
            S O F T W A R E - R E L E A S E - D O C U M E N T

                 Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH
              
            	   OCTOPUS-8TX-EEC-M Release 09.6.00
            		
                            2023/12/18
             		
                          C O N T E N T S
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    1.   Limitations of the release OCTOPUS-8TX-EEC-M 09.6.00
    2.   Supported Hardware
    3.   History of Changes

   

This document is delivered with the software in the file 
"Readme_OCTOPUS8TX.09.6.00.txt".

 

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1. Limitations of the release OCTOPUS-8TX-EEC-M 09.6.00
=======================================================

IGMP Snooping: Unknown multicast traffic is flooded by default. 
     You have the option of changing the setting for this traffic in the 
     device management to “Discard”. The setting “Send to Query Ports”
     is not supported.

IP version 4: Packets containing short ipv4 headers or short tcp headers and
     packets that are too short for their ip headers are dropped by the switch. 

   
2. Supported Hardware
=====================
This platform software release 09.6.00 is released exclusively for the 
following hardware:

HiOS-OS8TX-09600.bin:
- OCTOPUS-8TX-EEC-M          (Since SW 08.4.00)


Supported Software Level:
- 2S
- 2A

For information on supported accessories, refer to the "User Manual Installation".
You will find the manuals under "https://www.doc.hirschmann.com".

3. History of Changes
=====================

Software Release 04.4.01
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First Version

Software Release 08.6.00
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Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- OPC UA Server
- Protocol packet statistics

Software Release 08.7.00
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Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- VLAN configuration for EtherNet/IP
- Template based TSN

Software Level 2A:
- Loop-Protection function
- DHCP snooping
- IP source guard
- Dynamic ARP inspection

Software Release 08.8.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- Profinet Combined family GSDML
- Profinet new stack , spec 2.41 compliant

Software Release 09.0.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- Responsive GUI

Software Release 09.1.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- Signed Firmware images
- Update 802.1X to Version 2010
- Configurable hash algorithms for Link-Aggregation
- LLDP IPv6 Support

Software Release 09.2.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- SNMPv3 Traps

Software Level 2A:
- SNMPv1/v2 Read-Only
- Interface Shutdown via Tracking

Software Release 09.4.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
- SNMPv3 Traps (GUI)

Software Level 2A:
- Multiple Spanning Tree, 4 instances supported

Software Release 09.6.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)

New Functions:
Software Level 2A:
- Redundant Coupling Protocol (RCP)
- Extended ACL filter
- ACL flow based limiting

Software Release 09.6.00
------------------------
Bugfixes (see Issue List)
