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Release Notes for Cisco Small Business SPA525G or SPA525G2 Firmware Version 7.5.5a
Cisco Small Business Product Documentation
Cisco Small Business SPA525G and SPA525G2 IP Phones Firmware Change for Version 7.5.5a
Feature Enhancement in Firmware Version 7.5.5a
Display of Name and Extension for BLF Keys
Hardware and Firmware Compatibility
Behavior During Times of Network Congestion
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Introduction
These Release Notes describe the updates and fixes in version 7.5.5a of the Cisco SPA525G or Cisco SPA525G2 firmware.
As with any firmware release, read these release notes before you upgrade the firmware. Cisco also recommends that you back up the configuration before you perform any firmware upgrade.
Note
There are two SPA525G/525G2 firmware versions. One of them contains updated Bluetooth firmware (identified by -bt in the filename). The updated Bluetooth version is larger in size and takes longer to install (about 3 to 4 minutes). If the Bluetooth firmware version you are using is below 0.00.34, we recommend that you install the -bt version of this firmware. To see which Bluetooth version is installed on your phone, view the Bluetooth Firmware Version parameter in the Info tab in the web management interface.
Related Documentation
Use the following sections to obtain related information.
Cisco Small Business
For more information on Cisco Small Business, see http://www.cisco.com/smb
Cisco Small Business Product Documentation
For more information on Cisco Small Business SPA500, see www.cisco.com/go/spa500phones
For more information on Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco SPA500 Series IP Phones, see
http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/csbpipp/ip_phones/regulatory_compliance/guide/rcsi_SPA300_SPA500.pdf
Cisco Small Business SPA525G and SPA525G2 IP Phones Firmware Change for Version 7.5.5a
Updated Language Package
Support has been added for the following languages for phones that are part of both SIP and SCCP mode:
- English (en)
- French (fr)
- Spanish (es)
- Danish (dk)
- Portuguese (pt)
- Dutch (nl)
- German (de)
- Italian (it)
- Norwegian (no)
- Swedish (se)
Support has been added for the following languages for phones that are part of the SIP mode only:
Display of Name and Extension for BLF Keys
A parameter, <BLF Label Display Mode> is added to display both name and extension for Broadsoft BLF keys. The default display value is "Name," and the possible display values are "Name/Ext/Both".
Note The parameter can be configured via phone UI also.
When the parameter is set to "Both:"
- The phone alternates between name and extension in 5-seconds’ interval if BLF is configured on the line keys.
- The phone shows both name and extension if BLF is configured on the side car keys.
- The phone renders both name and extension in single line using the selected font. If the space is not enough, it successively tries smaller-sized fonts. If it fails even with 8 points, then it renders name and extension in two lines.
Display of Dialed Digits
The phone is configured to show the digits entered when a call is connected or is proceeding.
A new parameter, <Show DTMF Digits When Connected> is introduced to select the expected behavior options, which is in Admin Login > Advanced > Voice > Phone.
The options are "No"/"Yes"/"Masked."
- If 'No' is selected, no digits are displayed.
- If 'Yes' is selected, most recently dialed digits (up to 15) are displayed.
- If 'Masked' is selected, it behaves like 'Yes', except the digits are masked with ‘ * ’s.
On SPA525 phone, when a call is connected or proceeding, the dialed digits are displayed on the fourth row of the call screen.
- If the user chooses the option to display the digits entered, then the 15 most recent digits are displayed until the call is disconnected.
- In a conference call, the digits are displayed only on the highlighted call.
- If the call is not diverted, the digits are displayed until the call is in neither proceeding nor connected state.
- If the call is diverted, whenever a new digit is entered, the line switches from "Via: XXXX" to digits for 10 seconds. If no digits are entered in the past 10 seconds, the line then switches back to "Via:XXXX".
Hardware and Firmware Compatibility
The following matrix describes the hardware and firmware compatibility.
Caveats
Open Caveats
These issues have been resolved in firmware version 7.5.5a. The previous version was 7.5.4.
Behavior During Times of Network Congestion
Anything that degrades network performance can affect voice and video quality, and in some cases, can cause a call to drop. Sources of network degradation can include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
- Administrative tasks, such as an internal port scan or security scan
- Attacks that occur on your network, such as a Denial of Service attack
To reduce or eliminate any adverse effects to the devices, schedule administrative network tasks during a time when the devices are not being used or exclude the devices from testing.
Additional Information
For more information on Cisco Small Business Support Community, see http://www.cisco.com/go/smallbizsupport
For more information on Cisco Small Business Support and Resources, see http://www.cisco.com/go/smallbizhelp
To access the Phone Support Contacts, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_cisco_small_business_support_center_contacts.html
For downloading the documents, see http://www.cisco.com/go/smallbizfirmware
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html.
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