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MyConnection Server Changelog

What's new in MyConnection Server 11.3f Build 6532

Mar 21, 2024
  • DATA: Added support for PostgreSQL exports
  • DATA: Data efficiency improvement.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3e Build 6431 (Dec 12, 2023)

  • ADMINISTRATION: Housekeeping memory usage and scheduling improved.
  • DATA SECURITY: User permissions for data access improved.
  • SECURITY: Satellite security improved.
  • METRICS: WiFi Signal and Quality made available for SQL exports.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3d Build 6334 (Sep 7, 2023)

  • SECURITY: Contains a number of important performance and security enhancements, addressing security advisories ZDI-CAN-21611, ZDI-CAN-21612, ZDI-CAN-21613, and ZDI-CAN-21774.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3c Build 6248 (Jun 17, 2023)

  • PERFORMANCE: URL management improvements
  • PERFORMANCE: Memory utilisation and performance improvements
  • SECURITY: URL security enhancements
  • SECURITY: Access Control List (ACL) improvements
  • SECURITY: Web Application Firewall (WAF) policy enhancements
  • METRICS: Wi-Fi Signal to Noise and Quality metrics for all test types
  • METRICS: Throughput speed testing reports SLA high and SLA low bandwidth results to expose poor provision policies
  • ADMIN: Email template files now support HTML formatting
  • SATELLITE: Satellite Server install process

New in MyConnection Server 11.3b Build 6061 (Dec 8, 2022)

  • SQL: New global SQL variable exports date & time in milliseconds (%TIMEMS% of type BIGINT).
  • SECURITY: Illegal XSS string injection improvements.
  • PERFORMANCE: Various performance improvements.
  • CORRECTION: Fixed issue that caused changes to the public user to fail.
  • CORRECTION: Denying a Satellite now stops Satellites from connecting and running work.
  • CORRECTION: Max Transfer metric no longer appears as a negative number.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3b Build 6034 (Nov 10, 2022)

  • PERFORMANCE: Various performance improvements.
  • CORRECTION: Denying a Satellite now stops Satellites from connecting and running work.
  • CORRECTION: Max Transfer metric no longer appears as a negative number.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3a Build 6007 (Oct 14, 2022)

  • PERFORMANCE: Various performance improvements.
  • SECURITY: 2-factor authentication is now available for enhanced security. This feature is available through the security settings.
  • SECURITY: Password reset functionality has been added.
  • EFFICIENCY: Data retrieval efficiency has been improved, which enhances the user experience when viewing reports.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3a Build 5950 (Aug 17, 2022)

  • PERFORMANCE: Various performance improvements.
  • SECURITY: 2-factor authentication is now available for enhanced security. This feature is available through the security settings.
  • SECURITY: Password reset functionality has been added.
  • EFFICIENCY: Data retrieval efficiency has been improved, which enhances the user experience when viewing reports.

New in MyConnection Server 11.3a Build 5948 (Aug 16, 2022)

  • PERFORMANCE: Various performance improvements.
  • SECURITY: 2-factor authentication is now available for enhanced security. This feature is available through the security settings.
  • SECURITY: Password reset functionality has been added.
  • EFFICIENCY: Data retrieval efficiency has been improved, which enhances the user experience when viewing reports.

New in MyConnection Server 11.2a Build 5820 (Apr 11, 2022)

  • PUBLISHING: Satellite session ID values are now are now supported individually (SID1,SID2,SID3) as well as collectively (SID). This is provided to allow MCS workorder actions to automatically submit publications when the workorder data collection has finished.
  • NEW FEATURE: Enhancements in the satellite management framework increased the max satellite scale limit from 10,000 satellites to 30,000+ satellites.
  • DEPRECATION: MCS monitoring tasks is no longer supported. Monitoring tasks are still supported In all remote satellites.
  • CORRECTION: Testing between two MCS Satellites operating in a private network now operates correctly.
  • NEW FEATURE: The MCS Route Test now supports DSCP packet priority setting/monitoring. DSCP values are now reported on a hop by hop basis in the route table.
  • SECURITY: The MCS external application data IForward API now supports a new permitted domain white list for all iForward requests.
  • NEW FEATURE: MCS Published reports now support retention and automatic deletion. Publication reports now support individual retention values as well as a system configuration global default. Retention can also be disabled individually.
  • FORMAT CHANGE: The format for advanced filters parameter syntax has changed. This affects Publishing parameter files (PPFs) and MCS report requests.
  • NEW FEATURE: Automatic Satellite configuration download is now supported. This feature is provided to enable satellites to start without requiring end-user input. Supports MCS domain name or IP, MCS Work Order name and the MCS report session ID title.
  • PERFORMANCE: A wide range of resource improvements including external resources such as ISP name identification

New in MyConnection Server 11.2a Build 5791 (Mar 16, 2022)

  • PUBLISHING: Satellite session ID values are now are now supported individually (SID1,SID2,SID3) as well as collectively (SID). This is provided to allow MCS workorder actions to automatically submit publications when the workorder data collection has finished.
  • NEW FEATURE: Enhancements in the satellite management framework increased the max satellite scale limit from 10,000 satellites to 30,000+ satellites.
  • DEPRECATION: MCS monitoring tasks is no longer supported. Monitoring tasks are still supported In all remote satellites.
  • CORRECTION: Testing between two MCS Satellites operating in a private network now operates correctly.
  • NEW FEATURE: The MCS Route Test now supports DSCP packet priority setting/monitoring. DSCP values are now reported on a hop by hop basis in the route table.
  • SECURITY: The MCS external application data IForward API now supports a new permitted domain white list for all iForward requests.
  • NEW FEATURE: MCS Published reports now support retention and automatic deletion. Publication reports now support individual retention values as well as a system configuration global default. Retention can also be disabled individually.
  • FORMAT CHANGE: The format for advanced filters parameter syntax has changed. This affects Publishing parameter files (PPFs) and MCS report requests.
  • NEW FEATURE: Automatic Satellite configuration download is now supported. This feature is provided to enable satellites to start without requiring end-user input. Supports MCS domain name or IP, MCS Work Order name and the MCS report session ID title.
  • PERFORMANCE: A wide range of resource improvements including external resources such as ISP name identification

