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Software error in old Astaro versions, update required
August 25, 2010
Dear Astaro Partners and Customers,
We work constantly to ensure all our customers' networks are secure and connected no matter what version of the Astaro Security Gateway they are running. This is why we wanted to inform our partners and customers of an upcoming software challenge we have identified that may affect installations using older versions of the Astaro Security Gateway.
Please read below:
- What is the issue?
- How can this issue be resolved?
- What can I do if I have a problem on Sept. 4th?
- Detailed "What should I do?" Workflow
In case you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact your usual Astaro representative.
Kind regards,
Your Astaro Team
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Astaro Command Center Up2Date 2.201 Released
August 24, 2010
Today Astaro Command Center has been updated to 2.201. This up2date will address the UNIX time issue which was previously solved and distributed for ASG, and is the only fix in this release.
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Astaro Command Center 2.2 Released
July 16, 2010
We are excited today to inform you that Astaro Command Center 2.2 is available! After a half-year of development followed by a public Beta program, ACC 2.2 is ready for download via our FTP servers. Version 2.2 will be pushed out via Up2Date to all our installations next week.
This release is focused around adding great new abilities like Global configuration of Packet Filter rules and Web Security settings and profiles. We have also other fantastic features to make your life easier when working with ASG. Regardless of if you have one, or hundreds of installations, you are sure to find something that saves you time with ACC!
Read on for all the details for this release...
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Astaro Command Center 2.2 Public Beta Begins
May 31, 2010
We would like to invite you to the Public Beta for our next point-release of the Astaro Command Center, Version 2.2. Our developers have been hard at work building and refining new features for our centralized management product, and there are some very powerful new things to see and test.
Astaro Command Center 2.2 will remain a completely free product, and is available as a software appliance ISO which you download and install on the hardware of your choice or run inside a VMware virtual machine (or other virtual solution). From there, you quickly configure your Astaro Security Gateway(s) to communicate with ACC and you then get the ability to configure, get overview information, and generate reports for all connected devices, to name just a few things. This leaves you with a sort of "Throne-Room" for your ASG installations.
This version introduces some great new abilities like Global Packet Filter configuration, central configuration of Web Security profiles, and automatic deployment of Global Objects. Read on for all the details.
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Astaro Command Center 2.1 GA Released
December 3, 2009
Completing the release of the Astaro Command Center 2.1, today we have released the GA/Final version. It is available as an Up2Date for existing installations, a full set of ISO images for installing on your own hardware or ACC appliances, and we have Virtual images as for VMware ESX/i and VMware Player.
Release Notes and a new 2.1 Demo server are also available.
Read on for the links and additional notes.
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ACC 2.1 Licensing
November 30, 2009
With the official GA Version 2.1 of the Astaro Command Center, we will be adjusting the licensing process for the product.
Astaro Command Center will remain a free product, however users will now be able generate and use a personalized key for their ACC installation. This is in contrast to the common key which was shared by all users in the past. The existing "free" ACC license key will expire at the end of 2009, and we will take this opportunity to provide both new and existing users with their own key.
To obtain your new ACC license key, please visit this page and fill out the registration form, at which point an activation key will be sent to you for use in the myastaro.com portal.
Note that every installation of the Astaro Command Center comes fully licensed for 30 days by default. The existing common key used in the past (which was obtained from our web site) will be shortly removed and replaced with a link to this posting.
Enjoy Astaro Command Center 2.1!
Astaro Command Center 2.1 Released
November 27, 2009
Astaro has today made available the soft-release of the next Astaro Command Center (ACC) version - our tool for centrally managing Astaro devices. Whether you have two or two-hundred+ installations, ACC gives you a central point for monitoring, configuring, and reporting. Today's release will allow anyone at Beta Version 2.070 or Stable Version 2.000 to Up2Date to ACC 2.1 via manual FTP download. Beta Testers will also be able to Up2Date normally via the ACC WebAdmin, as if you are running the Beta the 2.100 Up2Date will be pushed to you.
