Product Updates 2020-08-06
LenelS2 is pleased to announce the release of the following features and improvements for Elements.
The following changes are now available in your Elements System.
- Custom Card Formats: Along with Elements' standard format templates, creating custom card formats and defining card format priority order are now available.
- Event Filtering: Filter by a variety of attributes to show only the events you want to see.
Improvements
- Device Improvements- Fixed issues that produced duplicate "connection established" events
- Added events for detection of invalid PIN entry
- Devices that do not support secure channel no longer allow the secure channel attribute to be configured
- More actions can be taken directly from the device list
- Gateway firmware update available in the related event details
 
- UX Improvements- Device hierarchy and connection statuses are now easier to read
- Fixed a defect where photos captured by iOS devices were presented in the wrong orientation
- iPad "take photo" option has been fixed
- Time/date inputs now display correctly on iPads
 
- Accessibility- Improved page title descriptions based on URL routes 
 
- Security Improvements- Customer portal and management portal now implement Subresource Integrity (SRI) to enable browsers to verify that resources they fetch are delivered without unexpected manipulation
 
- General Improvements- Improved the efficiency and speed of generating large audit reports
 
Product Updates 2020-06-09
New Features
- PIN Support: Configure readers to use a keypad and easily assign and email PINs to people - PIN usage for Existing Customer Accounts - Gateways must be updated to use the latest available firmware. - Existing customer accounts must set a PIN length (found in the Configuration area of the main menu) for this feature to work correctly. 
Improvements
- Device Improvements- Controllers now reliably reload when there are larger cardholder populations in the system 
- Controller sync status now reliably creates a corresponding event in the activity feed
- Unknown Device events now display associated event data
 
- Mobile Credential Improvements - Provisioned reader names now appear in the BlueDiamond toolkit application 
- Improved BlueDiamond installation documentation is now available
 
- Accessibility - Web pages now have appropriate page titling based on URL navigation, complying with WCAG 2.0 Guideline 2.4.2 
- Elements now offers an option to use the OpenDyslexic typeface
 
- General Improvements- Fixed a defect where badge offsets could not be edited 
- Better mobile scroll support on dashboard page
- Inactivity timeouts no longer cause infinite loop refreshes
- People assignment to spaces is now more clearly represented in the UI
 
Product Updates 2020-04-30
LenelS2 is pleased to announce the release of the following features and improvements for Elements.
The following changes are now available in your Elements System.
New Features
- OSDP Secure Channel: Elements reader configuration now supports OSDP secure channel
- Video Content Library: The management portal support documentation now contains short videos outlining common tasks in Elements
Improvements
- UX Improvements- Fixed an issue where role was not displayed in main list 
- The people list now supports dynamic height and width, as well as horizontal scrolling 
- Added an informational prompt when updating controller firmware 
 
- Gateway Improvements - Improved the tracking for lost/restored events 
 
- Accessibility - Improved tooltips in both the management and customer portals 
 
- General- Fixed an issue where switching between customers broke device editing 
 
Product Updates 2020-04-03
LenelS2 is pleased to announce the release of the following features and improvements for Elements.
The following changes are now available in your Elements System:
Elements Web Addresses Have Changed
The management portal for resellers now resides at https://manage.elementssecure.com
The customer portal for end users now resides at https://portal.elementssecure.com
Previous Elements sites will redirect to these new URLs.
New Features
- Search by Badge ID- The search input now accepts badge ID numbers
 
- Gateway Offline Status- Elements now reports online and offline events for gateways
 
Improvements
- UI & Accessibility Improvements- Improved WCAG compliance for lists and tables
- Ad blockers no longer block dashboard information
 
- Device Management Improvements- Fixed an issue where reload commands were not sent correctly
- Fixed an issue that caused 500 errors when navigating to the Devices page
 
- General Improvements- Fixed an issue where signing out caused a 404 error
 
Product Updates 2020-03-18
LenelS2 is pleased to announce the release of the following features and improvements for Elements.
The following changes are now available in your Elements System:
New Features
- People Search- Find people more easily using a search in the people list as well as when assigning people to spaces
 
