FirstSpot v8.1.101 (or newer) version history

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v8.1.101 - July 21, 2017
- Add support for UEFI with Secure Boot on (for Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016)
- enforce new live update version policy during startup. Customer now needs a valid maintenance in order to entitle to the new version
- add new Login Option "Email Login"
- fix a PSNAT bluescreen stability problem (related corrupted header in UDP packet or incorrect UDP packet size)
- streamline the setup so that it will have less command prompt popup now
- in a rare case, setup won't uninstall the driver completely under network properties. Improve the driver uninstall routine so that it is more robust
- "Live Update" will give out "Please start live update as xxx in FirstSpot machine" even though it is only case mismatch in the username. The comparison is now case-insensitive
- "Live Update" will now work even if the FirstSpot is installed through Windows Remote Desktop session
- fixed a FirstSpotCore.exe crash problem (Fault offset: 0x001159f6 for v8.1.10 - v8.1.11, or Fault offset: 0x00115946 for v8.1.7 - v8.1.9), when repeatedly running resetABW.exe or QueryPassiveLogin.exe when FirstSpot has a large number of Passive Login and/or Login Once users.

v8.1.102 - September 5, 2017
- fix "The installed product does not match the installation source(s)" error when using setup hotfix feature. The workaround is to keep FirstSpot setup files in the original directory when the last time FirstSpot setup is run
- fix a problem in NAT when DF bit is set in IP header
- improve NAT to work better with WhatsApp voice call
- fix a PSNAT bluescreen stability problem (related corrupted header in TCP packet or incorrect TCP packet size)
- update readme.rtf requirement to include Windows Server 2016

v8.1.103 - October 17, 2017
- improve Android devices captive portal detection
- FirstSpot no longer includes credit card sites from Exception Free Websites (for fresh install)
- improve Extra Information Fields validation experience by using JavaScript

v8.1.104 - February 13, 2018
- remove obsolete credit card modules in firstspot_guide.pdf
- improve memory allocation for FSRedirector.exe

v8.1.105 - July 31, 2018
- fix a firsthop bluescreen stability problem (related corrupted header in TCP packet or incorrect TCP packet size)

v8.1.106 - October 23, 2018
- fix stability problem in FSURLTracking.exe
- fix stability problem in firsthop driver when URL Tracking is enabled

v8.1.107 - October 29, 2018
- fix Internet connection problem with PSNAT driver. The symptom includes losing Internet connection in the Internet Connection Interface side with the ARP of the default gateway missing (use "arp -a" to check), or the Internet Network Interface card is disabled (dimmed). One can manually fix this by stopping FirstSpot, disable and enable the Internet Network Interface card again.

v8.1.108 - November 12, 2018
- FirstSpotCore.exe reports incorrect Windows version description in the startup log when using Windows 10. This will also cause Windows 10 to fail to enable routing.

v8.1.109 - July 18, 2019
- fix typo in the end user UI

v8.1.110 - September 5, 2019
- fix authorize.net to be compatible with the new transaction response verification

v8.1.111 - December 5, 2019
- fix authorize.net intermittent login problem when "Login automatically after successful purchase" is enabled
- improve auto-detect captive network (captive portal) experience for Mac and iPadOS
- change the redirect message to better reflect Chrome captive portal detection behavior

v8.1.121 - January 8, 2020
- limited release
- upgrade Apache/OpenSSL/PHP/Smarty to version 2.4.41/1.1.1c/7.4.1/3.1.34
- fix the report "The web sites most visit (month)" incorrect output
- fix "removing FirstSpot(R)" title message during upgrade, reproduce by first clicking Remove then Back and Upgrade
- Improve Configuration Manager -> Users UI layout
- add JavaScript username/password check in Configuration Manager -> Users to block '|' (as it is a special character we use internally)
- MacOS/iPadOS captive network detection browser cannot see error message if login has problem. It is now fixed.
- improve memory allocation for FirstSpotCore.exe

v8.1.122 - December 1, 2020
- fix a problem in setup that fails to generate a list of valid network cards when selecting Internet/Visitor Network Interface
- fix a problem that cannot access web-based Configuration Manager after setup (due to Apache fail to start)
- improve FirstSpot Apache restart process during FirstSpot startup

v8.1.123 - January 8, 2021
- improve setup error message when running it with non-administrator
- when running setup.exe to uninstall (instead of the usual "Uninstall FirstSpot" shortcut), setup will fail to remove start menu shortcut and registry entries. It is now fixed.
- update PayPal IPN process
- update readme.rtf

v8.1.124 - June 2, 2021
- fix "General error from setting the internet network connection" error during FirstSpot startup for some rare cases
- fix Configuration Manager "Virtual Hosts" tab layout problem

v8.1.125 - August 25, 2021
- fix Client Pass-through UI issue

v8.1.126 - October 30, 2023
- implement /forceall for resetABW.exe which basically force reset all username regardless of user reset setting and last reset time
- add https support for Configuration Manager web access. To enable it, set parameter cfgmgraccess_ssl=on under [gateway] section of config.ini
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