myViewBoard Manager Release History
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Release History
NEW v3.6 2022-10-03
Improvements
- - Third-party app support: Gboard is now an approved third-party app.
- - Notification filters (by category): In the notifications drop-down, use a filter to focus more easily on different types of updates.
With Manager Advanced License
New Features
- - CDE4320/5520 support:
- - Remote control: Schedule startup and shutdown.
- - Profiles: Configure standby mode (maps to Power Save Mode 1 setting in CDE4320/5520s, respectively).
- - Jobs: Devices connected via ViewBoard Box RS232 can now be powered on/off via Jobs.
Improvements
- - Profiles: Profiles can now be assigned from device pages. Select devices and find the Profiles icon in the main toolbar.
- - UX improvement: Advanced features are now immediately accessible when selecting an Advanced device, even if the Advanced toggle on the main toolbar has not been switched on.
- - UX improvement: Click the myViewBoard logo on the top-right to return to the myViewBoard home page.
v3.53.4 2022-09-05
New Features
- - ViewBoard Box: Added Aiyos support.
Improvements
- - What's New pop-up: Latest release information can now be found in the settings menu; it will also load on the first sign-in to the latest Manager console version.
With Manager Advanced License
New Features
- - Device Profiles:
- - Use this feature to pre-configure a device settings profile and then apply it to multiple devices at once.
- - For offline devices, profiles will apply to the devices once they go online.
- - Take note: Different models of devices may not support all setting items.
Improvements
- - Playlists: Drag and drop multimedia items in a created playlist to change the playlist's order.
- - Remote desktop: Improvements to mouse wheel functionality while controlling a device.
- - Reports (app usage): Improvements to displaying app usage data for apps installed on devices.
- - Files (in Resources): Files are now sorted alphabetically.
v3.52.3 2022-08-01
New Features
- - A new Manager Advanced sign-up form is available within the console. Access it on the left-side panel menu to get a free trial, or use the form to purchase licenses if your trial has already expired.
- - CDE 12 devices are now supported in Manager.
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - The Manager logo and and console color scheme have been updated.
With Manager Advanced License
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - When toggling from the all devices list to the Advanced devices list, Advanced devices that are checked on the list will remain checked.
- - Within Resources > Media, media files are now sorted alphabetically.
- - Remote desktop:
- - When remote desktop is initiated, the notice on the IFP now appears at the top of the screen.
- - When remote desktop is initiated, the notice on the IFP is now moveable by the IFP user across the top of the screen.
- - When ending a remote desktop session by closing the remote desktop window, a confirmation prompt will appear to confirm you want to terminate the session.
2022-07-04
New Features
- - API integration: "Get group list" is now supported. Review the myViewBoard Open API Doc for more details.
- - ViewBoard Box support update: Added BenQ and CTouch support. View the models supported on the Manager page.
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - UI update to remote control (accessible by checking the box of a given device — appears on the right-side panel) for a more compact and convenient design.
- - Wi-Fi SSID authentication: Added "None" as an option.
- - Introduced Hungarian language support.
With Manager Advanced License
New Features
- - Remote desktop: Via the Manager console, remotely access ViewBoards to troubleshoot devices without needing to physically visit the device. Find it within a device's remote control panel.
- - Supported models: IFP50-3, IFP52, IFP9850-4, IFP4320, IFP62, IFP32, CDE 20, and ViewBoard Box
- - ViewBoard settings lock: Set a required password to access a device's settings.
- - Supported models: IFP52, 9850-4. IFP32, IFP50-3, IFP-70, and IFP62
2022-06-06
New Features
- - API integration: Basic Manager users now have access to API integration tools. View the myViewBoard Open API Doc for more information on which actions you can push from existing web services through Manager to your ViewBoards.
- - ViewBoard Box support update: Added EPSON support.
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - On a device list, search devices by serial number.
- - Device location is available to basic Manager users. View the approximate location of a device based on its visible IP.
- - Auto firmware update fix: CDE 6520/7520/8620 should now auto update firmware successfully.
With Manager Advanced License
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - File transfer: Transfers can be queued to offline devices — a file will send when the device comes online.
- - Jobs: When scheduling a job, recurring jobs can now be scheduled with a specified start and end date.
