Changelog 2.3.1

Changelog 2.3 

2N^® Access Commander version 2.3 introduces a new access matrix for quick setup and audit of access permissions, allows backup and restore to be managed from the web GUI and introduces new user authorization settings for increased flexibility.

New Features: 

• Access Matrix
• Setting up and auditing of access permissions has been made much simpler and quicker thanks to the visual representation offered in the new access matrix.
  • Offers a single place where new zones and groups may be created, and where they may be combined with time profiles to create access rules
  • Allows quick auditing of existing rules in a single table
  • Users and devices can be filtered, allowing auditing of individual users access to individual doors

• Backup and restore in web GUI
• Installers previously needed to connect a monitor and keyboard to 2N^® Access Commander box or to the server running 2N^® Access Commander in order to configure periodic backup or perform a restore. This is no longer necessary as these settings are now available directly in the web GUI.
• • SMB backup location may be set within web GUI, as well as backup period settings
  • Local storage may be set as the backup destination, allowing backups to be stored within the 2N^® Access Commander filesystem. These backups can be downloaded to the client machine directly via the web GUI
  • Transfer of database form another instance of 2N^® Access Commander may now be done within the web GUI
  • New ‘backup now’ function for ad-hoc backups

• New user authorizations and access to dashboard widgets
• User authorizations have been overhauled to accommodate recent new features and innovations such as dashboard widgets, door control and visitor management.
• • New ‘Visitor management’ and ‘Door control’ authorizations have been added
  • Admins may assign companies whose visitors can be managed by a Visitor manager
  • Admins may assign doors which can be controlled by a user with this authorization
  • Existing roles of Attendance, User and Access management now have access to a selected range of dashboard widgets which are relevant to their role/authorization level

Improvements:

• Support of upcoming IP Verso 2.0
• PIN codes up to 15 characters in length may be defined
• Previous state information relating to offline devices is no longer shown in the Device Monitoring table
• Password validation added when deleting a device
• Clarification of Multifactor Authentication texts
• Focus is automatically placed on first input in modal input box

Corrections:

• Attendance mode can now be disabled if user does not have access credential
• After change of device, any existing exceptions are now added to the new device
• Credentials removed from access log for non-admins/user managers
• Corrected log export for managers
• User manager can set one time password for users
• User import fixed where first card or switch code is empty

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms 2.35.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.35.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.33.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.33.x
• 2N Indoor Touch 2.0: 4.3.x (devices running versions prior to this will be disabled in Access Commander)

Changelog 2.2

2N® Access Commander version 2.2 (Beta November 2021 - Production December 2021)

2N® Access Commander version 2.2 introduces support of QR codes as a user credential, enables core functions to be set in the GUI and extends the range of ways a door may be controlled.

The maximum PIN code length will change to 9 digits in this version. PIN codes of 10 digits or more will automatically be represented as a QR code after updating, although they may still be entered as PIN codes on a keypad. To avoid this behavior, ensure PIN codes are shorter than 10 digits

Support of QR code reading in IP Style requires firmware version 2.34, which may be released several weeks after Access Commander version 2.2

2N® Access Commander version 2.2 introduces support of QR codes as a user credential, enables core functions to be set in the GUI and extends the range of ways a door may be controlled.

New Features: 

• QR code support:
• QR codes may be attributed to users and visitors as access credentials, enabling simple and convenient access via supported devices.

• • Standard users or visitors may be allocated a QR code in place of a PIN code as an access credential
  • QR codes are automatically generated, based on a random 10 digit code
  • QR codes may be emailed directly to the user or visitor
  • The underlying 10 digit PIN may still be entered by keypad where QR code reading isn't possible
  • Requires IP Style to read the QR code

• Core setting availability in web GUI
• Installers previously needed to connect a monitor and keyboard to 2N® Access Commander box or to the server running 2N® Access Commander in order to enable remote access by SSH and manage several core settings. This is no longer necessary as these settings are now available directly in the web GUI.

