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1 Release Release Notes April 12, 2011

2 Disclaimers and Legal Information ii

3 Document History Document History Sym-6.5-P Table 1. Changes to this manual Date April 12, 2011 March 30, 2011 March 28, 2011 Description Release on page 1 Fixed on page 1 New Features on page 1 Known Issues on page 1 Release on page 2 Fixed on page 2 Known Issues on page 2 Release on page 2 Fixed on page 2 Known Issues on page 3 March 25, 2011 Removed AIR from Release March 21, 2011 March 15, 2011 March 9, 2011 February 23, 2011 February 16, 2011 Release on page 4 Fixed on page 4 Release on page 4 Fixed on page 4 Release on page 4 Fixed on page 4 New Features on page 5 Known Issues on page 5 Release on page 6 Fixed on page 6 Release on page 6 Fixed on page 6 New Features on page 10 Improvements on page 10 Document History iii

4 Document History Table 1. Changes to this manual Date January 27, 2011 January 11, 2011 December 9, 2010 December 6, 2010 November 4, 2010 October 25, 2010 October 6, 2010 Description New explicit versioning for releases. Release on page 11 Fixed on page 11 New Features on page 11 Known Issues on page 12, includes To re-add Cardax devices to Symphony: on page 12 Release on page 13 Fixed on page 13 New Features on page 14 Corridor View on AXIS Cameras on page 14 Improvements on page 15 Revised headings in all sections. Now Fixed, New, and Improvements listed under release number main headings. Important: Added AIR Alternative codec support - H264 decompression acceleration to New Features on page 16 Release on page 15 Fixed on page 15 New Features on page 16 Improvements on page 17 Release on page 17 Fixed on page 17 Documentation Correction on page 18 Release on page 19 Fixed on page 19 Video Wall on page 31 - Revised overview and screenshot. First version of this document. Symphony v6.5.3 Document History iv

5 Table of Contents...1 Release Fixed... 1 New Features... 1 Known Issues... 1 Release Fixed... 2 Known Issues... 2 Release Fixed... 2 Known Issues... 3 Release Fixed... 4 Release Fixed... 4 Release Fixed... 4 New Features... 5 Known Issues... 5 Release Fixed... 6 Release Fixed... 6 New Features Improvements Release Fixed Aimetis Symphony v6.5 Release Notes v

6 New Features Known Issues Release Fixed New Features Corridor View on AXIS Cameras Improvements Release Fixed New Features Improvements Release Fixed Documentation Correction Release Fixed New Features - October 6, USERS and SECURITY Managing Users and Groups - New User Configuration Interface Managing User and Group Security Settings Security Profiles Sending Messages to Other Users CAMERAS and VIDEO Setting a Camera s Render Mode Device Tree Configuration Video Wall Device Group Settings NAVIGATION AND LAYOUT Quick Find Locking the Interface ALARMS and EVENTS Aimetis Symphony v6.5 Release Notes vi

7 View Detailed Events Alarms Launching Multiple Cameras Limit the Switching Event to a Specific Camera or Alarm SNMP PTZ Control over the Web REPORTING Reporting Issues to Aimetis Improved Reporting Interface Multi-Server Farms Working over the Internet Application Notes - October 6, Aimetis Symphony v6.5 Release Notes vii

8 Release Release We are excited to announce that decompression and rendering performance in Symphony Client has been significantly improved. Tests indicate that in some circumstances Symphony Client will be able to display 70% more video panels than previous versions of Symphony Client. Fixed AIR Sony SNC-DF40 streaming issues in 640x480 resolution AIR Integrate Grundig C0735P PTZ camera AIR New Features If farm connection takes a long time at startup, Symphony may not display live video AIR Adding an AXIS device with invalid user name times out AIR Remove 6G Video from manufacturer list AIR SDK LiveStreamTest sample no longer works AIR Analytics Configuration is not saved if you change video engine AIR H264 support is broken for some manufacturers AIR Change the XML attribute for VE360 rule AIR Update AIFilters DLL to add necessary registry keys for different codecs AIR Discovering AXIS devices sometimes does not display the model number AIR Panasonic WV-SC385 PTZ control too slow AIR Support Lanner DIO hardware AIR Associate a DIO alarm with all cameras Known Issues AIR AIR Server Configuration\Rules\Actions\View other cameras on alarm are not consistently saved RBH access control is not working 1

