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Cambium PTP 500 Series Release Notes

System Release 500-05-02

1 INTRODUCTION
This document provides information for the Cambium Networks PTP 500 Series System Release PTP 500-05-02. Software updates for PTP products are available from: www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/ptp/software The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The recommendations, technical data, configurations and statements in this document are believed to be reliable and accurate, but are presented without implied or express warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any product specified in this document. The information in this document is proprietary to Cambium Networks Ltd.

2 PTP VARIANTS
This System Release is compatible with all PTP 500 hardware variants.

3 RELEASED PRODUCTS
3.1 Embedded software
ODU: Boot software, BOOT-00-02 Recovery software, RECOVERY-05-01 Main application software, 500-05-02 Management Information Base (MIB), 500-05-02 PTP-SYNC: Boot Loader, v0.04 Firmware, v00.07 Main application software, v01.01

3.2 Link Planner software

Link Planner 3.3.0.

3.3 User guide

PTP 300/500 User Guide, phn-2511 003v000.

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4 NEW FEATURES
4.1 New 5.8 GHz region codes
System Release 500-05-02 supports the following additional regions: Greece Portugal Iceland Serbia Finland Switzerland Liechtenstein

4.2 Rationalised attribute names for password complexity rules

In 500-05-01, the syslog messages that report changes to password complexity rules are not consistent with the display strings used to identify the associated complexity rules in the web-based interface. The attribute names used in web-based controls and syslog messages have been made identical in 500-05-02.

4.3 View Summary and Status Pages without Login

In 500-05-02, the existing "Disable Front Page Login" control name on the Web-Page Properties page has been renamed as "View Summary and Status Pages without Login" to more clearly express the purpose of the control, and the meaning of the Enabled and Disabled options.

4.4 Security wizard control for cross-site request forgery protection

In 500-05-02, the existing Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) Protection attribute has been added to Step 7 of the Security Wizard. This provides an opportunity to select XSRF protection whilst configuring HTTPS/TLS.

4.5 Security-related parameters in back-up and restore

In 500-05-02, the following attribute values have been added to configuration back-up and restore: Auto Logout Period Maximum Number Of Login Attempts Login Attempt Lockout Action Login Attempt Lockout Period Minimum Password Change Period Minimum Password Length

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Password Reuse Webpage Session Control Password Can Contain User Name Minimum Mandatory Characters Maximum Repeated Characters Maximum Consecutive Characters Maximum Sequential Characters Maximum Repeated Pattern Length Match Reversed Patterns Minimum Number Of Changed Characters Special Characters Display Login Information Require Acknowledgement Of Notices Cross Site Request Forgery Protection These parameters are associated with the security configuration, but they do not include critical security parameters (CSPs). Note that the Identity-Based User Accounts attribute is not saved, and so a unit will always be configured for role-based user accounts after restoration of stored configuration.

5 PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS CORRECTED

5.1 Syslog message is not sent when the syslog client is disabled
In earlier releases, a syslog message is not generated when the syslog client is disabled. This has been corrected in 500-05-02.

5.2 Syslog message Tx Max Power does not match attribute name Maximum Transmit Power
In 500-05-02, changes to transmitter power are reported using the attribute name Maximum Transmit Power, to match the attribute name on the System Status web-page.

5.3 Inconsistent read/write access in SNMP MIB

In earlier releases, some objects in the PTP 500 SNMP MIB have read/write access in the application software, but are reported as read-only in the published MIB. This problem has been corrected in 500-05-02. In 500-05-02, the hTTPSAccessEnabled object in the SNMP MIB now has read/write access. Also, the following objects in the SNMP MIB now cannot be set when SNMP Control Of HTTP And Telnet is set to disabled:

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hTTPAccessEnabled hTTPSAccessEnabled telnetAccessEnabled hTTPPortNumber hTTPSPortNumber telnetPortNumber

5.4 User account names not reset by Reset To Factory Defaults button
In earlier releases, the Reset To Factory Defaults button on the Local User Accounts webpage resets passwords of all identity-based accounts, and disables accounts 4 to 10, as expected. However, the existing account names are not reset for accounts 4 to 10. In 50005-02 account names are correctly reset for all accounts.

5.5 SNMP MIB syntax errors

In earlier releases, the SNMP MIB contains some subtle syntax errors that are detected by certain MIB browsers including Castle Rock SNMPc, Solarwinds Workspace, and NuDesign Visual MIBrowser Pro. These syntax errors have been corrected in 500-05-02.

5.6 MD5 authentication problems in SNMPv3

In earlier releases, SNMP transactions using MD5 authentication fail occasionally, sometimes resulting in a reboot of the ODU. This problem has been corrected in 500-05-02.

6 KNOWN PROBLEMS OR LIMITATIONS

6.1 PTP-SYNC Cluster Master in Recovery mode
A limitation of Recovery Mode exists when TDD Sync is enabled and where the Cluster Master is configured to provide cluster timing from its internal reference rather than from a GPS source. When the Cluster Master is placed into Recovery Mode, the timing it supplies to the Cluster Slaves is invalid. However, the Cluster Slaves will continually try and lock to the invalid signal causing the entire cluster to operate incorrectly. As a consequence, it is recommended to unplug the link between the Cluster Master PTPSYNC and the next PTP-SYNC before putting the Cluster Master into Recovery Mode. Doing so will allow the Cluster Slave to continue operating at least for the TDD Sync holdover period (10 min).

6.2 Passwords reset on upgrade to 500-05-02

System Release 500-05-01 introduced several improvements in password management and, as a consequence of these changes, the password for the web-based management network will be reset to the default (blank) value on upgrade from any release earlier than 500-0500.

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Take care to set a suitable password following the upgrade from 500-04-02 or earlier release to 500-05-02. Alternatively, enable the new identity-based user accounts, create accounts as necessary, and set a suitable password for each account.

7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For Technical Support, please visit our support pages at: www.cambiumnetworks.com/support

Or contact the PTP Technical Support helpdesk using the phone numbers available from:
http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/technical.php

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