SuperPod Device Release Notes

Plume will be releasing software updates from time to time. These updates will happen automatically, on a rolling basis. It may take up to a week from release for your location to receive the update.

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SuperPod Firmware Version 4.4.0-63 (Release Date: 9/13/22)

4.4.0-63

New Feature - Advanced device typing and MAC randomization. Client identification/deduping with enabled random MAC option (OpenSync)
New Feature - Block all unauthorized remote connections. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Cloudless router operation - WAN management
- Add-on to existing cloudless router operation suite (outage of internet or cloud)
- Static IPv4, PPPoE or VLAN are stored in persistent storage and restored in upper case (OpenSync)
New Feature - Dual WAN with LTE backup (OpenSync)
New Feature - FSM: DNS parser plugin enhancements (Type 65 DNS requests/replies). (OpenSync)
New Feature - FSM: DPI client plugins rework
- Refactoring DPI clients as individual plugins (SNI, DNS, ADT). (OpenSync)
New Feature - FSM: Gatekeeper enhancement for IP reputation. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Increased allowed LogPull URL size to support long pre-signed URLs (OpenSync)
New Feature - IPC time measurements reporting.
- Tracking of duration the nodes require from booting up until connecting to the cloud. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Ookla SpeedTest SDN endpoint configuration (OpenSync)
New Feature - OVSDB persistent storage manager. (OpenSync)
Cloud can overwrite persistent storage fields like PPPoe, VLAN, … (OpenSync)
New Feature - PoE+ Operation and Stats (OpenSync)
New Feature - Post-Association Steering Busy Override. (OpenSync)
New Feature - SDN multicast solution to support various chip vendors (HW acceleration). (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Updated logic to support steering on 6 GHz-enabled devices (op_class). (OpenSync)
Enhancement - FSM now inspects the flows until the DPI engine is done. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The FSM include/exclude policy for the DPI dispatcher has been updated to improve advanced device typing. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Enhanced flow logging by adding the TAP source and logging of available MAC addresses. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - FSM DPI processing now prioritizes included devices over the excluded ones when checking if a flow should be processed or not. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Enabled support for virtual WPS button (hostapd only). (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Updated motion sensing to version 5.0.1. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Updated SamKnows router agent to enable mapping of node ID with MAC address. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Added support for UK UNII-3 power table. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Updated SamKnows router agent to enable mapping of node ID with MAC address. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Improved stability of Ookla Speedtest results when using 1 Gb/s uplink connection. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - FSM: check the validity of the dns parsed pointer before de-referencing it. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Apptime was always enabled regardless of applied configuration (disabled/enabled). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - When multiple DNS plugins are enabled, dpi_dns plugin will handle type 65 packets and legacy DNS parser will handle all other types that all DNS packets are properly processed and added into MQTT report. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed FSM crash that occurs when disabling private mode and Walleye plugin starts to load. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - PM correctly deconfigures the offline_mode tag when exiting offline mode. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Core DPI engine now decides when to stop inspecting the multicast flows. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Gateway reboot during the node offline mode no longer causes client DHCP assignment issue on an IPTV network. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - The redirect IP addresses are no longer added to the Gatekeeper cache. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed missing action field in the Gatekeeper HERO statistics report. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed issues with WANO VLAN plugin. The issues were preventing pods from onboarding in certain cases. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed memory leak during an upsert of the FCM configuration. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - TCP checksum is ignored during Ookla Speedtest run. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Address compatibility issue with some of streaming app’s (conntrack race with NAT enabled).
Enhancement - Added support for UK UNII-3 power table. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Updated SamKnows router agent to enable mapping of node ID with MAC address. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Improved stability of Ookla Speedtest results when using 1 Gb/s uplink connection. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Added WPS support for Broadcom 802.11ax chipsets. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Multicast traffic is flowing when a gateway pod boots up in offline mode. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Improved acceleration of the host-generated traffic. As a result, Ookla speed test reports better results. (SuperPod AX)

4.2.0-91

Enhancement - Updated security configuration (SAE) for the 6 GHz STA during onboarding. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - TImproved freeing of resources held by the FSM DPI plugin before termination of the plugin. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Integrated SamKnows router agent. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Modified FSM packet verdict for dropped connections to not overwhelm the CPU (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Improved collected BTM request neighbor list by sorting the candidate neighbors using RCPI reported with RRM. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Changing the index of a pre-shared key isn't reflected in the Wifi_Associated_Clients table. (OpenSync)
Bug-Fix - Nodes in bridge mode no longer request DHCPv6 prefix delegation. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Added sticky kick for 6 GHz devices. The fix also includes PHY mode and allowed channels for the 6 GHz neighbors. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug-Fix - Runtime change of SSID or password with selected WPA3 security type no longer causes a reboot of the node. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Improved backhaul stability while executing web performance tests. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Updated minimum and runtime fan RPM settings (SuperPod 6E)

4.2.0-87

Enhancement - Decreased log severity for failed dispatches of the L2UF frames. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Integrated SamKnows router agent. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue of network delays and flooded logs caused by active Apple AirDrop/AirPlay devices nearby. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Packets with an invalid TTL value of 0 are now dropped. This prevents clients that spam the router with invalid packets from impacting network stability. (SuperPod. SuperPod 6E)