New in MyConnection Server 11.2a Build 5777 (Feb 26, 2022)

  • PUBLISHING: Satellite session ID values are now are now supported individually (SID1,SID2,SID3) as well as collectively (SID). This is provided to allow MCS workorder actions to automatically submit publications when the workorder data collection has finished.
  • NEW FEATURE: Enhancements in the satellite management framework increased the max satellite scale limit from 10,000 satellites to 30,000+ satellites.
  • DEPRECATION: MCS monitoring tasks is no longer supported. Monitoring tasks are still supported In all remote satellites.
  • CORRECTION: Testing between two MCS Satellites operating in a private network now operates correctly.
  • NEW FEATURE: The MCS Route Test now supports DSCP packet priority setting/monitoring. DSCP values are now reported on a hop by hop basis in the route table.
  • SECURITY: The MCS external application data IForward API now supports a new permitted domain white list for all iForward requests.
  • NEW FEATURE: MCS Published reports now support retention and automatic deletion. Publication reports now support individual retention values as well as a system configuration global default. Retention can also be disabled individually.
  • FORMAT CHANGE: The format for advanced filters parameter syntax has changed. This affects Publishing parameter files (PPFs) and MCS report requests.
  • NEW FEATURE: Automatic Satellite configuration download is now supported. This feature is provided to enable satellites to start without requiring end-user input. Supports MCS domain name or IP, MCS Work Order name and the MCS report session ID title.
  • PERFORMANCE: A wide range of resource improvements including external resources such as ISP name identification

New in MyConnection Server 11.1a Build 5522 (Sep 21, 2021)

  • SECURITY: Fixed and improved the file handler

New in MyConnection Server 11.1a Build 5475 (May 6, 2021)

  • NEW FEATURE: New percentile quality testing helps determine the highest available bandwidth for a connection. Note, requires latest Satellites (latest install for software satellites. Latest firmware for hardware) and latest BCS (5.51+) for browser tests.
  • NEW FEATURE: Speed test permits RFC6349 test, new metrics in plugin, latest Satellites (latest install for software satellites. Latest firmware for hardware) are required.
  • NEW FEATURE: New order field to dictate the order of metrics in reporting
  • SECURITY: Checking of URL parameters restructured
  • NEW FEATURE: Event based on timer for detecting disconnected satellites

New in MyConnection Server 11.0b Build 5382 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • SECURITY: Published reports now secured by individual access codes

New in MyConnection Server 11.0b Build 5363 (Jan 10, 2021)

  • NEW FEATURE: SYNC Timers can now be grouped
  • IMPROVEMENT: ISP lookups have been streamlined to improve efficiency
  • BUG FIX: *** Corrected processing of finite SWO action on finish ***

New in MyConnection Server 11.0b Build 5360 (Jan 5, 2021)

  • NEW FEATURE: SYNC Timers, which allow Satellites to sync their work orders, now supports grouping
  • IMPROVEMENT: ISP lookups have been streamlined to improve efficiency
  • IMPROVEMENT: Standard reports added to publishing portal for improved data analysis

New in MyConnection Server 11.0b Build 5321 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • NEW FEATURE: The firewall test can now test port availability to a remote server (BCS 5.4.9+)
  • NEW FEATURE: SYNC Timers, which allow Satellites to sync their work orders, now supports grouping
  • SECURITY: Improvements in data security
  • IMPROVEMENT: BCS auto download now supports HTTPS

New in MyConnection Server 11.0b Build 5290 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • SECURITY: MCS user password are moving from SHA1 to SHA256. Any user logging in with a SHA1 password will have to create a new password.
  • SECURITY: MCS user password expiry can now be set.
  • PERFORMANCE: Satellite protocols have been improved.
  • PERFORMANCE: Whois logic for ISP names in test result has been improved in both speed and accuracy.
  • PERFORMANCE: The Satellites page has been redesigned to include filters and reimagined to improve performance for larger numbers of Satellites.

New in MyConnection Server 11.0a Build 5237 (Sep 10, 2020)

  • PERFORMANCE: Vast memory usage improvement to the Satellite protocol
  • PERFORMANCE: Efficiency improvements for MCS data retrieval

New in MyConnection Server 11.0a (Jun 29, 2020)

  • NEW: Advanced data publishing system (requires license) for automated reports such as VoIP assessment or throughput assessment. Supports automated report generation and distribution. The system interfaces to the testing process to automatically generate reports when the testing has completed. (learn more)
  • NEW: Business Calendar. The business calendar allows testing and reporting to integrate into business timetables, end-of-week report or run a capacity test at 3 am on Sunday(learn more)
  • NEW: Work Order Actions. Satellite work orders can now be set up to initiate an action(s) on completion of a work order or part work order. Actions deliver the flexibility for work order data collection to automatically interface to assessment report publication. (learn more)
  • NEW: Behavioral Testing. Automated test processing now supports the ability to synchronize remotely distributed satellites. This interface allows a network to be tested across any size of enterprise. For example, a 1000 concurrent VoIP call simulation could be configured to run 100 G711 concurrent call simulations from 10 call center locations at the same time. Network behavioral testing allows the network configuration and policies to be challenged at any level of bandwidth including the integration of competing traffic to assess application coexistence, such as a heavy download or other data traffic. (learn more)
  • NEW: User and work order accounts. Automated assessment testing can now be directed to run under an account ownership structure. The application of the account structure allows data to be partitioned by user or business project.
  • NEW: Web-socket testing. MCS 11 supports the ability to run a basic data test administered only by the browser with no plug-in. Advanced protocol testing such as accurate RFC6349 data, VoIP, Route, Firewall, Capacity etc. naturally requires a plug-in. It should be noted that, as the browser is the initiator of the data transfer, any web-socket compliant test results will vary based on the performance of the browser used.

New in MyConnection Server 10.2b (May 8, 2020)

  • MCS: Security. Cross site and injection security improvements.
  • MCS: Performance. MCS performance improvements when processing satellite protocol requests.

