Product Change Notification - PCN 06232020-001 (mLinux)

The purpose of this Software Release Notice is to alert customers that updated code is available for evaluation
and to provide customers important information on this new release.

New mLinux version; mLinux 5.2.7


Downloadable versions

• mLinux 5.2.7 Availability: June 23,2020
  http://www.multitech.net/developer/downloads/#mlinux
• Upgrading Instructions:
  http://www.multitech.net/developer/software/mlinux/upgrading-mlinux/

Maufacturing

• See Ordering Numbers Impacted for details on when mLinux 5.2.7 will be available for different devices

mLinux Changelog:

http://www.multitech.net/developer/softwaer/mlinux/mlinux-changelog/

mLinux Upgrade Instructions:
http://wwww.multitech.net/developer/software/mlinux/upgrading-mlinux/

II. Models Impacted
The following Conduit models are impacted by these firmware updates:

• Conduit® IoT Programmable Gateways
• Conduit® IoT Programmable Gateways with LoRa Accessory Cards
• Conduit® IP67 Base Stations
• Conduit® IP67 Geolocation Base Stations
• Conduit® AP Access Point

For a specific list of the orderin part numbers impacted, reference Orderin Part Numbers Impacted

III. Release Guidlines
With each new mLinux firmware release, the following release guidlines are followed. For a specific list of the
ordering part numbers impacted, refernce Ordering Part Numbers Impacted

Hardware Status	Manufacturing Updates	Comments
New	June 2020	New device that is shipping for the first time Some customers may be testing devices with an earlier version of mLinux firmware or a beta version of mLinux firmware MultiTech recommends that customers update this hardware to mLinux 5.2.7 firmware
Active	September 2020	Active devices continue to ship with earlier mLinux versions for the next 60 to 90 days Customers are encouraged to evaluate mLinux 5.2.7 firmware prior to this transition
NEOL	n/a	NEOL devices continue to ship with earlied mLinux versions Devices can be individually updated by customers
EOL	n/a	EOL devices are no longer available for sale from MutliTech and not supported in mLinux 5.2.7 firmware Technical inquiries: email support@multitech.com Sales inquiries: email sales@multitech.com

IV. mLinux 5.2.7 Overview
New Features:
mLinux 5.2.7 versions include the following new features:

1. Commission Mode [PP-7]:
   
   • Due to Califronia IoT Laws implemented on January 1,2020, all new mLinux (version 5.2.7 and above)
     devices now use commissioning mode as a reasonable secuity measure. With this mode, uses must
     choose a desired login and password before using the device.
   • Upon inital power up or after activating factory default settings, the device initiates commissioning
     mode.
   • Before using the device, you must register your first admin user via commissioning mode. Provide
     your own unique username and password as admin credentials for this device. This process also
     updates the U-Boot credentials with the same user-provided password
   • We reommend users have commissioning active on new devices. Customers who elect to install
     custom images on their devices without commissioning should unterstand the security risk involved
     and accept responsibility for those risks which could include non-compliance with any existing
     standards or regulations.
2. MTAC-LORA-2G4-3 Support [PP-156]
   • Support for new MulitTech mCard^TMMTAC-LORA-2G4-3

