Confusing Firmware names for IP8M-2496EB-V2 camera

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Whidbey
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Confusing Firmware names for IP8M-2496EB-V2 camera

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My first Amcrest IP8M-2496EB-V2 arrived yesterday with firmware: V2.820.00AC000.0.R, Build Date: 2022-03-25.

I want to upgrade to latest firmware. Looking at https://amcrest.com/firmware, I see V2.800.00AC001.0.R listed as latest version.
I downloaded it, but on my computer the downloaded firmware file name is:
Amcrest_IPC-HX25(8)XX-Molec_Eng_NP_AMCREST_V2.820.00AC000.0.R.220325
Notice V2.800...... versus V2.820......

I want to make sure I get the latest firmware but since the downloaded firmware name doesn't match the firmware name on amcrest.com/firmware, I don't know how to proceed.
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Re: Confusing Firmware names for IP8M-2496EB-V2 camera

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Hello and Welcome to the Forum

I have that camera and I am using the one before the last one right now. The 2.800 is older and my guess is that when the last update was made they might have updated the last digits of the FW as most times the first numbers don't change. So the older one is 2.820 and the new one is as well. When you mouse over the link for DL it will show you the name of the file.

However yes that is the last one. The Name is old and a Typo from the person that updates the webpage. Not done by the R&D department. If you look at the release notes the 2.800 was in the 2021 FW so it might have been when they did the new FW in 2022 it changed form 2.800 to 2.820.
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I have tried a few times now to install the last one on my camera and it isn't installing so for now I have the FW that is second on the page 325 on. The last one says it is from 1021 however it isn't loading, Just reboot camera without an error.
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Revo2maxx: Pardon my ignorance. Page 325 where?
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Sorry, On the page of FW. dated 3-25-2022. There are 2 FW posted. One is dated 10-21-2022 that one I can't get to install. the other is the last one I had installed. What is important is the date codes for the FW. In most cases the wrong FW won't load on a camera.
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