New in MyConnection Server 10.2a (Jun 3, 2019)

  • MCS: New Feature. MCS now supports allocating a user name to a satellite group. This feature permits the user associated with the log-in to assign/unassign satellite work orders without the requirement for administrator privilege.
  • MCS: New Feature. JavaScript call-back variable to identify connection type as Wi-Fi or wired.
  • MCS: Correction. Satellites allocated to a group name which is deleted now correctly update when transferred back to group default.
  • MCS: New Feature. MCS Access Series auto update firmware added for CT1, CT2 and CM1.
  • Test: New Feature. New DHCP test validates available DHCP resources.
  • MCS: New Feature. Connection type added to SQL variables.
  • MCS: Correction. Published test table now correctly reports satellite workorder test details when user modified.
  • Test: Correction. MyCapacity test resolves overflow issue and now correctly calculates loss percentage for very high packet rates.
  • MCS: Correction. Improved test diagnostic reporting and logging.
  • Test: Correction. Firewall timeout check for SIP validation improved.
  • MCS: Performance. Improved performance of web template processing.
  • MCS: Performance. Improved performance when MCS satellite deployments exceeds 2000.
  • MCS: Performance. Improved performance of browser client server timeout management.
  • MCS: Correction. Satellite Advanced Settings, File Dir column now reports correctly.
  • MCS: New Feature. Security Settings provides a new HTTP control to add custom headers for browser processing. Satellites servers need to be updated to support this feature.
  • MCS: Security. Improved security validation for MCS inbound URL requests to prohibit hack attacks from consuming resources.
  • MCS: Security. Browser UUID processing improved to enforce non predictable assignments.
  • MCS: New Feature. New management utilization metrics have been added to the MCS status page.
  • MCS: Correction. Corrected variable name on RTT tab for HTML5 tests.
  • MCS: New Feature. Improvements to database control files to better prevent corruption on MCS database relative index files when disk-space is exhausted.
  • MCS: Deprecation. Java test options deprecated and removed from GUI main view.
  • MCS: Security. Secure HTTP sockets no longer supports TLS 1.0 (only TLS 1.1 and 1.2 supported). This change will restrict the use of older browser versions used for hack attacks.
  • MCS: New Feature. To improve assessment of test results, MCS tests now report if a proxy has been detected on the test path.
  • Test: Correction To improve language translation HTML5 tests now enforce the correct use of variable substitution in the test UI when published to a test "bin" configuration file.
  • MCS: Correction. Database retention parameters are now correctly processed in accordance with the retention settings.
  • MCS: New Feature. To better monitor the health of remote satellites, the MCS Satellite status now includes the Satellite’s processing uptime since boot.
  • Satellite: New Feature. Software based Satellites will now auto upgrade to newer versions on Linux platforms when MCS is upgraded. MAC and Windows platforms will follow in future MCS releases.
  • Test: New Feature. The VoIP test now provides and optional setting to invoke average jitter calculations compliant with RFC3550.
  • MCS: Performance. MCS performance improvements when processing satellite protocol requests.
  • MCS: New Feature. New Custom Report Template (CRT) feature provides a browser API for the submission of 3rd party metrics and result validation metrics (such as pass, fail conditions etc.).
  • MCS: New Feature. Deleted Satellites are now reported on Satellites status page. Releasing a permanently deleted satellite will allow the satellite to reconnect.
  • MCS: Correction. HTML browser errors on user created test pages resolved.

New in MyConnection Server 10.1f (Nov 13, 2018)

  • MCS: New Feature. Command line support for Satellite deployments. This model is designed to accommodate automated large scale push-deployments.
  • MCS: Performance. Satellite management protocol simplified for better performance.
  • MCS: New Feature. New SQL event to support a new satellite SQL dataset.
  • MCS: New Feature. NQC satellites now automatically update to later versions of the satellite when MCS is updated.
  • Test: New Feature. Firewall test now simplifies ports into ranges to better accommodate testing thousands of ports.
  • MCS: Performance. For large enterprise deployments, increased maximum client connection peak limit to 100,000.
  • MCS: Correction. If browser cannot support TLSv1.2, TLSv1 is selected.
  • MCS: New Feature. Satellites now adopt the satellite group name as part of the test session ID.
  • MCS: New Feature. Satellite Advanced settings page now reports the assigned data directory for server files.
  • MCS: New Feature. Satellite Advanced settings page now reports the assigned test ports for Satellite servers.
  • MCS: New Feature. Satellite advanced settings page supports new target MCS option.
  • MCS: New Feature. Satellite advanced settings page supports new password reset option when satellite password is forgotten.
  • MCS: Correction. Reporting of the test connection type for wi-fi and wired has been restored.
  • MCS: Security. Improved validation for internal API URLs.
  • MCS: Performance. URL buffers increased to improve performance.
  • MCS: Correction. Session ID variable (SID) now correctly prevents changes to predefined values.
  • MCS: New Feature. Access satellite devices to allow each core to separately reboot.
  • MCS: Correction. HTML5 test options support using the HTML codebase option when using third party web servers.
  • MCS: New Feature. Extended SQL export syntax to support new DATETIME variable.
  • MCS: Performance. Improved initial BCS state management.
  • Test: New Feature. All test types now support the new PROGRESS JavaScript feature.

