Release notes: Ava video security systems 4.1.8
Last modified: Monday September 27, 2021.
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About this release
(back to top)This Ava video security system release includes software for the:
- Ava Aware™ and Ava Aware Cloud™ video management systems
- Ava Cameras and Ava Cloud Cameras
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Ava Aware/Ava Aware Cloud software version 4.1.8 | Monday September 27, 2021 | Ava Aware: 4_1_210927_11476 |
| Ava Cameras/Ava Cloud Camera software version 4.1.8 | Monday September 27, 2021 | Ava Cameras: 4_1_210927_14379 |
These software packages have been released to the
What's new
(back to top)In this release, Ava Aware provides the following features
| Feature | Description | Added in version: |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Connector updates |
You can now log in to your Cloud Connectors using a local user account. See: |
4.1.4 |
| Automatic rotation of Ava Camera passwords |
For your Ava Cameras connected to your Ava Cloud Connectors, you now have options for setting your camera credentials. See: |
4.1.4 |
| Cloud Connector updates |
Improvements and updates have been made to the Ava Cloud Connector software. These include being able to define where a webhook is sent from — either from the cloud, or from the device (Cloud Connector or camera). |
4.1.4 |
| Aware Camera Proxy |
A new version of the Ava Aware Camera Proxy is now available. The Aware Camera Proxy includes support for two-factor authentication (2FA), Ava Cloud Connectors and clustered systems. See: |
4.1.4 |
| Configure rules to trigger as Events or Alarms |
You might not want an alarm raised each time a rule triggers. You can now configure Rules to raise an event, rather than an alarm. See: |
4.1.4 |
| Filter your list of alarms |
You can filter the list of alarms to only show those for which you are included in the |
4.1.4 |
| Create counting rules for vehicle types |
You can now create Counts rules by vehicle type ( See: |
4.1.4 |
| Temporarily disable a rule |
There may be situations where you do not want a rule to trigger. You can now temporarily disable a rule for a defined time period. |
4.1.4 |
| New audio anomaly type and updates to anomaly settings |
The new audio anomaly model includes detection of unusual levels of sound in the areas around your Ava Cameras. These detections are shown in the You can now configure the |
4.1.4 |
| Nedap access control integration |
You can integrate your Ava Aware video management system and Nedap access control systems. See: |
4.1.4 |
| Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) for multisensor devices | You can now control the (PTZ) settings for the individual sources of multisensor cameras. | 4.1.4 |
| Changes to audit logs |
The Ava Aware 4.1.0 release adds new categories of information in the audit logs. You can also download the Audit logs. |
4.1.4 |
| Changes in the Users page |
Improvements to the Users page include the addition of more information, and an easier way to see the permissions and 2FA settings for each user group. |
4.1.4 |
Resolved issues
(back to top)These issues have been resolved in this release:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in version: |
|---|---|---|
| Ava—551 |
A vulnerability has been resolved in Ava Aware. |
4.1.8 |
| 10268 | An issue where an Ava Camera could restart due to an anomaly detection has been resolved. | 4.1.8 |
| 10154 | An issue where authentication to some third-party cameras was failing has been resolved. | 4.1.8 |
| 10238 | An issue that caused Aware Cloud 4.1.6 systems to have failed backups has been resolved. | 4.1.7 |
| 10212 | An issue where, when you edited an existing webhook, if you made changes to any setting apart from the |
4.1.6 |
| 10211 | An issue where, if you had a rule that included a webhook and you edited that webhook, the rule did not update correctly has been resolved. | 4.1.6 |
| Ava—540 |
A vulnerability has been resolved in Ava Aware. |
4.1.5 |
| Ava—537 |
A vulnerability has been resolved in Ava Aware. |
4.1.5 |
| 10114 | An issue where, in some rare circumstances, some cameras connected to Ava Cloud Connectors might stop recording has been resolved. | 4.1.5 |
| 9988 | An issue where, with Openpath integrations, when Ava Aware upgraded, you had to remove and re-add your access control points has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9889 | An issue where, when selecting the 123 Counts info layer from the maximized Devices page, the timeline was not updated with counts information has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9855 | An issue in Aware version 4.1.0 where you were unable to log into your Cloud Connectors using their local user accounts has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9838 | An issue where bounding boxes were not being displayed correctly after a rule ended has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9830 | An issue where, after logging into your Ava Cloud Connector using the local user account, the user interface took some time to update with information relating to your system has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9827 | An issue where an Ava Compact Dome camera was recording and triggering rules when set to inactive has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9809 | An issue where, on the Aware user interface for Ava Dome™ cameras, the auto-rotation controls did not properly display or function has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9797 | An issue where you could not use two-factor authentication (2FA) to log into your Ava Cloud Connector has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9791 | An issue where, occasionally, when you attempted to download audio snippets, no sound files were downloaded has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9763 | The Aware user interface has been updated to remove the |
4.1.4 |
| 9577 | An issue where, in some circumstances, your might not see the live timeline activities from cameras connected to different cluster groups has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9468 | An issue where you could not add cameras to access control points associated with Cloud Connectors has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 9334 | An issue where you could create counting areas across different sites, leading to irregularities in your counts has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
| 8867 | An issue where, if a user enabled two factor authentication (2FA) for their profile, and subsequently an administrator reset that users 2FA, then 2FA is disabled rather than the user being prompted on their next log in to again set up 2FA has been resolved. | 4.1.4 |
Software releases might include minor bug fixes that are not listed in the Resolved issues table.
