Ubiquiti PBE-5AC-500 Bridge Firmware 8.5.1.37185 Download

Posted at April 19, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Ubiquiti PBE-5AC-500 Bridge Firmware 8.5.1.37185 Description

New:

- New: Wireless Network Protection feature. This feature is enabled on AP and protects the airMAX network against de-authentication attacks. airMAX AC and airMAX M client devices are supported but they must be used with an airMAX AC AP. We recommend upgrading client devices first before enabling this feature on AP.
- New: DNS settings on WAN for IPv6
- New: Fresnel view on Dashboard
- New: Device Height setting in the System tab
- New: Indication of chain imbalance on Dashboard and in the Station List (0-3 dBm - green, 4 dBm - yellow, >= 5 dBm - red)
- New: Custom hosts entries support in system.cfg
- New: Help file for Device Height setting
- New: UNMS status icon on the top of airOS
- New: UNMS agent upgrade to v0.3.10
- airMAX-ac FF: Introducing ReSE (Receive Signal Enhancement) feature. Enabling it improves receiver performance for both AP and STA, and helps in combating interference.
- airMAX-ac FF: Scheduler improvements. We recommend upgrading both AP and stations, or recommend stations running 8.5.0 or 6.1.4 and above, if you decide to update the AP alone.
- airMAX-ac FF: Ethernet flow control performance improvements
- airMAX-ac FF: Fixed wrong Airtime RX reporting for Station
- airMAX-ac: Maximum supported CPE/Station count limited to 50 for 2AC
- airOS stability improvements

Regulatory updates:

- Extended UNII-3 band up to 5725-5850 MHz for United Kingdom
- UNII-2 channels support for NanoStation AC and NanoStation AC loco

Fixes:

- Fix: IPv6 forwarding
- Fix: Traceroute tool improvements
- Fix: AirView stability fixes & data representation improvements
- Fix: Wrong channel width is set on Station when Auto-channel width is selected
- Fix: Wrong distance in PTP mode
- Fix: Many scan results causes Site Survey crash
- Fix: Speed Test reporting issues
- Fix: Make airMagic refresh more often (every minute)
- Fix: Excessive Pause Frames on some switches
- Fix: Maximum TX Data Rate selection (restricted to the range of 2x - 8x)
- Fix: Full restart is done instead of fast restart when applying changes after first login
- Fix: Station cannot reconnect if RADIUS server is down more than hour
- Fix: dnsmasq is not restarted after uploading system.cfg with custom hosts entries

WEB UI:

- WEB UI: Dashboard and airLink map view improvements
- WEB UI: Show airTime and Throughput on Dashboard
- WEB UI: Show SSID on Dashboard
- WEB UI: Improved redirect to new IP address after device reset, reset to defaults, IP change, and Web port change
- WEB UI: Fixed redirect from HTTP to custom HTTPS port (not 443)
- WEB UI: Lifted username restriction introduced in v8.5.0 for old usernames
- WEB UI: List bridge interfaces between parentheses in WAN/LAN Interface
- WEB UI: Set the cursor position on Username field in Login page
- WEB UI: Enter key doesn't start Ping and Traceroute tools
- WEB UI: "Backup file uploaded" notification doesn't disappear
- WEB UI: Wrong dhcp6c and upnp interfaces are set when PPPoE is enabled
- WEB UI: Error parsing DHCP6 server leases
- WEB UI: Sometimes blank page opens when logging into Web
- WEB UI: Device details window adjustment
- WEB UI: Old authenticated sessions were not cleaned up. Could lead to memory exhaustion when using automated scripts.

About Firmware Updates:

Applying a newer firmware version than the one already installed on your unit can bring various enhancements, include workarounds for diverse problems encountered by the device, and improve or add newly developed features.

On the other hand, downgrading the firmware version can recover the device’s functionality in the event of a software update either turning up faulty or causing the unit’s overall performance to drop. However, bear in mind that applying an older firmware isn’t recommended and might not always be possible.

When it comes to the update steps, due to the large variety of devices and numerous ways for installing a new firmware, it is recommended that you carefully read and understand the upgrade steps, and consider applying a different firmware only when you have familiarized yourself with the update method.

As the installation process is most of the times quite risky, this step should be taken by users that have the ability to successfully complete the update; regular users may initiate it at their own risk. Moreover, it’s best that this task be performed in a steady power environment such as the one ensured by a UPS unit.

Therefore, if you consider applying this release, hit the download button, take into account all the aforementioned aspects, and update the device’s firmware. Also make sure you constantly check with our website to ensure that you don’t miss a single new release.  

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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