Meraki Vision Portal Changelog
Introduction
This summarizes the changes on the Meraki Vision Portal which was publicly launched on November 16th, 2021.
Change log
v1.24.5
May 2nd 2025
- [General] Updated Video Wall Exports to limit selection to 1 per tile
- [General] Under the hood platform stability and testing improvements
v1.24.2
March 18th 2025
- [General] Improved stability for continuous video wall monitoring.
- [General] Under the hood platform stability and testing improvements
v1.24.1
March 11th 2025
- [Fix] Fixed a bug where full screen video wall rotation would exit full screen view.
v1.24.0
March 6th 2025
- [General] Improved behaviour for handling streams when peeking in and out of video wall tiles.
- [General] Updated styling for Camera List
- [General] Updated styling for Navigation bar
- [General] Updated styling for theme
v1.23.11
February 20th 2025
- [Fix] Fixed a bug related to export page checklist
- [General] Updated styling for Camera List
v1.23.9
February 6th 2025
- [Fix] Allow whitespace in Export Name
- [Fix] Fixed a bug where a loading spinner would continue to show after the stream was loaded successfully.
v1.23.8
January 29th 2025
- [General] Under the hood platform stability and testing improvements
v1.23.7
January 16th 2025
- [General] Under the hood platform stability improvements
v1.23.6
December 18th 2024
- [Fix] Fixed a bug where dewarped exports were cropped incorrectly when wall mounted
- [General] Enhanced stability and added accommodations for upcoming features
v1.23.5
December 1st 2024
- [General] Enhancement of platform stability and core services
v1.23.4
November 21st 2024
- [Fix] Resolved an issue causing camera buffering when audio was enabled
- [Fix] Fixed a bug that caused export failures due to invalid character input
v1.23.3
October 30th 2024
- [New] Improved error messaging for the exports feature to enhance clarity and user guidance
- [New] Fixed the default state of the event search minimum duration slider
- [General] Added additional control over throttling of certain services
v1.23.2
October 23rd 2024
- [General] Enhancement of platform stability and core services
v1.23.1
October 14th 2024
- [General] Enhancement of platform stability and core services
v1.23.0
October 10th 2024
- [New] Improved error messaging for the exports feature to enhance clarity and user guidance
- [General] Enhancement of platform stability and core services
v1.22.8
September 27th 2024
- [New] Fixed issue with time formatting on Physical Access Control (PAC) integration activity log for specific timezones.
v1.22.7
September 16th 2024
- [New] Enabled split exports for Smart Retention enabled cameras
- [New] Enabled additional error checks for Physical Access Control (PAC) integration
- [General] Optimized task handling to prevent unwanted memory growth
v1.22.6
September 11th 2024
- [New] Fixed image quality issues when peeking into video tile
- [New] Updated the login page to display a specific error message instead of a generic timeout message
- [General] Added better logging and additional checks for edge use cases
v1.22.5
August 29th 2024
- [New] Resolved issues stemming from the frequency of server calls related to the availability bar on some servers
v1.22.4
August 28th 2024
- [New] Updated idle timeout manager for video walls
- [New] Fixed issue where dewarp camera tiles were not counted in the camera count for video walls
- [General] Enhancement of platform stability and core services
v1.22.3
August 15th 2024
- [New] Fixed issue with new video walls not loading video in some instances
v1.22.2
August 14th 2024
- [New] Fixed issue with video wall retaining image when seeking
- [New] Fixed issue with skipping 1 frame forward or backward
- [General] Added accommodations for upcoming features
v1.22.1
August 8th 2024
- [New] Fixed issue with users being logged out of full screen video wall view after idle timeout
v1.22.0
July 31st 2024
- [New] Fixed crashing of the video wall creation page caused by fisheye view reset
