2N Access Commander release notes

Changelog 1.9.1

 Improvements in version 1.9.1:

• 2N IP intercoms (former 2N Helios IP intercoms) support (firmware version 2.22+)
• User's attendance with the time zone reference
• Root password protected administration console GUI
• Forced root password change after the 1st login
• Recovery mode - System factory reset over the administration console GUI (only for 2N® Access Commander Box)

 Corrections in version 1.9.1

• Attendance counting
• Fingerprint and Bluetooth labels for CAM Logs settings and Access Logs filtering
• Various phone number formats support
• System stability and performance optimisation

 Required firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.22.0.31.8
• 2N Access Unit 2.22.0.31.8

Changelog 1.9.0

Features in version 1.9.0:

• Biometry support for finger print modules of 2N® Helios IP Verso and 2N® Access Unit (featuring users synchronisation, fingers rollout using the USB reader etc.)
• Time zones view support for devices and users spread over multiple sites in different zones
• Dashboard clock displaying the system time
• User groups auto-synchronisation on display modules of 2N® Helios IP Verso and 2N® Helios IP Vario
• Multiple user authentication by a combination of up to 3 ways (RFID card, PIN, Fingerprint)
• 1:1 replacement of damaged/broken device (including Zone assignment and complete configuration restore)
• Local IP address discovery of the 2N® Access Commander over the 2N® Network Scanner tool
• Network proxy settings over the console GUI

Improvements in version 1.9.0:

• Re-worked system logs view, added severity level and icons
• Send pairing PIN for Bluetooth to the user over email
• Simplified view of Accesses settings and credentials for Users
• Pagination and Search options for the Devices menu
• Pagination and Filtering options for the Access Rules menu
• Optimised HDD utilisation (periodical logs and database cleaning)
• Adjusted HTTP API endpoints, for further changelog reference see https://wiki.2n.cz/acc/latest/en

Corrections in version 1.9.0:

• Search results view on Users
• Device to device configuration copy - equal FW version required for all involved devices (eg. FW version 2.21 -> 2.21)
• Numbering of new added Time profiles
• System stability and web performance optimisation

Required firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N Helios IP intercoms 2.21.0.30.3
• 2N® Access Unit 2.20.8.29.13
• 2N® SIP Audio Converter 2.21.0.30.3
• 2N® Indoor Touch 3.2.0.1.0

Changelog 1.8.0

• IMPORTANT NOTE: This update might take longer than usual. It will be finished after the 'Server - client version collision' notification will pop up on the web interface. To reload the web interface, please use 'CTRL+SHIFT+R'.

Features in version 1.8.0:

• Visitor management module with a native support of Visitor Cards
• CSV Synchronization for data exchange with an external database (91379042 2N® Access Commander – Integration License is required)
• Advanced display configuration for 2N Helios IP intercoms (featuring drag'n'drop, sorting and autocomplete support)
• Mass devices adding over the Network scanner (all of at-once added devices must have the same or default password)

Improvements in version 1.8.0:

• Custom work days for each Company in Attendance

• Captcha verification after 5 unsuccessful login attempts

• Automatic detection of real amount of buttons that are available on the 2N Helios IP intercom

• Icon label of licensed device

• Advanced filtering and GUI improvements

• Activated UFW firewall on the virtual image for higher security

• API changes (added new parameters and objects), for further details see the user guide

Corrections in version 1.8.0:

• Compatibility with latest web browsers
• CAM logs download in MS Edge
• Display to display settings copy
• SIP proxy state view
• Adding of an invalid user email
• Wrong timezone of log entries over API
• System stability and web performance

Changelog 1.7.0

Features in version 1.7.0:

• Cam logs - 8 snapshot pictures for selected events in access or system logs
• Full support USB Bluetooth dongle - another way how create BT access for users
• One common PIN for all zone - one access PIN for complete zone
• Export access logs - export all or selected access logs to CSV
• Export emloyees attendance - export multi select emloyees attendance to CSV 
• Page sorting users - page sorting 15,50,100 user per page
• Group notification - one preselected notification group for main monitoring of devices, UX updated
• Import users from Helios IP - import users to ACom from select Helios devices

Improvements in version 1.7.0:

• Optimizing Dasboard - faster loading than before
• Attendance time intervals - updated inputs and outputs
• Device password - improvement devices password behavior
• Back-up devices - UX updated
• Linux password - force change default password for better security
• Possibility to display hide Tutorial
• Fix more than 20 small bugs 

Changelog 1.6.1

Improvements in version 1.6.1:

• IMPORTANT NOTE: If you make an upgrade from version 1.5.0 to version 1.6.0 then you will get an unspecified error message after successfully finished upgrade process. Kindly press "F5" or "CTRL"+"SHIFT"+"R" to refresh a page in your web browser. You will be logged out and you will see actual version 1.6.0 in the bottom right corner of login page.
• Improved password admin set up
• Several Bug fixes

Changelog 1.6.0

Features in version 1.6.0:

• IMPORTANT NOTE: If you make an upgrade from version 1.5.0 to version 1.6.0 then you will get an unspecified error message after successfully finished upgrade process. Kindly press "F5" or "CTRL"+"SHIFT"+"R" to refresh a page in your web browser. You will be logged out and you will see actual version 1.6.0 in the bottom right corner of login page.
  