4.2.0-86

Enhancement - Added debug info with Supported Operating Classes by the WiFi Client. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The 20 MHz channel bandwidth for RRM scanning is now used to prevent unexpected behavior when an STA requires more than 20 MHz for scanning. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The 20 MHz channel bandwidth for RRM scanning is now used to prevent unexpected behavior when an STA requires more than 20 MHz for scanning. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Client capabilities based on the supported Operating Classes are used to make a decision on which band must be scanned in case of LOW_RSSI_XING (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Improved stability of communication between CPU and BT chip. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - PMF: Added BT_options called with pmf -r -bo. This enables the identification of the Bluetooth chip type. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Implemented fast Bluetooth beaconing on platforms using the Dialog Bluetooth chip. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Added support for connectable BLE beaconing with the Dialog Bluetooth chip. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Updated udp_timeout value to 400 ms to avoid video streaming being reported as unknown in the MQTT report. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Changed reference node for PMF to enter/exit the production mode (compatible also with SDK 5.04). (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed FSM crash related to Walleye DPI destroy stream. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - BM: Fixed skipping of RRM reports collected from 6 GHz clients. To skip the invalid RRM reports, Operating Class and channel validation are used. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - BM: Stale RRM info is no longer used to build BTM REQ neighbors in case of a sticky kick. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - BM: Fixed chan validation when building RRM REQ. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Removed duplicated BSSID from BTM REQ. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed PSK-mixed value in the Wifi_VIF_State table under wpa_key_mgmt field when configured as mixed WPA2 or WPA. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed Bluetooth firmware download on the Dialog chip. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed false reports regarding the excessive size of a firmware file for a Dialog BT chip. (SuperPod. SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed DHCP request options mishandling that caused constant reapplying of DHCP configuration with every change in the Wifi_Inet_Config table. This prevents unsolicited DHCP traffic and potential high load on the DHCP servers. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed bridging MAC learning and packet loss in specific wireless client roaming scenarios. (SuperPod, SuperPod 6E, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Changed TX-VAP of MBSSID to backahul when the Home AP goes down. This fixes the issue of broken 6 GHz backhaul when changing from WPA3 to WPA2 mode. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed WM crash caused by NULL pointer. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed WM crash that occurs when switching channels with a large number of connected clients. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Enabled driver's "action frame forwarding to user space" to receive WNM action frames in BM. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Prevented acceleration using OVS flows with more than one output. Fixed bug where acceleration would sometimes get stuck on entry creation. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed starting issue with Captive Portal Manager. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Added support for logging the Webroot category details. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Removed limitation of neighbor number in RRM from the Band Steering manager. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed BSSID information byte ordering for BCM platforms. (SuperPod AX)

4.2.0-72

Enhancement - Added support for multicast exceptions in Open vSwitch.
Enhancement - SuperPod 6E does not perform time-multiplexed dual BLE advertising for backward compatibility. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed IPv6 mDNS parsing issue by validating the EtherType. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Increased FSM neighbor cache entries TTL to 36 hours. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - For the cloud 802.11v-directed kicks, op_class and phy_type values from the neighbors table are inherited. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Ignored non-IP packets from DPI inspection. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Updated /tmp/resolv.conf permissions to be made readable also by other processes. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - WM2 now passively monitors L2UF on the STA interfaces. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Updated default PPP config settings to reduce the PPPoE reconnect time to the upstream server from minutes to seconds. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Increased period of connectable advertising in BLE dual advertising mode from 15 to 30 s.(SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Expanded read buffer size from 256 to 8192 characters. The bug caused logread to occasionally cut off the logs. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed memory corruption for buffer use in the client stats callback. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Expiration of current PMKSA cache entry is now blocked to prevent periodic 6G backhaul disconnects. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - To create the stats report, SM now uses libdev instead of threads to prevent process crashing. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed statistics reporting for client reports. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Integrated driver patch to avoid changes in htcoex mode in radios other than 2.4G. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed acceleration of traffic that is being marked via connection tracking action. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Disabled SU RSSI readings to prevent using irrelevant client RSSI values. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - LAN stats are now properly updated, as ECM stats update callback now manually finds the correct OVS flow to update. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Fixed BLEM not handling all BGLib events when a client device is connected via BLE. (SuperPod 6E)
Bug Fix - Added implicit CSA detection on Broadcom devices. When a parent has one 5 GHz radio, but leaf has two radios with different frequencies, leaf needs to have the possibility to detect CSA on one radio and to continue the process using radio with the required chanspec (SuperPod 6X)

4.2.0-68

Enhancement - Updated command to disable eth1 EEE. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Added fast GPIO LED support in CFE to speed up the LED turn on time during a device bootup. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - TTL values are logged while adding/updating entries to the Gatekeeper cache. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Added a fix for the dropped flows overwhelming the FSM since the conntrack entry is not present. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Ignored non-IP packets from DPI inspection. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Updated /tmp/resolv.conf permissions file to cover topology change with a static IP case. The file was not readable by dnsmasq due to being run under the “nobody” user. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed speed test issue with preferred server list. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed RCU lockup due to high CPU usage on ovs-vswitchd (mcpd). (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Updated toolchain to include a fix for thread lock stall. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Added implicit CSA detection on Broadcom devices. When a parent has one 5 GHz radio, but leaf has two radios with different frequencies, leaf needs to have the possibility to detect CSA on one radio and to continue the process using radio with the required chanspec. (SuperPod AX)

