Released versions:

Click here for the release note from V1.0.0 to V1.5.2

• Version 2.0.0

• Version 1.8.2

• Version 1.8.0

• Version 1.7.0

• Version 1.6.2

• Version 1.6.1

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Version 2.0.0

Release date: October 1, 2024

New Features / Improvements

• Support Luxriot in [Register VMS]. 🇺

• Support SQL Server Express Edition for [Use existing SQL Server instance] at installation. 🇺

• Support SQL database on an external PC. 🇺 View details

• Support up to 30,000 faces for Face watchlist. 🇺 View details

• Support up to 100 cameras with AI Face Detection installed. 🇺 View details
  *For i-PRO Active Guard dedicated server only.

• Support object search on a specified area. 🇺 View details

• Support VaxOCR Genesis* application. 🇺 View details
  *Version 1.3.7 or later is required.

• Support VaxOCR Container* application. 🇺 View details
  *Version 1.0.5 or later is required.

• Support new vehicle types, SUV, Pickup Truck, and Mini-Van for LPR filter and watchlist. 🇺 View details

• Increased the maximum retention period with SQL Server Standard or higher edition as below. 🇺
  Count/heatmap/statistics data: from 366 to 732 days
  Face/people/vehicle /license plate/code/container data: from 366 to 397 days

• Support FullHD or larger monitor for i-PRO Active Guard configuration window and dashboard. 🇺
  *Supported web browser: Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge

• Changed the font to NotoSans. 🇺

• Support reset of SQL SA password in i-PRO Active Guard. 🇺
  Refer to “5.10. Reset SQL Server account” in Setup Instructions for detail.

Improvements for Genetec

• Improved the alarm linkage with Alarm monitoring window. 🇺

• Added “i-PRO” to the alarm names sent to Genetec server for visibility and searchability. 🇺

Improvements for Milestone

• Support showing both a detected face image and a registered face image on Alarm Manager. 🇺
  *Selectable from "No image," "Detected image" or "Detected and Registered image" in i-PRO Active Guard configuration window.

• Support showing a cropped license plate image on Alarm Manager. 🇺
  *Selectable from "No image," "Whole image," "Cropped image" or "Whole and Cropped plate image" in i-PRO Active Guard configuration window.

Improvements in Dashboard

• Added Holiday setting to set the colors for Saturdays and holidays. 🇺
  *Target chart: People counting - Occupancy statistics chart with [Display duration] set to "Last 1 week"

• Added [Exclude count of unknown attributes] checkbox for Age and gender and Vehicle attributes. 🇺

• Added [Specify lines/areas individually] setting for People counting, Vehicle counting and On-site Learning object counting charts. 🇺 View details

• Added the following improvements to the Statistics chart with [Data type] set to "In-Out" and [Classify by] set to "By time" 🇺
  - A [Reset] button is available when [Display Duration] is "Today"
  - Count chart supports switching between [Unit time] and [Cumulative] when [Display Duration] is "Today" or "Last 1 hour"

• Support heat map display for the extension software AI-VMD. 🇺 View details
  

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Version 1.8.2

Release date: March 29, 2023

New Features / Improvements

• Improved the installer to simplify the installation procedure. 🇺 View details

• Improved i-PRO Active Guard configuration window.

  1. Supports displaying a name set in [Camera title on screen] of the camera setting.
     *Available only when adding cameras by [Dashboard function only]

  2. Added version of this software to the title bar.

     

• Improved dashboard.

  1. Live mode supports editing existing charts. 🇺 View detail

  2. Search mode supports adding new charts. 🇺 View detail

  3. Added [Exclude count of unknown attributes] checkbox for People attributes. 🇺 View detail

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Release date: January 9, 2023

New Features / Improvements

• Supports the extension software AI On-site Learning. 🇺 View details

• Supports selecting multiple colors in “Hair color”, “Top color”, “Bottom color” and “Shoes color” for a people watchlist. 🇺 View details

• Added similarity score (%) to the face matching alarm sent to Genetec server. 🇺

  

• Improved the data maintennce process. 🇺

• Improved the accuracy of attribute counting on the dashboard chart. 🇺

• Supports the data update interval of 5 seconds for people counting, vehicle counting and on-site learning object counting on the dashboard.🇺
  *To apply this change, update the camera extension software to the version scheduled to be released in February 2024.

• Added a button to update AI application information of all selected cameras at once to the [Enabled camera] list on the i-PRO Active Guard configuration window. 🇺 View details

• Improved the error messages when [Get from VMS] failed. 🇺

• Supports Windows10 IoT Enterprise and Windows11 IoT Enterprise. 🇺 View details

• Supports selecting an existing instance of SQL Server 2022. 🇺 View details
  *This software does not support new installation of SQL Server 2022.