Release Schedule At the end of next week, we will have a full release of ACC 2.1 via an Up2Date push to installed locations, along with full installation ISO's images and VMware images for download.
This is one of our most exciting releases yet, and Astaro Command Center remains free of charge as a software or virtual appliance, and running on various official Astaro appliances for a nominal hardware fee. Read on for the full details!
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Astaro Command Center 2.1 BETA Release Candidate
November 19, 2009
As we move towards a GA version of our new Astaro Command Center 2.1, today we have released a Release Candidate which is very close to the final version, currently slated for release in mid-December if the development and testing schedule continues on course.
For this release, numbered ACC Beta 2.070, we have both an Up2Date for existing V2.060 installations and a full 2.070 ISO image.
For our users of ACC who did not want to re-install in order to use the new ACC 2.1 BETA features like aggregated device reporting, new central objects support, and improved role management, we also have an Up2Date package for moving from our production ACC V2 to BETA V2.070.
Read on for details and download links!
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Astaro Command Center 2.1 BETA Begins
October 20, 2009
The Astaro Command Center V2 has proven to be a great tool for management of multiple Astaro devices. We have been hard at work adding more features and tools into it for you. Today we are unveiling the chance for you to download and test ACC V2.1 BETA, which adds the ability to centrally define and use objects like Network and Service definitions, improvements in multi-user/multi-device operations, and a totally new aggregated reporting ability which collects and displays reports from single or multiple installations.
Perhaps quite importantly, ACC is currently a FREE offering from Astaro, and doesn't cost anything to use, even in a commercial environment. So if you haven't yet seen the Astaro Command Center, don't miss out any longer.
Read on for how you can help test, and win some Amazon reward money for your efforts!
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Astaro Comand Center 2.0 Released
March 17, 2009
We are pleased to announce the General Availability of the Astaro Command Center Version 2.0. This new version introduces the major new ability to configure and manage IPSEC tunnels entirely within ACC itself. By providing a centralized location from which to work with and deploy VPN tunnels between Astaro installations, administrators can save management time and automate many of the tasks involved in successfully linking sites together with encrypted links.
The Astaro Command Center is an entirely free product that allows you to centrally monitor and maintain multiple Astaro installations & devices. If you currently are responsible for more than one Astaro Gateway product, ACC is designed for you! Read on for more information.
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ACC BETA Up2date 1.980 Released
March 11, 2009
We just made available a new ACC BETA release 1.980 based on our Beta tester feedback and our own testing so far during this beta. Read on for a short announcement.
This release keeps us on track for ACC 2.000 being generally available during the 3rd week of March if the schedule proceeds as planned. You can see our previous announcement for all the BETA details.
This Up2Date 1.980 is a bug fix and progression release based on the feedback of our testing community which enhances the stability and performance of the Astaro Command Center BETA.
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Astaro Command Center 2.0 BETA Begins
February 25, 2009
We would like to announce that the Astaro Command Center will have a new 2.0 Version in the coming weeks, and are making available a BETA version of this release so that you can experience the new functionality and offerings, while having the opportunity to provide us with feedback, bug reports, and impressions of the product.
The Astaro Command Center is a centralized management platform which creates a "throne room" from which to manage multiple Astaro Installations. If you currently are responsible for more than a single Astaro Product (or Hundreds), Command Center is the perfect product for you, and is FREE of charge! Read on for further details of the BETA program.
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Up2Date ACC 1.903 Released
February 4, 2009
A new Up2Date 1.903 for Astaro Command Center is now available for download and installation.
This is a stability release to further solidify your ACC installation.
Additionally it will support new and upgraded appliance models in accordance to the Astaro Gateway Product line Up2Date 7.306.
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Up2Date ACC V1.902 Released
December 8, 2008
Astaro Command Center V1.902 is now available for download and installation.
