Release Notes PN 93000670_A
                               Digi Passport FIPS Firmware

                            82002299_A (Digi Passport FIPS 4 8 16 32 48)
                         
                                    v 1.2.0F

                             November 10th, 2009

INTRODUCTION

This is the production release of firmware for the Digi Passport.FIPS These devices 
provide console management access to various servers, devices, and systems 
that may be accessed by a serial cable to a console port.  These devices 
feature console management through a console menu or web interface to
allow configuration of network settings, serial settings, administration
settings, and user settings. High-end features include SSHv2
protocol, Local, RADIUS, TACACS+, and Kerberos authentication, Port logging through
Local, Encrypted NFS, Syslog and USB and configuration, 
custom menus, keyword monitoring and SNMPv3 notification, IPMI 2.0, 
IPv6, PPP, USB, Clustering, Syslog-NG, freeKVM, 
 Dual 10/100 mbps Ethernet network interface.

SUPPORTED PRODUCTS

    Digi Passport 4
    Digi Passport 8
    Digi Passport 16
    Digi Passport 32
    Digi Passport 48




KNOWN LIMITATIONS

    - Web UI, Discovery Applet, and Serial Connection Applet require Netscape
      4.76 or higher or Internet Explorer 5 or higher.

    - The  Serial Connection Applet also require the
      Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3 or higher.

    - Netscape 4 on Windows: the serial port connection applet will not accept
      <enter> so the user cannot login through the applet.

    - Using cancel button when removing Custom Menus or Copying custom menus
      causes the page to be submitted and the menus removed or copied, 
      respectively. To cancel without causing this effect, use the browser's 
      Back button.
  
     - If there are a large number of slave units configured the Master can take
      up to 8 minutes to boot up.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    - When using the SUN Java Runtime Environment in Windows, you may need to
      verify the browser you are using has been enabled with the Java plug-in.
      To verify, use the following steps:

      1. Go to Control Panel in Windows (may be accessed through My Computer or 
         Start menu)
      2. If you are using "Category View", click "Switch to Classic View".
      3. Click Java Plug-In icon. (if this icon does not exist, verify JRE is 
         correctly installed)
      4. Click on the "Basic" tab.
      5. Verify "Enable Java Plug-In" is checked.
      6. Click on the "Browser" tab.
      7. Verify appropriate browser or browsers are checked.
      8. Click on the "About" tab.
      9. Verify Java Plug-in version is 1.3 or later.

    - freeKVM
       To use the freeKVM features it is necessary to have Java properly installed
       for your browser (as per the above specifications) and to have the necessary
       software installed in the PATH on your workstation. Detailed instructions 
       are included in the Passport Product manual.
       
History

11-12-2009

    - Initial release