The NIOS 8.5 release includes the following new features and enhancements:

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DNS Forwarding Proxy is now a NIOS service called DFP and it automatically handles DNS query forwarding. You can start and stop the DFP service just like other NIOS services. You can configure the connection between NIOS and BloxOne Threat Defense Cloud Services Portal by using the new CSP Config tab in Grid Properties Editor or Grid Member Properties Editor. For more information, see Using Forwarders.

Discovery of SDN and SD-WAN Devices

You can now discover SDN and SD-WAN devices from Cisco ACI and Cisco Meraki using Network Insight. For more information, see Configuring Discovery Properties.

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