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Note
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BreadCrumb Firmware and BC|Commander Version 11.28.3
November 15, 2024
Important
The minimum firmware version for SlipStream models has been updated to 11.28.1. SlipStreams running 11.28.1 or later will not be able to downgrade to earlier versions.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.28.3
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could result in high Ethernet latency (T28704)
BC|Commander v11.28.3
Note
Due to the severity (for some users) of the issue addressed below, version 11.28.2 has been removed from our website.
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could result in a previously valid (under earlier firmware) BreadCrumb configuration now indicating an error in the TRoIP section for countries that use a comma as a decimal separator. (T28753)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.28.2
October 29, 2024
Important
The minimum firmware version for SlipStream models has been updated to 11.28.1. SlipStreams running 11.28.1 or later will not be able to downgrade to earlier versions.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.28.2
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for Malaysia (T28379)
- Added certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for South Africa (T28370)
- Added certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for Thailand (T27440)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Guinea (T28342)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Peru (T28332)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Chile (T28083)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Guinea (T28338)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LW model for Mexico (T28387)
New Features
- Added ability to limit the number of streams for InstaMesh packet buffer (T28221)
Enhancements
- Improved handling of power events on SlipStream and SlipStreamXG models to address an issue that could prevent them from powering on. (T28052)
- Enhanced antenna tuning / “fast update” to make update time configurable rather than fixed at one update per second (T28329)
- Improved radio-reset behavior for FE1 models (T28253)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent booting of some FE1 units running firmware version 11.28.0 (T28341)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumb models with 802.11ac radio transceivers to reboot under some circumstances (T28258)
BC|Commander v11.28.2
Note
An updated version of BC|Commander that includes an updated BC|Commander User Guide will be released shortly.
New Features
- Added display of configured ESSID for APs even when they are disabled (T26667)
- Added configuration support for InstaMesh Packet Buffer Timeout and Max Streams (T28507)
- Added ability to install Firmware Upgrade Subscriptions on supported BreadCrumb models (T27262)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause cross-model BreadCrumb configuration to fail in countries that use a comma as a decimal separator (T28435)
BC|Connector v11.28.2
New Features
- Added support for reporting of LTE modem statistics to BC|Enterprise (T27896)
- Added inclusion of “Manual Discovery” IP addresses in logs to assist with snapshot analysis (T28200)
BC|Commander Version 11.28.1
July 2, 2024
BC|Commander v11.28.1
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that prevented the display of the Sync dialog during bulk VLAN configuration (T27524)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.28.0
June 26, 2024
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.28.0
Important
DFS requirements in South Africa have recently changed to include the U-NII-2C and U-NII-3 bands and to exclude the U-NII-1 band. This release updates the DFS implementation when operating in South Africa to the new requirement of U-NII-2A, U-NII-2C, and U-NII-3 bands, which cover 5 GHz channels 52-64 and 100-165.
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for Japan (T26754)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Chile (T26237)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Ivory Coast (T26507)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Japan (T26714)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450A model for Argentina (T26024)
- Added certified channel plans for the FE1-2450A and FE1-5050A models for CE (T27198)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Ivory Coast (T26763)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Japan (T26716)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Mexico (T26979)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for South Africa (T24676)
- Added the 5.7 GHz band to the certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Japan (T24997)
- Added support for licensed channels 5.605 GHz / 10 MHz, 5.610 GHz / 20 MHz, 5.615 GHz / 10 MHz, 5.635 GHz / 10 MHz, 5.640 GHz / 20 MHz, 5.645 GHz / 10 MHz for Australia (T27026)
- Updated certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for US and Canada. Added the U-NII-2A (5250-5350 MHz) and U-NII-2C (5470-5725 MHz) DFS bands to wlan1. (T27022)
- Updated the Australia certified channel plans for the FE1-2450, FE1-2450A, FE1-5050, FE1-2255B, FE1-2455LW, ES1-2450CS and ME5-2450CS models to remove support for 5600-5650 MHz. Note that the 5600-5650 MHz band is only available for licensed use in Australia. (T26551)
- Removed the certified channel plan for the FE1-4950(A) model for US and Canada (T26434)
New Features
- Added MAC-based meshing ACLs for fine-grained control over mesh link establishment in special situations (T22065)
- Added GPS location data to SNMP (T22142)
- Added support for wireless client isolation (T26407)
- Added DNS Passthrough feature for wired gateway and ingress gateway modes (T24186)
- Added TRoIP support to SlipStream and SlipStreamXG models (T26404)
Enhancements
- Increased the detail level of performance testing with “AUTOUDP” setting (T24482)
- Improved wording of error message when attempting to disable all VHT rates on a transceiver (T24548)
- Improved DFS filter on AG1 models (T26845)
- Improved noise floor calculation for 802.11ac radio transceivers (T24238)
- Improved radio event handling (T24383)
- Improved radio transceiver reset handling on AG1 models (T23943)
- Improved radio hardware reset for 802.11ac radio transceivers (T27258)
- Improved handling of corrupted packets (T26849)
- Improved configuration validation to prevent disabling of all HT rates (for HT-capable radio transceivers) or all Legacy rates (for non-HT-capable radio transceivers) (T25178)
- Improved configuration validation to prevent use of “802.11 bga Modes only” setting while using 80 MHz channel bandwidth (T25797)
- Improved configuration validation to require at least one of VHT MCS 0 - 8 NSS 1 on 802.11ac radio transceivers (T26201)
- Addressed an issue where disabling all legacy wireless data rates would actually enable them all (T23126)
- Addressed an issue that allowed invalid rate settings to be applied to BreadCrumbs (T23151)
- Addressed an issue that could cause vague error messages referencing “std::exception” during performance testing (T23903)
- Addressed an issue that could cause all HT rates to be used for some peers even if some of them were set to disabled (T24141)
- Addressed an issue that could cause misreporting of AP client state over BCAPI when per-radio VLANs are used. (T24768)
- Addressed an issue that could result in active peers being shown as disabled in BCAPI. This did not impact actual peering and network behavior. (T24769)
- Addressed an issue that prevented non-primary APs from honoring the configured data rates when forwarding packets to their AP clients. (T24803)
- Addressed an issue that prevented single chain operation with certain 802.11ac radio transceiver configurations (T24850)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper multicast propagation in very dense multi-hop networks (T25017)
- Addressed an issue that causes the wrong alert to be raised when an LTE SIM is not present (T25304)
- Addressed an issue that could cause some transceivers to stop operating if they are issued a hardware reset while unpeered. (T25310)
- Addressed an issue that could cause both Trace and Live Trace commands over an RPT link to result in error 51 (“Internal error, system will restart”) and a subsequent restart of the BreadCrumb. (T25315)
- Addressed an issue that could cause incorrect transmit power to be used for peer communications on JR3 models (T26092)
- Addressed an issue that caused access points on FE1 5 GHz 802.11ac radio transceivers to strip vlan tags from packets sent to or received from wireless clients (T26198)
- Addressed an issue that can prevent Dynamic VLAN client connections after a variable amount of time (T26273)
- Addressed an issue that could cause Firmware upload/install to timeout on JR3 models (T26361)
- Addressed an issue that caused an APT master in mesh-only mode to incorrectly report its status as “None” over BCAPI (T26413)
- Addressed an issue that prevented Live Trace from updating the Active Seconds and Updates fields when running over RPT links (T26415)
- Addressed an issue that could result in JR3 models not honoring configured bitrates (T26530)
- Addressed an issue that could result in incorrect temperature readings on ES1 and ME5 models (T26534)
- Addressed an issue that ignored per-essid transmit power settings (T27239)
BC|Commander v11.28.0
Note
An updated version of BC|Commander that includes an updated BC|Commander User Guide will be released shortly.
New Features
- Added Rajant In-line Security Module (RiSM) management and monitoring (T15283)
- Added better management of user layouts as well as pre-defined standard layouts under the new Layouts menu option. (T25650)
- Enabled bulk configuration of non-model-specific settings across all models. Model-specific settings such as Wireless, Wired, LTE, VLANs, and APs will be hidden or disabled. (T25032)
- Added ability to configure “Gateway” or “Ingress Gateway” mode on any ethernet interface (previously eth0 only) (T26242)
- Add support for InstaMesh “Radio Reset Behavior” configuration (T26250)
- Added find-as-you-type functionality when configuring group names (T23605)
- Added direct hyperlinks from the Alerts table to the appropriate sections within the User Guide (T23827)
- Added support for .jpg and .gif images to Map View overlays (previously only supported .png) (T23972)
- Added ability to view BreadCrumb firmware subscription licenses (T26364)
- Added the ability to view all past events in the Event Log view while in Snapshot mode (was previously limited to 20 events) (T23469)
- Added configuration for DNS passthrough when in wired gateway or ingress gateway mode (T24773)
- Added configuration options for Instamesh -> Advanced -> Routing (T24862)
- Added configuration of new Wireless Client Isolation feature on a per AP basis (T26193)
- Added configuration support for Instamesh ACLs (T26093)
- Added ability to import map tilesets from mbtile files for Map View overlay and offline map usage (T22725)
- Added an icon to the BreadCrumb Table’s “Flags” column to indicate Industrial Mode (MODBUS/serial forwarding) (T24172)
- Added BreadCrumb CPU usage to Details Pane and BreadCrumb Table (T1176)
- Added the ability to view BreadCrumb Ethernet client MAC addresses (T22118)
- Added an icon to the BreadCrumb Table’s “Flags” column to indicate the absence of BreadCrumb logs when viewing a snapshot (T22597)
- Added VLAN, IP, and Connection Time to Clients Table (T22937)
- Added MTU and IPv6 info to the BreadCrumb Details panel for connected LTE devices (T23611)
- Added blue star to indicate APT Slave BreadCrumbs in Topology View (T23974)
- Enabled view-only mode for viewing locked BreadCrumb configurations (T22596)
- Added a list of BreadCrumbs that the user did not have permission to Sapshot to Snapshot Results (T23810)
- Added map tile service HTTP error status code reporting to Topology View (T22706)
- Added a user preference for Alert watch interval. This can be helpful in situations in which alerts are generated rapidly, such as flood limit alerts. (T23828)
- Added a link from the filter panel to the BQL reference in the BC|Commander User Guide. (T25399)
- Added resizing and reordering of Live Trace table columns (T25456)
- Added ability to define a timeout for IMTace (T25499)
- Added support for Australia (Rajant 5.6 GHz) country code (T27204)
- Disabled the Trace Layout in Topology View when viewing a snapshot while also filtering BreadCrumbs within the same network (T24760)
Enhancements
- Reduced startup time on Windows when anti-virus is present (T26268)
- Removed BC|Commander memory restriction in order to support larger meshes (T25648)
- Removed duplicate target MAC addresses listed in Trace Output when targeting multiple IPs (T24290)
- Clarified LTE-specific configuration settings in configuration UI (T26206)
- Improved handling of “permission denied” error during InstaMesh Trace (T24801)
- Improved validation of antenna configuration for multi-chain radio transceivers (T25336)
- Improved logging of firmware uploads (T25384)
- Improved display of pie chart in filter panel (T25398)
- Improved display of Ethernet port APT state (T26241)
- Improved zooming display for smaller map tilesets (T26252)
- Improved UI handling of fine-grained administration permissions (T27114)
- Removed extraneous MAC addresses from the Live Trace pick list (T25433)
- Updated embedded Java runtime to latest Java 17 LTS release (17.0.10) (T26451)
- Added defaulting to Any Network Interface if the previous interface selection is no longer available at startup (T26685)
- Addressed an issue that prevented display of the Client Port in the Test Performance panel when accessed from the Peers tab (T23878)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the CSV import of Encapsulator IDs to Live Trace configuration (T24022)
- Addressed an issue that caused WiFi clients to be removed from the Clients Table after exporting the table contents (T24636)
- Addressed an issue that caused duplication of firewall rules on Windows installations (T25021)
- Addressed an issue that resulted in an invalid BC|Connector password configuration for bc-view and bc-admin users for new installations or for upgrades to installations using default passwords for these roles. (T25322)
- Addressed multiple issues when using MapView offline with a cached tileset (T25458)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Commander to freeze or display error messages when running Antenna Tuning function (T25966)
- Addressed an issue where some Live Statistics help text was incorrect when viewing snapshots under certain conditions (T25993)
- Addressed an issue that could cause Firmware upload/install to timeout on JR3 models (T26361)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent some map configuration changes from applying immediately (T26448)
- Addressed a Windows-only issue that prevented triggering of the Zeroize action when pressing “Enter” after typing the confirmation (T26528)
- Addressed an issue that could cause duplication of entries in the event log (T26531)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent restoration of an encrypted backup on BreadCrumbs configured to require configuration comments (T26537)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the selection filter from working when launching BC|Commander with a new profile (T26744)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs in Topology View to incorrectly report their connection status when the BreadCrumb filter is cleared (T26992)
- Addressed an issue that could cause the Save Filter dialog to become wider than the screen under certain circumstances (T27020)
- Addressed an issue that cause the reset user preferences cli argument to no work (T27263)
BC|Connector v11.28.0
New Features
- Added ability to configure a specific network interface for BC|Connector to bind to (T6161)
- Added the ability to configure which ports will be used for running packet capture from BC|Commander to a BreadCrumb attached through BC|Connector (T23506)
- Added a user preference for Alert watch interval. This can be helpful in situations in which alerts are generated rapidly, such as flood limit alerts. (T23828)
Enhancements
- Improved help text (T26844)
- Updated embedded Java runtime to latest Java 17 LTS release (17.0.10) (T26451)
- Addressed an Windows-only issue that could prevent the ability to ping some BreadCrumbs (T23790)
- Addressed an issue that caused duplication of firewall rules on Windows installations (T25021)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Connector to consume large amounts of memory and CPU when connections to BreadCrumbs become unreliable in a poorly-performing network (T25682)
- Addressed an issue where BCConnectors Ping service would stop working consistently on Windows preventing Ping Latency data from being available on BCEnterprise. (T25800)
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.27.6
June 26, 2024
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.27.6
Enhancements
- Added support for FE1-2255BV product label
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.27.5 and BC|API v11.27.4
April 9, 2024
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.27.5
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause SlipStream models to reboot unexpectedly. (T26525)
BC|API v11.27.4
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could prevent successful builds of example code. (T26590)
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.27.4
February 26, 2024
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.27.4
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for CE (T25536)
- Added certified channel plan for the AG1-5250M model for US and Canada (T25309)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-24 model for South Africa (T25506)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-24 model for South Korea (T25517)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-50 model for Japan (T25828)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-50 model for Peru (T25564)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Australia (T25263)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Brazil (T25287)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Saudi Arabia (T25337)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for South Africa (T25291)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for South Korea (T25818)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450A model for Peru (T25734)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LWC model for Brazil (T24088)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-5050 model for Saudi Arabia (T25494)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Australia (T25317)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Brazil (T25817)
- Added indication that the U-NII-2A band (5250-5350 MHz) in Australia is for indoor use only (T25551)
- Added support for new FE1-2455LWC model (T21473)
- Added UK to the list of CE countries certified for the ES1-2450CS model (T25513)
- Updated certified channel plan for the ES1-5050CS model for Saudi Arabia (T25483)
- Updated certified channel plan for the FE1-2450, FE1-5050, and FE1-2255B models for Australia. Added the U-NII-2A (5250-5350 MHz) and U-NII-2C (5470-5725 MHz) bands to the channel plan. (T25827)
- Updated certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LW model for Australia (T25135)
- Updated DFS implementation to honor new requirement for DFS on frequencies from 5250 MHz to 5350 MHz (channels 52-68) in Japan. (T25537)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could prevent APs from honoring the configured multicast rate when forwarding multicast packets to their AP clients (T24060)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from responding to discovery requests when it obtains its IP address via DHCP (T25166)
- Addressed an issue that could result in continuous warnings of TKIP countermeasures (alert code 522) (T25385)
BC|Connector v11.27.3
January 31, 2024
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue where BCConnector could consume large amounts of memory and CPU when running on Windows. (T25821)
BC|Connector v11.27.2
December 20, 2023
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that resulted in an invalid password configuration for “view” and “admin” users for new installations or for upgrades to installations using default passwords for these roles (T25322)
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.27.2
October 26, 2023
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.27.2
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 model for Japan (T24884)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 model for Chile (T24893)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Indonesia (T24931)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LS model for Chile (T24977)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that caused the PTT feature of some TRoIP headsets not to function on FE1 models (T24987)
- Addressed an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to mesh with itself if it has multiple transceivers operating on the same channel and it has any transceiver with a MAC address starting with 00 (T24625)
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.27.1
September 18, 2023
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.27.1
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for CE (T24655)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for South Africa (T24677)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-5050CS model for CE (T24685)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.27.0
September 7, 2023
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.27.0
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added support for new AG1-5250M module (T21430)
- Added support for new ES1-2450CS model (T22473)
- Added support for new ME5-2450CS model (T23622)
- Added support for new ME5-5050CS model (T23555)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for Canada (T23815)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for CE (T24463)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450CS model for US (T23585)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Argentina (T23205)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Chile (T24480)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-5050CS model for Chile (T22519)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-5050CS model for Saudi Arabia (T23971)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for Chile (T24029)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 and FE1-2255B models for Indonesia (T23814)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 model for Ivory Coast (T24017)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LW model for Peru (T23051)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for Canada (T24467)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-2450CS model for US (T24363)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-5050CS model for Canada (T24469)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME5-5050CS model for US (T24364)
- Added channel plan for the AG1-5250M module for US and Canada (certification pending) (T24502)
New Features
- Added the ability to upload LTE firmware files to LTE-enabled BreadCrumbs via BC|Commander (T22108)
- Added a new Ethernet mode to mirror the traffic of another Ethernet port. (T22149)
- Added the ability to configure IEEE 802.11ac data rates on 802.11ac radio transceivers (T23813)
- Added the ability to disable the reset button on all models except JR3 (T23549)
- Added VLAN, IP, and connection time to the clients table (T22115)
- Added a warning when a BreadCrumb has overlapping channel configurations (T13000)
- Added the ability to enforce the requirement of configuration change comments (T22210)
- Added BCAPI reporting of IMEI (T23507)
- Added event logging when a radio transceiver is not detected (T16946)
- Added an alert when the LTE SIM cannot be read on an LTE model (T21111)
- Added a method to obtain all MACs on a given interface through BCAPI (T19176)
Enhancements
- Improved LTE connection recovery time (T22726)
- Eliminated the need to reboot when handling certain transceiver hardware errors (T21642)
- Increased maximum power of 3.6 GHz transceivers to 28 dBm (T22791)
- Updated Mesh Analysis rules to expect radio range setting to be uniform (T24301)
- Updated Restore Configuration so that Network IPv4 settings are not restored for Mesh and Model level settings (T23166)
- Addressed an issue that could result in duplicated BreadCrumb MAC addresses on a network. Due to a (corrected) manufacturing issue, there is a slight risk of some units having duplicate MAC addresses, which can result in intermittent network issues. This issue is permanently corrected by firmware 11.27.0 or later. (T24107)
- Addressed an issue that prevented LTE IPv6 connectivity (T24126)
- Addressed an issue that prevented proper operation of IPv6-only LTE connections (T21332)
- Addressed an issue that prevented BC|Commander from displaying the antenna ports of disabled radios (T22186)
- Addressed an issue that could cause FE1-2455LW models to reboot when an LTE connection fails (T22363)
- Addressed an issue that could result in an unlogged reboot (T22981)
- Addressed an issue that could result in a wireless mesh link initially showing a cost of 0 in BC|Commander (T23346)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent receipt of packets in some (rare) situations. (T23516)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from being included in Mesh Snapshot results (T23649)
- Addressed a potential buffer overflow in performance test function (CVE-2023-38403) (T24127)
- Addressed an issue that caused ethernet ports on SlipStream models to be referred to by different names (“Wired X” in some places and “ethX” in other places) in BC|Commander. All SlipStream Ethernet ports are now consistently labeled “Wired X” (T24164)
BC|Commander v11.27.0
New Features
- Added VLAN, IP, and connection time to the Clients Table (T24258)
- Added ability to configure new Ethernet “Mirror mode” functionality (T22563)
- Added the ability to configure IEEE 802.11ac data rates on 802.11ac radio transceivers (T22119)
- Added support for .lte file extension for LTE firmware file uploads to LTE-enabled BreadCrumbs (T23246)
- Added configuration of new setting for including recently failed links during failover, to assist with performance in uses cases such as linear multi-hop mesh topologies (T23608)
- Added a warning if duplicate BreadCrumb MAC addresses are detected in a mesh (due to a since-corrected manufacturing issue that impacts a small number of customers) (T23646)
- Added a “Drill” group icon for Topology View (T23478)
- Added BreadCrumb CPU usage to Details Pane and BreadCrumb Table (T1176)
- Added an icon to the BreadCrumb Table’s “flags” column to indicate the absence of BreadCrumb logs when viewing a snapshot (T22597)
- Added ability to import map tilesets from mbtile files for Map View overlay and offline map usage (T22725)
- Added find-as-you-type functionality when configuring group names (T23605)
- Added MTU and IPv6 info to the BreadCrumb Details panel for connected LTE devices (T23611)
- Added support for .jpg and .gif images to Map View overlays (previously only supported .png) (T23972)
- Added an icon to the BreadCrumb Table’s “flags” column to indicate the Industrial Mode (MODBUS/serial forwarding) (T24172)
- Added a user preference for the Alert watch interval (T24339)
- Added functionality to remember the last-used directory when exporting data from BreadCrumb and LiveStats tables (T22441)
- Added integrity check of Mesh Snapshot after receipt from BreadCrumb (T23131)
- Added tool tips for disabled actions to explain why they are disabled (T23475)
- Added IMEI to LTE details screen (T23521)
- Added a Select BreadCrumb(s) action to the context menus of various tables (T23618)
- Added the capability of producing a memory heap dump when running out of memory (disabled by default) (T24069)
- Added indication of failure to download map tiles to the Topology View (T24189)
Enhancements
- Updated the Ethernet section of the Details Pane, changing the “Name” label to “Port” and ensuring proper sorting of columns (T23254)
- Updated BC|Connector configuration to use write-only passwords/credentials (T23666)
- Improved performance of MeshMapper KMZ adjustments (T22777)
- Removed the Task Permissions dialog when taking a Mesh Snapshot (T23796)
- Improved the Task Permissions warning text (T23947)
- Updated Alerts Table selection so that selecting alerts does not automatically select corresponding BreadCrumbs. Corresponding BreadCrumbs can still be selected by right-clicking on an alert. (T24325)
- Improved wireless configuration user experience by moving specialized wireless VLAN configuration to “expert mode” (T24465)
- Addressed an issue that prevented Mesh Analyze from detecting overlapping frequencies for two radios on the same BreadCrumb if the frequency ranges are identical, but the channel number is different. Additionally, modified the frequency charts so that dual-frequency transceivers arere displayed in the chart based on their actual frequency usage (T23826)
- Addressed an issue that caused display of transceiver rates in kbps rather than Mbps (T23754)
- Addressed an issue that prevented some Ethernet configuration options from being available when configuring multiple BreadCrumbs at the same time (T24104)
- Addressed an issue that caused the Server field in the Test Performance dialog to hang momentarily during IP Address input. (T24003)
- Addressed an issue that prevented display of the Client Port in the Test Performance panel when accessed from the Peers tab (T23878)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the Browse button from working properly while adjusting a MeshMapper KMZ (T23247)
- Addressed an issue that caused an InstaMesh Trace line to disappear from the Topology View when the Topology View tab is maximized (T23474)
- Addressed an issue that prevented proper determination of the Topology View starting location in certain timezones (T23650)
- Addressed an issue that resulted in a cryptic error message when exporting tables from the Details panel (T23652)
- Addressed an issue that caused a radio transciever in Client Mode to appear disabled in the Details Pane (T23846)
- Addressed an issue that prevented display of some Link Statistic information under certain circumstances (T23849)
- Addressed an issue that prevented Help | About from displaying the BC|Commander license (T23086)
BC|Connector v11.27.0
New Features
- Added encryption-at-rest of sensitive configuration items (T23667)
- Added support for TLS-encrypted links to LDAP directory servers (T23127)
- Added a user preference for the Alert watch interval (T24339)
- Added functionality to allow the user to increase the logging level (T5004)
Enhancements
- Updated BC|Connector configuration to use write-only passwords/credentials (T23666)
- Removed current process list from application log (T24191)
BC|Enterprise Version 11.26.2
September 15, 2023
BC|Enterprise v11.26.2
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause the Services configuration to save to a different directory, making it appear that data and configurations have been lost.(T24542)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent the Grafana service from restarting properly. (T24581)
- Addressed an issue that prevented data from being included in automated email reports. (T24490)
BreadCrumb BC|Commander, BC|Connector, and BC|Enterprise Version 11.26.1
July 18, 2023
BC|Commander v11.26.1
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause the Topology View to become slow or unresponsive when loading a custom tileset (T23273)
- Added a “Drill” group icon for Topology View (T24046)
- Removed an unnecessary Task Permissions pop-up that appeared when taking a snapshot (T23805)
- Added a warning if a manufacturing issue relating to BreadCrumb MAC addresses is detected. Due to this issue, there is a slight risk of some units having duplicate MAC addresses, which may result in intermittent network issues. Not all units with this warning will have duplicated MAC addresses or present network issues. Any impacted units will be permanently corrected by firmware 11.27.0 or later. Rajant support can provide interim assistance if encountered. (T23830)
BC|Connector v11.26.1
Enhancements
- Added wired peer statistics (T23448)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the “needs reboot” indicator from being reset after a BreadCrumb reboots (T21885)
- Addressed an issue which caused unnecesary log statements (T22340)
BC|Enterprise v11.26.1
New Features
- Added LDAP (including Active Directory) authentication and authorization for BC|Enterprise users (T22582)
- Added a new “Favorites” submenu for quick access to starred dashboards (T21588)
- Added ability to set a custom Home Dashboard (T21536)
- Added ability to move all current data to the new location when changing the data directory (T19449)
- Added validation of the Report Schedule setting when creating or editing reports (T22565)
- Added ability to specify how much data to include in a snapshot (T22800)
- Added ability to specify the number of entries to display in Mesh/Monitor dashboard’s Top-K charts (T23049)
- Added drag-and-drop functionality to the license file text area (T22802)
- Added a Browse button to directly load a license file (T22801)
- Added a Groups column to the BreadCrumb licensing table (T22665)
Enhancements
- Improved consistency of UI look and feel. (T22361)
- Updated email templates to display a Top-5 preview for each data set. (T21832)
- Updated BreadCrumb Alert notifications to include the BreadCrumb error code and error message (T22536)
- Updated Alert Notifications to remove redundant data (serial IDs) in the Alert messages. (T22537)
- Updated BC|Enterprise snapshot process to use the application’s data directory instead of the installation path in order to avoid permission or disk space issues. (T17207)
- Updated the “help” icon to differentiate between opening a help popup and opening the User Guide in a new browser window (T23231)
- Removed unnecessary wireless tables when viewing SlipStream Dashboards. (T21570)
- Removed duplicate timestamps from syslog notification messages (T22561)
- Addressed inconsistencies in dashboard color thresholds (T22675)
- Addressed an issue that caused BC|Enterprise to consume excessive disk space (T23033)
- Addressed an issue that caused deleted alerts to continue to show up in the Triggered Notifications table until BC|Enterprise is restarted (T23295)
- Addressed an issue that caused a click on the “Average” bar in a Monitor Dashboard chart to forward the user to an empty dashboard (T23465)
- Addressed an issue that caused BC|Enteprise to stop displaying data until it is restarted after installing a new license (T23540)
- Addressed an issue that resulted in error messages in the Ping Response table (T23963)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.26.0
February 13, 2023
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.26.0
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Zambia (T22294)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Egypt (T22325)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for Ukraine (T22342)
- Added certified channel plan for the LX5-2255C model for Singapore (T22366)
- Added certified channel plans for the LX5-2455D, LX5-2255A and LX5-2255B models for Zambia (T22305)
- Added certified channel plans for the ME4-2450R and ME4-5050S models for Zambia (T22295)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME4-2450RH model for Ukraine (T22343)
- Added certified channel plans for the FE1-2450, FE1-5050 and FE1-2255B models for Zambia (T22296)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450A model for Australia (T22315)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-4950 model for CE (T22359)
New Features
- Added support for configuring which user roles/levels are permitted to perform Tasks (e.g. Mesh Snapshot, Reboot, Test Performance, …) (T19392)
- Added a new “wild card” option for mesh cluster IDs to allow a BreadCrumb’s radio to mesh with any other cluster ID (T20622)
- Added support for cross-model encrypted configuration backup/restore (T20330)
- Added an alert when global or per-source individual flood rate exceeds the configured threshold (T21535)
- Added the ability to require comments when saving configuration changes (T21118)
- Added support for restoring encrypted configuration backup files taken from previous firmware versions (T21939)
- Added reporting of Ethernet errors via alert 371 (“The ethernet port has experienced an error”). This error will clear itself after a period with no errors. (T11051)
- Updated “Test Performance” function to support parallel client streams (T18282)
- Updated “Test Performance” function to support bidirectional testing (T18284)
- Added support for jumbo frames over APT links (T19367)
- Added new counters to BCAPI for received and dropped gratuitous ARPs (T21686)
- Added support for configuring multiple radios within the same BreadCrumb to use the same channel. Note: only recommended for specific use cases with directional antennas. Check with your Rajant partner. (T20263)
- Added the ability to immediately change a BreadCrumb’s system clock through BCAPI (T21022)
Enhancements
- Addressed several recently discovered WiFi CVEs. See https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WiFi-Malicious-Packets (T21995)
- Improved timeliness of Mesh Snapshot contents (T15850)
- Addressed an issue that could result in a restart and watchdog event in the event log (T22395)
- Added Ethernet port label information to BCAPI/BC|Commander so that screen labels for Ethernet ports correspond to port labels on BreadCrumb devices (T21319)
- Updated default channels for FE1-2255B models in Mexico to channels 48 and 157 at 40 MHz channel bandwidth (previous defaults of channels 149 and 157 at 40 MHz channel bandwidth had no available guard band) (T21732)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BCAPI connections (e.g., from BC|Commander or BC|Connector) from being established (T21924)
- Updated the Compatibility Security Profile to enable BC|Commander connections with stronger encryption (T13835)
- Added “input” name to input voltage sensor in BCAPI to more easily distinguish from other voltage sensors (T21780)
- Addressed an issue that could cause large event logs to prevent configuration and logging (T20962)
- Addressed an issue that could show erroneous Test Performance results of > 100% packet loss (T18666)
- Improved handling of invalid firmware files (T9745)
- Addressed an issue that consumed excessive CPU when remote capture is enabled and there is no active client (T14639)
- Expanded range of permitted buffer lengths for Test Performance function (T21150)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from properly reporting the presence of some peers (T21200)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper USB initialization for Industrial Apps on some platforms following a mesh restart (T21468)
- Addressed a PTP Transparent Clock issue that could result in dropped PTP packets (T21533)
- Addressed an issue that prevented reporting of the DCDC input temperature on FE1 models (introduced in 11.25.1) (T21934)
- Addressed an issue that prevented cross-model encrypted configuration backup/restore between FE1-2450/FE1-2450A models and FE1-5050/FE1-5050A models (T21935)
- Added ability to set the time on BreadCrumb models without a real time clock (T21021)
BC|Commander v11.26.0
New Features
- Added new Live Statistics panel that displays the current value, live rate, and rate of change for various BreadCrumb and interface data. (T1177)
- Added the ability to configure custom map image providers in the Topology View’s map layout (T21695)
- Added the ability to manage and rapidly switch between multiple map overlay images (T10594)
- Added the ability to run a wireless packet capture when connected to the mesh via BC|Connector (T19257)
- Added LTE configuration support (T19612)
- Added configuration for “wild card” mesh clusters to allow meshing to any other cluster, and vice versa (T22020)
- Added ability to specify the network interface for BC|Commander to use (vs. default of “any”) (T22462)
- Added the ability to configure VLANs at the interface level (in addition to the AP-specific settings) (T20946)
- Added Peer MAC Address, Channel, and Frequency to KML balloon descriptions and CSV export from MeshMapper (T20965)
- Added the ability to configure task permissions (reboot, mesh snapshot, etc.) (T22097)
- Added a new Save with Note option to log an explanatory comment when configuring BreadCrumbs (T21117)
- Added the ability to upload LTE firmware files via BC|Commander to LTE-enabled BreadCrumbs (T20102)
- Added the ability to configure bidirectional performance tests (T20976)
- Added the ability to configure parallel streams for performance tests (T20977)
- Added support for APT Jumbo Frame configuration (T22174)
Enhancements
- Added a visual indication in the Configuration Dialog to any settings that require a BreadCrumb or Application restart (T21020)
- Changed the default color for InstaMesh Trace lines in the Topology View to blue and and added the ability to configure the color via the Preferences dialog (T22465)
- Added new configuration comments to the event log (T21168)
- Updated BC|Commander’s country setting to present the system locale as the first option (T21877)
- Simplified Live Trace configuration by providing filterable list when entering the trace destination (T21988)
- Simplified use of MeshMapper without tracing (T22033)
- Improved display of long text in the Topology View (T22057)
- Improved the detailed information in the status bar when connecting to an instance of BC|Connector (T21058)
- Added a “Hotkeys” reference to the Help Menu (T10672)
- Added a new Map View preference to specify a maximum number of download attempts for map images (T20392)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the Configuation dialog from “un-bolding” modified items when changes are reverted via “Undo” (T1011)
- Users are now redirected back to the Firmware Upload dialog automatically if they are required to specify their country first (T6052)
- Addressed an issue in BC|Commander that prevented System of Units preference changes from updating temperature values shown in the BreadCrumb table. (T7580)
- Improved and simplified the process of saving BC|Connector logs and snapshots (T17279)
- Addressed an issue that could cause a silent failure to save a remote packet capture if a full filename is not specified (T21004)
- Updated MeshMapper to report timestamps in UTC format rather than time since start (T21089)
- Added the ability to add/remove columns and save the order preferences in the BC|Connector table (T21115)
- Updated the Map View to default its location based upon the system timezone (T21126)
- Addressed an issue that could display the wrong channel number in Mesh Analyze / Consistent Settings for certain radio transceivers. This does not impact 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz transceivers. (T19409)
- Added more buffer length options to performance tests (T21211)
- Addressed an issue that caused poor performance of the Configuration Dialog on Fedora Linux 34 and higher (T21673)
- Removed fields from Settings Analysis that should not be the same across the mesh (T21836)
- Added preferences to exclude/include disabled Ethernet interfaces, WLAN interfaces, and Access Points in the Inconsistent Settings table in Mesh Analyze (T21842)
- Addressed an issue that caused clicks to select BreadCrumbs not under the cursor when using small icons in the Map View (T21875)
- Addressed an issue that could cause some buttons to overlap in the BreadCrumb Configuration dialog when the window is small (T21886)
- Addressed an issue that caused an incorrect “Frequency Range” display in the Details Panel for 1.4 GHz, 2.2 GHz, and 3.6 GHz radios operating at 80 MHz bandwidth (T21889)
- Removed an unnecessary warning about a reboot being required when setting the time on certain BreadCrumb models (T21901)
- Addressed an error that could cause MeshMapper to fail if the destination MAC address is entered in lower case (T22036)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumb labels to be shown behind BreadCrumb icons in the Topology View (T22056)
- Addressed an issue that could cause the mesh density percentage to report over 100% when a filter is applied (T22316)
- Updated “Test Performance” dialog to prevent selection of the same BreadCrumb as both client and server (T22348)
- Addressed an issue that could cause dragged tabs to freeze BC|Commander when using the “Flat Light” or “Flat Dark” themes. The default theme is not affected. (T22354)
- Addressed an issue that prevented launching the system web browser for documentation on Fedora Linux 34 and higher (T22622)
BC|Connector v11.26.0
New Features
- Added the ability to run a wireless packet capture when connected to the mesh via BC|Connector (T19257)
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.25.2
November 7, 2022
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.25.2
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450IS model for US and Canada (T21843)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-5050CS and ES1-5050CSE models for Canada (T21674)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-5050CS and ES1-5050CSE models for CE (T21802)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-24 model for Japan (T21739)
Enhancements
- Improved accuracy of ES1-5050CS and ES1-5050CSE PoE voltage measurement (T21749)
- Added support for LTE firmware update through BCAPI (T22039)
- Added additional boot logs to Snapshot (T21684)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper USB initialization for Industrial Apps on some platforms following a mesh restart (T22040)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Enterprise Version 11.25.1
October 13, 2022
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.25.1
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added support for new FE1-4950 model (T21571)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-4950 model for US (T21557)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-4950 model for Canada (T21556)
- Updated certified channel plans for the FE1-2450 and FE1-2255B models for Mexico. (T21315)
- Added certified channel plans for the FE1-2450A and FE1-5050A models for South Africa (T21742)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LW model for Australia (T21803)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could prevent FE1 models from starting in extreme cold conditions (T21864)
- Addressed an FE1 sensor communications issue that could lead to a recovery reboot (T21681)
- Addressed an issue that could result in BreadCrumb restarts and recovery logs (T21916)
- Addressed an issue that could result in Error 52 or Warning 52 in extreme cold conditions (T21872)
- Improved startup performance of FE1 in extreme cold conditions (T21683)
- Changed the second default 5 GHz channel for FE1-2255B in Mexico to 48 to allow for a larger guardband between the two 5 GHz radios (T21733)
- Addressed an issue that could cause firmware upgrades over USB to fail on FE1-4950A, FE1-2450A, and FE1-5050A models (T21964)
BC|Commander v11.25.1
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that caused MeshMapper to fail for empty Live Trace results (T21881)
- Addressed an issue that prevented importing of configuration templates for mixed groups of FE1-5050/FE1-5050A models and FE1-2450/FE1-2450A models (T21922)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BC|Commander from submitting Rajant support requests (T21666)
- Updated LTE configuration options (T21838)
BC|Enterprise v11.25.1
New Features
- Added top five entries for each report type to email reports (T21833)
- Added a noise graph to BreadCrumb dashboards (T15889)
- Added peer BreadCrumb name to Peer Details dashboards (T21462)
- Added Wired Peer Cost chart to Peer Details dashboards for BreadCrumbs with wired peer connections (T21549)
- Added tables, links, and descriptive text to daily, weekly, and monthly reports (T21672)
- Published BC|Enterprise User Guide as a PDF file (T20821)
Enhancements
- Improved error messages for alert message test failures (T9796)
- Improved dashboard layouts to eliminate unnecessary scrollbars (T20571)
- Synchronized time ranges on detail panels viewed from Overview or Monitor dashboard (T21525)
- Removed unnecessary “Status” column from Triggered Notifications tab (T20829)
- Corrected voltage display for FE1 BreadCrumbs on daily, weekly, and monthly reports (T21778)
- Corrected display of information in the Connection State bar graph on Overview dashboard (T20246)
- Updated installation files to use the latest Java 11 JRE (T20957)
- Addressed an issue that caused APT Status display issues on the “All Breadcrumbs” and group dashboards (T18810)
- Addressed an issue that prevented changes to the “Email From” setting from being applied (T18859)
- Addressed an issue that prevented dashboards from being created correctly when a BreadCrumb name contains a backslash character (T18931)
- Addressed an issue that prevented BreadCrumb and Group dashboards definitions from properly updating when BC|Enterprise is upgraded (T19243)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.25.0
August 3, 2022
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.25.0
Important
After installing this version, ES1 models cannot be downgraded below v11.25.0.
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added support for new FE1-2455LW model (Rajant’s first model with LTE) (T20890)
- Added support for new FE1-2450A model (T20027)
- Added support for new FE1-5050A model (T20056)
- Added support for new ES1-2450IS model (T20289)
- Added support for new ES1-5050CS model (T20787)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for Japan (T20396)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450A model for US and Canada (T20934)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2455LW model for USA and Canada (T21191)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-5050A model for US and Canada (T20936)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-5050CS and ES1-5050CSE models for US (T21153)
- Added certified channel plan for the LX5-2255C model for Indonesia (T21147)
- Added certified channel plan for the LX5-2295C rev2 model for Mexico. (T20694)
- Updated certified channel plan for the ME4-2450R model for Indonesia (T21143)
New Features
- Added ability to configure multiple gateway devices on a BreadCrumb in support of new LTE functionality (T21057)
- Added LTE signal information to InstaMesh traces traversing RPT links over LTE (T20099)
- Added support for limiting specific VLANs to specific radios / frequencies (T21078)
- Added support for ser2net, a serial-to-network proxy, as a configurable Industrial App (T3087)
- Added support for USB GPS receiver model BU-353N5 (T20589)
- Added RPT Link Cost Warning Threshold (T20191)
- Added support for wildcard IP address of 255.255.255.255 to packet buffer (T19118)
- Added support for connecting to networked GPS devices via IPv6 (T11540)
- Added enforcement of a limit (300) to the number of simultaneous BCAPI connections (e.g., BC|Commander) allowed to a single BreadCrumb. (T18840)
- Added the human-readable channel number to path information for Live Trace and online trace commands (T19447)
Enhancements
- Added support for new internal sensors in response to supply chain constraints. Note: after installing this version, ES1 models cannot be downgraded below v11.25.0 (T19649)
- Changed default “max flood” packet rate from unlimited to 20 per second, and “max flood” packet rate per source device from unlimited to 10 per second. (T15918)
- Improved mesh path discovery over congested mesh links (T18971)
- Improved ES1 5GHz HT-40 TCP performance (T17792)
- Improved accuracy of ES1 PoE voltage measurement (T20248)
- Improved reporting of RF noise levels on 802.11ac transceivers (T15143)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BreadCrumbs from being discovered by management tools (e.g. BC|Commander) over IPv6 (T19838)
- Addressed an issue that could cause FE1 models to drop some packets received over APT (T18462)
- Addressed a firmware installation failure issue on JR3 models(T19420)
- Improved APT failover when second-priority APT device drops in priority (T19550)
- Addressed an issue that could cause spurious multicast packets to be sent on 802.11ac-equipped BreadCrumbs in large networks (T19280)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper USB initialization for Industrial Apps on some platforms (T21049)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper 802.11ac radio initialization when captures are enabled (T19454)
- Updated “Test Performance” function to use mesh links by default (T18997)
- Addressed an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to reboot when restarting a single wireless interface (T13845)
- Addressed an issue that could make a BreadCrumb enable its Ethernet port before its APT timeout has elapsed, which can cause issues with APT (T19601)
- Addressed an issue that could cause incorrect byte counts for radio interfaces to be reported to BCAPI clients (e.g., BC|Commander) (T19098)
- Added automatic notification of IPv4 address changes to all mesh peers (T19259)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper QoS prioritization of ARP and Neighbor Discovery packets when MAC address encryption is enabled (T18996)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent proper path failover when overflows occur while running with MAC encryption (T18989)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent JR3 models from obtaining IP addresses via DHCP when configured to operate in a country for which they have no radio channels certified for use (T21056)
- Addressed an issue that could trigger errors 21 or 22 when handling extremely high path costs (T20858)
- Addressed an issue that could cause error 37 on a BreadCrumb’s first Ethernet port (eth1) (T21178)
- Improved error handling when specifying length parameter for “Test Performance” function (T18095)
- Updated configuration help text to increase clarity and readability (T18807)
BC|Commander v11.25.0
New Features
- Added ability to configure serial forwarding over the mesh (“Ser2net”) (T20943)
- Added display of LTE signal information for InstaMesh traces traversing RPT links over LTE (T21132)
- Added LTE device information to Details Panel for BreadCrumbs containing LTE devices (T19613)
- Added a simple icon option to improve Topology View display on networks with large numbers of BreadCrumbs (T20576)
- Added ability to export MeshMapper data in CSV format (T20879)
- Added ability to submit a Rajant Helpdesk ticket directly from BC|Commander (T20736)
- Added support for dynamic vlan configuration in AP Security settings for all wireless interfaces (T19406)
- Added ability to select multiple BreadCrumbs as options for destinations for InstaMesh Trace in a drop-down menu, and added ability to type in a BreadCrumb’s name and/or serial number as the destination for InstaMesh Trace when tracing by Encap ID (T11937)
- Added ability to run MeshMapper against BreadCrumbs that do not currently have live trace enabled (T20226)
- Added ability to select multiple BC|Connector logs and snapshots to download or delete in BC|Commander (T15222)
- Added ability to configure “Default Gateway” for a BreadCrumb (T20665)
- Added support for cross-model bulk configuration of mixed selection of FE1-5050 & FE1-5050A or FE1-2450 & FE1-2450A (T20968)
- Added InstaMesh configuration parameter for RPT Link Cost Warning Threshold (T20250)
- Added ability to gracefully handle data from BreadCrumbs experiencing certain hardware errors (T21131)
- Added ability to “Reconnect” to a BC|Connector instance using a different role/password (T12711)
- Added a context menu to the Task panel to allow the user to select the BreadCrumb associated with the task status (T19039)
- Added pins for Live Trace information (T20096, T20097, T20101)
- Added advanced wireless configuration option to specify radio transceiver interrupt timeout (T20671)
- Added the ability to switch profiles from the BC|Commander user interface (T17333)
- Added the ability to remove profiles (T18917)
- Added ability to copy help text and error messages from the Configuration dialog (T15607)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could make live map downloads fail over very high-latency connections (T19082)
- Addressed an issue that prevented display of links in the Topology View when using a custom Link Visualization (T21125)
- Addressed an issue that rendered the user interface unresponsive for 10-15 seconds when the “Cancel” button in the Configuration dialog is used (T20923)
- Addressed an issue that rendered the user interface unresponsive for 20-60 seconds when the “Reset” button in the Configuration dialog is used (T20815)
- Addressed a filter issue that could cause some filter results to be incorrect (T20561)
- Addressed an issue in that could prevent some InstaMesh Trace information from being displayed when using the “Trace Again” button (T18969)
- Addressed an issue that allowed invalid addresses to be specified in BC|Commander’s manual discovery list (T16707)
- Addressed an issue that causes display of a blank Instamesh Trace endpoint for a BreadCrumb without a name (T20651)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Commander to attempt to discover BreadCrumbs via a disabled network interface (T20391)
- Addressed an issue that could cause locally running BreadCrumbs to appear in BC|Commander when viewing a snapshot from a different mesh (T7627)
- Addressed an issue that could cause some dialogs to be truncated under certain themes (T21091)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BC|Commander from properly displaying the fact that a BreadCrumb’s configuration is currently locked when multiple BreadCrumbs are selected (T13610)
- Addressed an issue that prevented offline InstaMesh Trace from completing when an IPv6 address is specified in compressed format (“::”) (T19517)
- Addressed an issue that prevented URLs from displaying properly in Configuration help text. User can copy (CTRL-C) and paste (CTRL-V) into a browser to visit the URL (T8215)
- Addressed an issue when using the “FlatLight” or “FlatDark” that could cause the “Last Update” row in the Details tab to flicker and become blank (T21067)
- Addressed an issue which caused high CPU utilization at application startup (T20714)
- Improved organization of Administrative Tasks and Configure BreadCrumbs chapters in the BC|Commander User Guide (T20869)
- Made the “Only Show Single Link per Peer” and “Only Show Selected BreadCrumb Links” settings persistent (T11473)
- Reduced per-thread memory usage (T7021)
- Updated configuration help text to increase clarity and readability (T18807)
- Updated installation files to use the latest Java 11 JRE (T20957)
BC|Connector v11.25.0
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could result in excessive logging when BC|Commander exits (T18904)
- Addressed an issue that could result in BC|Connector requesting BreadCrumb status too frequently, leading to excess network traffic on larger meshes (T20743)
- Updated installation files to use the latest Java 11 JRE (T20957)
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.24.5
May 2, 2022
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.24.5
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450RE model for Australia (T20416)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors when running on a network containing BreadCrumbs running firmware v11.8 or older (T20680)
- Addressed an issue that could result in some GPS data causing BreadCrumb services to restart (T20697)
- Addressed an issue that could cause the jitter buffer to drop multicast packets (T20737)
BreadCrumb Firmware, BC|Commander, BC|Connector, and BC|Enterprise Version 11.24.4
March 16, 2022
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.24.4
New Models and Channel Plans
- Added support for new FE1-2255C model (T20194)
- Added support for new FE1-2450C model (T20195)
- Added support for new FE1-5050C model (T20196)
- Updated certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for Mexico (T20093)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450RE model for the United States and Canada (T20149)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255C model for Brazil (T20201)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450C model for Brazil (T20202)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-5050C model for Brazil (T20203)
Enhancements
- Added ability to configure maximum time limit between allowed broadcast ARPs (T20121)
- Improved DFS response time and accuracy (T20256)
- Improved handling of transmission failures due to lost wireless acknowledgements (T20217)
- Addressed an issue that prevented packet buffer feature from working properly when configured with an IPv6 address (T20352)
BC|Commander v11.24.4
Enhancements
- Added ability to run Instamesh Trace over RPT links (T20197)
- Added configuration of Advanced InstaMesh setting “Max ARP DT” to control maximum time between allowed broadcast ARPs (T20122)
- Addressed an issue in which the Peers window Tx Power column incorrectly stated the unit as dB rather than dBm (T20349)
BC|Enterprise v11.24.4
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause the Connection State bar graph to display incorrect information (T20249)
BC|Connector v11.24.4
Enhancements
- Minor update to support new firmware features
BreadCrumb Firmware and BC|Enterprise Version 11.24.3
February 7, 2022
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.24.3
This firmware only applies to ES1-model BreadCrumbs.
Important
This firmware increases the ES1 minimum firmware version to 11.24.3. Once upgraded to 11.24.3, it will not be possible to downgrade an ES1 to an earlier version.
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause ES1-2450R models to sometimes indicate error 33 (missing wlan1) (T20083)
- Added support for hardware revision of internal temperature/voltage sensors. (T20084)
BC|Enterprise v11.24.3
Reorganized User Interface
- New and improved built-in BC|Enterprise User Guide.
- Replaced left side bar with Navigation Menu.
- Converted Overview and Monitor screens into dashboards, giving users the ability to view this data over different time periods.
- Reorganized Dashboards into Folders.
- Added more tabular data screens with sorting and filtering.
New Features
- Added capability to copy and share BC|Enterprise URLs to navigate directly to a specific screen and time range. (T4122)
- Added Radar Detection charts to BreadCrumb dashboards. (T12955)
- Added a voltage chart to BreadCrumb dashboards. (T13383)
- Added a dashboard to monitor BreadCrumb alerts over time. (T13188)
- Added the ability to collect and display metrics from multiple BC|Connectors. (T13883)
- Added a noise graph to BreadCrumb dashboards. (T18980)
- Added “Coldest Breadcrumbs” to the weekly temperature summary report. (T8372)
- Added a Peer Details dashboard for each BreadCrumb that shows SNR, signal strength and signal for each peer over time. (T14219)
- Added Daily, Weekly and Monthly email reports with CSV attachments. Note: This change overwrites existing report templates stored on disk. (T14298)
- Added a dashboard to monitor BC|Enterprise’s embedded Java virtual machine. (T13062)
- Added a dashboard to display BC|Enterprise’s internal state. (T13222)
- Added a dashboard to monitor Grafana’s internal state. (T13443)
- Added a new “Historical Metrics Support” dashboard to monitor capacity and performance of the historical metrics database. (T12959)
- Added the ability to monitor Management Traffic used by BC|Enterprise and BC|Connector. (T14648)
- Added a busy cursor to the Test Notification Message action. (T8000)
- Added the ability to consume 64-bit InstaMesh counters. (T12915)
- Added the ability to view historical data in the Overview and Monitor dashboards. (T13342)
- Added bundled Java virtual machine for all installers (exe, rpm, deb, tar.gz). (T13837)
- Added enforcement of requirement for Java version of at least 1.8.0_u171. (T13839)
- Added support for reporting to include channel plans that can span multiple bands on a single radio transceiver. (T14184)
- Added a pre-defined Notification to indicate when a BreadCrumb is not present. (T14332)
- Added the ability for a user to view what they entered in the password entry field. (T15503)
- Added alert definitions to application snapshots. (T15964)
Enhancements
- Improved metrics collection to handle large datasets more efficiently. (T10099)
- Addressed an issue that could cause discontinuous graphs of time series data. (T8821)
- Addressed an issue where Group dashboards would not display if the Group name contained reserved or unsafe characters (as specified by RFC 3986 - Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax)) (T14045)
- Addressed an issue that caused BreadCrumb reboot to be displayed as multiple vertical red lines rather than a single line. (T9062)
- Addressed an issue that could cause Alerts notification to display the wrong BreadCrumb error code and description. (T7793)
- Changed the default state of the “Show Reboots” option on BreadCrumb dashboards to “OFF/Unchecked” Showing reboots over large time ranges can cause dashboard performance issues, so this should not be enabled by default. (T12956)
- Updated historical database to Prometheus version 2.20. (T13012)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Enterprise to report an overly high mesh density under certain uncommon circumstances. (T14641)
- Corrected an error that could cause SYSLOG alerts to not carry the correct facility/severity. (T14832)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the From Email field in SMTP settings from being used. (T18866)
- Improved the display of APT status in the All Breadcrumbs and Group dashboards. (T18915)
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors during dashboard creation for BreadCrumbs with names that contain a backslash character. (T18952)
- Enhanced the Reset Dashboards action to recreate dashboards for BreadCrumbs reporting data over the previous twelve weeks. (T4660)
- Addressed grammatical errors in alert test message. (T7917)
- Corrected Peer SNR dashboard to display dB rather than dBm as units. (T8848)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent the Grafana database from releasing unused disk space. (T12497)
- Minor improvements to BC|Enterprise diagnostic snapshots. (T12731)
- Addressed an issue that could cause occasional incorrect CPU Load and Channel Activity calculations. (T13338)
- Updated historical visualization software to Grafana 7.1.3. (T13397)
- Moved configuration screens into dashboards for improved user experience. (T13450)
- Underlying graphing library removed the ability to save charts as JPG/PNG, therefore email reports no longer contain graphics/charts. (T13626)
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors when running BC|Connector and BC|Enterprise as Windows Services. (T13976)
- Minor user interface modifications for consistency. (T14074)
- Updated Caddy instructions in User Guide. (T14635)
- On Configuration dashboard, split the Messaging tab into an SMTP tab and a Syslog tab. (T15388)
- Implemented automatic restarts for BC|Enterprise when running as a Windows service. (T15416)
- Improved communication performance between BC|Commander, BC|Connector, and Breadcrumbs. (T17975)
- Addressed an issue that could cause an unlicensed BC|Enterprise to fill its log with unnecessary messages starting with “Identified Unlicensed Breadcrumb…” (T18497)
- Addressed excessive logging when notifications did not provide a value for the optional description field. (T18580)
- General improvements to BC|Enterprise snapshots. (T18717)
- Updated the BC|Enterprise snapshot process to use the data directory instead of the relative installation path. (T18720)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent automatic updates to BreadCrumb and Group dashboard definitions. (T19286)
- Addressed an issue that made invalid (out of range) Time-Series Retention values appear to be valid. (T19858)
Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.24.2
December 13, 2021
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.24.2
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plan for the LX5-2455D model for Brazil (T18784)
- Updated certified channel plan for the DX2-50 model for CE (T18803)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Guinea (T18805)
- Updated certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Mexico (T18118, T19301)
- Updated certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for Mexico (T18783)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for Philippines (T19203)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 model for Philippines (T19467)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Philippines (T19004)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME4-2450R model for Philippines (T19198)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for South Africa (T19357)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 model for South Africa (T19088)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-5050 model for South Africa (T19069)
New Features
- Added Cisco iPSK support (T13924)
- Added support for Precision Time Protocol (PTP) End to End Transparent Clock (T16678)
- Added additional SNMP MIB data when SNMP is enabled, including MIB-II, HOST-MIB, IF-MIB, TCP-MIB and UDP-MIB. (T18988)
- Added protection from fragmentation and aggregation attacks (see https://www.fragattacks.com/) (T17531)
- Added support for RPT over paths with non-standard MTUs (T16872)
- Added a warning when an APT master has two Ethernet ports on the same segment (T12708)
- Added reporting of last detected DFS radar type via BCAPI (T17522)
- Added rate limiting on gratuitous ARP broadcast requests and replies (T16709)
- Added tracking and reporting of age information for APT/RPT/Mesh PEER links via BCAPI (T16715)
- Added reporting of ES1 hardware revisions via BCAPI (T16933)
- Added support for wild card IP address of “255.255.255.255” in packet buffer configuration (T19121)
- Added reporting of realtime overflow statistics per APT, RPT, Ethernet, and mesh link via BCAPI (T16454)
- Removed v10 compatibility mode. (T13637)
Enhancements
- Improved BreadCrumb response time to DFS radar detection (T18687)
- Improved DFS CAC observations (T18781)
- Improved DFS performance to reduce false radar detection events (T16931)
- Updated DFS detection patterns for Japan (T16448)
- Improved DFS responsiveness and filtering in noisy environments (T19499)
- Improved detection of radio errors (T14383)
- Improved packet buffer performance (T16560)
- Improved Tactical Multicast performance when multicast link quality is worse than unicast link quality (T17895)
- Enhanced instamesh to spread out APT/RPT keepalives to balance possible large bursts of traffic when there are many APT links. (T16659)
- Updated ARP drop counter to include requests from outside the mesh for devices outside the mesh. (T16710)
- Updated speedtest to iperf 3.10.1 (T17649)
- Updated configuration help text to increase clarity and readability (T18808)
- Reduced number of block ack requests sent when a peer stops responding (T17016)
- Changed the second default 5 GHz radio channel for the ME4-5050S model in Japan from channel 100 to channel 48 (T17324)
- Increased the maximum configurable transmit power of the ME4, LX5 and KM3 900 MHz 65 Mbps radio from 29 dBm to 30 dBm (T17564)
- Added smoothing of RF noise floor readings (T19498)
- Improved ES1 5Ghz HT-40 TCP performance (T18828)
- Addressed an issue where Client Mode security could not be changed back to OPEN after setting a password. (T16463)
- Addressed an issue that could result in erroneous radio event notifications when the last mesh link on a transceiver goes away (T16650)
- Addressed an issue that could cause KM3 models to note the wrong radio transceiver when issueing warning 335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use” (T16749)
- Addressed an issue that could render a BreadCrumb inoperable when its security policy is set to “FIPS-Equivalent” (T16865)
- Added measures to prevent incorrect antenna port selections for 5 GHz transceivers on FE1 models (T16886)
- Addressed an issue that could cause erroneous radio events (T17254)
- Addressed an issue that could cause the BreadCrumb to ignore the “type” setting for the global packet buffer (T19211)
- Addressed issue that could cause many spurious multicast packets to be sent on 802.11ac equipped breadcrumbs in large networks (T19417)
- Addressed an issue that could cause high InstaMesh costs on interfaces running in wireless packet capture mode (T19500)
BC|Commander v11.24.2
New Features
- Added support for configuring iPSK on individual APs (T16661)
- Added configuration of Precision Time Protocol E2E Transparent Clock functionality (T17970)
- Added support for HTTP proxy servers (HTTP required by map view, checking for new software/firmware, and uploading mesh snapshots to Rajant) (T18112)
- Added functionality to separate and analyze different networks in the same snapshot based on network name (T15548)
- Added ability to drag multiple BreadCrumbs into the center of Trace Layout. In this view, hop count represents the lowest number of hops that a BreadCrumb requires to reach any of the BreadCrumbs in the center. (T17068)
- Added support for InstaMesh configuration item “RPT MTU” to set the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for RPT links in bytes (T16980)
- Added the ability to apply the current filter to the BreadCrumb’s peers when running MeshMapper (T14753)
- Added highlighting of invalid values in user preferences manual discovery list (T13794)
- Added a warning when the user attempts to export an empty BreadCrumb configuration (T15646)
- Added “Total Path Cost” to IMTrace when tracing across a wired link (previously only displayed “Hop Cost”) (T16384)
- Added a BC|Commander preference allowing the user to limit the number of Breadcrumbs displayed in BCAPIExplorer (default is 5) (T17323)
- Added configuration of BreadCrumb InstaMesh logging rate limits (T18127)
- Added the ability to remove BC|Commander profiles (T18976)
- Added the ability to switch BC|Commander profiles from within BC|Commander (T18977)
- Added the ability to configure map tile cache expiration (T19157)
Enhancements
- Reduced BC|Commander startup time on Windows (T8474)
- Improved performance when a large number of breadcrumbs is selected (T17322)
- Improved startup performance on Windows when loading snapshots from the command line (bcc11 –snapshot=$FILE) (T18304)
- Improved performance of MapView by adding tile caching (T19144)
- Improved Topology View handling of high latency connections when viewing maps (T19084)
- Reduced loading time of large snapshots (T18302)
- Updated the bundled JRE for BC|Commander and BC|Connector to version 11 on both Linux and Windows (T17675)
- Renamed “AeroScout” references to the more general “RealTime Location Service” (RTLS) (T17152)
- Updated installer file name to include both version and build number (T17001)
- Removed v10 compatibility settings from BreadCrumb Configuration window (T17067)
- Updated two error codes. “Breadcrumb IP Address Conflict” has changed from 91 to 8091. “Invalid key for BC|Commander session” has changed from 92 to 8092 (T7268)
- Enhanced the BC|Connector configuration dialog (T11649)
- Updated “Configure” menu item to indicate when a selection is unable to be configured due to a locked BreadCrumb (T19323)
- Updated help text for –tracehops command line option (T18380)
- Re-Added “Security” label in the AP section of the configuration dialog. It was mistakenly removed in a previous release. (T18754)
- Addressed an issue in which BC|Commander would close the BreadCrumb Configuration window after an error, causing the user to lose unapplied configuration changes (T1044)
- Addressed an issue that prevented bulk communication of BreadCrumbs with different TRoIP call group configurations (T12786)
- Addressed an issue in which BCCommander would always reboot a BreadCrumb when an encrypted configuration was applied, even if a reboot was not required (T15906)
- Addressed an issue that prevented “Hop Cost” and “Path Cost” from being properly displayed in offline traces (T15933)
- Addressed an issue in the Live Trace table in which the “red” highlight to indicate node type (client, peer) was incorrectly applied when the table was sorted (T16017)
- Addressed an issue in which the help text for TRoIP settings (Enable Side Tone, Enable Mic, etc) displayed “false” as the default value when the default is actually “true”. (This issue was only in the help text, not the actual default value used.) (T16231)
- Addressed an issue that showed inaccurate results when tracing from a BreadCrumb to its own IP address in a snapshot (T16385)
- Addressed an issue that prevented BC|Commander from taking snapshots from BreadCrumbs running firmware v11.5 or earlier (T16387)
- Addressed an issue in which the Event Log’s “Form View” and “Raw View” data did not match (T16721)
- Addressed an issue that disabled the Preferences menu when the Preferences window is closed using the Window Close icon [X] (T17412)
- Addressed an issue that prevented import and export of manual discovery address lists from including fields other than IP address (T17534)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs from a previously loaded snapshot to remain in the TopoView after loading a new snapshot (T17759)
- Addressed a issue that could change the selected row in the LiveTrace table when the user sorts by a column other than “Source” (T18597)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent InstaMesh Trace from showing the target BreadCrumb and starting timestamp when re-running a trace (T18970)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Commander to “hang” and consume CPU when the Configuration dialog is left open for an extended period of time (e.g. overnight) (T19068)
- Addressed an issue that prevented the filter bar’s pie chart from displaying properly on Windows (T19164)
BC|Connector v11.24.2
New Features
- Added functionality to allow the user to increase the logging level in BCConnector (T5004)
Enhancements
- Updated the bundled JRE for BC|Commander and BC|Connector to version 11 on both Linux and Windows (T17675)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Enterprise to lose access to BC|Connector after BC|Connector’s configuration was remotely changed via BC|Commander (T17430)
- Addressed an issue that could result in excessive logging when BC|Connector exits (T18905)
BreadCrumb Firmware Version 11.24.1
November 15, 2021
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.24.1
- Added support for hardware revision to SlipStream model (T18467)
- Updated InstaMesh passing lanes implementation to use mesh costs and real time traffic to assign peer links to different passing lanes (T13852)
Firmware v11.23.4
August 16, 2021
Important
Rajant recommends updating BC|Commander and BC|Connector installations to version 11.23.3 or higher for use with this firmware.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.23.4
New Models
- Added support for new DX2-50CSE model (T18316)
Firmware v11.23.3, BC|Commander v11.23.3, and BC|Connector v11.23.3
July 6, 2021
Important
Rajant recommends updating BC|Commander and BC|Connector installations to version 11.23.3 or higher for use with this firmware.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.23.3
New Models
- Added support for new ES1-5050CSE model (T17395)
- Added support for new ES1-2450CSE model (T17404)
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Updated DFS detector patterns for Japan (T17528, T17640))
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for Mexico (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2450 model for Mexico (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for Peru (T17665)
- Added support for channels in 5030 MHz - 5091 MHz band for ES1-2450CSE and ES1-5050CSE models operating in Malaysia (T17643)
- Removed the U-NII-2A band from the ES1-2450R certified channel plan for Japan (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Malaysia (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Brazil (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-50 model for CE (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the DX2-24 model for India (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the LX5-2295C-rev2 model for Mexico (T17665)
- Revised the certified channel plans for the ME4-2450R and ME4-5050S models for Japan by adding the 5150-5250 MHz U-NII-1 band (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME4-2450R model for India (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the KM3-2450R model for India (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for India (T17665)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for Malaysia (T17665)
Enhancements
- (BCAPI) Addressed an issue that caused “Trace By EncapId” to return incorrect results to the BCAPI client when requested as a protocol buffer (T17454)
- (BCAPI) Addressed an issue that could cause tracing by EncapId to erroneously report a BreadCrumb as its own APT peer (T17456)
BC|Commander and BC|Connector v11.23.3
Enhancements
- Updates for compatibility with Firmware v11.23.3 enhancements
- Minor updates to InstaMesh Trace output (BC|Commander only)
Firmware Version 11.23.2
April 14, 2021
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.23.2
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could trigger restarts/power-on events on SlipStream models (T17164)
- Reduced erroneous DFS radar detection events (T17010)
- Addressed an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to restart when a high-cost APT link expires (T17034)
- Updated default channels on FE1 models to avoid indoor and point-to-point channels when operating in CE (T17171)
- Addressed an issue that prevented updating of Tx/Rx byte/packet counts for APT and RPT peer links (T17112)
- Further addressed an issue that could result in erroneous radio event notifications when the last mesh link on a transceiver goes away (T16656)
BC|Connector v11.23.2
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that caused display of LDAP connection credentials in the BC|Connector log file during startup (T17309)
Firmware Version 11.23.1 and BC|Commander 11.23.1
March 8, 2021
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.23.1
New Models
- Added support for new FE1-2450 model (T16753)
- Added support for new FE1-5050 model (T16780)
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for Australia (T16705)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for India. (T16723)
- Added certified channel plans for the FE1-2450 model for US, Canada, CE, and Australia (T16705, T16467, T16773)
- Added certified channel plans for the FE1-5050 model for US, Canada, CE, and Australia (T16705, T16468, T16800)
New Features
- Added support for limiting multicast traffic over RPT links (T16647)
Enhancements
- Improved power control on ES1 models (T16844)
- Added and enabled high and low voltage thresholds for FE1 models (T16649)
- Addressed an issue that could result in erroneous radio event notifications when the last mesh link on a transceiver goes away (T16656)
- Addressed an issue that could result in small variations in applied high voltage warning thresholds (T16855)
BC|Commander v11.23.1
New Features
- Added configuration support for new Instamesh configuration item: “RPT over LTE” to indicate that all RPT links are running over LTE (T16981)
- Added configuration support for new Instamesh configuration item: Maximum RPT Multicast Links (T16982)
Enhancements
- Enhanced snapshot unpacking to include BC|Connector logs when “Unpack BCC Logs Only” is specified (T16814)
- Enhanced validation rules for FE1 5GHz antenna configuration (T16918)
- Corrected Configure | Ports | Channel Bandwidth dropdown list for 802.11ac 5 GHz radios to display “MHz” rather than “Mhz” (T16714)
- Addressed an issue that prevented logging in to a single BreadCrumb via the context menu (T16837)
- Addressed an issue that displayed an erroneous error on the console (T16838)
Firmware Version 11.23.0 and BC|Commander 11.23.0
January 27, 2021
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.23.0
New Models
- Added support for new FE1-2255B model
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Colombia. Changed U-NII-1 rules to allow for outdoor operation. (T16172)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Indonesia. (T16305)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Kenya (T15530)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for UAE (T15478)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for CE (T15549, T15554)
- Added certified channel plan for the FE1-2255B model for the US and Canada (T14825, T14826, T15547)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for Kenya (T15522)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for UAE (T15476)
- Added certified channel plan for the KM3-2450R model for UAE (T15479)
- Added certified channel plan for the LX5-2255C model for Kenya (T15524)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME4-2450R model for Kenya (T15523)
New Features
- Added support for 802.11ac-based transceivers (T2495)
- Added ability of BCAPI clients to unregister specific sets of watcher paths (T12750)
- Added ability to configure the Acknowledgement Request Interval for APT and RPT connections (T13616)
- Added ability to configure the Cost Weighted Moving Average Interval for APT and RPT links (T13617)
- Added a new multicast option to allow APT masters to send a single UDP multicast packet received by each APT connection (T1941)
- Added automatic resumption of active capture and AeroScout monitors after radio resets and mesh restarts (T11000)
- Added a warning if APT timeout differs between any APT peers (T11778)
- Added BCAPI support for tracing by encapsulator ID (T16575)
- Added documentation for TRoIP calling groups (T13207)
- Added network ID to BCAPI discovery messages (T13217)
- Added reporting of RJ-1301, RJ-1302, RJ-1701, and ES1-2450R hardware revisions in BCAPI (T13628)
- Added support for countries with only indoor channels available (T10732)
- Added support for status LEDs to report Client Mode connection status (T14369)
- Added support for WPA-Enterprise Client Mode configuration with TLS and PEAP (T14122)
- Added support to note if an APT or RPT link is going over a connection with a minimum latency. (T16001)
- Added validation to prevent the configuration of client mode when either capture mode or aeroscout mode is enabled as they are incompatible (T10999)
- Introduced tracking of multicast packet success rate to determine link quality for tactical multicast (T4087)
Enhancements
- Adjusted KM3 minimum voltage warning to match data sheet (T11699)
- Clarified AeroScout help text pertaining to local MAC addresses (T16158)
- Corrected handling of situation when an RPT over UDP peer is not in the BreadCrumb’s subnet and no gateway is set. (T13567)
- Enhanced high APT cost warning to report multiple high cost links in one alert message. (T15588)
- Improved client roaming behavior. (T14065)
- Improved handling of certain radio hardware errors (T8008)
- Improved handling of changes to APT timeout setting (T13197)
- Improved handling of corrupted packets when packet encryption is used without packet authentication (T13576)
- Improved handling of peer’s changing network IDs. (T12769)
- Improved handling of radio hardware issues (T12553)
- Improved handling of radio hardware issues (T16341)
- Improved handling of RPT transmission failures when the remote peer is not reachable (T13833)
- Improved help text for multicast rate setting (T8265)
- Improved radio reliability under heavy load (T13373)
- Improved resilience of TCP GPS if an error occurs on startup (T12625)
- Improved resistance to false DFS triggers on older BreadCrumb models (T13060)
- Improved snapshot performance (T1959)
- Modified gateway mode to prevent self-assigning the 10.0.0.1 address when acting as primary gateway but not using a computed v11 address (T12718)
- Removed need for reboot after changing per-radio Minimum Cost Difference configuration setting (T6744)
- Removed requirement to reboot after modifying VLAN configuration for local port, an enabled AP, or Ethernet port with a mode of Bridge+Mesh or Mesh Only (T13377)
- Updated DFS detector patterns for Japan and Korea (T13232)
- Updated minimum firmware version for SlipStream models to 11.19.2-0 (T12633)
- Updated ntpd daemon to improve handling of inconsistently-accessible NTP servers (T12773)
- Updated NTP service to apply configuration changes without requiring a reboot (T12829)
- Added help text for InstaMesh Debug setting (T13200)
- Added help text for SNMP configuration fields (T12580)
- Addressed an issue in handling very low APT timeout values (T13198)
- Addressed an issue that allowed the use of uncertified channels in manual mode in Australia and New Zealand (T15827)
- Addressed an issue that caused high APT cost warning to reference the incorrect MAC address (T12770)
- Addressed an issue that caused RPT to only report a single peer connection when running over UDP with multiple peers (T13978)
- Addressed an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to stop a live trace to its gateway when all other live traces are removed (T15415)
- Addressed an issue that could cause a system restart when the RPT over UDP configuration is changed and an RPT address is added at the same time (T13834)
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors when running an access point (T13984)
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors when running in client mode (T14407)
- Addressed an issue that could cause InstaMesh trace to fail (T13402)
- Addressed an issue that could cause modbus to stop processing serial data when modbus is set to use a usb connection (T8331)
- Addressed an issue that could cause TRoIP to fail after a mesh restart (T12979)
- Addressed an issue that could cause unnecessary Tactical Multicast traffic (T12535)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent the reporting of a restart reason after an error (T13701)
- Addressed an issue that could stop access point functionality after a radio event (T14156)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent adherence to the retry limit on 802.11bga connections (T15453)
- Addressed an issue that prevented auto-reconnection to remote TCP GPS when link is broken (T6763)
- Addressed an issue that would result in the wrong DFS region to be applied when operating in the Republic of Korea (T13329)
- Addressed an issue where BreadCrumbs couldn’t be discovered despite being meshed. (T13806)
BC|Commander v11.23.0
New Features
- Added ability to adjust the threshold values of a MeshMapper KMZ file after it has been generated (T14751)
- Added ability to append to an existing MeshMapper KMZ file (T14740)
- Added ability to configure DHCP address ranges on BreadCrumb-hosted DHCP server (T12359)
- Added ability to drag and drop a mesh snapshot file onto BC|Commander to open the snapshot (T15202)
- Added ability to import and export BC|Commander screen layouts (T10998)
- Added ability to import/export ACL lists from a local text file (T15140)
- Added ability to view BC|Commander log files in both live and snapshot-viewing modes (T11101)
- Added a command line flag to generate json output representing the hops that appear in TraceLayout view (T13482)
- Added a configuration option “Enable foreign APT discovery”. If enabled, then APT discovery packets from other BreadCrumb mesh networks may pass through this BreadCrumb. This is enabled by default. (T12824)
- Added a “description” field to manual discovery configuration. This allows users to note what an IP address or BreadCrumb serial number refer to in the user’s environment. (T12938)
- Added an Application Preferences -> BC|Connector Discovery panel to enable discovery non local BC|Connectors (T13676)
- Added a Set BreadCrumb Time to the BreadCrumb menu for applicable models running 11.19 or newer firmware with “Hardware Clock Sync” enabled. (T14083)
- Added automatic snapshot filename suggestions (T11779)
- Added a warning if the user is running a version of the JVM that does not support the Topology View. BC|Commander will still run with the Topology View disabled in this case. (T13125)
- Added configuration interface for APT and RPT Acknowledgement Request Interval (T13810)
- Added configuration interface for APT and RPT cost decay interval settings (T13811)
- Added configuration interface for GPS timeout (T15660)
- Added configuration interface for new new multicast %-based costing algorithm (T13957)
- Added configuration support for APT multicast. (T12648)
- Added defaulting to last used MeshMapper configuration (T14752)
- Added display of welcome page upon first launch of a new version of BC|Commander (T769)
- Added logging of command line arguments (T13897)
- Added Mesh Density analysis section to show the density (connected-ness) of in-use channels. (T12696)
- Added metrics port and metrics configuration options to support BC|Enterprise reporting (T13885)
- Added more styles of pins to MeshMapper output to create more robust categories of analysis. (T14750)
- Added new configuration fields for APT and RPT Minimum Latency to the “Instamash | Advanced” configuration settings (T16431)
- Added new “Frequency Range” information to the “Radios” section of the Detail pane (T15395)
- Added new keyboard shortcuts to BC|Commander. After selecting a BreadCrumb from the BreadCrumb Table, use CTRL+Shift+F to filter based on selected BreadCrumb, or CTRL+Shift+P to filter based on selection with peers. (T13453)
- Added prompt at launch if no country preference is defined (T10890)
- Added “reboot after restore” option to reboot BreadCrumb after restoring a configuration backup (T13679)
- Added “Select All” and “Select None” options for wireless data rate configuration (T9263)
- Added support for buffer size specification when running Performance Test (T16026)
- Added support for “light” and a “dark” themes in User Preferences | General section (T12790)
- Added support for Live Tracing by serial number (T15538)
- Added the ability to create an encrypted backup of a BreadCrumb’s configuration and to restore that backup to the BreadCrumb (T9023)
- Added the ability to export addresses from the InstaMesh | Advanced | Tracing (LiveTrace) configuration. (T15407)
- Added the ability to view the amount and rate of BCAPI management traffic (T13122)
- Added tool-tips to MeshMapper threshold configuration fields (T13516)
- Added total cost and target MAC address to Offline Trace display (T13258)
- Added uploading of mesh snapshots directly to Rajant Support website (T1173)
Enhancements
- Added storing of User Preferences in snapshots (T10205)
- Disabled InstaMesh Trace for “view” user (T13547)
- Improved BC|Connector protocol network usage (T13461)
- Improved configuration validation for maximum peers setting (T15599)
- Improved help text for multicast rate setting (T8265)
- Limited the size of logs to include in BC|Commander-generated mesh snapshots (T12941)
- Modified all management tool installers to include a bundled Java Runtime Environment (T14014)
- Modified behavior of “Show All Alerts” checkbox in alerts pane so it is displayed based upon whether any alerts are configured to be hidden rather than whether any are currently being hidden (T13545)
- Modified Mesh Analyze function to ignore disabled interfaces (T15386)
- Modified Mesh Analyze function to ignore SSIDs that are not enabled (T15385)
- Modified offline InstaMesh trace format to match online trace results (T13407)
- Modified the Topology View to display Breadcrumbs in Meshless Client Mode as diamonds rather than ovals (T14063)
- Moved Encrypted Backup and Restore from experimental use only to supported feature (T15418)
- Moved “InstaMesh | Advanced | Continuous Discovery” configuration from “Packet Buffering” section to “Transmit Failure Handling” section (T15533)
- Moved Packet Buffer configuration parameters from experimental use only to Instamesh | Advanced configuration (T14743)
- Renamed Live Trace column from “RSSI” to “SNR” (T15980)
- Renamed “RSSI” to “SNR” in MeshMapper interface (T15761)
- Updated command line help text to specify that “-c” / “–console” option is only applicable on Linux (T8674)
- Addressed an error in the help text for TRoIP settings (Enable Side Tone, Enable Mic, etc) in which the default value information was incorrect (T16482)
- Addressed an issue in Topology View’s Bullseye Layout in which dragging all visible nodes to the center caused drag/drop of nodes to stop functioning (T7149)
- Addressed an issue in which BC|Commander running on Windows 10 could hang for 5 seconds during startup (T15531)
- Addressed an issue in which Breadcrumb alerts were not cleared from the Topology View (T13510)
- Addressed an issue in which colocated BreadCrumbs would show an invalid character as their distance in the Peers table (T13569)
- Addressed an issue in which Mesh Analysis could fail for snapshots taken via BC|Connector v11.21 (T12920)
- Addressed an issue in which Mesh Analyze could fail when analyzing incomplete snapshots (T12701)
- Addressed an issue in which Offline Trace could silently fail when traversing SlipStream models (T12847)
- Addressed an issue in which selecting multiple breadcrumbs could make BC|Commander less responsive (or unresponsive) (T15200)
- Addressed an issue in which some pop-up windows did not display on the correct monitor on multi-monitor systems (T13674)
- Addressed an issue in which the “available columns” list for the table view was incorrect if multiple tabs are being used (T8244)
- Addressed an issue in which the Live Trace table was not sorting numeric columns correctly (T13559)
- Addressed an issue on Linux desktops in which the desktop shortcut pointed to the wrong location (T15272)
- Addressed an issue that caused a configuration error when loading a configuration file with an invalid power level (T9512)
- Addressed an issue that caused improper display of unicode characters (T14015)
- Addressed an issue that caused incorrect status display of BreadCrumbs that were removed from display but then reappeared on the mesh (T8329)
- Addressed an issue that caused the creation of zero-length log files when unpacking snapshots that do not contain logs (T13451)
- Addressed an issue that caused the Live Trace panel to display a stale BreadCrumb name if a BreadCrumb is renamed while the trace is running (T13390)
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors when editing tables in the BreadCrumb configuration editor (T13928)
- Addressed an issue that could cause Offline Trace to fail if incomplete information is present (T13489)
- Addressed an issue that could cause the alerts table to scroll away from a selected row (T13812)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent Offline Trace from working under Windows (T12924)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent Offline Trace from working when an IP address is specified as the target (T13350)
- Addressed an issue that could show incorrect link usage when performing an offline trace (T12726)
- Addressed an issue that displayed IP addresses rather than BreadCrumb serial numbers in trace output (T16157)
- Addressed an issue where applying a saved configuration with manual IP address assignment to a stock/zeroized BreadCrumb resulted in errors (T13487)
- Addressed a performance issue on Linux in which BCC startup was sluggish when using a Gnome-based desktop environment (T15142)
BC|Connector v11.23.0
New Features
- Added metrics port and metrics configuration options to support BC|Enterprise reporting (T13885)
- Added the ability to collect and display metrics from multiple BC|Connectors. (T13883)
- Added the ability to provide BC|Enterprise with metrics. (T13887)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue in BC|Connector that could cause processing delays. (T13824)
- Addressed an issue in which BreadCrumb Alert Warnings and Peer relationships would not clear (T13029)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Commander not to display radio information in the Details Pane (T13566)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Enterprise to associated wireless statistics to the wrong radio transceivers on some BreadCrumb models (T14759)
- Addressed an issue that could cause errors when running BC|Connector and BC|Enterprise as Windows Services (T13976)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BC|Connector from negotiating communications with BC|Commander (T13816)
- Addressed an issue that prevented LDAP-authenticated users from performing operations on BreadCrumbs (T12164)
- Addressed an issue which could caused BC|Enterprises' Monitor / Peers screens to contain no data (T12581)
- Improved BC|Connector protocol network usage (T13461)
Firmware Version 11.22.10
December 16, 2020
Important
JR3 models running version 11.22.8 or later no longer support downgrading to versions older than 11.22.8. See 11.22.8 release notes.
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could erroneously enable a microphone when TRoIP is enabled (T16228)
Firmware Version 11.22.9
December 9, 2020
Important
JR3 models running version 11.22.8 or later no longer support downgrading to versions older than 11.22.8. See 11.22.8 release notes.