• • SSH connection may be enabled or disabled directly in the web GUI
  • System time & date settings may be directly managed in the web GUI
  • Access Commander application network settings may be directly managed in the web GUI

• More door control options
• The ways in which the operator may control a door are extended in this release, allowing greater flexibility and easier control in larger installations.

• • Door may be held open or door opening triggered from device detail page
  • Doesn't require door to have corresponding widget
  • Device monitoring page show's door held status

•  Time profile for multi-factor authentication
• The admin may now govern the need for multi-factor authentication amongst a zone’s devices by a time profile. This enables more flexibility in security policy be enforcing heightened security only during critical times.

• • Multi-factor authentication options for a zone includes a time profile attribute
  • Outside the time profile, single-factor authentication is possible
  • Multi-factor authentication may still be applied continuously in a zone, without the condition of a time profile

• Template email management
• Emails containing user or visitor PIN codes or QR codes may be customised for each company, allowing for content to be tailored to the needs of a company and its brand.

• • Templates contain customisable header, introduction and additional message
  • Can be used to include information such as directions to a company
  • Includes customisable background and foreground color options
  • Templates may differ for each company

• Enforcement of valid device certificates
• To offer even greater security options, the admin may choose to enforce the use of valid certificates in devices to allow connection to Access Commander.

• • Toggle option added to enforce device certificate validation
  • Where enabled, Access Commander will only allow connection to devices with valid certificates

Improvements:

• SMTP server certificate validation options added
• Database optimisations to improve system performance

Corrections:

• Attendance monitoring may now be activated for users who hold only Bluetooth credentials
• Holidays are now synchronized to lift devices
• CSV synchronisation now works during trial
• Corrected issue with door widget lockdown state in certain conditions
• Corrected function of deputy imported from a device
• System texts clarified or modified

Required device firmware versions for full feature support:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.34.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.34.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander):

• 2N IP intercoms 2.32.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.32.x
• 2N Indoor Touch 2.0: 4.3.x (devices running versions prior to this will be disabled in Access Commander)

Changelog 2.1

2N^® Access Commander version 2.1 (Beta August 2021 - Production September 2021)

2N^® Access Commander 2.1 introduces powerful new features aimed at user management and controlling the flow of people.

New Features:

• Occupancy Management
• In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, managing the density of staff or visitors in different areas has become increasingly important to ensure their safety. The Occupancy Management feature in Access Commander empowers building admins with the ability to control occupancy in a flexible way.
  • Creation of new ‘Area restrictions’ section to accommodate Anti Pass-bask and Occupancy management.
  • Occupancy thresholds may be set for each area
  • Enforcement may be set to either deny access after threshold is reached, or just to log the event
  • New ‘Occupancy’ dashboard widget available
  • New ‘Occupancy limit reached’ notification added
• Visitor management
• Manage visitors more easily than ever before with this dedicated new section focused on visitor management. Issue credentials before they arrive for ‘self-serve’ access and easily track users who failed to return their access cards.
  • New section for enrolling visitors
  • PIN codes and License Plate numbers may now be attributed as credentials to allow access
  • PIN codes may be sent by customizable email directly to the visitor, prior to their visit
  • Unreturned cards are easily visible
  • New ‘Visitors’ dashboard widget available
• Access point support
• The introduction of ‘Access Points’ allows for more flexible access management. It enables more accurate monitoring of the flow of users between zones, and differing multi-factor authentication requirements between zones, where a single device is used to control movement through a door in both directions.
  • Admin may chose between using ‘devices’ or ‘Access Points’ (for installations where a single device controls movement through a door in both directions)
  • Access points may be assigned to zones, in place of devices
  • Access point labels introduced in device detail pages, zone ‘devices’ tab and access logs
  • A single access point may be blocked (for Occupancy Management), rather than the whole device
  • Please note that there are corresponding changes in the labelling of entry points, which are now called ‘Access Point 1’ and ‘Access Point 2’, rather than ‘Entry’ and ‘Exit’
• Support of groups in LDAP sync
• Where an LDAP compliant directory is used for user synchronization, the user’s groups may also be synchronized, making the management of users via such a directory even more streamlined and effective.
  • Users may be syncronised and automatically placed into the corresponding groups in Access Commander (provided they have been set up)
  • Group specific base DN option introduced
  • Nested groups supported

