What's new in 6.48.6 (2021-Dec-03 12:15):

MAJOR CHANGES IN v6.48.6:
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!) device-mode - added feature locking mechanism;
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*) certificate - improved stability when sending bogus SCEP message;
*) quickset - use 5GHz interface's country for "Home AP Dual" configuration;
*) system - improved system stability if device is upgraded from RouterOS and/or RouterBOOT v6.41.4 or older;
*) upgrade - added new "upgrade" channel for upgrades between major versions;
*) winbox - do not allow to add/remove W60G interfaces;
*) wireless - added U-NII-2 support for US and Canada country profiles for cAP ac XL and QRT 5 ac;

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What's new in 7.6 (2022-Oct-17 13:55):

*) bgp - added support for BGP advertisement displaying (CLI only);
*) bgp - fixed reporting of session uptime;
*) bgp - improved session establishment speed after bootup;
*) bonding - fixed ARP monitor packets with bond's MAC address;
*) bonding - improved interface stability on slave configuration changes;
*) bonding - reduce "actual-mtu" according to interface "l2mtu";
*) branding - execute "autorun.scr" file when installing branding package;
*) capsman - fixed RADIUS accounting when EAP is used;
*) certificate - fixed SHA1 certificate name lookup;
*) certificate - improved certificate management, signing and storing processes;
*) certificate - restricted maximum retry attempt window for Let's Encrypt certificate to 60 minutes;
*) container - added "start-on-boot" parameter for automatic container startup;
*) container - allow changing container related parameters while it is running;
*) container - fixed usage of non-authenticated registries;
*) dhcpv4-server - fixed matcher functionality;
*) dhcpv4-server - fixed RADIUS accounting for local leases;
*) dhcpv4-server - improved service stability when removing dynamic leases;
*) dhcpv6-client - fixed false error status reporting when server offers T1 or T2 value as 0;
*) dns - added "match-subdomain" option for static entries (CLI only);
*) dot1x - fixed incorrect error when using "mac-auth";
*) ethernet - added "5Gbps" option for speed setting;
*) firewall - added "src/dst-address-type" parameter under "IPv6/Firewall/Mangle" menu;
*) firewall - disable IRC NAT helper on upgrade;
*) firewall - fixed IPv6 filtering with "in/out-interface" matcher that is in VRF;
*) firewall - fixed IRC NAT helper (CVE-2022-2663);
*) firewall - fixed usage of "netmap" action for IPv6 source NAT;
*) health - fixed fan speed and temperature reporting on CCR1072;
*) health - improved voltage reading on RBmAP-2nD;
*) hotspot - fixed service initialization when HTML directory configured on an external disk;
*) hotspot - fixed SSL usage on all HotSpot pages;
*) hotspot - improved stability when receiving bogus packets;
*) hotspot - limit maximum allowed connections based on free RAM resources;
*) hotspot - removed "routerboard.com" URL from default HotSpot advertise;
*) interface - added warning when interface has configured "mtu" higher than "l2mtu";
*) ipsec - added "invalid-packets" counter for Installed SA's menu;
*) ipsec - fixed packet processing by hardware encryption engine on MMIPS devices;
*) l3hw - added "l3hw-settings" sub menu under the switch menu;
*) l3hw - added support for IPv6 route offloading (disabled by default);
*) l3hw - fixed "H" flag presence for accelerated connection tracking entries;
*) l3hw - fixed possible packet loss when using HW offloaded NAT;
*) l3hw - improved connected host offloading on startup;
*) l3hw - improved connected IPv6 host offloading when routing table is nearly full for 98DX224S, 98DX226S, and 98DX3236 switch chips;
*) l3hw - improved system stability;
*) l3hw - made route offloading selection work only on unicast;
