AirOS/LiteStation/PowerStation Firmware Revision History ================================================== Version 3.0 (04/24/2008 AirOS update) ------------------------------------- - AirOS artwork - Multi language (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese simplified, Czech) support in Web UI - single firmware for LS2/PS2/NS2 (for firmwares >3.0 version) - single firmware for LS5/PS5/NS5 (for firmwares >3.0 version) - added port forwarding support - added MAC access list configuration - added selectable list of channels to be scanned - added more channels on 5Ghz when using half/quarter rates - added possibility to specify DHCP Fallback IP - added NTP client - added PPPoE MPPE support - added multicast routing support - added possibility to specify default gateway from other network space - added possibility to strictly specify TKIP or CCMP for WPA2 or WPA security - added WPA/WPA2 EAP-TTLS-MSCHAPV2 in Station mode - added possibility for 5GHz associations to hidden SSID - introduced shifted frequency support - introduced site survey in AP mode - fixed signal level/noise level reportings for low signal environments - fixed Station WDS mode compatibility with Mtik AP-bridge WDS issue - more stability fixes for WPA/WPA2 in station mode - EWMA is used as default rate algorithm (after reset to factory defaults) - ACK timeout calculation is more accurate - improved link reliability - fixed NS5 max Tx power limit - improved WDS link restoration speed after reboot - fixed DHCP server netmask - fixed PPPoE reconnection and MTU/MRU - improved ping watchdog - reduced the bootup duration - faster firmware update procedure (again, for firmwares >3.0) - removed Mtik pre-2.9.25 proprietary extensions - changed signal LED Thresholds to dBm instead of RSSI - HTTP/HTTPS switching fix - GUI logout feature added (doesn't work for Opera and Safari though, sorry) Version 2.2.1 (02/15/08 WPA/WPA2 update) ---------------------------------------- - AutoACK is enabled by default (after reset to factory defaults) - fixed 1Gbit switch compatibility issue (too large packet flow) - allow '$' character in WPA key - fixed Tx CCQ calculation adjustment for fixed rates - fixed EWMA max auto rate support - fixed ebtable setup for WPA/WPA2 Version 2.2 (01/11/08 Full AP WDS support) ------------------------------------------ NOTE: disabled PowerStation2 downgrade to 2.1.x firmwares! - added full AP WDS support - improved Ethernet driver (fixes negotiation issues) - station Bridge is now capable to bridge VLAN packets - improved Station List web UI for AP mode (more stats) - RSSI updating is more accurate in antenna alignment utility - RX Rate now reports only rate of the received unicast packets - more robustness improvements for low signal connections - fixed PPPoE DNS retrieval - improved connection statistic reporting - improved discovery agent - improved SNMP agent responsiveness (enabled caching) - added partial Mikrotik MIB support for SNMP agent (to display signal statistics in Dude) - added Tx CCQ display in Main page - added Web Tools: - traceroute - ping - throughput test - DHCP client info with Renew capability - added Secondary DNS support - added MAC Clone type station bridging (bridges single computer/device) - added HTTPS support for management via web UI - added telnetd for command line access - added autogenerated IP aliases, based on MAC address - added ability to specify data rates for multicast packets - added DMZ setup possibility for router mode - added wireless client isolation support - added EWMA rate algorithm (also known as minstrel) - default rate algorithm set to Conservative (after reset to factory defaults) Version 2.1.9 (07/24/07 PS2/LS2 Tranzeo compatibility) ------------------------------------------------------ - disabled 802.11h headers, as Tranzeo is choking on them Version 2.1.8 (07/18/07 PPPoE fix) ---------------------------------------------- - fixed PPPoE traffic NAT in routing mode (network reconfiguration is required to trigger the fix) - fixed broadcast address assigning for complex netmasks Version 2.1.7 (07/04/07 Connection robustness) ---------------------------------------------- - improved connection robustness (targeted mostly for signals @ -85dBm) Version 2.1.6 (07/02/07 PowerStation2 TX power fix) --------------------------------------------------- - fixed PowerStation TX Power offset handling Version 2.1 (05/05/07 Basic Access Point) ----------------------------------------- - added basic Access Point mode support - added basic Access Point WDS mode (currently works with LS Station-WDS mode) - added automatic ACK timeout adjustment (a.k.a. dynamic-ACK) - works best in Station mode now - display current ACK timeout value in Main page - added ability to backup/restore device configuration (on workstations) - added ability to specify DNS server for static IP address settings - added simple wireless traffic shaping - added WPA2 as selectable wireless security algorithm - added configurable thresholds for Signal Strength LEDs - added possibility to change the host name (useful for SNMP monitoring) - fixed issue in DHCP client + WPA encryption combination on Station mode - fixed issue of WPA associations with hidden SSID Access Points Version 2.0 (04/06/07 Router-Mode CPE) -------------------------------------- - added router mode (Ethernet to WLAN) support with: - simple NAT (masquerade-style) - DHCP server - PPPoE client - added SNMP agent (tinysnmp) for monitoring: - IEEE802dot11-MIB (wireless stats) - IF-MIB (network interface stats) - FROGFOOT-RESOURCES-MIB (system status) - added Station-WDS mode support (as alternative to current station-bridging) - includes experimental support for Mikrotik WDS Access Points - added ability to choose wireless rate algorithms: - optimistic ("sample" algorithm) - conservative ("ONOE" algorithm) - improved radio antenna handling - it doesn't attempt probing secondary antenna over time, as LiteStations have single antenna - reduced configuration saving time when applying new settings Version 1.5 (02/09/07 Third Party Firmware Support) --------------------------------------------------- - bootloader upgrade: - properly handle 16MB RAM support - support kernel LZMA compression - enhanced firmware recovery routines - Signal LEDs are blinking during firmware upgrade/recovery to indicate progress - Added support for Third Party firmware upgrade (OpenWRT,IkarusOS) - Ready LED is lit and gratuitous ARP is sent when device has fully started Version 1.3.1 (12/28/06 1.3-bugfix release) ------------------------------------------- - fix for half/quarter rate associations - fix for ping-watchdog startup crash Version 1.3 (12/22/06 RELEASE) ------------------------------ - Ping-style watchdog - Show LAN cable state in "Main" page - Show MAC address of the Access Point LiteStation is connected to - Show traffic received/transmitted on WLAN and LAN interfaces - Improved WEB page responsiveness - ARP table information accessible from "Main" page - Bridge table information accessible from "Main" page Version 1.2 (11/28/06 RELEASE) ------------------------------ - Quarter/Half/Full (5/10/20 MHz) aka "Cloaking" modes supported - Fix for infrastructure network operation - Frequency reporting fix - Hidden SSID's now shown in Site Survey - "Preferred BSSID" field added to Link Setup page - RTS enabled wrong data rate problem fixed Version 1.1 (10/06 RELEASE) --------------------------- - Better DHCP functionality across multiple platforms. - Signal Strength LED Shift for better reporting of lower signal levels - Faster RSSI refresh for antenna alignment - Improved PPPoE pass-through support - Tighter accuracy of TX Power adjustment