FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
=====================

Products affected:        AXIS Companion Eye L/LVE

Release date:             2017-10-11

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         7.30.1

File name:                ACE-L_7.30.1.bin

Preceding release:        6.15.5.3

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Upgrade instructions
====================

Follow the instructions given in the User Manual, at
http://www.axis.com/support/tecnical-notes/how-to-upgrade,
or howtoupgrade.txt, which is included in the firmware folder.


New features in 7.30.1
================================================================================

7.30.1:F1
Support for LLDP neighbor announcements. Products announce themselves now in the
network via LLDP protocol.

7.30.1:F2
Support for Brute Force Delay Protection. The product can block a client for a
period of time if too many login attempts failed. Brute Force Delay Protection
can be configured under System -> PlainConfig -> System -> System
PreventDoSAttack.

7.30.1:F3
Upon a factory default, the camera will generate a self-signed certificate at
boot and enable HTTPS. This allows clients to use encrypted access from start.
If HTTPS is to be used in daily operations, it is recommended to replace the
generated self-signed certificate with a CA-signed certificate.

7.30.1:F4
The former user group selections for HTTPS Connection Policy (administrator,
operator, viewer) have been merged to one single HTTPS Connection Policy.

7.30.1:F5
Support for Adaptive Resolution. Adaptive Resolution is enabled per default and
takes only effect when viewing live stream in the web-interface. The viewing
client will receive a image resolution that is adapted or close to the viewing
clients real display resolution to higher the user experience.

7.30.1:F6
Support for Zipstream Dynamic FPS - Lower Limit
Support for Zipstream Dynamic GOP - Upper Limit

It is now possible to further adjust and set limits for Dynamic FPS and Dynamic
GOP settings and can be configured under Stream settings -> Zipstream.

7.30.1:F7
Support for Flash All/Factory Default while performing a firmware update. It is
now possible to select an option that will factory default the camera after a
firmware update/downgrade has been performed under Settings -> System ->
Maintenance.

7.30.1:F8
If Network Share is setup to use DNS host name as host and if the IP address
changes after mount, the host name is resolved to current IP address.

7.30.1:F9
Improved Zipstream using dynamic frame rate.


Corrections in 7.30.1
================================================================================

7.30.1:C1
Added link local IPV6 support for NTP.

7.30.1:C2
Fixed Security vulnerability CVE-2016-5195.

7.30.1:C3
Improved handling of day and night shift levels adjustment.

7.30.1:C4
Corrected Turkey/Istanbul timezone from GMT+2 to GMT+3.

7.30.1:C5
Improved recording stability towards Axis Companion Recorder.

7.30.1:C6
Corrected an issue that let the camera become unresponsive in rare occasions.

7.30.1:C7
The camera is now starting its IR illumination when booting up in a low light
environment. Previously the IR lights did not start even though they were
enabled.

7.30.1:C8
The image orientation now behaves correctly in 7.30.1 after a firmware update
from firmware 6.15. Previously it was necessary to configure the image
orientation again when updating to 7.20.1.

7.30.1:C9
Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2016-2147.

7.30.1:C10
Corrected critical vulnerability ACV-120444.


Known Bugs/Limitations
================================================================================

7.30.1:L1
Recording streams to SD Card with total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause
missing frames/sequences.

7.30.1:L2
It is recommended to perform a factory default after downgrading the cameras
firmware if needed.

7.30.1:L3
Video streaming H.264 for Safari has been temporarily disabled in the web-
interface because of an bug in the Safari browser.

7.30.1:L4
Connecting to a camera will fail and result in "Unauthorized" message due to an
bug in Microsoft Edge 40 browser. This will be corrected by Microsoft in the
next version of Edge 41.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS Companion Eye L/LVE
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Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========

1920x1080   2)
1280x960    2)
1280x800    2)
1280x720
1024x768    2)
1024x640
800x600
800x500
800x450
640x480
640x400
640x360
480x360
480x300
480x270
320x240
320x200
320x180
240x180
240x135     2)
160x120
160x100
160x90

768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
192x144     1)
176x144     1)
176x120     1)
80x50       1)

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 25/30 fps