Dear Valued Partners,

 

BioStar 2.9.9 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. 


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. Supports new devices.

  • XPass 2 (XP2-MAPB-H)

Note that 

1) Supported card type: 125kHz EM, HID Prox, and iClass (SEOS)  

2) This device is exclusively available in North America.


2. Supports a new controller.


3. Added support for logging in to BioStar 2 using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) integration. 

4. Improved Active Directory synchronization performance.


5. Added option to turn the scramble keypad on and off in the authentication menu.

  • This function is supported by BioStation 3 and X-Station 2. And, you can see this function at the bottom of the Authentication section of the device's settings page.
  • For details, refer to the following related article. [BioStar 2] Firmware List of Supporting Scramble Keypad 


6. Improved security vulnerabilities.

  • Enhanced validation for file uploads and inputs


7. Supports MS SQL Server 2022 and OLE DB Driver.


8. Support for TLS 1.2 when connecting to MS SQL secure communications.


9. Upgraded MariaDB version (11.4.4).


10. Improved Time and Attendance security vulnerabilities.


11. Improved system login logic.


12. Improved usability of /punch_logs/modified API for attendance management.


13. Improved to automatically reconnect to the database without restarting the server when using MSSQL with Windows authentication.


14. Supports Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server.


15. Improved user sync performance.


16. Improved to prevent synchronization when the AC service is not running.


17. Improved to allow configuration when the connected slave device supports Custom Smart Card, even if the controller does not support the feature.


[Note] If CoreStation is a RS485 Master device, this is not supported. It means that you need to have a temporary solution of this. Please contact Suprema Tech Support Team. https://support.supremainc.com



18. Improved to automatically reconnect when the TA DB connection is lost during encryption migration after a long idle period.


19. Improved performance when retrieving users belonging to access groups.


20. Improved the popup message shown when adding credentials to a user on a slave device connected via TCP/IP.


21. Improved to display an error pop-up message with an error code when license activation fails in an offline environment.


22. Added support for special characters (* and , and _) in SIP Username and Authorization ID fields for Intercom settings.


23. Improved Video performance.


24. Improved to display the Secure Tamper setting on certain slave devices.


25. Improved the error message shown during cloud registration to help identify possible network-related causes.


26. Added the option to disable the Cloud account and improved support for re-sending activation emails, displaying status information, and checking the connection port.

  • If a subdomain has already been generated, selecting "Not Use" for Cloud Use will delete the existing subdomain. However, you can create a new subdomain later by selecting "Use" again. 
  • You can check the subdomain status by verifying whether it is shown as Pending or Active.  It is shown as Pending or Active. 



27. Backup status is now displayed as Success or Cancelled in the Audit Trail when performing a System Backup.

  • In case the Success, "Backup Finished" message will be shown.
  • In case the Cancelled, "Backup Cancelled" message will be shown.


28. Improved display of icons according to BioMini product type.

  • Starting from version 2.9.9, different icons are displayed based on the BioMini product type.

Example)

BioMini

BioMini Slim2

  • BioMini Slim 3 is not supported in BioStar 2. 


Bug Fixes


1. The TA Report for the current month is not displayed when looked up after the start of a new month.


2. Decryption failed in environments where Encrypt Personal Data on Database had previously been applied.


3. Repeated user synchronization and abnormal increase in memory usage and log file size due to a specific error during device synchronization.


4. Failed to load users after login when a custom account had permissions for more than 1100 user groups.


5. Visual Face Migration target count was displayed incorrectly.


6. ToM Enrollment menu appeared on the device detail page for devices that do not support Template on Mobile enrollment.


7. Cached data was not cleared after logout in environments where TA was registered, causing previous information to remain.


8. ToM Enrollment info message was incorrectly displayed on the device detail page for FaceStation F2 (version 2.2.0 or higher).


9. The number of Access Control users and Time Attendance users does not match.


10. In BioStar 2.8.11 and above, issuance information for BioStar 2 QR was not recorded in Audit Trail.


11. When performing Batch Edit with select all in a specific user group, the Audit Trail incorrectly logged the target as All Users.


12. When user ID and card ID were the same, the user name was incorrectly logged in the event log after authentication failure.


13. Selecting the Time Attendance menu with an expired login session did not trigger a logout.


14. Delayed response when generating individual reports or calling the API for specific users.


15. The warning pop-up for overlapping time was incorrectly shown when only one Meal deduction was configured in the Shift settings.


16. Incorrect user count update when deleting a user with a Leave entry from a Schedule.


17. Daylight Saving Time settings were not applied when generating a report with two Daylight Saving Time configurations enabled.


18. Daylight Saving Time settings were not applied to dashboard widgets when two Daylight Saving Time configurations were enabled.


19. Results were displayed incorrectly in Custom Report when the Set Period was set to Dynamic and configured from '0 days back at 00:00 to 0 days back at 23:59'.


20. Fixed an issue where an error occurred indicating that the sysbackup.conf file was missing when installing BioStar 2.


21. The API was called twice when adding a new Quick Action.


22. UI was displayed incorrectly when adding a photo to a user while accessing BioStar 2 via HTTP and IP address.


23. Added a message indicating that a secure connection (HTTPS) is required.


24. Custom User Field values were incorrectly switched when exporting user information to PDF or SVG after changing the Order of Custom User Field in Settings → Server.


25. Card Type was displayed as - for some cards in the All Cards report.


26. The user list was not displayed in the search window when generating a time and attendance report for a specific user.


27. Access groups without proper permissions were displayed and selectable during user registration due to residual data from a previous session.


28. Some users were not displayed when generating a T&A report for more than 1,000 users.