1. POINT TO POINT WIRELESS SOLUTIONS GROUP
Cambium
PTP 600 Series
Release Notes
System Release 600-10-04

2. 1 INTRODUCTION
This document provides information for the Cambium Networks PTP 600 Series System
Release PTP 600-10-04.
Software updates for PTP products are available from:
www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/ptp/software
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The
recommendations, technical data, configurations and statements in this document are
believed to be reliable and accurate, but are presented without implied or express
warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any product specified
in this document. The information in this document is proprietary to Cambium Networks
Ltd.
2 PTP VARIANTS
System Release 600-10-04 is compatible with all existing PTP 600 hardware variants.
3 RELEASED PRODUCTS
3.1 Embedded software
ODU:
Boot software, BOOT-01-02
Recovery software, RECOVERY-08-01, RECOVERY-09-00
Standard application software, 600-10-04
UC-APL application software UC-APL-600-10-04
Management Information Base (MIB), 600-10-04
PTP-SYNC:
Boot Loader, v0.04
Firmware, v00.07
Main application software, v01.01
3.2 Link Planner software
Link Planner 3.3.1.
3.3 User guide
PTP 600 User Guide, phn-2512 005v000.
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3. 4 NEW FEATURES
4.1 New region (RC28) for 5.8 GHz Greece
System Release 600-10-04 supports a new region code (RC28) for operation in Greece, with
the following characteristics: 36 dBm EIRP, 23 dBm/MHz EIRP density, 5725 MHz to 5795
MHz.
4.2 New region (RC29) for 5.8 GHz Portugal, Iceland, Serbia
System Release 600-10-04 supports a new region code (RC29) for operation in Portugal,
Iceland and Serbia, with the following characteristics: 36 dBm EIRP, 23 dBm/MHz EIRP
density, 5725 MHz to 5850 MHz.
4.3 Additional countries supported by existing 5.8 GHz region codes
System Release 600-10-04 supports additional countries using existing regions codes as
follows:
Table 1 – Additional countries
Region code Existing countries Existing and additional countries
5.8 GHz RC4 UK UK, Finland
5.8 GHz RC27 Denmark Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
4.4 30 MHz channel bandwidth in 4.5 GHz RC24
This system release supports 30 MHz channel bandwidth in 4.5 GHz RC24 in PTP 45600
units with RF Board Issue of 2 or greater. Units with RF Board Issue less than 2 will
continue to operate with only 10 and 20 MHz channel spacing. The new 30 MHz channel
bandwidth allows a link to operate in 30 MHz NTIA channels B1 to B6.
4.5 1 MHz channel spacing in 4.5 GHz RC23
This system release supports 1 MHz channel spacing in 4.5 GHz RC23 in PTP 45600 units
with RF Board Issue of 2 or greater. Units with RF Board Issue less than 2 will continue to
operate with 2 MHz channel spacing. The new 1 MHz channel spacing allows a link to
operate in 30 MHz NTIA channels B1 to B6.
4.6 Rationalised attribute names for password complexity rules
In earlier releases, the syslog messages that report changes to password complexity rules
are not consistent with the display strings used to identify password complexity rules in the
web-based interface. System Release 600-10-04 modifies the display and syslog names as
follows:
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4. Maximum ASCII Series is changed to Maximum Sequential Characters
Maximum Consecutive Character Type is changed to Maximum Consecutive
Characters
Maximum Consecutive Repeated Characters is changed to Maximum Repeated
Characters
Minimum Number Of Specific Characters is changed to Minimum Mandatory
Characters
4.7 View Summary and Status Pages without Login
The existing Disable Front Page Login control name in the web-based interface has been
renamed View Summary And Status Pages Without Login in 600-10-04, with the operation
of the control unchanged. The name change is intended to clarify the sense and operation of
the control.
4.8 Security wizard control for cross-site request forgery protection
In 600-10-04, the Security Wizard now includes the Cross-Site Request Forgery Protection
control. This change is intended to draw attention to this important control during security
configuration.
4.9 Security-related parameters in back-up and restore
System Release 600-10-04 saves the following attribute values during a configuration back-
up process and loads the same values during a configuration restore process:
autoLogoutPeriod
maximumNumberOfLoginAttempts
loginAttemptLockoutAction
loginAttemptLockoutPeriod
passwordExpiryPeriod
minimumPasswordChangePeriod
minimumPasswordLength
passwordReuse
passwordExpiryAction
webpageSessionControl
passwordCanContainUserName
minimumMandatoryCharacters
maximumRepeatedCharacters
maximumConsecutiveCharacters
maximumSequentialCharacters
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5. maximumRepeatedPatternLength
matchReversedPatterns
minimumNumberOfChangedCharacters
specialCharacters
displayLoginInformation
requireAcknowledgementOfNotices
crossSiteRequestForgeryProtection
4.10 SNMP read/write access for Master Slave Mode
System Release 600-10-04 provides read/write access for the masterSlaveMode object in
the PTP 600 SNMP MIB. This object previously provided read-only access. If the mode of a
unit is changed via the SNMP MIB, the new mode will take effect following a reboot.