Improvements:

• Notes may now be saved for each user or visitor
• Support added for IP Style
• License plate number supported in CSV synchronization
• Message added for LDAP users to show why they can’t change UN/PW in Access Commander
• Paging, search and filtering optimisations to improve system performance

Corrections:

• Standard user can no longer see navigation menu collapse icon
• Wrong user icon in attendance log
• Anti pass-back failure alert corrected
• Access log sorting by groups/zones respected beyond 1st page
• SignalR Connection drop in Chrome after 5 minutes fixed

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms 2.33.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.33.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.31.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.31.x
• 2N Indoor Touch 2.0: 4.3.x (devices running versions prior to this will be disabled in Access Commander)

Changelog 2.0

2N^® Access Commander 2.0 is a major new release which brings great changes to the user interface, as well as powerful new features and improvements. Along with these changes, the license model of Access Commander has also been changed. All users with existing licenses will be migrated to the appropriate new license automatically and free of charge, ensuring you continue to benefit from the same functionality.

WE RECOMMEND EXISTING USERS RENEW THEIR LICENSE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF UPDATE

 New Features:

• License Plate Recognition
  • License plate numbers are now a natively supported credential type in 2N^® Access Commander
  • Works alongside Axis cameras featuring Artpec 6 or higher processors and the "Vaxtor VaxALPR on Camera v.2.2" ACAP (support of Axis License Plate Verifier coming soon too)
  • Means that access at a parking barrier can be granted simply by recognition of an authorised license plate
  • License plate snapshots are saved in logs
• New customisable dashboard and widgets
  • The dashboard has been entirely reimagined to offer immediate access to key functions via cutomisable widgets
  • Widgets loaded to the dashboard are customisable for each authorised user
  • They offer a range of functions, including: system resources, access control overview, license status, focused access logs, focused event logs, focused device states, door widget and lockdown widget
  • Concentrate only on the information you need surrounding the doors/states/events most critical to your role
• Door control and video stream view
  • The new 'door widget' allows you to focus on strategic doors (eg: main entry)
  • Via the door's widget, you may trigger door opening
  • Doors may also be 'held' for a chosen period of time to aid with maintenance, visits or evacuation
  • Where a camera is connected to the IP Intercom, you may also access its internal or external video stream
• Emergency lockdown
  • Site-wide instant lockdown can be implemented via the new icon in the app bar
  • Lockdown 'Areas' allow devices to be grouped into logical areas for more granular lockdown control of parts of a building only
• Collapsible sidebar
  • Sidebar menu may be fully revealed or collapsed
  • Use the screen space more efficiently
• New licensing model
  • Old license types of 5 devices, 25 user for Attendance Monitoring and Synchronisation by LDAP or CSV are replaced by a new model in 2N^® Access Commander 2.0
  • Old license types will be discontinued from May 31st 2021 and are not compatible with 2N^® Access Commander 2.0 or above
  • New licenses include free Basic license for up to 5 devices and 50 users, Advanced license for up to 30 devices and 300 users, Pro license for up to 100 devices and 1000 users, Unlimited license for unlimited doors and users

Improvements:

• Attendance records may now be bulk exported to PDF for hard copy printing
• Basic support of 2N^® IP Style
• 2N^® Access Commander box now set to automatically restart after unexpected power interruption
• Paging, search and filtering optimisations to improve system performance

Corrections:

• 2N^® Access Commander box factory reset showing invalid progress
• Presence list not alphabetically sorted if special characters used
• LDAP base DN is case sensitive
• No progress showing whilst distributing new firmware

