Ruckus ZoneDirector - Anyone updated to v10 firmware yet?

[localzuk]

Just saw that version 10 firmware is now out for the ZD1200. Has anyone updated to this yet? Any issues if you have?

[stuartp44]

I have updated to the latest firmware on our ZoneDirector 3000 and the new features are just what the doctor ordered. Not had any issues and are loving the new interface!

[FN-GM]

What is new in the new firmware?

[localzuk]

What is new in the new firmware?

 

From the release notes:

Enhancements and Resolved

Issues

This section lists new features and enhancements that have been added in this

release and resolved issues from previous releases.

 

New Access Points

 

• New Access Point: R720

The R720 is a new dual-band concurrent 4x4:4 802.11ac Wave 2 access point

capable of 160 MHz and 80+80 MHz channelization, designed for high density

indoor applications. The R720 features one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, and one

100/1000/2500 Ethernet port that supports 802.3af and 802.3at Power Over

Ethernet (PoE), and a USB port for IoT applications.

 

See Known Issues for more information on R720 limitations/power supply

considerations.

 

Enhancements

 

• Increased ZoneDirector 1200 Capacity Limits

 

The maximum AP and client limits that ZoneDirector 1200 supports has been

increased. The max number of APs has been increased from 75 to 150, and the

max clients/DPSKs/guest passes has been increased from 2,000 to 4,000. The

max number of temporary licenses remains 75.

 

• New User Interface

 

This release includes an updated and redesigned web user interface. The new

UI provides an updated layout, updated network health dashboard overview,

reorganized menu structure, and a new map view interface based on Google

Maps.

 

• New AP Model Support

 

This feature allows admins to import a new AP model patch file to ZoneDirector

to add new AP models without requiring a full upgrade of the ZoneDirector

firmware. In this way, new APs can be introduced without the need to wait for

the next ZD firmware release.

 

Enhancements

 

ZoneDirector Version 10.0 Release Notes, 800-71471-001 Rev B 9

 

• Bonjour Fencing

 

Bonjour Fencing provides a mechanism to limit the scope of Bonjour (mDNS)

service discovery in the physical/spatial domain. While Bonjour Fencing is related

to Bonjour Gateway, they are two separate features designed for different

purposes. Bonjour Gateway bridges mDNS services across VLANs, and is useful

because Bonjour is designed as a same-VLAN protocol.

Bonjour Fencing limits the range of Bonjour service discovery within physical

space, which is useful because logical network boundaries (VLANs) do not

always correlate well to physical boundaries within a building/floor.

 

• RADIUS CoA Message Support

 

Added support for RADIUS Change of Authorization (CoA) messages. CoA

enables the dynamic reconfiguring of sessions from external authentication,

authorization, and accounting (AAA) servers. The following CoA attributes are

supported in this release:

 

• Idle timeout

 

• Session Timeout

 

• Accounting interval

 

• Uplink rate limit

 

• Downlink rate limit

 

• Filter ID (ACL ID)

 

• Role Based and Named ACL

 

The Role Based ACL feature allows admins to apply different access controls to

different groups of users based on role. This enhancement complements the

existing per-WLAN ACL functionality by providing another way to enforce access

control rules without the need to create separate WLANs for different user

groups.

 

• 160 MHz and 80+80 MHz Channelization for R720 and T610

 

• BSS Min Rate, OFDM Only and Mgmt Tx Rate

 

Added the ability to set BSS Min Rate, OFDM Only and Mgmt Tx Rate in WLAN

configuration forms. These options can be configured to improve overall

throughput capacity and prevent older 802.11b clients from joining in high

density environments.

 

• Per-SSID Rate Limiting

 

Enhancements

 

ZoneDirector Version 10.0 Release Notes, 800-71471-001 Rev B 10

Added the option to configure rate limiting on a per-WLAN basis (in addition to

the existing per-user rate limiting). If per-SSID rate limiting is enabled, per-user

rate limiting is disabled.

