Solstice Cloud Release Notes

Configuration options for reminders about upcoming meetings starting soon that appeared when content was being shared in another meeting were removed from Room Intelligence template settings.

The option to enable Solstice Location Services has been removed from the Room Intelligence template settings.

Join Solstice Cloud with cloud.mersive.com/create-org. The primary Solstice administrator should create a new Solstice Cloud organization with an email address not already associated with an account in Solstice Cloud management.

Onboard to Cloud with Solstice Deploy. Click Get Solstice Deploy at the bottom of the left navbar to download a deployment app for Windows and macOS. Multiple Gen3 or Gen2i Solstice Pods can be onboarded directly to Solstice Cloud, and optionally assigned Default templates, at the same time.

Solstice Pod admin users with migrated accounts should take note that Solstice Cloud settings for a Pod will now take precedence and will overwrite conflicting settings on the Pod itself. In the case of a settings mismatch, Cloud settings will always "win," with one exception, detailed below.

If a settings change in a Cloud template causes Solstice Cloud to be unable to connect to a Pod, the settings in that template group will be rolled back to the last working configuration for that Pod. A failure icon (red circle with exclamation mark) appears next to the template with a hover tooltip explaining that the template could not be applied. An exclamation mark will also appear in the green (online) icon next to the Pod name in this case.

Single Sign-On to Solstice Cloud with Okta or Azure AD. Administrators interested in testing single sign-on (SSO) can be enabled to configure authentication with Okta or Azure Active Directory as an SSO identity provider (Manage > Organization > SSO). After both Solstice Cloud and the identity provider are configured, and matching user information is input on both ends, SSO-enabled users can choose to log in with SSO. Administrators can also configure users to only be able to log in with SSO (Manage > Organization > Users).

Downgrade a Pod to Solstice 5.4 in Solstice Cloud. With the release of Solstice 5.5, Solstice Pods can now be downgraded back as far as Solstice 5.4 using the Solstice Cloud portal (Manage > Pods > click Pod name > Pod Actions). Since the architecture for this functionality was first included in Solstice 5.4, and both the current version and desired downgrade version must contain this architecture to be downgraded in this way, only Solstice Pods running Solstice version 5.5 can currently be downgraded via Solstice Cloud. Note: To downgrade a Pod that was upgraded directly from Solstice 4.4 or earlier to Solstice 5.5, contact Mersive Support for assistance.

Upcoming Meeting Notifications options in the Room Intelligence template (Manage > Templates > Room Intelligence) to enable and configure upcoming meeting notifications to appear on the Solstice display if users are still sharing content when a scheduled meeting is about to begin. Admins may choose to display up to two upcoming meeting reminders, with options for how long before the next meeting the notifications appears, as well as the duration they appears on the screen. To use this feature, Solstice Pods must have an integrated room calendar and an active Solstice Subscription.

Preferred HDMI Input Resolution in the Advanced template (Manage > Templates > Advanced). This setting allows administrators to configure the preferred input resolution for the HDMI-in port on Gen3 Solstice Pods, selecting from VGA, 720p, or 1080p (default).

Change Password option now available in the User menu (located in the top-right corner of the Solstice Cloud portal). When logged into their Solstice Cloud account, users can now change the password for their account.

Disable ICMP pings to the Pod in the Security template (Manage > Templates > Security). This disables the ability to ping the Pod on WAP, Wireless Client, and Network to prevent ICMP/Ping flooding that could lock up the Pod. Available for Solstice 5.0 or later.

LLDP for PoE in the Advanced template (Manage > Templates > Advanced). This setting allows a PoE network switch to assign the power priority value of a Solstice Gen3 Pod using LLDP so a Pod can signal and negotiate its power value with the switch. Available for Solstice 5.4 or later. For more information on this feature, see the Solstice 5.4 release notes.

Route USB audio to HDMI out in the Features template (Manage > Templates > Features). Admins can now enable an option to direct audio through the Pod’s HDMI outputs even when USB audio devices may be plugged into the Pod. Available for Gen3 Pods on Solstice 5.4 or later.

Fully Qualified Name (FQDN) in the Welcome Screen (Manage > Templates > Welcome Screen). For deployments where it’s important to show the FQDN of a Pod in the connection instructions to users, you can now enable this within the Welcome Screen template. Requires Solstice 5.3 or later for support.

