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September 15, 2026

Visitor & Vendor Management Enhancements​

These enhancements provide administrators with greater control and flexibility over Visitor & Vendor notification workflows, allowing notifications to be directed to the appropriate recipients and distribution groups while providing granular control over the types of notifications that are generated.

a. Extended Notification Recipients​

Visitor and Vendor notifications can now be sent to additional recipients beyond the host like Receptionist and to a distribution list.

b. Receptionist Global Role​

A new Receptionist Global Role has been introduced. When the Receptionist role is assigned to a user profile, that user can receive Visitor/Vendor notifications for the scoped building or occupancy based on the configured notification settings.

c. New Recipient Toggles​

The following toggles have been added to control notification recipients:

  1. Enable Host Notification: Enables or disables notifications to the Visitor/Vendor host.
  2. Enable Receptionist Notification: Enables or disables notifications to users assigned the Receptionist global role.
  3. Distribution List Notification: Enables or disables notifications to the configured distribution list.

d. New Notification Trigger Toggles​

Additional toggles have been introduced to provide control over which notifications are triggered:

  1. Enable Visitor Invitation Email: Controls whether the Visitor Invitation email notification is sent.
  2. Enable Check-In & Check-Out Notification: Controls notifications triggered when a visitor checks in or checks out.
  3. Enable Pre-Registration Invite Notification: Controls whether the Pre-Registration Invite notification is sent.

H.265 (HEVC) Video Support — BBNVR-AVMS Recorders​

a. Introduction​

BluSKY now supports H.265 (HEVC) video for BBNVR-AVMS recorder types, with controls at the System, Recorder, and Camera levels.

Why H.265:

  1. H.265 is the successor to H.264 and delivers the same picture quality using significantly less data. Compared to H.264:
  2. Reduced disk space — recordings consume 50% less storage for the same quality, so the same disk holds a longer retention period.
  3. Smoother streaming — lower bandwidth per stream means smoother live and playback video, especially on higher-resolution cameras and constrained networks.
Important: H.265 is disabled by default
  1. The H.265 control is set to OFF by default. It must be explicitly enabled before H.265 streaming is used.
  2. This applies to BBNVR-AVMS recorder types only. Other recorder types are unaffected by these settings.
  3. Existing sites continue to run on H.264 with no change in behavior until H.265 is turned on.
  4. H.265 is enabled top-down: System → Recorder → Camera. The camera-level setting only takes effect when H.265 is enabled at the System and Recorder levels above it.
  5. Live stream and Recorded stream are enabled independently at the camera level, so a camera can run H.265 live and H.264 recording, or any other combination.
  6. Only cameras that report H.265 Supported can be switched. Cameras marked H265 Not Supported remain on H.264.

b. H.265 Video Support Controls​

Added H.265 video support controls at the System, Recorder, and Camera levels.

System:

Edit System page showing Enable H.265 Video toggle

Recorder:

Recorder LVSM Settings showing Enable H265 toggle

Camera:

Camera Streams section showing H265 toggle for Live and Recorded streams

c. H.265 Support Indicators​

Added H.265 support indicators across Camera Discovery, Mapping, and Camera View List pages, making camera compatibility easier to identify.

Discover Cameras:

Discovered Cameras table with H.265 Support column

Camera Mapping:

Camera Mapping with Live and REC H.265 status indicators

Camera View List Page:

Camera View List with H.265 LIVE and REC indicators

d. Enhanced Live and Playback Video Controls​

Enhanced live and playback video controls to support H.265 streams from BBNVR cameras.

Camera Discovery Enhancements​

a. Improved UI and Usability​

Improved the Camera Discovery experience with UI and usability enhancements.

b. Snapshot Support​

Added snapshot support on Camera Discovery and Mapping pages to make camera identification easier.