- [New] Resolved issues with page isolation in a multi-org, multi-tab setup
- [General] Added an empty state for no selection, new monitoring endpoints, and additional telemetry
v1.21.0
July 17th 2024
- [New] Added a 404 page with a “back to homepage” button for URL’s that do not point to an existing page
- [New] Added a ‘Select all’ button when exporting from a video wall
- [New] Changed default behavior to ‘OFF’ for same time range applied to all exports
- [New] Added ability to show motion intensity with different levels of opacity on video timeline
- [General] Updated video player stability and added accommodations for upcoming features
v1.20.2
July 11th 2024
- [New] Fixed issue where some clients were unable to access historical footage
v1.20.1
July 10th 2024
- [General] Added changes to the backend for upcoming features and integrations
v1.20.0
June 20th 2024
- [New] Added the ability to search video walls by name
- [New] Added icons on video tiles to indicate the streaming source (Cloud/LAN)
- [New] Added high/low bitrate icons to live video tiles
- [General] Enhanced telemetry for ongoing improvements
v1.19.3
June 11th 2024
- [New] 'Delete' button removed for read-only users when viewing video wall
- [General] Security fixes and enhancements
v1.19.2
May 31st 2024
- [New] Removed old dependencies and implemented infrastructure updates to facilitate upcoming feature expansion
v1.19.1
May 28th 2024
- [New] Fixed login issues for users accessing vision portal in Canada region
v1.19.0
May 22nd 2024
- [New] Improved video wall initialization time
- [New] Added a consistent UI for empty video walls and event search
- [New] Upgraded application navigation framework
- [General] General stability and performance improvements to live, historical and clip playback
v1.18.0
May 8th 2024
- Auto focus the search input of the network and organization selection modals
- Improved rendering of camera thumbnails during the creation of a video wall
- Added ability to search events from oldest to newest and vice-versa within event search
- Removed low light alert when using event search for vehicle type detection
v1.17.9
April 24th 2024
- Stability fixes and improvements
v1.17.8
April 4th 2024
- Create video wall flow no longer redirects to newly created video wall
- General improvements and stability fixes for video wall
v1.17.7
March 28th 2024
- Removed surveys from features that are now out of beta
- Color labels are more consistent in attribute search
- General improvements and video player stability improvements
v1.17.6
- Fixed issue with organization switching
v1.17.5
- General stability fixes
v1.17.4
- Updated empty state for the video wall page when no video walls are created.
- 'Event Search' is now out of Beta, beta tag has been removed.
- Event length in event search can be modified.
- Preset video wall templates added with ability to swap tiles.
- General improvements to tracking metrics for performance of video walls and audio.
v1.17.3
- Event search feedback modal removed.
- Increased resource allocation to handle more users.
v1.17.2
- Stability and performance improvements.
v1.17.1
- Clicking at any point of the motion event navigates to the time clicked, added Shift+ Click to navigate to beginning of motion event.
- 'Configure Camera' button disabled when no cameras are selected to create video wall.
v1.17.0
- All thumbnails within event search, motion search, and camera made more consistent.
- Update event search to filter by moving people and vehicles.
- Update video wall creation grid to vertical gravity to improve tile snapping.
- Update the organization selection modal to allow selecting the current organization.
- Bug fix: Fix app crash with 0 video walls.
v1.16.3
- Various bugs and performance fixes.
v1.16.2
- Bug fix for checkboxes not being selectable when editing video walls.
- Organization switching made more reliable.
- 'Back to dashboard' button added to Vision again (For Org Admins Only).
