Latest Bipac 8900 series firmware

[billion_fan]

Attached is links to the latest firmware versions for the 8900 series

Bipac 8900AX-2400 - Link below

Bipac 8900AX-1600 R2 - https://support.billion.uk.com/index.ph ... 0-r2-252d5

Bipac 8920NZ - https://support.billion.uk.com/index.ph ... 20nz-252d8

Bipac 8900X R3 - https://support.billion.uk.com/index.ph ... -r3-252d12

FW Release Notes :

1. “Fixed DNS-O-Matic dynamic DNS with “ssl connect error” issue”.
2. “Fixed Sky VDSL Option 61 WAN delay when DHCP lease is renewed” (causes delay/lag every hour).
3. “Users can now generate random CA on OpenVPN server”.
4. “Added new OpenVPN HMAC Authentication for more security support for SHA256, SHA384, SHA512”.

[Knuckleheadz]

Can I ask what the advantages are of the new Firmware as I understand I have to flatten the device and reconfigure it from scratch.
Thanks
Jon

[billion_fan]

Can I ask what the advantages are of the new Firmware as I understand I have to flatten the device and reconfigure it from scratch.
Thanks
Jon

If you are on firmware d36 and upwards you don't need to upgrade the device with factory default settings (you can select the Current Settings option on the firmware upgrade page), the release notes (advantages) for the firmware are listed above