9 Release Release Fixed AIR SONY camera takes more CPU usage then AXIS AIR VE360 Interface - The mask controls are not visibly formatted properly AIR MJPEG streaming slows to 1 FPS on second monitor (but not on first monitor) AIR Selected check boxes in the panel settings are not saved AIR Record on Alarm rule intermittently fails upon switching camera views AIR Multi View sometimes abandoning live view Known Issues AIR Selected camera check boxes in the Action>Alarm tab of the Rule Wizard intermittently become unselected Release Fixed AIR Samsung SPE-100 video encoder PTZ control AIR Pelco cameras (for example, Pelco D5118 PTZ camera) are not working with new firmware AIR Bosch VG4 AutoDome H264 support AIR VE130 search result video is missing part of the video AIR Changing Layout causes ae.exe to run twice AIR Trackers fail to write back to the NAS after NAS restarts. Clicking on a time in the timeline shows a different time AIR Cannot get image from Axis Q6032-E for analytics mask AIR No image in Symphony with Axis P3344-E with Fw 5.20 or AIR Tracker crashes if tour group is disabled AIR Video is not compressed/decompressed from Pelco IV IP camera AIR No continuous zoom with Axis Q6032-E AIR Poor quality video from Sony devices 2

10 Known Issues AIR Adams 6060 device not raising alarm in Symphony AIR Support Sony IO output AIR No Polish language in client AIR Upgrade adds empty ParentInput setting which causes problems AIR Pelco IP110 crashes upon connecting to it in symphony. AIR Known Issues In VE360 interface, some of the parameters saved in XML are not culture invariant AIR Vivotek VS8102 detection fails AIR Catmax multi channel encoder support AIR Symphony sends wrong keep alive commands to Panasonic cameras in H264 AIR AIR Selected check boxes in the panel settings are not saved. If you (1) set a camera view panel to limit switching to specific cameras, (2) save settings, (3) reopen the Settings dialog box, then the settings you saved in (1) do not appear. The settings are actually saved. Record on Alarm rule intermittently fails upon switching camera views 3

11 Release Release Fixed AIR Axis 1920x1080 resolution Release Fixed AIR IO for Samsung SNB-5000 does not work AIR Release GetServerByID not working - Digital input not working with Dynacolor V6-A1230 Fixed AIR-9644 Support Arecont AV Mega Pixel AIR PTZ Tour Preset does not work in AXIS 231 AIR Object reference exceptions encountered upon using mismatched client-server versions AIR Map icons do not show synchronized status as camera tree AIR Selecting absolute/relative PTZ with encoders using generic PTZ AIR Bosch FlexiDome does not show all supported video formats AIR Max gains contains invalid value, set by Symphony AIR After upgrading from 6.2 to 6.5, the Multi View layout can not be used AIR & AIR Symphony Client exits after setting up a rule (no error message) AIR Intermittent unhandled exception when closing Video Wall application window AIR Watchdog does not restart Tracker if the control port is in use 4

12 New Features AIR Cannot design a Video Wall AIR Vivotek camera have many unsupportable resolutions in Symphony AIR Setup Wizard displays???? in Chinese OS AIR Day/Night Switching inhibited by Symphony for AXIS PTZ Cams 233D AIR AIR New Features Live View experiences long delay on Multi View for SONY df-40, camera and VE130 SONY SNC-DF40 live view error with 1.18 version of firmware Same as AIR fixed in Release on page 6 AIR Support all Arecont cameras AIR Axis 5.02 firmware + MJPG + stream profiles fails AIR Users of Symphony User Group are able to modify settings of other users AIR Half of the farm fails after servers are removed AIR-9174 Integrated latest Bosch SDK (H264) Known Issues If the server is running Windows 2008 and the data path is set to store video/data on a NAS and AI Infoservice is set to log in as a domain user (not the default System account), then Infoservice will not work since it cannot connect to the NAS. AIR AIR Workaround: 1. InfoService must run as the Local System account. You can allow the services to write to a NAS share by giving read/write permissions on the share for the machine hosting InfoService. For example, to allow InfoService running on a machine named Pascal, give the user "Pascal$" read/write access to the share on the NAS. 2. To grant a domain user the necessary rights, enter the following commands in a command-prompt: CD c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v aspnet_regiis.exe -ga <user> Etrovision EV8180F unsupported resolutions 5

13 Release AIR AIR Etrovision EV8180F MJPG compression is choppy Etrovision EV8180F Digital input not triggering alarms Release Fixed AIR AIR Release SONY SNC-DF40 live view error with 1.18 version of firmware. When Viewer Authentication is active, Symphony Server does not receive live stream. Add Sony SDK DLLs to installer. Fixed AIR-5853 AIR-7199 AIR-7371 AIR-8753 AIR-9154 AIR-9893 Make access control devices work with the new device model. Previously a Known Issue. See Known Issues on page 12. Pelco source filter constantly connects to the camera Connecting to farm takes 65 seconds Add A Stream dialog box does not Cancel correctly. Stream continues to appear in Devices list under camera name. (Server> Configuration> expand Devices. Right-click a camera. Select Add A Stream.) SDK samples IntelStream and XMLStream do not work on IPv6 enabled computers Cannot change server name in Update Server Information dialog box AIR Language menu in Symphony Web Client always shows English AIR Camera Views cover activity lines in Activity For Cameras panel Renaming Single Sign-on option (View>Settings>Symphony Client AIR Settings dialog box, Startup tab) AIR Cannot re-generate PTZ tracking panoramic image AIR Video navigation by Go Forward/Go Back 1 frame does not appear to work AIR Client does not automatically reconnect reliably AIR Prerequisite information in Installation Guide updated. Removed Windows 7 support for Symphony 6.2 6

