Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini 5G HW1 Router Firmware 8.4.1

Improvements:

- [eSIM] Bring your own eSIM is now enabled with SIM priority 3 in the default configuration
- [eSIM] Added support for displaying eSIM EID in the system
- [eSIM] Added support for eSIM profiles that require a confirmation code
- [eSIM] Implemented a feature to display the EID (eSIM Identifier) in the cellular details section of the Web UI for devices supporting BYO eSIM
- [Peplink eSIM Data Plan] Added display of Peplink eSIM Data Plan subscription info, including remaining quota and expiry date, on the Web UI for supported models
Compatible with Balance: 20X HW3, 310X HW3, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Mini/Mini Core HW3/Mini M2M, BR1 Pro 5G, BR1 Pro HW7, BR2 Pro, Transit Duo Pro/Pro E, HD2/4 MBX HW4, HD1 Dome Pro, HD2 Dome Pro E/LR, MBX Mini
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with EPX

- [System] Updated naming conventions for SpeedFusion
- [System] Added feature to allow OSPF to advertise any custom routes
- [System] Enhanced Virtual Network Mapping to support non-sequential One-to-One NAT mappings
- [LAN] Added API support for configuring the LAN ports settings
- [SNMP] Added API support for configuring the SNMP settings
- [GRE] Added OSPF and RIPv2 support over GRE tunnel
- [IPsec] Added support for GRE over IPsec without loopback connection
- [LAN] Added support for LAN networks with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.254 (/31)
- [System] Implemented Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) packet routing support
- [Content Blocking] Renamed the content categories."Drugs" to "Health and Medicine" and "Contraband" to "Abused Drugs
- [LAN] Updated Local DNS caching to use the shortest TTL in DNS replies
Compatible with All Models

- [SpeedFusion Connect] Added the ability for users to trigger a latency check for SpeedFusion Connect locations on demand
- [HA] Enhanced HA Config Sync to enable the HA Slave role device, when operating in Master state, to obtain config from the Master role device
- [HA] High Availability (HA) is supported for all models (Except FusionHub)
Compatible with All Models (Except FusionHub)

- Hardware encryption is now enabled for selective devices
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Mini/Mini - 5G/Core/M2M

- [Cellular] Added API support for retrieving cellular module temperature
- [Cellular] Added Event Log for cellular module firmware updates
- [Cellular & 5GN] Added Band, Channel and PCI lock for 5G SA network on -5GN devices
- [Cellular] Added support for LTEA-K / LTEA-R cellular module firmware upgrades
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 LTE/Pro, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1/2, HD1/2/4, Transit, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini, HD2/4 with MFA
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX

- [FusionSIM / RemoteSIM] Added carrier selection capability for FusionSIM / RemoteSIM
- [FusionSIM] Added support for displaying FusionSIM remaining quota and subscription expiry date on the Web UI
Compatible with Balance: 310 5G, 20X, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro, Transit Core/Pro, HD2 Mini, HD1/2 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with UBR Plus
Compatible with PDX

- [RemoteSIM] Added the ability for FusionSIM Agent and RemoteSIM Proxy to accept connections from SpeedFusion VPN tunnels when the destination IP address is its LAN IP address
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 310X, 380X, 580X, 310 5G/Fiber 5G
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro, Transit Core/Pro, HD2 Mini, HD1/2 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX

- [Starlink] Added functionality to report GPS location data from Starlink to InControl when no other GPS data are available
- [Starlink] DHCP option 121 is now included in DHCP requests for WANs with Starlink to obtain static routes from the Starlink DHCP server
Compatible with Balance: 310X, 380X, 580X, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, Two, 305/380 or above
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro 5G, BR1 Pro HW7, BR2 Pro, Transit 5G, HD1 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with MediaFast: 500, 750
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX

- [LACP] Added LACP support for specific models
Compatible with Balance: 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro 5G, BR1 Pro HW7, BR2 Pro HW4, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini
Compatible with PDX

- [Synergy Mode] Added Starlink WAN support on Synergy WAN
Compatible with Synergized Device: Balance, MAX, MediaFast, UBR: All, PDX
Compatible with Synergy Controller: Balance: 20X, 30 LTE/Pro, One/Two, 210/310 HW4 or above, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with Synergy Controller: MAX: BR1 Mini HW3, BR1 ENT, BR1 Pro 5G, BR1 Pro HW7, BR2 Pro HW4, Transit, 700 HW3 or above, HD1 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2 Dome, HD2 HW5 or above, HD2 Mini, HD4
Compatible with Synergy Controller: MediaFast: All
Compatible with Synergy Controller: UBR: Plus
Compatible with Synergy Controller: SDX, SDX Pro, PDX, EPX

