Changelog

Version 1.7.7

MAY 2023

• Supports Pathfinder Client 3.9 and Pathfinder Mobile 1.4.17

• Updated images for port rendering

Version 1.7.6

APR 2023

• Fixed a bug in the Windows installer when upgrading from old (>1.6) versions

• Removed duplicate entries from log

Version 1.7.5

FEB 2023

• Supports Pathfinder Client 3.8 and Pathfinder Mobile 1.4.15 and 1.4.16

Pathfinder Mobile

• Performance improvements for database indexing and synchronisation process

REST API

• Support for UIDs in all entities

Active Directory

• Speed improvements

• Support for nested groups

Logging

• Compression of old log files

• Improve readability by removing scheduler entries

• Disabled logging to system event log WINDOWS

Certificates and security

• Harden service installation WINDOWS

• Start Server Monitor on system startup WINDOWS

• Clean up outdated certificate entries WINDOWS

• extend validity of self-signed certificates to 397 days

• Fixed SubjectAlternativeName is not saved to certificate in installer LINUX

Version 1.7

JULY 2022

Server Monitor (Windows only)

• Support for HiDPI

 Web Interface

• Improved environment display in dashboard (os name and version)

• fixed metrics calculation

 Multi-Platform Support

• Added support for the following distributions

  • Ubuntu 22.04

  • Debian 11

  • CentOS 9 stream

• Fixed crashes in license file selection of textmode installer 

REST Api

• Fixed rendering issues for devices with free geometry

• Support more port types for device rendering

• Extend device preview to render both sides into one image

• Fixed Retrieval of devices by IP-address fails in certain scenarios

• Support filter values with leading +/-

• Accessing the API requires a user with administrative privileges BREAKING CHANGE

Version 1.6

JULI / AUG 2021

Build-in TCP Proxy

• Pathfinder server can provide a tunnel for Pathfinder client to access to the database server

Multi-Platform Support

• Support for Windows and major Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise, SuSE Enterprise)

• New text-based wizard configuration tool for Linux, can be used from remote secure shell (ssh)

Server Monitor (Windows only)

• Monitoring application visible in the taskbar notification area that allows quick access to Pathfinder Server service status and settings

Web Interface

• Pathfinder Server features a web interface that includes:

  • overview of server status

  • monitor mobile database synchronization process

  • license information

  • logged in users

  • real-time logging

  • access to API documentation

Improved Certificate Handling

• Create certificates and automatically trust them on the server (Windows)

• Load certificates from file system or certificate store (Windows)

No external Dependencies

• Pathfinder Server does not require prior .NET framework installation

New API Features

• CORS support (Cross origin resource sharing)

• Token based authentication (API token)

• New endpoints

  • Component management (create, modify, delete, move, duplicate)

  • IPAM information (IP-addresses, networks)

  • Component/component template preview images

  • Deletion of tags that are in use

• Unified naming of resource routes (please see API documentation) BREAKING CHANGE

• Removed foreign keys from POST and PUT schemata (please see API documentation) BREAKING CHANGE

Miscellaneous

• Support for Maria DB 10.6 and Oracle 19c

• Removed dependencies to external web resources for API browser

• Improved Active Directory support

• Improved service registration during installation (Windows)