Vocera Secure Texting Cloud Platform

Release Notes - Version 2.0.4

December 28, 2016

About VST

Welcome to the latest release of Vocera Secure Texting (VST)! The VST solution extends the power of the Vocera Communications System to physicians and care teams that are located outside the hospital. VST balances security and convenience by providing a secure, easy to use, HIPAA-compliant alternative to SMS as well as basic voice capabilities to enhance communication and collaboration. The solution integrates seamlessly with the Vocera platform, providing texting and voice capabilities across Vocera end points.

The Vocera Secure Texting solution provides the following features:

If you are logged into one of the clients or the Administration Console, you can find documentation for this version of VST at the following locations:

Product Component Where to Get Help
Within the Administration Console Choose Help > User Guide
Within the Web Client Choose Help
Within the Handheld Client Choose More > Support > User Guide

You can also access the VST documentation directly from a web browser without being logged in:

Note: For additional product information, see also:

What's New

This section summarizes the new features in the VST Cloud Platform product.

What's New in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.4 Release

The VST Cloud Platform 2.0.4 solution provides the following new features:

What's New in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.3 Release

VST Cloud Platform 2.0.3 is a maintenance release to support the Android 2.0.0 client. It does not introduce any additional new features.

What's New in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.2 Release

The VST Cloud Platform 2.0.2 solution introduces the following new features:

What's New in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.1 Release

The VST Cloud Platform 2.0.1 solution is primarily a maintenance release to address a variety of known issues. It also introduces the following new feature:

Prerequisites

This section describes the additional software components that are required for you to work with the VST Cloud Platform.

Vocera Voice Server

To integrate the Vocera Voice Server with the VST solution, you must install the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector on your VS machine. This integration requires the following components:

The Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector Version 2.0.2008

Contact Vocera Technical Support to download version 2.0.2008 of the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector, which is packaged as a small hot fix to install on the Vocera Voice Server. If you are using an earlier version of the Sync Connector, upgrade to avoid the defects described in Known Issues below.

See The Vocera Voice Server Integration in the VST Hospital Administrator Guide for complete information on installing the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector.

The Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway

Vocera Secure Texting requires a Vocera Voice Server integration with the VSTG to allow VST Handheld Client users to call badge users.

Vocera Collaboration Suite

The Vocera Collaboration Suite client and the VST Handheld Client currently do not share information, and you should avoid deploying both solutions at this time.

Browsers

Vocera has tested VST Administration Console and the VST Web Client with the following web browsers:

Other browsers or versions may also work, but have not been tested.

Installation

VST is a hosted solution that requires lightweight setup tasks from both a Hospital Administrator and a Practice Administrator:

The Hospital Administrator must install the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector, allowing users of the Vocera Voice Server and the Vocera Secure Texting application to communicate with each other. See The Vocera Voice Server Integration in the VST Hospital Administrator Guide.

After installation, the Hospital Administrator and the Practice Administrator each need to invite users and perform basic configuration tasks. See the VST Hospital Administrator Guide and the VST Practice Administrator Guide.

What's Fixed

This section provides information about fixes and improvements made to the VST Cloud Platform product.

What's Fixed in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.4 Release

The following list contains fixes and improvements made to the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.4 release.

Vocera Secure Texting Web Client Fixes

Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector Version 2.0.2008 Fixes

What's Fixed in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.3 Release

VST Invitation Email Fixes

What's Fixed in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.2 Release

The following list contains fixes and improvements made to the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.2 release.

Vocera Secure Texting Administration Console Fixes

What's Fixed in the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.1 Release

The following list contains fixes and improvements made to the VST Cloud Platform 2.0.1 release.

Vocera Secure Texting Server Fixes

Vocera Secure Texting Administration Console Fixes

Vocera Secure Texting Web Client Fixes

Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector Version 2.0.1017 Fixes

Known Issues

This section provides information about known product defects and limitations in the current release.

Known Issues in the Vocera Secure Texting Administration Console

This section provides information about known product issues in the Vocera Secure Texting Administration Console.

Known Issues in the Vocera Secure Texting Web Client

This section provides information about known product issues in the Vocera Secure Texting Web Client.

Known Issues in the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector

Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector version 2.0.2008 contains the following known issues:

Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector version 2.0.1017 contains the following known issues:

Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector version 2.0.0039 contains the following known issues: