This firmware is now available. Please visit the product's support page on www.axis.com for the download, full release notes and installation instructions.
New features in 8.15.1
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8.15.1:F1
Added ONVIF GetVideoEncoderConfigurationOptions extension. This makes it
possible for an ONVIF client to get e.g. the bitrate range of the camera.
8.15.1:F2
It is now possible to specify image rotation via ONVIF video source
configuration
8.15.1:F3
Support for new hardware.
8.15.1:F4
The FTP Server is now disabled by default as it is not used during normal
operation and may pose a security risk.The FTP Server may be enabled during
advanced maintenance or troubleshooting in Settings -> System -> PlainConfig ->
Network.
8.15.1:F5
Support for LLDP neighbor announcements. Products announce themselves now in the
network via LLDP protocol.
8.15.1:F6
The functionality of enabling Axis DNS Service via control button has been
disabled by default. It can be enabled again using VAPIX.
8.15.1:F7
Axis Video Motion Detection (VMD) 4 replaces Axis VMD 3 as preinstalled
application.
8.15.1:F8
The ARP/Ping method to set the products ip-address has been removed in order to
increase minimum cyber security standards.
8.15.1:F9
Changed the default web server authentication from Basic & Digest to Digest
only.
8.15.1:F10
Support for Brute Force Delay Protection. The product can block a client for a
period of time if too many login attempts failed. Brute Force Delay Protection
can be configured under System -> PlainConfig -> System -> System
PreventDoSAttack.
8.15.1:F11
Upon a factory default, the camera will generate a self-signed certificate at
boot and enable HTTPS. This allows clients to use encrypted access from start.
If HTTPS is to be used in daily operations, it is recommended to replace the
generated self-signed certificate with a CA-signed certificate.
8.15.1:F12
The Axis On Screen Crontrols add-on makes it possible for Axis Camera Station
(ACS) or a VMS to get information about various features of the camera. This
information is available through a JSON API via a CGI.
8.15.1:F13
Apache web server has been updated to version 2.4.25.
8.15.1:F14
OpenSSL has been updated to version 1.0.2k to increase overall minimum cyber
security level.
8.15.1:F15
The former user group selections for HTTPS Connection Policy (administrator,
operator, viewer) have been merged to one single HTTPS Connection Policy.
8.15.1:F16
Support for AXIS SD card health API. The SD card health API allows a client to
track and request the health and wear-out state of an camera with AXIS
Surveillance SD Card.
8.15.1:F17
The new web-interface supports 12 different pre-installed languages which will
be chosen automatically based on browser settings. Uploading individual language
files is not needed anymore.
Supported Languages:
English - German - French - Spanish - Italian - Portugese - Polish - Russian -
Japanese - Chinese (Mainland) - Chinese (Taiwan) - Korean
8.15.1:F18
Support for SRTP (Encrypted Video Streaming) according to RFC 3711. The cameras
video stream can be received via secure end-to-end encrypted transportation
method only by authorized clients.
8.15.1:F19
Support for Adaptive Resolution. Adaptive Resolution is enabled per default and
takes only effect when viewing live stream in the web-interface. The viewing
client will receive a image resolution that is adapted or close to the viewing
clients real display resolution to higher the user experience.
8.15.1:F20
Support for Flash All/Factory Default while performing a firmware update. It is
now possible to select an option that will factory default the camera after a
firmware update/downgrade has been performed under Settings -> System ->
Maintenance.
8.15.1:F21
Support for browser stream statistics in Live View.
8.15.1:F22
Support for OPUS audio codec. The codec can be selected e.g. in the web-
interface under Settings -> Audio -> Encoding or via VAPIX API.
8.15.1:F23
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.
8.15.1:F24
Support for recordings with G711 µ-law audio encoding.
8.15.1:F25
Improved handling of EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) during pan and tilt
movements.
8.15.1:F26
Corrected behavior for conditional triggers.
8.15.1:F27
Improved handling for networks with small MTU values.
Corrections in 8.15.1
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8.15.1:C1
Corrected handling of #D text overlay, it's no longer needed to specify the
camera source.
8.15.1:C2
Improvements in session ID handling for rtsp streaming. Useful when streaming in
some video clients.
8.15.1:C3
Added link local IPV6 support for NTP.
8.15.1:C4
Fixed Security vulnerability CVE-2016-5195.
8.15.1:C5
Correct flashing procedure for the Axis camerablock MCU.
8.15.1:C6
Improved handling of day and night shift levels adjustment.
8.15.1:C7
Improved HTTP image upload stability in unstable networks.
8.15.1:C8
Corrected Turkey/Istanbul timezone from GMT+2 to GMT+3.
8.15.1:C9
Support for mounting on wall in four different positions 0, 90, 180,
or 270 degrees.
8.15.1:C10
Improved camera stability when metadata is used.
8.15.1:C11
Corrected an issue that prevented the user from saving a action rule with a
Email Recipient that had SSL enabled.
8.15.1:C12
Improved recording stability towards Axis Companion Recorder.
8.15.1:C13
Running http://ip /incl/bw to get the network bandwidth now requires login
credentials. Improved Cyber Security.
8.15.1:C14
Corrected a bug that denied the access to the camera when AXIS Companion /
Remote Access is used when web server connection policy was set to "HTTPS only".
8.15.1:C15
It is now possible to fast forward/rewind to any time in a selected recording
using the web interface.
8.15.1:C16
Improved loading of the web-interface in unstable networks.
8.15.1:C17
Fixed an issue resulting in that HTTP notification action rules stopped retrying
from contacting the receiving server after a failed attempt.
8.15.1:C18
It is now possible to encrypt SD card from Mozilla Firefox.
8.15.1:C19
Corrected Content-Type in pwdgrp.cgi response.
8.15.1:C20
Improved camera stability when TriggerData is used.
8.15.1:C21
Corrected an issue in the event system that prevented the camera from re-sending
the SMTP notification every 10 seconds in case the receiving server reported an
error.
8.15.1:C22
Corrected a issue resulting in 503 Service Unavailable when trying to play a
recording from a camera with a specific time range via ONVIF.
8.15.1:C23
Corrected an issue with an additional sign / in the absolute upload path of an
SFTP Recipient when saving the action rule causing it to not work correctly.
8.15.1:C24
Corrected an issue when an ONVIF client connected to the camera via digest
authentication.
8.15.1:C25
Improved camera stability when recording via ONVIF profile G.