4.2.0-56

Enhancement - Added DPP support for IoT device onboarding. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Added SamKnows fix to allow execution from tmpfs mounted with noexec. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Added ability to enable or disable SamKnows background service. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Removed bonding requirement during BLE pairing to ease the configuration without decreasing security. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Added support for upper 5 GHz channels in the UK. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Plume Company ID is now used for Manufacturer Data in Bluetooth beacons. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Included dhd dconpol logs in logpull to improve field debugging. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Included socram.bin in logpull.(SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Modified client (STA) polling from 5 s to 0.5 s to avoid service interruption while steering.
Enhancement - Supported Australia, New Zealand and Korea regulatory domains. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Added support for NF_REJECT iptables target on Broadcom platforms. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Fixed memory leak detected upon failed sending of an mDNS report. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Improved 11k/11v neighbor list filtering policy based on STA's Beacon Measurement Reports (invalid RCPI, invalid channel). (OpenSync)
Enhancement - 11k/11v neighbors are filtered by the priority field in Wifi_VIF_Neighbors per AP. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - WANO: Static IPv4 now properly uses WAN configuration settings. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Prevented udhcpc from crashing if the serial number on the device is not set. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved deregistration of OVSDB monitor events during plugin removal. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved wpa_key_mgmt mismatches between Wifi_VIF_State and Wifi_VIF_Config tables detected while Fast Transition onboarding was enabled. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed false positive warnings logs in BM after startup. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed unknown category ID for a local/private IP address in Gatekeeper. The category ID used for local/private IP address has been changed recently. This caused high cache lookup count. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - BM was incorrectly treating valid client's "pref_5g" configuration and use default configuration instead. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - The DHCP option 12 includes hostname. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - mproved stale station link purging (WM L2UF). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed potential over-reporting of lan_stats data causing abnormally high data consumption reports. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed client connection/disconnection event reporting. This improves band/client steering. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Mitigated WM WiFi client handling (flush and leak). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - WANO: During the IPv4 plugin provisioning, the IPv4 interface settings are always reset. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - WANO: The static_ipv4 plug-in now sets the default route only after the gateway is successfully probed. This fixes temporary traffic stalls that occur after an Ethernet client connects to the secondary port. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Updated OpenSync CA public due Amazon S3 and CloudFront service certificates migration (logpull feature was impacted). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - WM allows VIF or radio reconfiguration for some platforms that do not support DFS. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix -Forced a+r permission to /tmp/resolv.conf, so dnsmasq and other processes can access the DNS setting. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed reporting of 6 GHz-capable clients' capabilities (RRM and BTM). (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Reporting correct ht_mode in Wifi_Radio_State based on the 11ax driver configuration. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Silenced SFE flow flushing log prints. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - mproved OVS flow lookup that occurs during the accelerator entry creation. The lookup now learns the correct destination interface and subsequently does not break the traffic throughput. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed traffic acceleration module taking the wrong output ports in some wireless client roaming scenarios. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Added logic that flushes ECM entry whenever the corresponding SFE entry is flushed. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed bridging MAC learning and packet loss in specific wireless client roaming scenarios. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed ifindex value overflow in BM and driver. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Updated L2UF filter to avoid hairpinning issues. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed STA deauthentication per AP on the same radio. Before the fix, deauthentication was ignoring the AP parameter. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Reformatted L2UF frame to ensure interoperability between chip vendors. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Added common status log entry (device connected, paired, disconnected) for all Bluetooth chips. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed VLAN support for SFE breaking the IPv6 acceleration. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed NM2 hang related to the IPv6 neighbor list. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - The measured Ookla SpeedTest values are lower than expected due to prioritization in router mode.
Bug Fix - Properly parsed empty fields in WAN config when using Bluetooth. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Improved ht mode downgrading. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with Pods blocking IP addresses below the configured risk level. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Resolved miniupnpd crashing due to null pointer access in the copyIPv6IfDifferent function. SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed Bluetooth chip firmware that was crashing occasionally. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - When downloading a file to a client with set voice priority, the traffic is marked with correct ToS. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed Multi-AP based backhaul reliability allowing more efficient network resource usage (5.02L07p2). (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - TCP traffic is not hardware accelerated when generated by the WiFi leaf nodes (Ookla SpeedTest, etc.). Passthrough traffic is not affected. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Open vSwitch: fixed vport packet length check. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Disabled nf_dyndscp module to fix DSCP TOS in router mode. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed kernel crashes caused by driver invalid memory access (wlc_rrm). (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed incomplete STA disconnect handling in Broadcom BSAL. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed bridging MAC learning and packet loss in specific wireless client roaming scenarios. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed bridging MAC learning and packet loss in specific wireless client roaming scenarios. (SuperPod AX)

4.2.0-17

Bug Fix - Fixed memory leaks in Persistent Storage Manager (PSM). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Handling of tarballs nested in logpulls has been changed. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed memory allocation in Upgrade Manager (UM). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Detected VoWiFi roaming issues from gateway to first hop. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - General roaming issues detected; especially on iOS devices. (SuperPod AX)

4.2.0-15

Enhancement - Enhanced HealthCheck DNS test case with IPv6. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - The ares resolving process now restarts if an IP address does not exist on the main interface. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - BM now properly updates the so-called self neighbor's channel after a CSA. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Corrected reporting of WiFi client connection time in the reported statistics. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - In the case of PersistConfigurationOnGateway feature, an incomplete Wifi_Inet_Config table (missing fronthaul entries) is now handled gracefully. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - NM: removing the default routes is now working. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - The crash-ramoops is now collected in logpull. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed DPP Authentication when acting as Initiator AP on off-channel. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Fixed incorrect probe request SNR readings. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Fixed 2.5 Gbps ethernet interface rate limit to match the actual interface speed. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Added Ipthreat provider_ops null check to avoid crash. (SuperPod AON)

4.2.0-14

Enhancement - Improved generation of random number algorithm. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - FCM: Added monitor ID to ovsdb_update_monitor_t. Monitor ID helps deregister the OVSDB monitor events during plugin removal. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - QM now exits without crashing if the certificates are not found. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Extended wired client traffic counters from 32 to 64 bits. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed Blocking of IP addresses (IP Thread). (SuperPod AON)