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that prevented AeroScout tags from being detected by ES1 models. (T16124)
Firmware Version 11.22.8 (JR3 only)
December 7, 2020
- Increased JR3 minimum firmware version to 11.22.8 to match all currently released JR3 hardware revisions. Once upgraded to 11.22.8, it will not be possible to downgrade a JR3 to an earlier version. (T16067)
Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.22.7
October 5, 2020
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.22.7
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for Mexico. (T15267)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Mexico. (T15268)
Enhancements
- Improved ES1 radio reliability under heavy load (T13659)
- Improved handling of corrupted APT packets (T14342)
- Reduced sensitivity to false radar triggers on the ME4-5050S (T14409)
- Addressed an issue that could cause packet loss on wired connections during some bursts (T15190)
Firmware, BC|Commander, and BC|Connector Version 11.22.6
August 3, 2020
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.22.6
New Features
- Added new Meshless Client Bridge feature. (T14279)
- Added support for WPA-Enterprise Client Mode configuration with TLS and PEAP (T14123)
- Added support for requiring Principal Authentication to a BreadCrumb. (T14116)
Enhancements
- Improved client roaming behavior. (T14124)
- Added reporting of signal, RSSI, and rate for live tracing over wireless client links (T14281)
- Added LED display of Client Mode connection status (T14374)
BC|Commander v11.22.6
New Features
- Added new MeshMapper feature (T14226)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue where Mesh Snasphots would not complete when a BreadCrumb running firmware < 11.19.0 is reporting Error 22. (T14410)
BC|Connector v11.22.6
New Features
- Added support for BreadCrumbs requiring Principal Authentication. (T14109)
Enhancements
- Updated Windows code signing certificate to prevent “unknown publisher” warnings during installation (T13085)
- Added support for ES1-2449 combined channel plan (T14153)
- Added support for manual and chained manual discovery configuration for automatic snapshots. Note: chained discovery networks can take longer to fully discover and may require adjustment of automatic snapshot wait time in the BC|Connector configuration in order to include all BreadCrumbs. (T13031)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BreadCrumb alert warnings and peer relationships to clear (T13040)
- Addressed an issue that could cause mesh snapshot processing to fail (T13942)
Firmware and BC|Commander Version 11.22.5
June 24, 2020
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.22.5
New Models
- Added preliminary support for ES1-2449R with continuous 4.9 - 5 GHz channel plan (4.9 GHz certification pending) (T13577)
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Updated DFS detection patterns for Japan and Republic of Korea (T13233)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model in Japan (T12692)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for the Republic of Korea (T12703, T14197)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for the Russian Federation (T13591, T13592)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for Japan (T12697)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for South Africa. (T13337)
- Added certified channel plan for the ES1-2450R model for the Russian Federation (T13570, T13571)
- Added certified channel plan for the ME4-2450R model for the Republic of Korea (T12707, T14198)
- Added certified channel plans for the KM3-2450R, ME4-2450RH and LX5-2255CH models for the Russian Federation (T13596, T13597)
- Updated the 2.4 GHz certified channel plan for the ME4-2450R model for Canada (T14199)
Enhancements
- Improved radio event handling (T13120)
- Addressed an issue that could result in some unnecessary multicast traffic under limited circumstances while using Tactical Multicast (T13825)
BC|Commander v11.22.5
New Features
- Added preliminary support for ES1-2449R with continuous 4.9 - 5 GHz channel plan (4.9 GHz certification pending) (T13577)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs not to be removed from the BC|Commander display for up to 30 minutes under certain circumstances when using BC|Connector (T13565)
- Addressed an issue where applying a saved configuration with manual IP address assignments to a stock/zeroized BreadCrumb resulted configuration in errors (T13487)
- Addressed an issue that left the Toplogy View Trace Layout menu item enabled when connected to BC|Connector (option is now correctly disabled) (T12993)
Firmware Version 11.22.3 and BC|Commander 11.22.1
December 19, 2019
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release only after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
This release brings all of the JR3 and DX2 functionality of v11.22.0 to the rest of our product line, in addition to those additional changes listed below. Be sure to also review the v11.22.0 Release Notes for the full list of changes for models other than JR3 and DX2.
BreadCrumb Firmware v11.22.3
New Models
- Added support for new model: LX5-2255CA (T11564)
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plans for the ME4-2450R, ME4-5050S and LX5-2455D models for United Arab Emirates (T11478)
- Added certified channel plan for the KM3-2450R model for Peru (T11542)
- Added certified channel plan for the KM3-2450R model for South Africa. (T12538)
- Added certified channel plans for the ES1-2450R model for Australia and New Zealand. (T12539)
- Added certified channel plans for the DX2-24 model for Australia and New Zealand. (T12923)
- Added certified channel plans for the KM3-2450R, KM3-2409R, LX5-2295C rev2 and LX5-2955C rev2 models for Australia and New Zealand. (T11404)
- Updated certified channel plans for the LX5-2255A, LX5-2255B, LX5-2255C, LX5-2255CA, LX5-2295A, LX5-2295C, LX5-2455D, LX5-2955B, LX5-2955C, ME4-2450R, ME4-5009 and ME4-5050S models for Australia and New Zealand. (T11404)
New Features
- Added Power Button Zeroize support to SlipStream products. (T11799)
Enhancements
- Improved resistance to false DFS triggers on older breadcrumb models (T13069)
- Enhanced BCAPI State request API to support masking out a subset of State. (T12183)
- Increased GPS update rate from approximately once every 3 seconds to approximately once per second (T11855)
- Increased internal logging on SlipStream models. (T10416)
- Improved CPU temperature reporting and added voltage reporting on SlipStream models. (T10645)
- Improved handling of various radio events (T13106, T13120)
- Addressed an issue that could cause “Unknown Emergency Reboot” events on some models (T11860)
- Addressed an issue that prevented SlipStream models from properly reading USB drives (T12614)
- Addressed a JR2 issue that could result in an brief erroneous temperature reading of 0C (T11128)
- Addressed a minor issue where logged alerts printed application name string when empty. (T11509)
- Added new 64-bit BCAPI ComStats statistics fields to avoid statistics overflow. Original 32-bit fields remain available (T12842)
- Enhanced packet aggregation and retry logic (T13034)
- Removed excessive modbus logging (T13038)
- Addressed an issue with USB serial adapter compatibility for modbus (T13084)
- Addressed a TRoIP push-to-talk issue affecting ES1. (T13104)
BC|Commander v11.22.1
New Features
- Added ability to upload mesh snapshots to the Rajant Support Site directly from BCC. (T9373)
- Added a BreadCrumb configuration option to enable inclusion of BreadCrumb name in discovery responses. This option is enabled by default. If the option is disabled, the name will not be provided in the discovery response. (T12120)
- Added an “Angle” column to the Peers Table. This represents the angle in degrees away from the horizontal plane between the antenna of the selected BreadCrumb and the antenna of each peer. (T12354)
- Added additional interface quality statistics to the BreadCrumb details screen. (T9451)
- Added automatic ignoring of any defined filters when launching BCC with “–mesh-analyze” commandline option. This will not change the behaviour of filters when running the BCC GUI (T12328)
Enhancements
- Addressed an issue that could cause the Live Trace panel to fail to update (T9635)
- Addressed an issue where Mesh Analysis -> Consistent Settings did not display negative values for some fields (occurred most frequently with TXPower values (e.g. wireless[].ap[].txPower)) (T10406)
- Addressed an issue where the BreadCrumb Configuration dialog would not fully populate or would report an invalid configuration if connected as the “view” role (T10939)
- Addressed an issue where Offline Trace could temporarily freeze the application (T11936)
- Addressed an issue where changing network interfaces at the OS level while BCC is running could prevent discovery of BC|Connector instances (T11967)
- Addressed an issue where the File Save dialog for Mesh Analysis tabs displayed the wrong file type (T12050)
- Improved helptext for BC|Connector configuration (T12172)
- Improved reliability of tracing to APT Masters in TraceLayout (T12344)
- Addressed an issue where Offline Trace could hang when encountering an Unknown MAC Address. (T12462)
- Addressed an issue where running multiple simultaneous instances of BCCommander on Windows could result in very large log files and snapshots (T12825)
Firmware Version 11.22.2
December 17, 2019
Note: This firmware version is being released for the JR3 and DX2 only.
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
New Models
- Added support for new DX2-24 and DX2-50 models
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plans for the DX2-24 and DX2-50 models for US and Canada. (T12173)
- Added certified channel plans for the JR3-52 model for Australia and New Zealand (T11463)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for South Africa. (T11475)
New Features
- Added Live Trace Path Change statistics that count path changes and number of seconds since the last change. (T10971)
- Added new LED Status Mode configuration to configure meaning of LED patterns. Added a new mode to drive LED based upon cost to gateway rather than best peer link. Default is to maintain previous behavior of best peer link. (T11269)
- Added functionality to reorder out-of-order packets and apply jitter smoothing (T10859)
- Added support for automatic reboot when critical temperature is detected. (T6018)
- Added new 64-bit BCAPI InstaMesh statistics fields to avoid statistics overflow. Original 32-bit fields remain available. (T7534)
- Added recording of zeroize events to the eventlog when booting in a zeroized state. (T10654)
- Added BreadCrumb name to BCAPI discovery responses. (T12081)
- Added detection and retry for TCP GPS failure during startup (T12627)
- Added RPT-specific timeout and keepalive settings rather than reuse APT settings. (T8905)
- Added DFS support for U-NII-3 band ETSI EN 302 502 radar, including frequency hopping. (T10850)
- Added an alert when the cost of an APT link exceeds a configured threshold (default 1000) (T10829)
- Added Ethernet error reporting to BCAPI. (T4076)
- Added running firmware version to event log entries. (T10571)
- Added support for Performance Test over a chosen peer link. (T9579)
- Added the current IPv6 link-local address to BCAPI state. (T9358)
- Added recording of country code changes to the event log. (T11343)
Enhancements
- Improved help text for per-MAC flood limit settings (T11116)
- Improved RPT helptext and configuration validation (T11247)
- Updated default AeroScout Engine Port number from 1511 to 1144 (T11938)
- Modified behavior so that channel bandwidth is no longer automatically dropped in automatic compliance mode if an overlapping BSS is detected. This unifies behavior between automatic and manual modes. (T10675)
- Dynamic transmit power is now enabled by default. (T10596)
- Enhanced NTP so options can be changed without requiring the BreadCrumb to be rebooted. (T9577)
- General updates to access point services (T10543)
- “Identify” LED sequence now takes precedence over BCAPI alerts. (T1988)
- Improved access point error recovery (T2098, T9110)
- Improved AP mode for 802.11b/g/a radios (T10882)
- Improved APT failover on reboot of APT Master. (T10363)
- Improved beacon handling during excessive wireless traffic. (T10135)
- Improved detection of cold-related radio errors. (T3212)
- Improved handling of a failure to send wireless beacons. (T11263)
- Improved handling of duplicate MAC address in beacons. (T9669)
- Improved internal error handling. (T9000)
- Improved radio error recovery. (T10041, T9161, T9837, T10879)
- Improved RPT performance. (T1915)
- Improved startup LED pattern to hold LED to RGB pattern until all systems are finished initializing. (T10818)
- Improved input validation of BreadCrumb’s Manually Assigned IPv4 Address. (T9753)
- Increased U-NII-1 band certified power limits for Peru by 3 dB. (T10043)
- Updated configuration help text for settings that use converted units. (T11472)
- Reduced CPU utilization of GPS service (T10875)
- Removed LED warning 53 “Taking over as APT master” when Ethernet is disconnected. (T10212)
- Improved configuration helptext for APT Priority setting. (T10106)
- Improved configuration helptext for InstaMesh DT setting. (T10107)
- Addressed an issue that could cause access point functionality to fail and restart the BreadCrumb (T11551)
- Addressed an issue that could cause incorrect display of peer quality data in InstaMesh trace after a remote peer moves from one local radio to another. (T9881)
- Addressed an issue that could corrupt JR3 firmware, preventing startup and causing LED to be stuck on “S” (T11793)
- Addressed an issue that could report out-of-range noise levels in some circumstances (T11086)
- Addressed the default value of BCAPI State file transfer status. (T10614)
- Addressed an issue where 802.11n radio operations could cause a Keep-alive failure. (T11188)
- Addressed an issue where 802.11n radio operations could cause a watchdog reboot. (T11214)
- Addressed an issue where a false “noise floor exceeded” error could occur during initial boot. (T10491)
- Addressed an issue where computed IPv4 address was not advertised when DCHP lease is not obtained. (T10470)
- Addressed an issue where discovery packets from ::1 were sent to the network. (T9610)
- Addressed an issue where resets of 802.11bga radios could cause a Keep-Alive failure. (T10179)
- Addressed an issue where warning 13 “No flash image files found” did not clear when USB drive was removed. (T11224)
- Addressed an issue where “InstaMesh -> FloodLimits -> Time Interval” & “General -> Temperature -> Cold Error Threshold & Warm Warning Threshold” did not enforce min/max values. Min/Max values are now enforced (T11365)
- Addressed an issue with SNMP that had swapped the values for interface name and frequency. (T10349)
- Addressed minor AP station removal issues (T9668)
BC|Commander
- Added “Active Seconds” and “Updates” count columns to Live Trace panel. (T10977)
- Added new configuration UI for “LED Status Mode” with options of “Mesh Peers” or “Cost to Gateway”. (T11275)
- Added a “APT Link Cost Threshold” setting for triggering an alert when the cost of an APT link exceeds a configured value (default 1000). (T10886)
- Added AeroScout Icon in BreadCrumb table “Flags” column and in Topology View for BreadCrumbs with AeroScout services enabled. (T10380)
- Added the ability to choose UDP or SCTP when using Remote Protocol Tunneling (RPT). (T10750)
- Updated RPT configuration to use its own settings for connection timeout and keepalive interval rather than use APT settings. Also added enforcement of “RPT Keepalive Interval” “RPT Timeout” and “APT Keepalive Interval” “APT Timeout” (T11203)
- Fixed the context menu for remote connector management to be enabled when the –proxy command line parameter is used (T13334)
- Fixed an issue that caused menu selection Mesh|Analyze and then Consistent Settings tab to report certain settings as inconsistent when they are actually consistent. This issue usually occurred with the settings for “vlans[].name”, “vlans[].number” and “cloud.monitor[].path” (T8285)
BC|Connector
- Automatic snapshots taken by BC|Connector now honor manual and chained manual discovery configuration. Chained discovery networks may take longer to converge. If BreadCrumbs are missing from automatic snapshots, in the BC|Connector Configuration, for Automatic Snapshots, adjust the Snapshot Wait Time setting. (T13031)
- Corrected issue to enable BreadCrumb Alert Warnings and Peer relationships to clear when an Alert was cleared or the Peer relationship was lost or terminated. (T13040)
- Updated Windows Code signing certificate so that the user does not see a warning about unknown publisher when installing BC|Connector on Windows. (T13085)
Firmware Version 11.22.0
November 1, 2019
Note: This firmware version is being released for the JR3 and DX2 only.
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
New Models
- Added support for new DX2-24 and DX2-50 models
New Channel Plans and Certifications
- Added certified channel plans for the DX2-24 and DX2-50 models for US and Canada. (T12173)
- Added certified channel plans for the JR3-52 model for Australia and New Zealand (T11463)
- Added certified channel plan for the JR3-52 model for South Africa. (T11475)
New Features
- Added Live Trace Path Change statistics that count path changes and number of seconds since the last change. (T10971)
- Added new LED Status Mode configuration to configure meaning of LED patterns. Added a new mode to drive LED based upon cost to gateway rather than best peer link. Default is to maintain previous behavior of best peer link. (T11269)
- Added functionality to reorder out-of-order packets and apply jitter smoothing (T10859)
- Added support for automatic reboot when critical temperature is detected. (T6018)
- Added new 64-bit BCAPI InstaMesh statistics fields to avoid statistics overflow. Original 32-bit fields remain available. (T7534)
- Added recording of zeroize events to the eventlog when booting in a zeroized state. (T10654)
- Added BreadCrumb name to BCAPI discovery responses. (T12081)
- Added detection and retry for TCP GPS failure during startup (T12627)
- Added RPT-specific timeout and keepalive settings rather than reuse APT settings. (T8905)
- Added DFS support for U-NII-3 band ETSI EN 302 502 radar, including frequency hopping. (T10850)
- Added an alert when the cost of an APT link exceeds a configured threshold (default 1000) (T10829)
- Added Ethernet error reporting to BCAPI. (T4076)
- Added running firmware version to event log entries. (T10571)
- Added support for Performance Test over a chosen peer link. (T9579)
- Added the current IPv6 link-local address to BCAPI state. (T9358)
- Added recording of country code changes to the event log. (T11343)
Enhancements
- Improved help text for per-MAC flood limit settings (T11116)
- Improved RPT helptext and configuration validation (T11247)
- Updated default AeroScout Engine Port number from 1511 to 1144 (T11938)
- Modified behavior so that channel bandwidth is no longer automatically dropped in automatic compliance mode if an overlapping BSS is detected. This unifies behavior between automatic and manual modes. (T10675)
- Dynamic transmit power is now enabled by default. (T10596)
- Enhanced NTP so options can be changed without requiring the BreadCrumb to be rebooted. (T9577)
- General updates to access point services (T10543)
- “Identify” LED sequence now takes precedence over BCAPI alerts. (T1988)
- Improved access point error recovery (T2098, T9110)
- Improved AP mode for 802.11b/g/a radios (T10882)
- Improved APT failover on reboot of APT Master. (T10363)
- Improved beacon handling during excessive wireless traffic. (T10135)
- Improved detection of cold-related radio errors. (T3212)
- Improved handling of a failure to send wireless beacons. (T11263)
- Improved handling of duplicate MAC address in beacons. (T9669)
- Improved internal error handling. (T9000)
- Improved radio error recovery. (T10041, T9161, T9837, T10879)
- Improved RPT performance. (T1915)
- Improved startup LED pattern to hold LED to RGB pattern until all systems are finished initializing. (T10818)
- Improved input validation of BreadCrumb’s Manually Assigned IPv4 Address. (T9753)
- Increased U-NII-1 band certified power limits for Peru by 3 dB. (T10043)
- Updated configuration help text for settings that use converted units. (T11472)
- Reduced CPU utilization of GPS service (T10875)
- Removed LED warning 53 “Taking over as APT master” when Ethernet is disconnected. (T10212)
- Improved configuration helptext for APT Priority setting. (T10106)
- Improved configuration helptext for InstaMesh DT setting. (T10107)
- Addressed an issue that could cause access point functionality to fail and restart the BreadCrumb (T11551)
- Addressed an issue that could cause incorrect display of peer quality data in InstaMesh trace after a remote peer moves from one local radio to another. (T9881)
- Addressed an issue that could corrupt JR3 firmware, preventing startup and causing LED to be stuck on “S” (T11793)
- Addressed an issue that could report out-of-range noise levels in some circumstances (T11086)
- Addressed the default value of BCAPI State file transfer status. (T10614)
- Addressed an issue where 802.11n radio operations could cause a Keep-alive failure. (T11188)
- Addressed an issue where 802.11n radio operations could cause a watchdog reboot. (T11214)
- Addressed an issue where a false “noise floor exceeded” error could occur during initial boot. (T10491)
- Addressed an issue where computed IPv4 address was not advertised when DCHP lease is not obtained. (T10470)
- Addressed an issue where discovery packets from ::1 were sent to the network. (T9610)
- Addressed an issue where resets of 802.11bga radios could cause a Keep-Alive failure. (T10179)
- Addressed an issue where warning 13 “No flash image files found” did not clear when USB drive was removed. (T11224)
- Addressed an issue where “InstaMesh -> FloodLimits -> Time Interval” & “General -> Temperature -> Cold Error Threshold & Warm Warning Threshold” did not enforce min/max values. Min/Max values are now enforced (T11365)
- Addressed an issue with SNMP that had swapped the values for interface name and frequency. (T10349)
- Addressed minor AP station removal issues (T9668)
BC|Commander
- Added “Active Seconds” and “Updates” count columns to Live Trace panel. (T10977)
- Added new configuration UI for “LED Status Mode” with options of “Mesh Peers” or “Cost to Gateway”. (T11275)
- Added a “APT Link Cost Threshold” setting for triggering an alert when the cost of an APT link exceeds a configured value (default 1000). (T10886)
- Added AeroScout Icon in BreadCrumb table “Flags” column and in Topology View for BreadCrumbs with AeroScout services enabled. (T10380)
- Added the ability to choose UDP or SCTP when using Remote Protocol Tunneling (RPT). (T10750)
- Updated RPT configuration to use its own settings for connection timeout and keepalive interval rather than use APT settings. Also added enforcement of “RPT Keepalive Interval” “RPT Timeout” and “APT Keepalive Interval” “APT Timeout” (T11203)
Firmware Version 11.21.1
Aug 7, 2019
Note: This firmware version is being released for the BreadCrumb ES1 only.
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Improved radio performance (T12180)
Version 11.21.0
July 30, 2019 (firnware for ES1) August 27, 2019 (application software)
Note: This firmware version is being released for the BreadCrumb ES1 only.
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added certified channel plans for the ES1-2450R model for US, Canada and CE. (T11800)
BC|Commander
- Added remote configuration and file management of BC|Connector from the BC|Commander UI. (T9079)
- Added a Topology View “Trace Layout” for snapshots. This is similar to the Bullseye layout, but calculates the hops based on the snapshot to provide a best guess of routing at the time of the snapshot. (T10935)
- Added Offline Trace enabling InstaMesh Trace between BreadCrumbs in a viewed snapshot. (T12117)
- Added new BreadCrumb and context menu option to Filter on selected BreadCrumbs and their peers. (T3475)
- Added radio stats since boot to Details tab Radios table to display % time spent handling Rx/Tx/Noise as well as % of busy and idle time. (T10821)
- Added rendering of RPT links in Topology View. (T6170)
- Added visibility toggle to allow users to view the typed text when entering new configuration passwords. (T10368)
- Added a “BreadCrumb Model” column to the BreadCrumb table display. (T8748)
- Added a GUI feature to export Mesh Analysis data in a machine friendly format (JSON). (T10605)
- Added a right-click context menu “Copy Expression” to pre-defined filter expressions in File -> Preferences -> View Filters. (T10808)
- Added command line options to run Mesh Analysis on a snapshot and output JSON data without launching the UI. Example: bcc11 -m –snapshot ./my.mesh -o /output/directory (T10791)
- Added support and documentation for custom column based on one item in a repeated state field. (T11232)
- Added the ability for InstaMesh Trace to trace across RPT links. (T12118)
- BCC now defaults to using both IPv4 and IPv6 for BreadCrumb discovery. Previously BCC defaulted to IPv4 (T11134)
- Custom columns showing repeated fields now display brackets [] only when displaying multiple values. (T9768)
- Disabled the ability to remove BreadCrumbs when viewing a snapshot. Users should use a filter to hide snapshot BreadCrumbs. (T11039)
- InstaMesh Trace results are now printed to the BC|Commander Log. (T11631)
- In Topology View of a mesh snapshot, an icon now indicates which BreadCrumbs do not have log files, and an error is provided on View Log. (T10931)
- Live Trace table will now display 1st Hop Cost even when the next hop is to an APT peer. (T10885)
- Unit preferences (Metric/Imperial) are now applied to GPS altitude and GPS speed in Details Panel. (T11286)
- Addressed an issue in LiveTrace Table that allowed the user to modify column content. Pressing “F2” will now enter edit mode, but only allow copy actions (highlight, movement keys and CTRL-C). (T10916)
- Addressed an issue of incorrect sorting of the Event Log Table “ID” column. (T11453)
- Addressed an issue that allowed a snapshot attempt while InstaMesh Trace is running. Disallow and alert the user. (T11048)
- Addressed an issue that displayed incorrect connection status of BreadCrumbs in Topology View when clearing a filter, where BreadCrumbs that were hidden would display incorrect status (NOT_CONNECTED) for a short time. (T11378)
- Addressed an issue where a proxy specified on the command line might not show in the login dialog. (T9234)
- Addressed an issue where BCC inserted “0.0.0.0” into the IPv4, Subnet , Gateway and DNS fields when switching to “Manually Assigned”. (T10673)
- Addressed an issue where BCC would keep stale information in the Live Trace table when switching between Live Mesh and Snapshot. view. (T11042)
- Addressed an issue where GPS altitude was not used in the calculation of Peer distance and Fresnel distance (in the Peers Tab). (T11183)
- Addressed an issue where InstaMesh Trace with “Refresh” enabled continued to trace after Trace tab was closed. (T11330)
- Addressed an issue where “Remove from Display” breaks the connection status when the removed BreadCrumb is rediscovered. The status was incorrectly showing “Not Connected”. This issue only occurred when BCC is connected to BC|Connector (not in “Live” mode) (T11292)
- Addressed an issue where the Event Log Client details table did not always update with latest information. (T11696)
- Addressed an issue which caused Topology View to ignore user preference transparency setting for “Normal” links. (T11287)
BC|Connector
- BC|Connector now supports remote configuration via the BC|Connectors tab in BC|Commander. (T12191)
- Improved the speed of communication between BC|Connector and BC|Commander. (T10701)
- Added Action Rules to support automatic snapshots and log messages, (T12193)
- Added support for remote download and deletion of BC|Connector snapshots and log files via BC|Commander. (T12194)
- Added BC|Connector configuration parameter “Diagnostic Interval” to be set as requested by Rajant support staff. (T11724)
- Breadcrumb manual discovery list may now be specified inside the BC|Connector configuration as well as in a separate file. (T10615)
- Migrated config file to HOCON file format. (T12192)
- Addressed a race condition in BC|Connector that could cause BreadCrumbs to appear in BC|Commander without their full state. (T10705)
- Addressed an issue where a blank line in BC|Connector’s manual IP list caused a parse error. Blank lines are now ignored. (T10720)
- Addressed an issue where BC|Connector would not start if Discovery Mode is set to manual and the manual list file is undefined or not accessible. BC|Connector will now revert to “auto” discovery mode in these circumstances. (T12179)
BC|Enterprise
(see 11.15.3 release notes)
Documentation
- New BreadCrumb ES1 Guide
- Updated BC|Commander Guide for 11.21.0
- Updated BC|Connector Guide for 11.21.0
- Updated BC|Enterprise Guide for 11.15.3
Firmware Version 11.19.4
June 28, 2019
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Re-enabled and updated USB install and USB Zeroize for SlipStream products. (T11197)
- Added Power Button Zeroize support To SlipStream products. (T11799)
Firmware Version 11.19.3
May 22, 2019
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Addressed an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to restart when multiple RPT connections are used. (T10747)
- Addressed an issue that caused some ME4-5050SE2 models to misidentify themselves as ME4-5050SE models. (T11479)
Firmware Version 11.19.2
April 11, 2019
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added DFS support for ETSI EN 302 502 radar (Europe), including frequency hopping radar. (T10851)
- Improved Tactical Multicast responsiveness to cost changes. (T10990)
- Improved AP mode for 802.11bga radios. (T10898)
- Increased SlipStream minimum firmware version to 11.19.2 to match all currently released SlipStream hardware revisions. (T11192)
- Addressed an issue where 802.11bga radio resets caused keep-alive failures. (T11145)
- Addressed an issue related to packet handling on congested RPT and APT links that could result in an error and a recovery log. (T10881)
- Addressed an issue where LED stopped cycling RGB pattern before all systems finished initializing. (T10823)
- Disabled USB install and USB Zeroize on SlipStream products. (T11200)
Firmware Version 11.19.1
November 30, 2018 (firmware) / January 2, 2019 (BC|Commander and BC|Connector)
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added support for KM3-2450R and KM3-2409R. (T10060)
- Added certified channel plan for the KM3-2450R model for Indonesia (T10058)
- Restored the HT40 bandwidth reduction alert. (T10531)
- Added internal support for controlling which alerts are shown on LED (no customer UI yet). (T10395)
- Addressed an issue where Live Trace to Gateway turned LED blue despite Gateway being reachable. (T10412)
- Addressed an alternate path discovery issue introduced in 11.19.0. (T10219)
- Addressed an issue where beacons might not be restarted after reset on 802.11n radios. (T10181)
- Addressed an issue where beacons used maximum Tx power when minimum was configured. (T10377)
- Addressed an issue that SNMP Rajant MIB had swapped the values wlan name and frequency. (T10392)
- Addressed an issue where Live Trace failed to trace undiscovered IPs. (T10382)
- Removed AeroScout setting UIs from models that do not have AeroScout feature (JR2, JR3). (T10378)
- Addressed an issue where BreadCrumbs could disconnect from a management session (e.g. with BC|Commander or BC|Connector). (T10390)
- Modified LED behavior to indicate green if there is any route to the gateway when InstaMesh Live Trace to Gateway is enabled. This overrides the default behavior of indicating peer link rates via the LED. (T10393)
BC|Commander