*) lte - added interface name in MTU debug logging message;
*) lte - added periodic IPv6 RS to trigger IPv6 adress acquisition for non-MBIM modems;
*) lte - added support for Neoway N75-EA;
*) lte - added support to perform FOTA upgrade from local file for EG12-EA, EG18-EA, RG502Q-AE, EG06-A, EP06-A modems;
*) lte - disabled RPLMN on Chateau 5G;
*) lte - fixed at-chat on Telit FN980m;
*) lte - fixed handover from UMTS to LTE when PS activation had failed for MBIM modems;
*) lte - fixed MBIM modem initialization;
*) lte - fixed re-attaching on PS detach for MBIM modems;
*) lte - removed reconnect delay after receiving DETACH notification for MBIM modems;
*) macsec - added configuration support with VLAN, ARP, DHCP and bridge tagging/untagging;
*) macsec - added logging support with "debug" and "dot1x" topics;
*) macsec - added support for MTU and L2MTU;
*) macsec - fixed interface after Ethernet link down;
*) macsec - fixed interface statistics and missing properties;
*) macsec - fixed interface status;
*) macsec - fixed multiple interface creation on different Ethernet ports
*) macsec - improved interface stability;
*) macsec - improved system stability for TILE and RB5009 devices;
*) macsec - removed interface from SMIPS devices;
*) mac-telnet - respect interface MTU setting when sending packets for MAC-Telnet and MAC-WinBox;
*) netwatch - fixed string variable values in script;
*) ntp - improved initial synchronization speed after bootup;
*) ospf - added SHA hashing for authentication;
*) ospf - fixed area "no-summary" setting;
*) ospf - fixed checksum calculation;
*) ospf - fixed displaying of VRF interface in related logs;
*) ospf - fixed transmit of LSA/ACK's on p2p interfaces;
*) ospf - improved logging when invalid configuration is detected;
*) ospf - refresh OSPFv3 interface configuration when IPv6 network becomes available;
*) ovpn - added IPv6 support;
*) ovpn - added VRF support for client;
*) ppp - fixed memory leak;
*) ppp - improved service stability when multiple users disconnect simultaneously;
*) pppoe - fixed MRU negotiation even when it is set to 1500;
*) qsfp - added interface temperature warnings and shutdown;
*) queue - improved stability for CAKE type queues;
*) radius - require "policy" policy for "login" service configuration;
*) rip - fixed passwordless MD5 authentication;
*) route-filter - fixed filtering for multiple community routes;
*) route-filter - fixed memory allocation when moving entries;
*) route - fixed disappearance of inactive static routes after upgrade;
*) route - fixed memory leak;
*) routerboard - return router's short name in "model" parameter;
*) routerboard - set "Delete" as default key to enter booter menu ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) serial - added support for newer PL2303 serial controllers;
*) sfp - improved QSFP/SFP interface stability for 98DXxxxx and 98PX1012 switches;
*) sms - added "status-report-request" parameter for "send" command;
*) sms - fixed handling of SMS send attempts on unsupported modems;
*) snmp - improved retrieval of routing related OID's;
*) snmp - improved stability when receiving bogus packets;
*) ssh - increased key generation timeout;
*) sstp - added VRF support for client;
*) supout - added tr069-client section;
*) supout - removed duplicate "bridge-controller" section;
*) switch - improved traffic forwarding at 5Gbps rate for 98DX8525, 98DX4310 switches;
*) system - renamed error messages when trying to edit or remove dynamic entries;
*) tile - improved system stability when processing packets;
*) tr069-client - do not allow ":" symbols in username;
*) tr069-client - fixed reporting of "X_MIKROTIK_MimoRSRP" parameter;
*) user-manager - accept any username for outer authentication;
*) user-manager - added "comment" parameter for batch user creation;
