Release notes: Alta Video 7.1.3 beta
Last modified: Thursday September 12, 2024
- Aware Beta Program
- Avigilon Alta User Research
- About this release
- What's new
- Updated domains
- Alta Cloud Connector BIOS and iDRAC updates
- Resolved issues
- Known issues
Learn about new features, fixes and any issues found in testing for the Alta Video security solution
Aware Beta Program
(back to top)The Alta Video Beta Program allows customers and partners to receive pre-release versions of the software containing the latest new features and fixes. As a member of the Alta Video Beta Program, you have the opportunity to provide feedback on these features and fixes, helping us to drive improvements to the product. To find out more about the Alta Video Beta Program, and to sign up, see https://security.avigilon.com/avigilon-alta-beta-program.
Avigilon Alta User Research
(back to top)By joining the Avigilon Alta User Research program, you provide key feedback on the features and design of Alta Video. To find out more about this program, and to sign up, see https://www.avigilon.com/what-is-avigilon-alta-user-research.
About this release
(back to top)Installing this release will upgrade Alta Video video management systems, and, if needed to maintain feature compatibility, any Alta cameras associated with your deployment.
These software packages have been released to the
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Video software version 7.1.3 beta | Thursday September 12, 2024 | Alta Video: 7_1_240912_20342 |
| Alta cameras software version 7.1.3 beta | Thursday September 12, 2024 | Alta cameras: 7_1_240912_24527 |
What's new
(back to top)In this release, Alta Video provides the following features:
| Feature | Description | Added in version |
|---|---|---|
| Improved camera management | Once your Avigilon Ava or Avigilon Alta camera has been connected to your Alta Video deployment, the local camera web user interface (accessible from the IP address for each camera) is non-editable, and can only be used to view the configuration of the camera. After onboarding your camera to Alta Video, use the Devices tool to make changes to camera settings. See Change camera settings in Alta Video. | 7.1.0 |
| Site details in device configuration reports | Alta Video now exports site details in device configuration reports. For more information about exporting device reports, see How to: Export configuration reports for devices connected to Aware. | 7.1.0 |
| Improved SD card error reporting | We have improved the specificity and wording of camera SD card errors. See Camera error messages. | 7.1.0 |
Updated domains
As we unify Avigilon Alta video and Alta access, alta.avigilon.com will become the main domain used by Avigilon Alta Video and other Avigilon Alta services. Update your firewall rules to include this domain and its subdomains.
For the complete list of domains used, see:
Ports required by Avigilon Ava and Avigilon Alta cloud-native cameras
Ports required by Alta Cloud Connectors
Ports required by Avigilon Ava cameras connected to Alta Cloud Connectors
Client connections
Alta Cloud Connector BIOS and iDRAC updates
For customers with Alta Video Cloud Connector A2000 or Alta Video Cloud Connector A3000 servers, Dell recommends that if the BIOS and iDRAC firmware versions are lower than BIOS v2.17.1 and iDRAC9 v6.10.30.20, the BIOS and iDRAC firmware is updated.
See https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000215873/update-poweredge-bios-and-idrac-for and https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000134013/dell-poweredge-update-the-firmware-of-single-system-components-remotely-using-the-idrac for further details.
Resolved issues
(back to top)This release resolves these issues:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in version |
|---|---|---|
| AVA-5340 | An issue where Alta Video ran slowly with Video view open has been resolved. | 7.1.3 |
| AVA-5215 | An issue where the Alta H6SL video stream might become underexposed and show a purple tint has been resolved. | 7.1.3 |
| AVA-5175 | An issue where you could not remove a camera from a System Rule in Aware has been resolved. | 7.1.3 |
| AVA-5066 | An issue where the control of pan-tilt-zoom cameras became slow or erratic after adjustment within Alta Video has been resolved. | 7.1.2 |
| AVA-4834 | An issue where CIFS camera backups stopped 24 hours after configuration has been resolved. | 7.1.1 |
| AVA-4913 | An issue where saved Webhooks did not appear in the Rules page in Alta Video has been resolved. | 7.1.0 |
| AVA-4753 | We have added timeout settings to control the sensitivity of camera connection rules triggering on unstable networks. For more information, see How to: Create rules for Camera issues. | 7.1.0 |
| AVA-3859 | An issue where C·Cure could not unlock an access point has been resolved. | 7.1.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AVA-4811 | Alta Video shows an unverified SD card warning and cannot access a dual-SD card camera with only one working SD card. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4718 | Device connectivity tests from Alta Video fail with a browser timeout error. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4647 | Alert dialogs for audit log alarms in the Alta Video tool do not open. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4217 | It might take a long time for an Avigilon Alta cloud-native camera to start working when it replaces a camera using the replace camera option in the Devices tool. After replacement, rebooting the camera might allow it to connect to Alta Video faster. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4200 | It is possible to create a user role with no system permissions and assign it to an administrator user group. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4099 | Occurrence count rules do not trigger with new count rules. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4076 | In some circumstances, line crossing counts can increase by very large amounts. | Alta Video |
| AVA-4010 | After selecting an object in the quick search tool and clicking | Alta Video |
| 20358 | Issue: Spinners show when trying to play footage from Cloud Backup. | Alta Video |
| 19136 | Issue: Live and playback video streams in the Alta Cloud Connector UI do not play. | Alta Video |
| 18412 | Issue: Secondary node Cloud Connectors are unable to be backed up. | Alta Video |
| 17994 | Issue: When exporting very long video clips, the duration of the exported video might not match the timeframe set. | Alta Video |
| 17582 | Issue: When attempting to put an Avigilon Ava Flex camera that is connected over WiFi into ONVIF mode, the IP address might change. | Avigilon Ava Flex |
| 16234 | Issue: In some environmental situations, Avigilon Ava Bullet cameras might display some flickering and banding. | Avigilon Ava cameras |
| 13171 | Issue: If you export the footage from an alarm that includes audio, the clip might stutter when switching between uninteresting and interesting video on some video players. | Alta Video |
