Vaddio Deployment Tool Release Notes

Current Release

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.9.0

December 6, 2022

New Features

• The new Pairing page shows host devices and the devices paired to them. Device pages for individual host devices also show the pairing information.
• When changing device security settings from the Security page, you now have the option to enable access to the Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) using SSH as a secure alternative to Telnet.
• Tooltips are now available when changing device security settings from the Security page.
• Added support for Apple Silicon to the video player.

Improvements

• In some cases, when a device needed to reboot following a change to its settings, the "Reboot required" message associated with the device did not clear when the device was rebooted. This has been fixed.
• When a device becomes unreachable while its web interface window is open, the Vaddio Deployment tool now displays an explanation and a control to close the window.
• When the application was closed while a device window was still open, in some cases it was not possible to reopen the application until the device window was closed. This has been fixed.
• Fixed a bug where device data could get out of sync.

Notes

• When editing security settings for multiple devices, access to the experimental VISCA over IP feature is no longer included in the list of settings.
• The button to access the support portal has been temporarily removed from the Help page as we transition to a new system.

Release History

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.8.0

July 6, 2022

New Features

• You can now upload firmware from your computer to multiple devices in one operation.
• The UVC video format is now shown on the USB Video Player for certain devices.

Improvements

• Some confirmation dialog boxes now include the room label information for the affected device.
• The application's user interface now loads before connecting to devices, rather than remaining blank.
• Improved stability in environments with large numbers of devices.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.7.2

March 23, 2022

New Feature

• You can now open devices' web interfaces from the Device Logs page.

Improvements

• Some antivirus tools incorrectly identified version 1.7.0 of the Vaddio Deployment Tool as malware. This has been fixed.
• Attempting to export a CSV file from a workspace with no groups resulted in an error message. This has been fixed.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.7.0

December 15, 2021

New Features

• Added the ability to play USB video from Vaddio devices.
• You can now select multiple firmware downloads for deletion, rather than deleting them individually.

Improvements

• You can now use SHIFT+click to select row ranges in tables.
• Individual device pages now include a firmware installation log.
• Various improvements to the user interface.
• Documentation is now available as a tab on the Help page.
• The application now correctly identifies products introduced since the last update.
• Occasionally, firmware updates could fail, continuing to show the status as "working" indefinitely. This has been fixed.

Notes

• Mac users: macOS 10.14 and higher now requires granting permission to play USB video from connected cameras. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Camera to allow the Vaddio Deployment Tool to access your camera.
• Windows Defender may show a warning message when using the software in certain networking configurations.
• Find Devices may not find a device if it is at an IP address previously used by another device. You will need to delete the old device, then run another Find Devices scan.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.6.0

August 16, 2021

New Features

• When downloading device firmware, you now have the option to save a copy to the location of your choice, to make it easier to locate if you install the update from the device's web interface rather than from the Vaddio Deployment Tool.
• You can now download devices' log files from the device detail pages. This option is in the Controls menu.
• Separate Group controls are now available for each group listed on the Groups page.
• Groups can now be created and managed from the Devices page.

Improvements

• Rows are now highlighted when selected.
• When you change workspaces using the Workspace drop-down list, the app now stays on the current page if it is a workspace-level page such as Groups; or, if on a detail page, it displays the page for the next level up. For example, if the app is on a device detail page when you change workspaces, it changes to the Devices page for the selected workspace.
• The application now prevents installation of incompatible older firmware versions for RoboSHOT UHD cameras.
• Various improvements to sorting and filtering.
• Various usability and cosmetic improvements.
• If the Vaddio Deployment Tool was pinned to the Windows taskbar, it now remains pinned after upgrading to a newer version of the tool.

Note

• When you download and install this update on a computer running Windows, you may see a warning saying that Defender has prevented the app from running. To install the app, select More Info, then select Run Anyway.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.5.0

May 25, 2021

New Features

• View the RTSP video stream from Vaddio devices in the application.
• New Security page to view and edit security settings.
• New Networking page to view and edit network and date/time settings.
• Added ability to edit user account passwords.
• The application now notifies you when a device must be rebooted for normal operation.

