Avigilon notified partners by email of a "critical firmware update" for H5A cameras. The update does not appear to be a cybersecurity related but can result in a camera permanently disconnecting from Avigilon ACC VMS.

The update addresses an issue related to how ACC identifies a camera can be corrupted:

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