- OSDP Support- Readers can now be configured to use OSDP
 
- TLS Encryption to Controllers- Controllers can be configured to use TLS encryption, which secures communication from the gateway to the controller
 
- BlueDiamond Installer Credentials- Technicians can now manage BlueDiamond Toolkit credentials directly from the reseller portal
- For controllers configured prior to March 6, 2020, a controller reload is required to use the BlueDiamond Mobile credential card format
 
- Easy Gateway Replacement- Easily swap or deallocate a gateway using actions found in the gateway actions menu
 
Improvements
- UI Improvements- Days of the week are now translated correctly
- Fixed issues where dates did not respect language locale
- Fixed an issue where users were getting redirected to the login screen
 
- Device Management Improvements- Downstream devices can now be reliably configured while a gateway is initializing
 
- Cyber Security- Routine library updates ensuring known vulnerabilities are patched
 
Product Updates 2020-02-25
LenelS2 is pleased to announce the release of the following features and improvements for Elements.
The following changes are now available in your Elements System:
New Features
- Filtering People- People list can now be filtered by whether or not they have login access to the system
- Read more about filtering people.
 
- Crossing Midnight Support- Schedules are now able to span across midnight, making it easy to schedule reader modes across 2 days
- A new interactive graphic better explains holiday behavior
- Read more about configuring schedules
 
- Gateway Replacement- In cases where a gateway needs to be swapped for another one, the system retains essential information so nothing is lost in the transition
- A gateway can now be "deallocated" so it is available for use in other systems (ideal for testing or moving around gateway devices)
- Read more about gateway replacement
 
Improvements
- Privacy Policy- The privacy policy for Elements was updated
- When logging into the portal, users are prompted to accept the latest terms
 
- User Experience- Reader address now prompts the number keyboard on mobile devices
- Fixed minor cross-browser inconsistencies
- Resolved interface issues around people/space assignments, and schedules applied to the reader mode configuration
- Improved dashboard device counts for new or empty systems
- Improved event export to only allow dates that are within the retention period
 
- Gateway- "Gateway Sync" better handles download failures and simultaneous sync requests
- Improved diagnostic logs to include gateway networking data for troubleshooting
 
- Security- Libraries and frameworks were updated to the latest security patches to fix vulnerabilities
 
- Accessibility- Improved keyboard support for navigating pages including tabbing between elements, using dropdowns and menus, and interacting with forms
- Improved screen reader support for input fields and notifications
- Consistent form behavior for adding and editing people, devices, card formats, and more
- Standardized keyboard and dropdown behaviors with keyboard
 
- Defects- Login service was unavailable
- Reader dropdown was cut off by other elements on the screen
- Door issues weren't reported reliably on the Devices page for "Door Forced" and other door status events
- 500 errors when a VAR user switched between customer accounts when managing devices
 
Product Updates 2020-01-09
LenelS2 is pleased to announce the release of the following features and improvements for Elements.
The following changes are now available in your Elements System:
New Features
- Activity Feed Export: Event activity from Elements can now be exported as a CSV file
Improvements
- Device Management Improvements- Configuration changes during a controller reload action are more reliably executed when reload completes
- Event activity referencing a deleted device can now be viewed without a 500 error
 
- Activity Feed Improvements- Fixed a defect where events were displayed in reverse order
- People and device details are now consistently displayed as read-only when viewing from activity feed
 
- Schedules Improvements- Holidays can now be created for the current day and take effect immediately
- Added additional help content explaining how holidays are used by schedules
 
- People Management Improvements- Fixed an issue where existing photos fail to display correctly
 
- General UX Improvements- Email addresses are now pre-populated when issuing a mobile credential to a person
- When viewing device details, current version and upgrade version are now displayed more clearly
 
- Accessibility Improvements- Fixed an issue where badge validation didn't execute reliably when using keyboard for navigation