Improvements

• Improved performance and CPU utilization.
• Improved UI latency when switching workspaces.
• Dates and times are now displayed in the PC's timezone and locale format.
• Simplified the Devices table, removing columns that contained redundant information. This prevents horizontal scrolling in most cases.
• Clicking the link in the device IP address now opens the device's web UI in the application by default. Right-click to open in a browser, copy the IP address, or copy the URL.
• The Scan Local Networks button now scans the actual subnet configured for the OS.
• When restoring a device window after minimizing, the window could revert to the default size. This has been fixed.
• Previously the Delete All button on the scan history page deleted scan history in all workspaces. This now deletes only the scan history in the active workspace.
• Fixed a bug that prevented sorting some columns when devices have been deleted.
• Changed the installer icon to avoid confusing the installer file with the application shortcut in Windows.
• Changed the audio mute icon to a microphone to be consistent with the device web pages.
• Fixed an issue that cause the device web page to close when importing data.
• Fixed the Cancel button on the Edit Password form to correctly clear the password input fields.
• You no longer need to hold down the SHIFT key when zooming in with CTRL+.
• Some errors were inadvertently omitted in the Device Logs. This has been fixed.
• Fixed an intermittent issue that cause the first attempt to download device firmware fail.
• Improved error messaging when attempting to download new Deployment Tool software fails.

Notes

• Video from some devices will not play when connecting to the device over some VPN connections that don't support RTSP streaming over UDP transport.
• Video stream playback can unexpectedly stop and restart under some conditions.
• Under certain conditions, the application can crash when Windows comes out of sleep or hibernation.
• Windows Defender may show a warning message when using the software in certain networking configurations.
• When new firmware is published, it does not always show up for the applicable devices in the Vaddio Deployment Tool.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.4.0

January 20, 2021

New Features

• A new Mac version of the Vaddio Deployment Tool is now available.
• Windows version only: You can now open a Telnet session to the device from the Devices page. A Telnet client must be available on the computer, and Telnet must be enabled on the device.
• Cameras listed on the Devices page now include a status icon to indicate whether they have an active stream.

Improvements

• The Vaddio Deployment Tool now uses the secure HTTPS protocol for firmware downloads as well as all other communication.
• Devices could be misidentified if they swapped IP addresses after being located on a device scan, if the Vaddio Deployment Tool was not running when the addresses changed. This has been fixed.
• If the computer entered sleep or hibernation while the Vaddio Deployment Tool was running, occasionally the application could crash when the computer returned to normal operation. This has been fixed.
• Some Vaddio devices do not perform properly after being downgraded to older firmware. The Vaddio Deployment Tool now clearly indicates the latest firmware, prevents installation of older firmware in cases where this is known to be undesirable, and by default hides all but the latest firmware for all devices.
• Various improvements to searching, filtering, and sorting, including help for search filters on the Device Firmware page.
• Various security improvements.
• Various improvements to reduce CPU and network bandwidth usage.
• Reduced user interface latency.

Notes

• Because the Vaddio Deployment Tool now uses HTTPS, versions 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 will no longer be able to download device firmware. Please upgrade to the latest version.
• The Vaddio Deployment Tool has not yet been notarized with Apple. Because of this, it is not as simple to install as notarized applications. See Initial Installation Instructions for Mac Version. These extra steps only need to be done the first time you install the Vaddio Deployment Tool, and will not be necessary after the application is notarized.
• If the Vaddio Deployment Tool is pinned to the taskbar, reinstalling or updating the tool may cause it to become unpinned.
• In some cases, a batch operation may appear to have completed successfully when errors occur during the operation and the failures are excluded from the batch.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.3.0

September 24, 2020

New Features

• Configuration data can be exported from multiple devices in a workspace as a batch export, and imported back to those devices later.
• Workspaces can be exported as password-protected files that can be imported into other Vaddio Deployment Tool installations.
• On the Find Devices page, complex scan ranges (advanced scans) can now be saved as scan presets.
• The new Batch Jobs tab under Logs tracks the status of actions applied to multiple devices, such as reboots, updates, and exports.

