Borealis Release Notes - Pre October 2023

Borealis Release Notes - Pre October 2023


Feature
Release Date
Description

PXL-500 Hardware Support

20th June 2023

  1. Full support for the PXL-500W and PXL-500P controllers + SB-593 satellite boards.
  2. Up to 32 doors per hub - additional doors can be added by using additional hubs.
  3. PXL-500 controllers now included in a database conversion from Doors.NET
  4. Includes support for basic I/O linkage config using an SB-593 configured for I/O control.
  5. Includes PXL hard-coded Global Unlock functionality - using the dedicated global unlock input on the primary PXL controller.
  6. Includes PXL hard-coded Global Lock functionality - using the dedicated global lock input on the SB-593 module connected to the PXL primary controller.


New User Interface and miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes

  14th February 2023
  1. Officially released the new user interface for Borealis. For further details, click here.
  2. Miscellaneous UI improvements to data sorting and filtering.
  3. Added the ability to configure basic I/O functionality on a 4x4 module.
  4. Added the ability to configure door functionality (door contact, request-to-exit, door strike, etc) on a 4x4 module. Controller inputs and outputs can also be re-mapped and used as general purpose inputs and outputs.
  5. An e-mail notification is now generated when a new user is added to an organization.

Conversion Tool v3.0.4.0

6th October 2022
Added support for the new v3.0.4.0 Doors.NET to Borealis conversion tool. This version includes the importing of access group names and access rights assignment to cardholders. It also automatically configures Card + PIN settings in Borealis if this feature has been detected as enabled in Doors.NET.

v3.0.4.0 of the conversion tool can be downloaded from here.

Organizations

  2nd February 2022
Organizations in Borealis is an enterprise management tool facilitating customers with tax exemption and the efficient setup of new systems/installations.

Doors.NET to Borealis Conversion Tool

18th January 2022
The database conversion tool allows you to convert a Doors.NET system to a Borealis system. It will copy across cardholders, credentials, controllers and door information, plus time schedules and holidays. The easy-to-use wizard allows you to connect to an existing Doors.NET system to retrieve the system data.

Note: Access Group configuration and assignments are not included in the conversion.
Hardware Status
  18th December 2021
Hardware Status allows you to quickly check the status of all hardware items on your system; the hub, controllers, readers and NXT 4x4 modules.

Firmware Upgrade

10th October 2021
Allows you to quickly and easily upgrade the firmware on NXT controllers or NXT-MSC controllers.

Controller Reset

3rd October 2021
Added the ability to quickly and easily perform a basic reset on an NXT or NXT-MSC controller from within the Borealis user interface.
  

PIN/Dual Verification Support

  24th May 2021
Implement support for combination Wiegand readers with keypads - allowing for the use of Dual Verification which can be restricted per time schedule, supports various PIN lengths and the use of unique, or non-unique PIN codes.

Gateway Improvements

22nd April 2021
Various improvements to the implementation and functionality of the NXT Gateway for improved speed, performance and stability.

Sync Service Updates

2nd April 2021
Various updates to the sync service for improved speed, performance and stability.


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