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Release Notes for Cisco Video Surveillance High

Definition IP Camera Release 2.3.2

June, 2012

These release notes provide important information for the Cisco Video Surveillance high definition

IP camera Release 2.3.2.

Firmware release 2.3.2 applies to the following Cisco IP camera models:

• CIVS-IPC-4300

• CIVS-IPC-4500

This firmware is compatible with Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) 6.3.2 and later. VSM 6.3.2

and later contains a camera firmware upgrade feature that simplifies and automates the firmware upgrade

process.

Contents

This document includes the following sections:

• What’s New, page 1

• Upgrading to Release 2.3.2, page 2

• Using the Upgrade Hot Fix Utility to Upgrade to Release 2.3.2, page 3

• Limitations and Restrictions, page 4

• Caveats, page 5

• Related Documentation, page 6

• Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page 6

What’s New

Cisco Video Surveillance IP camera and IP dome firmware release 2.3.2 provides fixes for several

caveats. For detailed information, see the “Caveats” section.

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Release Notes for Cisco Video Surveillance High Definition IP Camera Release 2.3.2 June, 2012 These release notes provide important information for the Cisco Video Surveillance high definition IP camera Release 2.3.2. Firmware release 2.3.2 applies to the following Cisco IP camera models: • CIVS-IPC-4300 • CIVS-IPC-4500 This firmware is compatible with Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) 6.3.2 and later. VSM 6.3.
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Upgrading to Release 2.3.2 Upgrading to Release 2.3.2 Caution Do not use the procedure in this section to upgrade your IP camera to Release 2.3.2 if the IP camera part number and firmware release are either of the following: • 74-5461-04 or 74-5459-04 and the IP camera firmware is 2.0.0 • 74-5461-05 or 74-5459-05 and the IP camera firmware is 2.3.1 Instead, you must use the upgrade hot fix utility available on Cisco.com to upgrade to Release 2.3.2.
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Using the Upgrade Hot Fix Utility to Upgrade to Release 2.3.2 c. Click the Setup link to access configuration menus for the camera. d. Click Administration, then click Firmware. The Firmware Settings window appears. Step 3 In the Firmware window, click the Upgrade button. The Upgrade Firmware window appears. Step 4 In the Upgrade Firmware window, click the Browse button, choose the upgrade file, and then click Open. The upgrade file may be stored on another PC. Step 5 Click Upgrade.
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Limitations and Restrictions Step 4 Take these actions to upgrade a single IP camera: a. Click Single Camera. b. Enter the IP address, admin password, and SSH password for the IP camera to be upgraded. c. Click Upgrade. Do not power down the IP camera during the upgrade procedure. After you upgrade the firmware, the IP camera automatically restarts. It retains all configuration information. Step 5 Take these actions to upgrade multiple IP cameras: a.
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Caveats Caveats Table 1 describes the caveats that are resolved in this release. Table 1 Caveats Resolved in this Release Identifier Description CSCtr55053 4000 series IP camera - Cannot Paste URL String in Event CSCtu22518 4000 series IP Camera-Analytics may fail due to name change CSCtu22609 4000 series IP camera-Analytics may crash and require restart CSCty05439 4000 series IP camera-Analytics Events do not reflect correct time zone CSCtz36450 4xxx upgrade may fail from 2.3.
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Related Documentation Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the Search for bug ID field, then click Go. Step 4 To look for information if you do not know the bug ID number: a. Choose Security from the Select Product Category menu. b. Choose the desired product from the Select Product menu. c. Choose the version number from the Software Version menu. d. Under Advanced Options, choose Use default settings or Use custom settings.