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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

FortiAP 5.2.3 Release Notes

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Change Log 4Introduction 5

Supportedmodels 5Whats new in FortiAP 5.2.3 5

Upgrade Information 6Upgrading from FortiAP version 5.2.0 or later 6Upgrading from FortiAP v5.0 6FAP-221C upgrade path 6FAP-320C upgrade path 6Downgrading to previous firmware versions 6Firmware image checksums 6

Product Integration and Support 7FortiAP 5.2.3 support 7

Resolved Issues 8Known Issues 9

Change Log

Date Change Description

March 24, 2015 Initial release.

Introduction

This document provides the following information for FortiAP version 5.2.3:

l Supported modelsl Whats new in FortiAP 5.2.3l Upgrade Information'l Product Integration and Supportl Resolved Issuesl Known Issues

For more information on upgrading your FortiAP device, see the DeployingWireless Networks for FortiOS 5.2 guidein the Fortinet Document Library.

Supported models

FortiAP version 5.2.3 supports the following models:

Model Build

FAP-11C, FAP-14C, FAP-21D, FAP-24D, FAP-25D, FAP-28C,FAP-112B, FAP-112D, FAP-210B, FAP-220B, FAP-221B, FAP-221C, FAP-222B, FAP-222C, FAP-223B, FAP-223C, FAP-224D,FAP-320B, FAP-320C, FAP-321C

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Model support

Whats new in FortiAP 5.2.3

The following is a list of new features and enhancements in FortiAP version 5.2.3:

l New FortiAP platforms: FAP-21D, FAP-24D, FAP-112D, FAP-223C, FAP-321Cl Add DFS channels for FAP-221C-A, FAP-222C-E, FAP-222C-J, FAP-223C-Al FortiCloud can deploy a FAP to an external AP controller.l FAP LEDs can be turned on or off from the WiFi Controller.l FAP traffic sniffer tool (CLI command: diag_sniffer).l AeroScout Interoperability.l Support for the Walled Garden feature (white list) for FortiCloud captive-portal SSID

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Upgrade Information

Upgrading from FortiAP version 5.2.0 or later

FortiAP 5.2.3 supports upgrading from v5.2.0 or later

Upgrading from FortiAP v5.0

FortiAP 5.2.3 supports upgrading from v5.0.9.

FAP-221C upgrade path

For FAP-221C units with v5.0.6 firmware (BIOS version: 04000002), you should first upgrade to version 5.2.0 and thenupgrade to the latest version.

FAP-320C upgrade path

Upgrading the FAP-320C from version 5.2.1 to version 5.2.2 or newer requires an intermediary step that adjusts theflash partition size to allow for a larger image to be stored on it. A flash upgrade image is stored in the same downloaddirectory as the v5.2.2 image. The intermediary image will display B0221 Interim in the get system statuscommand output. Please use the following upgrade path to version 5.2.2 or newer:

v5.2.1 > FAP_320C-v5-FLASH-UPGRADE-fortinet.out > v5.2.2 or newer.

Downgrading to previous firmware versions

FortiAP 5.2.3 does not support downgrading to previous firmware versions.

Firmware image checksums

The MD5 checksums for all Fortinet software and firmware releases are available at the Customer Service & Supportportal, https://support.fortinet.com. After logging in select Download > Firmware Image Checksums, enter theimage file name including the extension, and select Get Checksum Code.


Product Integration and Support

FortiAP 5.2.3 support

The following table lists FortiAP version 5.2.3 product integration and support information.

Web Browsers l Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 10 and 11l Mozilla Firefox versions 36l Google Chrome version 40l Safari v8Other web browsers may function correctly, but are not sup-ported by Fortinet.

FortiOS l v5.2.3

FortiExplorer (Windows/MAC) l v2.7l Supported models: FAP-11C and FAP-28C

FortiExplorer iOS l v1.0.6l Supported models: FAP-11C, FAP-21D,FAP-24D, FAP-28C,FAP-112D, FAP-210B, FAP-220B, FAP-320B, and FAP-320C

FortiAP 5.2.3 support


Resolved Issues

The following issues have been fixed in version 5.2.3. For inquires about a particular bug, please contact CustomerService & Support.

Bug ID Description

0229214 In some rare case, FAP platforms supporting 802.11ac may encounter kernel crash on Assertioncookie_failed_count.

0246847 Improved throughput performance over local-bridging SSID.

0260645 Traffic matching split-tunneling ACL can pass through even if the user is not authenticated.

0260456 Mesh not working over 5GHz on FAP-221C after reboot.

0260473 In Mesh-Ethernet bridge topology, ARP is not forwarded on 5GHz 802.11ac AP.

0260411 WiFi clients encounter ARP problem on local-bridging SSID after FAP rejoins controller.

0264061 On FortiCloud captive-portal SSID, client can send non-http traffic through before WebAuth isdone.

0266710 FAP loses connection with controller because of DHCPRenewal problem.


Known Issues

The following issues have been identified in version 5.2.3. For inquires about a particular bug or to report a bug, pleasecontact Customer Service & Support.

0225550 The 802.11ac radio cannot support the Rogue AP Scan function.

0236312 Split-tunneling SSIDs do not support VLAN tags.

0245323 Spectrum analysis may result in high CPU usage on some FortiAPmodels including FAP-221B,FAP-223B, and FAP-221C.


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Change LogIntroductionSupported modelsWhats new in FortiAP 5.2.3

Upgrade InformationUpgrading from FortiAP version 5.2.0 or laterUpgrading from FortiAP v5.0FAP-221C upgrade pathFAP-320C upgrade pathDowngrading to previous firmware versionsFirmware image checksums

Product Integration and SupportFortiAP 5.2.3 support

Resolved IssuesKnown Issues

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