- [UBR Plus] Added support for DPI to the UBR Plus
Compatible with UBR Plus

- [Docker] Added support for exposing unencrypted USB storage mount points to containers in Docker
- [Docker] Introduced an automation feature for Docker containers on MAX Transit Pro devices, allowing for essential package downloads, Docker image pulls and updates, container creation and management, and image pruning via a configuration file (/etc/docker/automation.conf).
Compatible with Balance: 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X, 710, 1350, 2500, 2500 EC
Compatible with MAX: BR2 Pro, Transit Duo Pro, Transit Duo Pro E, MBX Mini, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with MediaFast: 500, 750
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro EPX (with EXM-LCDT)

- [USB Ethernet Adapter] Added support for USB Ethernet LAN7801
Compatible with Balance: All
Compatible with MAX: BR1 ENT, BR2 Pro HW4, HD2/4 Indoor Series, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini
Compatible with MediaFast: All
Compatible with SDX, SDX Pro

- [Wi-Fi] Added Ukraine as an operating country for Wi-Fi selection
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 Pro, One
Compatible with MAX: All (Exclude: BR1 ENT, HD2 Mini, HD1/2 Dome)
Compatible with MediaFast: HD2/4
Compatible with X Series: 20X, MBX, PDX
Compatible with UBR: UBR LTE

- [Serial Port] Enhanced TCP functionality in Network Operating Settings to support combined TCP Server and Client modes, catering to specific SCADA application needs.
Compatible with MAX: BR1 ENT, Transit, HD2 Mini

- [802.1X] Implemented 802.1x port-based authentication support on Wired LAN for specific models
Compatible with Balance: 310X, 380X, 580X, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 305/380 or above
Compatible with MAX: Transit Duo Pro, BR1/2 Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with MediaFast: 500, 750
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX

Resolved Issues:

- [FusionHub] Fixed issue where FusionHub on AWS could not use instance ID as Web UI password after factory restore, found in 8.4.1 RC 2
- [FusionHub] Fixed an issue where FusionHub on Azure was unable to apply a license
Compatible with FusionHub

- [Captive Portal] Fixed the issue of Session-Timeout attribute not working in RADIUS authentication
- [Captive Portal] Fixed a malfunction in Captive Portal Popup Handling when clients are using Capport
- [OpenVPN WAN] Fixed an issue where OpenVPN WAN connections were unable to access services on certain servers
- [Captive Portal] Fixed issues where Captive Portal might not function correctly with large numbers of client sign-ins
- [Captive Portal] Fixed the issue where "Allowed Clients" configuration malfunctioned when using Capport for captive portal detection
- [HA] Resolved an issue in High Availability (HA) where IPsec tunnels failed to establish when the HA slave enabled 'Establish Connections in Slave Role'
Compatible with All Models (Except FusionHub)

- [LAN] Fixed the DNS Cache Snooping issue of LAN DNS Proxy
- [System] Fixed the issue of unable to download diagnostic report while the device is handling a large number of connections
- [Web UI] Fixed an issue in WAN Quality reports where incorrect latency was detected due to TCP acceleration in connections (eg: MissionLINK Iridium Certus)
- [Content Blocking] Fixed an issue where Content Blocking user group exemption malfunctioned when Content Blocking rules were pushed from InControl
- [QoS] Fixed an issue where setting the bandwidth limit to 'Unlimited' for a User Group caused malfunctions in Individual Bandwidth Limits
- [IPsec] Fixed an issue where the IPsec VPN event log was not being sent to the remote syslog server when Remote Syslog is enabled
- [Web UI] Fixed an issue where Usage Reports could lead to unnecessary memory and storage usage
- [System] Fixed the issue where firmware upgrades were unexpectedly initiated when checking for firmware updates
- [SpeedFusion VPN] Fixed the issue where hostname lookup was failing when the hostname was configured for PepVPN but the WAN was not in a connected state
- [QoS] Fixed the issue where QoS bandwidth limiting malfunctioned with VLANs
- [SpeedFusion VPN] Resolved an issue in FusionHub where the "Route SpeedFusion VPN traffic to LAN" function was malfunctioning
- [IPsec] Resolved an issue where the IPsec VPN profile was not displayed correctly in the Advanced > IPsec VPN page and as the "Enforced Connection" in the Advanced > Outbound Policy page
Compatible with All Models

