Introducing Peplink

Firmware 8.5.0

The highly anticipated Firmware 8.5.0 is now available, packed with several features developed from your feedback. With enhancements from security to Starlink to Wi-Fi, this update offers new improvements to elevate your Peplink experience.

Enhancements in Security


Network Access Control for Wired LAN Clients
Streamline access to your wired network based on user credentials for enhanced network security. Verify user and device credentials before allowing them to connect to protect your network from unauthorized access.


Advanced Security with Wi-Fi Private Pre-Shared Key (PPSK)
Enforce advanced Wi-Fi access control by assigning unique passwords to each client connecting to a single SSID. This creates a distinct authentication key for each client to prevent security breaches.

Advanced Security
                            with Wi-Fi Private Pre-Shared Key (PPSK)


Flexible Firewall Policy Management
Configure firewall access rules by using device catalogs instead of IP or MAC addresses as the traffic source. Create predefined device categories based on a common database and tailor different rules according to client types.

Flexible Firewall Policy Management

Edge Computing


Docker Support on InControl
Manage your Docker environments efficiently with Docker Management Support via InControl. Deploy containers and scripts on InControl with expanded command options, such as ‘–log-driver’ and ‘–log-opt’.

Docker Support on InControl

Optimized Outbound Policies


Traffic Optimization for Cellular and Mobility WAN
The added support for “Least Used” algorithm under outbound policies allows you to route traffic based on real-time usage for cellular and mobility WAN connections, helping to reduce congestion within your network.

Outbound Policies Least Used Mode


IP Passthrough with Multiple WAN Options
Use any VLAN for passthrough configurations and route IP traffic through different types of connections such as cellular, Ethernet, and SFP/SFP+.

Outbound Policies Ip Passthrough

SpeedFusion


Adaptive Forward Error Correction
Improve redundancy and flexible packet recovery with the newly added “Adaptive” option for Forward Error Correction. Recover lost packets through redundant data from 6.7% up to 20%.

Wi-Fi Support


Assisted Roaming for Managed APs
Ensure your devices are always connected to the best available signal. Assistant Roaming leverages 802.11v standards to automatically connect your Wi-Fi clients to the AP with the strongest signal.


Wi-Fi WAN Support for 802.11k and 802.11v
Supercharge your network’s performance with advanced roaming capabilities as the new support for 802.11k and 802.11v standards ensure a seamless handoff between your APs.

Wi-Fi WAN Support for 802.11k and 802.11v

Additional Features and Updates

Expanded NetFlow Support
A wider range of Peplink devices now support NetFlow v5 and v9 integration, enabling improved network management and performance analysis.

Expanded NetFlow Support

Updated GPS NMEA Messaging Protocol
For enhanced compatibility of GPS functionalities in Peplink devices, the NMEA sentence type is modified from “GNZDA” to “GPZDA”.

GPS NMEA Messaging Protocol

Added SFP Data Display on CLI
The new CLI command provides better visibility, enabling you to display detailed SFP statistics directly from the command line interface.

SFP Data Display on CLI

DHCP Exclusion Range
Added support for DHCP range reservation within the LAN server’s DHCP configuration allows you to exclude certain IP ranges from being dynamically assigned by the DHCP server.

DHCP Exclusion Range

Bluetooth Control for B One Series
Updated control settings give you the ability to enable or disable Bluetooth for your B One series devices through WebAdmin. With Bluetooth enabled, you can use the Peplink app to perform the initial setup of your B One series routers without an Internet connection.
Note: This feature is available in Peplink App version 2.1.0 and higher.

Bluetooth Control for B One Series