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Introduction

These release notes cover AdvanceGuard® V4.12 and above. The V4.12.x release marks a significant update to the underlying framework bringing it up to date with the latest Microsoft technologies and contains a number of significant improvements that provide a faster and more robust platform.

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Version 4.12.4 Build 908 - 11 March 2024

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Improvements

  • TUN-6551 - Added AXIS Q8752-E Bispectral Camera

  • Added custom tag (Alarm User Id) to Milestone Alarms

  • TUN-6561 - Updated Milestone Alarms and Bookmarks to use Alarm Rule Configuration Name to fix Milestone performance problems

To upgrade to this version you must first update to v4.12.3.900 and start the system at least once before installing this release. Full details can be found in the AdvanceGuard® Upgrade Instructions.

Version 4.12.4 Build 904 - 07 February 2024

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Improvements

  • TUN-6529 - Updated MongoDb to version 7.0. This version pushes the end of support date back to August 2026.

To upgrade to this version you must first update to v4.12.3.900 and start the system at least once before installing this release. Full details can be found in the AdvanceGuard® Upgrade Instructions.

Version 4.12.3 Build 900 - 06 February 2024

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Improvements

  • TUN-6482 - Updated MongoDb to version 6.0. This version pushes the end of support date back to July 2025.

  • TUN-6482 - Improved the Log Rotate install script to avoid raising errors when trying to remove a scheduled task that does not exist.

To upgrade to this version you must first update to v4.12.2.896 and start the system at least once before installing this release. Full details can be found in the AdvanceGuard® Upgrade Instructions.

Version 4.12.2 Build 896 - 05 February 2024

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Improvements

  • TUN-6482 - Updated MongoDb to version 5.0. This version pushes the end of support date back to October 2024.

Fixes

  • Fixed a minor issue with the SSH connection for fetching logs on Orca radar.

To upgrade to this version you must first update to v4.12.1.1099 and start the system at least once before installing this release. Full details can be found in the AdvanceGuard® Upgrade Instructions .

Version 4.12.1 Build 893 - 01 February 2024

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New Features

  • TUN-6397 - Added new OpenWeather plugin that checks the online service to analyse the weather state from the nearest weather station to the configured AdvanceGuard® site. The plugin supports the ability to change tracking performance profiles in response to changes in weather state. Document can be found here OpenWeather Map Plugin.

  • TUN-6480 - MongoDb database authentication is now supported. This allows database access to be secured with a username and password. Both the database and AdvanceGuard® must be configured correctly to support authentication. Full instructions on implementing this feature can be found here Database Authentication. Authentication is not enabled by default, so this version will behave like all previous versions.

  • TUN-6485 - The underlying .NET framework has been updated to the latest .NET 8 release. This platform offers both security and performance enhancements. This new framework is an evolution of .NET 6 which was introduced in version 4.12. There are no changes to the pre-requisites because these are all included with the normal installation / upgrade.

  • TUN-6161 - The SightLogix 533-030 camera has now been integrated. Currently this is based on experimental camera firmware so is not production ready.

Improvements

  • TUN-6377 - Improved exception logging for the tracker upgrade manager to include the IP address of the device being upgraded.

  • TUN-6239 - Improved manual radar log capture UI notification to indicate if a capture was unsuccessful on any given radar.

  • TUN-6402 - Improved the density rule check logic to normalise the density check value so its not vastly different depending on the size of the area. The value is still size based, but now represents a % of the surface area.

  • TUN-6422 - When using the OpenWeather service plugin, the current weather state, wind speed, temperature and weather station location will be displayed in the plugin configuration panel.

  • TUN-6423 - When using a weather service plugin, there is now a user option available to display the current weather state and temperature in the application’s main title bar.

  • TUN-6445 - Improved the alarm categories so the tracker health performance alarm message is more meaningful.

  • TUN-6447 - Security has been improved on the Web Client UI to ensure it can’t be opened in an iFrame. This prevents scenarios where the client can be inserted into another application / site.

  • TUN-6476 - Security has been improved on the Web Client web server and on the application inter-process communications. All certificates have been updated to use the latest, more secure cryptographic hashing algorithms, Where available all connections will use TLS1.3 but no lower than TLS1.2.

