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Version 1.11.X Firmwares


Version 1.11.4 Feb 5, 2024


This is a general release that includes the 1.11.3 features for TNA-301 and TNA-302, and adds new point-to-point modes for all TNA products, failover improvements, and other new features.


Changes (final, revision 54358):

  1. Minor display fixes in the web UI (otherwise no other functionality changes/fixes from beta 2).
  2. Add peak RSSI to the aiming tool.


Changes (beta 2, revision 54355):

  1. Decrease station association time, especially for cases where 15+ stations are trying to associate at once.  This only applies to devices operating in AP mode.
     

Changes (beta 1,  revision 54353) 1/8/24:

  1. Added Point-to-Point master and Point-to-Point slave wireless operation mode options.  
  2. Improvements were made to failover mode.
  3. A new max FDB entries setting is now available to limit the number of MAC addresses attached to the ETH1 port.
  4. The ability to disable data on the ETH1 port has been added for cases when you need to power an external device via PoE-out but do not want data enabled at the same time.
  5. Bumped up the public API to version v1.0.4 to support new config keys.
  6. Fixed some configuration UI bugs when switching between wireless modes, and added server-side validation error reporting to the UI.
  7. SNMP: Added point-to-point mode to wireless stats output. The private MIB has been updated and can be downloaded here.
  8. Memory leak in wireless driver fixed for certain types of multicast traffic.
  9. Fixed a data VLAN initialization bug introduced in v1.11.3.
  10. Fixed a wireless driver bug that could cause stations to connected in an invalid state.  


Known issues:

  1. There are timing issues when enabling PTP mode at longer distances when using full channel, causing stations to be unable to connect.

  2. The system uptime displayed on the dashboard is incorrect after a certain period of time.

Version 1.11.3  Dec 18, 2023


This is a beta release for initial support of TNA-303X devices.  It will be replaced by the upcoming version 1.11.4 release.


Changes (final, revision 54289):

  1. Fix lag in dashboard when loading data. 12/13
  2. Add last updated time to the Aiming tool. 12/13
  3. Fix failover bug in cases where there is no ETH1 link at bootup & other failover improvements.

Changes (initial beta production firmware for TNA-303X):

  1. System information has been reworked on the dashboard - device information is now shown at the top of the page and system resources is at the bottom. Also:
    • Current device time and selected antenna kit have been added
    • If your device is running out of date firmware, you'll see a link to download latest firmware image in the upper right corner of the widget.
  2. Under wireless settings, you can now select an antenna kit for your 303X (if using).
  3. Advanced timezone support has been added to the System settings page. This will allow you to select timezones that support DST.
  4. Help tips have been added to most configuration settings.
  5. Added initial support for a basic aiming tool.  
  6. The troubleshooting file name now contains the device's serial number.
  7. SNMP: Added antenna kit and failover status to the WirelessRadioTable output.  The private MIB has been updated and can be downloaded here.
  8. The current API version  for this firmware has been bumped up to v1.0.3:
    • Added antenna kit to the output of wireless stats
    • Added support for the new antenna kit and advanced timezones config key
  9. Fixed a reporting bug that occurred when the AP changed channels - in some cases, the station reported the previous incorrect channel on the dashboard and in SNMP/API stats.

Version 1.11.2 July 31, 2023 


Important note: The SNMP private MIB has been re-worked and will require any integrations to be updated.


Changes:

  1. Added support for priority-based station connection profiles.
  2. Added support for failover to an external backup device via ETH1.
  3. Added support to kick connected clients from the AP dashboard of the web UI.
  4. Added visualizations for TX and RX sector IDs to the new sector info tool in the web UI.
  5. The antenna beambook for the TNA-302 has been updated to optimize performance. This is only applicable when operating in AP mode.
  6. The OID definitions in the private SNMP MIBs have been updated, and SNMP traps have been overhauled as well.
  7. System user passwords have been updated to allow a larger subset of special characters.
  8. Other UI dashboard changes: 
    • Bootbank firmware versions have been added to to the UI dashboard
    • Discovery (LLDP) device info has been integrated into the web UI dashboard for connected peers 
    • Device name, location, and model are now visible at the top of each page
  9. The current API version  for this firmware has been bumped up to v1.0.2: 
    • Device name and description (from discovery/LLDP info) has been added to the wireless peers output
    • Firmware bootbank version info has been added to the system output 
    • Fix bug where a dry run config push returns an array instead of a single object status response
    • For the config POST route, the format of the modified config key paths may be slightly different for specific types of objects or arrays than in previous versions of the API.