2022-05-02
New Features
- - ViewBoard Box support update: ViewSonic projectors PA503S, PA503X, PA503W, LS600W, LS500W, LS500WH, LS550W, LS550WH, PG701WU, PS600X, PS600W, PG707X, PG707W, PG706HD, PG706WU, LS625W, LS625X, LS831WU, LS750WU, LS850WU, LS860WU, LS900WU, LS920WU, LS921WU, PX701HD, PX701HDH
Improvements and Updates
- - Third-party app support: Zoom and Teams are now approved third-party apps.
With Manager Advanced License
New Features
- - SCALE-UP: Create SCALE-UP classroom configurations and establish a connection between a host and huddle devices.
- - Supported devices: IFP50-3 and IFP52 series.
- - Device location: View the approximate location of a device based on its visible IP. Access this feature in the Device Info right-side panel.
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - File transfer: Image and video files can now be transferred to a device's local storage.
2022-04-04
New Features
- - Device info: Users can now view a device's ethernet or Wi-Fi Mac address.
Improvement, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - Introduced Polish language support.
- - Device info: Asset tag character limit has been increased to 16.
- - UI update to left-side panel menu.
- - Resources: New left-side panel category, which includes Apps.
- - ViewBoard Box: Section has been moved to the bottom of the left-side panel menu.
- - Bug fixes:
- - Broadcasting status and last time connected now display correctly.
- - Asset tag character length no longer causes device enrollment to fail.
- - Online panels no longer show as offline when they are online.
With Manager Advanced License
Improvements, Updates, and Bug Fixes
- - Playlists: The total elapsed time of a playlist now displays.
- - UI update to left-side panel menu.
- - Resources: New left-side panel menu category, which includes Apps, Media, Playlists, and Files.
2022-03-04
Features
- - Support schedule startup and shutdown in manager advanced, user can schedule to 3 different sets to startup and shutdown the IFP. This feature is gray out in manager basic and not-supported models.
** Supported models: IFP 50-2, 50-3, 50-4, 32, 52-1C, 52-1A, 62, 70. Not support 4320 and 2410. - - Support several new API commands, including: Get device usage / Last boot up / Last connected / total up time / stop broadcast
- - Added Cleaver touch, infocus RS232 commands
Improvement
- - Allowed user to modify the Asset tag from Manager web dashboard, user can check the modification history by action log
- - Moved API to advanced features, only advanced devices can support API control
- - Added "Date of Enrollment" information in the export file of all device page
- - Several bugs fixed and improvement
2022-02-07
Features
- - Support Media Playlist in manager advanced, user can create a list to play multiple media files in order, including video and photo files, up to 10 files in a list
Improvement
- - Added an option to forbid user to stop standard message broadcast from the device
- - Show entity ID in API keys window, user can get and copy entity ID from API keys window
- - Added and showed event time on the notification
- - Several bugs fixed
2022-01-03
Features
- - Add User Feedback function
- - Support export action logs to an excel sheet
- - Show CPU usage data in device info
- - RAM/Stroage usage alarm - Show alarm in the notification when the available space of RAM/Storage is lower than 10%
- - Added Newline RS series RS232 commands
Improvement
- - Added an option to forbid the user to stop the multimedia playback from the device
- - Support admin to lock the restore point to prevent it from being overwritten.
- - Add FireFox into 'Approved 3rd Party App' Apps
- - Updated the instruction of adding devices
- - Several bugs fixed
Releases 2021
2021-12-04 Features
- -It will save every action of entity administrators into 'Action Log'.
- -Add a note field inside device information, and admin can edit the note.
- -Device's serial number and asset tag are shown in device information on Manager web console.
- -Admin can assign an asset tag into a device from Manager web console.
Modifications
- -Temporarily save a multi-media file uploaded from a local drive into a folder and then after no device plays the file, the system will delete it.
- -Redesign and re-implement 'Uninstall App' feature.
- -Groups are sorted alphabetically.
- -The default sorting of devices in device list table is 'Recently Added'.
Improvements
- -Show used and total repository capacity on App, Media and File menus.
- -Support sorting by 'Model' or 'Note' on the device list table.
- -Agent automatically closes itself after being idle for 60 seconds.
- -Add 'Select All' check box on adding devices into a group menu.
- -Admin can enter a group which is optional during enrolling a device.
- -Admin can sort devices in device list table.
