Updating firmware

The user may initiate a firmware update on a supported ONVIF device via the Management Client. A right click on a hardware entry in the Recording Servers tree will show a context menu containing the “Update firmware…” item. Upon clicking the item, the “Update firmware” wizard will appear.

Using the wizard, the user can select a firmware image to update the device with. A series of preparatory steps will take place, distributing the file around the VMS, after which the ONVIF driver will be invoked and the firmware upload to the device will begin. The steps are outlined below:

1. Call the StartFirmwareUpgrade command. From the response message, three values are expected:
   1. UploadUri – the URL to which the firmware image will be sent to
   2. UploadDelay – the amount of time to wait before beginning the HTTP POST request
   3. ExpectedDownTime – the duration for which the device expects to be unavailable for after the upload is complete
2. Wait for the duration specified in UploadDelay.
3. Upload the firmware image to the URL specified in UploadUri using an HTTP POST request.
4. The HTTP response code is examined. Unless it’s 200 OK, the driver will report a network error at this point and terminate the update process.
5. Wait for the duration of time specified in ExpectedDownTime, while attempting reconnection to the device every 30 seconds. The reconnection sequence is as follows:
   1. Call the GetServices command. If it succeeds, move to the next step.
   2. Call the GetDeviceInformation command. If it succeeds, report success. If the reported firmware version is unchanged from the one reported when the update procedure began, report a warning instead.
   3. In case of failure in any of the steps, attempt reconnection again in 30 seconds.
6. Perform a final reconnection attempt. If it fails, report a failure, otherwise, report success or warning according to the same rules as specified in 5b.

Milestone Device List

• IP Cameras
•  PTZ
•  Thermal
•  NVR
•  XVR & DVR

 

Models ▼	Image ▼	BNC Inputs ▼	Maximum HDCVI Resolution ▼	Firmware ▼	Individual HDD Capacity ▼	HDD Drives ▼
X51B1E			8		6TB	1
X51A1E		4	5MP		10TB	1
X51A2E		8	5MP		10TB	1
X54A5L		32	5MP		10TB	4
X58A5S		32	5MP		10TB	8
X72A3A		16	8MP		10TB	2
X74A3L		16	8MP		10TB	4
X51A3E		16	5MP		10TB	1
X52A3A		16	5MP		10TB	2
X52A3N		16	5MP		10TB	2
X72A2A		8	8MP		10TB	2

Models ▼	Image ▼	Series ▼	Resolution ▼	Body ▼	Firmware ▼
DH-IPC-PDBW5831N-B360		Multi	2 MP x 4	Panoramic
DH-IPC-PDBW5831N-B360		Multi	2 MP x 4	Panoramic
N22AL12		Lite	2MP	Dome
N45CB5Z		Pro	4MP	Bullet
N25CL5Z		Pro	2MP	Dome
N45CL5Z		Pro	4MP	Dome
N44CL53		Pro	4 MP	Dome
N44CG53		Pro	4 MP	Eyeball
N44CL52		Pro	4 MP	Dome
N25CL5Z		Pro	2MP	Dome
N24CL52		Pro	2 MP	Pro
N45BA5		Pro	4MP	Box
N44BN52		Pro	4 MP	Wedge
N85CM5Z		Pro	8MP	Eyeball
N85CL5Z		Pro	8MP	Dome
N85CB5Z		Pro	8MP	Bullet
N84CG54		Pro	8 MP	Eyeball
N84CL52		Pro	8 MP	Dome
N84CG52		Pro	8 MP	Eyeball
N45CL5Z-B		Pro	4MP	Dome
N44CB33		Pro	4 MP	Bullet
N44CG52		Pro	4 MP	Eyeball
N44CG52-B		Pro	4 MP	Eyeball
N24BN52		Pro	2 MP	Wedge
N24CG52		Pro	2MP	Eyeball
N24CB33		Pro	2 MP	Bullet
N84CL54		Pro	8 MP	Dome
N84CB34		Pro	8 MP	Bullet
DH-IPC-HFW4239TN-ASE		Pro	2 MP	Body
DH-IPC-HDBW4239RN-ASE		Pro	2 MP	Dome
EBW81242N		Ultra	12MP	Fisheye
DH-IPC-HDBW7442H-ZFR		Ultra	4MP	Dome

Models ▼	Image ▼	Resolution ▼	Optical Zoom ▼	Firmware ▼
22204UENI		2MP	4x
8A840WANF		2MP	25x
6CE445XANR		2MP	30x
12203TNI		2MP	3x
1A203TNI		2MP	3x
49225TNI		2MP	25x
50430UNI		4MP	30x
52C430UNI		4MP	30x
59430UNI		4MP	30x
6C430UNI		4MP	30x
6AE530UNI		5MP	30x
6AL245UNI		2MP	45x
59230UNI		2MP	30x
6CE230UNI		2MP	30x

Image ▼	Models ▼	Resolution ▼	Main Firmware ▼
	TPC-BF2221N-B3	2MP
	DH-TPC-BF5401N-B	2MP
	DH-TPC-BF5601N-B	2MP

Models ▼	Image ▼	Channels ▼	Firmware ▼	Individual HDD Capacity▼	HDD Drives ▼
N42B1P		4		8TB	2
N42B2P		8		8TB	2
N42B3P		16		8TB	2
N52A4P		24		10TB	2
N54A4P		24		10TB	4
N52B2P		8		10TB	2
N52B3P		16		10TB	2
N54B3P		16		10TB	4
DHI-NVR6A08-128-4KS2		128		8TB	8
DHI-NVR6A08-32-4KS2		32		8TB	8
DHI-NVR6A08-64-4KS2		64		8TB	8
DHI-NVR4216-16P-I		16		8TB	2