The major updates of the QVR 5.0.0 are as below:

[Important Notice]
  1. Before system update, please make sure the NVR system with installed HDD has been intialized.
    System update may take several minutes to complete depending on the network connection status. Please wait patiently. The system will inform you when system update is completed.
    When performing system update, please make sure the power supply is at steady state. Failed to do so may cause the system unable to start up.
    After system update, please restart the server.
    After upgrade to QVR 5.0, to downgrade to NVR FW v4.2.0 is not suggested.
  2. For optimized system performance, please use minimum five hard drives for RAID 5 or minimum six hard drives for RAID 6 on VS-12100U-RP Pro(+), VS-8100U-RP Pro(+) and VS-8100 Pro+ series NVR.
  3. To view the live video and export video by Internet Explorer, please add the NVR IP address to the list of trusted sites. While accessing NVR via IE, it will be prompted to install the ActiveX add-on at first time.
  4. For VS-4100U-RP Pro+, to use NVR alarm input and alarm output function, please refer to this tutorial to update the BIOS of a NVR in local display mode first.
  5. Please install the hard drives in the order as indicated below (from left to right and from bottom to top).
    Tower model
    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

    Rackmount model
    9 | 10 | 11 | 12
    5 |  6  |  7  |  8
    1 |  2  |  3  |  4
  6. Supported operation System: Microsoft Windows Vista/ 7/ 8
[New Features Supported]
  1. An intuitive GUI with multi-window, multi-tasking, multi-application support.
  2. Monitoring page
    1. Interactive control buttons to replace previous fixed PTZ control panel
    2. Instant playback to check suspicious events of a camera channel you just missed
    3. Same-screen IP camera configurations (without leaving the monitoring page)
  3. Playback page
    1. Playback and speed control with shuttle bar
    2. Preview videos with thumbnails
    3. Zoom in to see details
    4. Low bandwidth is newly supported.
    5. Extract video for export, different exporting resolution supported
  4. Install-on-demand applications via the App Center
  5. myQNAPcloud service to provide host name registration, mapping of the dynamic NVR IP to a domain name, and auto port mapping of UPnP router on the local network
  6. For VS-4100U-RP Pro+, NVR alarm input and alarm output function are newly supported on advanced event management.
[New Camera Features Supported]
  1. Support more cameras for smart recording.
    For more information, please visit http://www.qnap.com/static/landing/2013/NVR_Smart_Recording/.
[New Cameras Supported]
  1. (New) Ingrasys brand is newly supported.
    B3110E, B3210E, G3111S, G3112E, G3211E, N3111E, N3211E
  2. (New) iProSecu brand is newly supported.
    iDC-7ACD, iDS-3301S
  3. (New) ONCAM brand is newly supported.
    EVO-05NMD
  4. 3S IP camera S4071 is added.
  5. ACTi IP cameras B21, B25, B27, B41, B45, B47, B51, B53, B54, B55, B56, B61, B65, B67, B81, B85, B87, B92, B93, B94, B95, B96, B97, D91, E270, E271, E37, E47, E57, E58, E59, E610, E68, E69, E75, E76, E77, E88, E89, E93, E97, I91, I92, I93, I94, I95, I96 and Video server ACD-2100 (1 channel), ACD-2200 (4 channel), ACD-2300 (8 channel), ACD-2400 (16 channel) are added.
  6. Arecont Vision IP camera AV5255 is added.
  7. AVTECH IP cameras AVM265ZN, AVM571 are added.
  8. AXIS IP cameras P7224, Q1765(-E) are added.
  9. Brickcom IP cameras CB-500Ap-360P, WFB-300Ap are added.
  10. Channel Vision IP camera 6564 is added.
  11. D-Link IP cameras DCS-2230, DCS-6010L, DCS-7413 are added.
  12. Dynacolor IP camera NA083 is added.
  13. Hikvision IP cameras DS-2CD2312-I, DS-2CD2412F-I, DS-2CD2512F, DS-2CD2532F, DS-2CD2732F-I, DS-2CD3212D-I3, DS-2CD4112FWD-IZ, DS-2CD4312F-IZHS, DS-2CD7133-E, DS-2CD7153-E, DS-2CD7164-E, DS-2CD7233-EZ, DS-2CD7253-EZ, DS-2CD7254-EZ, DS-2CD7255-EZ, DS-2CD7263PF-EZ, DS-2CD7264FWD-EZ, DS-2CD7293PF-EZ, DS-2CD733F-E, DS-2CD7353F-E, DS-2CD7393F-E, DS-2CD8133F-E, DS-2CD8133F-EW, DS-2CD8153F-E, DS-2CD8153F-EW, DS-2CD8233F-EI, DS-2CD8253F-EI, DS-2CD8254F-EI, DS-2CD8255F-EI, DS-2CD8264F-EI, DS-2CD8283F-EI, DS-2CD833F-E, DS-2CD8433F-EI, DS-2CD8464F-EI, DS-2CD855-EI3, DS-2CD864-EI3, DS-2CD893PF-E are added.
  14. HUNT IP cameras HLC-1NCF/360, HLC-7ACF are added.
  15. IP CAMERA WB3110E, WB3210E, WG3111S, WG3112E, WG3211E, WN3111E, WN3211E are added.
  16. IPX IP camera DDK-1700DI is added.
  17. JVC IP camera VN-H657 is added.
  18. LevelOne IP cameras FCS-0031, FCS-1122, FCS-1131v2, FCS-1141, FCS-3052, FCS-3071-v2, FCS-3081, FCS-4041, FCS-5051-v2, FCS-5052, FCS-5061, FCS-5062, FCS-6010, WCS-0050 are added.
  19. MOBOTIX IP cameras M12D-Sec-DNight, M15D-Sec are added.
  20. Panasonic IP cameras DG/WV-SW158, WJ-GXE100 are added.
  21. Pelco IP camera D5230P is added.
  22. Planet IP cameras ICA-4500V, ICA-5250V, ICA-5550V are added.
  23. SONY IP cameras SNC-HM662, SNC-ZB550, SNC-ZM550, SNC-ZP550 are added.
  24. SURVEON IP cameras CAM1300, CAM1301, CAM1320, CAM2300, CAM2301A, CAM2301, CAM2311, CAM2311P, CAM2320, CAM2321, CAM2331, CAM2331P, CAM2441, CAM2511, CAM3365, CAM3371, CAM3471, CAM3571, CAM4310, CAM4360, CAM4361, CAM4371, CAM4471, CAM4571, CAM7511 are added.
  25. VIVOTEK IP cameras FD8355EHV, FD8371EV are added.
  26. Y-Cam IP cameras Bullet-HD 720 (2nd Gen), Bullet-HD1080 (2nd Gen) are added.
  27. YUDOR IP cameras YUC-H7A33, YUC-HC855, YUC-HF88, YUC-HI26, YUC-HL88, YUC-HN85P are added.
  28. Zavio IP camera F3110 is added.
For more information of camera compatibility list, please visit http://www.qnap.com/n/en/product_z_g_qvr/cat_intro.php?hf=old.

[Known Issues]
  1. If your Windows OS is Windows Vista, Windows 7 or above, it is suggested to turn off UAC (User Account Control) for full surveillance functions.  Please refer to http://www.qnapsecurity.com/faq_detail.asp?faq_id=503.
  2. Two-way audio is only supported on IE browser or local display at the same time.
  3. In playback mode of local display, there is a possiblility that user could not search recording files after changing date and time configuration.