What is the improvement/benefit of upgrading the EGX200/EGX400 firmware from 6.0 to 6.1?

Issue
What is the improvement/benefit of upgrading the EGX200/EGX400 firmware from 6.0 to 6.1?

Product Line
EGX200, EGX400

Cause
User would like to know improvements/benefits made in EGX200/EGX400 firmware from 6.0 to 6.1.

Environment
Upgrading firmware on EGX200/EGX400 gateway

Resolution
Review the improvements/benefits made in EGX200/EGX400 firmware from 6.0 to 6.1 below:

EGX200
The version 6.1 firmware update includes better broadcast/multicast storm resiliency, auto negotiation improvements, serial communications support for Odd parity, and the ability to communicate with ModbusTCP/IP protocol over nonstandard MTU sized Ethernet networks.

EGX400
Upgrading the EGX400 to version 6.1 provides all the features of the EGX200 mentioned above plus data logging enhancements, increased support for the number of loadable device types (PLT files) from 32 to 64, SMTP client enhancements, and additional device type support for the ION7300.

NOTE: Review How to upgrade firmware on an EGX100/200/300/400, PM8ECC or ECC21 via the command prompt using FTP which provides step-by-step instructions on how to upgrade firmware on EGX200/400 gateway.

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