This is a stability release to further solidify your ACC installation.
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Up2Date ACC V1.901 Released
October 23, 2008
The ACC Up2Date V1.901 is now available for download and installation.
This is a stability release to further solidify your ACC installation.
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ACC V1.9 GA released
September 10, 2008
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Astaro Command Center V1.9.
After a successful BETA period of over 4 weeks with ~300 feedback postings and community suggestions, this version is now ready for download and installation.
This new release focuses on the main areas reliability, scalability, performance and additional features. Also implemented is the split of the graphical user interface (GUI) in "WebAdmin" and "Gateway Manager".
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Release Candidate 1 (RC1) for ACC V1.9 BETA released
September 4, 2008
This is the first Release Candidate for the public V1.9 BETA, it contains multiple bugfixes and some feature and performance improvements.
If no new issues appear, this might be the final release version.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ACC V1.4 installations.
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Up2Date 1.820 for ACC V1.9 BETA released
August 22, 2008
This is the second Up2Date for the public ACC V1.9 BETA, it contains bugfixes as well as some small improvements.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ACC V1.4x installations.
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Up2Date 1.810 for ACC V1.9 BETA released
August 15, 2008
This is the first Up2Date for the public ACC V1.9 BETA, it contains bugfixes as well as some small improvements for the BETA.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ACC V1.4x installations.
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Public ACC V1.9 BETA released
July 31, 2008
Astaro is pleased to announce the availability of the Astaro Command Center V1.9 BETA release and invites you to participate in the Astaro BETA Test Program, where you have the chance to win Amazon Gift Certificates!
The ACC V1.9 BETA will run from July 31th through August 29th.
The results will be of huge value in order to discover possible malfunctions at a very early stage and hence significantly increase the stability and reliability of the final software release.
By participating in the beta program, you have the chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Certificates, depending on your feedback you are providing to Astaro during the beta phase.
The following sections will provide an overview about new features included, as well as all information you need to download, install and test the new software. After you have successfully installed the beta software, you are able to conduct individual tests at your own discretion.
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ACC Up2Date 1.401 [low]
August 23, 2007
This small Up2Date fixes some minor issues und prepares in the Command Center the Single Sign On for the ASG V7 WebAdmin.
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ACC 1.400 released [Middle]
March 10, 2007
This new ISO and Up2Date changes the GUI to the new look&feel to the ASG V7 style and it adds V7 support.
ACC 1.4 also handles the new daylight saving time dates from the Energy Savings Act in the US and Canada.
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ACC Up2Date 1.301 [low]
November 3, 2006
This small Up2Date introduces the new feature: Scheduled Maintenance of devices
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ACC 1.300 released [middle]
October 10, 2006
This new ISO and Up2Date introduces new ACC features:
* Enhanced Fine-Grained Access Control for the Role-Based Multi-
Admin System
* Real-Time Monitoring of High Availability Bundles
* Local ASG Up2Date Cache
* Dashboard List-View
* Backup and Restore of ACC Data
and a lot smaller improvements and bugfixes. It also increases the number of supported devices to 500.
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ACC Up2Date 1.201 [low]
July 5, 2006
Version 1.201 is a bug fix update which fixes seven bugs, including the limitation that Webadmin Single-Sign-On only works if ASG uses webadmin port tcp/443. - read on to get the details…
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Astaro Command Center released!
May 30, 2006
Today we shipped Astaro Command Center V1.
Astaro Command Center V1 allows for centralized and efficient management of many challenging and time-consuming tasks, such as defining security policies, configuring applications, monitoring actual device states, and the updating of device software.
The intuitive web-based user interface provides an effective overview detailing the actual health of each device, swiftly allowing administrators to see which gateways require immediate action. A new user interface leverages state-of-the-art technologies like AJAX, (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) which immediately displays any changes in data without additional delays resulting from screen refreshes. This results in significantly improved ease of use when managing multiple Astaro Security Gateways.
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