Deliberant APC Firmware Release Notes

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Version 5.78-1

What's new in 5.78-1 firmware release

  • Added BA window size control to STA GUI for station & station wds mode
  • Minimum transmit power 0 dbm

Fixes

  • Fixed maximum transmit power calculation on Slave/Station
  • Fixed 20MHz/SISO low throughput issue
  • Fixed bug at fs/proc/generic.c:732 remove_proc_entry()
  • Fixed LACP packets pass-through problem
  • Fixed DHCP client when bridge mode uses incorrect mac address
  • Fixed GUI when sometimes does not start DHCP client


Version 5.78

What's new in 5.78 firmware release

  • Vendor & distributor disclaimer (appears after every reset to factory defaults)
  • Added CT (Compliance Testing) country code, which disables all regulatory limits
  • LAN PoE tab instead of LED on FWBD-0120
  • Formula to calculate max EIRP for Canada and USA in 5725-5850 MHz
  • Additional TX power limits for 2 GHz products

Fixes

  • Fixed iPoll problem when traffic stops being passed on Master.
  • Fixed IE8/9 problem which does not let to upgrade firmware
  • iPoll autotune enabled on Master radio by default (STA does not have "Tx queue lengt")
  • GUI supports G/N mixed in IEEE mode list
  • Fixed Station WDS mode instead of Station because of wds.status=enabled in default configuration
  • Fixed message about VAP changes when iPoll is turned on

Version 5.77

General

  • Added VLAN tagging support
  • Added Multiple BSSID support. GUI allows to create 3 Virtual AP's
  • Added auto channel feature
  • Added MAC change feature on wireless and wired interfaces
  • Added GUI High contrast mode for easy devices outdoor configuration when sun is shining brightly
  • Added option to upload product file from GUI
  • Added delayed reboot feature (useful for configuring link remotely with instant changes)
  • Added ping tool
  • Added option to disable/enable SSH and option to change SSH port
  • Added new tab in Status section with ARP info (ARP table)
  • Added new tab in Status section with Routes info (Route table)
  • Added option to disable data rate fallback
  • Added option to control external LED's (LAN, Power and RSSI LED is controlled separately)
  • Added DMZ feature for NAT'ed router mode. All incoming traffic which is not defined in Port forwarding rules is redirected to the defined IP
  • Added UPnP feature. DMZ and UPnP cannot work at the same time. If DMZ feature is enabled, UPnP is disabled.
  • Added option to limit traffic per IP in Access Point mode
  • Added option to change web page login username via GUI
  • Added Traceroute tool
  • Added DHCP leases statistics (only in router mode with DHCP server on LAN side)
  • Added option to enter IP alias
  • Added spaces support in WPA passphrase
  • Added option to change HTTP port
  • Added OpenVPN feature (no controls in GUI)
  • Added DNSMASQ service. Service will be enabled when DHCP server is ON and DNS server IP is the same as LAN IP
  • Added peer MAC information on GUI in CPE mode
  • Added worldwide regulatory domain database (DB) to driver (frequency and TX power limitations for each country)
  • Added option to limit TX power via product file
  • Added DFS support
  • Added WXEE support for calculating received signal level
  • Added WXEE support for getting TX power calibration information and max real output power
  • Added spectrum analyzer tool
  • Added option to set antenna Gain in GUI
  • Added option to change beacon radio parameters for faster TX power testing
  • Added Proprietary wireless protocol - iPoll
  • Added Adaptive modulation (Auto rate)
  • Added Intelligent Access Point Auto-WDS mode
  • Added Smart auto channel
  • Added A-MSDU support
  • Added Automatic TX power control (ATPC)
  • Added Device state information from WNMS agent
  • Added UAM (Web portal authentication) support for 2 GHz units working in router mode
  • Added static routes in bridge mode
  • Added Wireless client L2 isolation
  • Added Reset tool support


Improvements

  • Improved statistics showing in Status section. Statistics tab split into Network and Wireless tabs
  • Improved scan feature for Station mode in Configuration->Wireless tab. Pointing over desired SSID a tool-tip shows up with MAC, Signal level and Security info
  • Improved WDS mode: added support to connect to Ubiquity and Mikrotik devices with WDS mode enabled
  • Improved device branding during manufacturing. Added option to change default configuration file without FW upgrade
  • Improved internal instant changes handling algorithm
  • Improved site survey scanning result display time. Removed static waiting time, now waiting time depends on how many channels are scanned
  • Improved wireless ACL: GUI supports MAC masking feature
  • Improved Wireless statistics status information listing on WEB configuration page
  • Improved VLAN configuration: allows configuring management VLAN on the same radio interface which has the data VLAN
  • Improved Wireless ACL layout in GUI
  • Improved VAP radio interfaces layout in GUI
  • Improved Information | Wireless page tab in AP mode
  • Improved delayed reboot tool. Added remaining time till reboot indication
  • Improved performance in general
  • Improved maximum allowed wireless client count from 31 to 127
  • Improved ARP-NAT functionally by allowing to pass-through VLAN tagged traffic
  • Improved Smart "Scanned SSID" filtering in Configuration -> Wireless section
  • Improved configuration file version support
  • Reduced message max age for bridge network mode
  • Improved Ping tool: add packet size field validation
  • Improved static routes configuration
  • Improved statistics mechanism
  • Improved Comply regulations usability
  • Extended VAP count up to 7
  • Improved message when applying link settings
  • Improved error message when setting empty username or password
  • Improved PPPoE settings in status tab
  • Improved Spectrum analyzer in all products
  • Improved Static routes configuration
  • Improved Ebtables rules handling when peers are connected
  • Improved instant change failure timeout - increased to 40 seconds
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