LMC News

Extension of content filter by blocking websites harmful to minors

With the recommended website filter of the German Federal Review Board (BPjM), you can now protect children and adolescents even more reliably: For example, schools or youth facilities benefit from a constantly updated list of blocked URLs that are classified as harmful to minors in Germany. You can activate the BPjM filter as an extension of the Content Filter for your LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewalls with Full License and LCOS FX 10.8 under Networks > Content Filter.

Setup of link aggregation groups in the LANCOM Management Cloud

Setting up LAGs (Link Aggregation Groups) for stackable switches of the GS-4500 and XS series is easy with the LMC. LAGs are used to realize link aggregation and load balancing: As soon as one active link fails, all other links of the group remain active and share the load of the data traffic among each other. You can set this up conveniently using the graphical interface in the device overview. Further information is available in the tech paper LANCOM fail-safe stacking.

Alert for router in backup state

More transparency of your WAN connectivity: If a router switches to a backup connection, you are directly notified via an alert. In the device table, you can see at a glance whether and which routers are in backup status. This allows you to take early action through targeted troubleshooting and possibly avoid high costs or the consumption of a limited data contingent. Best of all: this feature is now enabled for all LCOS-based routers under Project specifications > Alerts & Notifications.

Convenient management and monitoring of stack units

Flexible, scalable, highly available: Stacking maximizes reliability and switch capacity in your LAN. Via the management switch ("Management Unit") and just one device license, the entire preconfigured stack can be conveniently paired with the LANCOM Management Cloud. The cloud independently detects which and how many switches belong to the stack. Further management and monitoring of the switch units can then be done in the device overview of the corresponding switches. For professional network integration and configuration, a design guide is also available in the help portal.

Administration of multiple projects with individual fields

Organization administrators can now manage multiple projects more easily with custom fields: Additional data can be added, edited, sorted, and filtered for each project to keep workflows efficient as the number of projects grows. To do this, add custom fields in the project overview under Project > Configure columns > Add new column. Learn more about the user roles and rights system in the LANCOM Management Cloud in this infopaper.

The LANCOM Management Cloud is not affected by the Log4j security vulnerability!

The media is currently reporting a security vulnerability in the logging library "Log4j", which may allow an attacker to execute own program code on the target system (see CVE-2021-44228). After a thorough analysis we can inform you that LANCOM products and operating systems are not affected by the security vulnerability. If you have any questions, please contact LANCOM Support.

Individually managed Wi-Fi hotspots

Customize your Cloud-managed Wi-Fi hotspots: After successfully logging into the Wi-Fi hotspot, an immediate redirection to a website of your choice is now possible. To do this, simply add the desired URL directly when setting up the hotspot network under Networks > Add Network > Hotspot Network > Advanced Settings.

Simple transmission of log messages

More overview in larger projects: You can now define an external syslog server for each project. After a configuration rollout, devices managed in the project report relevant system information to this server for central processing and storage (current exception: LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewalls). You activate the desired syslog server via Project defaults > External services > Syslog.

Anti-Virus engine of the LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewalls

Even more cloud-managed Security: Thanks to advanced setting options in the LANCOM Management Cloud, this enables the use of the Anti-Virus engine of the LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewalls to scan e-mail traffic for malware. With the Anti-Virus engine enabled, the LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewall automatically analyzes unencrypted e-mail protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3). In addition, enabling SSL Inspection ensures maximum security even for encrypted data. Under Networks > Security you will find an overview of the current security settings of your gateways as well as buttons for activating the Anti-Virus engine and SSL Inspection.

Maximum protection. Minimum effort.

Use LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewalls as fully-fledged SD-WAN gateways: The LANCOM Management Cloud takes over the time-consuming, manual firewall configuration as well as the automatic setup of VPN connections between all sites (Auto-VPN). Configurations of the content filter, anti-virus functionality, SSL inspection, and application management are performed centrally and applied automatically to all desired sites. Discover the new possibilities on our website on Cloud-managed Security.