---
title: "What's New in CTERA Edge Filer Version 7.12.5400.5"
slug: "introduction-to-ctera-edge-filer-version-712x"
tags: ["7.12", "Edge Filer", "Gateway", "Filer"]
updated: 2026-01-21T11:22:48Z
published: 2026-01-21T11:22:48Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/introduction-to-ctera-edge-filer-version-712x"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What's New in CTERA Edge Filer Version 7.12.5400.5

CTERA Edge Filer version 7.12.5400.5 includes the following new features:

- The [next generation file system](/v1/docs/what-is-the-next-generation-file-system) is enabled automatically for new and upgraded deployments.
- Support for managing folder quotas from the portal, when using portal version 8.3.3300.8 and higher.
- Changes to metadata pinning.
- Improvements to CTERA Migrate. For example, better support for migrating alternate data streams (ADS) data.
- Improvements to Ransom Protect. For example:
  - Excluded users from ransom detection can now see honeypot directories.
  - Audit logs include the first READ from honeypot files.
- Additional alerts have been added to help troubleshooting.
- The **Network** (**System > Network**) page now displays IPv6 in addition to IPv4 for networks.
- The Samba version has been upgraded from 4.17 to 4.22.
- The virtual machine kernel has been upgraded to provide better security and prerformance.
- Authorized users are enabled to temporarily have controlled SSH access to a device for security scanning purposes. For details, contact [CTERA Support](https://www.ctera.com/support/).