4.11 Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode
System Release 600-10-04 introduces a new Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode control in
the Installation Wizard and in the System Configuration page of the web-based interface.
Ethernet data will be bridged between the Data port and the Wireless Port of the ODU
when the wireless link is up and the modulation mode of the wireless link is equal to or
greater than the Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode.
If the Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode is set to BPSK 0.63 Single then bridging does not
depend on modulation mode, and the behaviour of the link is unchanged from earlier
system releases.
This system release also introduces an Ethernet Bridging Status alarm in the web-based
interface. Ethernet Bridging Status is set to Disabled when the modulation mode of the
wireless link is lower than Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode or when the wireless link is
down. Ethernet Bridging Status is also supported in the SNMP, SMTP and syslog interfaces.
Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode is inactive in an ODU in install armed state.
Data Port and Management Port Wireless Down Alert actions now take place when
Ethernet Bridging Status transitions to the Disabled state.
This release introduces an Ethernet Bridging Availability control on the System Statistics
web-page. Ethernet Bridging Availability is calculated as the total time that Ethernet
Bridging Status has been in Enabled state divided by the total elapsed time, where both
times are counted since the last counter reset.
The Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode control is likely to be useful in networks that have
alternate routes, for example where PTP links are in a ring or mesh topology. In this
application, Lowest Ethernet Modulation Mode should be set to ensure that an active link
will provide at least the minimum necessary capacity for high-priority constant bit rate
traffic such as voice over IP or TDM pseudo wire. This means that an active link will be
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6. blocked when the capacity falls below the minimum required, triggering a routing change
that brings alternate links into use.
Use the Link Planner to determine the capacity of a link at different modulation modes.
4.12 Complete the Installation Wizard without entering the Install Arm
State
System Release 600-10-04 replaces the existing Installation Tones control in the web-based
interface with a new Installation Mode control. The Installation Mode control allows an
operator to change configuration of the ODU through use of the Installation Wizard without
arming the ODU for installation.
Operators should set Installation Mode to Arm With Tones or Arm Without Tones when
installing a new link, when aligning antennas, or when changing link range. Operators may
set Installation Mode to Change Config Without Arming when making a configuration
change where alignment and range remain constant.
The option to complete the Installation Wizard without arming the ODU will be particularly
useful if a link is reconfigured whilst it carries significant data traffic. An armed ODU
operates in BPSK until disarmed by management action. If armed ODUs are overloaded
with data traffic, and are configured without enhanced QoS for network management, this
can prevent management of the remote end of the link, and thus disarming of the remote
unit.
5 PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS CORRECTED
Syslog message is not sent when the syslog client is disabled
In earlier releases, a syslog message is not generated when the syslog client is disabled.
This has been corrected in 600-10-04.
Syslog message Tx Max Power does not match attribute name Maximum Transmit
Power
In 600-10-04, changes to transmitter power are reported using the attribute name
Maximum Transmit Power, to match the attribute name on the System Status web-page.
User account names not reset by Reset To Factory Defaults button
In earlier releases, the Reset To Factory Defaults button on the Local User Accounts web-
page resets passwords of all identity-based accounts, and disables accounts 4 to 10, as
expected. However, the existing account names are not reset for accounts 4 to 10. In 600-
10-04 account names are correctly reset for accounts 4 to 10.
MD5 authentication problems in SNMPv3
In earlier releases, SNMP transactions using MD5 authentication fail occasionally,
sometimes resulting in a reboot of the ODU. This problem has been corrected in 600-10-04.
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7. 6 KNOWN PROBLEMS OR LIMITATIONS
Passwords reset on upgrade from 600-08-50
Passwords will be reset on upgrade from 600-08-50 or earlier releases to 600-10-04. Users
must take care to restore the passwords, or create new passwords, following the upgrade.
Downgrading 600-10-04 application software
PTP 600-10-00 introduced a new 2048-bit DSA signature in the download package for the
main application image. This results in the following restrictions:
A unit with application software 600-10-04 and Recovery-10-02 cannot be downgraded
to a release older than 600-10-00.
A unit with application software 600-10-04 and Recovery-08-01 or Recovery-09-00 can
be downgraded to any release from 600-08-03 to 600-09-10 inclusive by loading the
older application software image using recovery.
A unit with application software 600-10-04 cannot be downgraded to a release older
than 600-08-03 under any circumstances.
Note that downgrade should always be done by erasing all configuration data and loading
the older application software in the recovery mode.
7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For Technical Support, please visit our support pages at:
www.cambiumnetworks.com/support
Or contact the PTP Technical Support helpdesk using the phone numbers available from:
http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/technical.php
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