Release Notes 4.1.4.8

New Features in this Release
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Access Controller configuration settings. The configuration settings of an Access Controller
are saved in a file on its Access Control Server. Any changes made to an Access Controller
while it is disconnected from the network will be overwritten with the saved configuration
file once the Access Controller is reconnected to the network. If this is not the intention, then
delete the Access Controller using the Access Control Server’s Administrative Console
before reconnecting it to the network.
• New custom logon templates. The following custom logon templates have been added:
Logoff Transition Page, Logon Page Expired Page, and Too Many Attempts Page.
• Redesigned User Interface. The new user interface is a significant enhancement to the 700wl
Series system. Functions are grouped in a more logical manner; workflow has been
streamlined for common tasks; and the look and feel of the interface has been redesigned and
made more consistent.
• Centralized configuration and management. All system components (Access Control Servers
and Access Controllers) are managed from the central Administrative Console on the Access
Control Server. This includes updating software and viewing system status, including client
status and logs. In particular, you no longer need to access individual Access Controllers to
manage their configuration or to view client status or logs. The Administrative Console on
the Access Controller has been curtailed and is no longer accessible through the 42.0.0.1
URL or the Access Controller IP address.
• New Rights Model. The Rights Manager functions—Authentication and Access Control—
have been replaced with a new model that is more logical and straightforward. In the new
system, a client is identified in terms of an Identity Profile and a Connection Profile, and this
state determines the Authentication Policy and Access Policy that provides rights for that
client. The new Rights model is easier to work with than the version 3.1 Rights Manager, and
in most cases an equivalent Rights configuration under the new model is simpler and more
concise than in the old Rights Manager.
• Access Control Server redundancy and failover. A second Access Control Server can be
configured as a redundant peer that will maintain a synchronized, mirrored configuration of
the primary Access Control Server. In the event of Access Control Server failure, the
secondary Access Control Server can take over management of all connected Access
Controllers.
• Remote CLI access via SSH. System components can now be configured to allow CLI
access from a remote system via SSH.
• Client-based Bandwidth Rate Limiting. Each Access Policy can be configured with limits for
upstream and downstream bandwidth on a per-user basis.
• Enhanced VLAN support. The 700wl Series system now enables the use of separate IP
address ranges via DHCP for different VLANs using the port sub-netting feature. Use of this
feature currently requires that all traffic from the VLAN come into the Access Controller
through a single port. Version 4.1.1.37 also supports segregation of VLAN traffic so that a
client receives traffic only for the VLAN to which it belongs.
• Enhanced SNMP support. The 700wl Series system introduces an additional set of
Management Information Bases (MIBs) that can provide statistical and state information on
the 700wl Series system. The latest version of the 700wl Series system MIBs is available on
the HP ProCurve support web site at
http://www.procurve.com.
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