# ACKSYS Networking Devices Manager driver

Version 2.20.2 release notes Changes Log Known bugs

## Version 2.20.2 release notes

### Documentation

The NDM user's guide is provided in the Help menu → Help of the application.

### General installation requirements

- NDM requires JAVA Version 6, you can verify your JAVA version on the SUN website :
  http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

- Firewalls:Your firewall must allow the JAVA machine to receive and transmit UDP frames to and from broadcast addresses. It must also allow SNMP traffic.

- #### Install on Windows :

  - Use the provided setup.

- #### Install on all platforms :

  - Since NDM version 2.18.0, NDM supports the following operating systems:

  - Windows XP, Vista (Windows, x86 architecture, x86_64)
  - Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5(Leopard), 10.6 SnowLeopard (for i386, x86_64, Intel CPU machines)
  - Linux i386 (Intel), amd64 (64-bit X86 Intel processor).

  - You do not need to install any application, you juste need to run the Jar file.

  - You can run ACKSYS NDM from the command line:

          java -jar AcksysNDM.jar

  - You can also run ACKSYS NDM from a graphical interface by starting it with Sun Java Runtime.

  - In the GNOME environment you can create a shortcut (launcher) on the desktop. For this, use the right-click on the Desktop. An icon is provided in the distribution media.

### Miscellaneous :

- When you will configure several products at the same time, you must know the topology of the network and configure farther products first.

- Changing the IP of a product behind a router will render it unreachable until (1) you update the NDM remote products database and (2) the ARP cache of the router gets updated.

- NDM supports multiple network interfaces.

### Caveats :

- It has been reported that, upon installation of this version in replacement of V2.10.7 or earlier, products appear and disappear randomly in the product pane.
  Cleaning the "Detected products database" solves this issue.

