Dear Valued Partners,
BioStar 2.9.7 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.
BioStar 2 version 2.9.7 does not provide the installation file of Chrome. - Please refer to the BioStar 2 Administrator Guide and install the proper Chrome version additionally once your installation is completed. - If you have to consider using Microsoft Edge, please contact Suprema technical support team before you use that.
New Features and Improvements
1. Supports a new device.
: BioEntry W3 - The relevant article will be updated in October.
2. The Multi-Factor Auth for Login feature has been added, enhancing the security of user accounts by adding a fingerprint authentication step using a fingerprint scanner to the existing ID and password login method.
* Supported fingerprint scanners
1) BioMini
2) BioMini Plus 2
For more details, please refer to the following article. [BioStar 2] How to Enable and Use Multi-Factor Authentication for Login
3. The synchronization protocol has been improved to reduce synchronization time by transmitting only the template,
excluding actual images from the visual faces, during user synchronization.
For more details, please refer to the following article.
[BioStar 2] How to Use and Prepare for Visual Face Migration
4. Added Expert Settings menu.
: Added Store Visual Face Image feature.
: Supports the feature to save both the actual image and the template in the visual face, or to save only the
template without storing the actual image.
For more details, please refer to the following article.
[BioStar 2] Guide to the Feature for Not Saving Visual Face Image
5. Updated cipher suite on the webserver.
6. Improved XSS security vulnerability for Custom User Field.
7. Added a guidance tooltip for Not Supported Devices in the Device License menu.
: To clarify what "Not supported" appeared in the Device Status means when trying the activation of a specific license in LICENCE of Settings, the popup including the explanation below has been added.
> If the device does not support the feature due to a missing license or outdated firmware version, the device status will show as 'Not Supported.' Please check the supported models and firmware versions for this feature.
As of September 27, 2024, specific BioStar 2 devices support the following licenses. 1) Device License for Camera QR [BioStar 2] Activating Licenses for Use of Specific Features on Devices via BioStar 2 2) Device License for Wireless Door Lock [BioStar 2] Support Wireless Door Lock via OSDP Integration
8. Updated multilingual resource files.
: French, Italian, Japanese, Romanian
> Those files have been added to the installation path (messages_it.properties / messages_ja.properties / messages_ro.properties / messages_fr.properties)
Notice on FaceStation F2 v1.x.x Firmware Support Discontinuation
Starting with BioStar 2 v2.9.7, we have enhanced synchronization performance by modifying the process to transmit templates exclusively when synchronizing a user’s visual face to the device.
Given the differences in visual face algorithms, FaceStation F2 v1.x.x won’t sync well with the new BioStar 2. Therefore, we’ve decided to end support for FaceStation F2 v1.x.x from BioStar 2 v2.9.7 onward.
If you are currently using FaceStation F2 v1.x.x firmware, kindly upgrade your FaceStation F2 to the latest firmware to utilize BioStar 2 v2.9.7. (https://download.supremainc.com) Before upgrading FaceStation F2, please review the FaceStation F2 revision note. https://kb.supremainc.com/knowledge/doku.php?id=en:tc_prod_f2
Bug Fixes
1. The server shuts down when there is an invalid string in the database. (Affects version: v2.5.0)
2. In the Automatic User Synchronization - Specific Devices mode, the system attempts to synchronize users who failed to sync with a disconnected device. (Affects version: v2.8.15)
3. Fixed an issue using the global protocol where a “global check violation invalid” error occurred.
(Affects version: v2.8.11)
4. The Fingerprint LFD feature UI does not appear on the detailed page of specific devices that support the
Fingerprint LFD feature. (Affects version: v2.9.0)
5. In an environment where FaceStation F2 and FaceStation 2 are used together when using the Automatic User
Synchronization - All Devices(Including user update from the device) mode, there is an issue where adding a visual
face to a user already enrolled with a face on the BioStar 2 server from FaceStation F2 does not update the BioStar 2
server with the visual face. (Affects version: v2.8.6)
6. When issuing a smart card using a visual face template to a disconnected device, the card is incorrectly added to the
Unassigned Card and Blacklist Card. (Affects version: v2.9.6)
7. When changing a device name to a name already used by another device, the error popup message intermittently
does not appear. (Affects version: v2.0.0)
8. When enrolling a profile photo using a webcam, GPU usage increases abnormally and then does not decrease.
(Affects version: v2.9.5)
9. In the USER menu, no users are displayed in the user list. (Affects version: v2.9.5)
10. When generating a Custom Report, the full data is not generated if the number of events in the report exceeds a
certain threshold. (Affects version: v2.9.3)
11. In an MS SQL Server database environment, system backup and restore fails. (Affects version: v2.9.3)
> The related article will be added soon. So please wait for the updates.
12. The desired options could not be properly selected from a drop-down list with scrollers when Chrome’s Keyboard
focusable scrollers feature was enabled. (Affects version: v2.0.0)
For more details, please refer to the following article. [Known Issue] List Box Not Selectable in BioStar 2 When Using Chrome
13. When BioStar 2 is installed using MS SQL Windows authentication, database restoration through BioStar 2 Restore
fails. (Affects version: v2.9.3)
Notice on improved Administrator Guide
Starting with BioStar v2.9.5, Feature Guide is provided separately by topic on how to use new or improved features.
Those files are uploaded to the Suprema Knowledge Center. https://kb.supremainc.com/knowledge/doku.php?id=en:trn_feature_guide