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms 2.32.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.32.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with 2N^® Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.30.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.30.x
• 2N^® Indoor Touch 2.0: 4.3.x (devices running versions prior to this will be disabled in Access Commander)

Changelog 1.17.0

## If Access Commander is updated before IP Intercom and Access Unit firmware 2.31.x is available then some newer functions may not be fully supported. Please note the minimum supported firmware in this version is 2.29.x. Please also note that the default 2N SMTP server will no longer be available in version 1.17.0. We suggest you ensure your own SMTP server settings are defined upon update, if you have not already done so, to ensure system and notification messages continue being sent##

New Features:

• Customisable LDAP mappings
  • Admins now have the power to create customised mappings from fields in their LDAP directory to available fields in Access Commander
  • This means that directory sync by LDAP may now include employee ID, avatar, additional phone numbers, RFID card numbers and PIN code, as well as the attributes which were already supported (name, e-mail address, phone number, password and login)
  • The customisable schema also means that synchronisation will be possible with other directories using LDAP, not just Active Directory
• Bulk firmware update support for Indoor Touch 2.0
  • Admin may now manage Indoor Touch 2.0 firmware centrally in Access Commander
  • Allows considerable time-saving whilst ensuring hardware enjoys optimal performance and security
• User disabling
  • Admin may set a user account to enabled or disabled status
  • Whilst disabled, a user may not access doors, receive notifications, be called from an intercom or log in to their Access Commander account.
  • Temporarily suspended users may quickly be disabled to suspend access whilst retaining all their data and access configuration. Access can be quickly restored by re-enabling the user
  • Users disabled in Active Directory may also be disabled in Access Commander upon synchronisation
• Key functions in page headers
  • Key functions are now available directly within settings pages. 
  • Users, devices, groups and zones can be created or deleted directly from an existing user, device, group or zone detail page
  • Additional quick actions are added throughout settings pages
• Disposable user passwords
  • Where no SMTP server is available, admins may create users and set a one-time, disposable password
  • Disposable password can be manually sent to user by means other than email (phone call, sms, etc)
  • Upon first login to Access Commander, user is required to set a new permanent password

Improvements:

• Access Commander will perform controlled shutdown in event of a full disk
• Import from device now includes: user access restrictions, Bluetooth credentials, fingerprint, employee ID, virtual number, deputy and IP Eye address
• Clearer option to assign companies to zones
• Shorter (4 digit) Bluetooth pairing pin for pairing via USB dongle
• Lockdown events added to access log
• Improved SMTP server support

Corrections:

• Correction in display of user presence
• Device FW may be updated from Access Commander after initial failed update
• Virtual number no longer written as virtual card ID
• Attendance mode corrections
• Error and tooltip text corrections

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms: 2.31.x
• 2N Access Unit: 2.31.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms: 2.29.x
• 2N Access Unit: 2.29.x
• 2N Indoor Touch 2.0: 4.3.x (devices running versions prior to this will be disabled in Access Commander)

Changelog 1.16.0

## Please note that the default 2N SMTP server will no longer be available in version 1.17.0. We suggest you ensure your own SMTP server settings are defined now, if you have not already done so, to ensure system and notification messages continue being sent upon update to 1.17.0 later this year ##

New Features:

• Notification rework¨
  • The notification section has undergone a major rework to offer the admin access to key information at a glance
  • Notifications are easier to set up as several event types may be included in a notification subscription
  • A range of new notification events have been added, including the availability of a new version of 2N® Access Commander, of firmware for connected devices, and notification of blocked keypad modules
  • In many cases, notifications will link to the relevant section in 2N® Access Commander to allow the admin to quickly take any necessary actions
• Real-time feedback
  • By introducing support of WebSocket and SignalR technologies, 2N® Access Commander now offers real-time updates to key information, including status of devices, access and system logs, and notifications
• LDAP pagination support
  • Support of pagination for LDAP means that 2N® Access Commander may now be synchronized with Microsoft Active Directories containing over 1000 users

