Linksys

Product:          Linksys EA8500
Classification:   Firmware Release Notes

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IMPORTANT: 
- DO NOT power down the router during the firmware upgrade process.


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Firmware version:   1.1.8.185832
Release date:       Feb 2, 2018

- Addressed WPA2 KRACK security vulnerability
- Addressed DNSMASQ security vulnerabilities
- Addressed issue of PPPoE mode overriding DHCP mode even PPPoE is detected first
- Various minor bug fixes and enhancements

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Firmware version:   1.1.7.182977
Release date:       Aug 9, 2017

- Update for compliance of the latest CE requirements (European models)
- Addressed IOActive security issues
- Additional security fixes and enhancements
- Resolved issue of DHCP reservation feature not working properly if user changes local
  network configuration
- Resolved issue of toggling Wi-Fi disable/enable button may disable guest network
- Resolved issue of DMZ feature not working properly
- Resolved issue of PPPoE detection overriding DHCP detection in a dual server environment
  on WAN even though DHCP is first detected
- Resolved issue of IPv6 incompatibility when prefix is not 64-bit
- Resolved issue of not being able to display IPv6 prefix address in status report if the
  prefix is not 64-bit
- Resolved issue of Linksys Smart Wi-Fi and NTP not working with Universal Telecom in Sweden 
- Resolved issue of IPv6 firewall blocking inbound, unsolicited IPsec traffic (IKE and ESP)
- Addressed an issue of notification function of the product
- Various minor bug fixes and enhancements

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Firmware version:   1.1.5.178908
Release date:       Feb 16, 2017

- Resolved issue of displaying "bad" in Domain Name field when ISP's domain name does not strictly follow RFC1035 standard.
- Latest security fixes
- Various minor bug fixes

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.173728
Release date:       Jul 1, 2016

- Updated based on the latest requirements of FCC 15-407

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.173045
Release date:       Jun 6, 2016

- Seamless roaming enhancements with the Linksys RE7000 Wi-Fi range extender

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.171079
Release date:       Mar 25, 2016

- Simplified Chinese support
- Various minor bug fixes

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.170630
Release date:       Mar 1, 2016

- Addressed 2.4GHz disconnection issue in noisy environment
- Addressed automatic channel selection issue in noisy environment

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.169978
Release date:       Jan 8, 2016

- IPv6 pass-through
- AllJoyn / AllSeen integration (no expanded features)
- Local web GUI access is now blocked from WAN port even when firewalls are disabled
- In case there is Internet connection error, error indication on the illuminated Linksys logo is now shown only after the router has been set up to avoid confusion
- Various bug fixes

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.168206
Release date:       Aug 12, 2015

- Resolved issue of periodic router reboot in some environments

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.167984
Release date:       Jul 17, 2015

- Further improved system and wireless stability

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Firmware version:   1.1.4.167542
Release date:       Jun 26, 2015

- Added "Wireless-AC only" mode
- Addressed issue of power LED being turned off when user disables activity lights via GUI
- Addressed issue of unsupported partition appears in GUI for disk drive with GPT partition table (MacOS 10.6.8, disk utility 11.5.2)
- Addressed issue of wireless bridge/repeater mode not being able to connect to upstream AP that is using WPA2/WPA-mixed wireless security
- Addressed issue of being slow to establish WAN connection following factory reset

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Firmware version:   1.1.3.166845
Release date:       May 7, 2015

- Further improve wireless performance
- Update radio chip configuration

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Firmware version:   1.1.3.166747
Release date:       Apr 21, 2015

- Improve MU-MIMO and 2.4GHz performance
- Various bug fixes

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Firmware version:   1.1.3.166556
Release date:       Apr 7, 2015

- Initial release

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