- We are excited to announce the upcoming release of HID Linq Cloud 1.4 on January 21, 2026.
IMPACT
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⏳ Deployment Window
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📅 Date: January 21, 2026
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⏰ Time: 05:00 AM – 6:30 AM UTC (Approx. 1.5 hours)
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⚠️ User Impact: During this period, users will not be able to access HID Linq Cloud.
🔹 What's New in This Release?
(Details to follow in the next section)
✅ Feature Highlights
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Connect Linq Gateway to HID Controllers across Virtual LAN
Enables connections to HID controllers across different subnets. The Linq Gateway Configuration application now supports expanded controller selection options, including:
- LAN discovery by MAC address
- Direct MAC-based selection
- Static IP selection
- Selection from a specified static IP range
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Activity Log Viewer
Records all user-initiated actions, capturing:
- Start and end timestamps
- Event category
- Description
- Status
- Initiating user
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Configuration Agent
Allows users to view and compare HID Signo Reader configurations using a Configuration ID, providing:
- A secure, high-level summary of settings
- A tabulated comparison of differences across configurations
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Linq Virtual Assistant (Beta)
An in-built virtual assistant that provides product help by responding to user queries using information from user guides and HID internal resources.
Released as Beta while it continues to learn and expand coverage over Linq topics.
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Help Menu
Added a new Help menu providing quick access to:
- Linq Cloud documentation
- Service status (HID Origo Status page)
- How-to videos from HID Academy
- HID Technical Support contact information
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Transparent HID Signo Reader Support
Full support for managing Transparent HID Signo readers for integration with the HID M1 Transparent Gateway. Users can:
- Convert readers to Transparent mode
- Reset pairing data for secure reassignment
- Revert readers to standard Signo configuration
(Applies to Signo readers connected serially via USB Hub to the Linq Gateway.)
