Release Notes; Version 6.2.2 Functionality Enhancements; Version 6.1.1 Functionality Enhancements - Comtech EF Data FX series 1005 Administrator's Manual

Comtech EF Data / Stampede

Release Notes

Version 6.2.2 Functionality Enhancements

These new features have been developed in response to customer feedback and market analysis for the
purpose of increasing the interoperability of the FX Series with other CEFD products, to ease moving between
screens and to broaden the scope of environments where FX Series can be deployed. This release adds the
following new features:
The FX Series Administrative User

Interface has new pull-down
navigation structure instead of
menu icons.
This allows enhanced and reorganized tabs for quick and easy direct access to all sub menus. This
Header with pull downs allows direct access and is positioned at the top of all Web GUI screens.

The dynamic ACM screen is gone and is now part of the 'Link' screen

Multi-Level QoS supports multiple modems with ACM. There are now 3 levels of QoS instead of 1
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ACM can now be configured to support non-Comtech modems

Point-to-multipoint packet compression is supported
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SNMP can now be configured from the Administrative User Interface

Ability to monitor and configure active-flows has been added

Network status screen now clearly illustrates connectivity problems
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QoS Queue and Link Monitor screens now show up to 30 days of history

Operations->Backup-Restore now allows you to restore just optimization setting without affecting
management settings
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Improvements to source IP preservation in NAT environments

Ability to configure access control on HTTP URLs in L7 application policies
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The default for the Administrative Web GUI is set to run over HTTP. (SSL default is now disabled).
Note: If version 6.1.1 was installed, then SSL will still be set to "Enabled" as the default to use when
logging in to the Administrative Web GUI.

Version 6.1.1 Functionality Enhancements

Package Release 6.1 new features were developed in response to customer feedback and market analysis for
the purpose of increasing the interoperability of the FX Series with other CEFD products and to broaden the
scope of environments where FX Series can be deployed.
This release adds the following new features:

Quality of Service
QoS only license is now rate limited at 700 Mbps instead of 500 Mbps
New protocol filter options for SCTP, PTPv1, PTPv3
Added support for VLAN priority in the QoS filters
FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.2.2
Chapter: Using This Document
Section: Release Notes
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