New Features
Version 1.6.37
* Trend Micro Antivirus Enforcement
When your LAN is protected by Trend Micro Client/Server/Messaging Suite for SMB, you can configure the firewall to block Web access by LAN PCs that do not have the Trend Micro client installed, or do not have the most recent updates. There is a Trend Micro menu under the Advanced section of the configuration manager.
If you want to use this feature, and a trial verision TrendMicro CD was not included with your router, go to this URL and download the client software: http://www.trendmicro.com/download/trial/trial-us.asp?id=39.
* If you need help with this feature, please contact TrendMicro directly http://kb.trendmicro.com/solutions/search/default.asp.
* XAUTH (Extended Authentication) and RADIUS Support for VPN
XAUTH is configured in IKE Policy menu. RADIUS is configured in the new Radius Client menu.
* NetBIOS Broadcast Support over VPN
Configured in VPN Policy menu.
Version 1.6.29
IKE Mode Config
Mode Config allows a remote VPN client to obtain a virtual IP address and other IP configuration information (DNS, WINS, etc) from the router.
Modifications and Bug Fixes
Version 1.6.42
1. SIP ALG issues are resolved.
2. Fixed BigPond login for Australia.
3. Fixed PPTP login for Austria.
4. Fixed TrendMicro issue if client AV version later than server version.
5. DHCP Server domain name can now be configured.
6. Fixed NTP issues.
7. Fixed problems with firmware upgrading through WAN HTTPS.
8. Can now edit rules with number larger than 256.
9. Hub and Spoke configuration is now supported.
10. Can now select more than one mode config record from IKE policy.
11. Fixed Telnet, broken in previous version.
12. Miscellaneous bug fixes.
Version 1.6.38
1. Fixed: Can't turn off SMTP Server Authentication in Logs and email menu.
2. Improved Radius menu and help.
Version 1.6.37
1. Added ping option to detect WAN failure.
2. Added VPN failover.
3. Added one-to-one NAT table to show all hosted IP addresses.
4. Improved VPN Status Log for readability.
5. Fixed: Inbound Rules disappear when changing WAN Mode menu.
6. Fixed: Can't access newsgroups (NNTP).
7. Fixed: DynDNS problems.
8. Fixed: PPPoE LCP issue.
9. Fixed: DNSRD IPv6 "AAAA" issue.
10. Fixed: VPN compatibility issue requiring non-zero kbytes value for key lifetime.
11. Fixed: Could not add more than 129 inbound rules.
12. Fixed: Could not upload Microsoft Root certificate.
13. Fixed: Could not check "log all visited web sites".
14. Fixed: MTU value will reset to 1500 after reboot.
15. DHCP Domain Name is now blank instead of netgear.com.
16. Fixed: Edit protocol binding yields an empty page.
17. Fixed: The router status page shows NAT enabled when router is in classical routing.
Version 1.6.29
1. Fixed VPN interoperability issues.
2. Fixed conflicts between mode config and regular client configurations.
3. Updated mode config help screen.
4. Fixed certificate upload problems.
5. PPPoE stability problems are fixed.
6. Can now add custom services up to 125 total services.
7. Increased the total number of possible rules to 600.
8. SMTP login name can now accept up to 50 characters.
Version 1.6.23
1. Fixed: Can't configure inbound policy with classical routing.
2. VPN wizard modified to address FQDN issues.
3. Fixed: FVS338 image can be loaded by mistake.
4. Fixed: GUI can't be accessed over VPN tunnel.
5. Fixed: VPN status drop button not function.
6. Fixed: Disabling VPN policy will not drop tunnel.
7. Fixed: Can't access GUI if "Any" is used for VPN policy Remote IP.
8. Fixed: Can't edit Protocol binding.
9. Fixed: PPPoE default MTU value.
10. Fixed: Enable WAN Ping checkbox for DMZ-WAN rules menu.
11. Erasing to factory defaults now automatically triggers a reboot.
Version 1.6.15
1. IKE policy can now be configured if WAN is down.
2. Periodic crashes fixed.
3. Guest (read-only) default password changed to password.
Version 1.6.12
1. VPN throughput increased.
2. Number of simultaneous sessions increased.
3. Guest (read-only) password can now be changed separately (default is guest).
4. Default gateway is now shown in routing table.
5. Fixed: When WAN2 is primary and in PPPoE mode, VPN tunnel can't pass traffic.
6. Fixed: VPN traffic stops when heavy traffic.
7. Removed One-to-one NAT table and Exposed Host, since these functions can be performed with Inbound Rule.
Known Issues
1. Can't edit VPN policy to change LAN subnet.
2. An attempt to access a blocked site is not logged.

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