Cisco IP Conference Phone 8832 Multiplatform Phones Release Notes for Firmware Release 12.0(4)SR1

Release Notes

Use these release notes with the Cisco IP Conference Phone 8832 Multiplatform Phones running SIP Firmware Release 12.0(4)SR1.

The following table describes the individual phone requirements.

Phone

Support Requirements

Cisco IP Conference Phone 8832 Multiplatform Phones

BroadSoft BroadWorks 24.0

MetaSphere CFS version 9.5

Asterisk 13.0

New and Changed Features

SRTP Enhancement

Options to enable and disable ROC reset after a re-keying without SSRC/IP/Port changes.

Cisco IP Conference Phone 8832 Documentation

See the publications that are specific to your language, phone model, and multiplatform firmware release. Navigate from the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL):

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collaboration-endpoints/ip-phone-8800-series-multiplatform-firmware/index.html

Upgrade the Firmware

You can upgrade the phone firmware with TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS. After the upgrade completes, the phone reboots automatically.

Procedure

Step 1

Click this link:

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286311392

On the Software Download web page that is displayed, ensure that IP Phone 8800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware is selected in the middle pane.

Step 2

Select IP Conference Phone 8832 with Multiplatform Firmware in the right pane.

Step 3

On the next page that is displayed, select Multiplatform Firmware.

Step 4

Under Latest Release, select 12.0.4SR1.

Step 5

(Optional) Place your mouse pointer on the file name to see the file details and checksum values.

Step 6

Download the corresponding file.

cmterm-8832.12-0-4MPP0101-205_REL.zip

Step 7

Click Accept License Agreement.

Step 8

Unzip the file and place the files in the appropriate location on your upgrade server.

The appropriate location is the TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS download folder, depending on the protocol that you want to use for the upgrade.

Step 9

Upgrade the phone firmware with one of these methods.

- Upgrade the phone firmware from the phone administration web page:

1. On the phone administration web page, go to Admin Login > Advanced, Voice > Provisioning > Firmware Upgrade.

2. In the Upgrade Rule field, enter the load file URL as described below.

Load file URL format:

<upgrade protocol>://<upgrade server ip address>[:<port>]>/<path>/<file name>.loads

Examples:

http://10.73.10.223/firmware/sip8832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

https://server.domain.com/firmware/sip8832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

3. Click Submit All Changes.

- Upgrade the phone firmware directly from your web browser:

In the address bar of your web browser, enter the phone upgrade URL as described below.

Phone upgrade URL format:

<phone protocol>://<phone ip address[:port]>/admin/upgrade?<load file URL>
Load file URL format:

<upgrade protocol>://<upgrade server ip address>[:<port>]>/<path>/<file name>.loads

Examples:

https://10.74.10.225/admin/upgrade?http://10.73.10.223/firmware/sip8832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

https://10.74.10.225/admin/upgrade?https://server.domain.com/firmware/sip8832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

Note

Specify the <file name>.loads file in the URL. The <file name>.zip file contains other files.

Limitations and Restrictions

- Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion

Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion

- Administrative tasks, such as an internal port scan or security scan.

- Attacks that occur on your network, such as a Denial of Service attack.

View Caveats

You can search for caveats (bugs) with the Cisco Bug Search tool.

Known caveats are graded according to severity level, and are either open or resolved.

Before you begin

You have your Cisco.com user ID and password.

Procedure

Step 1

Click one of the following links:

- To view all caveats that affect this release:

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=286319904&rls=12.0(4)&sb=anfr&bt=custV

- To view open caveats that affect this release:

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=286319904&rls=12.0(4)&sb=anfr&sts=open&bt=custV

- To view resolved caveats that affect this release:

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=286319904&rls=12.0(4)&sb=anfr&sts=fd&bt=custV

Step 2

When prompted, log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.

Step 3

(Optional) For information about a specific caveat, enter the bug ID number (CSCxxnnnnn) in the Search for field, and press Enter.

Open Caveats

For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online history for the defect by accessing the Bug Search tool and entering the Identifier (CSCxxnnnnn). You must be a registered cisco.com user to access this defect information.

Because the defect status continually changes, the list reflects a snapshot of the defects that were open at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of the open defects or to view specific bugs, access the Bug Search Toolkit as described in View Caveats.

Resolved Caveats

Fix some critical security issue.

Cisco IP Phone Firmware Support Policy

For information on the support policy for phones, see https://cisco.com/go/phonefirmwaresupport.

Notices