BlueView 20
Compatibility:
Up to SQL 2019
Notes:
Multiple Controller Updates: Now able to communicate with multiple controllers at once
Multi-Threading: Polling for events and sending commands can now happen while pushing permissions
Cancel Permissions: Added support for canceling permissions at all stages
Permission Logging: Added logging of events to track progression of permission pushes
Port Configuration: Added port number to door import process to allow duplicate IPs with different port numbers
Bulk Reconnecting: Added ability to reconnect controllers using Company, Site, and Area levels
System Health Report: New Snapshot available in BlueView and BlueWeb
Status Filter: Added ability to filter doors by status in BlueWeb Doors page
Updated UI: New UI updates featuring QuickLinks screen
Display Hours: Show standard unlock hours in web screen
Fixes:
Fixed bug created by quickly starting/stopping BNS
Fixes related to incorrectly adding a dual credential instead of a single credential
Fixed bug that caused the door import to place a door in the incorrect site when duplicate area names exist under different sites
Fixed bug that created an exception on BNS startup
Fixed issue with being unable to start/stop BNS
Fixes related issues preventing the Permissions form from displaying
Fixed auto-activation of credentials
Ability to add new person through web pages if there are no groups besides 'All' group
Fix time ranges on Doors web page
Updated validation rules on people/credential import to support max values for credential fields
Fix for event reporting from web, for archived events.
Improvements to BNS stability.
Efficiency and usability improvements for door activations
BlueView 18.2
Compatibility:
Up to SQL 2017
Notes:
Support Integration: Enhanced in-application Help and access to Support
Muster Report: New Report type available on BlueWeb.
Web Edit: Updated web interface with new Edit functionality for People and Credentials
Advanced Troubleshooting: Extra functionality on the web pages to troubleshoot doors
Expiring Credentials: Ability to set Start and Expire dates for Credentials
People Editing Efficiency: Ability to change Credential Status independently from Cardholder status
Relay Configuration: options for Reader 2 in Advanced Door Configuration screen
Advanced Configuration Options: for REX in newest firmware version to disable release of relay one or disable REX events.
Fixes:
Auto-activation on Cardholder Delete from BlueWeb
Enforce Cardholder Status for Logins
Fixed timezone issues for some Windows versions
Fixes related to dual credentials in BlueWeb
Fixed auto-activation of credentials
Fixed inability to unselect "Suppress REX events" in
Display standard unlock hours in web
Ability to add new person through web pages if there are no groups besides 'All' group
Fix time ranges on Doors web page
Updated validation rules on people/credential import to support max values for credential fields
Fix for event reporting for archived events from the web.
Improvements to BNS stability.
Improved navigability between BlueView and BlueWeb
Settings consolidated into BlueView Preferences screen
BlueView 18
Compatibility:
Up to SQL 2017
Notes:
BlueView Corporate Edition: Unlimited logins/cardholders/clients, door-limited by activation code, modules must be purchased separately
Report Filtering: New output on the web interface that allows filtering, sorting and exporting to various formats.
Notification Triggers: Ability to select one or more triggering events for email notification.
Shift Counts: Show how often the shift is used in a permission on shift screen, to facilitate shift cleanup.
Login Administration Fields: Added Employee ID and fixed Cardholder sorting on Login Administration screen.
Custom Field: Add Cell Phone field to Advanced Search fields in the web and allow alpha-numeric characters in the Cell Phone field within the BlueView software, so that it can be reused as a custom Person field.
Active Person Filtering: Added option to only show Active people on the Home screen on the web pages.
Group Display: Added option to display Groups as columns of checkboxes, rather than as drop-down list in web interface People page, allows users to add/remove people to/from multiple groups at once
Holiday Door Filtering: Added ability to filter lists of controllers by whether or not they have Unlock Shifts.
