AirOS V Firmware Revision History ==================================================================== Supported products * Bullet M * Rocket M * NanoStation M * AirGrid M * NanoBridge M ==================================================================== Version 5.2 - Final Release (May 14, 2010) ---------------------------------------------------------- - New: Speed test tool - New: AirView tool (Spectrum Analyzer mode) - New: Routing scenario: Network mode "Soho Router" - New: NanoStation M5/M2 Second Ethernet port functionality -- now it is possible to bridge with wireless port - New: Antenna gain and cable loss fields for compliance - New: AirMax ON in default configuration - New: Intelligent GUI improvement - New: Console agent: Restore active heartbeat connections after firmware upgrade - New: Report 802.11 information messages into syslog - New: Improve ACL rules management: increase max MAC ACL entry count to 32 - New: Remove DFS 5250-5350 frequency for US country code (all M series products) , but keep the link alive if DFS frequency was used - CCR: RADIUS client support in AP mode - CCR: PEAP/MSCHAPv2 support - CCR: Add static routes via WEB UI - CCR: Show Station and AP IP address - CCR: Hide WPA password with "*" - CCR: Ability to de-associate station from Station list via WEB UI - CCR: Add support for SSH authorized keys in configuration file - CCR: Change apply configuration logic - CCR: Missing ppp0 interface information on Main page, when PPPoE session is initialized - CCR: Add System Startup Time/Date field (critical for 802.1x supplicant) - CCR: Allow ping when device is in TFTP recovery mode - CCR: Include PPTP/GRE NAT modules - CCR: Add MAC clone/change option for WAN interface when operating in SOHO router mode - CCR: Report AirMax priority and AMQ/AMC in Station detail - CCR: Speed test: Show total throughput (RX + TX) - CCR: Make IP address in stations list as hyperlink - CCR: GUI: Show/hide Traffic shaping configuration - CCR: GUI: Add option to enable/disable NAT modules on router: SIP, PPTP, FTP, RTSP - Improvement: Speed test: resolves TX/RX difference - Improvement: In memory allocation - Fix: TX Power improvement for NanoBridge M5, AirGrid M5, NanoStation Loco M5, Bullet M2, Rocket M2, NanoStation M2, NanoBridge M2 - Fix: Chain signal mismatch on reported signal strength/ Power control for M5 2x2 chain devices - Fix: Sometimes Auto ACK values gets too high - Fix: Max power level for Australia - Fix: Speed test + AirMax PtP No Ack combination crashes AP - Fix: Traffic Shaping is not functional except Soho Router mode - Fix: Traffic Shaping Burst is for functional - Fix: WPA security : Sometimes station is disassociated from AP - Fix: Broadcast traffic is duplicated on AP-WDS - Fix: NAT protocols state changes when changing security - Fix: SNMP wrong OID type: Disallow port range as destination (to private subnet) - Fix: SNMP reports incorrect wireless stats - Fix: Station can not connect to AP (MAC Locked) if it was connected to another AP with the same SSID - Fix: Signal reporting - Fix: Improve noise level calculation - Fix: Noise floor is too aggressive - Fix: Auto ACK on AP - Fix: No more trimmed channels on Compliance country code - Fix: Airmax: PTMP ping loss issue after beta6 - Fix: AirMax: PTPNack AMQ/AMC fluctuation - Fix: AirMax: PTP and PTMP enhancements (latency) - Fix: Airview: Sometimes switching back to normal operating mode is endless - GUI fix: Problems with WPA PSK paraphrase: old value is displayed, new value is not saved - GUI fix: Sometime Device name in not reported in Stations list - GUI fix: Do not show clients as connected when authentication key is not valid - GUI fix: Test mode. Timing is no so precise as stated in the warning message - GUI fix: Need correctly display ACK/Distance when AirMax and PtPNoACK mode is enabled - GUI fix: Name -> Device Name - GUI fix: Grammar error in warning message - GUI fix: MCS1 is always reported in AP/Station statistics - Fix: IE8 and WEB UI errors - Fix: Frequency list issue fix for counties: Uzbekistan Brazil Honduras Peru Philippines Russia South Africa Sri Lanka Thailand Known issue: - Limitation from HW: MCS13 does not work with WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA-TKIP/WPA2-TKIP security -- MCS 13 removed from WEB UI Version 5.1.2 - Service Release (February 9, 2010) -------------------------------------------------- - MAJOR: Fixed ARP broadcast issues in WDS mode - MAJOR: Added Mikrotik Station WDS support - MAJOR: Fix to allow VLAN pass through on secondary Ethernet port (NanoStation M) - AirMax: Fixed AMC calculation when using fixed rate Version 5.1 - Final Release (January 07, 2010) ---------------------------------------------- - Throughput improvement for AirMax in PtP environment - Throughput Improvement for AirMax in 2.4 GHz 40 MHz channel width - Fixed lower throughput issue when using AirMax No ACK mode for PTP in 40 MHz channel width - Fixed ping latency issue when AirMax is enabled - Improvements in wireless stability - New: Show station ACK value in Station list under Monitor section - New: Added ip_conntrack_sip support - Fixed UI issue with signal reporting - Fixed missing channels in Channel scan list (20/40 Mhz auto) - GUI: Show only 50% as a max AMC value for 1x1 chain devices - Fixed DNS proxy and DHCP server configuration issue - Fixed issue in site survey: cannot select AP when scanning in 5/10 MHz channel width mode - Fixed issue in admin password: cannot login with admin password when symbols ($, \ or ') are used Version 