4.2.0-13

New Feature - Introduced 802.11r support for WPA3. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Enhanced service delivery in case of internet outage (OpenFlow rules, MultiPSK, multiple SSIDs, UPnP settings). (OpenSync)
New Feature - Enabled recovery and service provisioning to the Ethernet-connected pods in case of internet outage. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Bridged 802.1Q VLAN to support separate unique IPTV SSID and PSK (via Ethernet). (OpenSync)
New Feature - Bridged 802.1Q VLAN to support separate unique IPTV SSID and PSK (via WiFi). (OpenSync)
New Feature - Optimized collecting of LAN stats. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Introduced WPA3 support for backhaul links. (OpenSync)
New Feature - PoE+ operation and statistics. (SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Added WiFi link selection based on the frequency type (2.4, 5 or 6 GHz). (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Added ability to publish the SamKnows speed test results to OVSDB. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The ephemeral columns in persistent tables are no longer saved or restored to/from the persistent storage. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Improved cleanup procedure for the failed logpull job temporary files. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Updated Broadcom SDK to version 5.02L07p2 and WiFi driver to version 20.1.1p2. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Fixed handling of the "Persist Configuration on GW" feature enabling or disabling. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - After a node is unclaimed, the persistent OVSDB data is cleared if the node is online. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed FCM memory leak. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed reporting of the SNI-blocked events to the cloud. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with leaf SuperPod failing to move from onboarding to backhaul. This resulted in frequent healthcheck reboots. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Enabled managing of Bluetooth advertising using BLEM. (SuperPod AON)

4.2.0-9

New Feature - Enhanced WiFi security modes (Alpha) (OpenSync):
- Mixed WPA1/WPA2
- Mixed WPA2/WPA3
- WPA2 Enterprise
- FT-WPA2-only
- Mixed FT-WPA2/FT-WPA3
- FT-WPA3
New Feature - 802.11r support for WPA3, (OpenSync)
New Feature - Enhanced service delivery in case of internet outage (OpenFlow rules, MultiPSK, multiple SSIDs, UPnP settings). (OpenSync)
New Feature - WPA3 support for backhaul links. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Enabled recovery and service provisioning to the Ethernet-connected pods in case of internet outage. (OpenSync)
New Feature - Bridged 802.1Q VLAN to support separate unique IPTV SSID and PSK (via Ethernet). (OpenSync)
New Feature - Bridged 802.1Q VLAN to support separate unique IPTV SSID and PSK (via WiFi). (OpenSync)
New Feature - Optimized collecting of LAN stats. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Prevented FSM log flooding. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Implemented communication between FSM_Policy entries and Gatekeeper cache to enable cache flushing. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Included Interface role in NFLOG messages for the DoS Protection events. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Improved FSM memory allocation/release safety. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Reworked startup scripts to use a modular run-parts approach. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Integrated time-event server with MQTT QM. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Introduced periodical health KPI reporting in Walleye. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - WM: introduced various DPP onboard fixes. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Completed DPP code for hapd/wpas helpers. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Log Manager (LM) has been merged into the Platform Manager (PM). (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The FSM GK hero stats reports are limited by their size. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Updated Walleye plugin to periodically report the KPIs through MQTT. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Walleye plugin now has a library to serialize the DPI stats. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - In case of cloud/internet outage, the UPnP settings are saved and restored. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Improved DPP Authentication reliability and enabled persistent QR code serving. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Implemented support for saving and restoring the non-HOME SSIDs. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - In case of internet outage, the OpenFlow rules are reapplied with offline rules. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The CM-related time-event logs are identified and generated in the CM. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Introduced identification of NM-related time-event logs and generation of time-event logs in NM. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Added multicast flood exceptions to the OVS. This allows specifying which multicast packets should always be flooded, and helps simplify the OpenFlow rules. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Optimized chirping round time in DPP (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Shortened onboarding times when DPP based onboarding is supported and enabled. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Updated FSM policy engine implementation to accommodate Gatekeeper cache flushing. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Updated FSM_policy schema to accommodate Gatekeeper cache flushing. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Add baked-in DDoS protection jump rules in FW thin mode. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Added support for DPP (Chirping) Authentication-based extender onboarding. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Power supply data is added as part the Device report message.
Enhancement - Added IMEI check digit verification (SuperPod AON)
Enhancement - Enabled Plume Sense (SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - FCM no longer hangs after performing a recvfrom call. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - During cloud outages, ethernet clients can now connect to the gateway nodes. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - The NFLOG events reported by NFM now contain a location or node ID. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Startup time-event logs are now reported by the time-event server. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Redesigned time-event log configuration via OVSDB to enable tracking of cloud connecting time after a node reboot. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Supporting mDNS in bridge mode. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with the IP Threat Detection plugin not blocking connections after cloud verdicts. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Handled IP Threat response, resulting in freeing the policy_reply and policy_request structures. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - WANO: resolved issue with PPPoE configuration not being set. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved issues with FSM HERO stats reporting (OpenSync)
Bug Fix -The DFS NOL channels are handled more gracefully by downgrading bandwidth and avoiding topology changeups getting stuck after radar. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with topology failing to form in 5G band when json file is pushed using the ptopo tool. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Prevented flooding of BLE Discarding messages. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - Fixed DPP pod onboarding on the non-2.4 GHz radios. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - DPP: Resolved WM crashes if non-EC or non-standard EC key is found on a device. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - VLAN 0 is excluded from the Ethernet backhaul port isolation support. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Multicast over VLAN and WDS backhauls is now properly accelerated. (SuperPod AX, SuperPod AON)
Bug Fix - PMF report on bootup no longer causes watchdog reboot. (SuperPod AON)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.4.1-88 (Release Date: 1/12/22)