Disable Captive Portal Checking in the Security template (Manage > Templates > Security). For networks that do not use captive portals and want to disable the URL check that detects captive portals, you can now do so in the Security template. Requires Solstice 5.3 or later for support.

Enable Solstice Conferencing

Enable Location Services

Enable Occupancy Data

Daily active user graph. View number of unique users, how much time they’ve spent presenting in meetings, number of unique meeting rooms they’ve visited, and more.

User collaboration chart. View collaborators vs. presenters.

Most collaborative spaces. View metrics on top collaboration spaces.

User mobility graph. Understand how many different rooms users visit for meetings.

Activity by user mobility graph. Understand users level of meeting engagement.

Location-based Categories (country, city, and building) are automatically created for ease of filtering and sorting.

Assign a custom building name for each location, which will be integrated with Solstice Location Services and provide value to Solstice app end users.

Manage Pod locations (Manage > Location) such as fine-tuning the specific location of a Solstice-enabled room and adding new buildings that weren’t automatically created.

Updates to the Deployment page. Solstice Cloud administrators can now view a Pod's current online/offline status in addition to other deployment information from a single place.

Google Workspace Room Calendar support for room calendar integration (Calendar template).

Background image animation for the Pod's Welcome Screen (Welcome Screen template).

Option to enable HDCP support for content shared via the HDMI input port (Advanced template).

HTTPS Redirect for the QuickConnect page now supports reverse DNS lookup (Security template).

Pods with lapsed Solstice Subscriptions are now capable of updating to eligible Solstice releases. For a Solstice release to be eligible, it must have been released prior to the Pod’s subscription lapsing.

Proximate vs. Hybrid Meetings. Visualize the amount of proximate (everyone in the same room) vs hybrid (at least one person remote and using conferencing tools) meetings over time.

Conference Vendor Trends. For hybrid meetings, visualize the conferencing apps that are being used in Solstice meetings, such as Zoom, Teams, or Webex.

Peak Occupancy. See what the peak occupancy was at any given time for any given room.

Avg Hourly Occupancy. Providing more detail on occupancy, visualize the avg hourly occupancy for any room or group of rooms over time.

Resolved issue where CA-signed certificate bundles might not have applied successfully

Scalability enhancements to improve performance

Resolved issue where Pods could unexpectedly appear offline in Solstice Cloud

Export to CSV now available in the Deployment table (Monitor > Deployment), providing the ability to export Pod’s device id, MAC addresses, IP address(es), subscription date, and other data to a CSV file.

Revised map in the Home page. New map allows interactivity - drill down into any Pod’s management page - as well as a refreshed design, improved performance, and filtering out invalid locations.

Resolved issue where audio QOS headers weren’t applied appropriately on the Pod.

In-Room Tech Analytics launched. Beyond room usage, visualize how the technology in the room is being used by your team (Analytics>In-Room Tech). New Analytics data cards includes:

Support for Solstice 5.0 launched. Use Solstice Cloud to update your Pods to the new 5.0 release.

In the Features Template, you can now:

More Effectively View Analytics Data. Quickly compare sequential periods of activity by clicking through the next/previous date range arrows (Analytics>Usage,Compare).

More Efficient Pod Management. Quickly click through the next/previous arrows on the Pod detail pages (Manage>Pods) to make individual changes more efficiently.

MAC Addresses added to Solstice Cloud. View your Solstice Pod MAC addresses (Manage > Pods > Select Pod Name or Monitor > Deployment) for Ethernet and WiFi (if enabled).

Additional configuration options added to Solstice Cloud management to support Solstice version 4.6 app-free sharing features

Ability to configure Miracast options.

Ability to enable Bluetooth discovery for AirPlay.

Manage Solstice Active Learning Trials. Use Solstice Cloud to start Solstice Active Learning trials and invite colleagues to Solstice Cloud as Active Learning Designers and Facilitators, so they can use the Solstice Active Learning app to set up and use Active Learning rooms.

Solstice Cloud Management launched. Use Solstice Cloud to create configuration templates to easily manage your fleet of Pods from anywhere. Solstice Cloud is now a single, secure, and scalable portal for Solstice deployment management and analytics. Solstice Cloud Management requires Solstice version 4.5 or higher.

Kepler Rebranded as Solstice Cloud. The web portal previously known as Kepler has been rebranded as Solstice Cloud. All existing accounts and functionality will persist, no action required for end users. New URL is cloud.mersive.com.