- Addressed an issue where Live Trace results were not cleared when switching between Live Mesh and Snapshot. (T10331)
- Addressed an issue where BreadCrumbs were sometimes not discovered when running on Linux platforms with multiple network cards. (T9330)
- Addressed an error that could occur when populating Peers Tab RPT links if the BreadCrumb on the other end of the RPT link had not been discovered. (T10612)
- Addressed an issue where during manual (chained) discovery peer walking, wired peers were not discovered. (T10362)
- Addressed an issue when BreadCrumbs rebooted they would appear as “not connected” and display a gray icon in BC|Commander. The BreadCrumbs would not automatically reconnect as they did in previous version of BCCommander. When using BCCommander in Live Mode the user would have to select “Login” from the context menu to force a reconnect. BreadCrumbs will now reconnect automatically. (T10721)
BC|Connector
- Addressed an issue where BreadCrumbs were sometimes not discovered when running on Linux platforms with multiple network cards. (T9330)
- Addressed an issue where during manual (chained) discovery peer walking, wired peers were not discovered. (T10362)
- Addressed an issue when BreadCrumbs rebooted they would appear as “not connected” and display a gray icon in BC|Commander. The BreadCrumbs would not automatically reconnect as they did in previous version of BCCommander. When using BCConnector, the user would have to restart the BCConnector service to force a reconnection to the BreadCrumb. BreadCrumbs will now reconnect automatically. (T10721)
Firmware Version 11.19.0
September 12, 2018
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added performance testing task for checking TCP and UDP throughput. (not present on JR2, JR3). (T7231)
- Added voltage threshold configurations for triggering an alert when low or high input voltage is detected (T9321)
- Added initial support for AeroScout location tracking (not available on JR2 or JR3) (T10376)
- Enhanced BreadCrumb packet capture mode to coexist with meshing. (T8993)
- Added an ‘H’ to the user-visible model name of models with one or more heated radios. (T9509)
- Added certified channel plans for the JR3-52 model for US, Canada and CE (T8495). (T8495)
- Added certified channel plans for ME4-2450R, ME4-5050S, and LX5-2455D for Japan. (T9183)
- Added OEM ME4-5050SE2 certification information. (T9827)
- Added 2.4 GHz channels 12 and 13 to the certified channel list for Peru for ME4-2450R and LX5-2255C, and revised the maximum transmit power limits. (T8985)
- Increased JR2 minimum firmware version to 11.7.3 to match all currently released JR2 hardware revisions. (T9653)
- Added a per-radio option to force only using 802.11bga and not 802.11n (T8424)
- Added a new non-LED alert if the installed firmware is not an official release. (T8992)
- Added BCAPI variables for Ethernet error statistics to aid in detecting switch and cable problems. (T9819)
- Added fine-grained settings for advanced users to control the time needed to detect wireless transmission failures. (T8261)
- Added additional code to help filter out false radar pulses on 802.11n 5 GHz radios. (T8926)
- Updated Japan radar detection patterns in the 802.11n driver. (T9255)
- Increased the number of satellites GPS can process. (T9101)
- Improved mesh restart recovery for per-radio “failed to initialize” errors where a radio would not be visible in BC|Commander. (T9109)
- Enhanced configuration changes to record previous configuration values in the event log. (T9155)
- Enhanced InstaMesh Trace to include the cost of each hop in addition to the total path cost. (T9543)
- Improved handling of packets when received at a very high rate. (T9460)
- Improved InstaMesh alternate path selection. (T9776)
- Improved queue overflow handling. (T8428)
- Improved out of order packet handling (T8773)
- Enhanced BCAPI State requests to support requesting a subset of State. (T6188)
- Added the current IPv6 link-local address to BCAPI. (T9752)
- Added reporting of current system clock in BCAPI state. (T9450)
- Made persistent logs more concise, lengthening the time period they can cover (T9311)
- Improved packet validation when cryptographic settings are changed (T8392)
- Enhanced and edited various contextual help for BreadCrumb configuration settings. (T9158)
- Addressed an issue where disabling the first antenna of a radio could cause a hostapd error. (T9310)
- Addressed an issue where some low CE 5 GHz indoor-only channels were incorrectly requiring DFS. (T8740)
- Addressed detection of a type of tx hung condition for improved reliability in presence of interference. (T9718)
- Addressed a wlan Aggregation Limit of zero previously set by 11.15.13 (T9903)
- Addressed an issue that may have delayed RPT connection establishment (T8901)
- Addressed an issue that prevented establishing multiple RPT connections at startup. (T8902)
- Added more information to the contextual help of the RPT settings.. (T8903)
- Improved the help text for Reset Button Action. (T8690)
- Improved alternate path selection to make better use of multiple frequencies. (T8427)
- Updated CE indoor-only frequency range warning text (T8394)
- Enhanced the alternate path discovery process. (T9845)
- Updated a configuration setting name to the more correct Access Point Beacon Interval (T9468)
- Limited the APT Timeout and APT Interval to 2147483 milliseconds or 35.79 minutes. (T8754)
- Addressed an issue that allowed some corrupted packets to prevent mesh forwarding in limited situations (T3123)
- Addressed an issue where a radio’s Maximum Peers could be set higher than supported by the BreadCrumb model. (T5446)
- Addressed an issue that caused Event Log write failures. (T7407)
- Addressed an issue where TroIP was not stopped when headset is unplugged. (T7593)
- Addressed an issue where a failed system controller update did not cause a firmware install failure. (T7622)
- Addressed an issue where stale wireless information could remain on a Live Trace that moved to a non-wireless link. (T8378)
- Addressed an issue where InstaMesh trace with ping might never complete. (T8458)
- Addressed a BreadCrumb as DHCP client issue with DHCP lease expiration and DHCP renewal on link coming back up. (T8566)
- Addressed an issue where applying non-existent staged settings resulted in an unnecessary reboot. (T8826)
- Addressed some typographical issues in help text and documentation. (T8904)
- Addressed an issue that affected iperf performance. (T9070)
- Addressed an issue where incorrect DFS statistics were reported on platforms that do not support DFS. (T9344)
- Addressed a rare whole-mesh reset issue with Improved packet validation. (T9175)
- Addressed an issue in the calculation of System idle status information for Slipstream platforms. (T9248)
- Addressed an issue that affected TPC and per-ESSID power on single chain radios. (T9256)
- Addressed an issue where JR3 offered manual IPv4 settings for a Gateway. (T9529)
- Addressed an issue where Port Forwarding settings were offered for JR3. (T9527)
- Addressed an issue that could occasionally cause packet loss. (T9751)
- Addressed an issue where Beaconing and Access Point support occasionally failed to restart. (T9756)
BC|Commander
- Added “Event Log” window which displays the last 20 event log entries for a selected BreadCrumb. (T8813)
- Added “Test Performance” GUI for Iperf3 performance tests in firmware 11.19+ (except for JR2, JR3). (T9116)
- Added “Live Trace” GUI to display live cost and quality data for all Live Traces configured in InstaMesh:Advanced (T9260)
- Added a Help Menu feature to check for BC|Commander and Firmware updates. (T9846)
- Added “bcsnap” experimental command line utility for taking and merging BreadCrumb snapshots. (T8459)
- Added BreadCrumb config GUI to set limits for an alert when low or high input voltage is detected (T9614)
- Added BreadCrumb config GUI for setting limits and action for high and critical temperature alerts. (T9629)
- Added BreadCrumb config GUI for option to force only using 802.11bga and not 802.11n. (T9612)
- Added a “gear” icon in the BreadCrumb Table and Topo view on BreadCrumbs that have staged settings. (T3577)
- Added a “shark fin” icon in Table and Topo view on BreadCrumbs that have packet capture enabled. (T921)
- Added “Show All Alerts” checkbox to the Alerts panel to enable display of filtered alerts. (T9504)
- Added Part number and Internal Model name to the Detail tab if provided by the BreadCrumb. (T9575)
- Added a default column for wired Link State Changes; v10 Compatibility is no longer a default column. (T9205)
- Added ability to create custom columns from individual BCAPI Explorer variables. (T8581)
- Added a command line usage dialog when bcc11 is started with unknown command line args. (T8673)
- Added to the Help menu a “Show Log Directory” action that opens the log directory. (T8756)
- Added sorting to the BC|Connectors panel. (T9003)
- Added to the Details panel a C1D2 property and “c1d2” in the model name for C1D2 BreadCrumbs . (T9131)
- Added config GUI for several new per-radio configuration settings plus InstaMesh Keep Alive Size setting. (T8450)
- Added an Export capability to the BreadCrumb Discovery preference Manual BreadCrumb Discovery List. (T8376)
- Added application startup debugging information as a preamble to every application log file so that information remains available after log rotation. (T8660)
- Enhanced the Snapshot dialog box so the snapshot may be automatically opened after saving. (T9126)
- Enhanced file dialogs to remember the previous size and file view type. (T6318)
- Enhanced the Enabled Wireless Data Rates config to offer only rates possible based on number of antenna ports. (T9259)
- Updated Windows installers for versions 11.17 and 11.19 to use Java 1.8.0_172. (T9309)
- Updated Windows installers to set firewall rules for ping. (T4979)
- Updated Rajant’s with-Java application install packages to bundle OpenJDK instead of Oracle JDK. (T9628)
- Improved BC|Commander exit when bad command line args are given or saved. (T8585)
- Improved .deb package for installation on Ubuntu. (T8590)
- Enhanced Details panel to maintain selection on refresh. (T9452)
- Enhanced BreadCrumb Reboot to reboot in order of descending number of hops to the local BreadCrumb. (T9492)
- Addressed an issue where filtered alerts still displayed an alert icon in the BreadCrumb Table and Topo views. (T1151)
- Addressed an issue with long custom column names in the BreadCrumb table. (T1175)
- Addressed minor word capitalization issues. (T9650)
BC|Connector
- Added “chained” discovery configuration option for adding listed BreadCrumb addresses and their peers. (T8501)
- Added name option to the command line and config file so that users may provide a user-visible name for the BC|Connector instance that will appear in BC|Commander. Defaults to hostname if not specified. (T9002)
- Added version option so that users may check installed version without launching BC|Connector. Windows users should invoke bcconnector-console.exe for options rather than bcconnector.exe. (T9007)
- Added check at startup to detect inability to communicate using specified port (default 23000) in order to help detect port conflicts and firewall configuration issues. (T9269)
- Added application startup debugging information as a preamble to every application log file so that information remains available after log rotation. (T8660)
- Improved handling of DHCP Breadcrumbs that may change their DHCP Address on every reboot. (T8661)
- Manual discovery address list in bcconnector.config now supports comment lines (lines starting with ‘#’). (T8390)
- Updated Windows installers to set firewall rules for ping. (T4979)
- Updated Windows installers for versions 11.17 and 11.19 to use Java 1.8.0_172. (T9309)
- Improved .deb install package control file information and Java version checking. (T8595)
- BC|Connector now responds properly to discovery requests for any Rajant service in addition to discovery requests for BC|Connector specifically. (T8505)
- Addressed an issue to preserve the bcconnector.config file during uninstall or re-install. (T8085)
- Addressed an issue where BreadCrumbs discovered earlier would update status more often than other BreadCrumbs. (T9001)
Documentation
- BC|Commander User Guide, BC|Connector User Guide and BreadCrumb model guides updated for version 11.19.
- Added updated Grounding and Surge Protection document to model guide Technical Bulletins appendix.
- Added an additional warning about not plugging BreadCrumbs into active PoEs.
- Updated Installation Guidelines to refer to Grounding and Surge Suppression document.
- Updated Alert codes appendix
Firmware Version 11.17.10
August 14, 2018
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added support for BreadCrumb model ME4-2450R with attached C1D2 hardware (T9031)
Firmware Version 11.17.9
June 3, 2018
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added support for BreadCrumb model JR3-52 (T9353)
Documentation
- JR3 User Guide
Firmware Version 11.17.7
March 26, 2018
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Certified U-NII-1 channels 36-48 (5150 to 5250 MHz) in US and Canada for ME4-2450R (IC pending), ME4-4950R, ME4-5009R, ME4-5050S, LX5-2255 (A,B,C), LX5-2295 (A,C), LX5-2955C, LX5-2455D (T7541)
- Enabled hardware cryptographic acceleration on ME4 and LX5 models. (T7229)
- Added support for retaining BreadCrumb logs during zeroization (enabled by default) to assist with troubleshooting. (T7999)
- Default wireless multicast rates are now based on number of transceivers, with 12 Mbps default for one transceiver, up to 6-12-24-48 Mbps on a 4-transceiver BreadCrumb (assigned to frequencies lowest to highest). (T7114)
- Removed need to reboot BreadCrumb after changing setting for maximum number of peers. (T5445)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent configuration changes from being saved if BreadCrumbs are rebooted immediately upon reconfiguration. (T5732)
- Added 40 MHz channels to a 4.9 GHz channel plan for regions where these channels are not restricted (T6268)
- Added support for ME4-5009R model. Added support for LX5-2955C rev 2. Note: this new model cannot run firmware prior to this version. (T6592)
- Added support for LX5-2955C rev 2. This hardware revision uses a new 900 MHz radio transceiver. Note: this new model cannot run firmware prior to this version. (T6594)
- Improved subsecond APT failover. (T6766)
- Fixed a race condition with manual kicking of clients (T6897)
- Addressed an issue that could cause stale wireless client data to be reported via BCAPI if radio transceivers are reset. (T7003)
- Improved Access Point performance on interfaces that have not meshed. Note: this includes interfaces serving only as APs (meshing disabled). (T7084)
- Addressed an issue that would prevent a BreadCrumb from booting if it is a DHCP client and is configured for wireless capture mode. (T7085)
- Addressed incorrect reporting of Remote Capture status so BCC’s Mesh Analyze can now display whether Remote Capture is enabled (T7157)
- Added support for IC (Canada) Certification for ME4-4950R (T7219)
- Added blocking of untagged mesh traffic from mesh egress via interfaces with a native VLAN. (T7403)
- DFS channel wireless stats pulseEvents and radarDetections are now updated and viewable in BCAPI Explorer. (T7405)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from being automatically discovered if it experiences a significant forward time adjustment (~ 1 month) via NTP. (T7517)
- Improved removal of peer links upon DFS radar detection. (T7538)
- Reduced erroneous radar detection events while maintaining adherence to DFS detection requirements (T7539)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent wireless clients from being manually “kicked” from Access Points 1, 2, or 3 on a given radio interface. (T7543)
- Addressed an issue that could result in “Invalid MAC” being displayed in place of a wired MAC address in the BC|Commander details pane. (T7583)
- Addressed an issue that could cause host flapping to occur immediately following APT failover. (T7619)
- Added support for different power levels for different modulations on ath9k, providing higher power for some modulations (T7643)
- Being the alternate route for a crumb will not qualify a link as a good link for tactical multicast. (T7653)
- Clarified alert text when HT40 bandwidth is unavailable due to occupancy of adjacent channel. (T7654)
- Added FCC and IC certification for ME4-2450RE2 (T7765)
- Added help text to explain that per ESSID transmit power feature is not available on AP 0. (T7782)
- Updated Error 51 text to: Internal error, system will restart. (T7930)
- Added reboot when radio resets do not appear to be working (T8056)
- Add heated version of ME4-5009R (T8078)
- Corrected display name of ME4-5009R (T8081)
- Added validation code to require RPT host name or address. (T8087)
- Properly fail to defaults when startup cannot decrypt saved configuration (T8112)
- Improved radar detection on JR2 (T8224)
- Added Rajant MIB information to SNMP Enable help (T8250)
- Changed default behavior of reset button to retain BreadCrumb logs (behavior configurable). (T8254)
- Improved handling of empty data fields from external GPS receiver (T8354)
- Make wireless multicast with per hop authentication compatible with 11.7 and 11.8 (T8463)
- Updated configuration setting text for InstaMeshLive: Advanced: Live Tracing (T8467)
BC|Commander
- Added InstaMesh Advanced Live Trace settings and BCAPI state.instamesh.traces (T6835)
- Added support for logging into LDAP-enabled BC|Connectors. (T8306)
- Added configuration setting General: Physical Buttons: Reset Button Action. Modified Zeroize dialog and added a checkbox to toggle behavior between zeroize and config_reset actions. (T8222)
- Added drag-and-drop re-ordering for top level tabs. Tab order is persisted with layout. (T984)
- BCC will now remember the most recently used location when saving remote capture output. (T3786)
- The “Set Default Credentials” dialog will now pre-select the last successful login target (Live Mesh, or a BC|Connector instance) (T6832)
- Addressed an issue with “View History” menu selection on items in the BreadCrumb Table when the BreadCrumb name contains a period (T7318)
- Detected Breadcrumb alerts (WARN & ERROR) will be logged in the bccommander.log when detected and when cleared (T7672)
- Added configuration parameters to support SNMPv3 running on the BreadCrumb (T7750)
- Switched to using MAC addresses after the first hop in IMTraces. This give the trace a better chance to succeed and should reduce the occurrance of “Undiscovered routes during trace operations. (T7887)
- Addressed an issue where Mesh Analyze Link Stats were not including SNRs that exactly matched the start of the Good range. (T8026)
- When performing antenna tuning, BC|Commander now uses the credentials from the existing authenticated session, rather than the default credentials. (T8043)
- Added performance improvements for opening Configuration Dialog. Opening the dialog for Windows clients was taking in excess of 15 seconds for LX5’s. This has been reduced to a few seconds. (T8214)
- Addressed bulk configuring of per-ESSID power setting (T8307)
- Addressed an issue where the end of Packet Capture could generate an error requiring a BC|Commander restart. (T8326)
- Addressed an issue where the rpm package did not properly uninstall previous version (T8504)
Documentation
- Updated for 11.17
- Added notice to guides and Channel Number help that 5180-5320 MHz is indoor use only in ETSI regions (T8395)
- Added notice to guides and Channel Number help that a license is required for 5735-5835 MHz in many ETSI regions (T8355)
- Added notice to guides and Channel Number help about Canada license for 5150-5250 MHz (T8213)
Firmware Version 11.15.13
March 12, 2018
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Reduced erroneous radar detection events while maintaining adherence to DFS detection requirements (T7539)
Firmware Version 11.15.4
November 28, 2017
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 or later while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Improved 802.11n radio reset response to radio errors. (T7528)
- Addressed an issue that could cause host flapping to be reported after an APT failover (T7667)
- Improved radar discrimination, reducing erroneous radar detection events. (T7668)
- Added reporting of radar detection events to snapshots to support offline analysis of detections (T7673)
- Added support for heated LX5-2295C-rev2, LX5-2955C-rev2, ME4-2409R, and ME4-2450RE2 models (T8075, T8077)
Version 11.15.3
August 19, 2019
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BC|Enterprise
- Upgraded TimeSeries database to Prometheus 1.8 for performance and stability improvements. (T12085)
- Addressed an issue where checkbox values in the Settings.. Messaging screen were not being saved. The checkboxes have been changed to dropdown menus that better describe the values. (T11095)
- Addressed an issue where a View-only user attempting login instead received a “Permission Denied” error and was returned to the Login Screen. (T12076)
- Updated Windows installer’s bundled JRE version. (T11103)
BC|Enterprise Version 11.15.2
November 28, 2017
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BC|Enterprise
New Features and Changes
New Functionality:
Added several new charts to the “All Breadcrumbs” dashboard
When defining Alert Rules, some expressions require a time range. The minimum time range should be the same as the polling interval. Users can now use the variable
%INTERVAL%to reference the current polling interval - Ex:changes(wireless_stats_radarDetections [%INTERVAL%]) > 0Added Metrics Port setting - a dedicated port which exposes BCE metrics to the time-series database. Using a dedicated port will allow for faster retrieval of large metric data sets and will reduce the possibility of timeouts when collecting data. (default 8889, local access only)
Added Moving and Backup section to BC|Enterprise User Guide
Issues Corrected
Issue: No data in Historical charts:
Fix: Changed the metrics service to allow chunked responses so the database begins getting data immediately. This required using a new local port for serving metrics data. Configuration of the Metrics Port can be found on the “Settings | Services” screen (the default port number is 8889)
Issue: Historical Metrics Service was frequently/always in the “Pending” state
Fix: Added better monitoring of dependent services and added Status help messages when BC|Enterprise detects Disk IO issues.
Issue: “Settings | Service | Time-Series Retention Time” setting allowed the user to specify a time period in minutes, but the user specified time was ignored
Fix: Restricted “Time-Series Retention Time” to only allow hours as a time unit (the minimum is 504h - 3weeks)
Issue: Higher disk usage due to temporary files.
Fix: Remove temporary files after use.
Note
After upgrading to v11.15.2, on Windows BC|Enterprise installations, you may reclaim disk space by deleting files from the C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\bcenterprise\var\journal directory. On Linux, you may reclaim disk space by deleting files from /opt/rajant-bcenterprise/data/var/journal. These files will not be automatically deleted by BC|Enterprise.
Issue: MS Windows and Internet Explorer v11 drawing problems on Overview and Monitor screens
Fix: Replaced offending font with standard web-safe font
Issue: MS Windows and Internet Explorer v11 - cannot copy-paste license text
Fix: Used alternative function
Issue: Drill down charts accessible from “Monitor | Interface Top RX Packets” and “Monitor | Interface Top TX Packets” either did not display data or displayed incorrect data
Fix: Use correct summarization function
Firmware Version 11.15.1
September 10, 2017
Important
This version corrects an issue from 11.15.0 that could cause ME4-4950R models and ME4-2449R models to fail to boot and require repair by Rajant.
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- corrects an issue from 11.15.0 that could cause ME4-4950R models and ME4-2449R models to fail to boot and require repair by Rajant.
- Added US and Canada channel plans for ME4-2449R (T7078)
- Updated help text for dynamic transmit power setting. (T7308)
- Updated help text for beacon interval setting. (T7320)
- Corrected an issue that could cause internal battery (supporting clock) to drain too quickly. (T7343)
- Added channel plan for ME4-5050S in Jamaica. (T7458)
Firmware Version 11.15.0
July 10, 2017
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added per-ESSID transmit power setting to improve client roaming when meshing is run at high radio powers. (T2705)
- Added support for subsecond APT failover (T5617)
- Added automatic setting of BreadCrumb time from NTP (T6687)
- Added 3.6 GHz channel plan for CX1 models with 2 dBi antennas and and ME4 models using 4 dBi antennas (T5577)
- Added InstaMesh Trace results to BreadCrumb system logs (T6143)
- Added logging of configuration changes (T5714)
- Added support for SNMP over IPv6 (T6574)
- Added support for enabling/disabling Dynamic Transmit Power without rebooting BreadCrumb (T6458)
- Improved handling of client roaming on large networks with high interference and/or congestion (T4911)
- Improved handling of errors on external GPS receivers (T2106)
- Improved handling of packets from WiFi clients during roaming (T5719)
- Improved InstaMesh trace to reduce occurrences of “undiscovered route” (T1987)
- Improved QoS performance when UDP contention occurs on VLANs of differing priorities (T6203)
- Updated channel plans for CX1 and ME4-3650R models (T6017)
- Updated default APT priorities to prefer Slipstreams over all other models, and other models over JR2. (T4661)
- Added support for heated ME4 models (T5640)
- Added certified channel plans for ME4-2450R and LX5-2255C models for Mexico (T6488)
- Added certified channel plans for ME4-2450R and LX5-2255C models for Peru (T6462)
- Added certified channel plans for ME4-2450R, ME4-5050S, LX5-2255A, LX5-2255B, LX5-2255C, and LX5-2455D models for South Africa and Colombia (T6492)
- Added certified channel plans for ME4-2450R, ME4-5050S, LX5-2255C, and LX5-2455D for Chile (T6495)
- Added support for LX5-2295C rev 2 model (T6593)
- Added support for LX5-2955C rev 2 heated model (T7119)
- Added support for LX5-2955C rev 2 model (T7113)
- Added support for ME4-2409R model (T6590)
- Added support for ME4-2424S model (T6589)
- Added support for ME4-2449R heated and ME4-2409R heated models (T7120)
- Added support for ME4-2449R model (T6591)
- Added support for ME4-5009R model (T7129)
- Added support for manual compliance mode for LX5-2255C and ME4-2450R models in Mexico (T6969)
- Added support for manual compliance mode for ME4-2409, ME4-2450R, ME4-5050S, and LX5-2295C in Brazil (T6970)
- Added US and Canada channel plans for LX5-2955C rev 2 (T7081)
- Added US and Canada channel plans for ME4-2409R (T7080)
- Added US and Canada channel plans for ME4-2424S (T7077)
- Added US and Canada channel plans for ME4-2449R (T7078)
- Added US and Canada channel plans for ME4-5009R (T7079)
- Addressed an issue in which some BCAPI string fields did not enforce length limits (T6249)
- Addressed an issue that allowed configuring a BreadCrumb’s max peer count over the limit for the model. (T5446)
- Addressed an issue that can cause BreadCrumb to report its IP as being the computed address rather than DHCP address when address is received via DHCP (T6774)
- Addressed an issue that caused 4.9 GHz channels 40 and 60 to use 5 GHz channels with same numbers (T6536)
- Addressed an issue that caused an erroneous timestamp to be displayed the first time a particular radio error is shown in a BreadCrumb snapshot. (T5457)
- Addressed an issue that caused extremely long BCAPI watch intervals to consume excessive memory (T4739)
- Addressed an issue that caused multiple counting of some BCAPI management packets in RX packet count statistics when a specific custom BCAPI client was being used. (T5591)
- Addressed an issue that caused temperature reset logic to apply to disabled radios (T6314)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent LX5 models from detecting USB devices (T6434)
- Addressed an issue that limited dynamic transmit power functionality on 802.11 b/g/a radios (T5562)
- Addressed an issue that prevented 802.11n radios from reporting noise when in packet capture mode. (T210)
- Addressed an issue that prevented auto-reconnection to remote TCP GPS when link is broken (T6763)
- Addressed an issue that prevented channels 36-48 from working properly on 5 GHz 802.11a radios running 11.8.2 or newer (T6407)
- Addressed an issue that prevented gateway mode from properly handling DNS configuration received via DHCP that does not contain exactly one DNS server (T6336)
- Addressed an issue that prevented non-gateway BreadCrumbs receiving addresses via DHCP from using DNS properly (T6722)
- Corrected an issue that allowed establishment of RPT connections even when network names are different between peers (note: common cryptographic settings were still required) (T5712)
- Corrected character encoding in snapshot logs (T6357)
- Corrected issue that resulted in reduced radio power in upper channels for 3.6 GHz radios (T4259)
- Corrected mislabeling of antenna ports on ME4-2409R model (T6812)
- General performance improvements
BC|Commander
- Added ability to navigate directly from a BreadCrumb in BC|Commander to that BreadCrumb’s history dashboard in BC|Enterprise (T6121)
- Moved configuration of some InstaMesh fields to an “Advanced” configuration tab (T6338)
- Added ability to expand configuration window to full screen (T6339)
- Replaced embedded channel plan via help menu with option to view in browser (T5573)
- Made configuration “sync” button more visually prominent (T6337)
- Added a –version command line flag (T6350)
- Addressed an issue that could cause BC|Commander to indicate that it is viewing a snapshot when it is in fact accessing a network through BC|Connector (T1138)
- Addressed an issue that showed packet capture configuration in BC|Commander for SlipStream nodes (T5925)
- Addressed an issue that caused the BC|Commander filter bar to erase the filter during autocompletion in some circumstances (T6165)
- Addressed an issue that prevented older configuration template imports from working properly in some circumstances (T6245)
- Addressed an issue that hid the output of “bcc11 –help” on Windows systems (T6247)
- Addressed an issue that prevented KML export to load properly in Google Earth when BreadCrumb names contain reserved XML characters (T6324)
- Addressed an issue that could cause manually-set latitude to be displayed improperly. (T6340)
- Addressed an issue that prevented bulk configuration of range setting (T6341)
- Addressed an issue that could cause InstaMesh trace to continue running after auto-refresh is disabled. (T6351)
- Addressed an issue that caused superfluous country re-locking during firmware upgrade (T6577)
- Addressed an issue that could prevent BC|Commander from connecting to BC|Connector on Java 8 b121 and newer on Windows and Fedora (T6609)
- Addressed an issue that caused BC|Commander RPM to have an incorrect Java dependency (T6691)
- Addressed an issue that caused discovered BC|Connectors to be preferred over Live Mesh for default login target (T6707)
- Addressed an issue that allowed users to choose packet capture functionality in menus for disconnected BreadCrumbs (T7088)
Documentation
- Updated BC|Commander, LX5, ME4, JR2 Guides for Version 11.15.
- Added Packet Capture instructions to Administrative Tasks chapter of BC|Commander User Guide.
- Added configuration guidelines to the start of the BC|Commander BreadCrumb Configuration chapter.
- Added new appendix 4.9 GHz 802.11n to BC|Commander, LX5 and ME4 User Guides.
- Updated Error Code and Ports & Protocols appendices.
- Added Tech Service Bulletin (ME4, LX5 Guides) 2.4 GHz Transceivers Affected by Extreme Cold to ME4, LX5 User Guides.
- Added Tech Information Bulletin (JR2, ME4, LX5 Guides) EOL (End of Life) notice for models with particular transceivers.