New in MyConnection Server 10.1e (Jul 1, 2018)

  • Firewall: New Feature. Total Ports Open & Total Ports Blocked metric added to the summary report
  • Firewall: New Feature. All blocked ports are now itemized in the summary and detail reports
  • VoIP: New Feature. Download MOS score is now reported in addition to the Upstream MOS score
  • MCS: Correction. Modifying the delay start parameter for a Satellite Work Order (SWO) is now correctly updated
  • MCS: New Feature. New private IP select option allows a test to automatically use the private IP address for a satellite test operating in a private network. This allows a test to operate between two satellites in a private network without knowledge of the private IP
  • MCS: Performance. Group reporting database performance improved
  • MCS: New Feature. Satellite group names are now automatically added to all test session IDs in the report database. This allows multiple satellites deployed for a specific purpose or customer to group all reports even if running different test profiles
  • MCS: New Feature. A New Satellite 'switchable' view to report the satellite status. The existing 'Group' view reports all satellites by group allocation. Satellite 'status' view groups satellites by, Connected and Assigned, Connected, Assigned, Not Connected, Not permitted
  • MCS: New Feature. A context menu has been added to provide quicker access to Satellite amendments for Assigning, Permitting and Advanced changes. The context menu icon appears next to the SWO column for all reported satellites
  • MCS: New Feature. MCS Satellite Advanced page now reports the assigned data directory for server files as well as the test ports assigned. Ports will report as a dash if the Server option is disabled

New in MyConnection Server 10.1c (Apr 11, 2018)

  • New firmware for Access Devices
  • New software satellite enhancements
  • Improved and more user-friendly BCS integration

New in MyConnection Server 10.1b (Mar 7, 2018)

  • Improved user menu navigation
  • Improved report selection choices
  • Saved reports template problem has been addressed
  • Non continuous satellite work order will now correctly start is selected to do so after the test has completed
  • Access Control List now supports user comments for better documentation
  • Improved test initiation in the browser
  • Improved satellite install process on Linux
  • Firewall test improvements
  • Reporting metrics for up/down speed now granulated as Kbps not bps
  • New satellite user group
  • Satellite uptime reporting improved when changes are applied
  • Satellite port changes are now automatically detected and require no user intervention

New in MyConnection Server 10.1a (Dec 19, 2017)

  • Support for running MCS over HTTPS

New in MyConnection Server 10.0g (Oct 5, 2017)

  • Group ID fix for HTML5 Tests
  • Connection type reported in the database (WiFi/Ethernet)
  • Firewall test JavaScript variables added
  • More to follow

New in MyConnection Server 10.0f (Oct 5, 2017)

  • New Feature: Easily convert published Java tests to HTML5
  • New Feature: Easily copy any existing published test
  • Global thresholds improved
  • VoIP test GUI improvements

New in MyConnection Server 10.0e (May 29, 2017)

  • Android NQC Agent included in install
  • New firmware for Access Devices
  • VoIP test fixes and improvments

New in MyConnection Server 10.0d (May 29, 2017)

  • SNMP Alerts fix
  • Firewall and Speed dials now fully supported on Satellites
  • Customizeable start button fix for HTML5 solution
  • Customizeable start button fix for HTML5 solution
  • Number of customizeable sockets increased for throughput test
  • VoIP SIP improvements

New in MyConnection Server 10.0c (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Fixes issue that affected General Config changes being saved.
  • VoIP JavaScript output parameters for Packet Loss consolidated.
  • Fixed back button behavior in reporting that would cause a page not available error.

New in MyConnection Server 10.0b (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Fixes issue that affected editing/creating a custom test.

New in MyConnection Server 10.0a (Mar 31, 2017)

  • MCS v10 includes a powerful new MyConnection Independent Certification Cloud (MICC) network testing service:
  • MICC enables MCS customers to conduct connection tests from Visualware’s Quality Assessment Points (QAP’s) deployed in major city locations
  • The MyConnection Server Quality Assessment Cloud utilizes Visualware’s unique quality and performance assessment technology, which delivers a solution to allow MCS customers to quickly identify and resolve problematic connections that affect the user experience. MCS customers with an MICC license can allocate virtual Quality Assessment Points (QAP) from one or more city locations, and enable connection assessment tests directly to the target MCS server with a simple click of the mouse
  • Virtual QAPs allocated to MCS from the cloud will coexist and report alongside any existing physical Satellite/Quality Assessment Points (APs). This approach delivers a solution that allows a performance and quality assessment network point in the customer’s private to be initiated from one or more assessment points in the public cloud. The diagram below shows an example of a bad connection in San Francisco being validated from two additional QAPs in addition to the MCS server
  • Enable quick and accurate validation of the first mile as well as the last mile. QAP cloud resources can be allocated for as little as a day, a month or even a year. Use of the Quality Assessment Cloud is available by subscription based on the number of testing days. Usage of the Quality Assessment Cloud requires a MCS CAT (Concurrent Automated Test) license sufficient for the maximum number of concurrent automated test connections desired
  • In addition, MCS v10 adds many significant enhancements including:
  • New HTML5 Bi-directional Route test. Most route tests just show one path through the network. Utilizing Independent inbound and outbound routes allow asymmetric latency problems to be quickly identified and resolved.
  • New HTML5 Firewall test. Provides a framework for testing and validating high volume port assignments.
  • New non-java Satellites allows network administrators to establish network remote testing servers and testing agents throughout an enterprise network.
  • Improved reporting: MCS includes an optional MySQL install with automated export of MCS test result data to the MySQL database. This provides flexibility to combine your customer data or other business data with the MCS test results for customized reports and dashboards via popular third party reporting tools.
  • New Synchronized ACS server option. Measuring 10Gbps and 100Gbps connections throughput and capacity accurately is very difficult. This option allows for accurate measurement and assessment of multi-gigabit connections by synchronizing the highly efficient multiport quality testing ACS Cloud Satellite Servers.
  • Updated user-interface with improved ease of use.

New in MyConnection Server 9.9l (Mar 9, 2017)

  • SPEED.AVGPAUGE and SPEED.BANDWIDTH JavaScript variables now available for HTML5 Speed tests

New in MyConnection Server 9.9k (Mar 9, 2017)

  • HTTPS/SSL Support for the BCS/HTML5 Testing

New in MyConnection Server 9.9j (Oct 10, 2016)

  • Capacity Test fix related to 'significant loss' setting and statistics upload
  • HTML5 test improvements related to socket, timing and graphic logic

New in MyConnection Server 9.9i (Sep 14, 2016)

  • BCS Auto Update supported
  • HTML5 capacity test improvements
  • HTML5 Speed Test scale fix
  • Logging improved to save space
  • Remote Agent fix related to names with underscores

New in MyConnection Server 9.9h (Aug 9, 2016)

  • HTML5 Loop View improvemnets
  • HTML5 customization improvments
  • Remote Agent bug fix related to tests terminating
  • HTML5 consistency of service (upload) metric fix
  • Number of simulated VoIP lines added to HTML5 test

New in MyConnection Server 9.9g (Jun 25, 2016)

  • VoIP MOS Thresholding
  • VoIP SIP Improvements
  • Crucial Browser Compatiblity Service (BCS) Improvements (v5.1.6 required for MCS 9.9g)
  • Linux NQC Satellites now support 32 and 64 bit binaries

New in MyConnection Server 9.9f (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Custom permitted domains messaging added for HTML5
  • Custom summary tab text now supports new tab mechanism
  • Logging improvements
  • Session improvements
  • Dial view added to HTML5 Throughput (speed) Test

New in MyConnection Server 9.9d (Apr 19, 2016)

  • Browser Compatibility Service (BCS) update 5.1.3.