Enhancement - WANO now cycles through all the available WAN configurations in descending order and according to their priority. Before the change, WANO would always use only the highest priority configuration. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The time-based changing of tokens used for BLE passkey pairing is disabled. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Included dhd dconpol logs in logpull to improve field debugging. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Supported dual alternating Bluetooth advertising (connecting/non-connecting beacon). (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Included socram.bin in logpull. (SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - Supported dual alternating Bluetooth advertising (connecting/non-connecting beacon). (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Enhancement - The time-based changing of tokens used for BLE passkey pairing is disabled. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed unknown category ID for local/private address in Gatekeeper. The category ID used for local/private IP addresses has been changed recently. This caused a high cloud/cache lookup count. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed issues with WANO VLAN plugin. The issues were preventing pods from onboarding in certain cases. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Forced a+r permission to /tmp/resolv.conf, so dnsmasq and other processes can access the DNS setting. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Removed non-primary PSKs and secondary VAPs from persistent storage. (OpenSync)
Bug-Fix - Fixed issue with the client MQTT report including an older SSID than the one used when a client moves to a different SSID. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix -Silenced SFE flow flushing log prints. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed traffic acceleration module taking the wrong output ports in some wireless client roaming scenarios. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed bridging MAC learning and packet loss in specific wireless client roaming scenarios (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Increased period of connectable advertising in BLE dual advertising mode from 15 to 30 s. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - The measured Ookla SpeedTest values are lower than expected due to prioritization. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Prevented flooding of BLE Discarding messages. (SuperPod, SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed incomplete STA disconnect handling in Broadcom BSAL. (SuperPod AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed kernel crashes caused by driver invalid memory access (wlc_rrm). (SuperPod AX)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.4.1-60 (Release Date: 11/3/21)

Enhancement - Updated Sense to version 4.1.2:
- Reduced rx_motion logging output only to debug-related messages
- improved stability of rx_motion (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed SM crash due to out of memory assertion caused by redundant allocations of hapd objects. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed enabling/disabling of the "Persist Configuration on GW" feature. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - FCM: Resolved deregistration of OVSDB monitor events during plugin removal. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix -Extended wired client traffic counters from 32 to 64 bits. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix -Removed parameters gcsainteropaggr and scsainteropaggr to prevent warnings related to iwpriv. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix -Reduced system recovery time after a link loss caused by a beacon loss. (SuperPod-AX)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.4.1-50 (Release Date: 8/5/21)

Enhancement - Provided detailed memory footprint in logpull. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The FSM DPI engine now provides ICMP flow direction. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Decreased DPI plugin log level to reduce the amount of generated traceback logs.
Enhancement - Provided detailed memory footprint in logpull. (OpenSync}
Enhancement - The FSM DPI engine now provides ICMP flow direction. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - The pod RSSI value is now based on the actual measured noise floor. The measured RSSI value is accurate within +-5 dBi. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Enabled DPP Easy Connect device onboarding with cloud-based DPP key. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Identification of traffic flow direction to detect the vulnerable devices inside LAN and to mitigate possible security incidents. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Added FSM inline support for router mode. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Introduced LAN statistics. The collected statistics represent the characteristics of network traffic flows between:
- Various end-clients in LAN and WLAN networks
- Clients in (W)LAN network and devices in WAN network (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Node to retain uptime timestamp in OVSDB. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Introduced Secure DNS and HTTP full URL support. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Added support for DNS, URL, IP and App lookup in the Plume Policy Engine. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Introduced cloud support for WDS/MAP 4-Address backhaul. (OpenSync)
Enhancement - Updated Ookla endpoint. (SuperPod, SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Decreased DPI plugin log level to reduce the amount of generated traceback logs.
Enhancement - Ability to configure DPI sandbox memory usage. (SuperPod, SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - A new thermal table has been introduced to prevent excessive thermal reboots of the Pods. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Prevented syslog flooding with message "hostapd: atheros_raw_receive: BSSID does not match - ignore". (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Handled syslog flooding with mgmt frame-related messages. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Added iptables hashlimit module.
Enhancement - Supported dual alternating Bluetooth advertising (connecting/non-connecting beacon).
Enhancement - Motion compatibility between different HW platforms.
Enhancement - Updated Motion stack to version 3.6.1 (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Supported chirping against the ath9k AP. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Hostap log spamming when WPS is enabled has been reduced. The selected CTRL_IFACE debug logs have been suppressed. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Hardware-accelerated PPPoE traffic. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Enabled netfilter nfqueues. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Added support for WPA3-Personal.
Enhancement - Updated hostapd on QCA 11ac platforms to 2.10. (SuperPod)
Enhancement - Enabled connmark kernel module support. (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Upgraded GA WiFi driver to version 20.1.1. (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Improved reliability of DFS topologies (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Fixed unintended enabling of the mpc setting. (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Added HTTP 2.0 support for libcurl. (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Included nghttp2 packet. (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - NetFilter nfqueues support is now enabled. (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Config for IGMP/MLD Proxy now supports Multicast acceleration (L07). (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - CConfig for IGMP/MLD Snooping now supports Multicast acceleration (L07). (SuperPod-AX)
Enhancement - Updated Motion stack to version 4.1. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Included previously archived syslog messages in addition to the current ones. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Resolved issue with the VPN client (PPTP) running on a client device with enabled inline DPI. (SuperPod, SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - MBO is disabled unless for WPA3 security type. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Improved stability and reliability of the SW. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Included previously archived syslog messages in addition to the current ones. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Introduced cloud support for WDS/MAP 4-Address backhaul. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Prevented overwriting of FSM log level by enabling mDNS. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Included previously archived syslog messages in addition to the current ones. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Resolve issue with the VPN client (PPTP) running on a client device with enabled inline DPI. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Prevented overwriting of FSM log level by enabling mDNS. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Improved FSM unloading of the DPI plugin. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved memory leaks within the gateway offline feature. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed handling of static IP addresses and allowed multiple default routes (WANO). (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed parsing error in the mDNS OpenSync plugin. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Reduced verbosity of hostapd warnings. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed Stats Manager crashes due to null pointer when using the hostapd. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Improved robustness of hostapd while getting the state of VAP creation. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved issue with PPPoE plus VLAN scenario – when applying the WANO config with a combination of PPPoE and VLAN, Pods were crashing. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved issue with PPPoE plus VLAN scenario – when applying the WANO config with a combination of PPPoE and VLAN, Pods were crashing. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Resolved issue with PPPoE plus VLAN scenario – when applying the WANO config with a combination of PPPoE and VLAN, Pods were crashing. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Extended memory allocation for LAN flow stats that are no longer missing in the MQTT messages. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Key is no longer missing in the wpa_psks field of the Wifi_VIF_State OVSDB table.(OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed LAN connectivity losses after prolonged internet outages. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Bluetooth no longer gets stuck in connectable mode.
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with closing connections after disabling UPnP. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Handled corner cases with startup of Bluetooth firmware. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Due to reported DNSpooq vulnerabilities, the Dnsmaq package has been upgraded to version 2.83. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Reset watchdog counter to the default value. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed communication errors with Bluetooth chip when disabling the Bluetooth beacons. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Fixed QCA WiFi FW crash when switching a channel with a large number of connected clients. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Updated channel allocator null condition check before (Re)Start the tracking interval timer to avoid crashing of WiFi driver. (SuperPod)
Bug Fix - Enabling/disabling of IGMP Snooping now works properly. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with the client's oftag not being populated when the WPA3-Personal Transition Mode is configured. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - The wpa_psks field is not populated in Wifi_VIF_State table when the default_oftag is used. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed healthcheck script to verify the hostapd daemon (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed device steering support on Captive Portal. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Reenabled leaf pod connecting in cases when the WAN interface receives its IP address over PPPoE (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - For locations in router mode and with bridged IPTV service, the MCPD daemon is now configured to act as a snooping device and not as a Proxy. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed creation denying of HW flows when GRE is configured on LAN/WLAN (PON only). This helps the extenders to connect to the cloud. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Prevented log flooding with genenv_sys entries. This prevents the log pulls from covering only short periods of time. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed kernel crashes while running DFS tests. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed client connectivity issues on the 5GL radio. After the fix, SuperPod-AX again responds to the client probe and authentication requests. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed PCP tag applying. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed inconsistent authentication requirement blocking policy (client steering). (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed channel switch scheduler to handle multiple BSS up (same BSS) that it doesn't go into loop. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Resolved infinite loop reading channel events. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Prevented Aggregation and Fragmentation Attacks against WiFi (CVE-2020-24588).(SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed issue with closing connections after disabling UPnP. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - LAN stats now properly update in bridge mode. (SuperPod-)AX
Avoided negative SNR readings in band steering manager. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed persistent storage issues after firmware update. Persistent storage content, such as configuration settings, reboot count, and reboot reasons data remains on pods after completing firmware updates (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Handled corner cases with startup of Bluetooth firmware. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Removed HW acceleration counters from logpull due to triggering kernel crashes (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Due to reported DNSpooq vulnerabilities, the Dnsmaq package has been upgraded to version 2.83. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Resolved throughput drops to Kbps when sometimes connected to a leaf pod. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed showing of wifi clients which are connected to the open security type. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix -Fixed communication errors with Bluetooth chip when disabling the Bluetooth beacons. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix -The vlanctl tool is now used for VLAN creating and modifying. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Supporting VLANs with mcpd. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Reduced leaf onboarding time using WDS backhaul. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed beacon corruption during CSA. (SuperPod-AX)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.2.2-72 (Release Date: 4/26/21)