Improvements:

• Call buttons are only synchronized when a device belongs to an access rule. Before this, call button assignments were imported form the devices during import, meaning users without call button assignments were deleted from the device used for import. This will no longer happen since the directory of the device will only be synchronized once the device is included in an access rule
• Support of 2N® Indoor View added
• Over 20 new system log events added, covering companies, users, devices, attendance, cam logs and anti-pass back
• Upgrade to latest stable Debian version

Corrections:

• LDAP user login where domain is higher than second level
• Delay in visibility of camlog snapshots
• Validation to prevent two anti-pass back areas being assigned identical names
• "Go to user" button fixed in zone error details
• Error text corrections

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms 2.30.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.30.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.28.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.28.x

Changelog 1.15.1

## Please note that, due to major improvements in the presentation of logs, direct update update to version 1.15.1 from version 1.14.0 may take longer than usual. These changes mean that logs over a year old may not be retained during the update. We suggest that you export your logs before updating if you wish to archive those older than one year. ##

Improvements:

• Processing of LDAP and CSV synchronisation is improved

Corrections:

• Fixed issue where a limited rage of 2N® Access Commander boxes were unable to update
• Fixed issue where user RFID card ID's were deleted upon LDAP synchronisation
• Use of capital letters in email addresses is now accepted

Changes:

• Whilst syncronising the directory of 2N® Access Commander via CSV, please note that company and group names are now case sensitive. Please ensure that the case of these entities in the CSV match those which you have used in 2N® Access Commander.

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms 2.29.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.29.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.27.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.27.x

Changelog 1.15.0

## Please note that, due to major improvements in the presentation of logs, the update to version 1.15 may take longer than usual. Please plan your update accordingly. Please also note that the default 2N SMTP server is to be discontinued in version 1.16.0. We suggest you ensure your own SMTP server settings are defined now to ensure full feature functionality upon update to 1.16.0 later this year. ##

New Features:

• Log management
  • Admins may set maximum retention periods for access, camera and system logs, allowing them to be compliant with their GDPR obligations
  • Disk space safeguarding to preserve core operation. Admins will be notified if disk usage reaches critical threshold
  • Logs will be automatically deleted if admin doesn't act to manage disk space. Logs may not be deleted beyond their minimum retention threshold (configurable by admin)
  • Log consolidation and optimisation
  • 'Micro-events' are consolidated into single log entries to make logs much easier to read and quickly extract relevant data
• Access overview in Groups and Zones
  • An overview of access logs is visible in the pages of each group and zone
  • Existing access rules may be edited from this overview
  • Multiple groups may be added to a zone's access rule via the overview in the zone's page
  • Multiple zones may be added to a group's access rule via the overview in the group's page

Improvements:

• Attendance monitoring may be switched on/off for multiple users in bulk
• Support of password masking for device and user passwords
• Keypad block feature after repeated failed PIN entry may be enabled/disabled for entire zones of devices
• Support of call groups in display modules
• Sequential PIN codes may be used, where silent alarm is not enabled
• User numbers and Virtual numbers are now searchable user attributes in user menu
• Improved error text

Corrections:

• Improved Bluetooth pairing
• User login now case sensitive
• Improvement to groupings in IP Verso display module
• 63B size limit imposed on user names to match limit in devices
• Users denied access will not appear in presence list
• Admin LDAP login credentials no longer overwritten

Required device firmware versions for full feature support

• 2N IP intercoms 2.29.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.29.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.27.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.27.x

Changelog 1.14.0

New Features:

• Bulk firmware update
  • Users may choose to deploy firmware updates en-masse to all connected 2N IP Intercoms, Access Units, Access Units 2.0, Indoor Talk and Indoor Compact
  • Device page will feature three tabs: Overview, Firmware (brand new upgrade section) & Compatibility (moved from current location in Settings menu)
  • In the firmware section, users may choose the latest firmware available on 2N servers or may manually upload a firmware version of their preference to be deployed to all similar device types
  • Individual devices can be chosen to test out a new firmware version before it is deployed to other similar devices
  • Individual devices may be excluded from the bulk update
• Beta testing available for new versions
  • Users will now be able to select to join beta testing of both Access Commander software and of compatible device firmware before their official release.
• Re-introduction of global time profiles
  • Users may add up to 20 Global time profiles to all devices for use by features such as automation or general switch control in each device.