*) user-manager - added support for multiple accounting sessions;
*) user-manager - added variables to print profile name and end time in voucher templates;
*) user-manager - allow specifying router's address as subnet;
*) user-manager - fixed "migrate-legacy-db" command;
*) user-manager - fixed session expiry when it is stopped by Disconnect-Request;
*) user-manager - forced username verification against client's certificate for EAP-TLS;
*) user-manager - use "Class" attribute to associate user's accounting session;
*) user - removed unused "dude" policy;
*) vrrp - fixed connection tracking synchronization on MMIPS and MIPSBE devices;
*) vxlan - added IPv6 support for remote VTEPs (only IPv4 or IPv6 will be used at the same time, use "vteps-ip-version" property on VXLAN interface to change the version);
*) w60g - improved system stability (introduced in v7.5);
*) webfig - fixed creation of new IPv6 routes;
*) webfig - fixed displaying of "Last Seen" parameter under "IP/DHCP Server/Leases" menu;
*) webfig - fixed hex input for "Host Uniq" field;
*) webfig - fixed unsetting of "endpoint-address" parameter under "WireGuard/Peers" menu;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed enabling of unconfigured interfaces;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed malfunction of WPA3 hash-to-element technique when enabled on multiple interfaces;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed RADIUS accounting after fast-transition;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed "WPA Key Data Length" value in EAPOL frame when FT-EAP-SHA384 AKM is used;
*) winbox - added "Active" prefix for current remote and local session ID fields for L2TP-Ether interfaces;
*) winbox - added "address-list" parameter under "IP/DNS/Static" menu;
*) winbox - added "File Name" option for "Load Config" parameter under "System/SwOS" menu;
*) winbox - added icon for TR069-client menu;
*) winbox - added MACsec support;
*) winbox - added quick filtering option for route list;
*) winbox - added "Rapid Commit" parameter support under "IPv6/DHCP-Server" menu;
*) winbox - added "Reset Traffic Counters" button for all interfaces;
*) winbox - added "type" and "status-report-request" parameters under "Tools/SMS" menu;
*) winbox - allow "timeout" value to be less than 1 under "Tools/Netwatch" menu;
*) winbox - allow to rename mounted disks;
*) winbox - changed order of tabs under "User Manager" menu;
*) winbox - changed "uptime" parameter format when using the wifiwave2 package;
*) winbox - do not show unavailable features on SMIPS devices;
*) winbox - fixed interface traffic graph drawing on RB5009;
*) winbox - fixed maximum allowed value for VRRP's "priority" parameter;
*) winbox - fixed "Session Uptime" value for not established sessions under "Routing/BGP" menu;
*) winbox - fixed "Session Uptime" value under "Routing/BGP" menu;
*) winbox - fixed "System/SwOS" window refreshing after changes are detected;
*) winbox - fixed "User Manager/User Profiles" window refreshing after changes are detected;
*) winbox - made "backup.swb" the default value for SwOS backup;
*) winbox - made sessions removable in "User Manager" menu;
*) winbox - show "F" flag for failed entries under "Interfaces/VRRP" menu;
*) winbox - show "Switch" menu on Chateau LTE18 ax;
*) winbox - show "System/Health" only on boards that have health monitoring;
*) winbox - show "System/RouterBOARD/Mode Button" on devices that have such feature;
*) wireguard - strip whitespaces from keys;
*) wireless - disallowed using "default" as scan list or channel names;
*) wireless - fixed incorrectly applied ingress priority to non-wireless packets;
*) wireless - fixed missing wireless interface on some RB921GS-5HPacD devices;
*) www - improved stability when receiving bogus packets;
*) x86 - improved ixgbe driver support;

