Release notes: Ava video security systems 4.4.2 beta
Last modified: Tuesday December 14, 2021.
Learn about new features, fixes and any issues found in testing for the Ava video security systems
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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 video management systems
- Ava cameras and Ava cloud-native cameras
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Ava Aware/Ava Aware software version 4.4.2 | Tuesday December 14, 2021. | Ava Aware: 4_4_211124_12057 |
| Ava cameras/Ava cloud-native camera software version 4.4.2 | Tuesday December 14, 2021. | Ava cameras: 4_4_211124_15017 |
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: |
|---|---|---|
| License plate recognition | This release introduces license plate recognition (LPR) into Ava Aware. See: | 4.4.0 |
| Enhancements to the Sensors feature | The Sensors feature within Ava Aware has been enhanced to improve the Rules, Alarms and Video view handle information about and from Sensors. You can also now specify your preference for the units used to display temperature. See: | 4.4.0 |
| Keyboard shortcuts added to Video view | You can now use keyboard shortcuts for your frequently used actions in the Ava Aware user interface. | 4.4.0 |
| Improved layout of Search results | When searching from the Ava Aware cloud Search tool, the thumbnail images are shown in a larger size, making the focus of the search easier to see. | 4.4.0 |
| Temporarily disable System rules. | You can now configure a system rule to be | 4.4.0 |
| Specify secondary resolutions for RTSP streams | You can now specify the resolutions to be used by RTSP streams for video classified as | 4.4.0 |
| New Ava cloud-native camera system rules | You can now configure system rules for | 4.4.0 |
Resolved issues
(back to top)These issues have been resolved in this release:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in version: |
|---|---|---|
| 10804 | An issue where the | 4.4.2 |
| Ava-583 | A vulnerability has been resolved in Ava cameras. | 4.4.1 |
| Ava-582 | A vulnerability has been resolved in Ava Aware. | 4.4.1 |
| 10761 | An issue where, when adding vehicle registrations to a license plate group, you could not save the group if the group contained many registrations has been resolved. | 4.4.1 |
| 10589 | An issue where the stream overlay settings did not take effect until other settings, for example, the overlay location, were manually toggled, has been resolved. | 4.4.1 |
| Ava-581 | A vulnerability has been resolved in Ava Aware. | 4.4.0 |
| 10562 | An issue where in some circumstances, the PTZ functionality might not work has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
| 10251 | An issue where you couldn't delete the training data and reset the training on Ava cloud-native cameras has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
| 10138 | An issue where in some circumstances, video from Ava Cloud Storage would not work has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
| 9800 | An issue when temporary disabling System rules has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10851 | Issue: In cases where the network connectivity is intermittent, Ava cameras might become unresponsive and need rebooting | Ava cameras |
| 10783 | Issue: If you rename an LPR list to which you have added license plate information, that information is removed from the renamed list. | Ava Aware |
| 10762 | Issue: Cloud Connectors cannot be removed from deployments in Aware 4.4.0. | Ava Aware |
| 10410 | Issue: When you export video that includes footage that switches from one resolution to another, there is a small gap between the sections of video. | Ava Aware |
| 10371 | Issue: If you disconnect and factory-reset an Ava Cloud Connector from the Aware Cloud user interface, the disconnection and factory reset might not complete successfully. Workaround: From the Aware Cloud user interface, first disconnect your Ava Cloud Connector. Then, SSH into the Ava Cloud Connector and perform the factory-reset. | Ava Cloud Connector |
| 10162 | Issue: From areas of the Aware user interface where you can set time ranges (such as in Rules or when configuring your cloud backup schedules) you cannot currently set a time-range that crosses two days. For example, you cannot configure a time range from 10:00pm until 6:00am. | Ava Aware |
| 10087 | Issue: When you apply a maximum streaming quality to cameras connected to an Ava Cloud Connector, the setting is ignored, and the maximum available resolution is used. | Ava Aware |
| 9752 | Issue: When you attempt to download the Audit log files, you can successfully download All audit logs, but if you attempt to download Recent files or Older than files, it shows as Failed. | Ava 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. | Ava 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. | Ava 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. | Ava 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. | Ava 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-native 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. | Ava 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. | Ava 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. | Ava 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. See:
| Ava 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. See:
| 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. | Ava Aware |