  • TUN-6478 - Security has been improved on the Web Client UI to prevent the browser remembering previous usernames in the login dialog. This will forces users to always manually enter their username and password.

  • TUN-6480 - Updated MongoDb to version 4.4.28. This version supports improvements to replication including a more efficient synchronisation method and a recovery mechanism that allows initial synchronisations to resume in the event of a minor network interruption.

  • TUN-6485 - Security has been improved by updating all dependent packages which at the point of release has resolved all known vulnerabilities in these dependencies. This has also brought all the packages inline with the latest .NET 8 technology stack.

Fixes

  • TUN-5948 - The Break Count rule node has now been moved to the Check group from the Link group.

  • TUN-6396 - Fixed an issue with the tracking area list in the channel which was allowing multiple entries to be selected and removed which resulted in an exception. The logic has been changed to only allow a single entry to be removed at a time.

  • TUN-6411 - Fixed an issue where an incorrectly formatted CSV file caused the radar import feature to lock up.

  • TUN-6505 - Fixed issue where the Site Configuration report was not printing and certain summary data was missing from the report.

  • TUN-6509 - Fixed the Track Correlation query to ensure it works with both lost and stale tracks. This overcomes issues when track correlation is being used.

  • Fixed the log rotate script which is installed as a Windows Scheduler Task on all database servers. This now works as expected and also supports database authentication. Due to complications with updating the previous script, this updated version will install as a new task and the old task will be removed. Please refer to the Database Authentication for further information on how to implement authorisation with this scheduled task.

  • Fixed the process checker for Helvellyn - this now correctly enforces the restriction that only a single UI can be run on the same physical system even if multiple users are logged in concurrently.

  • This version has been developed using the .NET 8 technology stack which is now a mandatory pre-requisite for the entire software suite.

  • This version includes a later version of the MongoDb server, however it becomes EOL February 2024. Further releases will be made available imminently with newer database servers that are all currently supported. Details for upgrading will be included in the release notes for these new versions.

  • Implementing MongoDb authentication is a manual process but supported with the Witness Utility to make the process easier. Full documentation on the steps required to implement authorisation can be found here Database Authentication.

Version 4.4.x of MongoDb requires the Visual Studio 2019 x64 C++ redistributable. The recommended pre-requisites for AdvanceGuard® 4.11 and newer included the Visual Studio 2015-2019 x64 combined redistributable, so existing installations should already have the correct support. However, we recommend that this is checked before installing this version. Note that later versions of the MongoDb server will require the Visual Studio 2022 redistributable so the recommended package is now Visual Studio 2015-2022 x64. This package will support all versions of the database for all releases of AdvanceGuard® version 4.x and is now the recommended pre-requisites Software Prerequisites.

Version 4.12.0 Build 879 - 11 January 2024

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Improvements

  • TUN-6460 - The new GlobalSign code signing root certificate is now included in the installer and is automatically added to the certificate store during setup. This resolves the issue on systems which have no internet connection and cannot not check the root certificate online.

If you need to manually install the root certificate to ensure 4.12.0.876 works on a system without an internet connection then please refer to the instructions here.

Version 4.12.0 Build 876 - 25 October 2023

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New Features

Improvements

  • TUN-5876 - Added a password complexity check at login to force users to change passwords if their group has been changed and with it their required password complexity.

  • TUN-6046 - Added Max Speed, Max Strength and Max Weight properties to the Filtered Property Check.

  • TUN-6101 - Changed the default network cache time to 500ms for the VLC video viewer.

  • TUN-6196 - The internal queues which are used extensively for handling real-time data have been completely revamped to improve performance and ensure they can never shut down by accident. In addition, logging has been added to all queues so should any issues occur, they are captured.

  • TUN-6230 - Improved the database logging to provide better information on issues relating to a replicated database setup.

  • TUN-6304 - Added the KTS and HDR351 models to the radar model list.

  • TUN-6305 - Improved the Tracker Manager (TE) so it provides better logging during start up and stopping.

  • TUN-6356 - Improved the display and PPI window logic to ensure all map layout settings are saved on exit but window layouts are managed by the layout management feature.

  • TUN-6360 - Added a rotation display label to the PPI windows which shows when the display is being rotated, In addition, added a shortcut key to revert the rotation of any window to zero (Ctrl-Shift-Down Arrow).

