Blog from September, 2018

What's changed?

We identified an issue where video direct would not work with geo-restricted content.


Who does this affect?

Users wanting to play geo-restricted content using video direct in the Vivi App.


Who should update to this release?

Organisations outside of Australia.


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What's changed?

  • Unlimited Location Hierarchies: IT admins are now able to use the Admin Portal to build an unlimited number of custom named location hierarchies.
  • Custom Emergency Types: Customise the types of emergencies that are available to be triggered from the Vivi App.
  • SMS Emergency Notifications: Nominate up to ten Emergency Wardens to receive SMS alerts when an emergency has been triggered or cancelled.
  • Feature Toggles:  IT admins are now able to disable certain App features, from the Admin Portal.
  • Real-time Website Display: Digital Signage websites are now rendered locally on the Vivi Receiver, enabling them to be displayed in real-time and for local intranet content to be displayed.
  • Scheduled Restart of Vivi Receivers: Allows IT admins to automate scheduled restarting of your Vivi Receiver fleet.
  • Disabling of Receiver Wireless Access Points: The Vivi Receiver wireless access points that are broadcast during start up can now be disabled across your fleet, from the Admin Portal.
  • Video Encoding Controls and Settings: Resolution, frame rate and stream quality can now be adjusted from within the Vivi App and defaults and maximums can be set from within the Admin Portal.
  • Easy Creation of USBs with the Vivi App: An IMG file is now available on our website for IT admins to use when generating USBs loaded with a portable version of the Vivi App.
  • Dynamic Receiver Hostname: The Vivi Receiver hostname is now set to the name of its assigned room, for improved visibility on your network.
  • Portal Privacy Mode Setting: Privacy Mode can now be set as default on a room from the Admin Portal.
  • USB Audio Output Toggling: USB audio output for Vivi Receivers can now be toggled from the Web Console.
  • Touch Fix: Fixed touch issues reported on certain Promethean panels.


Who does this affect?

All Vivi users.


Who should update to this release?

It is recommended that all users upgrade to this version.


Download Vivi Receiver Firmware 2.0.0

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This month, we made the jump from version 1.8 to 2.0. There were significant changes in some of the underlying technology which drives our solution and due to this, we have progressed to the next number increment.

Our version numbers will now follow the this format: <major>.<feature>.<bug> and this will be applicable for both the Vivi Receiver and the Vivi App. Please also note:

 

Major releases will be reserved for significant changes to the product and will be communicated to all our customers via email.

 

Feature releases will happen every 6 – 12 weeks and will be communicated to all our customers via email.

 

Bug releases will happen whenever there is a customer affecting bug that is fixed and ready for release.

 

We will also label releases recommended or optional:

 

Recommended releases will contain new functionality or critical bug fixes that we feel will be beneficial to all organisations. These release will prompt for upgrades.

 

Optional releases will contain new functionality or bug fixes that aren’t necessarily relevant to all organisations and only need to be installed if the organisation is affected by the bugs or wishes to take advantage of the new functionality.


To view a summary of all past releases, click here.