CounterSnipe APD and Management Console v2.3

• Features added or enhanced in this release
• Bugs fixed in this release
• Upgrade instructions
• Assistance

• Complete re-design of the reporting engine.
• Results in up to 200% speed increase in report generation.
• Reports can now be run across event filters, allowing for more flexable report generation.
• Improved central logging with less visible device chatter.
• Service and port number resolution.
• Improved display of header and packet contents in event management.
• New user time zone setting.
• Event filters are now specific to the creating user.
• Ability to manually set clocks and run without NTP.
• Simplified NTP Configuration.
• Live CD Displays installation instructions upon insertion.
• Updated Signature Package.
• New administration guide.
• Removed detection indicator on non-detection devices.
• Documentation improvements
• New Administration Guide, designed to be walk a user through the set-up and configuration of a network of APDs
• Live CD now presents documentation on insertion into a Windows PC.

• The backup instructions contained a typo. This has now been rendered moot by the encapsulation of this process.
• Management Console Login page can now be Bookmarked.
• Console and APD time now survives device reboot.
• Input validation improved in APDSetup wizard.
• Debug information now correctly presented to users of Internet Explorer.
• Event page offset now works as expected.
• Currently logged in user can no longer be deleted.
• Charts are now shown in users time-zone rather then time-zone of the Management Console.
• Added favicon.ico to the Management Console.
• Improved restart process for tomcat.
• Enhanced debugging information provided in the event of system error.
• Removed error in Learn operation when an invalid selection is made.
• Timestamps used in event queries are now inclusive not exclusive.

• Be aware that this upgrade process is both more complex and potentially more time consuming than previous upgrades. You are advised to schedule at least an hour's downtime for the device and that that hour be in your support organisation's office hours to allow rapid access to expert support should it be required.
• As usual, log onto each device in turn via ssh (or local keyboard and screen, or local serial port).
• Select upgrade from the menu.
• Login to the web interface, open the default device group and press Deploy Configurations.
• Once all of the Configuration Status traffic lights have turned green again, visit each device's summary page in turn, select Reboot Device and press Submit.
• Go into Users and, for each user, set an appropriate time zone.
Assistance
If the upgrade fails, or any problems are encountered, please contact your relevant support organisation or CounterSnipe Technical Support.
support@countersnipe.com