{"id":1718,"date":"2010-04-14T02:41:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T08:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2010-04-09T07:45:43","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T13:45:43","slug":"ubiquiti-beta4-firmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=1718","title":{"rendered":"Ubiquiti Beta4 Firmware"},"content":{"rendered":"

A buddy of mine JJ is running the new beta4 firmware for his UBNTs, so he forwarded me the change log and a couple of initial comments:<\/p>\n

Here are the fixes for BETA4:
\n– WEP\/WPA-TKIP aggregation for Kite\/Kiwi radio chipset — fixed
\n– Power control fix — completed
\n– AirView mode fixes, including endless process while switching back to normal operating mode
\n– Ping timeout and connection drop fix
\n– New: Improve ACL rules management: increase max MAC ACL entry count to 32<\/p>\n

AirOS v5.2 planned and implemented features:<\/p>\n

– New: Speed test tool
\n– New: AirView tool (Spectrum Analyzer mode)
\n– New: Routing scenario: Network mode “Soho Router”
\n– New: NanoStation M5\/M2 Second Ethernet port functionality — now it is possible to bridge with wireless port
\n– New: Antenna gain and cable loss fields for compliance
\n– New: AirMax ON in default configuration
\n– New: Intelligent GUI improvement
\n– New: Console agent: Restore active heartbeat connections after firmware upgrade
\n– New: Report 802.11 information messages into syslog<\/p>\n

Improvements\/change requests:<\/p>\n

– CCR: RADIUS client support in AP mode
\n– CCR: PEAP\/MSCHAPv2 support
\n– CCR: Add static routes via WEB UI
\n– CCR: Show Station and AP IP address
\n– CCR: Hide WPA password with “*”
\n– CCR: Ability to de-associate station from Station list via WEB UI
\n– CCR: Add support for SSH authorized keys in configuration file
\n– CCR: Change apply configuration logic
\n– CCR: Missing ppp0 interface information on Main page, when PPPoE session is initialized
\n– CCR: Add System Startup Time\/Date field (critical for 802.1x supplicant)
\n– CCR: Allow ping when device is in TFTP recovery mode
\n– CCR: Include PPTP\/GRE NAT modules
\n– CCR: Add MAC clone\/change option for WAN interface when operating in SOHO router mode<\/p>\n

Major Fixes:
\n– MAJOR: Chain signal mismatch on reported signal strength\/ Power control fix for M5 2×2 chain devices
\n– MAJOR: Improve noise level calculation
\n– Remove DFS 5250-5350 frequency for US country code (all M series products) , but keep the link alive if DFS frequency was used
\n– No more trimmed channels on Compliance country code
\n– Frequency list issue fix for counties :
\nUzbekistan
\nBrazil
\nHonduras
\nPeru
\nPhilippines
\nRussia
\nSouth Africa
\nSri Lanka
\nThailand<\/p>\n

Here’s JJ’s comments:
\nAlready noticed known issues:
\n– Antenna gain \/cable loss fields should be not available in NanoStation M2\/M5
\n– Under IE8 some entry fields returns error<\/p>\n

Here’s a shot of the new spectral analyzer:
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