Ubiquiti UniFi SDN Controller Software Release Notes: 5.11.39 – 5.12.22

Official Release Notes

Notes

A significant number of substantive additions/changes have been made, read notes carefully.

There is some duplication of items in notes, I’ve eliminated where I was certain it was duplicated. Italics are where I am pretty sure it was duplicated.

New Features

  • 5.12.22
    • Added Cloud Email.
      • No longer requires SMTP server for many alerts.
    • Added netconsole logging for USG.
    • Added new settings.
      • Added release channel selection for controller and firmware updates.
      • Added Wi-Fi AI.
      • Added Schedule enhancements.
    • Added push notification support.
    • Added RADIUS DAS/DAC/CoA support.
  • 5.11.39
    • Added 802.1X multi-host option.
    • Added ARP cache timeout configuration.
      • Gateway Property Panel –> Advanced.
    • Added Device Fingerprint customization.
    • Added DHCP snooping toggle under Site Settings.
    • Added high DNS latency anomaly.
    • Added info about GeoIP and IPS to System Config page.
    • Added LED and LCM brightness and sync control settings for compatible UniFi Switch devices.
    • Added new setup wizard.
    • Added option to define power source for USW-Flex.
    • Added per-device LED LCM override settings for compatible UniFi Switches.
    • Added per-port STP toggle with port profile support.
    • Added site-to-site data to VPN widget.
    • Added split SSID function (combine name/SSID).
    • Add start and stop range for IPv6 PD.
    • Added Japanese language.

Enhancements

  • 5.12.22
    • Added encryption support for syslog and netconsole logging to controller.
    • Added error messages for invitations.
    • Added experience panel headers.
    • Added per-port STP toggle to device property panel and profiles.
    • Added property panel experience graphs.
    • Added site-to-site data to VPN module.
    • Added subnet for IPv6 networks in Networks Table.
    • Added Wired experience score to client property table.
    • Now allows auto-upgrade for USG, USW, etc.
    • Now allows multiple mirrored ports on a single switch.
    • Now closes column selector on first outside click.
    • Completed Hotspot 2.0R2 support for WFA certification.
    • Excluded disabled devices from reported network health on dashboard.
    • Now filters all WiFi Metrics by selected APs.
    • Improved Device Fingerprinting database.
    • Improved scan processing logic in Wi-Fi AI.
    • Improved scatter plot performance.
    • Improved token fetching/handling.
    • Improved wireless uplink detection in Wi-Fi AI.
    • In-Wall Networks/VLANs pre-population.
    • Limit auto speedtests to 2 per day.
    • Made encrypted cookies option for the built-in Guest Portal.
    • Reinstated green device icons for 1st Gen UAPs.
    • Removed the sub nav from the New Settings nav item.
    • Now shows AP/port based on wired/wireless filter.
    • Now shows only APs in poor Wi-Fi element list in Dashboard tool-tip.
    • Stopped bundling Java with macOS package.
    • Stored What’s New last version in BE.
    • Updated default HT/VHT modes for Wi-Fi AI, 20MHz for HT20 for 2.4 GHz and VHT80 for 5 GHz.
    • Updated OUI table.
    • Now uses radio level satisfaction.
    • Uses the same size for USW and USG port icons.
  • 5.11.50
    • Updated OUI table.
  • 5.11.47
    • Stopped bundling Java with macOS package.
  • 5.11.46
    • Excluded disabled devices from reported network health on dashboard.
    • Removed some beta/coming soon tags from features in UniFi Network controller.
  • 5.11.39
    • Added dark background for config changed notification.
    • Added description to DPI blocking rules associated with WLANs.
    • Added experience graphs to property panels.
