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Version: 2.1

WeConfig 2.0 Changelog

Updated Graphical User Interface​

Dark Mode Support​

  • Introduced support for dark mode.

Dockable Elements​

  • Enabled docking for all panels and elements.

Enhanced Selection Mechanics​

  • Reworked the way that WeConfig handles selection, "Add" and "Clear" buttons have been removed in favor of directly matching the selection in Physical Network / Devices.

New Panels​

Discovery​

  • Interface-Based Device Discovery: Relocated from the top bar to its own panel.
  • ICMP Ping Discovery: Relocated from the top bar to its own panel.

Configuration​

  • Firewall: Introduced a new firewall configuration panel.
  • Routing/OSPF: Licensed feature. Provides detailed OSPF configuration for devices.
  • Routing/Static: Licensed feature. Allows configuration of specific static routes.
  • Aggregates: Enables LACP configuration.

Per-Device Views​

  • Route Table: Relocated from the Selected Device section.
  • Properties: Relocated from the Selected Device section.
  • Attachments: Relocated from the Selected Device section.
  • Configuration Files: Relocated from the Selected Device section.
  • Cellular: Relocated from the Selected Device section.

Maintenance​

  • Clone or Replace Device: Replaces the Paste and Replace function.

Support​

  • Issues: Collects and displays application and device issues.

Reworked Panels​

Network Visualization​

  • Physical Network: Includes Layer 3 visualization, updated connection colors, ribbon controls, new indicators, and new context menu options.
  • Devices: Removed Backup, Bootloader, MAC, and other columns.

Configuration​

  • Accounts: Reworked to represent the configuration of user accounts on the device, not just admin password configuration.
  • VLAN: Merged tabs into a matrix view.
  • System/SNMP: Now a Staged Task.
  • System/Logging: Now a Staged Task.

Maintenance​

  • Firmware Upgrade: Now a Staged Task.
  • Device Access Settings: Allows editing of the username and PKI usage. Test connection now also tests SSH, SNMP, and HTTP(S) reachability.
  • CLI Scripts: Renamed from "CLI".

Diagnostics​

  • Diagnostics: Uses a new charting framework. Measurements are split per unit. Select measurements, rather than device/measurements.

Support​

  • Help: Now links to the user guide.
  • Release Notes: Now links to the relevant changelog.
  • Reports: Now a licensed feature. Is now a panel and includes a progress log.

Tools​

  • SHDSL Reach Calculator: Uses a new charting framework.

Project Template​

  • Export from Current Project: Now a Staged Task.
  • Build Network from Template: Now a Staged Task.

Changelog​

  • Accounts (previously passwords) now have a quick-button for generating and copying a public/private key pair to the clipboard.
  • "On approval" is now the default update option.
  • Added "Never" as an update option.
  • Added Dark mode and system theme.
  • Added Discovery Neighbours as a discovery option to both ICMP and interface-based discovery.
  • Added Expand/Collapse functionality to physical network.
  • Added Opacity Controls to physical network.
  • Added a periodic ping check that tries to reach devices in the project.
  • Added a search box to physical network.
  • Added actual toast for notifications.
  • Added an icon to physical network that indicates that a firmware upgrade is available for the device.
  • Added backstage menu..---------------------------------------------------
  • Added context menu options for RIP, OSPF, and static routes.
  • Added favorites list.
  • Added firewall configuration panel.
  • Added full docking layout handling.
  • Added icons to all panels.
  • Added observable ingress/egress rates to Configuration/Ports/Ethernet.
  • Added read support for HSR-PRP and redbox.
  • Added spinners to clickable links.
  • Added static route configuration.
  • Added licenses for unlocking/locking features, with an option for temporary trial licenses built into the software.
  • Added the ability for WeConfig to proxy SSH connections via WeOS devices.
  • Added the ability to download missing firmware directly in Firmware Upgrade.
  • Added the ability to edit manually edited connections.
  • Added the ability to mirror device locations across X/Y axis in physical network.
  • Added the ability to remove FRNT rings.
  • Basic setup now allows empty host names.
  • Connection colors have been updated to match with other Westermo resources.
  • Deleted Configuration Baselines panel.
  • Deleted Configuration Manager panel.
  • Deleted logical network.
  • Device access: For devices supporting PKI authentication, PKI authentication can now be enabled or disabled.
  • Device properties now contain hardware revision when applicable.
  • Devices, sorting by IP address now sorts numerically rather than alphabetically.
  • Diagnostics now only need to select measurements, not measurements per device.
  • Discovery: When detecting an unknown device through LLDP, WeConfig will now add its known port information to the device.
  • Dropped support for project files of versions lower than 3.0.
  • Fixed a bug involving reading SFP diagnostics.
  • Fixed a bug where 192.168.2.200 would remain configured on WeOS 4 devices after basic setup was complete.
  • Fixed a bug where local firmware files occasionally would not show up in Firmware Upgrade.
  • Fixed an issue with "fill" zooming where it hid the top icons on devices.
  • Fixed an issue with the RedFox family occasionally being considered as incompatible with WeOS 4.33.2.
  • Fixed an issue with the devices list where the Refresh context menu option was occasionally not present.
  • Fixed issues with FRNT configuration.
  • FRNT Configuration: Focal point is now indicated.
  • FRNT Configuration: Selecting a device now selects it in the topology/devices.
  • Improved performance of LLDP frame receiver.
  • Improved the performance of Project file Loading and Saving.
  • Improved the performance of many WeOS5 associated operations.
  • Made navigation menu collapsible.
  • Merged communication summary and communication details into one view.
  • Merged firmware download settings and firmware download status.
  • Moved Discovery into separate panels.
  • Moved Project Gold file into separate panels.
  • Moved Reports into a panel.
  • Moved unreachable device notifications to issues.
  • Moved to Velopack as installer.
  • New startup screen.
  • Notification badge color now reacts to the intensity of notifications.
  • Prevented PC from going to sleep during a firmware upgrade sequence.
  • Prevented downgrade of WeOS bootloader below barebox 2017.12.0-6.
  • Rearranged VLAN editing interface.
  • Reworked Firmware Upgrade into a Staged Task.
  • Reworked Logging configuration into a Staged Task.
  • Reworked SNMP configuration into a Staged Task.
  • Rings are now rendered in physical network and can be selected / dragged.
  • Reset layout button added to backstage.
  • Split "Selected device" into multiple panels.
  • Split "selected device" into multiple different panels.
  • Subnets are now rendered in physical network and can be selected / dragged.
  • Text in communication summary/details is now copyable.
  • The "CLI" panel has been renamed to "CLI Scripts".
  • Unified list views across many panels to have a similar look and feel.
  • Updated DSL connection visualization.
  • Updated General log to improve performance and appearance.
  • Updated project serialization to version 3.1.
  • Updated target runtime to .NET 9.
  • Updated how unknown devices are rendered in the topology when their MAC is a known OUI.
  • WeConfig now remembers the last selected interface if it is disconnected and then reconnected.
  • WeConfig will now prompt the user for trust when attempting to send non-factory-defaulted credentials to a device with an unknown/unrecognized host key.