Improvements:

• Console shows IP address before login where DHCP is available or where a static IP has already been set
• Virtual machine available disk space increased to 120GB by default
• Over 20k users may now be included in the presence list 
• Lowercase letters may be included in user card ID’s
• Improved error message information
• Added support for Samba 2.0
• Ability to chose which devices will be used to record attendance in ‘In/Out’ mode

Corrections:

• Improved application of zone settings to devices added to the zone
• Attendance record may be added manually where multiple time zones are used
• Attendance manager may not view other users
• Attendance bulk export to CSV now shows individual sessions per user per day
• User login now possible via LDAP credentials
• Device may be added via domain name

Required firmware versions for supported devices

• 2N IP intercoms 2.28.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.28.x

Minimum supported firmware versions (devices prior to these versions will not be synchronised with Access Commander)

• 2N IP intercoms 2.26.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.26.x

Changelog 1.13.0

New features in version 1.13.0:

• 2N Lift Access Control solution with the Axis A9188 I/O module featuring:

  • Support of up to 40 floors control (up to 5x Axis A9188 with 8 outputs, connected to one 2N Access Unit/IP intercom)

  • Lift control On/Off button in the Device detail (Lift module license for the 2N Access Unit/IP intercom required)

  • Floors configuration in the Device detail, access based on the Floor-Zone or Floor-Public access logic

  • Floors access view in the Zone detail

  • Lift I/O modules view in the Device detail

  • Lift I/O modules state email notifications

Improvements in version 1.13.0:

• Anti-passback - Added reader HW details in the Entry/Exit Access points settings

• LDAP/Microsoft Active Directory - Advanced auto import settings (hourly/daily/weekly)

• LDAP/Microsoft Active Directory - Enhanced import/one-way synchronisation reflecting the User name, Email, Phone number, Password and Login changes or newly created/deleted users from the Microsoft Active Directory in the 2N® Access Commander

• Web - Keep chosen "Filter" and "Rows per page" settings for the user while logged in

• Web - Enhanced global search including the "User number" parameter

• Added support of the USB External RFID Card Reader 125kHz (9137420E latest black version)

• Removed support of the user synchronisation with the older directory structure in 2N devices (firmware 2.24 and lower)

Corrections in version 1.13.0:

• Attendance view with thousands of users

• Default SMTP server

• Deputy removal after deleting the phone number

• Global search with the MAC address

• Keypad and display modules support for the Anti-passback

• Microsoft Edge support

• Offline device removal

• Removed support of special PINs 00 and 11

• Web forms, labels, fonts and translations correction

 Reqired firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.27.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.27.x

Changelog 1.12.1

Improvements in version 1.12.1:

• Virtual numbers synchronisation for all users (including those with no access rules assigned)

Corrections in version 1.12.1:

• Device synchronisation with the firmware version 2.26

• Access rules and logs filtering

• CSV synchronisation settings

• Manual time settings in the system console

• Holiday creating exceptions

• Handling of time profile duplicities

• User handling across Anti-passback areas

• LDAP users import

• Visibility of the 2N^® Access Commander Box in the 2N^® Network Scanner
• Visitor cards colision with the system upgrade

• Expired license collision with the system start

• System stability improvements

 Reqired firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.26.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.26.x

Changelog 1.12.0

New features in version 1.12.0:

• Support of the new directory for 2N IP intercoms and Access Units (FW version 2.25+) including:

