Dear Valued Partners,

 

BioStar 2.9.8 is now available at Suprema Download Center (https://download.supremainc.com/download-center/pages/login.asp).

Please review over and keep using the latest version of BioStar 2. 


Also, you can see the details on what new features have been added in v2.9.8 by watching the following webinar for v2.9.8.

[BioStar 2] BioStar 2 SW New Features (v2.9.8) 


From BioStar 2 version 2.9.7, Suprema does not provide the installation file of Chrome.
- Please install the proper Chrome version additionally once your installation is completed. 
- According to the BioStar v2.9.7 administrator guide, Google Chrome version 100 or later is compatible with BioStar 2. 
- If you have to consider using Microsoft Edge, please contact Suprema technical support team before you use that.


 

New Features and Improvements

1. Discontinuation of support for the BioStar 2 VIDEO.


[Note] If you are using BioStar 2 VIDEO, you should not upgrade to BioStar 2 v2.9.8. Upgrading to this version will cause all functionalities of BioStar 2 VIDEO to be disabled.



2. Supports Custom User Field - File Upload option that allows files to be uploaded to user information.

  • You can upload and save a specific file in the user's information using the "File Upload" function of the Custom User Field in the Server in the Settings.
  • To learn how to use this function in detail, please refer to Chapter 1 in the above-shared webinar for v2.9.8.


3. Added Device Display Message UI to enter a private message to be displayed on the device screen during user 

authentication.


4. Added an option to set face authentication to deny authentication if a mask is worn.

  • To enhance facial authentication accuracy, Suprema has added the new option "Use (Deny access when wearing mask)" in the Mask Detection of Mask Configuration.

If you use this new option, any facial authentication will be rejected if a user wearing a mask tries the facial authentication.

  • Note that this function can only be used with BioStation 3 with firmware version v1.3.1 for now.


5. Added a separate management page for Deleted CSN Mobile Card.

6. Updated Timed Anti PassBack feature.

‒ Improved UI to allow setting Timed Anti Passback for each device.

‒ Added a Bypass Group for Timed Anti Passback.


7. Added Firmware Version to device list.

  • You can see the firmware version of the device added to the device list.


8. Improved DOOR menu UI.

‒ Improved door Open Time setting UI.

  • From v2.9.8, you can select the door open time in 1-second intervals or enter a value manually. 
  • Until v2.9.7 or a lower version, you can set the "Open Time" by dragging and selecting the already-set value within BioStar 2.


‒ Improved UI in the alarm settings to differentiate between Anti PassBack and Timed Anti PassBack.

  • Starting from v2.9.8, you can set separate alarms for Anti PassBack and Timed Anti PassBack within the Alarm settings within the Door settings.

1) In v2.9.7 or earlier versions: You can only set a common alarm for both Anti PassBack and Timed Anti PassBack within the Anti PassBack section in the Alarm settings within the Door settings.


2) In v2.9.8: You can set each Alarm for Anti PassBack and Timed Anti PassBack separately in the "Anti PassBack" and "Timed Anti PassBack" in Alarm settings within the Door settings.


9. Improved REPORT performance.

‒ Merged report service into AC service.

‒ Changed filter condition from AND to OR when creating Custom Report.

10. Improved DASHBOARD performance.

11. Added new predefined Wiegand card formats.

‒ MIFARE CSN 32bit

‒ MIFARE CSN 34bit (Parity)

‒ DESFire 56bit

‒ DESFire 58bit (Parity)

  • You can only see the four new Wiegand card formats above if you have freshly installed BioStar 2 v2.9.8. However, if you upgraded BioStar 2 from version 2.9.7 or an earlier version to v2.9.8, the new four formats will not be visible. 

1) If upgrading from v2.9.7 or a lower version to v2.9.8:

2) If installing v2.9.8 freshly,


12. Improved Advanced Search.

‒ Improved user list printing feature.

‒ Improved to allow selecting all after Advanced Search.

13. Added Elevator and Zone columns to the Column List of the Event Log.

  • From v2.9.8, you can see "Elevator" and "Zone" colums in the Event Log of Monitoring.


14. Upgraded Bootstrap library (3.4.1).

15. Improved USB Agent security vulnerabilities.

16. Improved performance of Schedule in TIME ATTENDANCE menu.

17. Improved performance of Report in TIME ATTENDANCE menu.

18. Upgraded Node.js version.

19. Improved to ensure that calling the TA API retrieves correct result values according to the set user permissions.

20. Improved security vulnerabilities.

‒ Improved HTTPS protocol security vulnerabilities.

‒ Improved SQL Injection security vulnerabilities.

EN 301.00.BS2 4 BioStar 2 Revision Notes

21. Improved the recognition rate of BioStar 2 QR.

22. Optimized performance when updating users on the C server.

23. Modified the message displayed if validation fails when creating a CSN card using API.

24. Improved performance when enrolling cards.


Bug Fixes

1. Daylight Saving Time settings are not properly applied in some widgets of the New Dashboard. 

(Affects version: v2.9.6)

2. When generating a Report, the date and period in the title do not follow the BioStar 2 time settings. 

(Affects version: v2.9.3)

3. Advanced Search does not return results when searching for a Custom User Field Combo Box that contains 

specific special characters. (Affects version: v2.9.6)

4. In the Android mobile environment, when attempting to enroll a visual face through the Visual Face Mobile 

Enrollment Link, the option to take a face photo directly does not function. (Affects version: v2.8.9)

5. System backup fails when the Maria DB password contains special characters. (Affects version: v2.9.3)

6. When selecting a user group and performing an Advanced Search, and then printing, the user list does not print 

according to the search results. (Affects version: v2.9.5)

7. Intermittently, the user’s Access Group is displayed incorrectly. (Affects version: v2.9.5)

8. When the account ID and password are saved in Chrome’s Passwords and autofill, certain fields are automatically 

filled when adding a user. (Affects version: v2.9.6)

9. Unable to log in with the email address registered in user information. (Affects version: v2.8.0)

10. Intermittently, an error popup message appears stating that there is no layout when modifying the Custom Smart 

Card layout. (Affects version: v2.9.4)

11. Due to Chrome’s Keyboard focusable scrollers feature, the dropdown list cannot be properly selected for certain 

options. (Affects version: v2.0.0)

12. After modifying user information on the device and syncing it to the server, the Access Group disappears from the 

user information. (Affects version: v2.0.0)

13. In some menus, search results cannot be selected. (Affects version: v2.9.7)

14. Search list resets after searching and selecting an Access Group by group name. (Affects version: v2.0.0)

15. In a decryption environment where the Encrypt Personal Data on Database is set to Not Use, users cannot be 

searched in the Added users section when modifying a TA Schedule. (Affects version: v2.9.6)

16. When accessing the TIME ATTENDANCE menu from an external connection to the server, the user is logged out. 

(Affects version: v2.4.0)

17. Upgrade required (Device database corrupted) event occurs in certain situations. (Affects version: v2.9.4)

18. Intermittent login issues occur during BioStar 2 login. (Affects version: v2.6.0)

19. After importing a CSV file with an empty start_datetime column, users are not displayed when entering the USER

menu. (Affects version: v2.9.7)


Online Revision Note: Link