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## Changes Log

Version / date | Changes
--- | ---
1.0.0 26-may-08 | Initial release
Application for JAVA Version 6
1.2.0 24-jul-08 | Ethernet Air-Pack and HyperLan supported
This version supports Ethernet Air-Pack and HyperLan product This version makes the difference between WPA and WPA2 on the product table Correction of known bugs 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
1.4.0 01-aug-08 | System tray icon
This version can be minimized to the system tray Correction of known bug 6
1.6.0 03-apr-09 | WLg-SWITCH, WLg-DONGLE, WLg-DONGLE-OEM-TTL support
WLg-SWITCH, WLg-DONGLE, WLg-DONGLE-OEM-TTL support Correction of known bugs 10, 11, 12, 13
2.0.0 18-nov-09 | Configuration profiles, management of products across routers
Definitions of profiles allowing the simultaneous reconfiguration of selected products using SNMP (see the "Edit → Multi-configure..." in the application) Remote products management allowing management of products across routers (use the "File → Remote products database" dialog) Known products database allows knowledge about dead products "Edit → Show unreachable products" allows display of known but unreachable products (greyed MAC address) (see also "File → Detected products database" dialog) New preferences settings allow to redisplay the "never ask again" kind of messages WLg-xROAD/S, WLg-xROAD/N, WLg-xROAD/NP, WLg-IDA/S, WLg-IDA/N, WLg-IDA/NP support Basic support for products in Emergency Upgrade mode Default support for future products in the same product line Double click in the systray opens the NDM window Double click on a product opens the browser for it The products are displayed before their details are known for a faster user feedback The "Name" column was renamed "Location" to follow the SNMP standards more closely Product info is refreshed after a product reboot in order to detect external (browser...) reconfiguration Better grouped SNMP requests for reduced network consumption Correction of rare GUI crashes and refresh errors Correction of known bugs 9, 14, 15, 18
2.2.0 06-sep-10 | Support for 900 MHz products (WL-XR900 range) and miscellaneous enhancements
New products WL-XR900/NP, WL-XR900/S, M340-WC, WLg-ABOARD/N version 3 and derivatives New radio modes DSS, OFDM and mixed for 900 MHz products Better IP comparisons in the "multi-configure" dialog New option disabling database insertion for discovered products; useful for integration labs Option in the "File" menu allows database packing Correction of known bugs 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 31 to 36
2.4.0 31-mar-11 | Support for WLn- products
New products WLn-ABOARD range New "product details" area in the main window New "multifonction" devices class in the connection tree Correction of known bugs 37, 39, 41
2.6.0 06-oct-11 | Enhanced WLn products support
New products WLn-xROAD Better "product details" area in the main window Handle "repeater" mode for WLn- products Longer reboot timeout for WLn- products WLn- products in emergency upgrade mode have a "emg/" prefixed to their firmware version
2.6.6 29-mar-12 | Enhanced WLn products support
Better association information for WLn products Dynamic RSSI update for WLn products Firmware identifier code displayed in the details pane Better support for new (i.e. yet unknown) products Better detection of connectivity changes depending on the product model Miscellaneous optimisations, corrections, GUI improvements
2.8.0 16-aug-12 | Signal Trace graphics and logs
Graphical trace of the signal quality for Wi-Fi clients Log file of the signal quality for Wi-Fi clients French language support "Unassociated" category not displayed if this category is empty Correction of known bugs 42, 43, #274
2.10.0 19-sep-12 | Change language of NDM and support for WLg-link V3
Change language of NDM manually New product WLg-link V3 Correction of known bugs #344, #352
2.10.2 20-dec-12 | Correction of known bugs and evolution
New product WLg-4LAN New log file group in the Signal Trace dialog for recording the historical data For product in Ad-hoc mode, display IBSS ID in product list and product detail. Group products in Ad-hoc mode by IBSS ID in product tree New display role items in systray icon: Mesh nodes, Ad-hoc stations and Multifunction devices; don't display 0 product item Mesh support in main window (product tree, product list and product detail) Correction of known bugs #179, #321
2.10.7 29-jul-13 | Identification of products, WLn product update and correction of known bugs
Identification of products by LED blinking (Wlg product since V5.40.0, WLn product since V2.2.0). Improvement of Essential config. dialog Support Firmware update for WLn product since V2.2.0 Display "Firmware" column by default Correction of known bugs 27, 49
2.12.0 13-nov-13 | Multiple network interface support and correction of known bugs
Multiple network interface support Accelerate the detection of dead product Improvement of Essential config. dialog Improvement of "Refresh" button New sub-menu "Net List" to display the informations about all the network interfaces Adjust scan periods to match SNMP timeout in "Preferences" Display Java runtime environment version in "About" Correction of known bugs 16, 17, 38, #752, #753, #754, #755, #756
2.12.1 14-nov-13 | Correction of known bug
Correction of known bug #766
2.16.0 18-nov-15 | Enhanced WLn series and Railbox series support, function improvements and correction of known bugs
New WLn series and Railbox series Improvement of roaming graph in Signal Trace dialog Improvement of main window New preference setting allows to change unit for signal level between percentage and dBm Correction of known bug #351 Correction of known bug #765 Correction of known bug #770 Correction of known bug #1439 Correction of known bug #1455
2.18.0 12-dec-16 | Enhanced Railbox series support, function improvements and correction of known bugs
New Railbox series Improvement of upgrade function Correction of known bug #1482 Correction of known bug #1870 Correction of known bug #1873 Correction of known bug #1890
2.20.0 21-fev-17 | Enhanced WaveOS series support
New WaveOS series
2.20.1 31-mar-17 | Enhanced WaveOS series support, function improvements
New WaveOS series Support 802.11ac mode Improvement of RSSI value in main window
2.20.2 04-sep-17 | Enhanced WaveOS series support
New WaveOS series

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## ACKSYS Networking Devices Manager known bugs

Please note that several problems reported to our technical support were found as customer problems or non-bugs, thus the holes in the numbered list below.
Also, the bugs corrected in previous versions are left off this list.

