Peplink Balance 305 HW1 Router Firmware 6.3.3 Download

Posted at December 18, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Peplink Balance 305 HW1 Router Firmware 6.3.3 Description

Important Notices:

- 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 router to manage APs running 3.5.0 or below, please upgrade APs to Firmware 3.5.2 or later before upgrading your Peplink router

Feature Improvements:

- [Web UI - Bandwidth Allowance] Monthly Allowances can now be defined using GB.
- Compatible with Balance: ALL; MAX: ALL; MediaFast: ALL; Surf: SOHO

Resolved Issues:

- [DNS] The MX record is incorrect
- [DNS] When importing from a Zone transfer, the SRV record will be incorrect.
- [Web UI - Config Scheduling] When creating a new schedule after opening an existing schedule, the new schedule will be applied to the same functions as the existing schedule.
- [Web UI - DHCP] DHCP subnets cannot be set to be smaller than the LAN subnet.
- [PepVPN] When applying a 4096 bit cert onto a PepVPN profile for x.509 authentication, the cert is not properly saved.
- Compatible with Balance: ALL; MAX: ALL; MediaFast: ALL; Surf: SOHO

- [Cellular Modem] Cellular WAN showed "No Device Detected" in dashboard.
- Compatible with Balance: 30 LTE; MAX: All models except the 700 and OTG; MediaFast: HD2, HD4

- [USB WAN] When inserting a USB modem in the USB slot, and saving configuration changes without changing the SIM PIN, the PIN will become reconfigured to “oooooooo”
- Compatible with All Balance / MediaFast / MAX models; Surf: SOHO

Known Issues:

- [PepVPN] PepVPN NAT Mode clients disappear from Client List when there is no client usage.
- Surf: SOHO [Config Scheduling] Scheduled Reboots cannot be scheduled by uploading a configuration file or pushing a configuration via IC2
- Compatible with Balance: ALL; MAX: ALL; MediaFast: ALL

- [Content Filtering] The content filter is unable to block BitTorrent Traffic.
- Compatible with Balance: All models except the Balance 20; MAX: ALL; MediaFast: ALL; Surf: SOHO

- [Captive Portal] In the LAN settings, switching from Advanced mode to Simple mode under does not disable the Captive Portal.
- [Captive Portal] Existing downloads do not terminate after the bandwidth quota has been reached.
- [Captive Portal] Actual time allowed for web browsing is less than the value assigned by the time quota.
- Compatible with Balance: ALL; MAX: BR1, BR2, 700, HD2, HD4; MediaFast: ALL

- [MediaFast] Sum of clients' reported hourly usage is different from that of WAN usage.
- [MediaFast] Web blocking does not function when MediaFast is enabled.
- Compatible with MediaFast: ALL

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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