14 Fixed AIR The Services>Start/Stop Symphony Services feature in Symphony Client is not working AIR Configuration Environment Check item does not check anything AIR AIR AXIS: Tracker may crash when configured to use QCIF resolution (multi-stream related) Listen for Multicast Messages from Farm Connection not Server Connection Manager - Fix SDK AIR Swapping servers does not check the version numbers correctly AIR Upgrading from 6.2 to 6.5 defaults Symphony to Arabic interface AIR A help page does not exist for the Recent Alarm/Motion JPEGs AIR MPEG conversion does not always work AIR Alarm overlay incorrect in Chinese interface AIR AIR AIR System.InvalidOperationException: Object is currently in use elsewhere. Received after client was open for a long period of time Camera Export/Import: BOSCH Autodome 300 is exported with PTZ Port. File import not possible Setup Wizard requests licenses to be allocated to an existing server that already has licenses AIR Quick Camera Setup does not work. (Right-click on camera in Camera Tree.) AIR IQeye cameras choppy in MJPEG mode and using a lot of CPU AIR Symphony Client crashed with object disposed exception when importing a single camera from a CSV file AIR Client hangs when configuring rule AIR Cannot configure analytic on server. (Analytics Configuration tab) AIR SDK AIR Sony SNC-RX550P not detected as PTZ. Presets does not work properly AIR Audio support does not work properly AIR Object reference error in Activity For Cameras AIR No PTZ control for Bosch VG4 Autodome Multiple streaming with AXIS cameras at different resolutions does not work AIR properly AIR Clicking Alarm Pop-Up in System Tray no longer displays the JPEG in main console panel. (Symphony Client Settings dialog box, Alarms tab.) AIR PTZ does not work on Etrovision EV3151 when using H264 7

15 Fixed AIR Deleted device not removed from Camera Tree AIR Lost stream of Panasonic camera in MJPG mode AIR Server configuration is changed to defaults after server rebooted AIR No H.264 video compression when Pelco camera added manually AIR Trackers do not automatically start when redundant server is running SQL server AIR No Chinese Setup Wizard interface in the new version of 6.5 AIR Pelco cameras (for example, Pelco D5118 PTZ) are not working with new firmware AIR UDP NVC1000 video server PTZ control support AIR Failed to change MAC in Server > Configuration > Server Farm AIR Force Sony SDK to use TCP instead of UDP AIR aira file and.mpeg file have different time stamp when the client and the server are in different time zones AIR AXIS Q1755 is shown with wrong ratio AIR Process handle leak in Scheduler AIR Camera tours do not work when using multiple tours AIR AXIS 211 is not auto-detected in Symphony AIR AIR AIR Selected alarm cannot be loaded to the main view until you have switched to other views and back System.InvalidOperationException: Object is currently in use elsewhere received after client open for a long period of time System.InvalidOperationException: Object is currently in use elsewhere received after client open for a long period of time AIR No picture from Pelco Sarix IM10C10 AIR PelcoNet 5301T: PTZ is not working AIR Cannot select a different resolution for analytics other than for recording using VE130 AIR Invalid user language in acc.ini causes Symphony Client to crash AIR Unavailable frame rates shown for Acti cameras AIR Server Runtime Error when using Web Client AIR Overlay Chinese camera name not working on stay image AIR Hikvision DS-2DM1-614H PTZ control not working 8

16 Fixed AIR Cannot play historical video/jpeg AIR Pelco SpectraIV-IP: Sometimes Go Home hangs about 25 seconds AIR Alarm Log not rendering AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control with Axis joystick AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control through Navigation panel AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control through live view panel AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV Historical viewing AIR Web Client does not change language AIR Setup Wizard hangs if old server farm rights defined in database AIR Open Server/Video wall failed AIR System Default language always goes to English AIR Pelco SpectraIV-IP: tracker crashes often when running PTZ for a while AIR AIR Make access control devices work with the new device model in Release Branch Unhandled exception when opening the View Settings window after upgrading from 6.2 AIR TCP message incomplete AIR Can configure a Cardax rule only without Input, Remote Arming Terminal, and Fence Zone selected AIR Cannot remove Access Control devices from Camera Tree AIR Support new XTS devices AIR Access Control devices have no device IDs in Camera Tree AIR Cannot trigger rule using RBH Access Control AIR Can add RBH/Axiom access device, even though it is not fully supported AIR Can add RBH/Axiom access device, even though it is not fully supported AIR Symphony Client crashes and deleting layout does not solve the problem AIR Sparse record on motion does not work AIR AIR Upgrade from to fails with SQL when using Access Control Panasonic: When connecting to camera, H.264 Video Format option disappears and cannot be selected as a format AIR Upgrade from 6.2 to 6.5 breaks VE150 options 9

