Contents
- Introduction
- Related Documentation
- Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Documentation
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation
- New and Changed Features
- Features Available with the Firmware Release
- Wireless Microphone Frequency Lock
- Recording Tone
- Upgrade from Firmware Release 9.3(3) to Firmware Release 10.3(1)
- Installation
- Installation Requirements
- Upgrade from 9.3(3) or 9.3(3)ES9 to 10.3(1) on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Upgrade from 9.3(3) or 9.3(3)ES9 to 10.3(1) with Zip Files
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion
- View Caveats
- Cisco Unified Communication Manager Public Keys
- Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer
- Cisco IP Phone Documentation Updates on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Cisco IP Phone Firmware Support Policy
- Documentation, Service Requests, and Additional Information
First Published: November 20, 2014
Last Updated: August 15, 2016
Introduction
These release notes support the Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 running SIP Firmware Release 10.3(1).
The following table lists the support and protocol compatibility for the Cisco IP Phones.
Related Documentation
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Documentation
New and Changed Features
Features Available with the Firmware Release
The following sections describe the features available with the Firmware Release.
Wireless Microphone Frequency Lock
The Wireless Microphone Frequency Lock feature provides a secure DECT frequency for wireless microphones by locking down the Wireless Region setting. The Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 is shipped from the manufacturer with the mask and the Wireless Region setting configured for your region.
Note
If your Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 is operating with an earlier firmware release, you must upgrade to Firmware Release 10.3(1) so that the Wireless Region can be set. After you upgrade to the new release, the Wireless Region cannot be updated. Further configuration of this setting requires an RMA.Use the information in the following table to upgrade earlier firmware releases to Firmware Release 10.3(1).
Table 2 Wireless Microphone Regions and Firmware Loads Region
Region-Specific Firmware
North America
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16NA.cop.sgn
Europe
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16EU.cop.sgn
Latin America
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16LA.cop.sgn
Brazil
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16BR.cop.sgn
Taiwan
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16TW.cop.sgn
Japan
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16JP.cop.sgn
The feature is supported on the Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831.
Recording Tone
Installation
Installation Requirements
Before you install the firmware release, you must ensure that your Cisco Unified Communications Manager is running the latest device pack.
NoteIf your Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not have the required device pack to support this firmware release, the firmware may not work correctly.
For information on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Packs, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/devpack_comp_mtx.html.
Upgrade from 9.3(3) or 9.3(3)ES9 to 10.3(1) on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Before You BeginProcedureBefore using Cisco Unified IP Phone Firmware Release 10.3(1) with Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you must install the latest firmware on all Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster.
NoteFor Firmware Release 10.3(1), there are special steps required to update phones that are running Firmware Release 9.3(3) or 9.3(3)ES9.
Step 1 Go to the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html?mdfid=268437892&flowid=5293
Step 2 Choose Cisco Unified IP Phones 8800 Series. Step 3 Choose Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831. Step 4 Choose Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software. Step 5 In the Latest Releases folder, choose 10.3(1). Step 6 Select the file cmterm-8831-sip.9-3-3-TO-10-3-1-v2.cop.sgn, click the Download Now or Add to cart button, and follow the prompts.
Note If you added the firmware file to the cart, click the Download Cart link when you are ready to download the file.
Step 7 Click the + next to the firmware file name in the Download Cart section to access additional information about this file. The hyperlink for the readme file is in the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware: cmterm-8831-sip.9-3-3-TO-10-3-1-v2-readme.html
Step 8 Follow the instructions in the readme file to install the firmware. Step 9 Return to the firmware download page. Step 10 Select the required region-specific file as described in the following table, click the Download Now or Add to cart button, and follow the prompts.
Table 3 Wireless Microphone Regions and Firmware Loads Region
Region-Specific Firmware
North America
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16NA.cop.sgn
Europe
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16EU.cop.sgn
Latin America
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16LA.cop.sgn
Brazil
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16BR.cop.sgn
Taiwan
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16TW.cop.sgn
Japan
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16JP.cop.sgn
Note If you added the firmware file to the cart, click the Download Cart link when you are ready to download the file.
Step 11 Click the + next to the firmware file name in the Download Cart section to access additional information about this file. The hyperlink for the readme file is in the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware: cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16xxreadme.html
Step 12 Follow the instructions in the readme file to install the firmware.
Upgrade from 9.3(3) or 9.3(3)ES9 to 10.3(1) with Zip Files
If a Cisco Unified Communications Manager is not available to load the installer, you can use a .zip file to load the firmware.
Before You BeginProcedureBefore using Cisco Unified IP Phone Firmware Release 10.3(1) with Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you must install the latest firmware on all Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster.