Firmware Version 11.13.1
February 16, 2017 (firmware)
March 10, 2018 (BC|Commander)
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Corrected an issue that caused 5 GHz radio not to initialize properly on ME4-1450, ME4-1450E, ME4-2450, or ME4-2450E models (T6030)
- Improved handling of packets from WiFi clients during roaming (T5721)
BC|Commander
- Added saving of filters along with layout (T5639)
- Added support for TIFF and GIF when using “Convert Image to Tileset” action in Topology View (T6183)
- Added saving of dialog locations and screen divider locations along with layout (T6163)
- Added support for choosing snapshot file directly from login dialog (T6140)
- Corrected an issue that could cause BC|Commander to take a long time to launch. (T6051 / T5984)
- Corrected an issue that prevented default Mesh Analysis preferences from being applied. (T6159)
- Corrected an issue that prevented changes to link visualization settings from being reflected in the Topology View. (T6141)
- Corrected an issue that prevented antenna tuning mode from working properly when BC|Commander is using BC|Connector. (T6138)
- Corrected an issue that caused the file selection pane to be too narrow when choosing firmware to upload (T1145)
Firmware Version 11.13.0
October 31, 2016
Important
As of version 11.13.0, if your BreadCrumb model is set to US or Canada and has any channel/bandwidth combinations approved by your local regulatory authority, unapproved channels and bandwidths will be unavailable to you in manual regulatory compliance mode. In this case, professional installers may still increase conducted power to accommodate situations such as RF line loss or changes in antenna. In all cases, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that the radio configuration does not permit operation outside of the range(s) permitted by your local applicable regulatory authorities.
If you are upgrading a BreadCrumb with RF approvals to v11.13.0 while using a channel or bandwidth that is not approved for operation (via Manual regulatory compliance mode), the BreadCrumb will maintain this setting during the upgrade so that you can migrate away from the unapproved setting(s) in a controlled manner. This will be brought to the user’s attention with warning code #335, “Non-compliant radio configuration in use”. Once configured to use an approved setting, the warning will be cleared and the preceding paragraph will apply.
To check available channels/bandwidths/etc. for a given model before upgrading, see Rajant’s online channel plans (login required).
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Note
Three BreadCrumb ME4 models include a radio which is not correctly supported in v11.13.0. This version should not be installed on ME4-1450, ME4-1450E, ME4-2450, or ME4-2450E models. An updated version will be released to restore support for these radios.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added InstaMesh bridging over client mode connections to enable gradual migration to Kinetic Mesh from a legacy access point infrastructure (T2475)
- Added automatic reset and special power-on handling for USB GPS peripherals that stop sending data. (T2106)
- Added support for 5 MHz and 10 MHz bandwidths at 802.11n bitrates (T2491)
- Added option to avoid repeating multicast traffic received from the mesh when a BreadCrumb has at least one APT slave connection. (T3576)
- Added a temporary warning when a BreadCrumb takes over as APT master (T2694)
- Added automatic restart when a radio error occurs at cold temperatures and the device has warmed up (T2255)
- Added configurable “cold radio error” detection temperature thresholds (T4193)
- Added certified radio operation parameters for heated LX5 models (T4325)
- Improved detection of external GPS receiver (T4040)
- Added support for LX5-4440 model (T4579)
- Added support for CX1 models (T3691)
- Added support for discovery and reporting of attached Green-GO voice encoders on CX1 models (T4262)
- Added certified 4.9 GHz channel plan (T4570)
- Added support for accessing BreadCrumbs in “capture mode” over IPv6 (T5498)
- Added setting to specify WEP key index for AP-mode transceivers using WEP (T2078)
- Added a warning when a BreadCrumb starts with a configuration that is not valid for its country of operation. (T4323)
- Disabled warning of nearby BSS when using HT40 bandwidth setting in manual regulatory compliance mode (T2380)
- Disabled rts/cts in 802.11n retry chain (neither needed nor helpful for meshes) (T2571)
- Added BCAPI reporting of APT peer version information (T3575)
- Added BCAPI client connection timestamps to diagnostic snapshots (T4335)
- Added USB diagnostics to snapshots (T4041)
- Added boot counter to recovery log (T4892)
- Improved performance when saving new configurations (T3457)
- Improved handling of errors detecting radio hardware (T3736)
- Improved handling of errors on external GPS receivers (T2106)
- Improved firmware update reliability for JR2s with more than 150 peers (T3082)
- Improved handling of filesystem errors (T3932)
- Improved handling of client roaming on large networks with high interference and/or congestion (T4911)
- Improved handling of radio hardware errors on ME4 and JR2 models (T4163)
- Improved boot times on devices with radio hardware errors (T4540)
- Improved BCAPI message processing time (T4556)
- Improved detection and handling of old packets (e.g. packets queued for a long time due to RF congestion) (T4561)
- Reduced interruption during recovery to only the affected transceiver when transceiver hardware errors are detected and recovered from (as opposed to iterrupting entire BreadCrumb) (T4597)
- Addressed an issue that caused dynamic transmit power to not work properly on 802.11 b/g/a radios (T5592)
- Addressed an issue that forced 802.11b rates on 2.4 GHz channel 14 (T2490)
- Addressed an issue that could cause an invalid channel error when operating in capture mode (T3800)
- Addressed an issue that caused gateway, ingress gateway, and capture mode Ethernet ports to ignore speed and duplex configuration (T3039)
- Addressed an issue that could cause an incorrect MAC address to be reported via BCAPI in the event of hardware errors (T3344)
- Addressed an issue that caused Ethernet configuration to fail when a speed is set explicitly but duplex setting is auto (T3799)
- Addressed an issue that resulted in misreported received signal strengths on 5 GHz radios in LX5 models (T2586)
- Addressed an issue that caused high CPU consumption when receiving very large BCAPI messages (T4182)
- Addressed an issue that resulted in reduced radio power in upper channels for 3.6 GHz radios (T4259)
- Addressed an issue that could cause high CPU usage for BCAPI connections under some circumstances (T4313)
- Addressed an issue that delayed restarting after a zeroize with many mesh connections (T4403)
- Addressed an issue that prevented zeroization of BreadCrumbs in capture mode (T4652)
- Addressed an issue that could cause some BCAPI administrative session statistics to not update (T4727)
- Addressed an issue that caused extremely long BCAPI watch intervals to consume excessive memory (T4739)
- Addressed an issue that caused APT failover when a BreadCrumb’s own APT discovery packets are received via a packet loop (T4918)
- Corrected typos and improved external document references in configuration help text (T5454)
- General performance improvements
BC|Commander
- Restored online mapping functionality via a new mapping service provider (T4514)
- Improved default scope of Mesh Snapshots; now defaults to All BreadCrumbs when invoked via main menu, and defaults to Selected BreadCrumbs when invoked via BreadCrumb context menu with an active selection (T5549)
- Improved handling of stalled downloads during Mesh Snapshots (e.g. due to RF interference, network congestion, or other issues) (T4577)
- Improved ability to cancel InstaMesh traces and retries (T4578)
- Modified BC|Commander’s log rotation behavior. Now retains 7 days or 100MB. (T4735)
- Modified reconnection and timeout behavior to be based upon network size (T4576)
- Added ability to specify WEP key index when providing WEP authentication for legacy client devices (T4589)
- Added user-configurable thresholds to drive error detection and restart behavior for heated models operating in very cold environments (T4643)
- Modified snapshot results dialog to sort by BreadCrumb name (T5447)
- Addressed an issue that caused excessive logging by BC|Commander (T4724)
- Addressed an issue that prevented “Mesh Analyze” function from checking noise levels on radios with mesh disabled (T4314)
- Addressed an issue that prevented cancellation of InstaMesh trace (T4436)
- Addressed an issue that prevented BC|Commander from configuring mesh crypto on older firmware (T4494)
- Addressed an issue that prevented custom link visualizations from applying properly under some circumstances (T5066)
- Addressed an issue that prevented sorting the BreadCrumb table by firmware version (T5430)
- Improved warning text when importing a configuration with radios in manual regulatory compliance mode (T5571)
- Updated JRE versions included in installers (T3699)
Firmware Version 11.9.0
March 31, 2016
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Note
BC|Commander now requires Java 8. Installers are available that include the updated version.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Added support for staging settings that impact meshing (Network Key, Packet Cipher, etc.) to enable reconfiguration of large networks with occasionally/temporarily unreachable nodes. (T3086)
- Added automatic restart when a radio error occurs at cold temperatures and the device has warmed up (T2255)
- Added reporting of reason for BreadCrumb restart (T2003)
- Added a per-hop latency limit that allows BreadCrumbs to enforce a maximum time to live within each hop (used to drop late transmissions of extremely time-sensitive packets) (T3252)
- Lowered default Broadcast Receive Address (BRA) threshold from 5 to 2. (T3581)
- Lowered maximum number of concurrent peers for JR2 from 250 to 200 to prevent low memory errors. (T2682)
- Added multicast performance enhancements and additional multicast controls
- Added multicast setting to explicitly allow multicast forwarding between APT and wireless mesh links when multicast forwarding is otherwise disabled. (T3251)
- Added support for auto-upgrading low-level system controller firmware (e.g. for reading temperature sensors). Added new system controller firmware to correct temperature readings at low temperatures. (T3362)
- Added warning 22 when internal error logs are detected on the BreadCrumb to request that the user take a diagnostic snapshot and upload to Rajant for analysis (note: the presence of internal error logs is not new; just the reporting of their presence) (T3160)
- Reduced need to restart BreadCrumb in the presence of excessive RF interference (T3306)
- Reduced need to restart BreadCrumbs when internal errors are encountered and there are AP clients (T3472)
- Reduced recovery time from radio hardware errors (T3158)
- Added BCAPI reporting of:
- additional build information in State.Build (T2710)
- administrative session last tx/rx (T3318)
- administrative session pending tx packets and pending tx bytes. (T3317)
- administrative session statistics, including number of requests, responses, watcher updates, raw bytes sent and received, and effectiveness of compression. (T2711)
- max/min/boot/current values for input voltage (T1971)
- max/min/boot values of temperature sensors (in addition to current value) (T3363)
- statistics for wireless peer additions/removals (T3366)
- zeroization via button. (T2663)
- Added capability to use 802.11n data rates for packets sent to Broadcast Receiver Address (T2633)
- Enhanced diagnostic snapshots to assist Rajant in performing network analysis (T3289)
- Added persistent logging on JR2 for enhanced diagnostic snapshots. (T3046)
- Added persistent logging on ME4-3600 and OEM-ME4 for enhanced diagnostic snapshots. (T3054)
- Improved configuration help text (T3175)
- Improved detection of cold-related radio errors (T3212)
- Improved handling of disconnected BCAPI clients (T3314)
- Improved handling of wireless client devices rapidly moving to an Ethernet interface (T1320)
- Improved performance at high radio range settings (T3260)
- Improved recovery from internal errors to reduce BreadCrumb restarts (T3203)
- Improved recovery time from some hardware errors. (T2715)
- Added support for Australia and New Zealand channel plans for 2.4 GHz radios in:
- LX5-2295A, LX5-2295C, LX5-2955B, LX5-2955C, LX5-2455D, LX5-2255A, LX5-2255B and LX5-2255C models (T3144)
- ME4-2424 and ME4-2409 models (T3285)
- ME4-2450R models (T3143)
- JR2-24 models (T3284)
- Added support for Australia and New Zealand channel plans for 5 GHz radios in:
- ME4-2450R, ME4-5050S, ME4-5009, LX5-2295A, LX5-2295C, LX5-2955B, LX5-2955C, LX5-2455D, LX5-2255A, LX5-2255B and LX5-2255C models. (T3142)
- JR2-50 models (T3284)
- Added support for Australia channel plan for 900 MHz radios in ME4-2409, ME4-5009, LX5-2295A, LX5-2295C, LX5-2955B, and LX5-2955C models (T3141)
- Added support for Madagascar channel plan for 5 GHz radios in JR2-50, LX5-2255C, and ME4-2450R models, and for 2.4 GHz radios in LX5-2255C and ME4-2450R models (T3145)
- Added support for 3.6 GHz Spectrum Access Management (T3356)
- Corrected an issue that allowed 802.11a and 802.11n radios to be configured with 802.11b multicast rates (T3452)
- Corrected an issue that allowed 802.11n radios configured for 802.11b/g/a bandwidth to be configured with an 802.11n multicast rate (T3440)
- Corrected an issue that allowed some corrupted packets to prevent mesh forwarding in limited situations (T3123)
- Corrected an issue that caused 5 GHz 802.11n radios to operate at power 3 dBm lower than reported when only the first of two available antennas is in use. (T3221)
- Corrected an issue that caused 802.11a and 802.11n radios to default to 802.11b multicast rates (T3450)
- Corrected an issue that caused BCAPI TX statistics to stop being updated for 802.11n radios (T3226)
- Corrected an issue that caused ingress gateway mode interfaces to assign themselves the 10.0.0.1 address. (T3165)
- Corrected an issue that caused the LED to turn on during boot even if it is configured to be off. (T2720)
- Corrected an issue that could allow aborted firmware uploads to block new firmware uploads in some circumstances (T3449)
- Corrected an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb reboot to wait for tasks to finish even though the administrator requested an immediate reboot (T3309)
- Corrected an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs to reboot when they serve as APT master or slaves on large meshes (T3152)
- Corrected an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs to report an erroneous SNR on bad connections. (T1866)
- Corrected an issue that could cause dropped multicast packets when packet encryption is enabled and the mesh is using a mix of BreadCrumb firmware 11.5.3 and below with 11.7.3 and above. (T3112)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent a 2.4 GHz high noise warning when noise floor is 0. (T3456)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from being discovered if an alternate response address is included in the client’s discovery (sup) request. (T127)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from meshing if an error occurs during flash memory access. (T2365)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent AP clients from accessing the mesh (T3517)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent JR2s from restarting successfully when they have a large number (hundreds) of peer connections (T3147)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent remote zeroization of LX5 from working. (T2704)
- Corrected an issue that could prevent zeroization from completing (T3636)
- Corrected an issue that could render a BreadCrumb unresponsive in rare situations. (T3640)
- Corrected an issue that allowed eth1 to be configured in ingress gateway mode. (T3037)
- Corrected an issue that caused packet capture mode to miss packets (T3218)
- Corrected an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to restart again while starting up. (T2519)
- Corrected an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to restart after changing RPT addresses. (T3522)
- Miscellaneous additional enhancements and performance improvements
BC|Commander
- Added support for staging settings that impact meshing (Network Key, Packet Cipher, etc.) to enable reconfiguration of large networks with occasionally/temporarily unreachable nodes. (T3086)
- Added .CSV export from table views (T770)
- Added dynamic link coloring to topology for live visualization of various link attributes (T1154)
- Added an antenna peaking view to provide rapid feedback of directional antenna repositioning (T1186)
- Added new filter expressions (T3268)
- Added ability to export/import saved filters (T3348)
- Added reporting of required height for 100% Fresnel clearance in Peers Table when locations of both sides of connection are known (assumes otherwise clear line of sight) (T3291)
- Added ability to copy text from individual table cells (activated via F2) (T3298)
- Added a link on BC|Commander’s Channel Plan web pages to current online Channel Plan web pages. (T3164)
- Added configuration UI for new field “Tactical Multicast Minimum Cost” (T3033)
- Added configuration UI for new InstaMesh fields “Multicast Count”, “Forward Multicast”, and “Tactical Multicast Minimum Cost” (T3128)
- Added configuration UI for new InstaMesh setting “Forward Multicast” (T3034)
- Added multicast setting to explicitly allow multicast forwarding between APT and wireless mesh links when multicast forwarding is otherwise disabled. (T3251)
- Added support for Alerts table to sort by Alert Type and Alert Code (T3265)
- Renamed “BreadCrumb” column in Alerts Table to “BreadCrumb Name” (T3299)
- Updated installers to include Java 8 (T3078)
- Eliminated an erroneous error message displayed when the same firmware is uploaded twice on a BreadCrumb (T3365)
- Corrected a dependency issue in .rpm (added dependency for java-1.8.0-openjdk) (T3063)
- Corrected a formatting issue in InstaMesh Trace output (T3092)
- Corrected documentation suggesting that gateway mode is supported on eth1 ports (T3025)
- Corrected user layouts help text (T3281)
- Corrected an error that prevented bulk configuration when ESSID is different among selected BreadCrumbs (T3471)
- Corrected an issue that caused Mesh Analysis export to PDF to fail with message “null” (T3451)
- Corrected an issue that could allow firmware uploads to fail (T2724)
- Corrected an issue that could cause saving of Offline Tilesets to stall on saving last tile (T3523)
- Corrected an issue that could cause visual InstaMesh trace to fail with “Unable to determine MAC address” error. (T3129)
- Corrected an issue that could result in a temporarily unresponsive BC|Commander when uploading firmware over a bad connection (T3159)
- Corrected an issue that prevented BC|Commander from setting the receiving antenna selection (T3220)
- Corrected an issue that truncated the BC|Commander Menu for choosing a model when viewing channel plan information (T3329)
- Miscellaneous additional enhancements and performance improvements
Firmware Version 11.8.2
October 22, 2015
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
Important
11.8.0 introduces a new warning #21, “Recovery log detected. To clear this message, please take a diagnostic snapshot and upload to https://secure.rajant.com.” You may see this warning immediately upon upgrading your firmware; in this case, it means that the recovery log was already present prior to the upgrade. The new warning simply draws attention to its presence.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Addressed an issue that prevented access point (AP) security settings from being applied to the second, third, or fourth AP slot of a radio interface. (The first-slot ESSID on a radio interface was unaffected and applied security settings correctly.)
- Addressed an issue that caused certain packet statistics (e.g., rxbytes, txbytes) to stop changing after reaching 2,147,483,647. These statistics are only reported via BCAPI and are not used by mesh operation itself.
Firmware Version 11.8.1
October 8, 2015
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
Important
11.8.0 introduces a new warning #21, “Recovery log detected. To clear this message, please take a diagnostic snapshot and upload to https://secure.rajant.com.” You may see this warning immediately upon upgrading your firmware; in this case, it means that the recovery log was already present prior to the upgrade. The new warning simply draws attention to its presence.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs with more than one Access Point ESSID on a single radio to indicate that an InstaMesh license is required. Installations running version 11.8.0 with multiple ESSIDs on a single radio should upgrade to 11.8.1 or higher.
Firmware Version 11.8.0
October 5, 2015
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
Important
11.8.0 introduces a new warning #21, “Recovery log detected. To clear this message, please take a diagnostic snapshot and upload to https://secure.rajant.com.” You may see this warning immediately upon upgrading your firmware; in this case, it means that the recovery log was already present prior to the upgrade. The new warning simply draws attention to its presence.
BreadCrumb Firmware
- Increased throughput for ME4 and LX5 Ethernet and 802.11n interfaces
- Added support for the short guard interval (SGI) in the 802.11n radios. This effectively increases the maximum physical layer data rate of a 1x1 SISO radio from 135 Mbps to 150 Mbps, and 2x2 MIMO radio from 270 Mbps to 300 Mbps.
- Added Mesh Cluster ID configuration option to define per-radio sub-meshes (e.g., for point-to-point links on the same channel as other mesh nodes)
- Added support for new models: ME4-4836, ME4CC-2450, ME4CC-5050
- Reduced boot times
- Added fast-feedback for point-to-point antenna alignment and peaking via BCAPI and BC|CommanDroid
- Added support for 3.6 GHz radios and 3.6 GHz spectrum access management
- Added detailed recovery logs when a BreadCrumb reboots due to an error; presence of recovery logs is indicated by a warning which can be cleared by taking a diagnostic snapshot.
- Added persistent logging for improved diagnostic snapshots
- Added ability to configure a default passing lane to override the cost-based passing lane
- Added ability to configure the priority adjustment of each passing lane
- Added timestamps to certain BCAPI fields, enabling rate-of-change tracking. An example of this can be found in BC|Commander’s Ethernet State Change display in details pane.
- Added support for half bandwidth (10 MHz) and quarter bandwidth (5 GHz) channels on 802.11n radios.
- Added support for 802.11b/g rates on 802.11n radios in HT mode
- Added support for new FCC bin 1 radar type for DFS
- Added support for voice queue frame aggregation for 802.11n radios
- Removed indoor channels from Brazil 5 GHz channel plan
- Added alert to indicate unsupported hardware/firmware combinations (e.g., pre-production models)
- Addressed an issue that would cause higher than expected costs on APT links shortly after rebooting or after a packet loop event
- Addressed a BCAPI issue that prevented the keys of parent repeated fields from being reported to watchers.
- Addressed an issue that resulted in high costs and errors when both of a BreadCrumb’s Ethernet ports are connected to the same LAN segment (establishing an APT link with itself)
- Addressed an issue that prevented deleting all RPT peer definitions
- Addressed an issue that prevented deleting all per-MAC flood limits
- Addressed several issues that could result in Error 52: hostapd fatal error
- Many smaller improvements
BC|Commander
- Added support for customizable BreadCrumb icons based upon group names
- Reduced size of diagnostic snapshots
- Added ability to view snapshot comments
- Improved USB Flash Manager UI
- Added display of distance for APT links when both ends are at known locations
- Added installer signature to eliminate “unknown publisher” warnings from Windows/Chrome/etc.
- Updated installers so that Linux installations are consistently installed to /opt regardless of chosen installer type
- Added file overwrite warning when saving remote packet captures
- Improved wording of per-radio capture setting
- Addressed an issue that could result in out-of-sync RADIUS and accounting server information in configuration dialog
- Addressed an issue that prevented bulk configuration/import of altitude field
- Addressed an issue that prevented conversion of images to tilesets for Topology View
- Addressed an issue that resulted in an errant display of BreadCrumbs in Map View when “Gallery” (non-GPS) BreadCrumbs are selected
- Addressed an issue that could prevent display of the “View” context menu when right-clicking in Topology View
- Addressed an issue that resulted in the “Save Remote Capture” dialog appearing behind the main window (and appearing as if nothing happened)
- Addressed an issue that allowed Configuration Export directory chooser to choose files in addition to directories
- Many smaller improvements
BC|CommanDroid - Coming Soon!
- First release of lightweight BreadCrumb management and monitoring tool for Android devices.
- View BreadCrumbs, Peer Connections, Alerts
- Configure TRoIP
- View/set GPS coordinates
- Align and peak Antennas for point-to-point links
Firmware Version 11.7.3
September 4, 2015
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
- Addressed an issue that impacted costing on Ethernet links using both APT and VLANs simultaneously
- Added support for JR2 hardware revision
Firmware Version 11.7.2
August 20, 2015
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
- Improved dynamic transmit power on 802.11n radios for improved performance in dense meshes
- Improved radio passing lanes (automatic priority adjustment) performance
- Addressed issues that could result in higher-than-expected transmit power in certain situations
- Addressed an issue that could prevent some models from soft-rebooting after zeroization
- Addressed an issue that could result in an erroneous configuration error message after changing locked country code in certain situations
Firmware Version 11.7.1
August 10, 2015
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
All Models
- Increased duration of “Resumed from Radar pause” notification to 12 hours in order to make presence of local radar more noticeable
- Modified behavior of “Default Network Key is in use” to remove indication via LED. Warning remains indicated via BC|Commander and BCAPI.
- Modified ICASA (South Africa) baseline spectrum rules to enable DFS and TPC in the 5150-5250 MHz band, and marked the 5150-5250 MHz and 5250-5350 MHz bands as indoor only.
- Addressed an issue that prevented qos priority from being set on wireless client traffic
- Addressed an issue that caused errant power reduction on some 802.11n packets
LX4 Models
- Addressed an issue that could prevent eth0 from working properly on LX4s at startup
LX/LX3 Models
- Addressed an issue that could prevent firmware installation from succeeding on LX/LX3 when SNMP is enabled
- Addressed an issue that could prevent firmware installation from succeeding on LX/LX3 when installed via USB
- Addressed an issue that could prevent LX/LX3 from continuing to mesh between a failed firmware installation and a reboot
- Addressed an issue that could prevent LX/LX3 from starting properly if USB is left connected after a USB-initiated zeroize
Firmware Version 11.7.0
May 4, 2015
Note
Beginning with 11.7.0 Rajant is adopting a regular schedule of three releases per year of BreadCrumb firmware and associated software. These releases are planned for May, September, and January, although they may deviate slightly from this schedule as needed to support customer requirements. Additional patch releases may be published as needed to address any major issues in advance of a scheduled release.
Important
Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide before upgrading.
Rajant recommends to its customers that they upgrade their networks to this release after testing it for their individual application and networking needs.
Direct upgrades from v10 are no longer supported as of v11.7.0. This is required to ensure proper country settings post-installation. Upgrades from v10 must first install an intermediate v11 version (v11.5 recommended) before proceeding to 11.7.0.
Major New Features
- Added support for DFS channels worldwide. Note: Be sure to read Special Instructions for Upgrading to v11.7.0 or Later in the BC|Commander User Guide regardless of whether you intend to use these channels.
- Added Dynamic Transmit Power control, improving overall mesh performance in very dense deployments by minimizing mesh self-interference.
- Added support for BC|Connector, the next generation of network management architecture to be released for Rajant BreadCrumbs. Stay tuned!
InstaMesh Protocol
- Added use of IPv6 DSCP field to determine QoS
- Improved InstaMesh responsiveness to transmission failures
- Improved costing of multicast packets
- Improved APT costs on ME4 models
- Improved RPT timeouts to be appropriate for use over satellite links
- Added two new packet/MAC ciphers, XSalsa20/12 and XSalsa20/8, for installations requiring higher crypto throughput.
- Added use of improved neighbor discovery cache information to support InstaMesh Trace
- Improved wireless statistics by including beacons
- Improved treatment of VLAN 0: now treated as untagged frames with priority preserved
- Added presence announcement on Ethernet linkup
- Reduced BreadCrumb discovery traffic
BC|Commander
- Added Units preference to allow selection between metric/imperial units
- Added GPS Coordinate Format preference to allow selection among degrees, degrees/minutes, and degrees/minutes/seconds
- Added Ctrl-Shift-T shortcut to reopen recently-closed tabs
- Added display of antenna port information in details pane
- Added ability to remove completed tasks
- Added “Zoom to Fit Tileset” to Map view
- Added support for repeated fields in Table View’s custom columns. Repeated fields are now represented as a list in table cells.
- Multiple InstaMesh Trace enhancements, including:
- new support for tracing IPv6 addresses
- addition of timestamps to results
- ability to “reverse” a trace
- ability to auto-refresh a trace at specified intervals
- Added Manual BreadCrumb Discovery by Serial Number
- Added ability to save BC|Commander command line arguments in User Preferences
- Improved Mesh Snapshot functionality to add “Advanced” options, allowing user to limit snapshot to selected BreadCrumbs and control snapshot result retrieval parameters.
- Improved BreadCrumb discovery process
- Improved Mesh Analysis across different BreadCrumb models
- Improved Radio Beacon Interval validation; previous versions allowed values < 15, resulting in “hostapd error 52”
- Improved detection of local interface changes (e.g., BC|Commander workstation IP address change) to further improve discovery
- Improved sorting in BCAPI Explorer view
- Improved BreadCrumb configuration synchronization of repeated BCAPI fields (e.g. VLANs, Groups, other BCAPI “leaf nodes”)
- Improved Table Layout save/load
- Added ability to take a Mesh Snapshot by right-clicking on a BreadCrumb
- Added auto-closing of Mesh Analysis tabs when changing Mesh context (i.e., loading a snapshot or switching to Live Mesh or BC|Connector)
- Reduced memory consumption of map tileset import
- Modified Last Update Time displayed in Details Pane when viewing snapshot: time is now relative to time at which the snapshot was taken
- Combined Error and Warning flags into a single table column
- Added automatic .kml extension to KML export as necessary
- Added quick accessors via Help menu for Plugins and Licenses directories (to support future functionality)
- Addressed label in Topology View link detail from “Speed” to “Rate”
- Addressed misreported antenna ports Details Pane
- Addressed an issue causing incorrect channel overlap analysis on LX4-2495
- Addressed an issue encountered when dragging a sorted column in the table view
- Addressed an issue that prevented recovery from failed communications during bulk BreadCrumb configuration
- Addressed a Windows 64-bit installation issue when 64-bit Java is already installed
- Addressed an issue that prevented filters from being applied to all restored tabs at launch
- Addressed an issue that prevented bulk configuration of BreadCrumbs with mismatched antenna settings
- General performance and user experience improvements
Other Enhancements
- Added support for new models: LX5-2255A, LX5-2255B, LX4-4441
- Added Australia and New Zealand as certified countries for JR2, LX5, and ME4 models
- Added Canada as a certified country for several LX5 and ME4 models
- Added support for external IP-based GPS receivers
- Improved HT mode throughput when communicating with 802.11 G/A peers
- Enhanced security by automatically closing BCAPI/BC|Commander sessions when respective login credentials change
- Added warning when default Network Key is in use
- Added reporting of actual speed/duplex state of Ethernet ports (rather than just configured setting)
- Improved firmware installation process to prevent installation of older firmware on newer models not supported by that firmware
- Improved USB drive detection for firmware updates
- Improved internal hardware error detection and reporting
- Improved Mesh Snapshot reporting to include more diagnostic detail
- Improved SNMP responsiveness
- Added support for SNMPv2-MIB to enable SNMP discovery
- Added JR2-50 support for channel 64
- Added HT40 bandwidth option to 5 GHz channel 153
- Added support for channels centered on frequencies that are not an integer multiple of 1 MHz.