V. Ordering Part Numbers Impacted
The following ordering part numbers are impacted by these updates:

Model Name	Ordering Part Numbers
Conduit® IoT Programmable Gateways
Status: Active(2)	Status: NEOL(3)
MTCDT-246L-US-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-247L-US-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-H5-246L-US-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-H5-247L-US-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-L4E1-246L-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-L4E1-247L-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-L4N1-246L-US(2) MTCDT-L4N1-247L-US(2)	MTCDT-LAT1-246L-US(3) MTCDT-LAT1-247L-US(3) MTCDT-LEU1-246L-AU(3) MTCDT-LEU1-247L-AU(3) MTCDT-LEU1-247L-EU-GB(3) MTCDT-LVW2-246L-US(3) MTCDT-LVW2-247L-US(3)
Conduit® IoT Programmable Gateways with LoRa Accessory Cards
Status: Active(2)	Status: NEOL(3)
MTCDT-L4E1-246L-868-EU-GB(2) MTCDT-L4N1-246L-915-US(2) MTCDT-LAP3-246L-915-AU(2) MTCDT-LDC3-246L-923-JP(2)	MTCDT-LEU1-246L-868-EU-GB(3) MTCDT-LEU1-247L-868-EU-GB(3) MTCDT-LVW2-246L-915-US(3)
Conduit® IP67 Base Stations
Status: Active(2)	Status: NEOL(3)
MTCDTIP-2622L-868(2) MTCDTIP-266L-915(2) MTCDTIP-267L-868(2) MTCDTIP-267L-915(2) MTCDTIP-L4E1-266-868(2) MTCDTIP-L4E1-267L-868(2) MTCDTIP-LAT3-266L-915(2)	MTCDTIP-LAT1-266L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LAT1-267L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LEU1-266L-868(3) MTCDTIP-LEU1-266L-868/915(3) MTCDTIP-LEU1-266L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LEU1-267L-868(3) MTCDTIP-LVW2-266L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LVW2-267L-915(3)
Conduit® IP67 Base Stations with Geolocation
Status: Active(2)	Status: NEOL(3)
MTCDTIP-L4E1-270L-868(2) MTCDTIP-L4E1-275L-868(2) MTCDTIP-L4N1-270L-915(2) MTCDTIP-L4N1-275L-915(2) MTCDTIP-LDC3-270L-923-JP(2) MTCDTIP-LDC3-275L-923-JP(2)	MTCDTIP-LAT1-270L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LAT1-275L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LEU1-270L-868(3) MTCDTIP-LVW2-270L-915(3) MTCDTIP-LVW2-275L-915(3)
Conduit® AP Access Points
Status: Active(2)	Status: NEOL(3)
MTCAP-868-001L(2) MTCAP-868-041L(2) MTCAP-915-001L(2) MTCAP-915-041L(2) MTCAP-L4E1-868-001L(2) MTCAP-L4E1-868-041L(2) MTCAP-LAP3-915-001L(2) MTCAP-LAP3-915-041L(2) MTCAP-LNA3-915-001L(2) MTCAP-LNA3-915-041L(2) MTCAP-LSP3-915-001L(2) MTCAP-LSP3-915-041L(2)	MTCAP-LEU1-868-001L(3) MTCAP-LEU1-868-002L(3)

Footnotes:

	Hardware Status	Manufacturing Updates	Coments
(1)	New	June 2020	New device that is shipping for the first time Some customers may be testing devices with an earlier version of mLinux firmware or a beta version of mLinux firmware MultiTech recommends that customers update this hardware to mLinux 5.2.7 firmware
(2)	Active	September 2020	Active devices continue to ship with earlier mLinux versions for the next 60 or 90 days Customers are encouraged to evaluate mLinux 5.2.7 firmware prior to this transition
(3)	NEOL	n/a	NEOL devices continue to ship with earlier mLinux versions Devices can be individually updated by customers

VI. Conduit® IoT Gateways
Conduit® family of products is the industry´s most configurable, manageable, and scalable cellular
communications gateways for industrial IoT applications. network engineers can remotely configure and optimize
their Conduit performance through DeviceHQ®, the world´s first IoT Applications Store and Device Management
platform. The award-winning COnduit series comes in three variants designed to address sepcific IoT gateway use
case:

• Conduit: Indoor Industrial gateway, ideal for environments that requrire metal casing for protection
  against particles and debris and require an industrial temperature range.
• Conduit IP67 Base Station: Outdoor IP67-rated gateway ideal suited for performing in harsh
  environments such as rain, snow, extreme heat, and high winds
• Conduit AP: Indoor acces point ideal for commercial environments (e.g., hotels, offices, retail facilities)
  to deepen LoRa coverage in difficult to reach places where cell tower or rooftop deployments may not
  perform as well.

VII. Additional Information
If you have any questions regarding this Product Change Notifications/Software Release Notice, please contact
your MultiTech sales representative