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What's new in 7.7beta9 (2022-Nov-30 14:54):

Changes in this release:

*) bgp - added comment functionality for BGP VPN (CLI only);
*) bluetooth - added unique advertise message filtering;
*) bridge - fixed master port conversion;
*) bridge - fixed R/M/STP bridge identifier on protocol-mode change;
*) conntrack - improved system stability when processing SCTP connections on TILE;
*) disk - improved external storage file system mounting, formatting and naming;
*) dns - fixed resolving of FWD entries (introduced in v7.7beta8);
*) dns - improved resolved static entry addition to address list;
*) health - fixed firmware update process on CCR1036-8G-2S+ (introduced in v7.7beta8);
*) hotspot - improved system stability when clients migrate between bridge ports or VLANs;
*) ike2 - fixed rekey notify creation;
*) interface - do not allow adding invalid "veth" interfaces;
*) l3hw - fixed host offloading in a case of MAC address change;
*) l3hw - fixed offloaded NAT for CRS309 switch;
*) lte - added AT channel support for Telit FN990;
*) netinstall - fixed netinstal procedure on RouterBOOT versions from 3.27 to 6.41;
*) ovpn - added "CBC" postfix to AES cipher names;
*) ovpn - added hardware acceleration support for IPQ-6010;
*) switch - improved 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G interface stability for 98DX8208, 98DX8212, 98DX8332, 98DX3257, 98DX4310, 98DX8525, 98DX3255, 98PX1012 switches;
*) switch - increased the maximum value of "rate" for ACL rules;
*) vrrp - always use slave interface MTU;
*) vrrp - improved interface stability on configuration changes;
*) webfig - fixed accessing of WebFig when "Interface" menu is disabled by skin;
*) wifiwave2 - released packages for MMIPS, PPC, TILE and x86;
*) x86 - added support for SUN 10G NICs;
*) x86 - improved igc driver support;

Other changes since v7.6:

