CDRouter 15.12

December 18, 2025

Golden Image 9.6

A new version of the NTA3000 operating system image, also known as the “Golden Image”, is now available!

Golden Image 9.6 Release Notes

This update improves system stability when running multi-client performance tests by removing support for 160 MHz channel widths in the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands for the MediaTek Wi-Fi cards.

Upgrading is easy! Please contact support@qacafe.com for more information and help getting started.

New Features

  • Per-Client Performance Graphs: Introduced new interactive graphs for visualizing and filtering per-client performance metrics. [sc43447]

  • DNS EDNS0 IPv6 MTU: Added 3 new tests for verifying an EDNS0 UDP buffer size of 1232 (IPv6 minimum MTU). [sc42714]

    • dns_122
    • dns_ipv6_122
    • dns_rfc_5625_18

  • USP Factory Reset: A new module containing two USP Factory Reset tests has been added to the USP Expansion. You can now configure the factory reset timeout for these tests using the new uspFactoryResetTimeout testvar. [sc43924]

    • usp_factory_reset_1
    • usp_factory_reset_2

Changelog

CDRouter

  • Improved the web UI header experience on large screens. [sc43176]
  • Updated to Packet Viewer v2025.11. [sc43616]

IKE

  • Prevented an error when configuring IPv6-based IKE tunnel without the IPv6 expansion license. [sc36467]

IPv6

  • Verified that an IA_NA option without a status code of NoBinding is not included in DHCPv6 Reply messages in response to a DHCPv6 Decline message in test dhcpv6_server_80. [sc12913]

RvR

  • Attenuation value of rfAttenuationDb may now only be applied to the primary LAN Wireless interface. Removed testvar rfAttenuationDb from the Multiport configuration template and improved the testvar text to clarify the behavior. [sc43585]

Security

  • Updated the ET Open ruleset in CDRouter Security expansion to 11079. [sc43980]

TR-069

  • Added a validation check for valid parameter types before performing SPV as part of profile tests. [sc42713]
  • Removed deleted parameters and objects from profile tests. [sc43514]

USP

  • Added a validation check for valid parameter types before performing set tests of profile tests. [sc42713]
  • Removed requirement for unique keys to be returned in child objects from test usp_conformance_1_75. See USPTEST-262 for upcoming changes to TP-469. [sc44192]
  • Removed deleted parameters and objects from profile tests. [sc43514]
  • Updated the tests in the usp_smm module to verify OperationComplete notification instead of DUState changes. Additionally, these tests now require a value for uspSoftwareModuleUUID. [sc43975]