January 2020

Photo ID Badge Printing V2.0

• New module under Administration called Badges allows you to bulk print photo ID badges.
• Search filters allow you easily retrieve the list of badges that need to be printed.
• Printer settings allows the selection of media type, card number ranges, print confirmation, badge templates and more.
• Tracks failed and succeeded badges with date and time stamps.
• Allows for easy reassignment of cards when printing failures create out of sequence card assignments.
• Part of Platform license - no additional license required

People and Access Level Auditing V1.0

• New module running in the background that analyzes every user's access activity once a day and determines if a person has not used a reader, access level or access level group in a predetermined amount of time
• Color coded People records indicate access recommended changes
• Email can be sent to facility managers with recommended people and access changes
• Access and People can automatically expire based recommended changes  
• Part of Intelligence license - no additional license required
• Please contact BluB0X Support if you would like to try this module - BluSKY configuration is required

Video for iOS Devices

• Improvements have been made to create a better video viewing experience on iOS devices

  Reporting Subscriptions

• A new service that allows a user to define a report, report parameters, distribution list and recurrence to have a report automatically created and sent. 
• Part of Intelligence license - no additional license required

Mercury Firmware Upgrade V8.1.290

• Reduces disconnect occurrences
• Enables controller Host Communication and Network Settings configuration using Controller Diagnostics tool.
• Resolves SIO communication issues associated with network and power loss
• Improves alarm, intrusion and monitoring point communication and status
• Firmware upgrades have begun and are being scheduled across all BluSKY sites

Performance Improvements

• Improved BluSKY<>Controller synchronization performance by 20%
• Improved Visitor and Vendor Access assignment speed by 20%
• Improved BluSKY overall database performance by 5%

API Improvements

• Added support for HID Bluetooth Mobile Credential Integration
• Added more support for 3rd Party Tenant Engagement Applications such as Convene, HqO, RISE, etc.
• BluSKY API documentation

Allegion Integrated Locksets

• Improvements made to the LE/NDE Diagnostics and Configuration tool. 

Visitor and Vendor Management

• Security Officers are now able to change the start time of a visitor or vendor record. 
• Fixed an error when trying to create a visitor or vendor request as an Integrator or Customer.
• Fixed an error where visitors and vendors had the incorrect translated date and time from UTC.

Visitor and Vendor Badge Printing

• Fixed a problem with visitor and vendor current date and time not being populated on a badge.

Reporting

• Fixed an issue with the Roles report showing Access Level Groups.

People

• Fixed an issue when filtering Search = no cards.
• Fixed an issue when filtering Search = no access.
• Fixed an issue when filtering Search = has access.
• Fixed an issue when filtering by a vendor.
• You can now search for a person in a particular vendor.
• Improved synchronization of BluSKY database changes with search results.

Access Levels

• Fixed an error when an access level is deleted the Apply by Default is still active.

Person Reader

• Improved Intercom connection and feedback.
• Improved person detection algorithms.
• Improve person classification algorithms.
• Improved Person Reader Diagnostics tools (BluB0X only).
• Fixed an issue in the IR channel data stream.