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Important Notice for Upgrading GV-IPCAM H.264:

Symptom 1
When upgrading GV-IP Camera directly from firmware V1.06 or earlier to firmware V1.09 or later, the upgrade cannot be completed successfully.

Solution 1

1. Upgrade the camera to firmware V1.08 using the latest GV-IP Device Utility.
2. Upgrade the camera again to the latest firmware version.

Important: Firmware V2.01 is only applicable to GV-IP Camera (except GV-FE420 / 421 / 520 / 521 and GV-FER521) and firmware V2.02 is only applicable to GV-FE420 / 421 / 520 / 521 and GV-FER521. Upgrading your camera with incompatible firmware can limit the access to live view and Web interface (see Symptoms 2 and 3).

Symptom 2

If you have upgraded your GV-IP Camera (except GV-Fisheye Camera) to firmware V2.02, you may not be able to connect to live view and/or receive an error message when trying to log in the Web interface:

Solution 2

The error occurs because firmware V2.02 is only applicable to GV-FE420 / 421 / 520 / 521 and GV-FER521. To solve this problem, downgrade the camera to firmware V2.01 using GV-IP Device Utility V8.5.6 or later.

Symptom 3

If you have upgraded your GV-Fisheye Camera to firmware V2.01, you may not be able to connect to live view and/or upgrade the camera.

Solution 3

These problems occur because firmware V2.01 is not applicable to GV-FE420 / 421 / 520 / 521 and GV-FER521. To solve this problem, follow the steps below to upgrade the camera to firmware V2.02.
1. Load the camera with this temporary firmware using GV-IP Device Utility
2. Proceed to upgrade the camera to firmware V2.02 using GV-IP Device Utility.

Symptom 4

Firmware upgrade fails when you upgrade your GV-Fisheye Camera from firmware earlier than V2.02 to firmware V2.03 or later.
Note: When firmware upgrade is unsuccessful, rebooting the camera will restore the camera back to normal operation.

Solution 4

To solve this problem, follow the steps below.
1. First upgrade the GV-Fisheye Camera to firmware V2.02 using GV-IP Device Utility.
2. Proceed to upgrade the GV-Fisheye Camera to the latest firmware version.

Fixes:

New:
- Support for the following models:
GV-BX2510-E and GV-BX5310-E
GV-VD2500
P-Iris for GV-BX1500-3V / 2500-3V / 3400-3V / 5300-6V
- Support for Preset Set and Preset Go functions for models equipped with motorized varifocal lens
- Support for recording to GV-NAS Systems, provided that the camera adhere to the following settings:
VBR is set to "Good"
Maximal Bit Rate is set to “6” Mbit or lower for 1.3 MP models, and “8” Mbit or lower for 2 MP, 3 MP, 4 MP, and 5 MP models
- Support for motion and audio settings using CGI SDK command
- Support for a new DDNS server "gvdip.com"
- Support for dual streams in GeoVision Fisheye Cameras
- Support for the following functions through ONVIF
WDR, BLC
Device searching
PTZ control (of GV-PTZ Series and models equipped with motorized varifocal lens)
- Support for ONVIF test tool version 14.06
- Support for new image orientation options, "Rotate 90" and "Rotate 270"
- Support for H.264 video codec CABAC encoding
- Support for text overlay by on-screen display which are viewable through GeoVision software or third-party software through ONVIF and RTSP connection
- Support for continuously sending of captured images to the FTP server
- Support for UMTS protocol (3G Modem)

Fixed:

- Possible disruption of file time for files recorded during DST periods
- SSLv3 flaw in OpenSSL library
- Interruption of file backup from GV-Backup Center when the backup is carried out to the next day or next month
- Issue of live view closing when the resolution is set to 448 x 252 and a region for Privacy Mask (under ROI Settings, for GV-IP Cameras connected to third-party software through ONVIF/RTSP) touches the edge of the live view
- Distorted image size when PIP is enabled in full screen
- Issue of frame skipping when any of the following scenarios occur:
files are being recycled on the inserted memory card during motion events motions are triggered immediately after post-alarm recording ends
- Possible live view lag for:
GV-IP Cameras that are set to 1920 x 1080, dual streams
4 M GV-Fisheye Cameras
- Interruption of recording when the GV-IP Camera time is 2000/01/01, monitoring is enabled and the Synchronized with Network Time Server is activated
- Network interruption when the camera is connected to the network through PPPoE