User guide

Release9.5ReleaseNotes
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Issue2,October2009  Page12
2 FeaturesandEnhancements
The following sections list features and enhancements for Release 9.5.
2.1 RELEASE9.5ENHANCEMENTS
Release 9.5 adds the enhancements listed in Table 3.
Table 3: Release 9.5 enhancements
Enhancement
Type / Section
Enhancement Summary
Regulatory
2.3
Changes for 5-GHz Radios
set to United States Region
Code
A 5.2-, 5.4-, or 5.7-GHz P10 or higher AP or BH with a
Region Code set to United States and upgraded to
Release 9.5 will no longer be configurable to another
Region Code by installers or end users.
5.4-GHz radios with a United States Region Code will
not transmit in the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
(TDWR) band of 5600 to 5650 MHz.
Network
2.4
AP – DHCP Relay/Option 82
Two Configurations:
1) Full Relay Operation
2) Only Insert Option 82
Enabling DHCP Relay at the AP will allow the DHCP
server to know which SM was used to obtain an address
at a given time. It also allows the DHCP server to be
located anywhere on the network since the relay will take
broadcast DHCP packets and send them to a Unicast
server in unicast mode. This way the DHCP requests and
replies can be routed like any other UDP packet. An
alternative option is to select Only Insert Option 82 which
leaves the DHCP request on its broadcast domain as
opposed to DHCP Full Relay Operation which will turn it
into a unicast packet.
Network
2.5
SM/BH – Large VC Data
Queue
SMs or BHs that are experiencing packet loss in the uplink
due to bursting IP traffic (for example, video surveillance
applications) will benefit from enabling the Large VC Data
Queue.
Network
2.6
SNMP Updates for SM
Registration Failures
SNMP registration failure table and status traps.
Security
2.7
AP/SM Pre-Shared Key
Authentication
Configurable AP authentication key mechanism to
authenticate SMs using a user-configurable pre-shared
authentication key. In earlier releases, authentication
required the use of a Prizm Bandwidth Authentication
Server.
Security
2.8
Ability to Hide Site Info from
Guest Users on SM
SM site information can be hidden from a guest user and
only shown if a user logs in as an administrator.
Authentication
2.9
Increasing Number of Prizm
Authentication Servers on
AP
Two additional authentication servers have been added,
for a total of five, to the AP’s Configuration =>Security
web page.
Authentication
2.10
PPPoE CHAP
Authentication Support
The PPPoE authentication type selection has been
changed from PAP only to CHAP/PAP.