New in MyConnection Server 9.9c (Apr 9, 2016)

  • HTML5 compatible testing for Speed, VoIP and Capacity now available.
  • Publishing a test as HTML (only for the tests mentioned above).
  • The ability to combine Speed, VoIP and Capacity into a single test.

New in MyConnection Server 9.8g (Apr 9, 2016)

  • Error metric added to summary data for all tests.
  • Background image logic added to the Capacity test.
  • Simplified error messaging in the Firewall test when ports fail.
  • JavaScript variables changed for VoIP test from "packetloss" and "dpacketloss" to "loss" and "dloss".
  • VoIP test fix that reported up and down packet loss incorrectly.
  • Version number corrected when running a remote agent as an application.
  • Logging performance improvements.
  • Improved remote client activity record.
  • Added Cache-Control, Pragma and X-Frame-Options html headers.

New in MyConnection Server 9.8f (Jan 20, 2016)

  • Conference test improvements
  • HiSpeed added three remaining RTT metrics. Implemented setting socket send/rcv buffer size
  • Added discard calculation to audit of VoIP test
  • actstatus and actadvanced fixed reporting of server capable devices
  • Referer page improvements
  • Firewall plugin applet configuration updates
  • Capacity test now allows the setting of maximum upload and download bandwidth; New fields in database; field set to global on test configuration
  • Logging improved
  • Configuration performance improvements
  • VoIP SIP code bug fix

New in MyConnection Server 9.8e (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Performance improvements

New in MyConnection Server 9.8d (Jun 12, 2015)

  • Login page supports version verification
  • Access firmware upgrade to V131/65/16
  • Admin publish pages now support the correct permissions
  • VoIP loss distribution default changed from 20 to 100
  • Correction to VoIP applet tab reporting method
  • Log performance improvements
  • IPTV buffer corrections to improve performance
  • Session management changes to better support NetQCheck agents on PC, Android, Linux, MAC and iOS platforms
  • SIP code performance improvements to manage read code
  • Reporting of large data reports performance improvements
  • Multi session VoIP tests fixed for correct interval calculations
  • Download RTA logging improvements when for legitimate reasons the RTA is not present
  • RTA now reports RTA version
  • Large log files now segmented by day not month for easier management
  • When server is busy occurs during running myspeed client tasks, now audits the limit
  • Changes to the CUSTOM dial directory
  • Corrected use of DATE as a javascript keyword when saving report html

New in MyConnection Server 9.8c (Mar 23, 2015)

  • ISP field lookup for ripe changed
  • Data consolidation rule changes
  • Improved system status reporting and performance reporting
  • New Database configuration extensions
  • Improved VoIP test performance for multi-line tests.
  • Added the test id number to VoIP summary reporting in the applet.
  • Fixed VoIP test error when unselecting SIP testing option
  • Minor problems addressed such as typo errors.

New in MyConnection Server 9.8a (Feb 27, 2015)

  • New 'explain' link added to the Test specifications panel for each of the test types
  • New HTTP API for client side browser data extraction of a specific test ID number. This allows customers to present their own detailed report format. Click here for an example.
  • Access device and NetQCheck satellite server names now allow -(dash) and _(underscore)
  • Access devices can now be instructed to reset work order and reset device in the Advanced settings panel
  • Access devices and non Java NetQCheck Agent/Servers now support Agent Only mode in advanced panel
  • Access Series and NetQCheck agents now allow auto assign
  • Greatly improved HTTP testing engine including multisession capacity quality tests
  • Voip testing now supports extended length of testing above the 2 minute limit when running as an agent.
  • VoIP testing now supports a maximum call line limit of 1000 lines or 100,000 packets per second whichever comes first.
  • Voip browser self-help testing now displays summary results on the VoIP tab panel
  • Voip browser and RA testing now support SIP using UDP and TCP (default remains TCP)
  • Voip browser and RA testing now detects the presence of a SIP ALG firewall (Application Layer Gateway)
  • Access Series Page extended to support NetQCheck non Java agents and non-Java satellite servers. NetQCheck supports also additional platforms such as IOS, Android and Windows Phone
  • Password fields now disable the HTML autocomplete feature
  • A number of bug fixes

New in MyConnection Server 9.7j (Aug 12, 2014)

  • Improvement to the firewall part of the Conference plugin. For each port more than one packet is sent and the first good packet received ends that particular port being tested.
  • New Access Series Firmware
  • Error reporting fix
  • Voip plugin now has user-settable maximumpacketspersecond setting. Previously had hard-wired setting.

New in MyConnection Server 9.7i (Jul 17, 2014)

  • MyConference plugin improvements

New in MyConnection Server 9.7h (Jul 7, 2014)

  • UDP Capacity Test memory update
  • Access Device Firmware update

New in MyConnection Server 9.7g (Jun 14, 2014)

  • Analysis Toolkit update
  • Java compatibility update
  • Route test update

New in MyConnection Server 9.7f (May 9, 2014)

  • Agent related license code update
  • Agent logging improved

New in MyConnection Server 9.7e (May 9, 2014)

  • Added scroll functionality to summary tab
  • Reverse Proxy configuration improvements
  • WWW Logs improved

New in MyConnection Server 9.7d (Feb 19, 2014)

  • Connection threadpooling
  • AccessCT/CM license management performance improvement
  • Reporting error detected in Google Chrome
  • Remote Agent supports Raspberry PI
  • "acts.db" file now a directory with one file per entry. Greatly improves performance

New in MyConnection Server 9.7c (Jan 20, 2014)

  • Updated Certificate.

