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CompleteView version 4.8.1 implements robust, enhanced, internal security features, including configuration data and password protected backup information. These encryption and security enhancements prevent both recovery of user accounts and passwords as well as transfer of config files (.cvw and .cvwx) between systems. Prior to performing this update, please ensure that administrator usernames and passwords are known. It is suggested that administrators follow best practices and create backups of the Server and Client Configurations. Instructions for those procedures are located on pages 119 and 306 of the Administration Manual.
To take full advantage of the improvements that 4.8.1 offers, please be sure to purge legacy configuration files that are not encrypted.