v1.16.1
December 21
- Audio will be turned off on video walls, by default
- Video wall rotations to show only for the selected network
v1.15.0
November 7
- A delayed notification message will show when an export takes too long
- Event Search will now have a list view for camera selection
- Misaligned tags fixed on the Event Search page
v1.14.0
October 25
- Live Only Admins will not see event search, motion search, player controls or the timeline anymore
- Back to dashboard button will no longer exist on the Vision Portal
- Various performance and bug fixes
v1.13.0
October 13
- Event Search will now show list of cameras selected, which can also be hidden from the eye icon
- Event Search loading messages updated when results take a long time or matching events aren't found
- Various performance and bug fixes
v1.12.0
October 10
- Various performance issue fixes
v1.11.7
Sept 26
- Various performance issue fixes
v1.11.3
Sept 13
- Event Search: Clip Modal updated
- Event Search Bug: Stalled results will be able to re-load
- Various performance issues fixes
v1.11.1
Aug 29
- Various bugs and performance fixes
v1.9.6
Aug 2
- Various bugs and performance fixes
- Fix stale motion search results when switching between video walls
- Fix view failure when switching between dewarped cameras
v1.9.5
July 19th
- Update event search minimum event duration UI
- Various bugs and performance fixes
July 5th (v1.9.4)
v1.9.4
- Minor UI update to thumbnail size selection
v1.9.3
- Various bugs and performance fixes
v1.9.2
- Video walls are now sorted alphabetically
- Exports with combined footage are now searchable
- Minor UI improvement to avatar dropdown
June 7th (v1.9.1)
- Various performance and stability fixes
May 26th (v1.8.3)
- Revamp of the exports page to include time of creation
May 9th (v1.8.1)
- Event search filter selections and results will show even when you move around different pages on Vision
- Export failures will now show detailed errors, with the reasons and addition of camera name and export time range
- You can now delete multiple exports at once on the Exports page
April 13th (v1.8.0)
- You can now dewarp on wall mounted fisheyes, with a DPTZ oriented to support wall mounts (rotate around the X axis)
- Try this using "Dewarp" on the Camera List page for a fisheye configured to be a wall mount under Settings on Dashboard
- Try this using "Dewarp" on wall mounted fisheyes on the video wall page too
- You can also use new DPTZ presets for wall mounted fisheyes while creating a new video wall
- Various stability and performance bug fixes
March 28th (v1.7.7)
- If your password expires, the Vision Portal will now direct you to renew it
- Feedback portal added for Event Search (feature available via the Meraki Early access program)
- Navigate motion search results quickly using the left/right arrows now
- Various stability and performance fixes
March 10th (v1.7.6)
- NEW FEATURE: Event Search added to the Meraki Early access program
- Performance fixes for the Event Search feature
March 10th (v1.7.5)
- Various performance and stability fixes
March 8th (v1.7.4)
- Deleting an export will not cause an error anymore
- Auto select a camera when drawing region of interest in Motion Search
- Various performance and stability fixes
February 28th (v1.7.3)
- Camera names will now truncate on a video wall to give more room to watch your video on smaller tiles
- You will not see any loading indicators anymore when you zoom into a fisheye video stream
- Various performance and stability fixes
February 15th (v1.7.2)
- Add daylight timezone behaviour
- Change screenshot filename and timestamp
- Various performance and stability fixes
January 31st (v1.7.1)
- Logins will now have CAPTCHA support
- You will now be redirected to your last viewed video wall or camera
- Use the forward/backward arrow keys on your keypad to watch video
- Lots of stability and performance fixes
January 5th, 2023 (v1.6.23)
- Various performance and stability improvements
December 16th, 2022 (v1.6.22)
- Various performance and stability improvements
December 7th, 2022 (v1.6.21)
- Various performance and stability improvements
November 18th, 2022 (v1.6.20)
- [Video Wall FEATURE] You can now export different time ranges from each video wall tile
- [Video Wall FEATURE] You can now export from every dewarped tile from a single fisheye camera
October 25th, 2022 (v1.6.19)
- Various performance and stability improvements
October 14th, 2022 (v1.6.18)
- Adds buttons to "peek" and "unpeek" into camera tiles on the video wall
- Alphabetizes the network list
October 12th, 2022 (v1.6.17)
