Serial/IP COM Port Redirector  for Sena Version 4.8.8 Release Notes 
November 11, 2009

Copyright (c) 1998-2009, Sena Technologies, Inc.

INTRODUCTION
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These release notes describe new features added and bugs fixed since the V4.8.6 release.


ENHANCEMENTS
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+ Improved tolerance for improperly configured networks and unsolicited
  packet traffic.
+ General performance enhancements.
+ The "Check for Updates" button automatically closes the "About" window
  when launching a web browser to check for updated versions of the
  software.

BUG FIXES
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- Corrected a problem related to the 64-bit drivers for Windows 7 and
  Windows Server 2008.
- Corrected a minor problem with error reporting on the virtual COM port.
- Corrected a rare problem where the "Use Windows Credentials" feature would
  malfunction on first login after reboot.

KNOWN BUGS
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* None.


REVISION HISTORY
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4.8.6 July 09, 2008
- Contains a fix for 64-bit operating systems and includes full Windows 2008
  Server support.
- Fixes an issue with the COM port locking up during the opening sequence
  when using a UDP-server-lock

4.8.4 July 26, 2007
+ Microsoft Windows Vista is now supported for 32-bit and 64-bit processors.
+ The v4.8.3 restriction is removed on the Update Routing Table feature for Vista.

4.8.3 June 14, 2007
+ Windows Vista (on 32-bit processors) is now supported.

4.8 December 11, 2006
+ Adds support for failover to backup device servers for each virtual COM
port.
+ Adds new Advanced Option "Attempt Server Connection" specifying a timeout
value to be enforced by the redirector when connecting to device servers.
+ Includes OpenSSL patch preventing RSA Signature Forgery (CVE-2006-4339). 
(OpenSSL software runs only if the Tactical Software license key enables
encryption.)

4.7 October 25, 2006
+ Adds support for 64-bit(x64) processors running Windows XP 64-bit Edition
or Windows 2003 64-bit Edition.
+ Adds a workaround to prevent a BSOD crash of Symantec / Norton software
firewall products in symtdi.sys.

4.6 April 6, 2006
- Fixed the problem with handling the SetCommMask events

4.5 November 11, 2005
- Preventing a blue screen when Restore Failed Connections is checked 
- Fixed the problem with the driver not sending the break signal to the virtual 
COM port.
- This version also contains minor bug fixes.

4.4.1 September 15, 2005
- Minor bug fixes.

4.3.2 March  9, 2005
+ Serial/IP COM ports accept incoming connections

4.3.1 January 18, 2005
- Fix the problem in receiving data from the print spooler of Windows 2000.

4.3 December 21, 2004
+ The User Credentials area in the Control Panel has been simplified.
+ The Presets drop-down list now supports auto-completion.
+ The timing interval used for the COM Port Control-based keep-alive mechanism 
is now user-configurable in the "Options" tab of the "Advanced" dialog.
+ The encryption protocol used is now selectable between SSL v3 and TLS v1.
+ The version of OpenSSL used to provide encryption has been updated to 0.9.7d.
- Data loss due to the forced port closing is fixed. 

4.2.3 October 14, 2004
+ Initial Release.