• Supports selecting the database in a separate drive from SQL server when using existing SQL Server instance. 🇺 View details

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Release date: September 15, 2023

New Features / Improvements

• Supports Vaxtor VaxALPR* (Automatic License Plate Recognition application). 🇺 View details
  *Version 1.3.16 or later is required.

• Supports sending AI-VMD and AI Occupancy Detection alarms issued via AI Processing Relay to Genetec / Milestone server. 🇺 View details

• Expanded supports for extension software applications used with AI Processing Relay. 🇺
  *Sound classification is not supported.

• Changed the checkbox of search condition from "Black & White image only" to "Color image only". 🇺 View details

• Added attributes "Bag", "Bag color", and "Shoes color" to the people watchlist. 🇺 View details

• Shortened the data* update interval from 1 hour to 1 minute when [Classified by] is set to “By camera” and [Display Duration] is set to "Last 1 hour". 🇺
  *Target data: age, gender, people, and vehicle attributes

• Supports SQL server 2019 for the new installation of this software. 🇺 View details

• Improved the dialog that appeared when the installation of this software failed. 🇺
  The following underlined description has been added as a countermeasure:

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Release date: February 16, 2023

New Features / Improvements

• Supports the following new extension software. 🇺 View details
  - AI Occupancy Detection
  - AI Scene Change Detection

• Supports [Vehicle watchlists] to issue an alarm when specific attributes are matched to the watchlist. 🇺 View details

• Supports similar search and filtering of people and vehicle attributes using an uploaded image. 🇺 View details

• Supports the image upload feature to register people and vehicle attributes on the watchlist. 🇺 View details

• Improved the [Storing data] options* in [Database] to be able to select data to store, on i-PRO Active Guard configuration window. 🇺 View details
  Selectable items: All data/Only alarm and statistics data/Only statistics data

• Supports specifying the database location of SQL Server 2016 at the initial installation of this software. 🇺 View details

• Expanded the maximum [Retention period(day)] of face, people, and vehicle data from 31 to 366 days when SQL server is not Express edition. 🇺 View details

• Supports SQL Server 2019. You can select an exisiting SQL Server 2016 or 2019, at the initial installation of this software.
  Supports selecting an existing instance of SQL Server 2019*. 🇺 View details
  *This software does not support new installation of SQL Server 2019. (Updated on May 25, 2023)

• Supports the detected score display on the search result. 🇺 View details

• Improved to notify the user of available software update and the link to download website on a pop-up message, when i-PRO Active Guard configuration window is started. 🇺
  *Available only when connected to the Internet.

• Improved to receive bestshot information from a camera, regardless of the transmission type setting on the camera. 🇺

• Improved to display the chart lines of people/vehicle counting in the same color as the detection line No.1-8 specified in application setting. 🇺
  *Available only when one camera is selected.

• Improved the visibility of Age and gender graph by displaying age and gender in different colors and gradation. 🇺

• Supports displaying an average line on a statistics line chart. You can hide the line by clicking on the chart legend. 🇺 View details

• Added the following description under the [Statistics] - [Data type] options in the condition setting for people counting: 🇺
  Aggregate according to the line passing direction and area set in the camera app.

• Improved to display the name of detection lines and areas specified in application setting, on the people/vehicle counting chart. 🇺 View details
  *Available only when one camera is selected.

• Shortened the data* update interval from 1 hour to 1 minute when [Display Duration] is set to "Last 1 hour". 🇺
  Target data: age, gender, people attributes, and vehicle attributes

• Added the [Line chart type]* setting to the Option menu on the dashboard. 🇺
  *Selectable items: Straight line / Smoothed line

• Supports the following Windows OS 🇺 　
  - Windows 10 Enterprise / Education / Pro Education
  - Windows 11 Enterprise / Education / Pro Education
  - Windows Server 2022 Standard
  - Windows Server 2016 Datacenter / 2019 Datacenter / 2022 Datacenter

• Supports the linkage with 3rd party application for alarm notification. 🇺
  For details on development, refer to "3rd party extension software integration with i-PRO Active Guard*" on i-PRO Device integration.
  *To be released in February, 2023

• Supports interface for linking with new 3rd party VMS. 🇺
  Details on development are scheduled to be released in March, 2023 on i-PRO Device integration.

• Supports the Occupancy Statistics display on the dashboard. 🇺 View details
  *Available only when one camera is selected.

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