MOBOTIX M15 Network Camera Firmware 4.4.2.51.r1

Highlights:

- Support of the new MX-Proximity-Box
- Improvements to MxActivitySensor 2.0
- Portuguese user interface

Enhancements and Improvements

Support of the New MX-Proximity-Box

The MX-Proximity-Box is a compact, weatherproof interface box (IP66) with integrated radar sensor technology that can be attached to all cameras with MxBus interface. This interface box emits radar waves and detects moving objects using the reflections of these radar waves. It is even possible to install the MX-Proximity-Box behind drywalls, glass or plastic covers and up to 100 m/110 yd away from a camera. The box is thus a meaningful addition to the passive infrared sensors (PIR) of a D15, M15 and ExtIO.

One technical finesse is the ability of the MX-Proximity-Box to differentiate between different types of movements before sending a message using the MxMessageSystem. Persons are detectable up to distances of 15 m/50 ft, cars up to 35 m/115 ft. The box can differentiate between approaching objects, leaving objects and general movements. To configure these options, you can define corresponding message names in the Admin Menu > MxMessageSystem > Message Configuration of the MxBus Modules dialog, then use these names to define the corresponding profiles for sending messages if the box recognizes one of the types of movement. For further information, please see the online help topic of the dialog.

Other Improvements

- Improvements of MxActivitySensor 2.0 for optical and thermal image sensors
For MxActivitySensor 2.0, the Activate Image Noise Improvement option that improves darker images with high image noise is now always active. Consequently, this option has been removed from the Setup Menu > Event Control > Event Overview > Image Analysis Events dialog. In addition, the trigger behavior of MxActivitySensor2.0 has been improved in very dark scenes.

- Image Analysis Events
By factory default, new image analysis events use the MxActivitySensor instead of the video motion detection (VM).

- Portuguese language
In the Admin Menu, you can now set the user interface language to pt for Portuguese. This means that there are a total of 10 supported languages: English, German, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.

Bugfixes

- Showing M-JPEG streams in third-party software
When showing a camera live stream in M-JPEG format (using the faststream API) in third-party software (e.g., NETAVIS), the images sometimes showed gray tiles if the bandwidth was too low.

- RTSP server
When activating the RTSP server in the Admin Menu > Camera Administration > Integration Protocols dialog, the explanatory text for the URL to use in the dialog showed a wrong IP address.

- Genetec integration – T24/T25
When using T24/T25 door stations, you could not configure the video motion detection (VM) in Genetec Security Center.

Known Limitations

- Formatting an SD card with active recording in MxFFS archive
After formatting an SD card as primary storage target of the camera (e.g., after exchanging the SD card) in combination with an existing MxFFS archive, the camera will not show the highest event sequence number after rebooting without activated recording, but a 0. After activating recording, the camera shows the correct sequence number in the image.

- Directly accessing SD cards with MxControlCenter
SD cards written by MOBOTIX cameras with software version 4.3.4.x or higher cannot be read directly on a computer running MxControlCenter (MxCC). Before you can read the SD cards, you need to delete the partition for storing the event log (64, 128 or 256 MB). This means that the new event logging for the MxManagementCenter histogram is not available any more. For more information, please send a message to your MOBOTIX Support team ([email protected]).

- Use in MxEasy
In order to use cameras with this software release in MxEasy, you need to make sure beforehand that the configuration entry TLS_MIN_VERSION=SSL3 described for release MX-V4.4.0.31.r1 has been added to the configuration on these cameras. This applies to cameras that have already been integrated into MxEasy as well as to cameras found on the network using Bonjour (i.e., when starting MxEasy on a computer for the first time). Failing to do this will result in a crash of MxEasy. As an alternative, you can open the Admin Menu > Network Setup > Web Server dialog and deactivate the HTTPS option on these cameras. After rebooting the cameras, you also need to deactivate the Secure connection (SSL) option in MxEasy for all corresponding cameras.

- Translations
Currently, only the English and German translations of the camera's web browser interface are up-to-date.

About Network Camera Firmware:

Updating to a newer firmware version than the one already installed on your network camera can improve the device’s overall performance and stability, resolve various issues, and add support for newly developed features or enhance existing ones.

On the other hand, downgrading the camera’s firmware can recover its functionality in the unlikely event the currently installed version is faulty, or the device’s performance dropped after an upgrade. However, bear in mind that applying an earlier build might not always be possible.

Changing the camera’s firmware must be performed when the new release resolves an issue that your device has encountered or adds a new feature (or enhances an existing one) that could prove useful to you.

As for the installation method, the steps vary depending on the model you own, but basically, you must connect your camera via an Ethernet cable (username and password required), and use the downloadable file in the Firmware Update section to upgrade your device. Make sure you do not interrupt the installation process.

However, make sure you carefully read and understand the installation steps so that you don’t end up with a broken device. This process isn’t intended to be destructive, but still, it’s best to save all configurations before applying a different firmware.

That being said, if you consider that this firmware improves your device in any way, then hit the download button and get the desired version; if not, check our website as often as possible so that you don’t miss the update that will boost your camera’s performance.