Release Notes & News

Overview We’re excited to announce the launch of Maintenance Release MR-5 (Version 1.5.2167) for the AP6 Series access points! This update comes packed with new features and bug fixes to improve your experience, and we can’t wait for you ...

Sophos Central Wireless – November Update I am pleased to announce a release update for Central Wireless is now available in Sophos Central. The update includes the ability to download the firmware and SNMP MIB files and clone vouchers for...

Sophos Central Wireless AP6 – October Update I am pleased to announce that the October update for Central Wireless (AP6) management is now available in Sophos Central.  Added Features The Sites Floor Plan is extended to support AP6 Series ...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the introduction of Active Threat Response for Sophos Switch and Sophos Wireless (AP6 Series only). This new offering provides API-triggered responses to automatically isolate compromised hosts across ...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the introduction of the MSP Flex monthly billing for the AP6 Series Access points support and services. This new capability allows Sophos MSP partners to provide monthly billing for support and service...

Overview Maintenance Release (MR-4) version 1.4.1748 has the following new features and bug fixes for the AP6 Series access points. New Features Wireless Guest Network (Bridge Mode): AP6 Series access points now offer wireless guest network capabilit...

Sophos AP6 Support and Services Enforcement We will start a phased enforcement process for Sophos AP6 Series Support and Services in May 2024. The support activation is integrated with Sophos Central licensing. See “What do I need to do?&rdquo...

Overview We recently released updates to Central Wireless that include new enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements Key Issue Summary WIFIX-4886 Increased the Central Wireless voucher validity length from 30 days to 365 days. WIFIX-3140 Add...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the maintenance release v2.3.5 update for Sophos Central APX Series that includes important bug fixes. Bug Fixes Issue Key Summary CWIFI-13098 When using voucher authentication with captive portal...

Overview Maintenance Release (MR-3) version 1.3.1629 has the following bug fix for the AP6 Series access points. Bug fix Issue Key Summary WIFIX-4586 The VLAN interface set up for Captive Portal does not receive an IP address after editin...

Overview Maintenance Release (MR) version 1.2.1584 has the following new features and bug fixes. New Features Wireless Mesh: AP6 Series access points can be configured in a wireless mesh mode. A wireless mesh allows the AP6s to create a private SSID ...

This article provides updated guidance for customers using legacy Sophos AP Series access points managed via Sophos Central, Sophos Firewall OS, or Sophos UTM.

Overview The following bugs have been resolved in MR version 1.1.1424. Bug fixes Issue Key    Summary WIFIX-3231 Walled Garden cannot be enabled from Central Wireless. WIFIX-3215 No error message is provided in Central when a voucher is set...

Publish Date: August 17, 2023 About Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6 is the latest generation of Wireless LAN and includes enhanced throughput-per-area and lower latency which particularly benefits high-density wireless environments. Security enhancements include WP...

You may have noticed some UI changes for Wireless in Sophos Central, and we wanted to provide a short summary of the recent changes we’ve implemented. Summary of the Sophos Central Wireless UI changes: Field validation for SSID creation. Centr...

A Partner News post has just been published with further information about the AP6 Series. Check it out here: https://partnernews.sophos.com/en-us/2023/07/products/pre-release-information-on-ap6-series-wi-fi-6-6e-access-points/ More news about...

Overview The following bug has been resolved in the MR v2.3.4-5 release. Bug fixes Issue Key          Summary CWIFI-12931-      The APX320 experiences intermittent behavior where the ethernet Rx gets into a stu...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the maintenance firmware update for Sophos APX firmware version 11.0.021 with important security, hardening enhancements, and reliability fixes. Bug Fixes NAF-244- The APX320 experiences intermittent b...

Overview The following bugs have been resolved in the MR v2.3.4-4 release. Bug fixes: Issue Key         Summary   CWIFI-13039    The APX Access Point goes offline after a kernel OOPs. CWIFI-13024&nb...

Overview Sophos Wireless APX is getting upgraded for better performance. These changes require firmware updates if used with Sophos UTM or Sophos XG / XGS Firewall.  There is no impact on features, capabilities, or other functionality of the acc...

See this post for the latest EOL guidance. Due to the ongoing supply chain situation and general Wi-Fi component availability, we have decided to extend the end-of-life (EOL) date for the following AP Series models: AP 15/15C AP 55/55C AP 100/100C/...

See this post for the latest EOL guidance. JUNE 27, 2022 - PLEASE NOTE: THE EOL DATE FOR THE AP SERIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC 31, 2023. Read more. To answer the many questions we've received about our wireless roadmap, we've just published fi...

Overview  Starting in April, all new APX Series access points which are shipped from Sophos warehouses will have an under-the-hood hardware upgrade. For these access points to be registered with either Sophos UTM (SG Series) or Sophos ...

Hi Community!  The  AP firmware 11.0.018 has been released for Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS). This pattern update has a fix for APX 120 update issue which was discovered during AP Firmware 11.0.017 release. News: Maintenance ReleaseBugfixe...

Hi Community!   The  AP firmware 11.0.017 has been released for Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS). This pattern update has a fix for the recently discovered Wi-Fi vulnerabilities AKA FragAttacks in legacy Access Points.  In addition to the patch, t...