- Fixed an issue where throughput performance might drop every 30 seconds
Compatible with Balance: 30 LTE, 30 Pro, 210/310 HW4, One, One Core
Compatible with MAX: 700, BR1 ENT, HD1 Dome, HD2/Dome/IP67/Mini, HD4/IP67, Transit/Duo/Duo Pro E/5G/Core
Compatible with MediaFast: 200, HD2, HD4
Compatible with SFE: SFE Cam

- [Cellular & 5GN] Fixed the issue of SMS control malfunction on cellular devices
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 LTE/Pro, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1/2, HD1/2/4, Transit, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini, HD2/4 with MFA
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX (Device with Cellular and product code contains 5GN)

- Fixed an issue causing automatic device reboots
Compatible with Balance: 310X, 380X, 580X, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 305/380 or above
Compatible with MAX: HD1/2 Dome Pro series, Transit Duo Pro, BR1/2 Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with MediaFast: 500, 750
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX

- [Starlink Support] Added support for Starlink on additional models
Compatible with Balance: 20X 30 LTE, 30 Pro, 210/310 HW4, One, One Core
Compatible with MAX: 700, BR1 Mini/Mini 5G/Core/M2M/ENT, HD1 Dome, HD2/Dome/IP67/Mini, HD4/IP67, Transit/Duo/Duo Pro E/5G/Core
Compatible with MediaFast: 200, HD2, HD4
Compatible with SFE: SFE Cam

- [FusionSIM] Fixed the issue of FusionSIM not working over GRE tunnel
- [FusionSIM] Fixed an issue related to FusionSIM where the last config was not removed before a new SIM request
- [FusionSIM] Fixed an issue where Cellular WAN was unable to connect if FusionSIM was set as Priority 1 but without an active subscription
Compatible with Balance: 310 5G, 20X, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro, Transit Core/Pro, HD2 Mini, HD1/2 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with UBR Plus
Compatible with PDX

- [RemoteSIM] Fixed the issue of RemoteSIM not working on BR2 Pro
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 310X, 380X, 580X, 310 5G/Fiber 5G
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro, Transit Core/Pro, HD2 Mini, HD1/2 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2/4 MBX
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX

- [Cellular & 5G] Fixed the issue of SIM B might not work with SIM A disabled LTE bands
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro 5G, BR2 Pro, Transit 5G HD1 Dome Pro, MBX, MBX Mini
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro EPX

- [B20X] Fixed intermittent firmware upgrade failures on B20X
- [B20X] Fixed the system instability during content blocking database download on the B20X
Compatible with Balance: 20X

- [Synergy Mode] Fixed stability issue in Synergy Controller when multiple devices are connected
- [Synergy Mode] Resolved the issue where the health check warning message was incorrectly displayed
- [Synergy Mode] Fixed an issue of incorrect WAN usage reporting on Synergy WANs
- [Synergy Mode] Fixed an issue where Synergy Devices might incorrectly show as "Scheduled Down"
- [Synergy Mode] Fixed an issue where Synergy Wi-Fi WAN signal quality charts were not displayed in the WAN Quality status
Compatible with Synergized Device: Balance, MAX, MediaFast, UBR: All, PDX
Compatible with Synergy Controller: Balance: 20X, 30 LTE/Pro, One/Two, 210/310 HW4 or above, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with Synergy Controller: MAX: BR1 Mini HW3, BR1 ENT, BR1 Pro 5G, BR1 Pro HW7, BR2 Pro HW4, Transit, 700 HW3 or above, HD1 Dome/Dome Pro, HD2 Dome, HD2 HW5 or above, HD2 Mini, HD4
Compatible with Synergy Controller: MediaFast: All
Compatible with Synergy Controller: UBR: Plus
Compatible with Synergy Controller: SDX, SDX Pro, PDX, EPX

- [MBX Mini HW2] Fixed a stability issue caused by changing WAN port speed on MBX Mini HW2
Compatible with MAX: MBX Mini HW2

- [BR1 Pro] Fixed an issue in MAX BR1 Pro where the LAN interface was remaining down after disabling and then re-enabling the LAN ports
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Pro 5G/HW7

