Sophos Wireless Update 2.2 (staged release)
Overview
Version 2.2.0-19 is an AP firmware release which provides the support on the access point for some upcoming new features.
Please note:The following new features will not be visible in the user interface until the Sophos Central update has been released. This is currently scheduled for December 2019.
- Social login as an authentication type for captive portals
- Captive portal customization options
Watch out for the What’s New message in Sophos Central and a further blog here on the Sophos Wireless Community in the coming days.
This firmware release includes a number of bug fixes to improve the stability and reliability overall.
Bug Fixes
| No. | Summary |
| 1 | Enhanced Synchronized Security policies in the event of a radio interface change |
| 2 | Improved stability on APX 530 |
| 3 | Addressed edge case where station doesn’t connect to root access point when the non-root access point is offline (not powered up) |
| 4 | TCP SACK PANIC – Kernel vulnerabilities |
| 5 | Enhanced proxy ARP and LLDP implementation |
Known Issues
| No. | Summary |
| 1 | Rogue AP: Scanning the network for neighbourhood access points in Rogue Access Point Detection may vary based on access point model (Due to limitaions with memory) |
| 2 | Captive portal roaming across access points might not have auto pop-up from the embedded browser both in android and IOS powered devicesLimitation: This is a limitation with the captive portal embedded design and applies to all Wi-Fi vendors. |
| 3 | Interoperability connection issues with Intel-8265 chipset (Windows 10) clients when “Fast Roaming” is enabled. Awaiting Intel driver updates for the clients |
