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 6.49.2 (2021-Dec-03 14:53):

*) device-mode - improved flagged router configuration detection;

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What's new in 6.49rc2 (2021-Sep-28 10:17):

Changes in this release:

*) bridge - improved controller bridge stability when adding RouterOS v7 port extender;
*) bridge - improved port extender stability when creating bond interfaces on excluded ports;
*) crs3xx - fixed bridge controller and extender packet forwarding for CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) dhcp-server - fixed DHCP Option decimal value parsing;
*) discovery - do not send discovery packets on interfaces that are blocked by STP (introduced in v6.48);
*) sfp - added "sfp-rate-select" setting;
*) supout - added controller bridge section;
*) switch - fixed (R/M)STP port blocking right before switching them in HW bridge (fixes possible packet loop when changing bridge settings);
*) user - added "expired" user status with suggestion to change password (WinBox v3.29 required);
*) user - fixed active user session purging on disconnect;
*) user - show "expired password" prompt for users with blank password;
*) winbox - added "fec-mode" parameter under "Interface/Ethernet" menu;
*) winbox - minimal required version is v3.30;
*) wireless - improved system stability when sending packets through interface after L2MTU is increased;

Other changes since v6.48.4:

*) backup - fixed backup file restore (introduced in v6.49beta);
*) branding - fixed LCD logo loading from branding package when installed via Netinstall;
*) branding - properly clean up old branding files before installing a new one;
*) bridge - added IGMP and MLD querier monitoring;
*) bridge - added IGMP snooping log when multicast table gets full;
*) bridge - fixed external flag in the host table for wireless clients;
*) bridge - improved stability when quickly adding and removing bridge interface;
*) bridge - improved system stability when disabling IGMP/MLD querier port (introduced in v6.49beta22);
*) chr - fixed OS provisioning on Azure;
*) chr - improved stability when changing "flow-control" settings on interfaces with e1000 drivers;
*) conntrack - increased total connection tracking table size based on installed RAM size;
*) console - require "write+ftp" permissions for executing script to file;
*) console - require "write+ftp" permissions for printing to file;
*) crs3xx - correctly filter packets by L2MTU on 1Gbps Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed LEDs for QSFP+ interface on CRS326-24S+2Q+ device;
*) crs3xx - fixed SFP and SFP+ link rate reporting (introduced in v6.48beta11);
*) crs3xx - fixed default MAC address calculation on management Ethernet for CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed interface flow control;
*) crs3xx - fixed jumbo frame forwarding for CRS354 devices (introduced in v6.49beta36);
*) crs3xx - fixed packet forwarding on 1Gbps Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices (introduced in v6.49beta44);
*) crs3xx - improved QSFP+ linking and mode changing for CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - improved packet transmit on SFP+ interfaces;
*) crs3xx - improved switch resource allocation for CRS317, CRS309, CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - improved system stability when learning MDB and FBD entries for CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices (introduced in v6.49beta44);
*) defconf - apply default configuration from branding package when performing reset with button;
*) defconf - removed overlapping IPv6 firewall rules;
*) defconf - use router as DNS server for DHCP hosts;
*) dhcpv4-server - reset lease's dynamic "bcast" flag on packets from relay;
*) dhcpv6-server - check if pool name has changed from RADIUS on renew;
*) dhcpv6-server - improved dynamic server entry update;
*) firewall - fixed "ingress-priority" matcher;
*) firewall - fixed GRE protocol packets considered invalid when PPTP helper is disabled;
*) gps - improved interface monitoring;
*) health - added "phy-temperature" sensor monitoring for CRS312 device;
*) health - improved temperature reporting;
*) ike2 - added support for ASN.1 DN "my-id" value setting for initiators;
*) ike2 - check if TS is still valid after obtaining SPI;
*) ike2 - fixed initiator packet retransmit with DDOS cookie;
*) ipsec - improved SA update by SPI;
*) ipsec - improved system stability on CHR;
*) ipsec - improved system stability on MMIPS devices;
*) kid-control - improved IPv6 firewall rule generation;
*) leds - fixed LTE LED default mapping for wAP R ac LTE kit;
*) lora - added additional predefined network servers;
*) lora - added channel plan "il-917" for Israel;
*) lora - fixed "PULL_DATA" token generation;
*) m33g - improved support for "/system gpio" menu ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) m33g - removed 12..16 pins from "/system gpio" menu;
*) mipsbe - improved booting speed on non-NAND devices ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) mpls - allow to disable FastPath (CLI only);
*) mqtt - added server name indication;
*) netinstall - fixed lock file persistence after reinstall;
*) netinstall - improved bootp packet handling on Linux netinstall-cli version when multiple NIC's are present;
