Cisco SIP IP Phone 7940/7960 Version 3.0 Release Notes
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Release Notes for Cisco SIP IP Phone 7940/7960 Release 3.0
New Software Features in Release 3.0
Configurable Phone Prompt and Password
Configurable USER parameter for REGISTER
Resolved Caveats - Release 3.0
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Release Notes for Cisco SIP IP Phone 7940/7960 Release 3.0
January 11, 2002
Contents
This document lists the known problems in the Cisco SIP IP Phone 7940/7960 Version 3.0 and contains information about the Cisco SIP IP Phone 7940/7960 (hereafter referred to as the Cisco SIP IP phone) that was not included in the Cisco SIP IP phone documentation.
This document includes the following sections:
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
New and Changed Information
For detailed information about each new feature and a list of all the Cisco SIP IP phone features, refer to the Version 3.0 of the Cisco SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/sip7960/sipadm30/index.htm
New Software Features in Release 3.0
Telnet
The Cisco SIP IP phone now supports up to 2 telnet sessions for use in troubleshooting and phone maintenance.
Ping
The Cisco SIP IP phone now supports initiating a ping from the phone.
Traceroute
The Cisco SIP IP phone now has support to initiate a traceroute from the phone.
Configurable Call Waiting
A new configuration parameter has been added to control call waiting. The control has been added as an additional service and is controlled similar to the Do Not Disturb, Caller ID Blocking, and Anonymous Call Blocking services.
Configurable Phone Prompt and Password
The ability to configure a prompt and password specific to the phone has been added using two new configuration parameters.
Configurable USER parameter for REGISTER
The ability to configure the user= parameter for REGISTER on the phone has been added using a new configuration parameter.
Phone Enhancements
Internal code enhancements were made to allow for increased feature additions and a quicker ability to diagnose and fix issues that may arise. Extensive testing has been completed to ensure backward compatibility of previously delivered functionality.
New Image Naming convention
The image naming convention has been changed to more accurately reflect the release cycle of the phone. A 12-character naming convention will be used in favor of the 8-character naming convention. In the past, the format was P0S3xxyy.bin where xx was the version number and yy was the sub-version number. Now, the format is P0S3-xx-y-zz where xx is the major version, y is the minor version, and zz is the maintenance version.
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Installation Notes
Follow the instructions in "Upgrading the Cisco SIP IP Phone Firmware" section at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/sip7960/sipadm30/maintain.htm
Caveats
Open Caveats - Release 3.0
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Problem Description: When the network media is manually configured, the inline power support does not work when the Cisco SIP IP phone is connected to a Catalyst 3500 switch.
Recommended Action: When connecting to a Catalyst 3500 switch, configure the phone to automatically negotiate the network media type by selecting Auto for the Network Media Type parameter located in the Network Configuration menu.
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Problem Description: Pressing a line button during a call displays the overview screen on which there is located a Redial and NewCall soft key. However, these soft keys are ignored by the phone if pressed.
Recommended Action: Return to the call screen (wait 8 seconds for the call screen to reappear or press the line button again).
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Problem Description: The Cisco SIP phone does not properly handle the following call scenario:
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Recommended Action: Press the speaker button or go off hook and back on hook several times to terminate the call.
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Problem Description: When the phone sends a REGISTER message it does not attach an action= tag to the Contact header. This can lead to mismatched registrations when another client REGISTERs with the same user ID because the 7960/7940 is always treated as action=none.
Recommended Action: Configure the other client to have action=none to avoid mismatched registrations.
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Problem Description: When more than one call is active or on hold and a new call comes in on a different line, the message waiting indicator (MWI) lamp lights briefly after answering the call.
Recommended Action: None.
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Problem Description: Multiple instances of onhook/offhook with the handset causes the speaker to pop or sometimes be enabled.
Recommended Action: None.
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Problem Description: When a telnet session experiences heavy traffic such as an automated script, the phone may close the telnet session prematurely.
Recommended Action: Reopen the telnet port or use the console port.
Resolved Caveats - Release 3.0
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