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Important Note: This may not be the latest firmware release. To see the latest firmware release, refer to sk165734.
What's New
IPv6
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ND (Neighbor Discovery) Proxy for delegating ISP SLAC prefix to Internal network (RFC 4389).
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IPv6 internet probing - Automatically detect loss of connectivity to default gateway when working in IPv6 mode.
Access Policy
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VoIP wizard enhancements which simplify configuration of the most common VoIP topologies.
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Bypass the SSL Inspection for specific devices based on their MAC Addresses. For more information, see sk175544.
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Use Updatable objects in Firewall Access Policy on appliances.
Quantum Spark Portal (SMP)
Access Control
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Enable 802.1x based authentication on LAN ports when working with RADIUS Servers.
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MAC Address based filtering "Allow" list - for 1500/1600/1800 appliances.
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MAC Address based filtering "Deny" list - Ability to add a deny list mode to MAC address filtering that can block access to any MAC address that exists in the MAC address filtering table - for 1500/1600/1800 appliances.
General
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Send encrypted security logs to user-defined external syslog server over TLS for locally managed appliances.
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Fast Cluster failover with OSPF.
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Appliance can act as an NTP Server.
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System logs search.
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Upgrade your 700/1400 device to the new 1600/1800 Appliance Series which includes all configurations and Access policies. for more information, see sk170162.
Supported Appliances
- 1500 Series: 1530, 1550, 1570, 1570R, and 1590 appliances.
- 1600 appliances.
- 1800 appliances.
Downloads
- Check the MD5 of the downloaded package before you install it.
- To download these packages, you need a Software Subscription or Active Support Plan.
- 10 February 2022: These are the latest General Availability releases that can be downloaded directly from this article. They replace Build 992002577. Refer to the "Revision History" section for older versions.
- Build 992002613 for 1500 appliances
- Build 992002614 for 1600/1800 appliances
Known Limitations and Resolved Issues
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To view the Known Limitations and Resolved Issues for this release, see sk159772. This is a master list of all issues, arranged according to features.
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For Known Limitations involving IPv6, see sk174348.
Enhancements
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DHCP Server
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Identity Awareness
Documentation
Revision History