Bug Fix - Fixed Wireless Manager crashes after receiving MAC addresses of more than 64 connected clients from virtual access points. (OpenSync}
Bug Fix - Reduced backhaul link stabilization time. This results in a shorter required time for the leaf pods to come online. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed connectivity issues on the 5GL radio. After the fix, SuperPod-AX again responds to the client probe and authentication requests. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed system log floods with radar detection messages. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix Fixed global pod Pv6 address refreshing after expired valid time. (OpenSync)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.2.2-69

Bug Fix - Reduced backhaul link stabilization time. This results in a shorter required time for the leaf pods to come online. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed connectivity issues on the 5GL radio. After the fix, SuperPod-AX again responds to the client probe and authentication requests. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed system log floods with radar detection messages. (SuperPod-AX)
Bug Fix - Fixed global pod IPv6 address refreshing after expired valid time. (OpenSync)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.2.2-55 (Release Date: 3/27/21)

Enhancement - Added WHERE statements with the "includes" and "excludes" conditions to ovsh.(OpenSync)
Bug Fix - Fixed leaf connectivity issue in case of disabled IPv6 radvd service.
Bug Fix - Fixed leaf issue with slow switching from unsecured to secure backhaul. (OpenSync)
Bug Fix Fixed band steering issue caused by inconsistent authentication request blocking policy. (OpenSync BCM)

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.2.2-39 (Release Date: 2/18/21)

Enhancement - Two-way Bluetooth communication temporarily unavailable
Enhancement - Fixed claiming Pods in real-time
Enhancement - Walleye plugin updated to version 1.36.2
Enhancement - Added multicast HW support
Enhancement - Platform - updated app detection signature file for digital well being
Enhancement - Improved Pod reboot reason reporting in case of power cycle events
Enhancement - Improved Cloud connection logic handling in dual-stack networks: IPv4 and IPv6
Enhancement - Additional improvements for WAN link recovery
Enhancement - Improved loop handling
Enhancement - Improved recovery logic
Enhancement - Additional improvements for WAN link recovery
Enhancement - Improvements to speed test results
Enhancement - Improved security patch
Enhancement - Added support for new Israeli channels on 5GU
Enhancement - Enabled skipping of wireless events in ovs-vswitchd to reduce high CPU load
Bug Fix - Fixed internal cache bug in band and client steering
Bug Fix - Ignored non-routable IPv6 addresses when connecting to the cloud
Bug Fix - Improved WAN handling logic in IPv6 SLAAC networks
Bug Fix - Prevented possible memory leaks in traffic processing modules
Bug Fix - Fixed app detection logic for apps that enable the use of services in specific IPv4 networks
Bug Fix - Prevented possible crashes caused by incorrect handling of IGMP/MLD Proxy configuration
Bug Fix - Improved handling of Ethernet clients
Bug Fix - Prevented possible crashes during the initial Cloud connection phase in IPv6- E enabled networks
Bug Fix - Fixed possible data loss in two-way BLE communication
Bug Fix - Various bug fixes during boot up
Bug Fix - Multiple crash fixes for SuperPod managers
Bug Fix - Fix for performance drops
Bug Fix - Fix for potential memory leaks