*) netinstall - require Netinstall version to be the same or newer as "factory-software";
*) ntp - use correct IPv6 multicast group for SNTP client;
*) package - always allow to uninstall package even if there is no free disk space left;
*) poe - fixed PoE out functionality on CRS354 (introduced in v6.49beta22);
*) poe - update PoE firmware only on devices that supports it;
*) ppp - improved stability when receiving bogus response on modem channel;
*) qsfp - improved system stability when setting unsupported link rates;
*) rb922 - fixed miniPCI-e card detection (introduced in v6.49beta11);
*) routerboard - fixed "reformat-hold-button-max" validation for values below 10s;
*) sfp - added "sfp-rate-select" setting (CLI only);
*) sfp - fixed GPON module linking (introduced in v6.47);
*) sfp - improved 25Gbps optical module stability and linking;
*) sfp - improved SFP, SFP+, SFP28 and QSFP+ interface stability for CRS3xx and CCR2004 devices;
*) sfp - improved link stability for 10G, 25G and 40G modules on CRS309, CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ CRS354 and CCR2004 devices;
*) sfp28 - changed FEC auto mode to disabled;
*) snmp - added "engine-id" OID support;
*) snmp - fixed "ipNetToMediaType" OID for incomplete entries;
*) ssh - fixed "undo" functionality;
*) supout - print detailed list of active user sessions;
*) switch - fixed (R/M)STP port blocking right before switching them in HW bridge (fixes possible packet loop when changing bridge settings);
*) switch - improved packet transmit between CPU and 98PX1012 for CCR2004-1G-12S+2XS device;
*) swos - fixed "static-ip-address" parameter;
*) tr069-client - added "X_MIKROTIK_LinkDowns" parameter for interface "link-downs" value reporting;
*) tr069-client - added support for Ethernet link speed reporting;
*) tr069-client - added support for interface comment reporting and editing;
*) tr069-client - added support for supout file upload;
*) tr069-client - fixed traceroute diagnostics time values;
*) tr069-client - improved XML with new-lines for readable output;
*) tr069-client - improved stability for download/upload diagnostics;
*) upgrade - fixed free space checking on flash type memories when installing new packages;
*) ups - added battery info for APC Back-UPS BX750MI;
*) w60g - general stability and performance improvements;
*) w60g - limit power output when using region EU to match EN302567 on nRAY;
*) w60g - use EU region by default;
*) webfig - added support for logo image from branding package;
*) webfig - do not show value units twice;
*) webfig - fixed "Wireless/CAP" menu opening;
*) webfig - fixed interface sorting by name;
*) webfig - show only "Close" button under "Wireless/Wireless Sniffer/Sniffed Packets" menu;
*) winbox - added "dhcp" option to "multicast-helper" setting;
*) winbox - added "interface-speed-100G" LED type to "System/LEDs" menu;
*) winbox - added "name" and "file-name" parameter when importing and exporting certificates;
*) winbox - added "sfp-shutdown-temperature" setting to SFP interfaces;
*) winbox - added SSH settings under "IP/SSH" menu;
*) winbox - added TFTP settings under "IP/TFTP/Settings" menu;
*) winbox - allow setting MCS (24-31) to 4x4 Wireless interfaces;
*) winbox - do not allow to add/remove W60G interfaces;
*) winbox - do not allow to set empty "init-string" field under "System/GPS" menu;
*) winbox - do not show "GPS antenna" selection for devices without selection support;
*) winbox - fixed "Secondary Frequency" parameter setting under "CAPsMAN/Channel" menu;
*) winbox - fixed DNS "cache-size" parameter setting;
*) winbox - fixed health reporting on RB960, hEX, hEX S and hAP ac3 devices;
*) winbox - fixed order of weekdays under "IP/Firewall" menu;
*) winbox - fixed support for "Delegated-IPv6-Prefix" for PPP services;
*) winbox - match "MAC Protocol-Num" predefined values under "Bridge/Filters" menu;
*) winbox - properly show "CRL Signature" field under "System/Certificate" menu;
*) winbox - separated CCQ Tx and Rx values in their own unique columns;
*) winbox - show "System/Health/Settings" only on boards that have configurable values;
*) winbox - show "current-channel" column by default for CAP interfaces;
*) winbox - show IPv6 address in separate field under "IP/Cloud" menu;
*) wireless - added U-NII-2 support for US and Canada country profiles for hAP ac lite;
*) wireless - added override for multicast-to-unicast translation of DHCP traffic;
*) wireless - do not remove channels >2462 MHz from "scanlist" if scanning for fixed channel;
*) wireless - do not send packet back to station-bridge it was received from;
*) wireless - fixed minor typo in debug logging messages;
*) wireless - improve WMM priority assignment for packets with internal priority greater than 7;
*) wireless - improve regulatory compliance with DFS requirements;
*) wireless - improve signaling of QCA9984 interface capabilities when using 160/80+80MHz channel width;
*) wireless - improved system stability on several 802.11ac devices (introduced in v6.49beta36);
*) wireless - log client signal strength on disconnect;
*) wireless - renamed "secondary-channel" to "secondary-frequency";
*) wireless - updated "israel" regulatory domain information;
*) wireless - updated "united kingdom" regulatory domain information;

