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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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10/7 October 7 - Web Application and API Update
This week’s release focused on smaller refinements and behind-the-scenes fixes.
We updated some labels and tooltips for clarity, refreshed in-app help links, and addressed minor issues across policies, subscriptions, and VPN settings.
These changes improve consistency, reduce friction, and keep everything running smoothly.
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9/30 September 30 - Web Application and API Update
✨ What’s New
- Domain Report UI Update– The Domain Report now has a refreshed design, a dedicated page for easier navigation, and improved bulk selection.
- MSP Client Admin Permissions Update– Multi-tenant clients with Admin permissions or higher can now duplicate Global Policies within their organization to customize and apply to other Sites.
- New AppAware Categories– Expanded Generative AI & ML coverage now includes ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Jasper, Beautiful.ai, Suno, and Anyword AI.
- Support for Non-Standard Hostnames– Local Domains in Roaming Client settings now accept hostnames without dots and with hyphenated names (e.g.,printer-1, pc-printer-discovery-1). Valid entries resolve properly via Local Resolvers.
- Roaming Clients Overview Update– The Overview page Roaming Clients card now shows both protected clients and the total client count (including protected, unprotected, and offline), giving clearer insight into deployment coverage and license allocation.
- Block Pages Refresh– The Block Pages experience has been redesigned with updated styling, icon thumbnails, CSV export, and improved navigation for a more streamlined, accessible workflow.
🪲 Bug Fixes
- Query Log Labels– Method column labels now use customer-friendly terms, replacing internal labels like “bucket” for greater clarity.
- Permissions Clarity– The Clean Up button is now visible but disabled for Read Only and Policy Only users, with a tooltip explaining access restrictions.
- Icons in List Views– Policies and Block Pages now display icons in sites/RC list views, making selections easier to identify.
- Consistent Terminology– Filtering Schedules now display “Site(s)” instead of “Network(s),” ensuring consistent language across the app.
- Plus general bug fixes and performance improvements throughout the dashboard.
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9/23 September 23 - Web Application and API Update
✨ What’s New
- Revamped Users Page –The Organization Users page has a refreshed UI with improved tables, navigation, and accessibility for both single-organization and MSP accounts. We’ve also added a checkmark so you can easily see which users have accepted their invitation.
- Self Service Billing Improvements –The billing page has been updated with clearer column names, improved layout, and new tooltips that explain license calculations and provide suggestions for managing Roaming Client instances.
- MFA Email Redesign –MFA enrollment and verification emails now feature updated branding, language, and formatting for improved clarity, security, and recognition across both DNSFilter and whitelabel customers.
🛠️ Improvements
- License Tooltips Updated –Clearer guidance in both Allocated Licenses and Current License Usage tooltips, helping distinguish between PSA allocations and actual DNSFilter billing.
🪲 Bug Fixes
- Super-Admin Settings –Fixed an issue preventing Super-Admins from enabling the “Limit Display of Personal Data” toggle in Organization Settings.
- Global Policy Toggle –The “Enable as a global policy” option no longer appears for single-organization users, ensuring it’s only available where appropriate.
- Plus general bug fixes and performance improvements across the platform.
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9/16 September 16 - Web Application and API Update
✨ What’s New
Subscription Management View-Only Mode for Sales-Managed Standard Organizations
– Subscription Management now provides a clear, read-only view for single sales-managed organizations. License counts are displayed but cannot be edited, ensuring visibility without risk of accidental changes.DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) Support for Network Deployments
– Customers can now connect securely to DNSFilter endpoints via the DoH protocol. DoH addresses are available for use in templates or configurations, and query logs include DoH-specific filtering.🛠️ Improvements
Block Page Updates
– Behind-the-scenes updates improve the way block pages are managed, delivering better performance and maintainability. 🪲 Bug Fixes
This release also includes important fixes across policies, sites, and exports:
CSV Reliability
– Imports for Allow/Block lists now run faster and prevent duplicate entries. CSV exports for policies and sites now generate complete files.Relay Config File Download Issues
– relay.conf files now download properly without CORS errors.Sites Table
– Site list exports now correctly include site data.Location Fields
– Address and coordinates fields now update and clear consistently during edits.Plus general bug fixes and performance improvements across the platform.
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09/10 September 10 Web Application and API Update
🪲 Bug Fix
Fixed Custom Block Page Reset
– Resolved an issue where saving changes to certain site settings (like name, policy/schedule, or IPs/DNS hostnames) would reset a site’s custom block page back to the default. Custom block pages now remain in place as expected when updating site details.new
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9/09 September 9 - Web Application and API Update
✨ What’s New
- Clearer Permissions– Read-only and policy-only users now see disabled features with tooltips for better clarity
- Delete Confirmation– Policies now prompt before deleting Allow/Block list entries, showing the number selected
🪲 Bug Fixes
This release also includes several fixes to improve reliability and consistency across the platform:
- Permissions– The RC Clean Up Tool is no longer visible to read-only and policy-only users
- UI Consistency– Horizontal dots menus now display correctly on the Org Users page
- Geo Activity Map– Zoom and pan controls are restored across all major browsers
- Sites Location Fields– Address and Latitude/Longitude entries now persist properly when switching between fields
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9/02 September 2 - Web Application and API Update
✨ What’s New
API Documentation Update
– The GET networks
endpoint documentation now includes details about the search
parameter, making it clearer which query options are supported.🪲 Bug Fixes
This release focuses on reliability and accuracy across multiple areas of the platform:
- Policy Management– Fixed an issue preventing some users in multi-org and single-org accounts from editing policies.
- Sites Dashboard– Address and IP fields now update, save, and delete properly. Directional icons for “Last Traffic Received” are also corrected.
- User & Account Management– Fixed an issue blocking canceled accounts from being reactivated after MFA.
- Universal Lists– CSV import errors now provide clear, line-specific feedback.
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8/28 August 28 MacOS Roaming Client v2.3.0 Beta
A new version of the MacOS Roaming Client is now available via the
Beta Release Channel
. - Download from Dashboard → Deployments → Roaming Clients → Install Guide
- Agents on the Beta channel will auto-update within 24–72 hours
- Check the Release Status Page for the latest Beta and Production versions
✨ What’s New
Diagnostics Tray option with guided Install Fixes
- Surfaces common installation and configuration issues with clear actions. ⚠️ Some actions require administrator privileges - Installing certificates for block pages
- Approving the network extension
- Enabling or installing the DNS Proxy
- Resetting DNS settings when set incorrectly
- Providing guidance when configuration files contain errors
- Detecting when the service is unresponsive
These improvements give users more ways to self-service issues without needing support.
🔧 Improvements
- Tray icon launches automatically after installation
- Daemon.config errors now display clearer, actionable messages
- TLS enforcement update: Forced TLS is no longer required but remains supported. ⚠️ Depending on your ISP, this may improve connectivity (e.g., Comcast, Spectrum) or cause failures if TLS is required (e.g., Eero Secure, enterprise firewalls, ISP security add-ons).
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed extension crashes caused by missing GDPR data
- Resolved captive portal failures related to DHCP and resolvers
- Fixed certificate installation failures
- Corrected AirPrint issues where some printers were hidden when RC was enabled
- Improved handling of local domains so unnecessary queries are not sent to production resolvers
- Multiple additional fixes for installation, stability, and error handling
⚠️ Known Issue
- Connectivity issues may still occur on airlines and providers using Viasat Wi-Fi (e.g., Delta, American, JetBlue). We are actively investigating and will address this in a future release.
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