Tracker# | found in versions | version corrected | Description / Countermesures
--- | --- | --- | ---
16 | 1.6.0 | 2.12.0 | Cannot detect products on Ethernet and a VPN simultaneously. (same for any multi-homed computer) See How to... in the help.
17 | 1.6.0 | 2.12.0 | With multiple network interfaces on a Linux box, an message "the computer is not connected to the network" displays when any interface link drops. Restart NDM should this happen. Use of NDM on a multi-homed computer is discouraged.
19 | 2.0.0 | (not repeatable) | Null pointer exception after a product firmware upgrade followed by a refresh.
23 | 2.0.0 | - | The McAFee antivirus sometimes detects forbidden accesses to UDP ports 6666 and 6667 (minor).
25 | 2.0.0 | (not repeatable) | "Unavailable" displayed in some columns after a change of the IP address.
26 | 2.0.0 | (not repeatable) | If a product alive on the LAN has the same IP than an inaccessible other product previously recorded in the remote products database, the (inexistant) remote product is displayed with an IP conflict indication, and the (existant) local product is not correctly displayed. → This problem was not repeatable. Should it happen, delete the recorded remote product.
27 | 2.0.0 | 2.10.7 | Message "no route to host - datagram send failed" must be acknowledged several times when the network connection is lost. → The message can be disabled/enabled in the preferences→options dialog.
29 | 2.0.0 | - | Multi-configuration dialog: using "reset factory settings" on several products at once is very slow.
30 | 2.0.0 | (not repeatable) | NDM does not work on some configurations of Windows 7. → The reason is unknown and still under investigation.
38 | 2.4.0 | 2.12.0 | Multi-homed products (WLn series) may still incur previous bug #24, in which the displayed gateway is incorrect after a reset to factory settings.
40 | 2.0.0 | - | If the IP address of the computer running NDM is changed, NDM ceases displaying the products. → Minor. Stop and restart NDM.
44 | 1.0.0 | - | On some Linux/Ubuntu user interface configurations, the systray icon is too small. → Minor, display-only, issue.
46 | 2.6.0 | - | On some Windows platforms, the user HOME directory is mistaken; it is a Java known (and not yet solved) issue. → Move back the user's "Desktop" in the user's "home" directory.
48 | 2.6.0 | - | When either the MAC or IP address of a product changes, NDM cannot query its SNMP agent to display its state, nor can it download new firmware. The MAC address can change when a WLg-series product switches to/from emergency upgrade mode, where it uses a fixed MAC address. The MAC address can "appear" to change when you change the connected Ethernet port on a WLn-ABOARD product. The IP address can change without NDM taking note, if the product swithces to/from emergency upgrade, or the address is changed directly via the web interface or a SNMP manager. → Execute the command "arp -d" at the command prompt and proceed.
49 | 2.6.0 | 2.10.7 | NDM cannot upgrade the firmware of WLn-series products if they are not in emergency upgrade mode. → Upgrade using either emergency upgrade mode or the web interface of the product.
#179 | 2.6.0 | 2.10.2 | Products in 802.11s mode display incomplete information.
#321 | 2.6.6 | 2.10.2 | When a product (not a category) is selected in the connections tree, pushing the refresh button causes NDM to hang.
#344 | all | 2.10.0 | When a product can not be loaded, NDM show the wrong message. → Displaying a message "all loaded" when all product are loaded successfully; a message "all fail" when no product is loaded; a message "some fail" when some product are loaded successfully.
#351 | all | 2.16.0 | When the default "snmp read/write community" is changed, previously detected products are still polled with the original community. → Delete products detected by NDM (until V2.12.1) or change their community to default in the "detected products database" so that the new community will be used when they are re-detected.
#352 | 2.8.0 | 2.10.0 | There is no Signal Trace part in HELP file. → Add this part.
#356 | 2.8.0 | 2.10.0 | There is no change language manually part in HELP file. → Add this part.
#464 | 2.10.2 | 2.16.0 | "Hide selection" cannot hide after refresh.
#752 | 2.4.0 | 2.12.0 | In the "Infrastructure station" node of products tree, bad location of access point which is WLn product.
#753 | 2.10.2 | 2.12.0 | Wrong Mesh title → Change "Mesh node" to "Mesh Portal".
#754 | all | 2.12.0 | Useless delay during scanning
#755 | all | 2.12.0 | The NDM icon is not always removed from the taskbar when NDM exits.
#756 | 2.10.7 | 2.12.0 | SNMP does not work on serial/Wi-Fi port server.
#765 | 2.8.0 | 2.16.0 | In the Signal Trace dialog, after the product is lost, NDM continues to trace using the last value.
#766 | 2.12.0 | 2.12.1 | NDM does not work on Windows with OpenVPN in TAP mode.
#770 | 2.12.1 | 2.16.0 | Time axis in the Signal Trace dialog should be in 24 hours format.
#1439 | 2.12.1 | 2.16.0 | In the Signal Trace dialog, "Apply" button can incorrectly start the trace without pressing "Start" button.
#1455 | 2.12.1 | 2.16.0 | NDM cannot start in a network without gateway.
#1482 | all | 2.18.0 | NDM cannot start if user name of operating system contains special characters (non-ASCII7 characters).
#1870 | all | 2.18.0 | NDM cannot upgrade the firmware if the firmware file size is bigger than 32MB.
#1873 | all | 2.18.0 | If the product is in emergency upgrade mode, firmware upload starts after the TFTP password check timeout.
#1890 | 2.6.0 | 2.18.0 | NDM behaves randomly if one of the products has more than 4 wireless interfaces defined on one radio card.

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version 2.20.2 release notes Changes Log Known bugs
NDM Changes log, 04-sep-2017
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