*) bgp - improved BGP advertisement printing;
*) bgp - improved BGP session load distribution across multiple CPU cores;
*) bonding - properly detect VPLS interface state changes;
*) branding - fixed identity setting from branding package;
*) bridge - added support for static MDB entries;
*) bridge - disallow port-controller while the bridge has MSTP enabled;
*) bridge - fixed "edge=yes" setting for MSTP;
*) bridge - fixed host moving with fast-path;
*) bridge - fixed incorrect root port blocking for MSTP;
*) bridge - fixed mst-override port priority for MSTP;
*) bridge - fixed MSTP compatibility with STP;
*) bridge - fixed port priority for STP and RSTP;
*) bridge - fixed RSTP BCP with bridged PPP interfaces;
*) bridge - fixed STP blocking state on port-controller;
*) bridge - improved port-controller system stability;
*) bridge - improved system stability when using MSTP and many VLAN mappings;
*) bridge - removed "age" monitoring property from the host table;
*) certificate - improved certificate management, signing and storing processes;
*) conntrack - improved system stability when PPTP helper is used;
*) container - fixed access to "/dev/stderr" from containers;
*) container - fixed handling of groups and usernames from Dockerfile;
*) container - fixed tar extracting;
*) container - made "ram" and "tmp" directories use tmpfs;
*) crs1xx/2xx - fixed "new-customer-pcp" setting for ACL rules;
*) dhcpv6-client - handle receiving of invalid T1 and T2 times;
*) discovery - added "discovered-by" parameter to indicate which protocol discovered the neighbor;
*) discovery - added "mode" parameter for discovery configuration;
*) discovery - fixed neighbor discovery on Mesh interfaces;
*) discovery - report IPv6 LL address if global address does not exist;
*) dns - do not query upstream DNS servers for matched regex records;
*) dns - fixed changing of "forward-to" parameter for FWD entries;
*) dns - fixed handling of CNAME entry pointing to another FWD entry;
*) filesystem - fixed repartition on devices with containers;
*) firewall - added "set-priority" option for IPv6 mangle firewall;
*) firewall - made "dynamic" parameter settable for IPv4 address lists;
*) hotspot - added "install-hotspot-queue" parameter to control dynamic queue creation (CLI only);
*) hotspot - fixed maximum allowed connections limitation;
*) hotspot - fixed minor memory leak after each successful login from WEB;
*) ike1 - fixed XAuth responder trying to recreate phase 1;
*) ike1 - improved expired IPsec-SA processing;
*) ike2 - added support for ChaChaPoly1305 encryption (CLI only);
*) ike2 - added support for DH Group 31 (EC25519) (CLI only);
*) ike2 - improved certificate payload parsing;
*) interface - improved system stability when handling large packets on CCR2216;
*) ipsec - added hardware acceleration support for IPQ-6010;
*) ipsec - added support for AVX optimized SHA acceleration;
*) ipsec - improved "H" (hw-aead) flag presence for accelerated SA's;
*) ipsec - improved configuration of IPsec proposal auth-algorithms;
*) ipsec - improved IKE payload processing;
*) ipsec - removed Blowfish and Camellia encryption algorithms for IKE;
*) ipv6 - do not generate LL addresses for VPN interfaces when IPv6 is disabled;
*) ipv6 - do not use invalid/disabled global addresses for IPv6 ND;
*) l2tp - added VRF support for L2TP Ether interfaces;
*) l3hw - improved system stability when disabling or enabling L3HW offloading;
*) lte - added CA information in 5G mode;
*) lte - fixed error handling on opening AT control channel;
*) lte - fixed new MTU value validation;
*) lte - show band number in "ca-band" in NSA mode on Chateau 5G;
*) lte - use RSRP value reported by MBIM signal for MBIM type modems;
*) lte - validate bearer count when activating MBIM modem;
*) macsec - fixed packet duplication on Ethernet interface;
*) macsec - fixed packet transmission using traffic-generator;
*) macsec - fixed packet validation;
*) mpls - added VPLS LDP information in remote/local-mappings;
*) netinstall - added "-i " parameter for Netinstall (CLI Linux);
*) netinstall - improved automatic netbooting interface selection;
*) netwatch - added support for "https-get" type (CLI only);
*) netwatch - fixed reporting of VRF name in logging messages;
*) netwatch - improved "interval" and "packet-interval" coexistence for ICMP type;
*) ntp - log error message when server is unreachable;
*) ospf - fixed MD5 checksum calculation;
*) ospf - fixed simple authentication and checksums for NBMA and PTMP links;
*) ospf - fixed virtual-link address selection for PTP links;
*) ovpn - added "route-nopull" option for client side;
*) ovpn - added support for IPv6 tunnelling;
*) ovpn - fixed "Called-Station-Id" usage in RADIUS requests;
*) package - fixed missing menus when both "lora" and "wifiwave2" packages are installed;
*) ping - fixed ARP ping;
*) port - added serial port support for Telit FB990 modem;
*) port - do not show unusable USB port on hAP ax^2;
*) ppp - changed default lease time of dynamic DHCPv6 server to 1 day;
*) ppp - do not inherit routing mark for encapsulated packets;
*) ppp - fixed displaying of "info" command for PPP client;
*) ppp - improved authentication method negotiation;
*) quickset - fixed addition of bridge filter rules in bridged mode;
*) quickset - fixed interface list member table on configuration changes;