17 New Features AIR Camera FPS settings not enabled on selected devices AIR ID of a Phoenix model is not displayed in the interface AIR Symphony Client does not exit after crashing when cleanup thread is still running AIR Bookmarks are always set for the camera in the first panel AIR Failed to process detection XML and object reference exception AIR Search interface not rendering New Features AIR-9174 Integrated latest Bosch SDK (H264) AIR Pelco Spectra IV H264 supported AIR New Basler cameras work AIR Multi-streaming for IQeye supported AIR AIR New Advanced Indoor Motion Tracker and XML Configuration Viewer/Editor I/O input for Dynacolor model V6-A1230 supported VE 180 Advanced Indoor Motion Tracker: Filters complex motion. Recommended for indoor environments. For details, see the Aimetis Symphony Administration and Analytics Guide, XML editing of analytic configuration: You can import, export, and manually edit the XML configuration of the analytic. For details, see the Aimetis Symphony Administration and Analytics Guide, Improvements AIR-3222 Download PluginInterface.dll from server AIR Separate version number from build number AIR Remove DataIntegrityChecker.exe from the install (until it is fixed). 10

18 Release Release Note: New explicit version numbering with releases. Fixed AIR-8058 Cardax devices not working in 6.5 AIR AIR AIR AIR New Features Lost stream of Panasonic camera in MJPG mode: Tracker runs successfully and no lost streams for Panasonic cameras set up in MJPG mode. Pelco: The following have been fixed: AIR-7675 Pelco Net4001A and Pelco spectra III: PTZ delay AIR-5121 Live view latency AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control with Axis joystick AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control through Navigation panel AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control through live view panel AIR Pelco Spectra IP IV Historical viewing AIR No H.264 when we add Pelco camera manually AIR Pelco SpectraIV IP: Tracker crashed often when running PTZ for a while AIR-9165 Cannot set different frame rates on Pelco Sepctra IV Pelco Spectra IP IV PTZ control through live view panel: Drawing a rectangle in live view now accurate. Client User Guide updated: Includes instructions for running a report from the web. Allows you to programmatically invoke reports and save the data locally. SDK: Integration Guide - Currently includes Cardax configuration. See 11

19 Known Issues Known Issues Access Control: If you had access control integrated with Symphony, you must re-add access control after upgrading to this release (this includes rules associated with access control). Procedure: Important: Any rules that are configured for the Cardax devices in the 6.2 installation must be deleted from Server Configuration: Rules Summary following the 6.5 upgrade. The Cardax devices need to be re-added to Symphony 6.5 before new rules can be configured for them. Cardax rules carried over from a 6.2 installation will not work and need to be deleted, not edited. To re-add Cardax devices to Symphony: 1. Use the same procedure as if the Cardax devices were being added for the first time (see Integration Guide) with the following adjustments: a. Task 3: Install required packages in Symphony Server The OPC Core Components Redistributable and Cardax OPC Bridge Configuration Version 6 components may already be installed on your Symphony server machine (if previously required for Cardax in 6.2). These installations need to be Repaired using their original installation executable. b. Task 5: CardaxListener Windows Service in Symphony Server This AI CardaxListener service still exists from the 6.2 installation, but has been stopped, and is not affected by a Restart Symphony Services via the Client, so it must be started/restarted manually from the Windows Services application. c. Task 6: Add device in Symphony This must be repeated. d. You may need to restart AI CardaxListener service. 12

20 Release Release Fixed AIR-9893 AIR AIR AIR AIR Changing server name not possible IPX cameras do no auto-detect Unable to reactivate auto focus of Axis 233D once manual focus was used Reports>Manage menu opens a Login screen after server restart Farm Connection not updated when IP changed AIR The requested column in the license section of the Setup Wizard is always 0 AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR Support Axis P5534 properly Enable settings on Panasonic camera when choosing MJPEG Layout does not save/load properly Cannot find shared report in Shared Reports tab AXIS P3301: VMD is not working PTZ Tracking mask for PT090/VE150 does not save Search functionality appears broken Web Client cannot connect to server: Runtime Error Devices listed in Symphony that we do not support PTZ commands delayed 15 seconds Remove the Server Updated notification as it does not work with current update infrastructure Blank dialog box displayed when attempting to allocate outdated licenses Allocate Licenses window unresponsive from alphanumeric entries Cannot display server name on client server list IQeye 852 has no compression when trying to add AIFilters DLL has hard-coded version information Offline registration Browse button does not work AIR Panel title bar text always ends with 'Stream 2' AIR Heat map report returns no result when storage path contains IP Address 13

