FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
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Products covered: AXIS 230 MPEG-2 Network Camera
Release date: 2004-10-06
Release type: Production
Firmware version: 3.20
Filename: axis230.bin
Previous release: 3.11
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Upgrade instructions:
Important:
1. Ensure that active applications (e.g. event-based or continuous
video transmission are disabled prior to initiating the upgrade.
2. You must be at the command prompt and in the directory that
contains the upgrade file.
Example: C:\Axis\230\3_20>
3. From the command prompt, open an FTP connection to the unit
you wish to upgrade. (Do not use Windows-based FTP-programs for
this purpose - use only command line FTP programs!)
4. Log in as root. The default password for the root user is "pass",
unless this has been changed by the user. You must be logged in as
the root user to upgrade the unit.
5. Change to binary transfer mode by typing "bin" and press enter.
6. Type "hash" and press enter. (This will allow you to see how the
upgrade progresses)
7. Type the command "put XXX.bin flash" where XXX.bin is the name
of the upgrade file you downloaded (and maybe decompressed) from our
site. This file is typically named 230_320.bin or axis230.bin.
8. Wait for the flash load to finish, which may take 1-10 minutes.
Always wait at least 10 minutes for the flash upgrade to complete.
9. Your unit will automatically restart using the new firmware.
Release 3.20:
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New in 3.20
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3.20:1 The MPEG-2 stream is now VBR (Variable Bit Rate) compared to
previous CBR (Constant Bit Rate).
3.20:2 Added support for reducing frame rate in the video stream
(frame skip ration). This can reduce bandwidth when full frame
rate is not needed. See Advanced settings under "Audio & Video".
3.20:3 Added and corrected resolution settings 4CIF (704x576 PAL,
704X480 NTSC) and FD1 (720x576 PAL, 720X480 NTSC).
3.20:4 Third party software licenses text added to the product's web
interface.
3.20:5 Stopping a recording with a manual trigger button terminates
the recording regardless what the "Split upload into" parameter
defines.
3.20:6 Added support for Surveyor TransitRCM PT device.
Corrections in 3.20
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3.20:7 Corrections for security issues that enable a remote attacker
to execute arbitrary shell script commands.
3.20:8 Issue with the video signal loss are resolved now.
3.20:9 There are no longer unnecessary 'too many clients' messages.
3.20:10 The firewall is now automatically disabled when the last IP is
deleted.
3.20:11 When date/time was included in the user data, the MPEG-2 data could
be trashed occasionally (approx 1 error per 3000 - 10000 frames, i.e.
approx 10 errors per hour). This works now correctly.
3.20:12 The upload application will retry if errors occur. Formerly the
application would stop without retrying.
3.20:13 Events crossing midnight now work if changes were made on event, video
or audio configuration.
3.20:14 Replies sent by some FTP servers (BulletProof) could include quotes,
causing the FTP server 'connection test' to be corrupted. This is
corrected.
Application developer information:
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3.20:15 Added properties parameters (HTTP-API)
The following HTTP API groups are supported in the HTTP API version 1.11
and above:
Group Exceptions
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General
MPEG-2
PTZ
I/O output.cgi?monitor
Serial port
The following HTTP API groups are supported from the HTTP API version 2.00:
param.cgi
Builtin templates for dynamic parameters are:
'event' - Event
'tcp' - TCP Notification
'http' - HTTP Notification
'ftpclient - FTP Upload
'ip' - Firewall
For more information please see the HTTP API document available on
the camera developer pages at www.axis.com.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.