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.0.1-36 (Release Date: 11/1/20)

Enhancement - Speedtest stability improvements
Enhancement - Minor WiFi client statistics improvements
Enhancement - Additional improvements for WAN link recovery

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.0.1-20 (Release Date: 8/05/20)

Enhancement - Improved kernel crash reports
Enhancement - Minor WPS related improvements
Enhancement - Improve network connectivity with certain ISP gateways
Enhancement - Improved WAN ethernet connection recovery logic
Bug Fix - Fixed speed test performance degradation caused by certain ISP gateways
Bug Fix - Prevent possible crashes

SuperPod Firmware Version 3.0.0-46 (Release Date: 6/20/20)

Enhancement - Improve security of Motion modules
Enhancement - Optimized CPU usage
Enhancement - Improve configurability of client traffic processing services
Enhancement – Added reboot reason logging and reporting to improve support troubleshooting
Enhancement – Added IGMP/MLD proxy support required by some IPTV services
Bug fix - Fixed reporting of client and band steering events
Bug Fix - Properly disable WPS after client is connected for SuperPods
Bug fix - Fix PSK skipped by WPS
Bug fix - Prevent possible deadlock of traffic processing module
Bug fix - Prevent possible crashes in tunnel creation logic during topology change
Bug fix - Prevent possible crashes during traffic processing
Bug fix - Fixed UPNP packet handling error
Bug fix - Improve client steering logic
Bug fix - Fixed LED handling
Bug Fix - Improved GRE interface handling during topology changes
Bug Fix - Improved DFS channel handling during topology changes
Bug Fix - Fixed a potential manager crashes
Bug Fix - Fixed a potential memory leak
Bug Fix - Fixed Pod-to-pod roaming issue causing video call failures

SuperPod Firmware Version 2.6.0-44 (Release Date: 3/14/20)

Note: This firmware will only be released for SuperPod Only networks. Networks with multiple hardware types will be supported in an upcoming release.

Bug fix - Fixed support for SSID with double backslash
Bug fix - Improve traffic processing logic
Bug fix - Decrease unexpected device reboots
Bug fix - Added further improvements for client roaming

SuperPod Firmware Version 2.6.0-39 (Release Date: 2/27/20)

Note: This firmware will only be released for SuperPod Only networks. Networks with multiple hardware types will be supported in an upcoming release.

New Feature - Added Plume Motion support.
New Feature - Allow utilization of Pod and PowerPods for motion detection sensors.
Enhancement - Auto-restart a process when its memory consumption is excessive.
Enhancement - Provide richer speed test statistics to the cloud for internal reporting.
Enhancement – Logging Improvements.
Bug fix - Correctly handle client packets during roaming to avoid service disruption when roaming from a Wi-Fi connected pod to another Wi-Fi connected pod.
Bug fix - Prevent possible crashes while processing DNS packets.
Bug fix - Prevent possible kernel crashes at system startup.
Bug fix - Prevent DNS packet related memory leaks.
Bug fix – Speed up network topology update time for better Wi-Fi service availability
Bug Fix - Fix so SSID/PSK update will not stop OpenSync from receiving Wi-Fi state updates.
Bug Fix - Fix a corner case where the fan would not start spinning on time.
Bug Fix - Restart the speed test app if it gets stuck.
Bug Fix - Handle a case where associated clients were not shown as connected.
Bug Fix - Fix IP Threat Protection corner case in Router Mode.
Bug Fix - Fix a regression in SuperPod speed test performance.
Bug Fix - Relaxed default UPnP port forwarding rules to allow ports below 1024.
Bug Fix - Fix for not removing an old port forwarding rule when a rule is modified.
Bug Fix – Speed up a slow roaming case for better experience on mobile device.
Bug Fix – Improve edge case that could impact DHCP request handling

SuperPod Firmware Version 2.4.3-98 (Release Date: 1/30/20)

Bug Fix - SuperPod recovery failure when using Eth1 port with fixed MAC to IP address assignment in WAN DHCP server.
Bug Fix - Handle IP Threat Protection with IPv6 WAN IP address
Bug Fix - Added robustness for IP Threat Protection corner case when the network is configured Router Mode.
Bug Fix - IPv6 default route on the router not getting updated in all cases.
Bug Fix - Avoid an unnecessary recovery reboot to increase uptime.
Bug Fix - Handle a corner case to increase uptime robustness when recovery requires a hard reboot.
Bug Fix - Fix a condition that causes a rare kernel crash.
Bug Fix - Occasional FSM crashes that can affect uptime.
Bug Fix - Occasional CM process crashes that can affect uptime.
Bug Fix - Reduced a DNS resolution timeout that caused failures in the security plugin.
Bug Fix - Fix corner case that could cause leaf pod topology changes to fail.
Enhancement - Removed a no-longer necessary restart of the Ethernet driver to improve port uptime.
Enhancement - Upstream router connectivity is tested when the router does not reply to pings to prevent unnecessary loss of connectivity in some failure conditions.