21 New Features AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR Setup Wizard asks for licenses to be allocated to an existing server that already has licenses Pre-recording buffer does not work No live view on cameras connected via ONVIF Alarm pop-up does not appear if sound enabled and file does not exist Sony SNC-RX550P - not detected because PTZ Preset (preset positions) does not work Client is looking for AlarmSound.wav sound file on the desktop Object reference exception when loading client with no registered farms Errors during navigating in alarms Default Language selection in client goes to Arabic instead of System Default Vivotek 8K series PTZ cameras cannot PTZ Symphony Player 'Help: Contents' displays Cannot display webpage Index was outside the bounds of the array When new alarm is generated the last selected, alarm is re-selected and is displayed in main view Trackers do not automatically start when redundant server is running SQL server Force Sony SDK to use TCP instead of UDP Client fails to render and hangs on start up New Features AIR Corridor View on AXIS Cameras AIR No way to stop tracker from trying TCP connections when UDP fails AIR Integrate D-Link DCS-910 (and DCS-920) AIR Support camera DynaColor NV062 Corridor View on AXIS Cameras You must configure support for corridor view directly on the AXIS camera. To configure support for corridor view: 1. In the interface of your AXIS Camera, click Setup. 2. In the left pane under Basic Setup, select Video Stream Settings. 14

22 Improvements 3. Click the Image tab. 4. From the Rotate image degrees drop-down field, select 90 degrees. 5. After you have completed the configuration on the camera, add the camera as you normally would in the Symphony Client application. See Setting Up Devices in the Aimetis Symphony Administration and Analytics Guide. Improvements AIR Camera name now displayed in the panel and alarm pop-up window Release Fixed AIR-8132 AIR-8222 AIR-8966 Issues with Bosch AutoDome 500 fixed Missing translation IDs for UI components Appears that Canceling a deletion of 2nd stream not working AIR Activity for cameras - new video panel each time timeline clicked AIR Rules: Sub-event with hardware input does not work AIR IPVision cameras do not auto detect AIR ADAM-6050 Input 6-11 do not work AIR Streams do not show in configuration tree for Video Servers AIR Symphony setup hangs at Notification step AIR Overlay the camera name on video with Chinese character AIR Cannot run Symphony client error another instance of Symphony is already running AIR IQeye702's tracker pegs the CPU AIR Adding Hitron camera manually does not work AIR PTZ control through Catmax NVE Encoder does not work AIR Arecont AV8365 does not stream H264 at full 1600x1200 resolution AIR Eneo NLC and NLS Series dropping I-Frames 15

23 New Features AIR Carousels not translated AIR Auto-detection for Pelconet 5301 failed AIR Symphony Client cannot connect to server after solved issue AIR AIR No video from Sony SNC-CH210 AIR License had 0 values after running Setup Wizard AIR Client has farm state Initializing, even though it is in the Unlicensed state AIR PTZ control through Eneo NLS-1401 does not work AIR Server sets no longer exist in so should be removed from the Online Help AIR Storage of custom layout fails with empty child panel name prefix AIR Client drops live view after an upgrade. Cameras dropped. AIR Client fails to run after client-only upgrade install. AIR Characters not displayed properly when selecting Swedish AIR Farm state indicates Connected but Server state indicates Not Connected AIR Cannot get live view from Bosch devices AIR New Features Unable to save Client Connectivity Configuration when multiple servers are configured using their base port AIR IQ732/832 H264 streaming wrong resolution AIR Pelco cameras such as Spectra IV-IP do not work AIR Client hangs after clicking Date button in fullscreen mode AIR No video from Pelco cameras when using multiple NIC AIR New and Unviewed alarm counts always zero AIR IQeye IQ832N lists wrong video resolution AIR Symphony fails following upgrade install AIR Remove menu item Server > Services > Synchronize With Configuration AIR-4721 Integrated Basler H.264 cameras AIR Pan and Tilt with Eneo via RS-485 using Pelco D protocol AIR Integrate Samsung SNP-33xx series cameras AIR Alternative codec support - H264 decompression acceleration 16

24 Improvements Improvements. AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR Error message unclear if adding a DIO event without also selecting a camera HikVision multi-channel Support Remove unused Sony SDK files from installer Browsing alarms by arrows does not work Use TCP for RTSP by default Release Fixed AIR-7099 AIR-7533 AIR-9623 AIR-9817 AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR PTZ cameras stop working for sony PTZ and JVC Historical streaming stops working if NSH crashes Vivotek PZ6114 camera not supported fully Vivotek / Toshiba IK-WD01A is listed as supported, but was not properly integrated Symphony silently crashes with docked multi-view Rules: Sub-event with hardware input does not work Error Message from dragging device from primary group to Drag items here to remove from groups area in Device Tree Configuration dialog box Hikvision Encoder with Bosch G4 Autodome Remove crowd detection UI options in VE150 Devices can be deleted by using the device tree Cannot edit policy (workaround: reopen Server Configuration) Search results shows result details for incorrect result Exception while processing JSON request when JSON RPC under heavy load Cannot modify permissions Cannot play.aira search result (OLE initialization failure) Tracker service is stopped after delete old footage Sony SNC issues 17

