FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
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Products affected:        Q1615 Mk II/-E Mk II

Release date:             2017-11-27

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         7.40.1

File name:                Q1615-MkII_7.40.1.bin

Preceding release:        6.25.2.7

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Upgrade instructions
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Upgrade the firmware according to the instructions given at
https://www.axis.com/ca/en/support/tecnical-notes/how-to-upgrade 
or howtoupgrade.txt, which is included in the firmware folder.


New features in 7.40.1
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7.40.1:F1
Changed the behavior of the capture mode parameter. Changing capture mode
requires a reboot now.

7.40.1:F2
AXIS Motion Guard is now pre-installed.

7.40.1:F3
AXIS Fence Guard is now pre-installed.

7.40.1:F4
Support for Firmware Recovery under Settings -> System -> Maintenance. The
product is saving a restore point every time the firmware is updated, allowing
the user to rollback to a previous firmware and its configuration.

7.40.1:F5
Support for browser stream statistics in Live View.

7.40.1:F6
Support for OPUS audio codec. The codec can be selected e.g. in the web-
interface under Settings -> Audio -> Encoding or via VAPIX API.

7.40.1:F7
Updated AXIS Video Motion Detection to version 4.1.8.

7.40.1:F8
Support for Password Security Confirmation Check. To increase overall
cybersecurity awareness, a user-configured password that is considered "weak"
need to be confirmed actively twice by the user.


Corrections in 7.40.1
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7.40.1:C1
Corrected security vulnerability CVE-2016-2147 and CVE-2016-2148.

7.40.1:C2
Corrected an issue that required the user to enter login credentials when
anonymous viewer is enabled.


Known Bugs/Limitations
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7.40.1:L1
MJPEG images become corrupted in rare occasions. This will be corrected in the
upcoming firmware 8.10 in Q1, 2018. Please submit a support ticket on our help
desk in order to receive a preliminary solution if needed.

7.40.1:L2
It is not possible to create user accounts in Microsoft Edge 38 or IE 11. More
information on recommended browsers can be found here
https://www.axis.com/support/technical-notes/browser-support.

7.40.1:L3
It is not possible to receive audio encoding details in the browser stream
statistics.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for Q1615 Mk II/-E Mk II
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Resolution  Exceptions
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1920x1080   2) 3)
1600x1200   2) 3)
1400x1050   2) 3)
1280x960    2) 3)
1280x720
1024x768
800x600
800x450
640x480
640x360
480x360
480x270
320x240
320x180
240x180
240x135
160x120
160x90

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

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 25/30 fps (WDR)
3) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 50/60 fps (no WDR)