• Bluetooth support - configuration and management of Bluetooth access credentials directly from 2N® Access Commander
• Forced change of default password - admin is forced to change the default password after the first login
• Automatically generated login password for newly created users
• Access Commander will automatically generate new secure password for connected devices
• Time restricted access rights - specification when access right of a user starts and when ends (set "Valid from" and "Valid to" parameters)
• Preconfigured default SMTP server (it is recommended to use your own server that you have under a control!)

Improvements in version 1.6.0:

• Major visual improvements iTime profiles and Attendance module
• Date picker - easier way how to set or selecet specific date (e.g. filter in logs)
• 2N® Helios IP Base is supported by 2N® Access Commander
• Possibility to change "Device name" during the adding process from Scanner or re-write the name on Device detail
• Changed format of "Time" and "Balance" in user´s Attendance (format is now hh:mm)
• Improvements in LDAP (connection to Active Directory)

Changelog 1.5.0

Features in version 1.5.0:

• IMPORTANT NOTE: Licence is now based on serial number of any 2N® Helios IP intercom or 2N® Access Unit that is managed via 2N® Access Commander - all previously generated licenses (based on “Computer ID”) need to be re-generated during next 3 months after upgrade to this version! Please contact your distributor to obtain new license file. 

• Totally new design of web interface (Google Material Design)

• Integration with Milestone XProtect® Access – access logs from 2N® Access Commander are interconnected with video from monitoring cameras in one powerful interface (Milestone XProtect Client)

• Integration with Active Directory (LDAP support) - licensed feature!

• Device monitoring board – real-time monitoring of connected devices (SIP proxy registration, Tamper alarm, Forced door, Audio Loop test and several others)

• Email notifications – different types of alarms and errors occurred on connected devices

• Time profiles can have multiple intervals

• Global search in the system – easy way how to find users, devices, groups or zones from any place in the system

• Public REST API documentation for 3rd party integration

• New access event types added to system logs – audio test failed, noise detected, tamper switch activated, forced door, too long opened door, etc.

• Public holidays are reflected in created Access rules

• System log filtering

• New user´s privilege added to the system – user who can manage access rules

Improvements in version 1.5.0:

• Major visual improvements in Attendance module

• Employee ID for 3rd party system integration

• Possibility to temporarily disable selected devices

• Global CSV export for attendance records

• We made over 370 improvements
  
  

Changelog 1.3.3

• Possibility to disable SSL during SMTP configuration

Changelog 1.3.2

• Access Unit support improvements
• 2N^® Helios IP Vario Display configuration improvements

Changelog 1.3.0

• Automatic device synchronization (no need to trigger sync manually by clicking a button)
• Manager role privileges introduced
  • User administration
  • Attendance monitoring for a selected User Group(s)
  • Manager Dashboard
• Attendance PDF export
• 2N^® Indoor Touch support
• Over 100 minor improvements and fixes:
  • Company can be set up in Setup Wizard
  • Reset upgrade link to default
  • Devices stay in proper state (OFFLINE x ONLINE)
  • Backup and synchronization status remembered after system restart
  • Language updates

Changelog 1.2.2

• bug fix: stabilization of device synchronization

Changelog 1.2.1

• system upgrade mechanism improvements
• default keyboard in system console changed to US English
• bug fix: sample user import CSV file download didn’t work
• bug fix: dashboard showed 0 users, devices, zones, etc, in specific cases

Changelog 1.2.0

• Company module – Admin can configure access rules for more companies inside one office building (per one installation of 2N® Access Commander)

• Translation of web interface to 7 languages (CZ, ENG, DE, ESP, RU, IT, FR)

• Display configuration – Access Commander will automatically detect all Helios IP Vario intercoms with display and allows you to configure it very quickly (create phonebook, nametags)

• Export of employee attendance to .CSV – Use data from our Attendance with 3rd party systems (billing, advanced attendance, etc.)

• Import of users from CSV file to 2N® Access Commander

• Validation – notification about wrong format of entered data; such input can´t be confirmed and saved

• Two different modes for Attendance tracking – free and IN-OUT mode

• Support of external USB card reader – support of the newest driver