What you need to know about Peplink's 8.5.0 Firmware Update
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The highly anticipated Firmware 8.5.0 is now available, packed with several features developed from your feedback. With enhancements from security to Starlink to Wi-Fi, this update offers new improvements to elevate your Peplink experience.
Enhancements in Security
Network Access Control for Wired LAN Clients
Streamline access to your wired network based on user credentials for enhanced network security. Verify user and device credentials before allowing them to connect to protect your network from unauthorized access.
Advanced Security with Wi-Fi Private Pre-Shared Key (PPSK)
Enforce advanced Wi-Fi access control by assigning unique passwords to each client connecting to a single SSID. This creates a distinct authentication key for each client to prevent security breaches.
Flexible Firewall Policy Management
Configure firewall access rules by using device catalogs instead of IP or MAC addresses as the traffic source. Create predefined device categories based on a common database and tailor different rules according to client types.
Edge Computing
Docker Support on InControl
Manage your Docker environments efficiently with Docker Management Support via InControl. Deploy containers and scripts on InControl with expanded command options, such as ‘–log-driver’ and ‘–log-opt’.
Optimized Outbound Policies
Traffic Optimization for Cellular and Mobility WAN
The added support for “Least Used” algorithm under outbound policies allows you to route traffic based on real-time usage for cellular and mobility WAN connections, helping to reduce congestion within your network.
IP Passthrough with Multiple WAN Options
Use any VLAN for passthrough configurations and route IP traffic through different types of connections such as cellular, Ethernet, and SFP/SFP+.
Supercharged Starlink Integration
Starlink GPS Support Over Synergy WAN
Enjoy a comprehensive all-in-one solution by synergizing multiple Peplink devices, Starlink’s WAN and GPS features. The streamlined connectivity experience will be as if operating from a single device.
“Ignore Obstruction Outages” to Reduce Disconnection
Enable the new “Ignore Obstruction Outages” option to prevent your Starlink WANs from immediate disconnections when obstruction outages are detected, and maintain continuous network operations.
SpeedFusion
Adaptive Forward Error Correction
Improve redundancy and flexible packet recovery with the newly added “Adaptive” option for Forward Error Correction. Recover lost packets through redundant data from 6.7% up to 20%.
Wi-Fi Support
Assisted Roaming for Managed APs
Ensure your devices are always connected to the best available signal. Assistant Roaming leverages 802.11v standards to automatically connect your Wi-Fi clients to the AP with the strongest signal.
Wi-Fi WAN Support for 802.11k and 802.11v
Supercharge your network’s performance with advanced roaming capabilities as the new support for 802.11k and 802.11v standards ensure a seamless handoff between your APs.
Additional Features and Updates
Bluetooth Control for B One Series
Updated control settings give you the ability to enable or disable Bluetooth for your B One series devices through WebAdmin. With Bluetooth enabled, you can use the Peplink app to perform the initial setup of your B One series routers without an Internet connection.
Note: This feature is available in Peplink App version 2.1.0 and higher.
A wider range of Peplink devices now support NetFlow v5 and v9 integration, enabling improved network management and performance analysis.
For enhanced compatibility of GPS functionalities in Peplink devices, the NMEA sentence type is modified from “GNZDA” to “GPZDA”.
The new CLI command provides better visibility, enabling you to display detailed SFP statistics directly from the command line interface.
DHCP Exclusion Range
Added support for DHCP range reservation within the LAN server’s DHCP configuration allows you to exclude certain IP ranges from being dynamically assigned by the DHCP server.
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