  • Synchronisation of up to 10.000 users per each connected device

  • Immediate users synchronisation (removed Synchronize device button from the device detail)

  • User deputy (Users - Phone numbers)

  • User PIN code (up to 15 digits)

  • Virtual card ID (Users - Accesses)

  • Multiple users/numbers configuration for Quick dial buttons

  • Virtual number (up to 7 digits) including characters

• High-security - Silent alarm for PIN and fingerprint (per Zone, Enhanced security or Gold license required for all involved devices)

• Performance - Significantly boosted overall system performance, speed and stability by moving to the .NET Core platform

Improvements in version 1.12.0:

• Access logs - Added user name and DTMF code detail for in-call remote door opening

• Anti-passback - Increased User timeout to 12/16/24 hours and "Never" option

• Bluetooth - Increased pairing time to 24 hours and 3/7/10 days

• CSV sync - Template file download via web (Settings - Synchronization - Download template CSV file)

• CSV sync - Optimised CSV file preview in the web browser

• Display - Optimised configuration of the 2N IP Verso touch display for mass management and large installations

• Fingerprint - Automation and Silent alarm features assignment to selected fingers (Users - Accesses - Biometry)

• Notifications - Added option Enable for all devices

• Notifications - Disposable Admin email warning about My2N or local access records in connected devices

• System - Added admin troubleshooting tools (TCPdump, IPTraf)

• User rights - Removed logs view on the dashboard for non-administrator user roles

• Web - Alphabetical lists sorting in combo boxes for selected menus

• Web - Added tooltips for all icons

• Web - Added homescreen link to the 2N® Access Commander overhead text

• Web - Dropdown menu replaced by the autocomplete feature with chips in selected menus

• Web - Enhanced Drag & drop active area for selected menus

• Web - Improved view of the Anti-passback devices and exceptions lists

• Web - Increased font size for tooltips

• Web - Optimised web proxy loading and view

• Web - Original user password required upon change request

• Web - Removed HPROJ file import from the legacy 2N Helios IP Manager

• Web - Show reason device offline for specific connection states

• Support of 2N Access Unit M

• Support of 2N^® LTE Verso (public static IP address required)

• Support of 2N^® Indoor Compact

• Support of the Milestone XProtect Access integration plugin version 1.2.5.0

Corrections in version 1.12.0:

• Attendance counting

• CSV synchronisation

• Device synchronization for larger installations and upon adding new holidays

• System upgrade procedure

• Web forms, labels, fonts and translations correction

 Required firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.26.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.26.x

Changelog 1.11.1

Improvements in version 1.11.1:

• Support of the 2N® Access Unit 2.0
• Support of the Milestone XProtect Access integration plugin version 1.2.4.0

Corrections in version 1.11.1:

• View of October 31 in the Attendance module
• Increased DB communication timeout to 60 seconds

 Required firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.25.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.25.x

Changelog 1.11.0

Features in version 1.11.0:

• Security - Anti-passback functionality including:
  • Anti-passback tutorial
  • Anti-passback On-Entry, Hard/Soft, Timed/with User timeout
  • Anti-passback areas
  • Anti-passback user exceptions (VIP users)
  • Anti-passback email notifications

The Enhanced security or Gold license is required for all border 2N IP intercoms within an area to enable the Anti-passback function.
See https://wiki.2n.cz/acc/latest/en/5-rozsireni/5-7-anti-passback for further details.