Version 1.11.1 April 30, 2023

This is a service release for all models.  It adds additional ethernet calibration commands to fix issues present in a small percentage of units, and for the TNA-301 model, the antenna beambook is greatly improved.


DHCP snooping support is also added for all models when operating in station mode.


Changes:

  1. The beambook for the TNA-301 has been updated to address performance issues when stations are installed off boresight. This only applies to TNA-301s when operating in AP mode. (3/13)
  2. Added DHCP Option 82 injection support while operating in station mode to both the web UI and API.  You can find details about how to use this setting, as well as limitations, in the web UI manual.  
  3. Added the ability to block rogue DHCP servers when operating in station mode. More information about this feature can also be found in the web UI manual.
  4. Adjusted signal bar threshold colors representing station RSSIs in the web UI to more accurately reflect the robustness of the link.
  5. The IP address of the station's AP has been added to the station's dashboard page of the web UI.
  6. The current API version for this firmware has been bumped up to v1.0.1.
  7. RC2:  Fix issue in device config when TNA-302 is reset to defaults. (3/18)
  8. RC3:  Fix issue where modem firmware isn't always upgraded when main firmware is upgraded.  (This will cause stations not to connect to their AP). (3/23)
  9. RC4: Add additional ethernet calibration commands. (3/30)
  10. Final: Add final ethernet calibration commands; and fix UI issue validation issue with traffic shaping fields; fix rare wireless initialization issue. 4/30).

Version 1.11.0 Feb 13, 2023


This is the final release candidate version for 1.11.0.


Changes

  1. Fix signal LED bug that sometimes causes the LED signals to get stuck in the "blinking" / searching state.
  2. Add wireless driver and antenna config versions to the web UI.


Changes (RC1) Jan 9, 2023

  1. Wireless driver update: misc stability improvements as well as other bug fixes, including the fix for the bug causing the site survey tool to report invalid signals.
  2. Add support to enable traffic shaping when in client mode.
  3. Add support to show the MACs in the device's bridge table from the web UI or API.
  4. Add the ability to run a layer-2 speed test to any connected peer from the web UI or API.
  5. Show link availability due to rain fade and IP address (via discovery info) for each connected client in the web UI.
  6. Update user password requirements in the web UI - allow certain special characters instead of none at all.
  7. Fix squished wireless throughput graph.
  8. New to the RESTful API:
    • Support for device configuration get/set
    • Support for fetching the MACs in the device's bridge table.
    • Support to initiate and fetch layer-2 speed test results
    • Stats route updated to Include the wireless interface name in the output of the wireless peer stats response.
    • Stats route updated to Include station TX retry bucket stats and MCS bucket stats in the output of the wireless peer stats response.


Known Issues

  1. In some cases, the signal LEDs in client mode never leave the "blinking" / searching state.   This is just a reporting bug and not an operational one.
  2. In some cases, after the AP side of a link changes its channel, the station side still reports the previous channel (although it's actually operating using the updated channel).  This is just a reporting bug and not an operational one.


Version 1.10.X Firmwares


Version 1.10.6 Jan 11, 2023

This is a service release to address cold-weather ethernet port lockups.


Changes

  1. Add reset mechanism to prevent ethernet PHY lockups in cold weather.  Note: resets are not disruptive to the link traffic.

Known Issues

  1. Some signals reported in the UI's site survey tool are invalid
  2. Initial release from 12/22/22 had issues with half channel support and spurious log messages.  Please use the current version instead.

Version 1.10.4 Nov. 9, 2022


Changes 

  1. Add support for the MCS and TX retry histograms in client mode in the Web UI.
  2. Add support for additional stats to the RESTful API.
  3. Update SNMP support and MIB file to add support for half channel width and peers indexed by MAC address, and fix some invalid object types.
  4. Disable custom DNS in the default config. 
  5. Minor UI changes.


Known Issues

  1. Some signals reported in the UI's site survey tool are invalid

Version: 1.10.3  Sept 30, 2022


Changes

  1. Experimental half channel support added
  2. Data VLAN support added
  3. Re-work management VLAN support
  4. Minor UI changes

Known Issues

  1. Some signals reported in the UI's site survey tool are invalid