New in MyConnection Server 9.7b (Nov 23, 2013)

  • In a speed test, the applet and RA both stop sending data once the server has hit its limit.
  • New firmware release.
  • Note previous firmware update broke auto-update mechanism, so customers upgrading from that will need to update manually.

New in MyConnection Server 9.7a (Nov 2, 2013)

  • Added Support for Signed Applets

New in MyConnection Server 9.5g (Jul 26, 2013)

  • Fixed bug: A page 404 error when creating a new user

New in MyConnection Server 9.5f (Jul 17, 2013)

  • Fixed issue caused by Jobfuscate in RA speed test
  • Removed VoIP RTT related fields in RA config
  • Smarter selection of SQL connection driver. If two versions are installed, it picks the latest
  • New location database
  • For redirect-after-login feature, "/myspeed" is prepended to the given URL automatically unless the user types it manually
  • New Access firmware
  • Reporting fix for Applied Systems

New in MyConnection Server 9.5e (Jul 2, 2013)

  • UDP / TCP protocol setting in SIP
  • Template listing of normal reports (work for Grid Report View)
  • Re-interpreted RA test with zero interval to mean "run continuously" (it previously ran once then stopped)
  • If test interval is changed for an RA test whilst that test is being run, the change applies to the next run. (If changed for a finite test which has already completed, it?s ignored)
  • New ACT firmware.

New in MyConnection Server 9.5c (Jul 2, 2013)

  • Multiple tests can now be run in parallel. For instance, a TCP throughput test and a VoIP test can now be conducted simultaneously or sequentially.

New in MyConnection Server 9.5b (Apr 8, 2013)

  • Update to Capacity test for extra accuracy at very high packet rates
  • Update to Capacity test detects and overrun issues, where buffering causes packet flow to be limited without any loss (for example when all the packets are sent within 10 seconds but take 20 to be received).
  • MyVoIP G.722 support
  • Added support for 10/12 sockets in MySpeed

New in MyConnection Server 9.5a (Apr 8, 2013)

  • Stability, performance and bug fixes to the ATK (Analysis ToolKit)
  • Remote agent shutdown procedure more efficient on Unix systems
  • MyFirewall test improvements
  • Support for transaction log (in-depth details for all database activity) - if the file transactYYYY-MM.log.txt is created in /logs/
  • Console logs streamlined
  • Published page fix for users using Apache front-end
  • Fixed .bin file creation when publishing to a 3rd party server
  • Updated Access firmware
  • Updated IP2CC database
  • Unix installer improved
  • Fixed issue where ACM metrics were not posted to server when performing RA test to an HBSS
  • Increased max number of up/download sockets to 12, from 8 for the MySeed test
  • MyConnection Server now requires a minimum of Java 1.5 throughout

New in MyConnection Server 9.4j (May 2, 2012)

  • Iptv plugin server code correction
  • Video plugin now send the correct number of packets at the right rate

New in MyConnection Server 9.4i (May 2, 2012)

  • Added Max/avg RRT stats to MySpeed and Quality data groups
  • Updated IP location database
  • Reduced MTU from 1500 bytes to 1492 bytes
  • Fixed FTP bug
  • Rolled back MTU discovery changes
  • Updated metrics for MyVideo applet and Remote Agent
  • MyCapacity: moved 'get results' mechanism to HTTP for improved analysis of connections with very high sustained packet loss

New in MyConnection Server 9.4e (Jan 24, 2012)

  • Added several data fields as options for alert emails
  • Updated Mac OS Remote Agent
  • Added 'testdelay' and 'maxtestdelay' AccessCM advanced parameters
  • Added AccessCM Server status to main AccessCT status page
  • New AccessCM/CT firmware
  • New password parameter to database-adding URL - accepted if is password correct or not present, rejected if password present but incorrect.
  • New database password choice to security page
  • Fix the "backend server" data duplication problem
  • Fix for thread leak in FTP plugin
  • Fix issue in MyRoute where the traceroute accumulates then truncates to one hop just before finishing

New in MyConnection Server 9.4a (Oct 7, 2011)

  • Added login redirect ability
  • Added new ACL option
  • Added new SQL variable
  • Remote Agent improvements

New in MyConnection Server 9.3g (Sep 20, 2011)

  • Security improvements: cross-site request forgery protection
  • Added MyFirewall option to limit firewall activity to certain port ranges
  • Reduced applet size for improved performance
  • Improvements in MyCapacity test process
  • Improvements in applet error messaging
  • Added prevention of Access Control List from redirecting a page to itself (return a 403 instead)
  • Added extra audit data to Capacity test (packets per second, etc.)

New in MyConnection Server 9.3f (Aug 5, 2011)

  • Cross-site scripting bug fixes
  • Directory traversal issue by admin user when saving publications fixed
  • Added HTML charset to Content-Type header
  • Added AUTOCOMPLETE="no" to login form, asking browser not to remember the password
  • ACM issue affecting quality tests under HTTP fixed

New in MyConnection Server 9.3e (Aug 2, 2011)

  • Various mirroring bug fixes

New in MyConnection Server 9.3d (Aug 2, 2011)

  • Minor bug fixes

New in MyConnection Server 9.3a (Aug 2, 2011)

  • Fixed ACT problem in global mode re. lengths of instance IDs.
  • Added support for checking NQC password against the reporting server.
  • Added new ACT firmware.
  • Fix to DNS plugin.
  • Added thresholds setting back into monitor test page.
  • Added support for NQC licensing.
  • Fixed issue with v9.2k graphing.
  • Fixed issue with mirror servers.
  • Added support to stop the MCS applet bits/bytes switch to be clickable.
  • SIP bug fix.
  • Update to the Ping plugin to support thread pooling.