Known issues
(back to top)During testing, we have found the following issues in these software packages.
| Reference | Issue | Software |
|---|---|---|
| 10288 | Issue: For deployments with large numbers of Ava Cloud Cameras, data might be pruned despite there being unused storage available on the cameras. | Ava Cloud Cameras |
| 10212 |
Issue: When editing an existing webhook, making changes to any setting apart from the Workaround: After making all other changes to the webhook, save the changes, and then re-edit the webhook to set the |
Aware Cloud |
| 10211 |
Issue: If you have a rule that includes a webhook and you edit that webhook, the rule might not be updated correctly. Workaround: Delete the existing rule, and recreate a new rule with your required changes. |
Aware Cloud |
| 10106 | Issue: Sometimes, when attempting to download Counts information from Aware Cloud, the download fails. | Aware Cloud |
| 9800 | Issue: If you attempt to temporarily disable a System rule, the settings are not correctly applied, and the rule continues to generate notifications when triggered. | Aware |
| 9773 | Issue: If you change the |
Aware |
| 9752 | Issue: When you attempt to download the Audit log files, you can successfully download |
Aware |
| 9744 | Issue: When you attempt to download the diagnostic information from a Cloud Connector, the user interface log files download, but the back end information shows |
Aware |
| 9471 |
Issue: The quality of the audio is sub-optimal when listening back from an audio alarm. This does not impact the quality of downloaded audio snippets. |
Aware |
| 9327 |
Issue: If you follow a link to an Aware Cloud alarm, if you need to log in using SSO, you are taken to the Dashboard, rather than to the Alarms page. Workaround: Once you have logged into your Aware Cloud deployment, again follow the alarm link to view details of the alarm. |
Aware Cloud |
| 9117, 9165 | Issue: If you export video and audio files, or view those files from an external link created from your Aware deployment, audio snippets might not be synchronized with the video of the event. | Aware |
| 8861 |
Issue: If you grant user access via the Deployment Management Portal (DMP) for a defined period of time, at the end of that time, access is denied as expected, but the notification is not updated to show the change of state. Workaround: Refreshing the browser shows the correct access. |
Aware
|
| 8512 | Issue: In some circumstances, you might not see the alarm bars for ended alarms in the timeline. | Aware |
| 8018 | Issue: In some circumstances on a clustered deployment, if you set up a line-crossing rule on one site, and enable it from another site, when the rule triggers and you acknowledge the alarm as False, the alarm is seen on the first site, but not on the site from where it was enabled. | Aware |
| 7983 | Issue: When using Aware Cloud to configure webhooks from Ava Cloud Cameras, the $url value is not being included in the webhook. |
Ava Cloud Cameras |
| 7549 | Issue: When searching from the Video view timeline on Aware Cloud, when you click the forward or back 1 second icons, the video pauses and the bounding boxes disappear. | Aware |
| 6911 | Issue: If you set a dewarped panoramic view in Video view, and then move to another Aware tab, occasionally, when you return to Video view, the panoramic view resets to Globe view. | Aware |
| 6242 | Issue: When attempting to view live or playback video recorded from Ava Cloud Cameras, the playback sometimes stutters and does not progress smoothly. | Ava Cameras |
| 6232 | Issue: When using the delete recordings function to delete all recordings including bookmarks, all the video and metadata are deleted, but the bookmark items themselves are not removed. | Aware |
| 5406 |
Issue: When requesting an RTSP stream, any camera view rotation that has been configured in Aware is ignored, and the stream uses the rotation settings from the camera. |
Aware |
| 5253 |
Issue: The storing of audio from the Ava Cameras microphone arrays is enabled by default. Workaround: You can disable the recording and storing of audio for the Ava Camera and from the Ava Aware user interfaces. |
Ava Cameras |
| 2151 |
Issue: If you manually change the IP address of your Ava Camera, you are not given any warnings that this will break contact with the camera, and you are not redirected to the new address. Workaround: After changing the IP address of your camera, manually browse to the new IP address after the camera has rebooted. |
Ava Cameras |
| General | Issue: If third-party cameras do not support the multiple streams or the GOP profiles required by the Aware video management system, these incompatibilities might impact the accuracy of the Ava analytics. | Aware |