- Improved manual GPS coordinate validation
- Improved discovery of “local” BreadCrumbs via BCAPI: now works with no previous packets received from requestor
- Addressed an issue preventing ME4 and LX5 models from receiving gigabit Ethernet packets if the Ethernet port is set to full or half duplex
- Addressed an Ethernet port naming issue that occurred if the the first Ethernet port was physically damaged
- Addressed an issue that prevented Ethernet ports from becoming active if both RSTP and STP packets are received during APT Master wait period
- Addressed an issue that could prevent meshing if a BreadCrumb reboots more than 32,767 times
- Addressed an issue that could cause JR2s to ignore reboot commands
- Addressed an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs to become undiscoverable
- Addressed an issue that could cause multicast packets sent to multiple interfaces to be sent with the wrong priority after delivery to first interface
- Addressed an issue preventing RPT from handshaking if Per-Hop Authentication is enabled
- Addressed an issue causing erroneous “Task Failed” errors
- Addressed an issue that could prevent LX5 antenna selection in some circumstances
- General performance improvements
Known Issues
The following will be addressed in a future software/firmware release:
- You must be logged in as crypto officer (co) to change radio settings. This will be fixed shortly in a BC|Commander update.
- BC|Commander’s built-in channel plan reports may omit some radio channels for some models. Updated channel plans are available at the Rajant Website.
- BC|Commander’s peer details pane reports lower-than-actual transmit power for peers running firmware < 11.7.0.
- Manual GPS coordinates cannot be cleared via Configuration dialog; to workaround, drag the BreadCrumb to the “Gallery” at the bottom of the map in the Map View
- Exporting configuration requires two clicks of the “Finish Export” button
- Altitude cannot be imported to multiple BreadCrumbs
- The Synchronized Configuration button appears for latitude and longitude fields when only one BreadCrumb is selected
- BC|Commander erroneously indicates that the DHCP server has been changed when opening the Configuration dialog while viewing a Mesh Snapshot
- There is no LED feedback when performing USB upgrade on LX/LX3 models. You may still upgrade these models via USB; watch the LED for a BreadCrumb reboot and remove the USB stick while rebooting.
Firmware Version 11.5.11
April 6, 2015
Note
This update only applies to JR2 models.
Enhancements:
- Added support for Samsung NAND device found in newer JR2 hardware.
Firmware Version 11.5.10
February 6, 2014
Note
This update only applies to LX5 models.
Enhancements:
- Added support for LX5 models:
- LX5-2295B
- LX5-2455D
Firmware Version 11.5.8
February 6, 2014
Enhancements:
- Added antenna port configuration for ME4-2450RE2
Firmware Version 11.5.7
December 3, 2014
Enhancements:
- Added support for ME4-2450RE2
Firmware Version 11.5.6
November 24, 2014
Enhancements:
- Changed default channel of 1.3 GHz radio in LX4-4441 from 6 to 4.
Firmware Version 11.5.5
September 16, 2014
Note
This update only applies to JR2, ME4, and LX5 models.
Enhancements:
- Added Indonesia country code support for enforcing Indonesian transmit power limits on ME4-2450R and JR2-24.
- Added support for LX5 models:
- LX5-2255C
- LX5-2295A
- LX5-2295C
- LX5-2955C
Firmware Version 11.5.3
July 15, 2014
Fixes:
- An issue introduced in v11.5.2 that prevented proper startup of BreadCrumbs on large meshes has been resolved.
Firmware Version 11.5.2
July 2, 2014
New Features / Enhancements:
WEP keys are now set for all WEP key slots, improving support for legacy network equipment (note: Rajant recommends using WPA2 rather then WEP whenever possible).
Additional diagnostic data is now saved by BreadCrumbs for Rajant analysis.
Fixes:
A tactical multicast issue introduced in v11.5.0 has been corrected. Tactical multicast was not enabled regardless of configuration settings.
(JR2 Only): An issue preventing delivery of VLAN-tagged packets out of the JR2 Ethernet interface has been corrected.
A watchdog function has been added to automatically reboot the BreadCrumb if three radio errors are detected within five minutes of one another.
An issue that caused the LED to turn off after zeroization has been corrected.
Firmware Version 11.5.0
April 14, 2014
New Features / Enhancements:
Per-MAC multicast limits are now supported in addition to the existing global and per-source multicast limits, allowing fine-grained control over multicast traffic.
Flood limiting can be configured to disallow bursting such that a minimum inter-packet spacing is enforced, allowing administrators to enforce stricter multicast policies.
A new AP option has been added to disable broadcast probe responses. This can improve the RF environment considerably in dense networks.
A new BCAPI Explorer view has been added for viewing raw BCAPI data. This can be helpful for viewing information that BC|Commander does not otherwise display and for developing alternative BCAPI client applications.
Ethernet link state changes (plug/unplug) are now tracked and reported in BC|Commander. This can assist administrators in finding faulty hardware connected to the mesh.
A new “FIPS-Compatible Mode” has been added that enforces all FIPS 140-2 rules. Note: this implementation is not validated by NIST, but is identical to the implementation currently under NIST review.
Added XSalsa-20 cipher for packet and MAC address encryption, providing considerable performance benefits over AES-based ciphers (actual performance will vary with traffic and RF characteristics). For more information on this cipher, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa20.
A new Channel Overlap report has been added to the Mesh Analysis function, providing a graphical display of spectrum consumption to assist with channel management.
A new “Filter on Selection” feature has been added to temporarily remove all non-selected BreadCrumbs from the current tab, providing a quick means to create a task-focused view.
Columns in tables throughout BC|Commander can now be selectively shown/hidden to support task-specific layouts.
Customized window layouts may now be saved and applied to assist with administrative workflows.
Custom columns may now be added to the Table View using the same syntax as Filters for a fully customized display.
Documentation of IP ports and protocol information required for firewall configuration has been added to the BC|Commander User Guide.
Documentation for Filter and Custom Column syntax (BQL) has been greatly enhanced.
The “APT Only” Ethernet mode has been renamed to “Mesh Only” to clarify its use.
BreadCrumbs with APT peers that disagree on whether they should be in Mesh-Only mode now issue a warning to alert of a potentially unsecure misconfiguration.
Administrators can now force BreadCrumbs to reboot even if they are performing a task (such as taking a Mesh Snapshot) via a new reboot dialog option, reducing the need to visit remote nodes.
BC|Commander can now receive unsolicited discovery responses, allowing it to more quickly display BreadCrumbs that have just been turned on or plugged into a mesh.
BreadCrumbs now issue a warning when enabling TKIP attack countermeasures, helping administrators troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues. For information on countermeasures, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_Key_Integrity_Protocol#Security
Manufacturer information is now displayed for wireless client devices in the Topology View and Clients list. This can help to determine the type of client device. Information is derived from the IEEE OUI database.
When viewing a loaded snapshot, the name of the snapshot file is now displayed, eliminating confusion when reviewing multiple snapshots.
Radio configurations with WEP on 40 MHz-wide channels are now disallowed, matching specifications.
More BC|Commander installers are now available: 64-bit Windows, and Linux .deb and .rpm.
Mesh analysis now shows the index of repeated fields in consistency report, facilitating administrative analysis.
Mesh analysis reports now include time and date, eliminating confusion when reviewing snapshots.
General/Radio/Ethernet detail panes are now individually collapsible, allowing more tailored views that dedicate screen real estate to the information you require.
Additional InstaMesh garbage collection thresholds are now configurable, enabling fine control over InstaMesh memory and CPU consumption. These should only be modified when recommended by Rajant.
Miscellaneous additional enhancements
Fixes:
Two separate issues that could cause a BreadCrumb to stop processing traffic and responding to BC|Commander have been resolved. (Causes were a specific type of ICMPv6 packet and an extremely unusual APT usage scenario)
An issue that could cause Mesh Snapshots to freeze has been resolved.
An issue that could cause immediate failover to a secondary RADIUS server on boot has been corrected.
Two-antenna radios operate at proper performance level when enabling only the second antenna.
ME4 temperature reporting now handles negative Celsius temperatures.
Noise reading accuracy has been improved.
An issue that prevented mesh connection establishment from completing on interfaces that have timed out at the InstaMesh level but not at the radio level has been resolved.
A rounding error in BC|Commander that resulted in incorrect GPS reporting has been resolved.
Miscellaneous additional bug fixes.
Firmware Version 11.4.2
January 15, 2014
- Corrected issue that prevented GPS receivers from being detected during BreadCrumb startup.
Firmware Version 11.4.1
December 19, 2013
Firmware 11.4.1
- Corrected issue that prevented clients from being kicked from non-primary ESSIDs on a radio.
- Corrected issue that prevented installation of v11 firmware on first 50 LX/LX3 units manufactured (Spring 2008)
BC|Commander 11.4.1 (January 27, 2014)
- Corrected issue that prevented offline tilesets from working in map view.
- Corrected issue that caused BC|Commander to wait indefinitely for snapshot results from disconnected BreadCrumbs.
- Added 64-bit installers
Firmware Version 11.4.0
December 11, 2013
BC|Commander 11.4.0
- Minor UI changes (improved labels of some table columns, etc.)
- Added signal strength estimate to Peers and Clients table (see documentation for details)
- Improved collection of snapshot results
- Added a BreadCrumb Computed IP Address calculator to Help menu
- Added ability to create a full application memory dump in order for Rajant to provide better application support
- Added configuration support for ModBus
- Numerous performance enhancements
- Many bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue that would cause BC|Commander to freeze after opening the configuration dialog many times.
- Fixed several multi-select issues in BreadCrumb table.
- Fixed occasional display of incorrect interface info on Topology View link hover
Firmware 11.4.0
- Change to ACL behavior: prior to 11.4.0, ACLs only applied to a BreadCrumb’s Access Point interfaces. ACLs may now be applied to all interfaces of a BreadCrumb, including Ethernet. This is configurable via a checkbox on BC|Commander’s ACL pane.
- Added region coding. BreadCrumbs can now be region-coded for specific countries (currently US, Australia, Brazil). BreadCrumbs that are region-coded will use country-specific default values for some radio settings (channel, bandwith, txpower). If country-specific settings for a particular radio are not available, US defaults are used for that radio.
- Added support for hardware cryptographic acceleration on ME4 (AES-CTR and HMAC-SHA* functions)
- Added serial forwarding via ModBus
- Added support for faster client roaming
- Added caching of IPv6 neighbor discovery similar to existing ARP cache
- Added support for new models: ME4-5009
- Increased allowed power setting on JR2-24 channels 6-11
- Improved reported SNR accuracy for bad connections
- Greatly improved mesh snapshot performance on networks with many connections
- Fixed an issue that allowed users to hide the ESSID of AP0 with v10 compatibility enabled (this is no longer allowed)
- Fixed an issue that prevented ME4 gateway mode from functioning properly
- Corrected an issue that caused LX/LX3 models to continously update firmware via USB
- Numerous performance enhancements and minor bug fixes
Firmware Version 11.3.3
October 17, 2013
- Corrected an issue that caused ethernet link state misreporting on ME4 units.
- Corrected an issue that could cause TRoIP to stop functioning.
Firmware Version 11.3.1
October 14, 2013
BreadCrumb Firmware 11.3.1
- Corrected an issue that could prevent the eth0 port on ME4 units to stop passing data.
- Corrected an issue that could cause ME4 units to corrupt ethernet frames.
- Corrected an issue that could prevent non-native VLANs from working on LX and LX3 units.
Firmware Version 11.3.0
September 16, 2013
BC|Commander Version 11.3.0
- Added topology view link highlighting to InstaMesh trace, allowing users to easily visualize mesh routes.
- Added a simple but powerful filtering language that allows users to include, exclude, or highlight BreadCrumbs on a per-tab level, enabling task-oriented tab configurations. For example, one tab can be configured to show all BreadCrumbs running older firmware builds, another can show only BreadCrumbs connected via APT, and another can show only BreadCrumbs with errors or warnings.
- Added ability to kick clients.
- Added reports to Mesh Analysis.
- Added ability to double-click BreadCrumbs anywhere in application to select that BreadCrumb and shift focus.
- Numerous performance enhancements, particularly for installations with hundreds of BreadCrumbs.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes.
BreadCrumb Firmware 11.3.0
- Implemented a new, patent pending, Rajant technology for faster response times and higher aggregate throughput during heavy spectrum utilization.
- Added native support of SNMP GET
- Added support for 10 MHz and 5 MHz on all 2.4 GHz 802.11g radios.
- Added support for LX4-2225, LX4-2291, LX4-2951, and ME4-5009 models.
- Added encryption of ARP, neighbor discovery, and icmpv6 router solicitation packets when MAC encryption is enabled, even if packet encryption is disabled (uncommon configuration).
- Added temperature reporting for JR2.
- Added ME4 voltage monitoring in mesh snapshots.
- Improved TKD Rekey and GMK Rekey defaults.
- Improved speed of USB upgrades.
- Increased both certified and maximum transmit powers on JR2-50 and JR2-24.
- Improved remote packet capture performance.
- Improved reliability of JR firmware installation.
- Added support for channel 64 on 5 GHz 802.11n radios on ME4-505S and ME4-2450R.
- Improved performance when only perh-hop authentication is turned on.
- Corrected an issue that allowed configuration of blank enabled ESSIDs.
- Corrected an issue that allowed saving of non-unique ESSIDs to the same radio.
- Corrected an issue that could cause APT handshake attempts to wireless peers under some circumstances.
- Corrected an issue that could prevent a BreadCrumb from starting fully if it is a DHCP client and its address request times out.
- Corrected issue causing hostapd error #52.
- Corrected issues causing incorrect costing on ME4 and JR2 under some circumstances.
- Corrected an issue that caused incorrect IP, TCP, and UDP checksums on ME4 for very small packets.
- Improved APT failover time when the APT master is rebooted.
- Improved SNR reporting responsiveness.
- Improved noise reporting responsiveness.
- Miscellaneous performance enhancements.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes.
Firmware Version 11.2.2
July 8, 2013
- An issue causing bad links to have disproportionately high costs has been resolved.
- An issue causing high cost overflows has been resolved.
- An issue causing TRoIP interruptions when TRoIP is reconfigured during an active call has been resolved.
Firmware Version 11.2.0
June 13, 2013
BC|Commander Version 11.2.0
- Added a “Flags” column to BreadCrumb Table to concisely indicate BreadCrumb state, errors, warnings, need to reboot, etc.
- Added “Load Snapshot” functionality to put BC|Commander into an offline mode in which a previous network state can be viewed, enhancing troubleshooting and network analysis.
- Added “Analyze Mesh” functionality to provide link statistics and configuration comparisons similar to those provided via the “nack” tool in v10.
- Added “Sync” functionality in configuration dialog to synchronize individual configuration fields among multiple BreadCrumbs very easily.
- Added KML (Google Earth) export for noise mapping similar to that provided by the “nack” tool in v10.
- Added ability to import a text file containing IP addresses to manual IP address preferences configuration.
- Added “Remove All” to configuration tables.
- Added indication of log/settings directories in Help->About window.
- Added indication of PID (on *nix systems) to Help->About window.
- Revamped Mesh Snapshot dialog.
- Added detection and reporting of TLS/SSL key size error that may occur in some Java installations.
- Added user-selected silencing of specific warnings and errors.
- Added highlighting of peer selections in BreadCrumb Table and Topology View
- Last-used file locations are saved between runs
- Added support for numerous command line options (“bcc11 –help” for usage)
- Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements
Firmware Version 11.2.0
- Added support for JR, JR2, and OEM ME4 models.
- Added BCAPI security configuration for controlling TLS/SSL parameters. Changed default configuration to more widely compatible settings.
- Added wireless packet compression between BreadCrumbs.
- Added Alternate Gateway functionality.
- Added Tactical Multicast functionality.
- Added Remote Packet Capture functionality (will support future RRADS release).
- Added local TRoIP mixing.
- Simplified TRoIP configuration.
- An issue where APT costs are increased when wireless links in the same BreadCrumb have failures has been resolved.
- Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements
Known Issues:
- Channel 11 RF transmit power on JR2-24 is lower than reported, reducing range. To avoid the issue, a different channel should be used. This will be corrected in a future firmware release.
Firmware Version 11.1.1
March 27, 2013
Improvements
- Fixed an issue that caused Mesh Snapshots to hang if the CO passphrase was not the default.
- Fixed an issue that caused configuration changes to be rejected by BreadCrumbs if TRoIP multicast ports are not multiples of 100.
- Fixed an issue that caused tactical multicast to consider some poor links to have low cost.
Firmware Version 11.1.0
March 20, 2013
Improvements
- Added InstaMesh Trace functionality.
- Added ability to configure BCAPI TLS settings.
- Tactical Multicast is now enabled by default for all multicast traffic (configurable via InstaMesh settings)
- Non-bridge-mode ethernet ports now report APT state of “None”.
- Adding groups no longer requires reboot.
- Added window docking framework.
- Added PTT double-tap configuration options to TRoIP.
- Added multicast option to TRoIP.
- Added peer selection highlighting to table and topology views.
- Added user-supplied maps.
- Added “Identify via LED” action.
- Added Cost Weighted Moving Average Interval to InstaMesh settings. Default is now 30 seconds (previous setting when not configurable was 60 seconds).
- Added BCAPI general and gps watch intervals to preferences.
- Added install and reboot after download to preferences.
- Added confirmation for set/clear manual mapview location to preferences.
- Added minimum label wrap threshold to preferences.
- Added command line options & documentation.
- Improved import/export default file locations in preferences.
- Corrected an issue that prevented BreadCrumbs from reestablishing links to peers that switch between v10 compatibility mode and v11 mode.
- Corrected an issue that allowed DHCP server to be enabled when IP address was not computed.
- Corrected an issue that caused an incorrect LED sequence during zeroization.
- Corrected an issue that caused XR5 radios on LX4-2495 units to go to manual compliance mode after zeroiztion.
- Several UI improvements, bug fixes, and performance enhancements.
Firmware Version 11.0.4
February 14, 2013
Improvements
- Corrected several issues that caused v10 settings to be lost during an upgrade.
BC|Commander™ Version 11.0.3
February 14, 2013
Improvements
- (BC|Commander) Added the ability to configure the ESSID of a disabled AP.
- (BC|Commander) Corrected an issue that caused some BreadCrumbs to be unconfigurable during some circumstances.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 11.0.1
February 4, 2013
Improvements
- Corrected an issue that caused v10 settings to be lost during an upgrade.
- Corrected a sporadic BreadCrumb restart issue.
- Corrected power limits for ME4 900MHz radio.
- Corrected power reporting for 802.11n radios.
- (BC|Commander) Removed unsupported preferences from preferences editor.
- (BC|Commander) Corrected caching issue that prevented configuration of some BreadCrumbs if mixed hardware revisions of the same model are present in a network.
- (BC|Commander) Added ability to configure v10 NEK and NAK for v10 compatibility mode.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 11.0.0-rc2
Warning
This is a Release Candidate meant for testing and evaluation by customers and resellers and is not intended for production use.
The following briefly describes some differences that will be seen when switching from v10 to v11. A more complete document is currently being developed.
Any systems running version 11.0.0-rc1 should be zeroized after upgrading to this version.
Please direct any feedback, suggestions, bug reports, etc. to feedback@rajant.com.
Differences between v11 and v10
- BC|Commander no longer uses mDNS for BreadCrumb discovery. v11 now uses UDP multicast on port 35057 (0x88f1) for discovery.
- Mesh links are no longer established based upon ESSID. Instead, mesh links are made based upon a “Network ID” that is
computed based upon:
- Network Name (a free-form name you can give to your network - optional)
- Network Key (a single passphrase or key used to secure your network. This replaces the Network Encryption Key and Network Authentication Key from v10).
- Crypto Settings (packet cipher, MAC cipher, per-hop authentication)
- All ESSIDs may now be hidden.
- Keying to secure a network is now much simpler, accepting a single passphrase or 64-char hex key.
- Multiple mesh encryption and authentication options are now available at a variety of key sizes.
- MAC addresses may now be encrypted.
- Multiple BreadCrumbs may now be configured at the same time. Note: For bulk configuration, all BreadCrumbs must be the same model running the same firmware.
- Multiple layout options are available in the Topology View.
- BC|Commander now supports multiple tabs, enabling rapid switching between different views.
- Tactical Radio over IP (TRoIP) is now supported.
- DHCP Server now defaults to OFF.
- LED Mode now defaults to ON.
- Access Point functionality now defaults to OFF.
- Computed IP addresses now use a different assignment method (still result in 10...1 addresses)
- Several APT changes:
- True APT costing (vs. fixed cost of 1000 in v10)
- APT failover without fallback (eliminates disruption when previous APT master comes back online)
- Default timeout of 45 seconds (vs. 6 seconds in v10)
- Default keepalive interval of 2 seconds (vs. 4 seconds in v10)
- APT discovery packets are now UDP/IPv6 multicast to FF02::1, port 2210 (vs. modified IPv4 ARPs in v10)
Not Yet Implemented in v11
v10 settings are NOT currently retained when upgrading to v11.
Several v10 features are not yet available in version 11. These will be added in future versions:
- InstaMesh Trace
- Enterprise AP security options
- Export tables to .csv file
- USB Flash Manager
- Manual BreadCrumb Addition by IP Address
- Peer Link Filters
- Preferences Editor
Known Issues
- Maximum supported radio power is misreported (too high). Actual maximum radio power will be equivalent to v10.
- Button control of LED when in “Alerts Only” mode does not function properly.
- Clicking a link in the map view between a BreadCrumb with GPS and a BreadCrumb without GPS does not bring up the link details window.
- Gateway IP address is not displayed in details pane when it is obtained via DHCP.
- USB firmware updates do not install on LX/LX3.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 11.0.0-rc1
Warning
This is a Release Candidate meant for testing and evaluation by customers and resellers and is not intended for production use.
The following briefly describes some differences that will be seen when switching from v10 to v11. A more complete document is currently being developed.
Note that there may be significant changes between this version and the next release candidate, based upon testing and customer feedback. Rajant will recommend that any systems running this release candidate are zeroized after upgrading to a subsequent version.
Please direct any feedback, suggestions, bug reports, etc. to feedback@rajant.com.
Differences between v11 and v10
- BC|Commander no longer uses mDNS for BreadCrumb discovery. v11 now uses UDP multicast on port 35057 (0x88f1) for discovery.
- Mesh links are no longer established based upon ESSID. Instead, mesh links are made based upon a “Network ID” that is
computed based upon:
- Network Name (a free-form name you can give to your network - optional)
- Network Key (a single passphrase or key used to secure your network. This replaces the Network Encryption Key and Network Authentication Key from v10).
- Crypto Settings (packet cipher, MAC cipher, per-hop authentication)
- All ESSIDs may now be hidden.
- Keying to secure a network is now much simpler, accepting a single passphrase or 64-char hex key.
- Multiple mesh encryption and authentication options are now available at a variety of key sizes.
- MAC addresses may now be encrypted.
- Multiple BreadCrumbs may now be configured at the same time. Note: For bulk configuration, all BreadCrumbs must be the same model running the same firmware.
- Multiple layout options are available in the Topology View.
- BC|Commander now supports multiple tabs, enabling rapid switching between different views.
- Tactical Radio over IP (TRoIP) is now supported.
- DHCP Server now defaults to OFF.
- LED Mode now defaults to ON.
- Access Point functionality now defaults to OFF.
- Computed IP addresses now use a different assignment method (still result in 10...1 addresses)
- Several APT changes:
- True APT costing (vs. fixed cost of 1000 in v10)
- APT failover without fallback (eliminates disruption when previous APT master comes back online)
- Default timeout of 45 seconds (vs. 6 seconds in v10)
- Default keepalive interval of 2 seconds (vs. 4 seconds in v10)
- APT discovery packets are now UDP/IPv6 multicast to FF02::1, port 2210 (vs. modified IPv4 ARPs in v10)
Not Yet Implemented in v11
v10 settings are NOT currently retained when upgrading to v11.
Several v10 features are not yet available in version 11. These will be added in future versions:
- InstaMesh Trace
- Export tables to .csv file
- USB Flash Manager
- Map View
- Manual BreadCrumb Addition by IP Address
- Peer Link Filters
- Preferences Editor
Known Issues
- Maximum supported radio power is misreported (too high). Actual maximum radio power will be equivalent to v10.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 11.0.0
December 10, 2012
This is the first production release of v11 firmware. Any systems running version 11.0.0-rc1 or 11.0.0-rc2 should be zeroized after upgrading to this version.
Warning
There is a known issue in v11.0.0 that causes v10 settings to be lost during an upgrade. Rajant recommends that any upgrades from v10 to v11 upgrade from v10.28 or higher directly to a later version
The following briefly describes some differences that will be seen when switching from v10 to v11. A more complete document is currently being developed and should be on the website soon.
Please direct any feedback, suggestions, bug reports, etc. to feedback@rajant.com.
Note
There is a known issue in v11.0.0-rc2 that causes over-the-air firmware transfers to take a very long time. If this affects your upgrade from v11.0.0-rc2 to 11.0.0, Rajant suggests using USB to perform this upgrade.
Differences between v11 and v10
- BC|Commander no longer uses mDNS for BreadCrumb discovery. v11 now uses UDP multicast on port 35057 (0x88f1) for discovery.
- Mesh links are no longer established based upon ESSID. Instead, mesh links are made based upon a “Network ID” that is
computed based upon:
- Network Name (a free-form name you can give to your network - optional)
- Network Key (a single passphrase or key used to secure your network. This replaces the Network Encryption Key and Network Authentication Key from v10).
- Crypto Settings (packet cipher, MAC cipher, per-hop authentication, network key sequence number)
- All ESSIDs may now be hidden.
- Keying to secure a network is now much simpler, accepting a single passphrase or 64-char hex key.
- Multiple mesh encryption and authentication options are now available at a variety of key sizes.
- MAC addresses may now be encrypted.
- Multiple BreadCrumbs may now be configured at the same time. Note: For bulk configuration, all BreadCrumbs must be the same model running the same firmware.
- Multiple layout options are available in the Topology View.
- BC|Commander now supports multiple tabs, enabling rapid switching between different views.
- Tactical Radio over IP (TRoIP) is now supported.
- DHCP Server now defaults to OFF.
- LED Mode now defaults to ON.
- The default 5GHz channel is now 153 at 20 MHz bandwidth (was: 152 at 40 MHz)
- Access Point functionality now defaults to OFF.
- Computed IP addresses now use a different assignment method (still result in 10...1 addresses, but different addresses from v10)
- Several APT changes:
- True APT costing (vs. fixed cost of 1000 in v10)
- APT failover without fallback (eliminates disruption when previous APT master comes back online)
- Default timeout of 45 seconds (vs. 6 seconds in v10)
- Default keepalive interval of 2 seconds (vs. 4 seconds in v10)
- APT discovery packets are now UDP/IPv6 multicast to FF02::1, port 2210 (vs. modified IPv4 ARPs in v10)
Not Yet Implemented in v11
Some v10 features are not yet available in version 11. These may be added in future versions:
- InstaMesh Trace
- Export tables to .csv file
- Peer Link Filters
- Kicking Clients
- Client Nicknames
- User-Supplied Maps
- 802.11 Compression
- 802.11 Fast Frames
Known Issues (to be corrected in future releases)
Firmware
- Low range settings (< 1000m) on 5GHz radios result in high costs.
