iPassConnect 3.65.6 Release Notes
Version 1.0, December 2008
Version History
Version
1.0
Date
December 2008
Notes
Custom release availability document
Introduction
This document contains the latest information on iPassConnect 3.65.6, including:
New Features
Technical Requirements
Resolved Issues
Known Issues
New Features
TTLS-PAP
iPassConnect 3.65.6 now supports Tunneled Transport Layer Security-Password Authentication
Protocol (TTLS-PAP) protocol which ensures secured private enterprise network connectivity and
provides two-factor authentication. The TTLS protocol helps in securing the outer tunnel and PAP
secures the inner tunnel. The authentication process followed is very simple; iPassConnect
authenticates the server using digital certificates and then, allows the user to connect to the Internet
using either static password or dynamic password.
TTLS-GTC
iPassConnect 3.65.6 now supports Tunneled Transport Layer Security-Generic Token Card (TTLSGTC) protocol, which provides secure two-factor authentication for connectivity to private networks.
The TTLS protocol provides the security for the inner tunnel and GTC provides the security for the
outer tunnel.
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Summary of 802.1X protocols supported in iPassConnect
The following table contains list of 802.1X protocols supported by iPassConnect 3.65.6:
8021X Protocol
Mode
Live - Logon
Win-Logon
Windows
XP
Windows
Vista
Windows
XP
Windows
Vista
8021X_MD5
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_TLS
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
8021X_LEAP
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_PEAP_MSCHAPV2
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
8021X_PEAP_TLS
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_PEAP_GTC
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
8021X_TTLS_MD5
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_TTLS_PAP
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
8021X_TTLS_GTC
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
8021X_TTLS_CHAP
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_TTLS_MSCHAP
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_TTLS_MSCHAPV2
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_FAST_MSCHAPV2
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_FAST_TLS
Yes
No
Yes
No
8021X_FAST_GTC
No
No
No
No
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Token Authentication
iPassConnect 3.65.6 contains customer specific enhancements for use with RSA soft tokens. Please
contact your iPass representative for details on these enhancements and how they can be activated
in your environment.
Technical Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Pentium III processor or equivalent
512MB RAM for XP, and 1GB RAM for Windows Vista
500MB free disk space (the typical installer file size is currently around 30MB; a typical
installation will occupy around 245MB)
16-bit color mode display
Connectivity Device Requirements
iPassConnect requires one or more connectivity devices installed, depending on your intended
connection type:
Wi-Fi - an NDIS v5.1-compliant 802.11b/g device and appropriate software drivers.
Mobile Data - a supported Mobile Data device plus appropriate driver software. A complete
list of supported Mobile Data cards can be found in the Mobile Data Configuration Guide,
available from the iPass Portal.
Ethernet adapter
56K v90/v92 modem
GSM modem
ISDN terminal adapter
PHS 2.1 device
Operating Systems Supported
iPassConnect 3.65.6 is supported on the following platforms:
Windows XP (Professional) Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3.
Windows Vista (Enterprise Edition) Service Pack1.
iPassConnect is supported only on 32-bit operating systems. iPassConnect is currently not
certified for use on 64 bit machines.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7 must be installed.
iPass strongly recommends installation of all Microsoft-recommended updates for your
Operating System.
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Languages
iPassConnect 3.65.6 is available in English only. The client can be localized into the following
additional languages as part of a Pro Serve agreement:
Spanish
French
Korean
Chinese (Traditional)
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
iPassConnect 3.65.6 has been validated only for English language.
Location of Log Files:
Note the location of the iPassConnect log files; this conforms better to Microsoft guidelines and
avoids problems associated with management of log files within the %PROGRAMFILES% folder
structure:
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\iPass\log
Windows Vista:
C:\ProgramData\iPass\log
In both cases, the log files are located in "hidden" folders and so, depending on the
configuration of Windows Explorer, the user may not see them while browsing the file
system.
To view these folders, perform the following steps:
1. Open Windows Explorer->Tools->Folder Options->View (for windows Vista this
step will be Windows Explorer-> Organize -> Folder and Search Options->View)
2. Select Show hidden files and folders option.
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Resolved Issues
The following issues have been resolved in this release. The numbers in parentheses indicate
relevant bug numbers where applicable.
Connectivity
“An invalid argument was encountered” error message is no longer displayed, when the user
toggles between the “Cancel” and “Disconnect” in the Connection Status dialog, and then
presses the ENTER key on the keyboard.
Custom actions are now fired correctly while connecting to a customer (Cbook) Wi-Fi POP
(Customer Trusted Wi-Fi), using Flex VPN, on Microsoft Vista.
iPassConnect now uses the login credentials specified at the time of connection to connect to
a hotspot. Previously, if the user edited the domain information, the client would connect to
the Internet using the original value instead of the edited value.
Software Updates
The Proxy Authentication Required for iPassConnect dialog will now display Remember
my Password option when the user requests for either Phonebook or Software updates.
Previously, for failed software update “The Software is up to date” message was incorrectly
displayed, as the system could not connect to the Phonebook update server. In this release,
the Software update process has been enhanced to display the correct error message.
SQM
iPassConnect now sends the Full_user_id value to SQM for all the connections.
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Phonebook
The Keyword search results are now displayed in ascending Alphabetical order.
User Interface
The timer counter value in Connection Status dialog is now displayed for PEAP-GTC
enabled hotspots also.
In the Token Configuration window, for Software token enabled connections the cursor
focus is on the PIN field.
Known Issues
The following are the known issues in this release. The numbers in parentheses indicate relevant bug
numbers where applicable.
Installation
If the user tries to install iPassConnect client on a Windows XP system with McAfee
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i already installed on it, iPassConnect is now displaying the error
message “Could not start service- iPassPeriodicUpdateApp”.
McAfee blocks the installation of iPassConnect. A workaround for this is to stop the
McAfee service before installing iPassConnect.
Connectivity
It is observed that, on entering an invalid password in Provide Response window,
iPassConnect is not displaying the correct message. However, Windows operating system is
displaying “Windows cannot connect you to SSID” error message.
Software Updates
If the Internet Explorer proxy settings are configured for iPassConnect, then, the Software
Update for iPass client will be unsuccessful.
802.1X
If an iPassConnect user connected (using Fast Reconnect) to the Internet with a Vista
machine, moves in an On Campus Network from one access point to another access point
which has the same SSID, then iPassConnect tries to connect to the new access point, but
the connection fails.
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