                 FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
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Products covered: AXIS 2400+ Video Server

Release date: 2004-07-08

Release type: Production

Firmware version: 3.12 

File name: 2400p_312.bin

Previous release:  3.10

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
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1.  Ensure that active applications (e.g. event based or continuous 
    video transmission from the AXIS Video Server) are disabled prior 
    to initiating the upgrade.

2.  Be sure to take a careful note of your application/layout and other 
    settings, prior to upgrading, since these settings will be 
    lost during the upgrade. 

3.  You must be at the command prompt and in the directory that 
    contains the upgrade file.
    Example: C:\Axis\2400p\3_12>

4.  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!)

5.  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.

6.  Change to binary transfer mode by typing "bin" and press enter.

7.  Type "hash" and press enter. (This will allow you to see how the 
    upgrade progresses)

8.  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 2400p_312.bin or axis2400p.bin. 

9.  Wait for the flash load to complete which may take 1-10 minutes.
   
10. After the upgrade has completed, the unit will automatically restart 
    and show a steady green on the Power and Status LED:s and flashing 
    green on the Network LED. 

11. Reconfigure your settings.


RELEASE 3.12
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New in 3.12:
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3.12:1  Added support for Dennard Type 2050 Dome. Please note that an 
        RS232 to RS485 converter (e.g. B&B Electronics Model 485PTBR) 
        is necessary to have for connecting this dome to the AXIS 2400+. 
        For connection schemes see the Dennard PTZ device web page at:

        http://www.axis.com/techsup/cam_servers/ptz/index.htm

3.12:2  Added support for the following PTZ devices:
        * Daiwa DMP23-h2
        * Sony EVI-D70
        * JVC dome TK-C676

3.12:3  The JPEG header has been changed to match the one delivered by 
        other Axis products.

3.12:4  Third party software licenses text added to the product's web 
        interface.

3.12:5  A warning message is now displayed when the maximum number of 
        preset positions (20) is reached.


Corrections in 3.12:
====================

3.12:6  When the AXIS 2400+ was set to use the G721 audio standard used 
	in earlier releases (G723 is the new default) and multipart 
	HTTP message mode, there was no audio to or from the audio 
	module. This problem is now corrected.

3.12:7  Several issues when using the AXIS 2191 audio module have been 
        corrected. Occasionally the sound stopped after a while, or it 
	was corrupted.

3.12:8  The buffers no longer stop recording images when the time is 
        changed backwards.

3.12:9  Removed modulation setting from the wizard

3.12:10 Image uploads to the FTP server's root ('/' path) are now 
        handled correctly.

3.12:11 Image uploads when using an empty FTP path are now handled 
        correctly. I.e., the images sent to the FTP server will be 
        uploaded to the user's home directory.


Application developer / scripting in 3.12
=========================================

3.12:12 Ash shell is used for embedded scripting (in AXIS 2400 Video 
Server, mish shell was used)

The following HTTP API groups are supported by the AXIS 2400+. For 
more information please refer to the HTTP API specification, version 1, 
available at www.axis.com.

Group		Exceptions
=====           ==========
General	        Get property
Jpeg/Mjpg
PTZ
Audio
Serial port
I/O control		
PPP

Known limitations:
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L1. The text overlay will be distorted in 2CIF due to the fact that every 
    other line in the image is removed and re-scaled.