    • Added experience panel headers.
    • Added IPS ToS link.
    • Added space for active users column.
    • Added speedtest provider name and server location to speedtest dialog.
    • Added status text to a busy device in the device grid.
    • Added subnet for IPv6 networks in Networks Table.
    • Added Switch Experience and merge with WiFi Experience.
    • Added syslog to remote logging option.
    • Added WiFi Experience graph to all APs.
    • Added ‘unifi’ FQDN CNAMES for every local network’s domain_name.
    • Added wrapping to forget device form.
    • Adjusted timezone in IPS threat details.
    • Allowed automatic upgrades to run with non-cached firmware.
      • Between 01:00-03:59 local time only.
    • Allowed browser to determine dark.
    • Allowed only “guest” and “corporate” networks in DPI restriction assignment.
    • Allowed shift click to select multiple devices and clients.
    • Allowed SSH username to contain uppercase characters or be an email address.
    • Now auto opens the property panel when a batch item is selected.
    • Blinking tooltip in Insights/Switch Stats.
    • Changed Map default to topology view.
    • Clarified the warnings for the clients historical data.
    • Cleaned up statistics preferred timezone.
    • Now display voucher notes on the Guests list.
    • No longer show upgrade button for devices with Managed by Other status.
    • Made DNS improvements for USG.
    • Filtered all WiFi Metrics widgets by selected APs.
    • Hid the sticky dashboard modules on small resolution screens.
    • Made improvements to hotspot payment package visuals.
    • Improved handling of no PoE ports in Port Usage widget.
    • Improved performance of plots on dashboard.
    • Improved site switcher.
    • Increased space between ARP cache timeout and options.
    • Made IPS Dashboard dark mode and other improvements.
    • Loosened validation for guest portal redirect URL.
    • Made encrypted cookie optional for the built-in Guest Portal.
    • Marked retry rate with low packet count as green on AP Statistics chart.
    • Now only enable High Performance Devices when SSID is enabled on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios.
      • Also part of Auto-Optimize Network.
    • Parameterize top 10 devices returned by stats endpoint.
    • Other performance improvements.
    • Preserve time range in various places.
    • Removed beta tag from “Allow meshing to other access points” on property panel.
    • Removed default map and show upload floorplan button instead.
    • Removed release notes from UI.
    • Removed remote syslog IP requirement when logging to controller.
    • Separated multiple radios in WiFi satisfaction tooltip.
    • Set default at UPnP form.
    • Set no-dns in the DHCPv6-PD node where static DNS servers are defined.
    • Shifted time series graphs.
    • Now shows action buttons for writable role on guest list.
    • Now shows AP/port based on wired/wireless filter.
    • Shows a message when speed caps are not met.
    • Now shows only APs in poor Wi-Fi element list in Dashboard status tooltip.
    • Now shows remote port number for USW uplink on device.
    • Now shows subnet in subnet column instead of gateway IP.
    • Now shows user avatar if available.
    • Now shows Wi-Fi experience in the client property panel to read-only users.
    • Now shows Wi-Fi name on confirmation screen in wizard.
    • Now supports dark mode in topology.
    • Tweaked IPv6 CIDR validation.
    • Updated experience value dynamically on topology nodes.
    • Updated remove Cloud Access confirmation message.
    • Updated virtual devices list.
    • Used the same size for USW and USG port icons.
    • Made improvements to USG ARP caching.

