Peplink Balance 305 HW2 Router Firmware 7.1.0 Download

Posted at November 4, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Peplink Balance 305 HW2 Router Firmware 7.1.0 Description

Important Notices For Firmware 7.0.1 Onwards:

- PepVPN Route Isolation is Not Backwards Compatible: If users are using PepVPN Route Isolation, they should upgrade all the devices in the network to 7.0.1 or 6.3.4.

Important Notices For Firmware 7

- PepVPN Firmware Compatibility Change: Devices running Firmware 7 will only form PepVPN connections with devices running Firmware 6.1 or later. Firmware 6.0 or earlier is deprecated.
- Firmware Downgrade is Unavailable for the BR1, BR1 ENT, BR1 Slim, and Transit: Please note that once Firmware 7 is installed on those, it will not be possible to downgrade to Firmware 6 or below. Dual-boot with older Firmware is still supported, but each Firmware slot will not accept earlier Firmware once it contains Firmware 7.
- After Partitioning a MediaFast Router, Running Previous Firmware will Completely Clear the Cache: Please note that once you create partitions on any MFA router, running 6.3.3 or below will cause the router to clear the entire cache

New Features:

- [IPsec] Site-to-site IPsec VPN now supports IKEv2.
- [NAT Mapping] Implemented Virtual Network Address support for One-to-One or Many-to-One NAT Mapping to resolve local network conflicts with remote peers connected via PepVPN / IPsec / IP Forwarding WAN.
- [Outbound Policy] New Outbound Policy Algorithm: Fastest Response Time.
- [PepVPN] The PepVPN Receive Buffer now enables users to configure a buffering time for received packets, which helps to reduce jitter and out of order packets.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models
- Compatible with Surf: ​SOHO

- [Port Status] The Web UI now shows the port status of connected devices.
- Compatible with Balance: ​One, 210/2310 HW4
- Compatible with MAX: ​HD4
- Compatible with MediaFast: ​HD2, HD4

Feature Improvements:

- [PepVPN] The PepVPN Status page now provides more information when link failure happens; helping to identify whether it failed to send, or failed to receive.
- [PepVPN] PepVPN / SpeedFusion Connection Mapping to Remote WANs now supports multiple WANs selection for more flexibility. Navigation: Enable this option in the help text of WAN Connection Priority panel on SpeedFusion settings page.
- [PepVPN] Modifying LAN or VLAN settings no longer disconnects all of the NAT Mode and Layer 2 PepVPN connections, only those attached to the affected LAN or VLAN will be disconnected
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models
- Compatible with Surf: ​SOHO

- [PepVPN Test] The test has been enhanced to provide granular WAN-to-WAN control and statistics.
- [InControl] InControl and the Web UI event log can detect LAN cable disconnects. InControl can also send alerts in the event of a LAN cable disconnect.
- [Security] The Web Admin can now be completely disabled via CLI command.
- [IPsec] IPsec supports stronger DH group (Group: 2, 5, 14, 19, 20, 21, 24).
- [WAN Quality] When the "Lowest Latency" algorithm is in use, latency information and signal strength history (if applicable) will be displayed on the “status” page.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models
- Compatible with Surf: ​SOHO

- [Trunk Untagged Network] Added support for trunk untagged networks on the Balance 20 and 30 LTE.
- Compatible with Balance:​ 20,30 LTE

- [AP Controller Lite] The AP Controller Lite can now support 2 AP profiles on each managed AP.
- Compatible with Balance:​ One, 20, 210, 310
- Compatible with MAX:​ 700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD2 IP67, Transit, HD4
- Compatible with MediaFast:​ 200, HD2, HD4

- [AP Controller] Use the AP Controller to access the Web Admin of external AP.
- Compatible with Balance: ALL
- Compatible with MAX: ​700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD2 IP67, Transit, HD4
- Compatible with MediaFast: All

- [AP Controller] The number of supported AP has been increased to 30
- Compatible with Balance:​ 30 LTE, 210 HW4, 310 HW4
- Compatible with MAX:​ 700 HW 3-4, HD2 HW5, HD2 IP67 HW 2-3,HD2 Mini, BR1 ENT, HD4, HD4 IP67, Transit
- Compatible with MediaFast:​ 200, HD2, HD4

