We’ve just released a maintenance release for Sophos Firewall Manager (SFM). This update contains enhancements like multi-language support and fixes for a number of open issues.

News

Maintenance Update

Remarks

Device will be rebooted

Download Release Notes

Sophos Firewall Manager MR-1 Release Notes.pdf

Applicable SFM OS versions

Following SFM OS versions can upgrade to this SFM OS maintenance release:

  • SFM OS 15.01.0 (GA release - Build 301)

 

Compatible SF-OS versions

SFM MR Release - SFM OS 15.01.0 MR1 (Build 425) supports Firewalls running on the following Sophos Firewall OS (SF-OS) versions:

  • SFOS 15.01.0 (GA release - Build 376)
  • SFOS 15.01.0 MR-1.1 (Build 407)
  • SFOS 15.01.0 MR-2 (Build 418)

Enhancements

Multi-language support added for GUI. Languages include:

  • Brazilian-Portuguese
  • Chinese-Simplified
  • Chinese-Traditional
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Bug Fixes

Monitoring & Alerts

  • Rectify status of connection to central management on Device Monitor and Device Dashboard on the auxiliary SFM machine. - NCCC-1862

Device Configuration

  • Resolve Authentication Groups page freezing issue when groups are reordered from Device level page and from managed Device itself. - NCCC-1600
  • Authentication Server name displayed as undefined after edited at custom group level. - NCCC-2851
  • Search query changes when AD configuration is applied to managed firewalls. - NCCC-2821 

Update Management

  • Remove a firewall device from the applicable Device list for firmware upgrades once that Firewall device is successfully upgraded. - NCCC-655
  • Resolve failure to update Anti-virus in cases where the previous update is incomplete. - NCCC-2218
  • Display entry of latest SF-OS on SFM Firmware management page when managing more than 4 Firewalls. - NCCC-2049

Device Management Settings

  • Auto-update Firmware compatibility list when a new Firewall model is added to SFM for management. - NCCC-367
  • Fix the Network Configuration Wizard UI alignment on clicking Next without filling Mail Server details in a full screen view. - NCCC-1888

System Management

  • Rectify interface port name mismatch in firmware and on front panel of SFM hardware device. - NCCC-1987
  • Resolve incorrect menu number on CLI. - NCCC-2127
  • Allow EULA acceptance on Console. - NCCC-1988
  • Display SFM build number on CLI. - NCCC-1986

Updating your Firmware

Sophos Up2Date technology makes it easy to upgrade your Sophos Firewall Manager to the latest version.

There are two ways to apply an available Up2Date package to the device:

  1. Log on to your SFM web interface, navigate to System Management > System Settings > Maintenance > Firmware and click “Check for new Firmware” to download the latest firmware. Once downloaded, click on Install. The Device will reboot once new firmware is applied. The previous firmware version will be preserved. You will be able to roll back to the previous version by choosing the Boot Firmware Image option for the previous firmware version. Note that any configuration changes made between the upgrade and rollback will be lost.
  2. Download the Up2Date package from MySophos and install it under System Management > System Settings > Maintenance > Firmware. Click upload firmware for the non-active firmware slot, then select the downloaded firmware file. Choose to upload and boot into the new firmware version. The Device will reboot once new firmware is applied. The previous firmware version will be preserved. You will be able to roll back to the previous version by choosing the Boot Firmware Image option for the previous firmware version. Note that any configuration changes made between the upgrade and rollback will be lost.

 

Providing Feedback

Please provide feedback and discuss this release or other aspects of the product with fellow community members and Sophos staff here on the forums. Please indicate the version you are using to enable everyone to better assist you.

If you have any feedback on our help, manual, or any documentation (Online Help) please send it to nsg-documentations@sophos.com.