, the image
received by the appliance must be already rotated.
Customers with a Rialto device upgrading from ACC 5.2.2 must re-connect their Rialto device and reconfigure analytics events and rules to ensure proper functionality.
By design, new analytic privileges are disabled by default for all users except the default administrator
account and group. Customers should explicitly enable the new permissions where appropriate.
Connecting an analytics device simultaneously to both ACC 5.2 and ACC 5.4 causes it to reset
continuously, and is not supported.
Associating an RTSP stream to the Rialto in ACC appears to work but does not complete the
operation properly. The workaround is to use View to enter the proper RTSP link in the Rialto.
When multiple map editing tabs are open, only the first “save” operation from one of these windows is
properly executed. The workaround is to edit a map in only one tab at a time.
Avigilon™ Camera FW Included
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V3.4.0.16 for HD H.264 H3 cameras with adaptive video analytics
V3.0.0.28 for HD Pro H.264 cameras
V2.6.0.40 for HD Micro Dome cameras
V2.6.0.46 for HD PTZ cameras
V2.6.0.48 for HD Bullet cameras
V2.6.0.48 for HD H.264 H3 cameras
V2.2.0.36 for H.264 encoders
V.2.2.0.34 for HD H.264 cameras
V4.4.0.2 for JPEG2000 Panoramic cameras
V4.6.0.14 for JPEG2000 HD Pro cameras