                 FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
                 ======================

Products affected: AXIS 2400+ Blade Video Server

Release date:  2004-07-08

Release type: Production

Firmware version: 3.12

File name: 2400pb_312.bin

Preceding release:  3.11

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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\2400pb\3_12>

4.  From the command prompt, open an ftp connection to the unit you wish to 
    upgrade. (Do not use a "Windows" based ftp-program to do this, 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 2400pb_312.bin or axis2400pb.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:
============


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+ 
        Blade. 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+ Blade 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 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
=========================================

The following HTTP API groups are supported by the AXIS 2400+ Blade. 
For more information please check 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.