Peplink Pepwave Surf SOHO MK3 Router Firmware 7.0.0 Download

Posted at December 18, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Peplink Pepwave Surf SOHO MK3 Router Firmware 7.0.0 Description

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.

For Firmware 6.3.3 or Before
- Firmware Downgrade is Unavailable for the HD4: ​Please note that once 6.3.3 is installed on the MAX HD4, it will not be possible to downgrade to Firmware 6.3.1 or below. Dual-boot with older Firmware will still function, but each Firmware slot will not accept earlier Firmwares once it contains 6.3.2 or above.
- Firmware Downgrade is Unavailable for the Balance One: ​Please note that once 6.3.3 is installed on the Balance One, it will not be possible to downgrade to Firmware 6.3.0 or below. Dual-boot with older Firmware will still function, but each Firmware slot will not accept earlier Firmwares once it contains 6.3.1 or above.
- UI Change for OSPF & RIPv2 Route Advertisement​: We have updated the page for configuring OSPF & RIPv2 route advertisements. If you have previously customized OSPF & RIPv2 settings, please go in and review route advertisement settings after firmware upgrade.
- Upgrade APs to AP Firmware 3.5.2 or Later Before Upgrading Balance and MAX devices to 6.2.2 or above: ​When running Balance and MAX Firmware 6.2.2 or above, Peplink routers will be unable to upgrade APs running 3.5.0 or below using upgrade packs. If you are using a Peplink before router to manage APs running 3.5.0 or below, please upgrade APs to Firmware 3.5.2 or later upgrading your Peplink router.

Feature Improvements:

- [Load Balancing and WAN Smoothing]​ Additional, selected MAX single cellular models now support load balancing and WAN Smoothing.
- Compatible with MAX:​ BR1, BR1 Slim, BR1 ENT, Transit

- [High Availability]​ Support for HA/VRRP extended to more MAX models.
- [High Availability] ​While in standby state, the HA Slave’s WAN links will remain connected.
- Compatible with Balance:​ 210, 310, 305, 380+, 2500; MAX: ​BR1, BR1 ini, BR1 Slim, BR1 Ent, BR1 Pro, BR1 IP67, Hotspot, Transit

- [SpeedFusion Peers for Balance 305]​ The Balance 305 can now connect to two peers using SpeedFusion in addition to PepVPN. This upgrade does not require any software license.
- Compatible with Balance​: 305

- [Simultaneous Dual Wi-Fi WAN]​ The 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios can both operate as Wi-Fi WAN on selected models.
- Compatible with MAX: ​Transit

- [Wi-Fi Radio] ​5GHz radio can be used for Wi-Fi WAN.
- Compatible with MAX: ​Transit, Hotspot and Surf:​ SOHO

- [Out-of-Band Management]​ MAX Devices with Serial Ports can now perform out-of-band management, accessing the UART through a web browser.
- Compatible with MAX: ​BR1 Mini

Feature Improvements:

- [WAN Priority]​ WAN priority can be assigned according to groups of WAN links.
- [VPN] ​L2TP and PPTP clients can be assigned to specific VLANs
- [VPN]​ Redesigned IPsec implementation. NAT Traversal is always enabled.
- [Router Utility] ​Added ability to remove specific devices from receiving push notifications using the Router Utility app.
- [Service Forwarding]​ Added ability to specify packets from which LAN networks to forward.
- [Event Log]​ Added web admin login history to event log
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast /MAX models and Surf:​ SOHO

- [VLAN]​ Per-port VLAN support added for a number of models
- Compatible with Balance​: 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, 2500; MAX:​ BR1 ENT; MediaFast​: 500, 750

- [AP Controller]​ Information on client errors and retransmits available by navigating to AP>Client list.
- [AP Controller]​ Added ability to dynamically schedule channel assignment.
- [AP Controller]​ Added ability to configure different client limits for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.
- [AP Controller]​ Added ability to schedule SSIDs, implement per-radio client limits, and enable/disable DHCP relay.
- [AP Controller]​ Added ability to set client and signal strength limits for each band.
- [AP Controller] ​The AP Controller Status page now shows channel utilization, transmit power, and nearby device count.
- [AP Controller]​ Added event log for the AP Controller
- Compatible with Balance:​ ALL; MAX:​ 700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD2 IP67, Transit, HD4; MediaFast:​ All

- [Content Filtering]​ Lists for the “pornography” and “update sites” categories have been updated.
- Compatible with All Balance products except the Balance 20 and 30 LTE; All MediaFast / MAX models and Surf:​ SOHO

- [Captive Portal] ​If a client has reached the time or bandwidth quota, the captive portal splash page will show up automatically.
- [Captive Portal] ​IP Subnets can now be specified as allowed networks.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast models; MAX:​ BR1, BR1 Ent, BR2, 700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD4, Hotspot, Transit

