Comtech EF Data / Stampede
FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.2.2
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Chapter: Using This Document
Section: Release Notes
MN-FXSERIESADM6 Rev 6
Release Notes
Version 6.2.2 Functionality Enhancements
These new features have been developed in response to customer feedback and market analysis for the
purpose of increasing the interoperability of the FX Series with other CEFD products, to ease moving between
screens and to broaden the scope of environments where FX Series can be deployed. This release adds the
following new features:
The FX Series Administrative User
Interface has new pull-down
navigation structure instead of
menu icons.
This allows enhanced and reorganized tabs for quick and easy direct access to all sub menus. This
Header with pull downs allows direct access and is positioned at the top of all Web GUI screens.
The dynamic ACM screen is gone and is now part of the 'Link' screen
Multi-Level QoS supports multiple modems with ACM. There are now 3 levels of QoS instead of 1
ACM can now be configured to support non-Comtech modems
Point-to-multipoint packet compression is supported
SNMP can now be configured from the Administrative User Interface
Ability to monitor and configure active-flows has been added
Network status screen now clearly illustrates connectivity problems
QoS Queue and Link Monitor screens now show up to 30 days of history
Operations->Backup-Restore now allows you to restore just optimization setting without affecting
management settings
Improvements to source IP preservation in NAT environments
Ability to configure access control on HTTP URLs in L7 application policies
The default for the Administrative Web GUI is set to run over HTTP. (SSL default is now disabled).
Note:
If version 6.1.1 was installed, then SSL will still be set to “Enabled” as the default to use when
logging in to the Administrative Web GUI.
Version 6.1.1 Functionality Enhancements
Package Release 6.1
new features were developed in response to customer feedback and market analysis for
the purpose of increasing the interoperability of the FX Series with other CEFD products and to broaden the
scope of environments where FX Series can be deployed.
This release adds the following new features:
Quality of Service
QoS only license is now rate limited at 700 Mbps instead of 500 Mbps
New protocol filter options for SCTP, PTPv1, PTPv3
Added support for VLAN priority in the QoS filters