*) quickset - update DNS server IP address when changing router's IP address;
*) rb4011 - fixed reporting of current CPU frequency and changed default frequency to "auto";
*) sfp - added 2.5G SFP module support for RB5009;
*) sfp - allow usage of "10G Base-LR" mode for XS+31LC10D module;
*) snmp - added support for "lldpRemLocalPortNum" OID's;
*) ssh - added support for Ed25519 key exchange;
*) ssh - do not allow SHA1 usage with strong crypto enabled;
*) ssh - fixed handling of non standard size RSA keys;
*) supout - added missing IPv6 firewall sections;
*) supout - added MSTI and mst-override monitor for bridge MSTP;
*) switch - avoid packet corruption in some setups for 98DX3257, 98DX3255, 98DX4310, 98DX8525 and 98PX1012 switches;
*) switch - fixed egress mirror for 98DX4310 and 98DX8525 switches;
*) switch - fixed Ethernet monitor when disabling auto-negotiation for 10G interfaces for 98DX8212 switch (introduce in v7.7beta3);
*) switch - fixed SFP Tx disable when changing auto-negotiation settings for 98DXxxxx and 98PX1012 switches;
*) switch - hide invalid settings for 98DX3255 and 98DX8525 switch chips;
*) switch - improved 10G, 25G and 40G interface stability for 98DX8208, 98DX8212, 98DX8332, 98DX3257, 98DX4310, 98DX8525, 98DX3255, 98DX8525, 98PX1012 switches;
*) switch - improved 10Gbps Ethernet interface stability for 98DX8212 switch;
*) switch - improved 25G interface stability for 98PX1012, 98DX4310 and 98DX8525 switches (introduced in v7.6);
*) swos - fixed "allow-from-ports" setting;
*) swos - improved default SwOS backup file name;
*) system - allow up to 4GB of RAM allocation per process on x86, ARM64 and TILE;
*) system - improved handling of user policies;
*) tr069-client - updated data model to version 2.15;
*) traffic-flow - fixed sending of sampling interval;
*) tunnels - added VRF support for EoIP, IPIP and GRE tunnels;
*) vpls - expose VPLS related debug logs to "vpls" logging topic;
*) vxlan - added "local-address" parameter support;
*) vxlan - added VRF support;
*) w60g - improved system stability for Cube Pro devices;
*) webfig - ensure login page is displayed after each log out;
*) webfig - fixed displaying of VRF routes;
*) webfig - fixed input validation for "VPLS ID" parameter;
*) webfig - fixed setting of "DHCP Option Set" parameter;
*) webfig - improved WEB caching capabilities;
*) webfig - properly detect current location for navigation buttons;
*) webfig - properly show limited number of available options;
*) wifiwave2 - added "datapath" settings to configure data forwarding for an interface (CLI only);
*) wifiwave2 - added "ft-preserve-vlanid" parameter to control whether to change VLAN ID after FT;
*) wifiwave2 - added "provisioning" menu to automatically assign interface configurations to radios (CLI only);
*) wifiwave2 - added disable/enable commands to configuration profile sub-menus (CLI only);
*) wifiwave2 - added initial CAPsMAN support (only compatible with wifiwave2 interfaces) (CLI only);
*) wifiwave2 - added interworking/Hotspot 2.0 support (CLI only);
*) wifiwave2 - added more informative log messages on configuration profile changes;
*) wifiwave2 - added option to set per-client vlan-id in access list (only supported on 802.11ax interfaces) (CLI only);
*) wifiwave2 - do not permit a client device to be connected to more than one interface at a time;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed "radio-mac" provisioning matcher;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed 4-way handshake with TKIP;
*) wifiwave2 - improved general system stability;
*) wifiwave2 - improved system stability when multiple virtual AP are configured;
*) wifiwave2 - properly report interface on which traffic is received when multiple station interfaces are used concurrently;
*) wifiwave2 - removed maximum limit for group key update interval and changed the default to 1 day;
*) winbox - added "Active" prefix for current "Circuit ID" and "Cookie Length" fields for L2TP-Ether interfaces;
*) winbox - added "Make Static" button to "IP/DHCP Server/Leases" menu;
*) winbox - fixed minor typo in "Zerotier" menu;
*) winbox - improved handling of large WinBox protocol messages;
*) winbox - properly save "Interfaces/Detect Internet/Detect Internet State" menu in session file;
*) winbox - show "Switch" menu on Chateau 5G ax;
*) winbox - show "System/Health/Settings" only on boards that have configurable values;
*) winbox - show "System/RouterBOARD/Mode Button" on devices that have such feature;
*) winbox - show "USB Power Reset" menu on Chateau 5G ax;
*) wireless - fixed setting of realms interworking parameter if realms-raw is unset;

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What's new in 6.49.7 (2022-Oct-11 17:37):

*) branding - fixed execution of "autorun.scr" file when installing branding package (introduced in v6.47);
*) routerboot - prevent enabling "protected-routerboot" on unsupported factory firmware versions;
*) routerboot - properly reset system configuration when protected bootloader is enabled and reset button used;
*) system - improved handling of user policies;
*) wireless - fixed disconnection of connected client while running background scan on wAP ac and wAP R ac devices;
*) wireless - fixed missing wireless interface on some RB921GS-5HPacD devices;

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