Discover-Camera Snapshot Implementation:

Discover Cameras page showing enlarged camera snapshot on hover

Camera-Mapping Snapshot Implementation:

Camera Mapping page showing snapshot previews for BluSKY and NVR cameras

c. Improved Camera Information Handling​

Improved handling of camera information and available video options during discovery and mapping.

BBNVR Camera Management​

a. Delete NVR Cameras​

Added the ability to delete NVR cameras associated with BBNVR recorders. Deleted cameras are also removed from the NVR.

Camera Mapping showing delete camera from NVR functionality

b. Enhanced Camera ROI Configuration​

Enhanced Camera ROI configuration to display either a snapshot or video, based on availability.

Region Of Interest configuration displaying camera snapshot with fallback to live feed

Video Player Improvements​

a. Unified Stream Quality and Route Indicator​

  1. Previously the player displayed a separate label for each combination of codec and route — H.264 Cloud, H.264 Local, H.264 WebRTC, and the equivalent set for H.265. These have been replaced by a single indicator in the player.
  2. The indicator shows overall stream status and quality at a glance.
  3. Hovering over the indicator displays the full streaming detail: route, codec, and quality level — for example EVO Cloud H264 - 1/6, WebRTC P2P H264 - 5/6, or WebRTC P2P H265 - 6/6. This gives a consistent view of stream status across all recorder types and codecs, without cluttering the player with multiple labels.

Milestone Evo Cloud H264 Indicator:

Video player showing Milestone Evo Cloud H264 stream indicator

BBNVR WebRTC P2P H264 Indicator:

Video player showing BBNVR WebRTC P2P H264 stream indicator

BBNVR WebRTC P2P H265 Indicator:

Video player showing BBNVR WebRTC P2P H265 stream indicator

b. H.265 Browser Not Supported​

H.265 video is not natively supported in Microsoft Edge. To view H.265 camera streams in the browser, users must install the HEVC Video Extension and refresh the page. Until it is installed, the player displays a message in place of the video.

H.265 browser not supported message displayed in video player panels

c. Improved H.265 Live and Playback Handling​

Improved H.265 live and playback handling for supported BBNVR cameras.

Video player showing H.265 playback with stream indicator

Snapshot Display Improvements​

Fixed snapshot display issues for portrait and square aspect-ratio images, ensuring images are displayed correctly without unwanted stretching or cropping.

Events Timeline​

Fixed an issue with the Events Timeline time block. After selecting a time block from the Global Events Time Block drop-up, the drop-up now closes automatically, providing a smoother and more intuitive experience.

Schedule Expiry Handling Improvements​

Fixed schedule expiry handling to ensure expired snapshots are fully removed and no longer appear as blank images in the UI.

Export Clip — Up to 30 Minutes — Support BBNVR-AVMS​

Added support for exporting video clips of up to 30 minutes from BBNVR, for review, investigation, and archival purposes.

Export Clip details dialog showing camera, duration, start and end time, and download options

Motion Detection on Camera — Support BBNVR-AVMS​

  1. Implemented Camera-Based Motion Detection, allowing supported cameras to detect motion directly and reducing CPU load on the recorder.
  2. H.265 cameras use camera-based motion detection by default. H.264 cameras support either device-based or camera-based motion detection.
  3. Enabled per camera using the Camera Based Motion control on the Edit Camera page.
  4. ROI limit based on the camera model.

H265 Camera Based Motion Detection:

H265 camera streams showing Camera Based Motion enabled by default

H264 Camera Based Motion Detection:

H264 camera streams showing Camera Based Motion and Device Based Motion detection support

Support HTTPS Camera Network Protocol — Support BBNVR-AVMS​

The NVR should support cameras configured with the HTTPS network protocol for camera communication, live streaming, recording, and configuration.

Automatically Handle Camera IP Address Changes — Support BBNVR-AVMS​

  1. When the camera IP address changes, the NVR should automatically detect and handle the updated IP address.
  2. The camera should not need to be removed and added to the NVR again.
  3. Existing camera configuration, recording, and live streaming should continue to work with the updated IP address.