25 Documentation Correction AIR AIR AIR AIR Tracker does not resume writing to disk after drive came back online Symphony Player does not playback aira files Errors received when trying to use VE150 View Search Results UI no longer loads JPG in main view Documentation Correction Correction to Operating Systems Table 1and Table 2 regarding Symphony Product Version 6.2 and Windows 7. S = Supported R = Recommended G = Recommended for a deployment of greater than 20 cameras Symphony Product Version Windows 2000 Table 1. SERVER Operating Systems - Windows Windows XP Pro a 5.4 S S S 6.1 S S Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista a Windows Server 2008 R2 b 6.2 S S S S,R,G 6.5 S S S S,R,G S,R Windows 7 a. See Windows Vista and XP Microsoft End of Support Solution Center other b. Windows 2008 R2 does not install sound components by default. You must install the Desktop Experience Windows component. Symphony Product Version Table 2. CLIENT Operating Systems - Windows Windows 2000 Windows XP a 5.4 S S S 6.1 S S S Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista a 6.2 S S S S S Windows Server 2008 R2 b Windows S S S S S S,R,G 18

26 Release a. See Windows Vista and XP Microsoft End of Support Solution Center cks?os=other b. Windows 2008 R2 does not install sound components by default. You must install the Desktop Experience Windows component. Release Fixed AIR-8893 AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR VMD is not working on IQeye Mini Dome series. Unable to get live video through web client on Windows Vista 64 bit, XP 64 bit, Server bit. VM Images. Clean machines (Symphony never installed). Symphony Server running on Windows 7 32 bit. Cannot get live view from Client running on server machine (Windows XP single-server farm). Fastrax PTZ control delayed. Add feedback for the user when upgrade fails Unable to get live video through web client on Server 2003 and Win XP. Add libmplayer.dll. AIR All settings lost after update from 6.2 to 6.5. AIR AIR Remove aimetis.com and firewall checks from the environment wizard. SNMP components not properly upgraded on 64 bit machines. 19

27 6.5. New Features - October 6, New Features - October 6, 2010 In place upgrading now supported: To upgrade your Aimetis Symphony software, you no longer need to uninstall the previous version prior to upgrading. Simply run the new 6.5 installer, and your previous version will be upgraded. For details, refer to the Installation Guide. AIR-4636 AIR-4676 AIR-4778 AIR-4790 AIR-4849 AIR-5182 AIR-5560 AIR-5580 AIR-5878 New camera search tool: Quick Find. Search text can match partly or completely with the Name, Description or ID/Code of the camera PTZ control over Web Log user actions and configuration changes in database Allow the PTZ to use a guard tour position as action location on rule break Integration with Genetec Omnicast Improved tracking in VE150 Build number now in Symphony Client Camera storage path and build number now listed in camera export Support Win2003/2008 server AIR-5879 Support SQL Server 2008 AIR-5882 AIR-6094 AIR-6195 AIR-6427 AIR-6497 AIR-6915 Active Directory management for Symphony users User can now choose MAC in Setup Wizard & automatically add MACs for second servers to license Multi View can now be displayed full screen User connected status now displayed as an icon beside username in user configuration Administrators can get a list of events that occurred when users connected, configuration changed, etc. Can now Disable/Enable All Rules in Manage Rules AIR-7323 Can upgrade from v5.4 to v6.5 AIR-8179 Can now delete layouts. View>Delete Layout menu option AIR-8546 Create dynamic name for all panels AIR-8897 Reports are executable from a script AIR-9030 Importing devices from CSV now supports PTZ parameters for encoders 20

28 USERS and SECURITY USERS and SECURITY Managing Users and Groups - New User Configuration Interface Managing User and Group Security Settings on page 23 Security Profiles on page 26 Sending Messages to Other Users on page 27 Managing Users and Groups - New User Configuration Interface Now you manage users and groups in a new User Configuration dialog box. From the Server menu, select User Configuration. The User Configuration dialog box opens. Figure 1. User Configuration dialog box The user management system in Symphony employs user groups. This allows administrators to organize the security privileges of users as part of Groups. The administrator establishes group security privileges and then assigns users to groups. 21

29 Managing Users and Groups - New User Configuration Interface An administrator can create, rename, and delete groups, as well as modify group membership. A group may contain users, or even other groups. Both a user and a group may be in multiple groups. (Not allowed: Group A is part of Group B, which is part of Group A). By default, there are two User Groups. The Administrators user group allows users who are a member of this group full access to the system. The Symphony Users group allows users limited access. Group membership makes the security management of many users easier than managing privileges on a per user basis. Figure 2. User Configuration dialog box showing User Groups 22

