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APNOS for AP Release Note Version R008

Date: January 21, 2026

Modify Remarks: APNOS version-R008 released

1 Preface

The purpose of this document is to provide important information about the released software version, including but not limited to the following information: running platform, important components, main features, key updates.

Target Audience

This manual is primarily intended for following engineers.

  • Software Developers
  • Software Testers
  • Customer Site Implementers

2 Image Information

Type
MD5
Image
AP6020
38fa440f4d7635b0b8b3506fb1d6554e
AsterAPNOS-AP6020-V4.2R008.tar
AP6020F
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ASterAPNOS-AP6020F-V4.2R008.tar
AP6020W
7107465c7aadd6800d4da39c72fb10c7
ASterAPNOS-AP6020W-V4.2R008.tar
AP6031
68b8fa04dbb1ed650a25069de0aa1e29
ASterAPNOS-AP6031-V4.2R008.tar
AP6240
2062d7296beb80c95c27cf7b8140d154
ASterAPNOS-AP6240-V4.2R008.tar
AP6241E
623b26fdea0accf26f629517dec15b7b
ASterAPNOS-AP6241E-V4.2R008.tar
AP7330
3439592eb1a78413c52f73d584526d66
ASterAPNOS-AP7330-V4.2R008.tar
AP7360
85297b4f5eecc462334048512f1eed20
ASterAPNOS-AP7360-V4.2R008.tar
AP7341E
1790cbeeeb0b36aed28377f7e742cf04
ASterAPNOS-AP7341E-V4.2R008.tar
AP6020WF
8b27ff2652379cdc57ed27e88c64fb33
ASterAPNOS-AP6020WF-V4.2R008.tar

3 Depend Components

Components
Versions
OpenWiFi
4.2.0
OpenWrt
23.05
Kernel
5.4 & 6.1

4 List of Features

Features
Level 1
Level 2
Wireless features
OFDMA(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)
MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output)
BSS Coloring
multicast/broadcast to unicast conversion
SSID
Chinese SSID
Hidden SSID
Roaming
802.11 k
802.11 v
802.11 r
Sticky Client Steering
Isolation
VLAN-based isolation
isolation between VAPs
isolation based on SSID
Wi-Fi 7
802.11be
Multi-RU
4096-QAM modulation
Network features
DHCP Client
VLAN
tagged
untagged
VXLAN
Establish VXLAN tunnels in centralized gateway scenarios
ACL
MAC address-based whitelist and blacklist
LLDP(Link Layer Discovery Protocol)
DHCP Server
LAN Port
Assigning different VLANs
Fiber Module Monitor
Radio frequnency management
Dynamic Frequency Selection(DFS)
Auto Channel Selection(ACS)
Automatic channel scanning
Automatic channel adjustment
Manually disable RF
Maximum number of connected clients
100+
Maximum number of SSIDs per radio
8
Security features
WPA-SPK
WPA2-PSK
WPA-SPK + RADIUS(MAC)
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Personal Mixed

WPA-Enterprise
RADIUS
WPA2-Enterprise EAP-TLS
WPA-Enterprise-Mixed
SAE
WPA2/WPA3 Transitional
Simultaneous Authentication of Equals(SAE)
WPA3-Enterprise EAP-TLS

WPA3-Enterprise-Mixed
Vendor-based Access Control
Portal authentication
Built-in/Local Portal Authentication
External Portal Authentication
portal + radius
portal 2.0
AAA
RADIUS Authenticated SSID
RADIUS MAC-Auth(MAB)
Dynamic VLAN
Accounting
Escape
Managemement
Time settings
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
TimeZone
Collection metrics
Device status information
Client information
Health data reporting
Device reboot

Device upgrade
Patch
Restore factory settings

remote terminal (rtty)

Remote commands/scripts

Telemetry
wifi-frame
dhcp
state
ZTP

Maintenance
SSH

Wireline & Wireless Tracing (PCAP Cloud Remote Troubleshooting)
Capture packets remotely through the cloud management platform
log
System Administration
Station Lifecycle Information Reporting
syslog client

Station Key Event
wifi event
dhcp event
reject by ACL or Radius
Association greater than max number
Reject for low wifi signal
Reject by Vendor Access List
Inspection
Association List
Usage of wifi radio bandwidth
Warning
Device
Service
GPS
Support reporting GPS data
tech support

QoS

ratelimit
Bandwidth throttling based on SSID
priority
DSCP mapping based on port
DSCP mapping based on DNS
WMM(Wi-Fi Multimedia)
License
License control
License management for radio frequency
sync with Openwifi
synced with latest V4.2