Table of Contents
Important Note: This may not be the latest firmware release. To see the latest firmware release, refer to
sk179615.
What's New
Security
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Smart Accel - A new acceleration technique on Quantum Spark Appliances applicable for high-bandwidth, mainly streaming applications (supported in Locally Managed.
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IoT Protect (Centrally Managed)
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Two-Factor Authentication for VPN remote access via email and SMS (supported in Locally Managed)
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Simple onboarding with Harmony Connect
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SSL inspection per device type - The ability to inspect secured traffic for selected assets (i.e.: laptop\ desktop\ mobile)
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Remote Access VPN Strongswan (VPN 3rd party)
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IDA Collector – Collects information about identities and their associated IP addresses, and sends it to the Security Gateway for identity enforcement
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Support Threat Prevention over SSH tunnels
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Updatable objects and FQDN in Locally Managed mode (NAT/SSL/TP) - Use fully qualified domain name (FQDN) object in the NAT policy, TP and SSL exception
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Support IOC feeds
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SD-WAN local break out and overlay as Early Availability (Centrally Managed)
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Auto SSL certificate update – Automatically updates the list of CAs which are used by SSL inspection on a daily basis
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Cipher utility tool - Enable/disable certificates that are used by SSL inspections/portal.
- Cloud backup service for uploading Gateway settings for devices managed by Spark Management
Networking
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Dynamic Routing configuration from WebUI, OSPF, BGP, and Route Redistribution for single Gateway and Cluster
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IPv6 support
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Cluster enhancements
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TACACS+ authentication
Monitoring and Diagnostics
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.
- 27 February 2023: R81.10.05 Build 996001254 image has been released for 1500 / 1600 / 1800 appliances, replacing Build 996001204.
Important: To centrally manage the appliances, you must be running R81.10 with Take 66 and higher, or R81.20.
Known Limitations and Resolved Issues
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To view the Known Limitations and Resolved Issues for this release, see sk178604. This is a master list of all issues, arranged according to features.
In the filter field above each table, enter the string to search for desired results. All rows with relevant information are shown.
Example:
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For Known Limitations involving IPv6, see sk174348.
Documentation
Revision History