New in MyConnection Server 9.2k (May 8, 2011)

  • Graph overlay – can now plot a graph to show both transfer speed and packet drops
  • MCS Access Series data now provided in agent
  • Supports URL line to search database for entries after a certain record ID
  • Adds ability to suppress the database analysis link from connection test web pages
  • Download option for Access device status page as CSV file
  • New MCS Access Series firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.2j (Mar 22, 2011)

  • Added IP address and other info to the ‘view text’ dialog on the applet’s Advanced tab
  • Fixed problem with gauge / line view selector in the applet config page
  • Hardened database code to better detect if files have been corrupted by an outside source

New in MyConnection Server 9.2i (Feb 20, 2011)

  • New Access Series firmware
  • Added threshold support for Access Series metrics
  • Workaround for Java issue causing blank applet on refresh
  • Whois caching in MyRoute
  • MyRoute speed improvements
  • Bug fix where local RA task could not be deleted with specific license key

New in MyConnection Server 9.2h (Dec 29, 2010)

  • Bug fix relating to test publication
  • Alerting now allows specific agent instances to be chosen
  • Bug fix relating to exported results in Excel
  • Bug fix relating to AccessCT privileges
  • Added RTT min/max/avg to plug-ins
  • Supports all new Mac OS X Agent
  • New ACM Firmware
  • Removed 'Capacity speed' readout from HiSpeed dial view
  • Supports multiple HBSS web sites
  • Applet now sends "&testto" parameter]
  • Support AccessCT metrics for HTTP download speed test
  • AccessCT field heading changes

New in MyConnection Server 9.2g (Dec 3, 2010)

  • CAT license usage screen
  • Added licensing for monitoring
  • Added RA command-line to change agent name
  • Database recovery
  • Fixed issue when agent tested to two satellite servers
  • Added last modified time to /rta/tasks for HBSS config
  • Supports larger POSTS
  • HBSS change to advanced tab (now 2 columns)
  • Fixed HBSS analysis portal URL
  • New ACT firmware
  • New ACT metrics added

New in MyConnection Server 9.2f (Dec 3, 2010)

  • Added the gauge view for MyHiSpeed connection tests
  • Added session ID as an alerting trigger
  • Added RTT to some monitoring plugins (more to follow)
  • Fixed bug where ‘warning’ alerts were shown as ‘informational’ in logs
  • Supports ‘mss.dbserver’ option in /mss list to specify the back-end database server
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.2e (Nov 3, 2010)

  • Improved thresholds page
  • Linked the colored lights in the detail reports to thresholds
  • Thresholds for decimal numbers (eg MOS) can now also be decimals
  • Added ‘basic firewall test’ template, can be used where custom test ports specified
  • Fixed bug where ‘warning’ alerts were shown as ‘informational’ in logs
  • Reporting – support ?ip= in URL line to filter reports by IP address
  • MyRoute – solved client to server trace issue

New in MyConnection Server 9.2c (Nov 3, 2010)

  • Extended permissions settings (admin role split up for greater control)
  • Satellite server1. ‘connect back to’ address now specifiable
  • New ‘branded’ template
  • Changes / improvements to MyCapacity UDP capacity test
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.2b (Oct 6, 2010)

  • Improved database performance
  • Fixed problem with downstream MyCapacity test

New in MyConnection Server 9.2a (Sep 29, 2010)

  • Supports automatic log-on
  • Local Server Time’ now automatically changes with DST
  • Improved ‘testing’ permission to include all applet objects
  • ACT internal name supported
  • Improved remote agent error reporting
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.1e (Aug 27, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Database fix causing looping
  • Bug fix: alerts sometimes not firing for AccessCTs
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.1d (Aug 26, 2010)

  • Bug fix

New in MyConnection Server 9.1c (Aug 26, 2010)

  • Supports MySQL SSL
  • Updated MOS score calculation
  • MyCapacity supports different initial bandwidths for up/download
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.1b (Aug 17, 2010)

  • Supports MySQL SSL
  • Updated MOS score calculation
  • MyCapacity supports different initial bandwidths for up/download
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.1a (Jul 8, 2010)

  • Mirror servers are now supported to provide enterprise reliability and combat hardware/software failures
  • Users can now been deleted in security options
  • New AccessCT firmware

New in MyConnection Server 9.0h (Jun 8, 2010)

  • Satellite Servers: improved support for NAT environments
  • Satellite Servers: improved efficiency in communications
  • Satellite Servers: speed test now supports reverse facing proxies
  • Improved logging in MySpeed
  • Added ‘infinite tests’ support � tests can now be defined with zero delay, meaning they are repeated forever (this is default for monitoring type tests)
  • Bug fix: corrected a problem with the MyRoute 'client to server' example test

New in MyConnection Server 9.0g (Jun 8, 2010)

  • Added applet config ‘jump-to’ link
  • Added $DETAILLINK$ and $.ANALYSISLINK$ JavaScript links
  • Bug fix: corrected posting of threshold alert page
  • Bug fix: corrected a problem with one of the IPTV Codecs

New in MyConnection Server 9.0f (May 17, 2010)

  • MySpeed: Improved HTTP upload test process
  • Fixed problem of publishing a file where a file of that name already exists in the root ‘www’ directory
  • Improved logging in various places

New in MyConnection Server 9.0c (Apr 22, 2010)

  • Upgrade install fix
  • Monitoring plugins now show a dash where data is unavailable (previously showed zero).

New in MyConnection Server 9.0b (Apr 22, 2010)

  • New Network Modules:
  • MyFirewall - test client connections for availability of application ports to determine if a firewall policies are restricting application services
  • MyHiSpeed - test high bandwidth fiber connections from 100Mbps to gigabit speeds over latencies up to 60 milliseconds
  • MCS Monitor - continuously monitor critical network services such as HTTP, FTP, DNS, SNMP, SIP and port availability, get automated alerts of problems. Response time is measured at regular intervals for devices/servers, routers and DNS, automated SIP testing monitors availability of essential VoIP communication services.
  • New features and shared components:
  • MySpeed gauge view - the MySpeed test now includes an option for a gauge view display for browser-based connection tests
  • Mirror Servers - provide enterprise reliability to combat hardware and software failures
  • Archive Servers - provide distributed reporting and support of secure DMZ deployments
  • Analysis Tool Kit (ATK) - provides quick access to connection results over extended periods of time, for trend and correlation analysis
  • SIP test - the MyVoIP test now includes an option to test SIP response to help determine if a remote client can establish a VoIP connection. Response times are reporte for Register, Invite and Bye.
  • Request Times, Out of Bytes Analysis added to MyVideo Network Test Module.
  • User Accounts - control access to MCS functions by through user accounts.

