Overview of new features of the LCOS version 9.10

We have implemented a variety of new features in the LCOS version 9.10.

Table 1. New features of the LCOS version 9.10

	Smart Certificate LANCOM sets a milestone in the area of security. Maximum security with VPN access: You will quickly benefit from the feature now integrated into LANCOM devices for the convenient creation of digital certificates—free of the need for an external certificate authority! Set up your VPN connections with self-created certificates for secure encryption. This maximum-security feature is included with all current LANCOM central-site VPN gateways, WLAN controllers, and with all current LANCOM routers upgraded with the LANCOM VPN 25 option.
	High availability clustering Grouping and centralized management of multiple WLAN controllers and central-site VPN gateways You can collect multiple WLAN controllers or central-site VPN gateways into a high-availability cluster. The LANCOM High Availability Clustering options combine multiple devices into a cluster. There are many benefits resulting from this, including the central management and the convenient configuration synchronization (Config Sync) of all devices in the cluster. You profit hugely when setting up intelligent backup scenarios, because only one WLAN controller or central-site VPN gateway in the cluster needs to be configured—a massive time-saving for the administrator. What's more, high-availability clustering enables automatic load balancing and the issue of cluster certificates.
	More than 100 further features More security, more management, more virtualization. There are many new ways for you to benefit from further professionalizing your network management. As of LCOS 9.10, you can encrypt your configuration, flexibly interconnect remote networks via a GRE tunnel, also called the "virtual Ethernet cable", you can grant the WLAN users the same bandwidth on a per-SSID basis, and you can install high-performance point-to-point links via Gigabit Wireless with up to 1.3 Gbps.
Further features
	Client bandwidth management per SSID More control over the amount of bandwidth used per WLAN client: The bandwidth limit can be configured for every client on each SSID (download and upload) .
	GRE-Tunnel Maximum flexibility of connectivity between remote networks: With generic routing encapsulation (GRE), packets are encapsulated and transported in a tunnel between the two endpoints.
	Ethernet over GRE tunnel The "virtual Ethernet cable" is ideal for connecting two networks through a layer-2 tunnel, for example via IPSec VPN.
	16 SSIDs Each WLAN radio module can now be configured to support 16 individual SSIDs. This allows twice as many WLAN services to be available in parallel—in the case of dual-radio access points with two WLAN radio modules, this can be up to 32!
	Display active Public Spot licenses LANmonitor displays the current and the maximum possible number of Public Spot users, and it sends a message when license usage reaches 90%.
	Load balancer client binding New applications in load-balancing scenarios – related sessions on a WAN line are recognized and kept open for demanding applications such as online banking.
	TR-069 support "Zero-touch management" – the TR-069 protocol allows the automatic provisioning and a secure, encrypted remote management of a router in provider environments.
	Encrypted storage of configurations with LANconfig Prevent unauthorized access to your configurations – in LANconfig, configuration files are encrypted and securely stored with password protection.
	E-mail notification from the LANCOM Content Filter Notifications by e-mail in case of content-filter events can be triggered immediately or daily, on request.
	Greater number of characters The number of characters available for assigning device names has been extended to 64.
	Newer SCEP algorithms More security with certificates: For encryption the SCEP algorithms AES192 and AES256 are supported, as are SHA256, SHA384, and SHA512 for signature verification.
	New DynDNS providers in the Setup Wizard The providers "Strato" and "feste-ip.net" have been added to the DynDNS Wizard.
	Configuration assignment by WLC can be deactivated Greater security against rogue APs: You can now configure whether a WLAN controller automatically assigns a configuration to a new access points over a WAN link.
	LEDs can be switched off by WLCs The LEDs of managed WLAN devices can switched off centrally from the WLAN controller.
	Monitoring configuration changes Easy validation of configuration changes by means of the displayed hash values, timestamps, and change counters.
	Improved control over Public Spot volume budgets Public Spot volume budgets can now be set to exceed a data volume of 4 GB, and the budget set for each user can also be printed on the voucher.
	Direct entry into voucher creation for the Public Spot Greatly simplified access to Public Spot voucher generation: Automatic forwarding to the appropriate page—ideal for untrained personnel!