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
Version 6.0.3 Functionality Enhancements
These 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 and to broaden the scope of
environments where FX Series can be deployed.
This release adds the following new features:
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is now supported in ACM Filter Definitions.
If MPLS is selected, then the “MPLS Label” and “MPLS experimental bits” fields will be enabled as
filter criteria.
The default for Dynamic ACM Polling Method Parameters is changed.
The default setting is now the Modem type, with the pull-down choices including:
CDM-750, CDM-625, CDM-760, CDM-800, CDM-840, and CTOG-250.
The default is the CDM-750
L5 functionality has been enhanced with the following improvements
Pre-connect option has been removed from the L5 form
Enable acceleration has been added to the L5 form
It now includes the ability to define a “*” policy for L5. A “*” is a port range of 1-65535.
Other changes include:
VLAN Mode has been added to the general screen for (Trunk or Access)
Fail-to-Wire option has been added to the general screen (on or off)
ACM QOS Section of the Current Status screen has an added report “Throughput by QoS with an
updated description of “By Modem”
Version 6.0.2 Functionality Enhancements
These 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 and to broaden the scope of
environments where FX Series can be deployed.
This release adds the following new features:
Mesh Network Configuration
Mesh network optimization is now supported with two appliances at each site.
Multicator modifications
Configuration settings have been simplified and located on one main screen on the Web Admin
Guide. The Multicator icon will appear on a single screen if an in-path interface is enabled.
QOS modification for FTP
FTP is now an option on the QOS filter screen. If FTP is selected, the FX automatically tracks the data
ports associated with FTP transfers by monitoring the activity on the FTP control port, which is
defaulted to port 21 upon initial selection. The FTP control port may be changed.
WCCP is now enabled on FX Series Remote
WCCP functionality for the FX Series Remote is now available and follows the
configuration/installation patterns which have been available on the FX Series ADC.
Redundancy modifications
The process for setting up these options has been simplified.