2021-11-05
Features
- - Admin permission management. Permission can be assigned by both a group(s) of devices and a set of feature categories.
- - A new feature called 'Restore Points' can take a snapshot of the entity data at that moment.
Improvements
- - Agent app on ViewBoard reports the progress of downloading an APK to the Manager server.
- - Export more fields from the device list to an Excel file. They are operating system, firmware version, and local IP address.
- - Support assigning the asset tag on IFP2410.
- - Add a button to delete all notifications.
2021-10-04
Features
- - Added SMART Board RS232 commands.
- - Support exporting device list to an Excel file.
Modifications
- - WIFI encryption scheme has become a mandatory field for adding a WIFI SSID.
Improvements
- - Implement RS232 command-related action logs.
- - Broadcasting - adding the wording of hour and minute.
2021-09-06
Features
- - Support sending RS232 commands from Manager web console through ViewBoard Box to a plugged device. Currently, it supports ViewBoard, ViewSonic CDE and Promethean Cobalt, Nickel, Titanium and Titanium Pro RS232 commands.
- - Support Swedish.
Improvements
- - When adding a device the first time, it will show a tool tip on the "+" button.
- - Some pages are not having a scroll bar appearing on the left panel list.
- - Adding "Installing unknown apps" related remote commands into Jobs.
- - The batch enrollment file contains 'Asset Tag' and 'Notes' which will be imported into the system too.
2021-08-02
Features
- - Entity admin is able to create Manager API key for any 3rd party software to call Manager APIs.
The complete API documentation is at https://oapi-doc.myviewboard.com/#myviewboard-open-api-doc .
Current available APIs are the following:- Getting a device list
- Broadcasting a standard or urgent message
Improvements
- - The user is able to change language within Manager web console.
- - During processing a batch enrollment, any invalid PIN will be ignored, and the batch enrollment will not be canceled.
2021-07-05
Features
- - Admin is able to assign or remove Manager Advanced licenses to or from selected devices.
- - Support allowing or forbidding users to install app from an unknown source.
Improvements
- - If a device has been pre-enrolled, the user does not need to open the agent to complete the enrollment process.
- - Updated multilanguage support (Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese).
- - If there are multiple scheduled jobs, the admin will identify their result much easier in the action logs.
- - Using different text colors to remind admin that Manager Advanced subscription has less than 60 (orange color) or 30 (red color) days left.
Modifications
- - Change 'Loop time' to 'Duration' and its related UI for message and multimedia broadcast. The duration format is HH:MM.
2021-06-07
Features
- - Support enrolling a device with its serial number.
- - Support serial number batch enrollment.
- - Support adding WPA2 Enterprise type of SSID.
Improvements
- - Showing an uploading "percentage" while uploading a video, file, or app APK.
- - Adding a warning message when assigning jobs to offline devices.
- - Adding a vertical scroll bar on the device list to preserve the overall UI layout when the admin scrolls down the device list.
- - After the admin installs or uninstalls an app, the result will be notified through a notification.
- - It shows the number of devices besides each device group.
2021-05-03
Features
- - Add EnterpriseAgent, SureMDM Nix and RevelDigital Player into 'Curated Third Party Apps'.
Modifications
- - Move 'Stop Broadcast' button next to other action buttons.
Improvements
- - Admin is able to add a group of devices into a scheduled job.
2021-04-12
Features
- - Admin is able to add a WiFi SSID into selected devices.
- - Introduce 'Job' with an optional scheduler. Admin can create and edit jobs.
- Assign volume
- Power off
- Reboot
- Change input source
- Screen lock
- Screen unlock
- Screen off
- Screen on
- Update firmware
- Broadcast message
- Broadcast multimedia
- Install apps
- Send files
- Add WiFi SSID
Modifications
- - The 'rename' button of a device name has been relocated next to the device name.
Improvements
- - Categorize apps into three categories, 'ViewSonic Apps', 'Approved Third-Party Apps' and 'Custom Apps'.
- - Add WPS Office into 'Approved Third-Party Apps' section.
- - Support selecting all devices under an entity in 'All devices', 'Starred' and 'Group devices' pages.
2021-03-08
Improvements
- - [Bug Fix] "The Wi-Fi signal strength indicator disappears".
- - [Bug Fix] "The status of Lock/Unlock, Screen Off/On, input source and volume on the dashboard will be set to default after re-selecting the device".