30 Managing User and Group Security Settings Managing User and Group Security Settings In previous versions, user security was established through the Server Configuration dialog. Now, you manage security settings per user or per group in the User Configuration dialog box. 1. From the Server menu, select User Configuration. The User Configuration dialog box opens. 2. Click on a user name and the User Information fields are displayed, including a Manage Security button at the bottom of the dialog box. Figure 3. Setting up User Information and Managing Security 23

31 Managing User and Group Security Settings Clicking the Manage Security button opens the Security Configuration dialog box. Figure 4. Security Configuration dialog box 24

32 Managing User and Group Security Settings Figure 5. Security Configuration dialog box with Devices tab active 25

33 Security Profiles Security Profiles All user-access rights are defined in Groups in User Configuration. Each Group can have more than one Security Profile. Security profiles allow administrators to change security privileges quickly depending on the situation. By default, only one Security Profile (called Default) is used. In most cases this will be sufficient. In some cases it may be useful to define additional security profiles and modify access rights of the Group per profile. This allows you to quickly change permissions to resources (such as cameras) in cases of an emergency. For example, under normal conditions a group of users may have access to all cameras, but in an emergency situation access may be temporarily suspended to one security group but given to another. Figure 6. Security Profiles From the Server menu, select Security Profiles. The Security Profiles dialog box opens. 26

34 Sending Messages to Other Users Sending Messages to Other Users This tool allows you to send messages to any user or user group in the system. Anyone who is logged in will see this message as a pop up in the Symphony Client or in the Web Client. From the View menu, select Messenger. The Messenger dialog box opens. Figure 7. Messenger dialog box Figure 8. Message as it appears in Web Client 27

35 Sending Messages to Other Users Note: You must first set privileges for sending messages. 1. From the Server menu, select User Configuration. 2. Select the user or user group and click Manage Security. Figure 9. Allow user or group to send messages 28

36 CAMERAS and VIDEO CAMERAS and VIDEO Setting a Camera s Render Mode Device Tree Configuration on page 30 Video Wall on page 31 Device Group Settings on page 34 Setting a Camera s Render Mode You can set the render mode for each camera, including a Default mode that can applied to all cameras. 1. Right-click on a camera. Select Settings. The Camera View Settings dialog box opens. 2. Click the Appearance tab. The Render Mode selection of Default is set in the Symphony Client Settings dialog box. (View>Settings). Figure 10. Render Mode per camera set to the Default setting established in the Symphony Client Settings 29

37 Device Tree Configuration Device Tree Configuration You can add devices to your Device Tree by simply selecting and dragging devices to branches (groupings) in the tree. You can also remove devices by selecting and dragging them with your mouse to the bottom of the dialog box. From the Server menu, select Device Tree Configuration. The Device Tree Configuration dialog box opens. Figure 11. Device Tree Configuration dialog box Figure 12. Context menu for device group 30

38 Video Wall Video Wall With Aimetis Symphony, you can create video walls by using numerous PCs and controlling them remotely through the network. The video wall is not a physical wall but a software representation of a collection of real monitors displaying video. The collection of monitors could be on a single wall in a room or in different physical locations. Multiple video walls can be associated with a farm, each with different sets and layouts of monitors. Any Symphony Client can become a Video Wall Client. When a Symphony Client is designated as a Video Wall Client, all monitors associated with that client can be included in a video wall. Any client on the network can control the monitors remotely. For video wall functionality, Professional or Enterprise licenses must be used. No Standard licenses can be used. 31

39 Video Wall Figure 13. Video Wall Designer 32

40 Video Wall Figure 14. Dragging devices from the camera tree to panels in the video wall 33

41 Device Group Settings Device Group Settings Symphony allows you to change camera settings for a device group. In the Camera Tree, right-click on an group and select the Batch Edit Camera Settings menu. The Device Group Settings dialog box opens. Figure 15. Context menu for device group in camera tree You can change Resolution, Record FPS, Video Format, and more specific Record settings. Figure 16. Device Group Settings dialog box 34

42 NAVIGATION AND LAYOUT NAVIGATION AND LAYOUT Quick Find Locking the Interface on page 36 Quick Find You can quickly search for cameras by Name, Description or ID/Code. The search text you enter can match partly or completely. 1. From the View menu in the Main Console, select Quick Find. 2. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Find button to reveal all search parameters. Figure 17. Quick Find dialog box The Name, Description and ID/Code parameters are configured per camera in the Server Configuration dialog box, Devices setup. Figure 18. Server Configuration dialog box where camera parameters are set 35

43 Locking the Interface Locking the Interface In some cases, you may want to lock the user interface to prevent users from changing the configuration. 1. From the View menu, select Settings. The Symphony Client Settings dialog box opens. 2. Click the Lock tab. Panel resizing/moving - Refers to the size of panels as well as moving and docking. Panel adding/closing - Refers to adding panels to the user interface or closing them in the current layout. Camera selection - Refers to changing camera in the view through the camera tree or through the map. Set Passphrase button - To unlock the interface, the user will be prompted for a password. Figure 19. Lock tab in Symphony Client Settings dialog box 36