Step 1 Go to the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html?mdfid=268437892&flowid=5293
Step 2 Choose Cisco Unified IP Phones 8800 Series. Step 3 Choose Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831. Step 4 Choose Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software. Step 5 In the All Releases folder, expand the SIPv.10 folder and choose 10.3(1). Step 6 Select the file cmterm-8831-sip.9-3-3-TO-10-3-1-v2.zip, click the Download Now or Add to cart button, and follow the prompts.
Note If you added the firmware file to the cart, click the Download Cart link when you are ready to download the file.
Step 7 Click the + next to the firmware filename in the Download Cart section to access additional information about this file. The hyperlink for the readme file is in the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware: cmterm-8831-sip.9-3-3-TO-10-3-1-v2-readme.html
Step 8 Follow the instructions in the readme file to install the firmware. Step 9 Return to the firmware download page. Step 10 In the Latest Releases folder, choose 10.3(1). Step 11 Select the required region-specific file as described in the following table, click the Download Now or Add to cart button, and follow the prompts.
Table 4 Wireless Microphone Regions and Firmware Loads Region
Region-Specific Firmware
North America
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16NA.zip
Europe
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16EU.zip
Latin America
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16LA.zip
Brazil
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16BR.zip
Taiwan
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16TW.zip
Japan
cmterm-8831-sip.10-3-1-16JP.zip
Note If you added the firmware file to the cart, click the Download Cart link when you are ready to download the file.
Step 12 Click the + next to the firmware filename in the Download Cart section to access additional information about this file. The hyperlink for the readme file is in the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware. Step 13 Unzip the files. Step 14 Manually copy the unzipped files to the directory on the TFTP server. See Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide for information about how to manually copy the firmware files to the server. Step 15 If the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Pack to support this release is not available, download the file cmterm-8831-QED-1031-4.k3.cop.sgn and install it on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Limitations and Restrictions
View Caveats
ProcedureYou can search for caveats using the Cisco Bug Search.
Known caveats (bugs) are graded according to severity level, and can be either open or resolved.
Step 1 Perform one of the following actions:
To find all caveats for this release, use this URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=customer%20visible%20bug%20for%208831%2010.3(1)&pf=prdNm&sb=anfr&mDt=5&svr=3nH&srtBy=byRel&bt=custV
To find all open caveats for this release, use this URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=customer%20visible%20bug%20for%208831%2010.3(1)&pf=prdNm&sb=anfr&mDt=5&sts=open&svr=3nH&srtBy=byRel&bt=custV
To find all resolved caveats for this release, use this URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=customer%20visible%20bug%20for%208831%2010.3(1)&pf=prdNm&sb=anfr&mDt=5&sts=fd&svr=3nH&srtBy=byRel&bt=custV
Step 2 When prompted, log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password. Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the Search for field, then press Enter.
Cisco Unified Communication Manager Public Keys
To improve software integrity protection, new public keys are used to sign cop files for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 10.0.1 and later. These cop files have "k3" in their name. To install a k3 cop file on a pre-10.0.1 Cisco Unified Communications Manager, consult the README for the ciscocm.version3-keys.cop.sgn to determine if this additional cop file must first be installed on your specific Cisco Unified Communications Manager version. If these keys are not present and are required, you will see the error "The selected file is not valid" when you try to install the software package.
Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer
By default, Cisco IP Phones are set up for the English (United States) locale. To use the Cisco IP Phones in other locales, you must install the locale-specific version of the Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer on every Cisco Unified Communications Manager server in the cluster. The Locale Installer installs the latest translated text for the phone user interface and country-specific phone tones on your system so that they are available for the Cisco IP Phones.
To access the Locale Installer required for a release, access http://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=286037605&flowid=46245, navigate to your phone model, and select the Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer link.
For more information, see the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release.
Note
The latest Locale Installer may not be immediately available; continue to check the website for updates.
Cisco IP Phone Documentation Updates on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
The Cisco Unified Communications Manager Self Care Portal (Release 10.0 and later) and User Options web pages (Release 9.1 and earlier) provide links to the IP Phone user guides in PDF format. These user guides are stored on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager and are up to date when the Cisco Unified Communications Manager release is first made available to customers.
After a Cisco Unified Communications Manager release, subsequent updates to the user guides appear only on the Cisco website. The phone firmware release notes contain the applicable documentation URLs. In the web pages, updated documents display "Updated" beside the document link.
NoteThe Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Packages and the Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer do not update the English user guides on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Administrators and users should check the Cisco website for updated user guides and download the PDF files. Administrators can also make the files available to the users on their company website.
TipAdministrators may want to bookmark the web pages for the phone models that are deployed in their company and send these URLs to their users.
Cisco IP Phone Firmware Support Policy
For information on the support policy for Cisco IP Phones, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7900-series/116684-technote-ipphone-00.html.
Documentation, Service Requests, and Additional Information
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