- [Captive Portal] Added support for a backup RADIUS server.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast models
- Compatible with MAX:​ BR1, BR1 Slim, BR1 Mini, BR1 Ent, BR2, 700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD4, Hotspot, Transit

- [Cellular] The SMS Toolkit now supports more SMS coding schemes. Balance: 30 LTE
- [Cellular] Secondary band now displays signal information.
- [Cellular] Users can now determine the signal strength threshold needed for the router to consider a connection online.
- Compatible with MAX: All models except the 700 and OTG
- Compatible with MediaFast: HD2, HD4

- [Per-Port VLAN] The MAX Transit and the BR1 MK2 now support per port VLAN
- Compatible with MAX: BR1 MK2, Transit

Resolved Issues:

- [AP Controller] Devices supporting AP Controller lite can configure up to 16 SSIDs but only 3 of them is activated.
- Compatible with Balance:​ One, 20, 210, 310
- Compatible with MAX:​ 700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD2 IP67, Transit, HD4
- Compatible with MediaFast:​ 200, HD2, HD4

- [Vulnerability] Security fix for CVE-2017-5754 (Meltdown)
- Compatible with MediaFast:​ 200, 500, 750

- [PepVPN] DHCP Relay doesn't work if server located in PepVPN peer's network
- [Outbound Policy] Making Outbound Policy changes may result in incorrect interruption of traffic irrelevant to the policy.
- [Trunk / Access Ports] A Trunk/access tagged port can ping trunk untagged port but not vice versa.
- [InControl] When a WAN connection goes up or down, InControl 2 traffic will leak out from unexpected WAN connections, not following outbound policy.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models
- Compatible with Surf: ​SOHO

- [Web UI] CPU Load information on Dashboard does not reflect the real network traffic load.
- Compatible with Balance: 710, 1350, 2500
- Compatible with MediaFast: 750

- [SIM PIN] When the SIM PIN is in error state, altering it will not result in an immediate change.
- [SIM Card Selection] Even if the preferred SIM is set for the roaming SIM, the router will still always choose the local SIM.
- Compatible with Balance: 30 LTE
- Compatible with MAX: All models except the 700 and OTG
- Compatible with MediaFast: HD2, HD4

- [PepVPN] PepVPN latency values also count inactive WAN-to-WAN connections.
- [PepVPN] WAN-to-WAN connection statistics do not appear when using the PepVPN “Weighted Round Robin” mode.
- Compatible with Balance: One, 210, 310, 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, 2500
- Compatible with MAX: 700, Transit, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD2 IP67, HD4
- Compatible with MediaFast: HD2, HD4, 200, 500, 750

- [PepVPN] Unable to establish more than 1024 Layer 2 PepVPN connections on the same LAN or VLAN.
- Compatible with Balance: 2500

- [Wi-Fi WAN] The Wi-Fi WAN not disabled in cold standby mode
- [Wi-Fi WAN] The Wi-Fi WAN does not connect to 802.11r enabled SSID.
- Compatible with MAX: 700, OTG, BR1, BR1 Mini, HD2, HD2 IP67, HD4, Hotspot, Transit
- Compatible with MediaFast: HD2, HD4
- Compatible with Surf: Soho

- [LED] On older hardware revision of the MAX 700, the Wi-Fi WAN LED is always off, regardless of Wi-Fi WAN activity.
- Compatible with MAX: 700

About Router Firmware:

Before you consider downloading this firmware, go to the system information page of the router and make sure that the currently installed version isn't either newer or matching this release.

Due to the large variety of router models and different methods for upgrading the device, it is highly recommended that you read and, above all, understand the installation steps before you apply the new firmware, even if you are a power user.

In theory, these steps shouldn't be much of a hassle for anyone, because manufacturers try to make them as easy as possible, even if they don't always succeed. Basically, you must upload the new firmware to the router through its administration page and allow it to upgrade.

If you install a new version, you can expect increased security levels, different vulnerability issues to be resolved, improved overall performance and transfer speeds, enhanced compatibility with other devices, added support for newly developed technologies, as well as several other changes.

If you're looking for certain safety measures, remember that it would be best if you perform the upload using an Ethernet cable rather than a wireless connection, which can be interrupted easily. Also, make sure you don't power off the router or use its buttons during the installation, if you wish avoid any malfunctions.

If this firmware meets your current needs, get the desired version and apply it to your router unit; if not, check with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss the update that will improve your device.

  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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