5.1-RC3 (December 21, 2009) ----------------------------------- - New: Auto rates with MAX value setting - New: AirMax No ACK feature for Point-to-Point links - MAJOR: Fixed WPA/WPA2 clients connection stability - MAJOR: Wireless link stability fix when AirMax is OFF - MAJOR: Memory allocation issue on AP with more than 60 clients - MAJOR: Performance improvements in 2.4 GHz - Auto ACK improvements - Administrator password limit is 8 symbols - Allow to increase Logout session timeout - Allow to disable password authentication for SSH - 5 MHz channel width is back in 2.4GHz mode - GUI: AirMax made as separate section under Advanced setting menu - Fixed GUI issue in AP Mode, Connections shows 0 when more then 45 clients are actually connected - Fixed MAC expiration issue in Bridge-WDS - Fixed passing VLAN tagged packets with V5.1-Beta - Fixed CCQ value when no data - Show B/G/N mixed instead of Ng, A/N mixed instead of Na - Fixed Signal Level reporting in UI (RSSI chain mismatch) - Fixed Data rates selection and reporting - Fixed download backup configuration file or Support info file issue if using IE browser Version 5.1-beta (November 20, 2009) ------------------------------------ - New: 802.11 a/b/g products support - New: WEP and WPA/WPA2 TKIP security support - New: Advanced Ethernet settings - New: Web server change - New: AirMax 4 level MAC address based priority - New: AirMax automatic Voice packet recognition and TXQ assignment - New: AirMax No Ack (PtP Mode only). Can be enabled only in the config file for the AP by setting radio.1.pollingnoack=1 - New: auto ACK implementation - Added Arpnat support for more than one IP address per single bridged MAC address - Updated PPPoE version - Ethernet driver update - Added hardware watchdog timer - Fixed stability issue on link when Airmax is disabled - Fixed PPPoE Stability in 40 MHz channel width (PPPoE session disconnects due to the no response to 5 echo-requests) - Fixed WPA/WPA2 client connection issue to AP - Removed US country code DFS frequencies: 5500-5700 GHz - Separated L2 isolation and multicast traffic - Fixed issues in PPPoE daemon when compression enabled - Fixed switch off for Extra reporting (MT discovery protocol) - Fixed incorrect CDP packet check sum - No more FTP speed limits per session when AirMax enabled - Fixed Compliance test country frequency range for 20/40 MHz channel width - Fixed SNMP OID numbers persistence (SNMP daemon enumerates all interfaces on startup and assigns sequential numbers now) - Fixed Web UI lock - Fixed read-only user account - Improved signal strength value in 40 MHz channel width - Fixed signal strength per chain handling when station disconnects from AP - Fixed data rates reporting for 10Mhz channel width for 802.11 a/b/g clients - Improved Noise Floor reporting - Improvement in data rate reporting when traffic is inactive - Added Device Name in Station and AP statistics table - Fixed ARP table entry reporting if it contains unresolved MAC address Version 5.0.2 - SERVICE release (October 23, 2009) ------------------------------------------------ - Fixed Chain 1 association problem in 802.11a mode - Fixed Compliance test channels in 5 MHz step instead of 20 MHz - Added VLAN support in Ethernet driver Version 5.0.2-RC6 (October 17,2009) ------------------------------------- - Final Ethernet lockup fix Version 5.0.5-RC5 (September 26, 2009) ------------------------------------- - Uboot fix Version 5.0.2-RC4 (September 25, 2009) -------------------------------------- - Increased Reset to Defaults/Rescue mode timing (triggered from POE and Reset button) - Added ability to disable reset to default function (from PoE and Reset button) in config Version 5.0.2-RC3 (September 23, 2009) -------------------------------------- - Ethernet lockup fix - Fixed SNMP agent to report correct values Version 5.0.2-RC2 (September 18, 2009) -------------------------------------- - Fixed web UI slow responses (aka web server loop) on Windows7/IE8 version: 8.0.7057.0 - Fixed PPPoE reconnection issue - Fixed PPPoE client DNS server issue - Fixed LAN interface disabling - Use device name as Web UI Authentication Realm name (allows to use Google Chrome) - Show FW version on Main page - PPPoE client can't authenticate if in username symbol # is used - Fixed connection on low signals: noise immunity is switched off by default. Added ability to change noise immunity on/off in config (not available on UI) - Fixed AirMax lockup - DHCP server doesn't work if DNS proxy is disabled Version 5.0.2-RC1 (August 31, 2009) ------------------------------------ - Added Compliance test country code - Added information text in survey window - Fixed Memory leak when scanning - Fixed selected channels scanning - Fixed WPA/WPA2 association to AP with hidden ESSID on passive scan channels - Fixed Product Logo displaying if no logo image for device - Fixed firmware version reporting - Fixed Rate control algorithm is too aggressive in noisy conditions - Fixed AirMax AP lock after some time - Fixed combined signal report in align antenna tool for 2 chains devices - Fixed hangup issue in router mode with firewall enabled (aka ethernet/iptables fix) - Fixed scan results for more than 14 stations issue - Fixed AMC values for 1x1 device should not show more than 50% - Fixed connected stations reporting for more than 22 stations issue Version 5.0 (June 16, 2009 RELEASE) ----------------------------------- - New: UI design - New: AirMax functionality - New: 5/10/20/40 MHz channel width support - Improvement: CCQ formula