• Admin - Periodic system backup over the administration console
• CAM Logs - New parameters "User denied", "Access denied - Repeated wrong entry", "Silent alarm activated"

Improvements in version 1.11.0:

• Access logs - Added direction support for the Fingerprint and Bluetooth records
• Admin - The default timezone changed to Europe/Prague
• Attendance - Added support and logs view for users with Fingerprint, Bluetooth or PIN
• CSV sync - Added support for 2 RFID user cards import (use semicolon ";" as delimiter)
• Notifications - Email notification for an input/output status change of the device
• Presence - Adjustable user presence timeout for the In/Out mode (default value - 24 hours)
• Web - Enhanced Access logs search (Card ID, PIN, User name)
• Web - Removed Call via Virtual number option for the 2N Access Unit
• Web - Removed "Copy settings" feature from Devices
• Web - Support of 4 Bluetooth keys with a manual regeneration (equal to the 2N IP intercom/Access Unit local settings)
• 2N^® Indoor Touch removed from the synchronisation queue
• Support of 2N^® Indoor Touch 2.0

Corrections in version 1.11.0:

• Automatic CSV synchronisation mode
• Bluetooth pairing with the 2N Access Unit
• CAM Log name featuring the apostrophe symbol "'"
• CSV import of 2.000 users
• Email notification for an input/output status change of the device
• Phone numbers including the dash symbol (-) excluded from the CSV synchronisation
• Web labels and translations correction

 Required firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.24.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.24.x

Changelog 1.10.0

Features in version 1.10.0:

• CAM Logs - Optional capacity increase - 1GB (default), 3GB or 5GB
• Security - Two cards per user (incuding CSV sync)
• Security - Multiple user authentication featuring Bluetooth
• Admin - Password protected configuration backup/restore from an SMB network drive over the administration console
• Admin - Configuration import from another 2N® Access Commander system over the administration console
• Admin - FW compatibility check of supported devices
• Attendance - Bluetooth and Biometry support
• Access logs - DTMF, REX and HTTP command door opening
• Web - USB readers rework, added support of 125kHz USB reader

Improvements in version 1.10.0:

• Visitor cards - From/To validity settings improvements
• Attendance - View with the timezone reference
• Presence - Added support of visitor cards
• Presence - 24h timeout instead of the midnight timeout
• Web - Device page loading speed optimisation
• Web - IP address confirmation without Enter in the scanner
• Web - CAM Logs utilisation view
• Web - Drag & drop files upload support
• Web - Enable/Disable mass action on Devices
• Web - Clickable lines in User - Accesses
• Web - Filtering by status on device list
• Web - Device copy view adjustment
• Web - Improved announcement for licensed device
• Web - Notifications settings
• Web - Links to 2N® Mobile Key on iTunes and Google Play stores
• Admin - Force email entry for Admin user upon 1st login to the web
• Admin - Optimised system update process
• Admin - Statistics Enable/Disable
• Admin - Linux Debian system upgraded to version 9
• Support of combined readers for 2N® Access Unit and 2N® IP Verso
• Support of 2N® Indoor Talk
• Support of 2N® Indoor Touch 2.0
• New version 1.2.4 of the 2N USB driver

Improvements in version 1.10.0:

• Attendance counting
• Phone number format for User
• Large group adding to 2N® IP Verso display
• Labels and translations
• DNS settings over console
• Web - search results optimisation
• CSV synchronisation
• Removed autologout from the administration console
• System stability and performance optimisation

Required firmware versions for supported devices:

• 2N IP intercoms 2.23.x
• 2N Access Unit 2.23.x

SYSTEM UPGRADE - IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

Due to the transition from Linux Debian version 7 to version 9, the online upgrade from 2N® Access Commander version 1.9.1 to the version 1.10.0 is not available. However, you may easily upgrade your system to the latest version following way:

1. Run your existing 2N® Access Commander system version 1.9.1 as usual
2. Go to the administration console of (1) and enable the SSH connection. Root password change might be requested.
3. Install a fresh new 2N® Access Commander system version 1.10.0 (https://www.2n.cz/en_GB/support/documents/software#filter-product-2n-access-commander)
4. Go to the administration console of (3), login as root (default pass '2n', change required) and choose 'Backup and restore - Import configuration from another Access Commander'
5. Enter the IP address and root login credentials of (1)
6. The complete configuration backup gets uploaded to the new 2N® Access Commander, the originating system gets suspended
7. Keep using (3), uninstall (1).

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