What's new in Digi Remote Manager and DAL OS

Welcome to the What's newpage for the Digi Remote Manager application and DAL OS firmware. Take a look at what's changed this month!

Releases this month

Digi Remote Manager

DAL OS firmware release 26.7.90.14

 

 

Digi Remote Manager

Manage DANI subscription seats

DANI subscriptions now include a Manage Seats option, making it easier to manage user access. Seats can be assigned and unassigned to users as needed, giving you greater flexibility to manage your subscription.

DAL OS firmware

26.7.90.14

New DAL OS configuration settings.

  • Network > Interfaces > Modem > modem > Connection attempts per APN. Configure the number of times the device retries connecting with the same APN before moving to the next APN. This helps improve connectivity with carriers that reject the initial connection attempt but accept subsequent retries. To configure, see Configure a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) in your DAL OS product-specific user guide.

  • Network > Interfaces > Modem > modem > Registration timeout. Configure the amount of time the device waits for device registration acknowledgment before timing out and retrying the connection is now configurable. Reducing this timeout can improve connection recovery times by allowing the device to retry sooner when registration acknowledgments are delayed. To configure, see Configure a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) in your DAL OS product-specific user guide.

  • Network > Modems > Modem > eSIM bootstrap profile. Disable failover to the Digi bootstrap profile after customer eSIM profiles have been downloaded. You may want to disable failover when your private cellular network deployment uses only customer-provided profiles. To configure, see Configure cellular modems in your DAL OS product-specific user guide.

  • Central management > drm > Management interface order. Configure which network interface the device uses for its Digi Remote Manager connection independently of the device's primary and backup WAN priorities. This allows management traffic to use a different interface than normal data traffic. To configure, see Configure your device for Digi Remote Manager support in your DAL OS product-specific user guide.

  • Services > DNS > No upstream server. Configure the device to perform only local DNS resolution without using upstream DNS servers. This is intended for deployments that rely exclusively on locally defined host entries. To configure, see Configure DNS in your DAL OS product-specific user guide.

Enhancements

  • Vodafone fallback APNs added

    The built-in list of fallback APNs has been updated to include two additional Vodafone APN options: internet4gd.gdsp and blank. These additions improve out-of-box cellular connectivity by allowing devices using Vodafone SIMs to automatically try standard Vodafone APN settings if the initial connection attempt is unsuccessful. To configure, see Cellular modem APNs in your DAL OS product-specific user guide.

  • Improved Digi Remote Manager connection retry behavior

    The device will use exponential backoff when retrying Digi Remote Manager connections after communication failures. In addition, the Digi Remote Manager restart timeout has been increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour to align with cellular certification requirements. These changes reduce unnecessary connection attempts and improve network efficiency during connectivity disruptions.

  • Expanded Query State reporting

    Query State reporting has been enhanced with additional device information for IPSec and IGMP Proxy, along with improvements to routing diagnostics. These enhancements provide more detailed device status information in Digi Remote Manager.

  • IKEv2 tunnel persistence improvements

    A new IPSec option allows IKEv2 tunnels to use rekeying instead of full reauthentication where supported. This helps maintain tunnel persistence during Phase 2 negotiations for deployments that require uninterrupted VPN connectivity.

  • IGMP Proxy support expanded

    IGMP Proxy support has been expanded to all DAL platforms. This enhancement enables multicast routing on additional Digi devices, including Connect EZ, to support a broader range of deployment scenarios. This expanded IGMP Proxy is currently not available on the EX12 and EX15.

Product updates

  • IX25: Python is no longer included as part of the base DAL OS firmware 26.7.90.14 release for your device. If you require Python in your environment, see Install Python for information.