Improvements

• Improved status messaging and error notifications.
• Restructured navigation and other improvements to user experience.
• When a device was unreachable, it could still display a menu option to update firmware. This has been fixed.
• Selecting a workspace without confirming could result in the display changing to the Devices page for the current workspace. This has been fixed.

Notes

• Under certain conditions, the application can crash when Windows comes out of sleep or hibernation.
• Windows Defender may show a warning message when using the software in certain networking configurations.
• In some cases, downloading device firmware via the Vaddio Deployment Tool can fail on the first attempt. The file downloads correctly on the second attempt.
• When new firmware is published, it does not always show up for the applicable devices in the Vaddio Deployment Tool.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.2.1

June 4, 2020

Improvement

• The application could lock up if attempting to view the Device Detail page of a device that was located on a scan before updating to version 1.2.0, but that is no longer reachable. This has been fixed.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.2.0

May 27, 2020

New Features

• The list of devices found in a scan now includes a column sort feature.
• New device-management capabilities include:
  • Editing devices' room label information
  • Storing and managing firmware update files
  • Uploading firmware updates to devices
• Devices' web interfaces can now be accessed from the tool without re-entering the admin password.
• Device detail pages now include a Manuals link to the device's page on the legrandav.com website, for access to the latest documentation and other product downloads.

Improvements

• The application download is now delivered as an executable, not a .zip file.
• When deleting a group, in some cases the group continued to be displayed on the Groups and Scan History pages. This has been fixed.

Notes

• Under certain conditions, the application can crash when Windows comes out of sleep or hibernation.
• Windows Defender may show a warning message when using the software in certain networking configurations.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.1.0

January 27, 2020

New Features

• Bulk operations are now supported:
  • Set initial admin password
  • Change admin passwords
  • Log in to multiple devices simultaneously
  • Export device data
• Devices are shown as "Not Set Up" on the Devices page if the initial device set-up needs to be done.
• Device detail pages provide the ability to individually complete initial device set-up or change devices' admin passwords.
• The new Device Log page shows actions performed on devices (such as reboots and firmware updates) along with the results.
• Device information can be exported from workspaces as a .csv file.
• Device detail pages now include a Log tab to display diagnostic information that could be helpful in the event that you need to contact Vaddio Technical Support.
• The Advanced search on the Find Devices page now supports CIDR notation.

Improvements

• Multiple spaces in text strings (such as group or workspace names) are now converted to single spaces.
• If a complex "advanced scan" included overlapping ranges (for example, 10.30.1.1–10.30.3.254 and 10.30.2.1–10.30.3.254) or specified the same range more than once, the scan did not complete successfully. This has been fixed.
• In some cases, the Devices page pointed to outdated or unavailable firmware. This has been fixed.
• In some cases, recalling a camera's home preset could generate an error message although the operation was completed successfully. This has been fixed.
• It was possible to specify complex scans that returned too many results, causing errors. Scans are now limited to 65536 results total.

Vaddio Deployment Tool 1.0.0

October 14, 2019

Note

• Initial release.

Initial Installation Instructions for Mac Version

The Vaddio Deployment Tool has not yet been notarized with Apple. When installing the application for the first time on macOS, follow these steps:

1. Open the .dmg installer.
2. Accept the End-User License Agreement.
3. Drag Vaddio Deployment Tool to the Applications folder.
4. Control-click or right-click on Vaddio Deployment Tool in the Applications folder.
5. Click Open in the drop-down list. A warning dialog opens.
6. If the warning dialog has an Open button, click it. If not, go back to step 4.

You will only need to do this the first time you install the application.

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