Fixes:
Converted doors to use real time zones rather than offsets, to address regions that don’t use DST
Improved “No Activity” report: can now select Company/Site/Area/Door
Fixed messaging for expiring activation codes, and added ability to see your active activation codes from Help → About screen.
Improved Manager/Managed shifts stability.
Trigger TTL1 on Admit now fires on an Admit at either W1 or W2
Fixed web reports not showing PINs that don’t match a cardholder
Fixed credential start/end times displaying incorrectly in Internet Explorer.
System import/export fixes
Image Upload for Person on BlueWeb now working in Internet Explorer
UI cleanup on BlueWeb
Inactive credentials automatically update correctly now
Refined auto-detect logic for full vs incremental updates
BlueView 17
Compatibility:
Up to SQL 2016
Notes:
Revamped Credentials: Custom start and end dates for credentials, ability to mark an individual credential as Inactive, Suspended, Lost or Stolen.
Updated Web Interface: Enhanced editing capabilities for people and credential data, including managing advanced credential options. Advanced troubleshooting options, including scheduling full or incremental updates for doors.
Multi-Door Operations in Web Interface: Rapidly lock down, unlock, or lock for the rest of the day all doors available to the current BlueWeb login.
ODBC Sync Service: Now available with your Active Directory module license, provides a flexible method for syncing cardholders and groups with an external data source.
Bulk Exception Creator: Quickly create exceptions and door-level holiday exceptions over a range of dates and doors in BlueView.
Advanced Netgen Configuration Options: Using new firmware on a per-controller basis:
Which relay to release on Admit at Reader 2
Whether or not to release relay on REX
Whether or not to record audit events for REX
Fixes:
Efficiency improvements for web page activations on systems with a large number of doors
BlueView 16.1
Compatibility:
Up to SQL 2014
Notes:
Commissioning Import Utility: Directly import spreadsheets of common system information such as Shifts, Cardholders and Groups, and Doors.
Web Interface: Everyday management of your BlueWave system made simple through the BlueWave web interface, now included with all BlueView editions with minor setup.
Advanced Firmware Updater: Now fully integrated into BlueView software, with features to easily accommodate firmware updates.
Email Notifications: Now included to notify a group of BlueView users of a system Lockdown, Extended Open or Unauthorized Open.
Automated Backup: Backup your BlueWave database now, or schedule periodic backups from within the BlueView software.
Updated Restore Tool: More intuitive and reliable tool to restore BlueWave database from backup, used in system recovery or migration.
Updated Login Administration Tool: Login settings for groups, shifts and doors are now consolidated in the Login Administration screen. This update allows for more flexible and intuitive configuration of login permissions.
Updated Help & Support: Convenient access within BlueView software to help documents, log files and a real-time log.
Fixes: None
BlueView 15
Compatibility:
Up to SQL 2014
Notes:
Operating System Support: BlueView now works on 64-bit systems
Discover Door Controllers Tool: Integrated functionality for adding doors to your system.
Enhanced Database Configuration: New "Guide Me" wizard to help set up BlueView's connection to SQL Server
Priority Polling: Select certain doors to be able to be given a priority queue.
Active Directory: Integration for Active Directory for advanced database records
Archived Events: Reports now include events that have been archived
Batch Card Load Tool: updated to handle all credential types
Incremental Updates: Push changes to controllers for easy adjustments
Fixes:
Efficiency improvements on System Overview screen
Door activations that fail are automatically retried
Updated BlueView.Backup for better usability and to support SQL Server 2008+
Improved efficiency of event reports for large databases
Improved usability on many screens by improving sorting, sizing, and auto-selection
Improved logging mechanism that automatically archives and later deletes older log files
Improved install experience
Better source/update tracking for card holders
Improved the ability of BNS to recover controllers that may temporarily lose network connection
Event Snapshot data now being recorded
Permissions Activations handled in the background for a more responsive BNS
Updated BlueView.FirmwareUpdater to support firmware 7.01.01
BlueView 14.3 and Below do not work on many current systems and are no longer supported.