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Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that was causing some white-label MSPs to not receive the email for their Scheduled Report.
- Fixed an issue that caused some customers to see no total requests from Reporting → Insights.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the roaming client association with a Policyto not be removed when roaming client is deleted from the Dashboard.
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Mac Roaming Client
A new version of the macOS Roaming client is being made available in the dashboard (Deployments -> Roaming Clients -> Install) for download and installation. Version 1.3.2 includes support for Uninstall Notification that was introduced earlier in November.
Now admins can be alerted when the macOS roaming client is uninstalled by users. Navigating to Deployments → Roaming Clients → Settings (For MSPs: MSP -> Settings -> Roaming Clients will allow an admin to enable notifications.
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Policy Configuration
Universal Lists
(Global) Policies → Universal Lists
is a new feature that allows organizations to configure either an Allow or Block list that will span across multiple policies. Universal Lists saves users time as they no longer have to edit individual policies if they want to block or allow a certain domain. Users can either add individual domains or upload using a CSV file.
For more information check out
- https://help.dnsfilter.com/hc/en-us/articles/9951319882387-Universal-Lists.improved
Web App
Improvement
- Set a Policy and Block Page when adding a new site - An administrator is now able to set a Policy and/or a Block Page when a site is being added. Previously, this required the user to first create the site and then edit the site.
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improved
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Web App
New!
Roaming Client Uninstall Notification (Windows)
Now admins can be alerted when the Windows roaming client is uninstalled by users. One of the common requests is to prevent uninstall and this new capability provides visibility into unexpected uninstalls. Navigating to
Deployments → Roaming Clients → Settings
(For MSPs: MSP -> Settings -> Roaming Clients
will allow an admin to enable notifications. Support for the macOS roaming client will follow later in November of 2022.
Improvements
Resend User Invite
- Now owners and admins can easily resend a user invitation by clicking on the envelope icon. 
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that was causing Reporting → Insightsdata to not load when using a filter other than 24 hours.
- Fixed an issue that was causing some roaming clients to not be found in the Tools → Query Log.
- Fixed an issue that was not allowing sub-organization users to upload CSV files for Allow and/or Block List.
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Web App
Data Export
Improvements
- MSP Admins and Owners can now configure the weekly email for MSP sub-orgs.
Data Export Improvements
- For S3 only - Added the ability to toggle the column headers on and off in data export.
- Added new host field called Endpoint for Data Export configuration. This allows us to support additional S3-based systems (e.g. Backblaze).
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that would cause the roaming client name to be shown in messages in Deployments → Roaming Clients when GDPR was enabled. This will now show as [GDPR Redacted].
- Fixed an issue that was causing policies to not show as assigned with Deployments → Collections. Policies were being assigned, but not still showing as unassigned. This has been fixed to show which policies are assigned.
- Fixed an issue that was causing Reporting → Insights to show incorrect data whenever ‘Blocked’ or ‘Threats’ was selected.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the MSP sub-org name to not display on Scheduled Reports.
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We have received positive feedback from clients who have tested the 1.8.2 version of the Windows Roaming Client. This version has fixed many of the reported issues around the service not working, more details below. Starting
Monday 10/24 at 11am (Eastern)
we will begin the auto update process. Roaming Client Auto Update is configured in the Dashboard by going to
Deployments -> Roaming Clients -> Settings -> Enable Roaming Clients Auto Update
. If you need assistance with configuring auto update, please reach out to our support team using the Help widget in the Dashboard.
1.8.2 Fixes Include:
- Fixed an issue that occurred when using VPN clients along with the DNSFilter Roaming Client and the service stopped when a user moved their computer to a different location
- Cannot Access a Disposed Object- Fixed an issue where some clients are seeing the service not starting due to a Cannot Access a Disposed Object error.
- Sleep mode with ethernet adapter - Fixed an issue where some clients were seeing sleep mode, with using an ethernet adapter, causing the service to stop working.
- Local Resolvers Not Working for Roaming Users - Fixed an issue were the local resolver would not work when users moved between homes and offices.
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Web App
NEW!
Scheduled Reports (
Reporting → Scheduled Reports
) is a new feature that allows organizations to set up a recurring report of traffic on their networks to be sent to one or more email addresses specified. The recurrence can be set to Monthly, Bi-Weekly, or Weekly, with day of the week options available for all but monthly recurrences. The report options include Threat summaries as well as Content Categories, and encompasses the last 30 days of traffic regardless of recurrence schedule. 
For more information on configuration check out
- https://help.dnsfilter.com/hc/en-us/articles/9948730998803-Scheduled-Reportsnew
Policy Configuration
Data Export
New
Contentious and Misinformation Category
- A new domain category has been added to DNSFilter for labeling ‘Contentious and Misinformation’ sites. This new domain category is being made available to label domains that don’t qualify as hate and/or terrorism explicitly and for whom a label of Education and/or Entertainment would also not be appropriate.
Improved
- Data Export - Added new ResponseIP field, which includes additional information for forensic investigation.
- Improved the performance of the Dynamic Hostname DNS IP update service. We will now update hostnames much faster for customers using Dynamic DNS, which will help avoid any service issues when an IP gets updated.
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Windows Roaming Client
A new version of the Windows Roaming client is being made available in the dashboard (
Deployments -> Roaming Clients -> Install
) for download and installation. *This DOES NOT trigger the auto-update. We will post the schedule for auto-update prior to triggering.Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that occurred when using VPN clients along with the DNSFilter Roaming Client and the service stopped when a user moved their computer to a different location
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