- Adds the ability to dewarp exported fisheye videos on the "Exports" page
- Allows disabling of dewarp via mouse scroll
- Miscellaneous UI changes
October 6th, 2022 (v1.6.16)
Various performance and stability improvements
Sept 29th, 2022 (v1.6.15)
Miscellaneous UI changes
Sept 21st, 2022 (v1.6.14)
Various performance and stability improvements
Sept 15th, 2022 (v1.6.13)
- You will now be redirected to the last viewed network, by default
- Wall mounted fisheyes will only zoom in and out, and not dewarp
- Note: To be treated as a wall mounted fisheye, configured the "Mounting" setting on the Meraki Dashboard "Video settings" tab
- Miscellaneous UI fixes
Aug 19th, 2022 (v1.6.12)
- Adds the ability to rename your exports
- Updates the logging of Vision portal local streams on the Dashboard Video access log
- Shows the region of interest selection grid when using video wall peek mode for Motion Search
Aug 11th, 2022 (v1.6.11)
- All new “THEATER MODE”
for single camera and video wall display
- Gives you benefits of a “full screen” but also allows you to open multiple windows on the side
- Fixes an issue while using the time-picker and the “natural language processing” text input box
- Ex. Type in yesterday and click enter to help you select the first option
July 29th, 2022 (v1.6.10)
No customer-facing changes in this release
July 28th, 2022 (v1.6.9)
Various performance and stability improvements
July 15th, 2022 (v1.6.8)
Various performance and stability improvements
July 14th, 2022 (v1.6.7)
Various performance and stability improvements
July 12th, 2022 (v1.6.6)
- Support for Multi-Network Video Walls
- Video Walls can now be created, edited, re-named and deleted
July 6th, 2022 (v1.6.5)
- Increase dewarp zoom capability by 3x on fisheye cameras
- Add video wall zoom out via clicking anywhere on peek view
- Update to new Cisco loader design
- Fix calendar error bugs
- Various performance and stability improvements
June 22nd, 2022 (v1.6.4)
- Various performance and stability improvements
June 15th, 2022 (v1.6.3)
- Video error messaging will now match with dashboard
- Stability and Performance improvements (mainly for the Video Wall)
June 8th, 2022 (v1.6.2)
- No customer-facing changes in this release
June 6th, 2022 (v1.6.1)
- Various performance and stability improvements
May 27th, 2022 (v1.6.0)
- Adds a time range filter for Advanced Motion Search
- Removes the "show password" toggle in the login page
- Fixes timepicker date selection issue for users on a different timezone than the network timezone
- Various performance and stability improvements
May 16th, 2022 (v1.5.2)
- Adds default video wall rotation to rotate through all video walls unless edited
- Adds camera list search by camera model
- Adds status overlay for loading indicator for fisheye cameras
- Conducts Motion Search and export on selected camera on the video wall
- Fixes logout timeout issue while in full screen video wall
- Some MV21/71 playback improvements
April 12th, 2022 (v1.4.2)
- Added the ability to "Change organization" under the top-right user icon
- Added larger "Update" button for when a new release is available
- Loads the first online camera on the camera list (fixed issue from previous implementation)
- Added on-hover camera details on the camera list to show associated tags and model number
- Note: Tags are editable on Meraki Dashboard, accessible via bottom-left of Meraki Vision
- Changed the status color for "Alerting" cameras to show as green and online instead of red
- Offline cameras show as "Offline" on the video wall
- Changed loading spinners to the Cisco logo in various places
- Various performance and stability improvements in video playback on video wall
March 18th, 2022 (v1.4.0)
- Added a "What's New" dropdown to the header to show recent updates to the interface and notify you if an update is available
March 15th, 2022
- Fix for video wall screenshot
- Hover over camera list to view full camera name
March 8th, 2022
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You can now digitally zoom and dewarp on a selected camera on the video wall
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You can now export dewarped fisheye footage
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You can now run a Motion Search on MV2 cameras even without Cloud Archive
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Page now loads the first online camera on the list
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Fixes page selection error on exports page
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Improves page performance of Advanced Motion Search
November 16th, 2021
First release of the interface!