Name: QSC Q-SYS Designer 10
Brand: QSC

Update Summary

Q-SYS 10.2 introduces new security controls, refreshed Peripheral Manager and Designer UI options, and Q-SYS Connect planning support. Version 10.2.1 adds stronger warnings for unprotected systems and fixes several platform, control, and video issues.

Security

Q-SYS Peripheral Manager now warns when a peripheral has no Administrator Password set and links directly to password configuration.
Core Manager now shows a persistent banner when Access Control is disabled on a Core, with a direct link to enable it.
Q-SYS Designer now warns during Save to Core & Run or Load from Core & Connect when a connected Core has Access Control disabled.
Peripheral Manager adds a Security page for supported peripherals to configure sign-in and password policies, session timeout, concurrent session limits, and custom legal or security banners.
Peripheral Manager now supports custom private key / certificate pairs from an internal Certificate Authority for supported peripherals.
TcpSocket:NewTls() now supports TLS certificate validation for Lua scripts.

Bug Fixes

Fixed design file bloat after pushing to or loading from a Core in Q-SYS Designer 10.1 and 10.2.
Fixed multiple NC-90 video issues, including Tile View preview failures, kernel warnings, and incorrect participant framing/cropping.
Fixed NV-21 disappearing after a source was connected to USB-C.
Fixed UCI and touchscreen issues including hidden controls triggering, wrong page loading, frozen meters, screen-off reloads, and intermittent button image loading failures.
Fixed several control and scripting issues, including crashes in emulation, incorrect CSS handling, plugin control iteration, and SVG text rendering.
Fixed platform issues including paging station command button display, multicast address persistence, PTP announce packet length, stale session counting, and NMOS registration failures.
Fixed multiple video issues affecting NC-series cameras, NV decoders, NV-21, IO-USB Bridge, Mediacast preview, and USB-C / DisplayPort Alt Mode behavior.

New Features

Refreshed Q-SYS Peripheral Manager with a streamlined interface aligned to Core Manager.
Expanded Date & Time configuration for supported peripherals, including backup NTP and secure backup NTP options.
Added an early warning dialog when opening older designs in a newer major version of Q-SYS Designer.
Introduced an optional new Schematic Elements UI with filtering and improved plugin organization.
Added code-name-based tab titles in Script Programmer Mode.
Added design-specific Script Programmer Mode storage.
Added a default Script Access preference for new components.
Introduced Q-SYS Connect planning support for Zoom Rooms and Microsoft Teams Room workflows.

Known Issues

NC-90 AI modes did not reliably switch when Auto Framing and Active Speaker Framing were rapidly enabled and disabled through scripting or QRC commands.
Upgrading an NC-Pro15X from 10.1 to 10.2 could overwrite NDI-Only stream settings on the camera web page with default values.

Hints

Before upgrading, review the Q-SYS Designer Software Compatibility section.
Windows 10.x is no longer supported by Q-SYS Designer Software.
The new Peripheral Manager interface is available for supported peripherals excluding NL, NM, and QIO series.
The new Date & Time and Security pages are available for supported peripherals excluding NL, NM, and QIO series.
The new Schematic Elements UI can be enabled under File > Preferences > Enable the new Schematic Elements UI.
Q-SYS Connect is included in Inventory in 10.2 for planning, but full download availability and support roll out in a later 10.2 hotfix.
The MTR component is now discontinued and new designs should migrate to Q-SYS Connect for Microsoft Teams Rooms integration.

Links

Q-SYS release information
https://www.qsys.com/

QSC Q-SYS Designer 10 Update Version v10.2.1