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What's new in 7.1rc7 (2021-Nov-25 16:35):

!) device-mode - added feature locking mechanism;
*) arp - limit total ARP table size based on installed RAM size;
*) bgp - fixed "nexthop-choice" selection;
*) bgp - fixed peer handling on point-to-point addresses;
*) bgp - ignore empty filter names on upgrade;
*) bgp - implemented BGP VPN configuration upgrade and other configuration upgrade fixes;
*) conntrack - limit total connection tracking table size based on installed RAM size;
*) crs3xx - fixed interface linking for some optical QSFP+ modules on CRS354 devices;
*) health - improved temperature reporting;
*) ipsec - fixed hardware acceleration support for ARM and ARM64 devices;
*) ipsec - fixed software fallback mode for AES-192 on IPQ4018/IPQ4019;
*) led - added "dark-mode" functionality control with Mode button for cAP XL ac;
*) lte - added "cell-monitor" support for Chateau 5G;
*) lte - improved LTE setting reporting to supout file;
*) ospf - fixed MD5 authentication with large packets;
*) ospf - fixed OSPFv3 interface configuration;
*) ospf - improved DB exchange speeds;
*) ospf - improved stability with large LS update packets;
*) route - fixed "Route Target" byte order;
*) route - fixed unreachable routed networks on VRFs;
*) route - fixed route rule upgrade;
*) route - fixed situation when routes with unequal distances got treated as ECMP routes;
*) route - improvements on VRF isolation;
*) route-filters - added "as-path" regexp testing tool;
*) route-filters - added "as-path-slow-legacy" to support old style "as-path" filtering;
*) route-filters - fixed "as-path" bracket parsing and 4byte ASN usage;
*) routerboard - fixed "mode-button" functionality on devices that have such feature;
*) upgrade - improved major version upgrade process on hAP ac2 and cAP ac;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed enforcement of access list rules which only checks client signal strength for new connections;
*) wifiwave2 - removed non-functioning VLAN configuration parameters from access list;

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What's new in 7.1 (2021-Dec-01 16:07):

MAJOR CHANGES
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!) updated Linux Kernel based on version 5.6.3;
!) completely new NTP client and server implementation;
!) completely new User Manager implementation;
!) merged individual packages, only bundle and a few extra packages remain;
!) new Command Line Interface (CLI) style (RouterOS v6 commands are still supported);
!) support for Let's Encrypt certificate generation;
!) support for REST API;
!) support for UEFI boot mode on x86;
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NETWORKING
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!) CHR FastPath support for "vmxnet3" and "virtio-net" drivers;
!) support for "Cake" and "FQ_Codel" type queues;
!) support for IPv6 NAT;
!) support for Layer 3 hardware acceleration on all CRS3xx devices;
!) support for MBIM driver with basic functionality support for all modems with MBIM mode;
!) support for MLAG on CRS3xx devices;
!) support for VRRP grouping and connection tracking data synchronization between nodes;
!) support for Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN);
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ROUTING
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!) completely new BGP implementation with performance improvements;
!) completely new IPv6 stack;
!) completely new MPLS implementation with interface lists, multipath and LDPv6 support;
!) completely new OSPF implementation with performance improvements;
!) completely new routing filtering with script-like rule syntax, RPKI support and large and extended community filtering;
!) support for IPv6 ECMP and VRF (including VRF-lite);
!) support for IPv6 recursive routing and policy routing;
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VPN
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!) support for L2TPv3;
!) support for OpenVPN UDP transport protocol;
!) support for WireGuard;
!) support for ZeroTier on ARM and ARM64 devices;
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WIRELESS
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!) completely new alternative wireless package "wifiwave2" with 802.11ac Wave2, WPA3 and 802.11w management frame protection support (requires ARM CPU and 256MB RAM);
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