  • TUN-6361 - Improved the sync logic between the PPI windows and the main window so that movements do not cause the salve window to jump when the primary windows is zoomed.

  • Improved the auto zoom label so it now appears in the PPI display when using both the button zoom and the mouse wheel zoom.

Fixes

  • TUN-5953 - Fixed the tooltip on the Play Video button.

  • TUN-6043 - Fixed the issue where pinned camera viewers were rotating with the PPI.

  • TUN-6045- Fixed issue where the break allowance curve settings where not showing in the rule check nodes even though use allowance curve had been selected.

  • TUN-6048 - Fixed the ordering of the property options in the Filtered Property Check to ensure they are alphabetical.

  • TUN-6060 - Fixed an issue where tooltips were allocated to the wrong fields in the camera group settings.

  • TUN-6109 - Fixed an issue where the System Mode displayed in the main window title bar was getting out of sync with the active mode after a UI disconnect / reconnect to the Management Server.

  • TUN-6204 - Fixed the user track visibility settings so the Breaking Rule option works as expected.

  • TUN-6232 - Fixed the issue with the height map where the grid lines where not showing.

  • TUN-6266 - Fixed an issue with the static sensor visuals in the web client where the alarm animation was not stopping was an alarm had stopped.

  • TUN-6275 - Fixed an issue with the PPI windows so that they move to the correct location when slaved to a camera.

  • TUN-6276 - Fixed the PPI windows so they centre on the site origin when first opened. In additional fixed a number of issues relating to the positioning and saving of the PPI windows positions, specifically on multi-monitor setups.

  • TUN-6278 - Fixed the playback track logic so that Mark as Lost works as expected.

  • TUN-6279 - Fixed the issue where users could not log back into the web UI after their password had been changed.

  • TUN-6281 - Fixed an issue with the breach line where the armed / disarmed text was not being displayed correctly on the mini control.

  • TUN-6287 - Fixed an issue with the radar bulk edit feature which was preventing the SD Factor from being changed.

  • TUN-6288 - Fixed the issue which was preventing a camera returning home or being re-tasked for automatic following the completion of a manual latch.

  • TUN-6289 - Fixed the issue which was preventing the floor capture from multiple radar using the radar bulk edit form.

  • TUN-6293 - Fixed an issue that allowed certain schedules to be created without entering all the required data, such as the camera selection for the White Light schedule.

  • TUN-6295 - Fixed an issue which allowed schedules to be manually triggered with an active edit lock in place.

  • TUN-6297 - Fixed an issue where the radar bulk edit feature was not honouring the edit lock and allowed duplicate concurrent actions such as floor captures.

  • TUN-6299 - Fixed an issue with Image Server where not all resources were being disposed correctly on shut down.

  • TUN-6353 - Fixed an issue with the radar bulk edit feature which was always allowing the Slow Decay to be edited even when not selected

  • TUN-6371 - Fixed the issue where the PPI rotations was not being saved and restored after a restart of the UI.

Please note that Build 4.12.0.870 has been replaced with build 876 to overcome an issue caused by the new code signing certificate. Build 870 should never be used.

  • Version 4.12 is developed using the .NET 6 development stack which is now a mandatory pre-requisite for the entire software suite.

  • The applications now support cross-platform deployment on Windows and Linux, however none of the applications have been tested on Linux and currently there is no deployment mechanism other than the Windows installer. Full Linux support for the back-end services is planned for future releases.

  • Key underlying technology has also been upgraded or replaced to ensure the platform can support new features such as the latest Mobile Client. Despite extensive testing, this increases the risk when upgrading from older versions. It is recommended that existing installations are upgraded to the latest version of 4.11 before upgrading to 4.12.Version 4.12.0 Build 851 - 5 September 2023

  • Improvements to the UI streaming feature mean that you must now always switch off streaming in a PPI window before activating another window. In addition, any changes to the streaming protocol or network port in the user settings will cause the streaming server to stop and the user must be re-activate the feature.

  • This version includes a new code signing certificate and therefore requires a new root certificate. This is handled automatically on systems with an internet connection but the root certificate must be installed manually on systems without internet connectivity. Instructions can be found here.

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