Borealis Release Notes
What’s new on Borealis?
Change Log - June 2024
What changed on Borealis during June?
Block Enroll
The Block Enroll feature allows you to enroll a sequentially numbered block of credentials via the Credentials screen.
Up to 100 credentials can be enrolled into Borealis in a single operation. Supported credential types are Keri NXT, Keri MS and most commonly used Wiegand formats (excluding MIFARE Card Serial Numbers).
The feature utilizes an intuitive enrollment wizard to provide a streamlined process for quickly performing block enrollment of new credentials and the enrollment wizard has the same look and feel of enrolling a single credential into Borealis.
The feature also has an associated Block Delete feature, which allows you to quickly delete a block of sequentially numbered unassigned credentials from the system.
Presentation Enrollment
The Presentation Enrollment feature allows you to utilize any reader on the system to function as an enrollment reader simply by presenting the new credentials to the reader.
When the system is in Presentation Enrollment mode the programmed card data will be displayed in live events and multiple presented credentials will be displayed in a list.
You can then select the presented credentials and then enroll them into the system as new cardholder records – or you can simply use the feature to enroll a single, new credential into the system. Presentation enrollment is very useful for enrolling credentials which have an unknown internal card number, such as MIFARE CSNs (Card Serial Numbers) or for credentials where the imprint is known but the programmed facility code is unknown.
As with Block Enrollment, after presenting a credential to an enrollment reader, the intuitive enrollment wizard has the same look and feel of enrolling a single credential into Borealis.
NXT-MSC Controller Latest Firmware
MSC controller firmware v1.296 addresses the following issue:
Corrects 4×4 elevator control relay mapping issue.
Note: If you are using MSC controller firmware v1.294 and are NOT using elevator control, there is no need to update your firmware.
5.0 Compatibility
NXT-MSC Controllers with firmware v1.294 and v1.296 are compatible with the following:
• NXT Readers – 4.00.03 or greater
• Reader Interface Modules (RIMs) – 3.03.21 or greater
• 4×4 I/O Module – 3.00.03
• GIOX Motherboard – 1.00.21 or greater
• GIOX Input Module – 1.00.10 or greater
• GIOX Output Module – 1.00.10 or greater
Note: NXT Controllers are compatible with MS readers, 26-Bit Wiegand readers, and non-26-Bit
Wiegand readers only when connected via an NXT-RIM.
Change Log - March 2024
What changed on Borealis during March?
We are excited to announce the March update, which brings useful changes to enhance your Borealis experience.
API Integration
This month we are introducing API Integration in this release. This feature enables screened dealers or integrators to access specific portions of the Borealis API, facilitating seamless integration with user applications. Access to the API requires a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and both the vendor and project must be approved by Keri management.
Elevator Control
This feature allows users to configure elevators and floors in a manner similar to Doors.NET. Compatible with NXT-MSC controllers and Authentic Mercury hardware, this relay-based system excludes Destination Dispatch.
Change Log - February 2024
What changed on Borealis during February?
We are excited to announce the February update, which brings useful changes to enhance your Borealis experience.
Organization Credits
Borealis now allows for credit to be applied to an organization as opposed to a system. This will allow the organization owner to distribute the organization credit to any system that is associated with the organization. Please get in touch with Keri Inside Sales to apply
credit to your organization.
Improvements to Data Filtering and Retrieval
Improvements have been made to filtering and optimizing the retrieval of hardware, credential and cardholder data in the user interface.
PXL Sync Service Improvements
The PXL Sync Service has been improved to speed up the downloading of database changes to the PXL controller network.
Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
Miscellaneous bug fixes, technical improvements and user interface enhancements.
Full November release notes documentation:
Release NotesChange Log - December 2023
What changed on Borealis during December?
We are excited to announce the December update, which brings useful changes to enhance your Borealis experience.
Automation Rules
Borealis now supports Automation Rules for NXT-MSC and True Mercury hardware types. Automation Rules offers a vastly comprehensive array of custom automation actions that allow you to create extended functionality far beyond the default functionality of the controller.
Support for Authentic Mercury
Borealis now fully supports authentic Mercury hardware on our cloud solution.
Detailed Door Status Information
Borealis now provides detailed door status information for all controller types, which is updated in real-time. The readers screen in the user interface will immediately display if a door if forced or held open, opened or closed as well as the current operating mode of the reader (Card-Only, Card + PIN, Lockout or Lockdown), for example.
Enhanced Hub Password Protection
The cardholder and credential enrollment workflow has been improved with an enrollment wizard.
Enhanced Notifications
Borealis will now post important notifications directly to the admin client so that system users will be kept informed about important information, such as: downtime due to system maintenance, new controller firmware files and upcoming features and enhancements
And Miscellaneous Bug-Fixes
Full November release notes documentation:
Release NotesChange Log - November 2023
What changed on Borealis during November?
We are excited to announce the November update, which brings useful changes to enhance your Borealis experience.
Increased Credential Count to 50,000
The total number of credentials per Borealis system has been increased from 10,000 to 50,000.
Support for Authentic Mercury
Borealis now fully supports authentic Mercury hardware on our cloud solution.
OSDP Reader Support
Borealis now allows you to add a OSDP readers to any controller type that supports
OSDP readers – (including NXT-MSC controllers). The ability to add multiple OSDP readers to a controller’s bus will be implemented in a future release along with the ability to define custom behavior for the OSDP reader’s LED and beeper.
Mercury Controller ports for NXT-MSC
Allows you to configure the ports on an NXT-MSC controller to support the connection of Mercury MR16IN and MR16OUT modules. These modules offer input and output link actions.
Cardholder Enrollment Flow Changes
The cardholder and credential enrollment workflow has been improved with an enrollment wizard.
2FA using 3rd Party Applications
2-factor authentication can now be set up and used with a third-party authentication app (such as Google Authenticator).
NXT-MSC Controller Internal Configuration
Implemented the ability to access and edit the NXT-MSC controller configuration directly from the Borealis UI.
Changes to the Reader Menu’s
To optimize and simplify the reader control options, command buttons have been replaced with drop-down menus for reader mode control, auto-unlock suspend and restore, and reader masking functions. This change also improves ease of use when administering the system with a mobile device.
Masking/Unmasking of Door-forced and Door-held Events
For controller types that support the masking and unmasking of door-held and door-forced
events this has now been implemented in Borealis. You can select a reader from the readers’ screen and mask the reader’s held-open or forced-open events via the masking drop-down menu.
And Miscellaneous Bug-Fixes