- Improvements to simplify and speedup mesh setup and configuration
- IEEE 802.11r
- Also known as "fast roaming," this is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard that allows fast and secure handoffs from one base station to another managed in a seamless manner.
- Access point steering
- A mesh technique where the Portal routers coordinate to proactively associate clients to the best Portal for range and performance.
- Stability and bug fixes
- This includes changes to improve the reliability of the links at both 5GHz and 2.4GHz.
- Named SSH Port for DFS Master Spectrum Booster engine
- Portal contains a dedicated spectrum booster engine that continually scans the environment for radar pulses, as well as measures the volume of traffic and interference in every channel. This engine consists of a separate radio, cpu, and memory. It makes local decisions about which channels your Portal should use. It will occasionally send data on channel traffic congestion to the Cloud. This allows multiple Portals to coordinate their channel selections to improve overall performance.
The radio in the spectrum booster engine has the hostname of “kafkagw.redwood.idl.com.” This was added in the latest update for name discovery purposes only of the spectrum booster. The SSH port is not visible on the internet. It is only visible on your home network.
We apologize that the addition of this name to the existing spectrum booster raised concerns.
Portal does not collect or report personally identifiable information.
Portal never collects data regarding specific websites that you visit.
We do not require you to provide any personal information to set up and use your Portal, and we will never sell your personal information. Privacy Policy https://portalwifi.com/legal
- Portal contains a dedicated spectrum booster engine that continually scans the environment for radar pulses, as well as measures the volume of traffic and interference in every channel. This engine consists of a separate radio, cpu, and memory. It makes local decisions about which channels your Portal should use. It will occasionally send data on channel traffic congestion to the Cloud. This allows multiple Portals to coordinate their channel selections to improve overall performance.
Firmware Release 1.2.203
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@Portal -
I assume the 802.11r and AP steering will function with the Portal units in AP/Bridge mode as well?
IPhone Portal app not workong since update. IDL? Any help?
Downloaded Portal app for iphone update, still doesnt work. Acts like it is loading up then closes. IDL how about some help here!!!!
Natejust,
Can you please contact us with a support ticket, chat, or calling 1-844-278-4411 to reach?
Please let us know what iphone and iOS revision your using..
You can also try to un-install the app and then re-installiing it.
Thanks,
David
David Tay,
Yes, 802.11r and AP steering will function in AP/bridge mode.
Thank you for confirming!
Two other follow up questions:
On a mesh Portal setup (assuming Portal set up in mesh mode) will it show me which Portal AP (#1 or #2) the client is connected on?
Does the second Portal (in a mesh setup) support a wired Ethernet backhaul where the second AP is plugged into an Ethernet port? The room where I'm planning on placing the second AP has an Ethernet jack with a gigabit backbone and I assume an Ethernet wired mesh will be faster than a wireless mesh.
David
Does the app show which Portal in the mesh each client is connected to?
- Not in this release of the firmware.
Does Portal support wired backhaul?
- Yes. Follow the mesh setup procedure and Portal will figure out that the AP has an ethernet backhaul.
If you have any issues, let us know.
Regards,
@David (IDL)
In an Ethernet backhaul mesh set up where the second Portal is connected via a wired LAN, how cirtical is the placement of the AP in relation to the first primary AP? I noticed that on my newly created meshed portal that's connected via a wired LAN/Ethernet backhaul, the Windows client (Win7 Pro, 802.11n adapter) would get erratic WLAN performance. It connects at 450 Mbps, then drops down to as low as 8 Mbps, and starts fluctuating. Never had this happened when it was just a single Portal setup (in AP/bridged mode) with the AP in the same location. Posted about this here: https://support.portalwifi.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115004969613-Firmware-Release-1-2-203-discussions
Problem is that because the client status page doesn't show which AP (#1 or #2) the clients are connected to, it's hard to troubleshoot where the issue is, or if it's a placement issue. Portal #1 is in the basement and Portal #2 is a floor above.
@David (IDL)
Any updates?
will portal be quickly patched for below issue:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/code-execution-flaws-threaten-users-of-routers-linux-and-other-oses/
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