 

• Application Recognition and Control Enhancements

 

This release adds the ability to import new application signature packages to

ZoneDirector to update the list of system-defined applications, and the ability to

define QoS traffic shaping and rate limiting on a per-application basis.

 

• 802.11w Protected Management Frames

 

Added the ability to enable management frame protection for any WPA2-AES

(either 802.1X or PSK) encrypted WLANs. The Protected Management Frame

(PMF) also known as Management Frame Protection (MFP) is defined in 802.11w

to protect 802.11 Robust Management frames, including Disassociation, Deauthentication,

and Robust Action frames.

 

• Spectrum Analysis

 

Spectrum Analysis is now supported on all 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2 APs.

 

• 802.1X WLAN Performance Enhancement

 

Improved 802.1X handling procedures to prevent overloading in high density

802.1X environments.

 

• Captive Portal WLAN Performance Enhancement

 

This enhancement improves handling of captive portal service by offloading the

process to the AP, reducing the impact on ZoneDirector’s resources. Additionally,

several enhancements have been made to ZoneDirector to improve handling

of HTTP/HTTPS requests and authentication rate.

 

• Guest Access Enhancements

 

Guest access options have been redesigned to allow greater flexibility and

convenience for both admin-generated guest passes and self-service guest

passes. The guest pass generation workflow has been updated, and guest

passes can now be generated and managed from the Monitor page as well as

the configuration page.

 

• The Self-Service Guest Pass sponsor email now contains ZoneDirector’s IP

address.

 

• Added the ability to manually approve AP join requests via CLI command.

Edited May 31, 2017 by localzuk

[DJ-1701]

I've only started using the console to any extent since we had it installed a month or two ago in the Primary, so not even sure where to get the updated firmware.

No doubt it will be easy to find on the website though.

[Net-Ctrl]

We haven't heard of any issues yet. The new FW comes with a GUI refresh for the ZoneDirectors to make it look like the SmartZone, which has gone down pretty well

[timbo343]

Moved over here a few days ago and getting to grips with it, i did like the old colour scheme though, maybe ruckus could add a bit more orange into it.

[ass17]

We are stuck on 9.8, can't upgrade to 10 as it doesn't support 7363 APs. We have 76 of them. [emoji24]

[Net-Ctrl]

We are stuck on 9.8, can't upgrade to 10 as it doesn't support 7363 APs. We have 76 of them. [emoji24]

 

Ruckus currently have a trade-up promotion running giving additional discounts when users upgrade old APs. If you'd be interested to see some pricing, send me a PM and we will look at what we can do

[ass17]

Ruckus currently have a trade-up promotion running giving additional discounts when users upgrade old APs. If you'd be interested to see some pricing, send me a PM and we will look at what we can do

 

Thanks but no money in the coffers to replace that many

[DJ-1701]

I've only started using the console to any extent since we had it installed a month or two ago in the Primary, so not even sure where to get the updated firmware.

No doubt it will be easy to find on the website though.

 

We haven't heard of any issues yet. The new FW comes with a GUI refresh for the ZoneDirectors to make it look like the SmartZone, which has gone down pretty well

 

Well, it seems that the brilliant @Net-Ctrl has actually sent me over the firmware update on the day I previously posted on the thread. Got to love a company that solves things before they get raised! It did take me a while to notice though as I'm not in at the Primary over term breaks.

 

Updated firmware installed perfectly, now I just have to get used to the new interface. No issues so far and Cacti showed the clients reconnected fine after the firmware update as well.

[armadillo]

We are stuck on 9.8, can't upgrade to 10 as it doesn't support 7363 APs. We have 76 of them. [emoji24]

 

we are the same eher, on version 9.8 and have 40 7363 APs. I hope Ruckus their software backward compatible like other do, that's the only downside.

[timbo343]

I may have found a bug in Version 10 or it's a problem with the R510 access points.

