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Main Page From Jump to: navigation , search Welcome to the DLS 5 Online Help Community ! DLS 5 by DSC This wiki currently contains 67 articles, and growing fast. Check back often! DLS 5 V1.71 PowerSeries Neo N/non-N Local Firmware Update Hotfix New Features When performing firmware updates on a PowerSeries Neo system with a mix of N and non-N version keypads, the Local Firmware Update Wizard will now distinguish correctly between both types of keypads, and update them all at once. Compatibility This hotfix is compatible only with V1.71 of DLS 5. Installations with versions older than V1.71 should be updated to V1.71 before installing the hotfix What's New in DLS 5 v1.71! New Features Enhanced CyberSecurity Features - Strong passwords enabled by default, with a warning displayed if a strong password is not used Performance Improvements Addressed an issue that could cause the software to become gradually less responsive due to high memory usage if the ‘Hang-up when Complete’ option was not used for the connection Compatibility Due to the .NET Framework V4.6 requirement, DLS 5 V1.71 is not compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista. If you attempt to install DLS 5 V1.71 on an unsupported OS, or upgrade an existing DLS 5 install on Windows XP or Vista to V1.70, you will see the following error message: "Error: Operating System not Supported. You must have Windows 7 or higher to install this software. Exiting..." What's New in DLS 5 v1.70! New Features Firewall Friendly Connection Type for PowerSeries Pro IP Communicators Go wireless and make a DLS connection to the PowerSeries Pro panel using our new HSM3WIFI adapter Communications Manager can now run as a 64-bit process Additional Product Support Support for PowerSeries Neo V5.3 and V5.4 communicators Support for PowerSeries Pro panel, modules, and communicators Hotfixes Hotfix for Firewall Friendly Connection Type: Fixes issue where IP port value outside the range 0-65355 could be programmed Hotfix for PowerSeries Pro Local Firmware Update: Fixes an issue where local firmware update would not work again after updating to PSP firmware V1.01 Compatibility Due to the .NET Framework V4.6 requirement, DLS 5 V1.70 is not compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista. If you attempt to install DLS 5 V1.70 on an unsupported OS, or upgrade an existing DLS 5 install on Windows XP or Vista to V1.70, you will see the following error message: "Error: Operating System not Supported. You must have Windows 7 or higher to install this software. Exiting..." What's New in DLS 5 v1.65! Additional Product Support 3G2080RE V5.2 TL2803GRE V5.2 TL280RE V5.2 LE2080(R) / LT2080(R) V5.2 TL280LE (R) / TL280LT (R) V5.2 What's New in DLS 5 v1.64! General Improvements Account Search Improvements You can now collapse the Notification in WebSA, a circle displaying the current number of notification will be displayed in the top right of the screen, when collapsed. North America Connect24 Communicator options are now uploadable and viewable in DLS International Additional Default Third Party SMS Providers: InfoBip and CLXNetworks Enhanced Third Party SMS Providers support for Post/Put with JSON and XML Data On Screen QR Code to send SMS via Cell Phone Additional Product Support LX4000/4010 v5.0 What's New in DLS 5 v1.63! Main Features Account List Improvements Sorting by column now sorts the entire database Columns positions and size will be stored for the next launch Account Migration Wizard Users can now migrate an account to a new panel/module type from the account right-click menu Auto Detect PC-Link DLS 5 will now detect changes to COM port configurations and ask if PC-Link connection should use that port Customer Feedback Survey DLS 5 will now present users with the option to fill out a short Product Satisfaction Survey Fixed Issue: Adding multiple key fobs Fixed an issue seen when downloading multiple key fobs on the system What's New in DLS 5 v1.62! New Features Includes support for the upcoming PowerSeries Neo LTE communicators Added Windows 10 support Added .NET Framework V4.6 (note that this removes support for Windows XP and Vista) Changed Features Added missing Door Chime PGM Attribute for PowerSeries Neo V1.3+ Improved display scaling at 4K resolution What's New in DLS 5 v1.61! New Features PowerSeries Neo V1.3 control panels PowerSeries Neo V5.0 integrated communicators Adds capability to schedule firmware updates IMPASSA V5.0 integrated communicators (DLS 5 International) What's New in DLS 5 v1.6! New Features DLS IP look up – Allows query of SG-DRL5-IP (V1.02+) to retrieve last IP address of Internet/Dual communicators Updated drivers to match PowerSeries Neo V1.14 defaults GS4005/3G4005 Universal Communicator Support - Radio configuration & connection method for PowerSeries panels (DLS 5 International) Adds 3G8080 Alarm.com communicator as supported connection method for PowerSeries Neo control panels (DLS 5 International) What's New in DLS 5 v1.5! New Features Bulk programing firmware upgrade option Firmware upgrade notification within the account Ability to print selected account sections New Support SCW9057 Version 1.3 3G4000/3G4010 Version 4.0 Performance Enhancement Changes to the firmware upgrade connection method to server* Improvements to make the account searches more efficient ∗Please note that in order to use the remote firmware upgrade functionality, the minimum version for DLS 5 downloading software should be version 1.5. What's New in DLS 5 v1.4! Synchronization Options Option to program Downloading Access Code with global value (same value) for all existing and new accounts Option to program Installer Code with global value (same value) for all the existing and new accounts Option to program Downloading Access Code and/or Installer code to System Account Code for all existing and new accounts Firmware upgrade encryption Automatic database backup during DLS 5 upgrade Export account search results to PDF New Support Optional support for Routine System Management (RSM) via license (Applicable only to Workgroup DLS 5). Power Series Neo version 1.1 Alarm.com connection support Performance Enhancement Communications Improvements to auto detect panels over PC Link Communications Improvements for VO/IP phone lines Communications Improvements for faster detection of broken connection Fixes to Template options that were not working User interface improvements on WebSA System Administration software scheduling page Version 1.4 will be displayed as a new update available for download within the DLS 5 application. This software version can also be downloaded from the ww.DSC.com website (Login required). Routine System Management (RSM) for workgroup DLS 5 v1.40 DSC is pleased to announce the release of the new Routine System Management (RSM) for Workgroup DLS5 v1.40. RSM is an optional set of features that allows DLS operators to collect diagnostic data from installed Power Series Neo (v1.1 or higher) security systems. An RSM report can be generated with a summary of the system status, historical events, user patterns and hardware diagnostic data. In most cases, having this valuable information eliminates the need for an on-site visit, something which incurs extra expenses for the dealer and added cost for the end-user Main Features Automatic RSM inspections Report generation Ability to set frequency intervals for RSM inspections RSM report history RSM report results for “Pass” or “Service Required” status Ability to approve or fail RSM reports Ability to set a new baseline for system diagnostic values Hardware diagnostics Wireless device network diagnostics Virtual monitor keypad mode for viewing the actions on the physical keypad on real-time RSM operator permissions Ability to export RSM report into XML or PDF file What's New in DLS 5 v1.3! Account Revision History Keeps track of revisions created for an account when saved or communicated Keeps track of data modified in each account revision Rolls back to any ...