The Inverse Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PacketFence 3.6.1. This is a minor release with some new features, enhancements and important bug fixes. This release is considered ready for production use so upgrading to 3.6.1 is strongly advised.
=== What is PacketFence ? === PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source Network Access Control (NAC) solution. Boasting an impressive feature set, PacketFence can be used to effectively secure small to very large heterogeneous networks. Among the features provided by PacketFence, there are: * Powerful BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) workflows * Simple and efficient guests management * Multiple enforcement methods with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) * Compliance checks for computers present on your network * Integration with various vulnerability scanners and intrusion detection solutions * Bandwidth accounting for all devices A complete overview of the solution is available from http://www.packetfence.org/about/overview.html === Some Changes Since Previous Release === New Hardware * Support Belair Networks AP Enchancements * Minimal RADIUS logging in the GUI (#1342) * Accounting Time Modifier is now mandatory (#1538) * Changing the location of ssl-certificates.conf file (#1550) * Modifying the way pfdhcplistener handles tagged trafic Bug Fixes * SMS confirmation page is now giving error on invalid PIN (#1579) * Signup link availability issues (#1591) * Avoid using regdate to determine if node should be unreg (#1317) * Guest self-activation issues (#1602, #1606, #1607, #1608) * Portal profiles regression with VLAN filter (#1595) ... and more. See the ChangeLog file for the complete list of changes and the UPGRADE file for notes about upgrading. Both files are in the PacketFence distribution. === Getting PacketFence === PacketFence is free software and is distributed under the GNU GPL. As such, you are free to download and try it by either getting the new release from: http://www.packetfence.org/download/releases.html or by getting the sources using the instructions at http://www.packetfence.org/development/sourcecode.html Documentation about the installation and configuration of PacketFence is available from: http://www.packetfence.org/documentation/ === How Can I Help ? === PacketFence is a collaborative effort in order to create the best Free and Open Source NAC solution. There are multiple ways you can contribute to the project: * Documentation reviews, enhancements and translations * Feature requests or by sharing your ideas * Participate in the discussion on mailing lists (http://www.packetfence.org/support/community.html) * Patches for bugs or enhancements * Provide new translations of remediation pages === Getting Support === For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by writing to supp...@inverse.ca You can also fill our online form (http://www.inverse.ca/about/contact.html) and a representative from Inverse will contact you. Inverse offers professional services to organizations willing to secure their wired and wireless networks with the PacketFence solution. -- Ludovic Marcotte +1.514.755.3630 :: www.inverse.ca Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu) and PacketFence (www.packetfence.org) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 _______________________________________________ PacketFence-announce mailing list PacketFence-announce@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/packetfence-announce