- [GPS Forwarding]​ GPS Forwarding can now support broadcasts and multicasts.
- Compatible with MAX​: BR1, BR1 ENT, 700, Transit, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD4; MediaFast​: HD2, HD4

- [MediaFast]​ Prefetch results now show the total number of files found and the total number of updated files.
- Compatible with MediaFast​: HD2, HD4, 200, 500, 750

Resolved Issues:

- [DNS]​ MX records are incorrect
- [DNS]​ When performing a zone transfer, the TXT and SRV records will duplicate.
- [Outbound Policy] ​Unable to add a new rule using UDP on “Any Port”.
- [PepVPN] ​Unable to configure OSPF area for PepVPN connections.
- [OSPF]​ Subnet information for OSPF neighbors is not visible under Status > OSPF / RIPv2
- [DHCP]​ Unable to set DHCP subnets to be smaller than the LAN subnet.
- [IPsec] ​IPsec does not function if per-port VLAN is also enabled.
- [IPsec] ​IPsec algorithm SHA-256 is not functional.
- [VPN] ​L2TP/PPTP clients are occasionally unable to ping other LAN clients.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models; Surf:​ SOHO

- [VPN]​ L2TP clients will disconnect occasionally.
- Compatible with MAX:​ BR1, BR1 Slim, BR1 Mini, BR1 ENT, OTG, 700, HD2, HD2 Mini

- [Captive Portal]​ Even though sessions end once the bandwidth quota has been reached, the router does not disconnect current downloads.
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast models; MAX:​ BR1, BR1 Slim, BR1 Mini, BR1 Ent, BR2, 700, HD2, HD2 Mini, HD4, Hotspot, Transit

- [High Availability]​ When disabling HA mode on an HA slave, the device will be unable to access the Internet
- Compatible with Balance:​ 210, 310, 305, 380+, 2500; All MediaFast / MAX Models

- [InControl] ​On the BR1, the SSID count is limited to one after InControl management has been disabled.
- Compatible with MAX:​ BR1

- [Wi-Fi AP]​ If the RADIUS server is located on the WAN side, the AP will malfunction if the security policy has been set to “WPA2 Enterprise”.
- [Wi-Fi AP]​ If SSID is set to hidden, then the list of wireless networks will display incorrectly.
- [Wi-Fi AP]​ AP SSID configurations may become altered after performing a reboot if AP configurations are pushed from InControl.
- [Wi-Fi WAN] ​iOS generated hotspots are not visible to the router.
- Compatible with Balance​: One; MAX​: 700, OTG, BR1, BR1 Mini, BR2, HD2, HD4, Hotspot, Transit; MediaFast​: HD2, HD4; Surf​: SOHO

Known Issues:

- [Event Log]​ After inputting a non-existent hostname in DDNS settings, the event log may show incorrect messages.
- [OSPF]​ OSPF area IDs appear as dotted quads (0.0.4.210) rather than decimal value (1234)
- [PepVPN]​ When using PepVPN in NAT mode, modifying the custom name in the client list page does not work.
- [PepVPN]​ When using PepVPN in NAT mode, NAT mode clients will have missing names.
- Affected All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models; Surf:​ SOHO

- [Optional WAN Ports]​ Enabling or disabling the optional WAN ports on the Balance One will cause that LAN port to be unresponsive.
- Affected Balance:​ One

- [MediaFast]​ When using the storage manager, performing a cache cleanup will show the error message “cache delete failed” even though the cache was successfully cleared.
- Affected All MediaFast models

- [WAN LED]​ The Wi-Fi WAN LED remains off regardless of Wi-Fi WAN status.
- Affected MAX:​ 700 HW2, HD2 HW4

- [WAN Config]​ For the Balance 1300 HW2, the WAN connection is always set to 100Mbps full duplex.
- Affected Balance:​ 1350 HW2

Firmware Installation Procedure:

- Firmware upgrade functionality is located at System>Firmware.
- Download a firmware image compatible with your device model.
- Click Choose File to select the firmware file from the local computer.
- Click Manual Upgrade to send the firmware to the Peplink unit.
- It will then automatically initiate the firmware upgrade process.
- Please note that all Peplink devices can store two different firmware versions in two different partitions. A firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive partition. If you want to keep the inactive firmware, you can simply reboot your device with the inactive firmware and then perform the firmware upgrade.

Status LED Information during firmware upgrade:

- OFF – Firmware upgrade in progress (DO NOT disconnect power.)
- Red – Unit is rebooting
- Green – Firmware upgrade successfully completed

Report a Bug:

- To report a bug, please open a support ticket at Peplink Support Ticket.

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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