- 802.11n behaves erratically when only the second antenna is enabled.
- Noise floor measurements are delayed.
- 5GHz 802.11N radios are not compatible with 40MHz Turbo Mode on 802.11A radios. Non-turbo channels should be used if a mixed 5GHz 802.11A/802.11N configuration is desired.
BC|Commander
- Screen panning is disabled in Default Layout and Spring Layout in the Topology View.
- Very long BreadCrumb names can exceed the width of the BreadCrumb icon in the Topology View.
- Pasting a hex color value into a preference field does not change the background color of the field in preference editor.
- The “Hide Single Tab” preference requires a BC|Commander restart in order to take effect.
- Displayed clients are hidden automatically when the Topology View layout is changed.
- Only up to 32 clients per BreadCrumb may be displayed in the Topology View. More than 32 clients is represented by a multi-client icon indicating the number of clients.
- The client MAC address may exceed the width of the client icon (Linux only - this can be corrected by installing the “mscorefonts” package).
- If a client is dragged by the user in the Topology View, its location becomes fixed on the screen and it no longer “follows” the BreadCrumb(s) to which it is associated. This can be worked around by hiding and then re-showing clients.
- Selection of multiple clients in the Topology View is disabled.
- Running BC|Commander over NX can result in display issues or NX crashes, depending upon the NX client in use. This can be worked around by launching BC|Commander with the “–no-topo” and “–no-render” command line options. Note: this will run BC|Commander without a Topology View.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.33
Improvements
- Corrected an issue with the failsafe partition that can require Rajant factory servicing if an LX or LX3 is interrupted during a firmware upgrade.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.32
Improvements
- Added more channels and bandwidth options to 5GHz radios.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.31
Improvements
- Added support for partial bandwidth on all 900Mz models.
- Reduced bandwidth consumed by BreadCrumb discovery process. The effect is most noticeable on larger networks.
- Improved firmware update process reliability.
- Resolved a settings corruption issue that could occur under some circumstances.
- Resolved an alternate gateway mode issue that resulted in a duplicated IP address.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.30
Improvements
- Added support for new model: LX4-2955
- Added Ingress Gateway mode for performing reverse (inbound) NAT on eth0.
- Increased maximum transmit power in professional mode for some radios.
- Added bandwidth control for several radios (2.4GHz, 4.9GHz, 5.8GHz)
- Limited 900MHz radios on newer models to Channel 7 (922 MHz) at 10 MHz or 5 MHz bandwidth for Australia and Brazil.
- Corrected OTA firmware update issue that could arise in some circumstances.
- Improved detection and reporting of ethernet errors on startup.
- Minor bug fixes.
- (BC|Commander) Added BC|Commander-specific JVM to installation package.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.28
Improvements
- Modified LED behavior during zeroization to only blink yellow at one rate while zeroizing, rather than change rates during the zeroization process. Changing rates may cause a user to believe that zeroization has completed and therefore power cycle the BreadCrumb and interrupt the process, rendering a BreadCrumb inoperable.
- Corrected an issue that would cause radio initialization to fail if a secondary ESSID is enabled but blank. This combination of settings is no longer possible.
- Corrected an issue that could cause BreadCrumbs to send packets with QoS headers to peers running v9 firmware (which does not support QoS headers). This only affects networks running mixed v9/v10 firmware versions.
- Corrected an issue that caused failed firmware transfers to restart from the beginning of the file rather than resume where interrupted.
- Improved APT performance on lossy ethernet segments.
- (LX/LX3/UX only) Corrected an issue introduced in v10.27 that prevented USB firmware installation from succeeding.
- Minor bug fixes.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.27c
Important Notes Before Upgrading
A small number of units shipped between May 2011 and October 2011 share MAC addresses assigned to their ethernet interfaces. If two or more units sharing the same MAC addresses are operational on the same network, unpredictable behavior may result.
To rectify this problem, this firmware update will perform a one-time MAC address reassignment on those units identified as having the potential of sharing one of its MAC addresses with another unit. After running this update, the fix is permanent even if the firmware on the device is downgraded to a pre-10.27 release.
What to do if you identify MAC address collisions after installing v10.27
If BreadCrumbs with duplicate MAC addresses are identified or suspected, remove one of the BreadCrumbs from service and contact your Rajant support engineer or support@rajant.com with the serial numbers and MAC addresses of the problematic units. Rajant will correct the issue as quickly as possible.
We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may cause. Rajant and its suppliers have enacted new quality control procedures to prevent this error from recurring.
Important Change to VLAN Configuration
As of version 10.27, BC|Commander Enterprise Edition is required to configure VLAN functionality on BreadCrumbs. If you do not have a BC|Commander Enterprise Edition license, please contact your Rajant sales representative.
New Features
- Added USB-based zeroize function
- Added 5MHz and 10MHz bandwidth support for newer 900MHz radios
- Added 1.4GHz radio support
- Added support for new model LX4-2154 (2.4GHz/1.4GHz/5.8GHz/4.9GHz)
- Added more hardware self-testing at startup
- Improved EEPROM corruption handling
- Added gratuitous ARP reply during startup. This allows a BreadCrumb to be swapped with another BreadCrumb with the same IP address and be immediately functional.
- (BC|Commander) VLAN configuration requires BC|Commander Enterprise Edition license
- (BC|Commander) Returned to earlier installation process in lieu of WebStart.
Other Improvements
- Resolved MAC address collisions (see “Important Notes” section, above)
- Corrected an issue that resulted in BCAPI OS and USERAGENT being reported incorrectly.
- Corrected an issue that could cause some peers to be unreported to BC|Commander.
- Corrected an issue that allowed two radios in the same BreadCrumb to be set to the same channel number.
- Corrected an issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to hang on boot under some circumstances.
- (LX4 models only) Corrected an issue that caused unexpected zeroization under some circumstances.
v10.27a
Version 10.27a is an update to 10.27 and corrects a cosmetic issue that caused 900MHz radio channels to be shown as operating in the 2.4GHz band in BC|Commander. This issue only existed in v10.27.
v10.27b
Version 10.27b is an update to 10.27 and corrects an issue that could cause over-the-air firmware transfers to fail several times before succeeding. This issue only existed in v10.27 and v10.27a.
v10.27c
Version 10.27c is an update to 10.27 that restores reporting of certain InstaMesh statistics via BCAPI. These statistics were unreported in v10.27-v10.27b.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.25
Important Notes Before Upgrading
You may encounter issues launching BC|Commander if:
- The first time you launched it was through the “Online Launch + Install” link, AND
- You are now trying to launch it while not connected to the Internet.
If this is the case, Rajant recommends upgrading your Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to version 1.6.0_24 or higher. The latest version can be downloaded from http://java.com.
Since 10.24, BC|Commander does not uninstall previous versions during install. This means that it supports installing multiple versions at the same time. An “Uninstall” section has been added to the User Guide.
New Features
- Added BreadCrumb temperature reporting and ability to add temperature column to BC|Commander’s table view.
- Added support for LX4-2488.
Other Improvements
- (ME3 and LX4 models only) - Enhanced memory management to greatly increase the number of simultaneous peer connections possible.
- (UX models only) - Several improvements in battery monitoring and reporting have been added.
- An issue that could prevent the LED from indicating a warning or error code has been resolved.
- An issue that could prevent the displaying of GPS data if satellite acquisition takes a long time has been resolved.
- (All models except ME2) - An issue that resulted in inconsistent behavior of the reset button on under heavy CPU load has been resolved.
- An issue that could result in incorrect APT status if the ethernet port is disconnected and quickly reconnected has been resolved.
- An issue that resulted in truncated host flap warning messages has been resolved.
- (ME2 only) - an issue preventing the remote reboot of ME2 units has been resolved.
- An issue resulting in noncommunication with units until reboot after downgrade to v10.23 has been resolved.
- An issue preventing correct APT behavior for BreadCrumbs with more than 8 ESSIDs has been resolved.
- An issue that could result in LLDP packet misidentification as STP has been resolved.
- General performance improvements and enhancements.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.24b
Important Notes Before Upgrading
You may encounter issues launching BC|Commander if:
- The first time you launched it was through the “Online Launch + Install” link, AND
- You are now trying to launch it while not connected to the Internet.
If this is the case, Rajant recommends upgrading your Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to version 1.6.0_24 or higher. The latest version can be downloaded from http://java.com.
Since 10.24, BC|Commander does not uninstall previous versions during install. This means that it supports installing multiple versions at the same time. An “Uninstall” section has been added to the User Guide.
Version 10.24 introduces a new warning code (81) when a remote reboot is issued. This warning includes the username and IP address of the administrator that rebooted the BreadCrumb, and will be shown for approximately ten minutes after the BreadCrumb is rebooted.
Radios now default to “Professional Mode.” Existing settings will be preserved after an upgrade.
BC|Commander now uses Java Web Start to update and launch. See the BC|Commander User Guide for details on the installation and launch process.
New Features
- BreadCrumbs that have been rebooted by an administrator report the username and IP address of the rebooter.
- Added support for LX4-4442.
- Added battery fault detection for UX2400.
- (BC|Commander) Save/load settings now includes LED settings and battery warning/error thresholds.
- (BC|Commander) Added GPS speed and track information to detail panel.
- (BC|Commander) Wireless scan results may now be copied to clipboard or saved to file.
Other Improvements
- Significant performance and scalability improvements.
- (BC|Commander) improved installation and upgrade process.
- Added support or up to two instances of Mine Site Tracker per radio with up to four ESSIDs enabled (previously three).
- Added support for Aeroscout with up to four ESSIDs enabled (previously three).
- LED may now be enabled during USB flash when LED mode is “Off (switchable)”
- More partial-bandwidth channels have been added in 4.8GHz range.
- APT handshaking now requires common FIPS mode among peers.
- (BC|Commander) Improved copy-and-paste behavior of InstaMesh Trace output.
- (BC|Commander) List of available columns in table view is now sorted alphabetically.
- (BC|Commander) Application layout now persists between launches (frame & column positions, etc.)
- (BC|Commander) An issue that could cause the first selected BreadCrumb to not update the detail pane has been resolved.
- (BCAPI) Added reporting of per-radio and per-ethernet port packet and byte counts.
- An issue that could cause a radio to stop transmitting in some circumstances has been corrected.
- Improved ethernet performance when configured for 10Mbps half duplex.
- Improved reading of UX2400 battery gas gauge.
- Improved reporting of undetected radio (now indicates which expected radio was undetected).
- Improved interoperability with BreadCrumbs running version 9.
- Improved UDP performance on LX4 models.
- Improved wireless client performance.
- Improved handling of wireless clients on non-primary ESSIDs.
v10.24a
Version 10.24a is an update to 10.24 and corrects an issue that could prevent the saving of configuration changes including the following:
- VLAN numbers greater than 999
- Any of the WPA or WPA2 “Mixed” AP security options
- Some port forwarding combinations
v10.24b
Version 10.24b is an update to 10.24a and corrects an issue on the BreadCrumb UX2400 model that could result in erroneous low battery indications or battery errors under some circumstances. Other models do not require this update.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.23
Important Notes Before Upgrading
The default channel for the first 4.9GHz radio in a BreadCrumb has been changed from 40 to 20.
New Features
- Added support for LX4-4442.
- Added per-radio control of compression and fast frame radio settings. This reduces susceptibility to noise. Fast frames are not supported on 4.4GHz and 900MHz radios.
- Added radio bandwidth control for 4.9GHz radios.
Other Improvements
- Improved ethernet autonegotiation, forced duplex, and forced speed handling.
- Improved handling of several RF issues without requiring reboot.
- Improved ME3 battery reliability.
- Updated handling of Mine Site Tracker/Aeroscout tags with CCX tag format to drop tags.
- Updated validation rules to prevent leading zeros in IP address octets. Leading zeros (e.g., in the “010” in “192.010.3.4”) indicacate that their respective octets should be interpreted as octal, rather than decimal, numbers. This can result in unexpected behavior for those not familiar with this uncommon format.
- Updated validation rules to limit beacon interval setting to valid range.
- An issue that caused the wrong frequency to be displayed for 900MHz radios in InstaMesh trace results has been corrected.
- An issue that could result in duplicate packet deliveries on poor links in some circumstances has been corrected.
- An issue that could cause a BreadCrumb to reboot under extremely heavy load has been corrected.
- (BC|Commander) An issue that could prevent the “Save” button from enabling after loading settings in some circumstances has been corrected.
- (BC|Commander) Changed display of channel power options to only show average power. Earlier versions showed both average and peak power. Peak power numbers, however, vary greatly among radios and were therefore not sufficiently accurate.
- General performance improvements.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.21
Improvements
- Decreased sensitivity to potential radio issue, reducing false positive error messages.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.20
New Features
- (Battery-operated models) Added low battery warning and low battery error conditions reported via LED and BC|Commander to call administrator attention to low battery.
- (UX) Set low battery warning default to 720 minutes and low battery error default to 60 minutes (customizable via BC|Commander).
- (ME2 and ME3) Set low battery warning default to 60 minutes and low battery error default to 30 minutes (customizable via BC|Commander).
Other Improvements
- Improved the addition and removal of connections in the presence of high interference.
- General performance improvements.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.19
Note
Version 10.19 introduces a subtle change in the meaning of the InstaMesh flood limiting configuration fields. See below for details.
Note
Version 10.19 changes the default channel number for 900MHz radios from 6 to 5.
New Features
- (New Models) Added support for several new LX4 models
Other Improvements
- Addressed issue in which one BreadCrumb transceiver would stop receiving packets under some circumstances.
- (BC|Commander) Addressed issue that prevented BreadCrumb discovery under some circumstances.
- (BC|Commander) Addressed issue in which all BreadCrumbs were displayed in the “Connection Pending” state until BC|Commander was restarted.
- Improved logging in mesh snapshots for Rajant analysis.
- Changed the default channel assignment for 900MHz to channel 5 from channel 6.
- Improved flood limiting to be based upon counts of packets received, rather than packets sent. May require administration configuration change if flood limiting is already in use. (“Packets sent” includes packets duplicated for non-BRA mesh interfaces, multiple radios, and APT connections, whereas “packets received” only includes the original packet received by the BreadCrumb).
- Changed MAC address of a BreadCrumb’s local port to always be based on the first Ethernet port.
- (UX) improved Aeroscout and MineSite Tracker support.
- Improved the addition and removal of connections in the presence of high interference.
- General performance improvements have been implemented.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.18
New Features
- A duplex mode configuration option for ethernet ports has been added (required for connecting to legacy ethernet hardware) .
- MAC address post-flap quarantine has been improved to only block one port during the quarantine period.
- APT connection establishment speed has been increased.
- Status LED now displays both link state and error/warning codes (if any).
- General performance improvements have been implemented.
Other Improvements
- An issue that resulted in BreadCrumb reboots when a large number of MAC addresses flap in a short period of time has been resolved.
- (BC|Commander) An issue that prevented listing of all available channels on 4.9GHz radios has been resolved.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.17
Note
If upgrading from a version earlier than 10.15, be sure to read the 10.15 installation notes before upgrading.
Improvements
- Full-sized VLAN-tagged frames are no longer dropped.
- An issue that prevented installation of InstaMesh® licenses when secondary ESSIDs are enabled or when radios are disabled has been resolved.
- (BC|Commander) InstaMesh license response import now allows directory traversal.
- (BC|Commander) An issue that resulted in two BreadCrumb reboots' being necessary in some cases after InstaMesh license installation has been resolved.
- (BC|Commander) Minor display issues resolved.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.16
Note
If upgrading from a version earlier than 10.15, be sure to read the 10.15 installation notes before upgrading.
New Features
- A new LED mode, “Off (switchable)” has been added. In this mode the LED is OFF until the user presses and holds the status button for a few seconds. “Off (non-switchable)” cannot be enabled via the status button.
- (ME3) The “Off (switchable)” LED mode is the default mode for ME3 models.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.15
Important Notes Before Upgrading
BC|Commander v10.14 or newer is required in order to discover BreadCrumbs running firmware v10.14 or newer. Because v10.14 was not widely released, v10.15 may be the first version you install with this requirement.
As of firmware v10.14, a status LED that is set to OFF via BC|Commander is not turned on via the status button. This is to prevent accidental illumination during nighttime operations.
As of firmware v10.15, an InstaMesh license key is required for all BreadCrumbs. All new BreadCrumbs shipped with firmware 10.15 or newer have this license preinstalled.
Most BreadCrumbs shipped prior to the release of v10.14 will automatically install a license included in their firmware when upgraded to 10.15 or newer.
Any BreadCrumbs running firmware v10.15 or newer that can NOT have install an InstaMesh license automatically indicate error code 311 and will reboot every fifteen minutes.
A license may be obtained and installed for these BreadCrumbs automatically using BC|Commander 10.15 or newer, via the “Mesh” -> “InstaMesh Licenses” menu. If the BC|Commander workstation has Internet access, the keys may be retrieved immediately from Rajant using your Rajant download credentials. If Internet access is not available on the BC|Commander workstation, a license request file may be exported and sent to instamesh_license_request@rajant.com at a later time. The license file that is emailed back may then be imported via the same menu, after which BC|Commander will automatically install the licenses onto their respective BreadCrumbs as the BreadCrumbs become available.
New Features
- (BC|Commander) Added “Configuration Fingerprint” table view column option to help identify misconfigured BreadCrumbs in large networks
- (All Models) Added self-test for software integrity check at startup
- (All Models) Added support for RSTP and MSTP
- Added support for LX3-2454
Other Improvements
- (BC|Commander) Improved initial connection process for large networks
- (All Models) General performance improvements
- (All Models) General protocol enhancements
- (All Models) Reduced time to establish APT connections
- (All Models) Reduced firmware image size
- (ME3) Zeroize button hold time has increased from ten seconds to thirty seconds in order to reduce accidental zeroization
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.12
New Features
- MAC flap warning displayed in BC|Commander now includes the MAC address that has flapped.
- ESSID broadcast may now be disabled on all secondary ESSIDs.
- Cisco STP packets are now filtered at APT ingress.
- Cisco HSRP packets are no longer quarantined, preventing some MAC flap scenarios.
- Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (UAPSD / WMM Power Save) is now supported and enabled by default.
- (BC|Commander) The map displayed in BC|Commander Enterprise Edition may now be cleared.
- (BC|Commander) Maximum mesh-snapshot wait time has been increased to allow more snapshot responses to be received from large meshes.
- Support for new ME3-family BreadCrumb models has been added.
- BreadCrumb LED may now be enabled/disabled via software, or may be placed into an “Alerts Only” mode in which the LED is off during normal operation.
Other Improvements
- RADIUS secret minimum lengths have been reduced from eight characters to one, allowing authentication via RADIUS servers using short shared secrets.
- Noise reporting issues introduced in v10.10 have been resolved.
- (LX models): Resolved issue that caused GPS and wlan1 to fail if USB GPS is active and any radio interface experienced high traffic.
- (BC|Commander): Eliminated an erroneous “license expired” warning for new installations.
- (BC|Commander): Resolved an issue that would prevent the updating of the detail panels on the right side of the window when a BreadCrumb is selected in the topology or table view under certain circumstances.
- (BC|Commander): Resolved an issue that would cause selected BreadCrumbs to be deselected without any user action under certain circumstances.
- (BC|Commander): The Upload Firmware dialog now remembers options between invocations in a single BC|Commander session.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.10
New Features
- (BC|Commander) Radio configuration dialog now provides configuration of AeroScout tag information reporting to AeroScout and Mine Site Tracker servers.
- (BC|Commander) Poorly-performing half-bandwidth channels (4 and 7) on 900MHz radios have been removed from radio configuration.
- (BC|Commander) Radio configuration now indicates both average and peak power for each power setting.
- (BC|Commander) System alerts can now be cleared by an administrator.
- (BC|Commander) Several performance improvements have been implemented.
- (BC|Commander Enterprise Edition) A GPS map file editor is now included.
- (BC|Commander Enterprise Edition) Radios now support a “Scan” mode that will scan for access points and clients.
- AeroScout tag support has been added.
Other Improvements
- Performance has been improved in in high-interference environments.
- Scalability has been increased.
- ARP proxy caching algorithm has been improved.
- DHCP performance for wireless clients has been improved.
- APT connection establishment and failover has been improved.
- Handling of poor connections has been improved.
- Support for several new BreadCrumb models has been added.
- Several minor issues have been resolved.
- General performance improvements have been implemented.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.08
Note
As of version 10.08, an Enterprise Edition of BC|Commander is being offered with additional features focused on large or complex networks. Contact your Rajant sales representative for pricing.
New Features
- (BC|Commander) APT connections are now displayed in the Topology View as dashed white lines.
- (BC|Commander) Cryptographic keys (WEP, WPA, NAK, NEK) can now be randomly generated.
- (BC|Commander) NAK and NEK keys may now be based on a passphrase.
- (BC|Commander) Pending firmware uploads may be canceled.
- (BC|Commander) Altitude and Antenna Offset fields have been added to the general settings.
- (BC|Commander) If a GPS receiver is connected to a BreadCrumb, the BreadCrumb’s location may be copied to the manual lat/long/alt fields. The BreadCrumb will then continue to store its location when the GPS receiver is removed. This can be used to store the positions of static BreadCrumb installations without dedicating a GPS receiver to each.
- (BC|Commander) Mesh snapshots may now include comments describing the current environment and reasons for taking the snapshot.
- (BC|Commander) Mesh snapshot default filenames now include timestamps.
- (BC|Commander) WPA2 Enterprise security options (i.e., RADIUS) now requires BC|Commander Enterprise Edition.
- (BC|Commander Enterprise Edition) Peer Link Filters have been added (via Mesh menu) to limit the reporting of peer links to those matching specific queries (e.g., by SNR, signal strength, etc.)
- (BC|Commander Enterprise Edition) The Topology View now supports GPS-based positioning over a user-specified map.
- (BC|Commander Enterprise Edition) An “InstaMesh Trace” function has been added to provide advanced troubleshooting.
Other Improvements
- QoS support has been improved.
- Several performance enhancements have been implemented.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.06
Improvements
- Performance improvements for networks with nodes leaving range of one another and then quickly returning.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.05
Note
Rajant advises that BreadCrumbs running v10.04 be rebooted immediately prior to any over-the-air firmware upgrades to 10.05. Failure to do so may result in a failed upgrade, which would require a USB-based upgrade to resolve.
New Features
- (LX) GPS Reporting: LX BreadCrumbs may have a Rajant-supplied external GPS receiver connected via USB for automatic reporting of position. A new tool called ‘netcrumbler’ provides a way to use this information to provide a mesh coverage map. A future release of BC|Commander will include a GPS-based topology view with map overlay.
- Protocol adjustments to improve APT interoperability with Cisco switches.
- Added temporary quarantine for duplicated MAC addresses
- (BC|Commander) Load/Save Configuration: allows some or all of a BreadCrumb’s configuration to be saved to and loaded from a file. This can be used to apply common settings to BreadCrumbs in a consistent way.
- (BC|Commander) Port Forwarding: BreadCrumbs in gateway mode may now forward externally-sourced IP traffic to devices within the mesh based upon destination port.
- (BC|Commander) APT Connection Drawing: APT connections are now indicated with white lines in the topology view.
- (BC|Commander) BCAPI Minimum Update Interval: the frequency with which BreadCrumbs report their status to administrators may be adjusted, reducing overhead traffic on large networks.
- (BC|Commander) Network Snapshot Changes: Snapshots may now be taken of selected BreadCrumbs only, and snapshot responses from BreadCrumbs are now temporally spaced to reduce their impact on large networks.
Other Improvements
- Significant performance improvements
- Multiple minor issues resolved.
Firmware and BC|Commander™ Version 10.04
This release introduces several new features. See the full documentation for details concerning their use.
New Features
- Added over-the-air rekeying capability. This feature allows encryption keys to be transmitted via a wireless connection, if enabled by the crypto officer.
- Added support for up to four ESSIDs per radio.
- Added VLAN and QoS support.
- Added 802.11i support. BreadCrumbs now support WPA and WPA2 in both personal and enterprise modes (with external RADIUS server). Both CCMP and TKIP ciphers are supported. Personal encryption supports both passphrase and raw (hex) key specification. WPA/WPA2 mixed mode supported.
- Added STP filtering feature for improved APT integration with existing wired networks.
- (BC|Commander) Added BCAPI Minimum Update Interval field to Instamesh™ configuration tab. This field controls the rate at which information is forwarded to administrators. On networks with a large number of administrators, increasing this number will reduce the administrative overhead workload on BreadCrumbs and reduce administrative bandwidth consumption.
- (BC|Commander) Added mixed version warning dialog to alert user when a mesh is running multiple versions of the BreadCrumb firmware.
- (BC|Commander) Added interface for specifying IP addresses of BreadCrumbs to manage on a remote network.
- (BC|Commander) Added ‘—nosound’ command line option to disable all sounds.
Other Improvements
- Resolved issue that prevented status button from toggling LED behavior on some ME2s.
- Overall performance improvements.
- (BC|Commander) Improved efficiency of multicast discovery process.
- (BC|Commander) Improved over-the-air flash functionality.
- (BC|Commander) Improved sorting of data throughout application.
Firmware and BC|Ccommander™ Version 10.03
New Features
- Provided a warning dialog if the mesh is running a mix of firmware versions.
Other Improvements
- Resolved an issue that prevented normal operation after a long period of time with multiple poor connections.
- General performance improvements.
Firmware Version 10.02
New Features
- Added option to select ‘professional installer’ mode.
- Added ability to adjust transmit power for each transceiver when in ‘professional installer’ mode.
- Added U-NII mid-band frequency support for 5 GHz radios.
- Added BC|Replay application for recording and playback of BC|Commander sessions.
- Added Network Snapshot functionality to gather information from all BreadCrumbs® to assist with Rajant-provided technical support.
Other Improvements
- Resolved an issue that prevented the built-in DHCP server from being disabled when a BreadCrumb’s IP address is not determined using the ‘Computed’ method.
- Other minor enhancements.
Firmware Version 10.01
Version 10.01 is a new Major Revision of the BreadCrumb firmware and management software. It adds a number of new features and a framework in which still more functionality can be added that is not possible in version 9. While version 9 will still be supported, version 10 is Rajant’s focus for future software development.
Note
Version 10 is only compatible with version 9 when operating in a special compatibility mode with reduced functionality. This is intended to allow the upgrading of fielded units from v9 to v10 rather than enable long-term operation of mixed-version networks.
Some of the most significant changes from version 9 are:
- Less administrative overhead: messaging associated with BC|Commander (the v10 successor to BCAdmin) consumes considerably less bandwidth than messaging for BCAdmin, allowing multiple simultaneous administrators with minimal impact on performance.
- Improved security: In addition to backbone encryption (which v9 also has), administrative communications are both encrypted and password-protected. There are three levels of administrator: a read-only user who cannot make changes to the network, an admin user who can modify networking settings, and a crypto officer user who can change any setting at all, including cryptographic keys.
- Pre-mesh handshaking: BreadCrumbs running v10 perform a cryptographic handshake prior to meshing with one another. This increases security (in v9 any BreadCrumb can join a mesh simply by sharing its ESSID) and prevents the establishment of “one-way” connections, in which one BreadCrumb can hear the other, but not the reverse.
- BCAPI (BreadCrumb API): Customers can integrate BreadCrumb monitoring and administration with their own applications via a simple programming interface.
- More advanced configuration options: Complicated networks (e.g., 100+ nodes) may require tuning of internal meshing parameters for optimal performance. In v10, these parameters may be set by an administrator.
- Connection-oriented administration: in v9, administrative messages are sent via UDP at regular intervals. A v9 BreadCrumb is considered “down” when it has not been heard from for some arbitrary period of time (60 seconds by default). In v10, broken connections are detected immediately at the network layer, resulting in a much more up-to-date administrative interface.
- Flexible access control: MAC-based ACLs may now be set on a per-BreadCrumb basis.
- Better error reporting: v10 reports a variety of error conditions via its LED, helping to troubleshoot networks in the field.