SuperPod Firmware Version 2.4.3-72 (Release Date: 9/28/19)

New Feature - Initial IP Threat Protection support
New Feature - LAN IPV6 support in Router Mode
New Feature - IPV4/IPV6 Dual Stack support in Router mode
Enhancement - Improve throughput performance in router mode over backhaul links for SuperPod
New Feature - Add OVS bridging acceleration support
New Feature - Introduce advanced steering back-off
Enhancement - Reduce air congestion
Enhancement - Improve 802.11k roaming experience
Enhancement - Improved DFS experience
Enhancement - Handle steering clients who try to associate even after authentication was rejected
Enhancement - Update speed test
Enhancement - Improve performance of static GRE backhaul links
Enhancement - Improved memory compaction for robustness
Enhancement - Upgrades to multiple managers
Enhancement - Adjust threshold for allowing clients to connect on 2.4G
Enhancement - Add support for cloud-configured steering during backoff periods
Enhancement - Speed up the connection of wireless leafs
Enhancement - Improved categorization for security and content events
Bug Fix - Fix a race condition resulting in incorrect backhaul configuration
Bug Fix - Various manager crashes and memory leaks
Bug Fix - Fix for a popular camera brand disconnecting during optimization
Bug Fix - Fix for a topology optimization issue
Bug Fix - Fix a case where recovering from ethernet or internet problems fails to restore the correct switch configuration

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.1-60 (Release Date: 9/5/19)

Bug Fix - Platform - Disable ethernet power save, to avoid interoperability issues

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.1-59 (Release Date: 5/23/19)

Bug Fix - Only include BSSIDS that are currently active in the 11v BTM (Improved iPhone performance on iOS 12)
Bug Fix - Handle a corner case when a recovery reboot is happening shortly after recovery succeeds (Full recovery time can take up to 20 minutes)
Bug Fix - Limit how often a band steering request is sent
Enhancement - Notify the cloud of client connection even if it moved BSSIDs on the same AP
Bug Fix - Improve robustness of DNS resolutions when DNS reputation service is not responding
Bug Fix - Retain the ability to recover from network problems in leaf pods

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.1-46 (Release Date: 4/12/19)

Bug fix - Fix stuck Dakota Ethernet switch when operating in Bridge Mode
Enhancement - Correctly identify the platform when applying SuperPod specific healthcheck tests
Bug Fix - Fix for issue of clients connected to the Gateway pod are unable to connect to the internet

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.1-38 (Release Date: 3/13/19)

Bug fix - Avoid reboot due to poor ethernet link
Bug Fix - Fix misconfiguration due to radar events in the 5G band for DFS
Bug Fix - Improve robustness of DNS filtering
Bug Fix - Fix regression in the reliability of the detection of wired clients on leaf pods
Bug Fix - Resolve crash for pod manager
Enhancement - Skip link checking during refreshing state
Bug Fix - Fix onboarding cases using eth1
Bug Fix - platform changes for ethernet switch getting stuck
Bug Fix - Recovery script for manager
Bug Fix - Protect against potential driver crash
Enhancement - Reduce memory consumption of speed tests
Bug Fix - Fix driver crash
Enhancement - Remove unnecessary debug messages
Bug Fix - Fix crashs on pod managers
Minor enhancements and fixes

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.1-8 (Release Date: 1/21/19)

Bug Fix - Fix potential memory leak
Bug Fix - Fix logic problem that would falsely report client as not configured
Bug Fix - Simplified log messaging
Enhancement - Add support to report blocked DNS queries
Bug Fix - Resolved delay in sending some packets
Bug Fix - Handle an case that could result in crash
Bug Fix - Fix potential kernel crash
Enhancement - Debugging logs improvement
Bug Fix - Fixed crash for Pod managers
Bug Fix - Resolved corner case when client would exit back-off after re-connecting on 5 GHz
Bug Fix - Don't continue BTM retries if client reconnects
Bug Fix - Account for major clock drift adjustment for recording timestamps
Bug Fix - Don't issue DHCP Request during dry-run
Enhancement - Acceleration used in router mode for performing NAT (Enhanced Connection Manager)
Enhancement - Memory, CPU, and FS statistics now reported every 2 minutes to debug logs
Bug Fix - Ethernet clients should be applied to correct VLAN when appropriate
Bug Fix - Fixed memory leak
Bug Fix - Improved DNS handling robustness

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.0-45 (Release Date: 11/19/18)

Bug Fix - Fix memory leak when processing HTTP
Bug Fix - Improve handling of malformed DNS packet
Bug Fix - Avoid rare kernel crash
Bug Fix - Fix issue where an unsolicited DNS response could be looped
Bug Fix - Fix a possible memory leak
Bug Fix - Fix a crash when periodically flushing DNS request queue
Bug Fix - Resolve case were network stayed offline when Internet up-link connection was restored
Bug Fix - Small performance improvement by reverting to previous OVS version
Bug Fix - Content Filtering Fix-up source MAC of forwarded DNS responses
Bug Fix - Improved device logs
Bug Fix - DNS healthcheck bug causing reboot when unable to establish internet connection
Bug Fix - Fix case where fan would become loud
Bug Fix - Speedtest crash resulting in 0 Mbps
Enhancement - Content Filtering white-listing works faster
Enhancement - Device Typing efficiency

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.0-37 (Release Date: 11/05/18)

Fix: Customers experiencing intermittent performance degradation due to Flow Service Manager (FSM) crashing. FSM is partly responsible for Secure & Protect feature on the pods.
Fix: Connectivity Manager intermittently crashes which causes the pod to disconnect
Fix: DFS backhaul channels would fall back to 2.4Ghz due to RADAR events. Note: this will only apply to customers in EU
Fix: Memory leak in Stats Manager would report invalid stats to the cloud which may cause the system not to optimize accurately

SuperPod Firmware Version 1.0.0 (Release Date: 9/28/18)

New: Added support for IGMP Snooping
New: Added support for 802.11v BSS Transition Management and 802.11k RRM Beacon Report during steering
New: Native speed test utility
Improved: Steering capabilities
Fix: Steering will ignore disconnections if on the wrong band
Fix: Devices that use 10 Mbps over Ethernet now stable
Fix: Various bugs fixed that resulted in a stuck Ethernet Port
Fix: Pods can be connected to other Pods so long as one of them is connected to a router. Including if Plume is acting as a Router. (Ethernet backhaul)
Other minor bug fixes and improvements

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