Edge Release 8.1.1
Release Notes of 8.1.1 Build 36
Feature / Enhancements
Captive Portal Configuration per Site / Access Network - Supports Captive Portal configurations at the site or Access Network level, enabling granular control of user access and policies.
Please refer the following link to view the Captive Portal Configuration per Site / Access Network online help - CAN Portal Manager.
VX Quick Configuration - Introduces a streamlined quick configuration workflow to simplify initial setup and deployment.
Please refer the Token Validation section under section 5.1.1 Method 1 - Using Setup Wizard in the following link to view the Quick VX Configuration - Token Validation.
VX Quick Configuration
System Health Enhancement – Flows per IP - System health metrics now include visibility into flows per IP, improving monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities.
DPI Analytics Sampling - Implements DPI analytics sampling on highly loaded systems to optimize performance.
Configurable Captive WAN Detection - Adds support for configuring Captive WAN detection under interface probing settings.
Captive WAN Detection
High Availability (HA) Update - Static IP and SIP services are now disabled on the standby server to ensure proper HA behavior and avoid conflicts.
Increased WAN Interface Scalability - Maximum supported WAN interfaces increased from 12 to 20.
Bug Fixes
MPK internal configuration optimization – Improved internal configurations for better performance and speed.
Correction for IPS initialization – IPS was not coming up after license upgrade and in routed network scenarios; this has been fixed.
Hardening of factory reset – Improved reliability and stability of the factory reset process.
Correction for application-based policy routing – Issues with application based Policy Routing has been resolved.
Cleanup of Public Hub IP configuration – Removed inconsistencies in Public Hub IP handling.
Correction for VPN status in UI – When adding or editing Policy Routes, selecting a VPN automatically pre-fills the Source Network(s) field with the corresponding subnet, along with displaying the following message below the field.
Adding Policy Route
Handling for quick link bounce scenarios – Improved handling of bounce occurring within milliseconds.
Reliability improvements for MPK route establishment – Enhanced stability of routes during connection establishment.
Correction for CAN redirection URL – Redirection was not working when Access Network names contained spaces; this has been fixed.
Correction for CAN usage undercount – Usage undercounting in certain scenarios has been resolved.
Deprecation of older configuration restore API – Removed older Configuration restore API that caused instability and bricked units.