44 Locking the Interface Figure 20. To Lock or Unlock a layout in the main View menu 37

45 ALARMS and EVENTS ALARMS and EVENTS View Detailed Events Alarms Launching Multiple Cameras on page 39 View Detailed Events Any event or action caused by a user or the system user is logged in the database. This information may be exported as PDF, HTML, MHT, RTF, Excel, CSV, Text or image file. The parameters available are Time, Name, EventID, GroupID, Key and Value. From the Help menu, select View Detailed Events. The View Detailed Events dialog box opens with events listed based on a Start and End date. Figure 21. View Detailed Events dialog box 38

46 Alarms Launching Multiple Cameras Alarms Launching Multiple Cameras You can set all cameras in a Multi View display to show video from a camera that has had an alarm triggered. 1. Setup up a rule in the Rule Wizard. Choose cameras that will register alarms. 2. In the Main Console, open Multi View and right-click on one of the panels. 3. From the context menu that appears as you right click, select Settings. The Camera View Settings dialog box appears. 4. Click the Activity tab. 5. Select the Switch view when alarm occurs check box. Scenario: When an alarm happens, say on Camera A, all panels in a Multi View will display the video from Camera A. Figure 22. Activity tab in Camera View Settings dialog box - Switching View feature 39

47 Limit the Switching Event to a Specific Camera or Alarm Limit the Switching Event to a Specific Camera or Alarm 1. Setup up a rule in the Rule Wizard. Choose cameras that will register alarms. 2. Right-click on a panels. From the context menu that appears as you right click, select Settings. The Camera View Settings dialog box appears. 3. Click the Activity tab. 4. Select the Switch view when alarm occurs check box. 5. Select the Limit action to specific cameras or alarms check box. The Camera and Alarms subtabs are displayed. 6. Select either a camera or rule that causes the panel to display video from the event. Scenario: The panel will switch to display only the specified camera event if an alarm or a rule has been triggered (depending on your selection). Figure 23. Activity tab in Camera View Settings dialog box - action limited to specific camera or alarm 40

48 SNMP SNMP Symphony SNMP support is built upon Microsoft's Extendible SNMP Agent. Ensure that Microsoft's SNMP Windows Component is installed and set to start automatically with Windows. During Symphony installation, the Symphony SNMP Extension-Agent is registered with Microsoft's SNMP Agent by modifying the Windows registry. For complete instructions on how to enable SNMP, refer to the Administration and Analytics Guide. Figure 24. Enable SNMP in General Settings of the Server Configuration dialog box 41

49 PTZ Control over the Web PTZ Control over the Web PTZ controls are now available on the Web Client. 1. Navigate to (where SERVERNAME can be your windows hostname or the IP address of the server). 2. Log in. 3. Select a camera from the camera tree to view video. The PTZ controls will be available if you are using a PTZ camera. Figure 25. PTZ controls now available on Web Client 42

50 REPORTING REPORTING Reporting Issues to Aimetis Improved Reporting Interface on page 44 Reporting Issues to Aimetis We have improved the way you can report issues to Aimetis. 1. From Help menu, select Report an Issue. The Aimetis Symphony Error Report dialog box opens. Figure 26. Main menu - Help>Report an Issue 2. Enter details and then click Submit Report. Figure 27. Aimetis Symphony Error Report dialog box 43

51 Improved Reporting Interface Improved Reporting Interface The reporting interface has been streamlined. 1. From Reports menu, select Manage. The Reports dialog box opens Figure 28. Main menu - Reports>Manage Figure 29. Reports dialog box You can design reports by clicking the New Report button. The Report Designer dialog box opens. Figure 30. New Report button launches Report Designer 44

52 Improved Reporting Interface Figure 31. Selecting devices in Report Designer dialog box Figure 32. Selecting dates in Report Designer dialog box 45

53 Improved Reporting Interface Figure 33. Results of running a report in Table format Figure 34. Results of running a report in Graph format 46

54 Multi-Server Farms Working over the Internet Multi-Server Farms Working over the Internet Multi-server farms can be made to work over the Internet through a single external IP. You change the base port for a server in the farm and add the external IP as an alternate IP to connect to. Note: To change the base port, see Publishing Symphony on a Non-Standard Port in the Administration and Analytics Guide. 1. From the Server menu, select Configuration. The Server Configuration dialog box opens. 2. In the left pane, click Client Connectivity. The Client Connectivity dialog box opens in the right pane. Figure 35. Client Connectivity 3. Click the Append icon (+) to enter a Server ID. 47

55 6.5 Application Notes - October 6, 2010 Figure 36. Append icon (+) activates Server ID field 6.5 Application Notes - October 6, 2010 When restoring 1 server (e.g from Server A to Server B with different MAC) - not all configuration restored. 48

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