New in MyConnection Server 8.8h (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Expanded VoIP audit log to show all packets (previously showed first 100 only)
  • Minor bug fix for Remote Agents

New in MyConnection Server 8.8f (Dec 11, 2009)

  • Added changes to improve the connection test process in a reverse proxy setting. The speed test upload file is changed from ⁄upload.bin to ⁄myspeed⁄upload.bin. The speed test download file specified in the settings .bin file has ‘⁄myspeed⁄’ prepended to it if it does not start with a slash.

New in MyConnection Server 8.8d (Nov 26, 2009)

  • Added setting for UDP priority bit for AccessCT appliance, enables tests of VoIP jitter and packet loss at a priority setting

New in MyConnection Server 8.8b (Oct 13, 2009)

  • Added client header info to the detail report page
  • MyRoute supports ?go=xxx, which enables a host name/IP to be passed to the browser window
  • Fixed bug which caused a Remote Agent to fail to post the console log under some circumstances

New in MyConnection Server 8.7d (Oct 13, 2009)

  • Added consolidation server support, which automatically consolidates connection test results from multiple MCS servers to a central database.
  • Updated Satellite Server package for Unix, which implements new satellite server features which were previously only available under Windows
  • Alerting: added criteria "all records for a specific plugin"
  • Added %SERVERID% field to SQL and advanced search areas. The server ID is the ID of the server which the test was performed to, which is necessary now that results from more than one server can be added to a single database. In reports, server IDs appear after record IDs. For example, record ID 9999 on server ID 5 appears as 9999/5.
  • Improved the way in which node names, ISPs and country codes are forwarded for the consolidation server. This now means that back-end servers no longer need Internet access.
  • The "test-from" IP address shown on the database server is now always the address of the client (rather than the probe server)
  • Added SQL field %RECORDSERVERID% which provides the record number and server ID if applicable. For example, record 987 from server 2 will show as 987/2, whereas record 654 from server 0 will show as 654.
  • Fixed bug causing server ID numbers to sometimes not appear

New in MyConnection Server 8.6f (Jul 17, 2009)

  • MySpeed: added ability to remove download times box completely
  • MyVoIP: improved memory management which improves scalability
  • MyRoute: added Trace to field – contains the original trace destination as specified by the user
  • MyRoute: added DNS time field
  • MyRoute: fixed problem where error 196608 was incorrectly generated
  • MyIPTV: new max 60 second test
  • Alert action: writes to a log file (with configurable name / format)
  • Alerts support Trigger for all (enables logging of every test without condition)
  • Console log on web pages now displayed in a text box for improved performance
  • Improved SQL API performance
  • Fixed timeint field incompatibility with MS SQL

New in MyConnection Server 8.6e (Jun 28, 2009)

  • Link to console log in AccessCT detail report
  • Fixed Javascript problem in RTAConfig page

New in MyConnection Server 8.6d (Jun 5, 2009)

  • AccessCT groups can be deleted
  • AccessCT lists now show firmware version
  • Agents Connected count updated before Remote Test page is displayed, so page always shows up-to-date info
  • Fixed problem where the SID entry box in the applet disappeared if the applet was animated
  • MyRoute - ’permit traces to local network‘ option no longer applies to pre-specified hosts
  • Other minor fixes

New in MyConnection Server 8.6c (Jun 3, 2009)

  • AccessCT firmware update (v59)
  • Fixed bug where applet used for reviewing results would try to perform a new test

New in MyConnection Server 8.6b (May 16, 2009)

  • Remote Agents can be named as the machine running them.
  • Fixed bug causing ‘agent connected: undefined’ text

New in MyConnection Server 8.6a (Apr 25, 2009)

  • MCS applet updated with modern Java controls
  • MCS applet now supports Unicode
  • VoIP downstream testing is now enabled by default
  • Fixed problem where published pages could not be deleted

New in MyConnection Server 8.5a (Mar 20, 2009)

  • Publishing system simplifies creation of custom web pages
  • AccessCT central management
  • Improved SQL support (MCS BusinessCenter & NetworkCenter only)
  • MySpeed Upload QOS metric
  • Remote Agents report any problems performing their tests back to user
  • Error ‘plugin’ reports any problems from Remote Agents or web page applets
  • Many minor improvements

New in MyConnection Server 8.2b (Mar 12, 2009)

  • Improved data summarization for browser-based reports

New in MyConnection Server 8.2a (Dec 23, 2008)

  • Added download packet order metric to VoIP
  • Applet HTML code added to custom page wizard
  • Permit long download speed tests
  • Added ‘test to’ column to reports which shows which satellite server was used
  • Added ‘X-Forwarded-For’ support (plus option to define which headers will be searched)
  • MyRoute ‘To begin...’ message now editable
  • MyRoute erratic hops # can be set to zero to disable
  • MyRoute colors table supports
  • separators
  • Fixed bug where satellite server selected in test is sometimes ignored
  • Fixed bug which caused garbled summary page (>

New in MyConnection Server 8.1g (Dec 5, 2008)

  • Updated IP location database (MyRoute)

New in MyConnection Server 8.1e (Nov 7, 2008)

  • Support for 64-bit Java VMs (multiple lines)
  • Support for emailing on network with no DNS
  • Fixed IPTV problem

New in MyConnection Server 8.1d (Oct 31, 2008)

  • Supports capacity speed testing (multiple lines)
  • Satellite servers uninstall themselves upon deletion
  • Added option to test email settings for AlertAdvisor, improved SMTP mailing system
  • Added support for AFRINIC and APNIC, identification of routing loops (MyRoute)
  • Added data compression for test result data from Remote Agents to MCS Server
  • Various minor fixes and improvements