 

We have 2 open SSIDs, one for staff and one for 6th form to connect to (long story - to do with smoothwall and ruckus not talking correctly) and then we have the locked down domain SSID. I have a few devices connected to the domain SSID and i find when connecting to the open SSIDs to do some testing, the device will not load the automatic landing page as it should. The only way to get it to load it to turn off the device - it's like the AP / ZD is hanging on to the connection.

 

I may have to revert back to Version 9.13 to see if that has any affect on this issue.

 

It has happened on a few laptops, my phone, my tech's phone and a range of other phones. Eventually the devices will connect but a restart speeds up the process.

[timbo343]

I may have found a bug in Version 10 or it's a problem with the R510 access points.

 

We have 2 open SSIDs, one for staff and one for 6th form to connect to (long story - to do with smoothwall and ruckus not talking correctly) and then we have the locked down domain SSID. I have a few devices connected to the domain SSID and i find when connecting to the open SSIDs to do some testing, the device will not load the automatic landing page as it should. The only way to get it to load it to turn off the device - it's like the AP / ZD is hanging on to the connection.

 

I may have to revert back to Version 9.13 to see if that has any affect on this issue.

 

It has happened on a few laptops, my phone, my tech's phone and a range of other phones. Eventually the devices will connect but a restart speeds up the process.

 

I've now rolled back to v9.13 and i can happily move from the domain SSID to the open BYOD SSIDs without having any issues - our custom login page that sixthform and staff see are now presented straight away.

[FN-GM]

i have just upgraded. How do I manually fail-over between controllers please?

[browsw]

i have just upgraded. How do I manually fail-over between controllers please?

 

It's in Monitor > System Info @FN-GM. Took me a while to find it too!

[seatrope]

Any chance one of you kind folk might be able to provide a copy of the zd1200 v10 firmware for download? Would like to trial it if at all possible.

 

Thanks so much!

[FN-GM]

Any chance one of you kind folk might be able to provide a copy of the zd1200 v10 firmware for download? Would like to trial it if at all possible.

 

Thanks so much!

 

If you contact Ruckus or your local support provider you have a contract with they will be able to provide the correct firmware.

 

Thanks

[soapyfish]

Version 9.12.3.0 build 61 is the last version to support the 7363, displayed as the zf7363 in the Zone Director. I wished Ruckus would support the older version hardware for longer too to be honest.

[RobFrain]

Sorry to go to an old thread

 

Got to admit We've been using V9.*** for the last few years and it just works. Upgraded to V10 and I really don't like it. Whats with the map on the first page? I did prefer the old home screen as i could see everything in one go..

[localzuk]

Sorry to go to an old thread

Got to admit We've been using V9.*** for the last few years and it just works. Upgraded to V10 and I really don't like it. Whats with the map on the first page? I did prefer the old home screen as i could see everything in one go..

The map is good for me, as I have sites all over the place, but it isn't very much use for someone with only a single site.

[RobFrain]

The map is good for me, as I have sites all over the place, but it isn't very much use for someone with only a single site.

 

like me!

 

It would be good if they could put the heat map on there of all the AP's so you can see what's going on!

[timbo343]

I may have found a bug in Version 10 or it's a problem with the R510 access points.

 

We have 2 open SSIDs, one for staff and one for 6th form to connect to (long story - to do with smoothwall and ruckus not talking correctly) and then we have the locked down domain SSID. I have a few devices connected to the domain SSID and i find when connecting to the open SSIDs to do some testing, the device will not load the automatic landing page as it should. The only way to get it to load it to turn off the device - it's like the AP / ZD is hanging on to the connection.

 

I may have to revert back to Version 9.13 to see if that has any affect on this issue.

 

It has happened on a few laptops, my phone, my tech's phone and a range of other phones. Eventually the devices will connect but a restart speeds up the process.

 

Ruckus has fixed this issue that was preventing me from upgrading to Version 10. We are running 10.0.1.0 Build 35.