- - [Bug Fix] "The value of median and average are opposite".
2021-02-01
Features
- - Admin is able to give an alias of an input source.
Modifications
- - When admin broadcasts an urgent message, it will stop the current message and block any further message.
- - Change the import device list template file format from INI to CSV.
Improvements
- - Improve the filter bar in
Action Logs.
2021-01-04
Features
- - It will save every action of entity administrators into
Action Log. - - Add a note field inside device information, and admin can edit the note.
- - Device's serial number and asset tag are shown in device information on Manager web console.
- - Admin can assign an asset tag into a device from Manager web console.
Modifications
- - Temporarily save a multi-media file uploaded from a local drive into a folder and then after no device plays the file, the system will delete it.
- - Redesign and re-implement
Uninstall Appfeature. - - Groups are sorted alphabetically.
- - The default sorting of devices in device list table is Recently Added.
Improvements
- - Show used and total repository capacity on App, Media and File menus.
- - Support sorting by
ModelorNoteon the device list table. - - Agent automatically closes itself after being idle for 60 seconds.
- - Add
Select Allcheck box on adding devices into a group menu. - - Admin can enter a group which is optional during enrolling a device.
- - Admin can sort devices in device list table.
Releases 2020
v1.9.6 (2020-12-07) Features
- - Implement pricing model of 'Manager Advanced'
- - Admin can enroll multiple devices at once by importing an .ini file.
- - Rework bar charts of device usage reports and add pie charts of device usage reports
Modifications
- - Modify
Remote Commandpanel a little bit.
Improvements
- - Add myViewBoard Live
as one of default apps in App repository. - -
File repositoryhas both list view and tile view.
v1.9.1 (2020-11-02) Features
- - Entity admin is able to export device usage reports to .csv files.
Improvements
- - Option with or without siren is provided for broadcasting an Urgent message.
- - Collect complete installed application list.
v1.8.3 (2020-10-02) Modifications
- - Remove the string "Emergency" and replace the flashing view with a static red color when showing an urgent message.
- - Change the y-axis unit from minutes to hours on usage reports
Improvements
- - Add 'Group search' in the group section and 'Group Report' page
- - Support input source DVI-D on ViewSonic CDE4320
- - Get and show the firmware version of the devices
- - Use icon to display Wi-Fi signal
V1.7.3 (2020-09-07) Features
- - update to new Manager app icon.
- - Adding myViewBoard apps as default for install app list for all users.
- - Freeze device control panel when scrolling the page.
- - Provide quantity of device information in Entity page of Manager web console.
Modifications
- - Add scroll bar to charts.
- - Refactoring UI of install/uninstall apps.
- - Rename app name as Manager.
Improvements
- - The schedule firmware update remains can be enabled if device is IFP2410.
- - Type 6 digits Pin, and retype another Pin from the first cell, only the character in the first cell cannot be changed.
- - The UI of report page needs to adjust if resolution of laptop is 1366 x 768.
- - Show 'Standby' on power off button if server received standby from agent.
- - When type 6 digits Pin, the cursor will jump to next cell after clicking some functional key from keyboard.
- - UI Adjustment for IFP2410.
- - Update api and library version.
- - The system will power off directly if do auto firmware update by clicking power off button.
- - Improve start process after OTA.
- - Save UI state to start Manager with UI if necessary after OTA.
- - Create EntityService to communicate with MVBA.
- - Send 'screen on' command when pressing standby button.
- - Resize web page to fit the screen size.
V1.5.0 (2020-08-03) Features
- - Adding myViewBoard app APKs as default for install app list for all users.
- - Removing device from Manager after Factory Reset conducting.
Modifications
- - Add a page to support user pairing first device.
- - Add original content resources to multimedia broadcasting.
- - Set default message type to information for broadcasting message.
- - Rename button 'Add Device' to 'Add to Group' under groups page.
Improvements
- - Send standby mode back to server after shutdown command received.
- - Import hide/show SideToolBar api from SystemApi.
- - Fix the Side bar is still available for user when screen is lock down.
- - Fix side bar is gone when the system reboot under screen lock condition.
- - Fix on ViewSonic IFP30 series, cannot use remote support to control the volume of broadcasting video.
- - Add enroll success image without plus sign.
- - Schedule to check version every 3 hours.
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