Bug Fixes

  • 5.12.22
    • Added missing STP table head to port profile list.
    • Added wrapping to forget device form.
    • Fixed and improved Device Fingerprint feature.
    • Fixed authentication failure tracking.
    • Fixed batch fingerprint console error.
    • Fixed date range selector.
    • Fixed Debug Terminal over WebRTC.
    • Fixed DPI chart legend alignment.
    • Fixed enable Remote Access error translation scope.
    • Fixed external MongoDB startup issue.
    • Fixed payments tool-tip.
    • Fixed invalid switch satisfaction scores.
    • Fixed minimum RSSI settings not visible in device property panel.
    • Fixed NPE for Download Device Info.
    • Fixed NPE when removing Networks on site without a gateway adopted.
    • Fixed possible NPE when restoring backup from command line.
    • Fixed property panel WLANS on change UI glitch.
    • Fixed reordering firewall rules.
      • See these three threads: 1, 2, 3.
    • Fixed settings console error.
    • Fixed site switching over WebRTC.
    • Fixed sorting by IP in Past Connections list.
    • Fixed switch port disable function.
    • Fixed topology scaling issue.
    • Fixed USG port form button wrapping.
    • Fixed WebRTC logs fetching.
    • Fixed wireless devices list view filters.
    • Invalidated UI data.
    • Prevented reflow on AP Retry Rate scatterplot when tooltip is shown.
    • Reduced NanoHD log spam when wireless uplink is down.
    • Removed duplicate STP setting in port profile form.
    • Restored missing VHT160 channel width option.
  • 5.11.50
    • Fixed authentication failure tracking.
    • Fixed invalid switch satisfaction scores.
  • 5.11.47
    • Fixed bug during initial setup which could cause Remote Access to be unavailable for 15 minutes.
    • Fixed untranslated country name in Speed Test modal.
    • Updated certificates generated by controller to be compliant with new Apple rules.
  • 5.11.46
    • Fixed initial setup wizard for UniFi Cloud Controllers.
    • Temporarily removed High Performance Devices feature from Auto-Optimize.
  • 5.11.39
    • Added missing translation key for SSH password to setup wizard.
    • Made time range filter use presets correctly.
    • Prevented disappearing graphs on granularity change in Stats/Overview.
    • Prevented empty ESSID in a new wireless network.
    • Prevented reflow on AP Retry Rate scatterplot when tooltip is shown.
    • Prevented unnecessary network form divergence alert.
    • Refresh DPI data on DPI drill down back action.
    • Restored missing user count plot in AP Property Panel/stats.
    • Restored radio type satisfaction plot in Stats/Performance view.
    • Now shows correct number of clients at dashboard.
    • Fixed active wireless users filter group counters.
    • Fixed adopt and upgrade process for USG devices on old firmware.
    • Fixed and improved Device Fingerprint feature.
    • Fixed AP Statistics tooltip on dashboard to refresh correctly.
    • Fixed applying Site settings to mitigate unnecessary device provisioning.
    • Fixed Auto-VPN status in VPN dashboard widget.
    • Fixed broken DPI details for user.
    • Fixed broken change password modal.
    • Fixed case when confirm modal reacts to previously entered Enter key as confirmation.
    • Fixed checkboxes and radio buttons in Firefox.
    • Fixed color on empty Client Frequency Distribution module graph.
    • Fixed console error in Topology view when no client ESSID is available.
    • Fixed date range selector.
    • Fixed device vendor on client list.
    • Fixed displayed WiFi packet counts.
    • Fixed DPI chart legend alignment.
    • Fixed DNS domain name validation so it’s case-insensitive.
    • Fixed empty tooltips in Client Statistics graphs and when password strength is good or great.
    • Fixed error messages in console.
    • Fixed error when trying to run scan via Auto Channels on Map.
    • Fixed exception in client radio filter.
    • Fixed incorrect default log level for controller when in default state or system.properties is empty.
    • Fixed incorrect device properties client list counters.
    • Fixed incorrect font colors in new RADIUS profile modal.
    • Fixed incorrect label attributes in hotspot payments HTML.
    • Fixed incorrect number of clients on client list in device property panel.
    • Fixed incorrect value range in client WiFi TX attempts graph.
    • Fixed incorrectly rendered symbols in toasts.
    • Fixed IPv6 encapsulation sizing.
    • Fixed issue preventing the scatter graph from working correclty on first load.
    • Fixed issue that could prevent database migration from succeed when upgrading.
    • Fixed layout issue in property panel for devices without a temperature sensor.
    • Fixed LCM provision when settings changed.
    • Fixed missing device ID parameter.
    • Fixed missing disconnected device name in general satisfaction tooltip.
    • Fixed missing icons for floorplan virtual devices.
    • Fixed nPE for Download device info.
    • Fixed NPE when adding custom DHCP options to new network.
    • Fixed odd line breaks in general satisfaction tool-tip and some toast messages.
    • Fixed overlapping elements in Edit group restrictions layout.
    • Fixed pagination of backup list.
    • Fixed password show (eye icon) overlapping long passwords.
    • Fixed provisioning for multiple guest networks with portal in a WLAN group.
    • Fixed retry rate graph on the dashboard.
    • Fixed signal sorting at clients list, when RSSI is equal then sort by a signal.
    • Fixed Site Migration modal.
    • Fixed sorting Client list by device type.
    • Fixed sorting by IP in Past Connections list.
    • Fixed switch port customization bug caused by missiong migration in earlier releases.
    • Fixed timeout issue when provisioning 200+ VLANs.
    • Fixed traffic counting on WAN ports.
    • Fixed traffic stats header wrapping in Firefox.
    • Fixed various bugs with guest portal pre-authorization.
    • Fixed USG port form button wrapping.
    • Fixed USG port validation so that both WAN and LAN always exist.
    • Fixed WeChat Hotspot Authentication.
    • Fixed wireless uplink isolated state misjudgment.
    • Increased allowance for upgrade time on nanoHD/IW-HD to fix false disconnect events.
    • Restored fixed IP value in the Client History list.