- [SpeedFusion] Fixed an issue where LAN users were unable to get DNS results for hostnames defined in SpeedFusion Profiles
Compatible with Balance: 210 or above
Compatible with MAX: 700, HD2/4, Transit
Compatible with UBR: UBR LTE
Compatible with MediaFast: All
Compatible with SFE
Compatible with X Series: All (Except 20X)
Compatible with FusionHub Device with PrimeCare license

- [MAX Adapter] Fixed an issue where Mobile Internet WAN with MAX Adapter Cellular WAN could not obtain a /31 network IP
Compatible with Balance: All
Compatible with MAX: BR1 ENT, BR2 Pro HW4, HD2/4 Indoor Series, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini, HD2/4 with MFA
Compatible with MediaFast: All
Compatible with SDX, SDX Pro

- [Virtual WAN on VLAN] Fixed an issue where the usage for Virtual WAN on VLAN might not be displayed
Compatible with Balance: All
Compatible with MAX: All
Compatible with MediaFast: All
Compatible with UBR Plus, SFE Cam
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX
Compatible if the above models have PrmeCare, one Virtual WAN on VLAN will be included

- [USB WAN] Fixed an issue where USB Cellular WAN couldn't be switched to IP Forwarding mode and remained in NAT mode after clicking Save & Apply
Compatible with Balance: All
Compatible with MAX: BR1 ENT, BR2 Pro HW4, HD2/4 Indoor Series, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini
Compatible with MediaFast: All
Compatible with SDX, SDX Pro

- [Cellular] Fixed an issue where WAN latency statistics were sometimes missing in InControl WAN Quality reports when T-Mobile cellular WANs were in use
- [Cellular] Fixed the issue of causing high CPU load after enabling SMS Control
- [Cellular] Fixed the issue with sending SMS using the API
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 LTE/Pro, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1/2, HD1/2/4, Transit, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini, HD2/4 with MFA
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX

- [GPS] Fixed the issue GPS messages were being missed
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 310X
Compatible with MAX: BR1/2, HD1/2/4, Transit, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini, HD2/4 with MFA
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX, SDX, SDX Pro, EPX

- [Cellular and USB] Fixed the issue where cellular module firmware upgrades caused USB devices (storage or USB Ethernet) to be unmounted
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 LTE/Pro, 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X
Compatible with MAX: BR1 ENT, HD2/4, HD2/4 MBX, MBX Mini, HD2/4 with MFA
Compatible with SDX, SDX Pro

- [Wi-Fi AP] Fixed the issue where the 'Enable Wi-Fi 6' option was shown on devices that do not support Wi-Fi 6
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 Pro, One
Compatible with MAX: All (Exclude: BR1 ENT, HD2 Mini, HD1/2 Dome)
Compatible with UBR: Plus
Compatible with PDX

- [Wi-Fi Mesh] Fixed the issue where the Wi-Fi Mesh might failed to establish
Compatible with Balance: 20X, 30 Pro, One
Compatible with MAX: BR1 MK2, Transit, 700 HW3 or above, HD2 HW5 or above, HD4
Compatible with MediaFast: 200, HD2/4
Compatible with X Series: 20X, MBX, PDX
Compatible with Surf SOHO: SOHO MK3

- [BR1 Mini HW3] Resolved an issue on the BR1 Mini HW3 where IGMP Snooping and Minimum Data Rate settings were not functioning properly
Compatible with MAX: BR1 Mini HW3

- [Virtual GRE WAN] Resolved an issue where Virtual GRE WAN host connections were incorrectly routed through the LAN if LAN static routes overriding the GRE host IP
Compatible with devices with Virtual GRE WAN licensing applied

Known Issues:

- Enabling Layer 2 SpeedFusion VPN with settings to allow 'All VLAN ID' on SDX may result in the device becoming unresponsive
Affected SDX, MBX, MBX Mini

- [Docker] Docker container cannot be run on a device that doesn't have an active DHCP server running
Affected Balance: 310 5G/Fiber 5G, 310X, 380X, 580X, 710, 1350, 2500, 2500 EC
Affected MAX: BR2 Pro, Transit Duo Pro, Transit Duo Pro E, MBX Mini, HD2/4 MBX
Affected MediaFast: 500, 750
Affected PDX, SDX, SDX Pro EPX (with EXM-LCDT)

- [System] YouTube blocking may not work if YouTube traffic is using QUIC
Affected SDX, MBX, MBX Mini

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.