SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES ====================== Application: AXIS Perimeter Defender Bridge to Milestone XProtect Release date: 2024-05-31 Release type: Production Software version: 4.4.0 File name: AXIS Perimeter Defender Bridge to Milestone XProtect.exe Preceding Release: 4.3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Information =================== Please contact Axis Communications for product information, updates and support at http://www.axis.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation instructions ========================= AXIS Perimeter Defender integrates with XProtect Video Management Systems (VMS)from Milestone, providing operators with immediate and informative feedback on potential security incidents. For more instructions see the User Manual "AXIS Perimeter Defender with Milestone VMS" for this plugin. Supported Milestone XProtect versions ===================================== • Milestone XProtect Corporate and Expert from version 2021 R3 to 2023 R3 • Milestone XProtect Professional+, Express+ and Essential+ from version 2021 R3 to 2023 R3 Supported OS versions --------------------- The AXIS Perimeter Defender Bridge to Milestone XProtect supports the following Operating Systems: - Windows 11 x64 - Windows 10 x64 - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Server 2016 - Windows Server 2019 - Windows Server 2022 Features in 4.4.0 since 4.3.0 ============================= * Support for XProtect product versions up to 2023 R3. (At the same time, support for versions before 2021 R3 is dropped.) * Added compatibility with Windows Server 2022 * Added compatibility with AXIS Perimeter Defender 3.5.1 * Software Bill Of Materials provided Features in 4.3.0 since 4.2.1 ============================= * Support for XProtect product versions up to 2022 R3c. (At the same time, support for versions before 2020 R3 is dropped.) * Added compatibility with Windows 11 Features in 4.2.1 since 4.1.0 ============================= * The Bridge Configuration Tool main window is now resizable, to accommodate small and large screens where sometimes the buttons are hidden. * Support for 2021 R1 version of XProtect products. At the same time, support for versions before 2019 R1 is dropped. Features in 4.1.0 since 4.0.0 ============================= * Command line options added to the installer to enable silent and selective installation of features * Added compatibility with ipv6 addresses Features in 4.0.0 since 3.3.3 ============================= * Added support for Milestone XProtect Corporate, Expert, Professional+, Express+ and Essential+ 2020 R1 * Support for sites where the LAN interconnecting the Video Devices to the Recording Servers is separated from the LAN interconnecting the Recording Servers to the Management Server * Support for multiple Alarm & Metadata Bridges per Management Server * Improved performances in metadata reception allowing to address > 100 video devices with Video Analytics per bridge Features in 3.3.3 since 3.3.2 ============================= * Support for 2019 R1 release of all compatible XProtect Products (Corporate, Expert, Professional+, Essential+ and Express+) a. * Support for 2018 R3 release of all compatible XProtect Products (Corporate, Expert, Professional+, Essential+ and Express+) b. * Alarm & Metadata Bridge start up time greatly reduced, especially on large (100+) systems * New multi-selection mode for cameras allowing to set metadata display options on several of them at the same time * The Alarm & Metadata Bridge now can automatically choose a free listening port for alarm reception when in “automatic” mode * Filtering field in the User Defined Events window of the Management Client MIP Plugin now accepts free text * Alarm & Metadata Bridge configuration sensitive information is now encrypted * It is now possible to have several cameras with the same IP address and different HTTP ports (as in NAT scenarios) * Smart Client MIP Plugin improved in order to find quicker the association between a video source and a metadata source * Clickable table headers added to the cameras list in the Management Client MIP Plugin, to change the list order * Added button to remove a not-used-anymore AXIS Perimeter Defender instance from the list of discovered (and used) ones a: In federated systems, release 2019R1 requires Milestone hotfix 213308 (see knowledge article 12297 here: https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/s/article/no-MIP-items-returned-from-child-site-in-MFA-hotfix) b: WARNING: release 2018R3 requires the installation of Milestone hotfix 201810261249 (http://download.milestonesys.com/MTSCASES/MSC330699/) and, in federated systems, of Milestone hotfix 213308 (see knowledge article 12297 here: https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/s/article/no-MIP-items-returned-from-child-site-in-MFA-hotfix) Changes in 4.4.0 since 4.3.0 ============================ C01: Fixed [Management Client Plugin] exception on newest versions of XProtect (2023) C02: Fixed [Smart Client Plugin] exception on newest versions of XProtect (2023) C03: Added compatibility with cameras added using an FQID instead of an IP address C04: Added compatibility with cameras where http/https are not configured on the standard port C05: Fixed bug potentially leading to a large amount of sockets in CLOSE_WAIT status C06: Fixed bug where, on networks with high latency, the Alarm & Metadata Bridge is displayed as "offline" in the Management Client Plugin C07: Fixed bug leaving a stale service in case of installation failure C08: Fixed bug where installation fails after a reboot triggered by the installer itself C09: Fixed bug leading to service start timeout on some specific OS versions Changes in 4.2.1 since 4.1.0 ============================ C01: Fixed [Management Client Plugin] with cameras running AXIS Perimeter Defender and configured to use a nonstandard port (80 for http or 443 for https) are not detected by the scan operation. C02: Fixed [Management Client Plugin] bug displaying the wrong bridge version for an off-line bridge. C03: Fixed [Alarm & Metadata Bridge] with cameras configured in HTTPS mode only cannot be used as metadata sources (metadata stream is never retrieved). C04: Fixed [Alarm & Metadata Bridge] Alarms cannot be received from cameras whose ipv6 or ipv4-mapped-to-ipv6 address contains a zone id. C05: Fixed a Smart Client Plugin settings on metadata elements to display (both in live and recorded mode) by the Smart Client are ignored. C06: Fixed an issue leading to the Bridge crashing in a loop when there are trailing or leading spaces in the Management Server address/hostname, username login or username password. C07: Fixed an issue leading to reject as “not compatible” cameras with AXIS Perimeter defender, but not completely configured or never started. Changes in 4.1.0 since 4.0.0 ============================ C01: Fixed an issue with installation failures on Windows Server OS because of Alarm & Metadata Bridge service start-up timeout C02: Resolved an issue with Alarm & Metadata Bridge Service randomly times out at start-up on Windows Server OS Changes in 4.0.0 since 3.3.3 ============================ C01: Fixed widget rendering problem in the Management Client Plugin Changes in 3.3.3 since 3.3.2 ============================ C01: Fixed bug leading to the metadata connection to an off-line device (camera or server) not being restored anymore when the device comes online again C02: Fixed bug preventing an exported video sequence to replay the metadata when the video source was not manually associated C03: Fixed bug preventing the Alarm & Metadata Bridge to correctly process an error answer received from AXIS Perimeter Defender when the video stream aspect ratio does not correspond to the calibration one C04: Fixed bug leading to the bridge continuously restarting at a very first installation when there is no existing configuration within the Management Server C05: Fixed bug preventing the Administration MIP Plugin from increasing the # of the metadata channels after a camera scan C06: Fixed bug preventing to use the same listening socket for alarms reception across application restarts Known Bugs/limitations ====================== L01: To avoid affecting AXIS Perimeter Defender performances, specific limits must be respected on the number of, resolutions and framerate of the video streams that XProtect pulls from an AXIS Perimeter Defender camera. For more information, please refer to the “AXIS Perimeter Defender with Milestone VMS user manual under the Important additional prerequisites” L02: Multiple streams of the same camera for viewing purposes, can affect the analytics results. L03: Version of Axis Perimeter Defender 2.0.0 or later is required. K01: In the Management Client, it might happen that the central (list of bridges) and right (bridge configuration options) panels of the Alarm & Metadata MIP Plugin overlap each other, the first partially hiding the second. A solution for this problem is described in the User Manual.