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Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G Release Notes for Firmware Release 1.4(1)
Monitoring and Recording Feature
Handling Large Cisco Unified CM Configuration Files
Registering the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station with Cisco Unified CM
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G Release Notes for Firmware Release 1.4(1)
Published: April 26, 2010Use these release notes with a Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G running firmware release 1.4(1).
Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G is compatible with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Cisco Unified CM) releases 8.0, 7.1, 7.0, 6.1, 6.0 and Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1, 4.3, 4.2, and 4.1.
Contents
The release notes provide the following information:
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Related Documentation
Cisco Unified IP Conference Station Documentation
Refer to publications that are specific to your language, conference station model and Cisco Unified CM release. Navigate from the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Cisco Unified CM Documentation
Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation Guide and other publications specific to your Cisco Unified CM release. Navigate from the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Cisco Unified CM Business Edition Documentation
Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition Documentation Guide and other publications that are specific to your Cisco Unified CM release. Navigate from the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7273/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
New and Changed Information
The following information is new for Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G running firmware release 1.4(1).
Monitoring and Recording Feature
Cisco Unified CM 6.0(1) or later allows a supervisor to monitor and record active calls. To enable monitoring or recording, a Cisco Unified CM administrator creates a profile for the phone type of a supervisor's phone. If a Cisco Unified CM administrator does not configure the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G to use the call monitoring or recording feature, you must update Cisco Unified CM with the latest device package from Cisco Connection Online (CCO).
Where to Find More Information
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager Features and Services Guide
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manger 8.0(1)
E.164 Dialing Support Feature
Cisco Unified CM 7.0(1) or later includes E.164 dialing support. Using the E.164 format, you can place calls from a directory or call list to numbers that have a + prefix. Dialing numbers with a + prefix using the keypad is not supported.
Where to Find More Information
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager Features and Services Guide
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manger 8.0(1)
Handling Large Cisco Unified CM Configuration Files
If you try to install firmware release 1.4(1) on Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G, and the Cisco Unified CM configuration file is larger than 8K, the install will fail. To successfully install firmware release 1.4(1), follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
Log in to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration application.
Step 2
From the menu bar, choose System > Enterprise Parameters.
The Enterprise Parameters Configuration window appears.
Step 3
Scroll to Phone URL Parameters, and remove all parameter values.
Step 4
Click Update.
Step 5
From the menu bar, choose Device > Phone.
The Find and List Phones window appears.
Step 6
Find the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G:
a.
Enter search criteria and click Find.
A list of phones that match the search criteria displays.
b.
Click the name of the phone that you want to update.
The Phone Configuration window appears.
Step 7
Scroll to Cisco IP Phone - External Data Locations, and remove all Cisco IP Phone Services.
To remove all services subscribed to the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G, refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide. Navigate from the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Step 8
Click Update.
Step 9
Install firmware release 1.4(1) on Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G. To install firmware release 1.4(1), see the "Installation Notes" section.
Step 10
From the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration application, add all the Phone URL Parameters and Cisco IP Phone Services you removed.
Step 11
Reboot Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G.
Installation Notes
Note
If your Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G is running firmware release 1.2.1 or earlier, upgrade to firmware release 1.3(2) before upgrading to firmware release 1.4(1).
Some new phones may not downgrade below 1.4(1) due to incompatible hardware.
Note
If you plan on adding new conference stations to your network, it is recommended that you upgrade all existing Cisco Unified IP Conference Stations 7937G to firmware release 1.4(1) to simplify the administration of your conference stations.
Before you use Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G with Cisco Unified CM releases 8.0, 7.1, 7.0, 6.1, and 6.0 and Cisco Unified CallManager releases 5.1, 4.3, 4.2, and 4.1, you must install the latest firmware on all Cisco Unified CM servers in the cluster.
To load and install the required firmware image, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
Navigate to the folder that contains the firmware files:
a.
Go to the following URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/pub/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240
b.
Choose Requires Login and/or service contract, and then enter your User Name and Password.
c.
Choose IP Telephony > IP Phones > Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series > Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G > Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) Software.
Step 2
To download the firmware for Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G, select one of the following files and follow the prompts:
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For Cisco Unified CallManager 4.3 and earlier:
cmterm-7937-sccp.1-4-1.exe
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For Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1(1), and Cisco Unified CM 6.0 and later:
cmterm-7937-sccp.1-4-1.cop.sgn
Step 3
To download the Readme File, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware, select one of the files in Step 2, and click Readme.
cmterm-7937-sccp.1-4-1-readme.html
Step 4
Follow the instructions in the Readme file to install the firmware.
Registering the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station with Cisco Unified CM
To register the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G with Cisco Unified CM releases 8.0, 7.1, 7.0, 6.1, and 6.0 and Cisco Unified CallManager releases 5.1, 4.3, 4.2, and 4.1, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
Log in to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration application.
Step 2
From the menu bar, choose Device > Phone.
The Find and List Phones window appears.
Step 3
Click Add New.
The Add a New Phone window appears.
Note
Depending on the Cisco Unified CM version you have, you may have to click Add a New Phone instead.
Step 4
Select the Cisco 7937 phone type from the drop-down menu and click Next.
The Phone Configuration window appears.
Step 5
In the Phone Configuration window, enter information in the following fields:
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MAC Address
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Device Pool
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Phone Button Template
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Device Security Profile
Note
Depending on the Cisco Unified CM version you have, some fields may not display.
Step 6
Click Save.
Caveats
This section contains these topics:
Using Bug Toolkit
Known problems (bugs) are graded according to severity level. These release notes contain descriptions of:
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All severity level 1 or 2 bugs
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Significant severity level 3 bugs
You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit.
To access the Bug Toolkit, you need the following items:
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Internet connection
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Web browser
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Cisco.com user ID and password
To use the Software Bug Toolkit, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
To access the Bug Toolkit, go to the following URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs
Step 2
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 Bug ID" field, then click Go.
For information about how to search for bugs, create saved searches, create bug groups, etc., click Help in the Bug Toolkit page.
Open Caveats
Table 1 lists Severity 1, 2, and 3 defects that are open for the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G using firmware release 1.4(1).
For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online record for the defect by clicking the Identifier or going to the URL shown. You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this online information.
Because defect status continually changes, be aware that Table 1 reflects a snapshot of the defects that were open at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of open defects, access Bug Toolkit as described in the "Using Bug Toolkit" section.
Table 1 Open Caveats for the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G
Resolved Caveats
Table 2 lists Severity 1, 2, and 3 defects that are resolved for the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G using firmware release 1.4(1).
For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online record for the defect by clicking the Identifier or going to the URL shown. You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this online information.
Because defect status continually changes, be aware that Table 2 reflects a snapshot of the defects that were open at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of open defects, access Bug Toolkit as described in the "Using Bug Toolkit" section.
Documentation Updates
The following update applies to the "Setting Up the Conference Station" chapter in the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0.
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Replace all references to an "optional mobile conference station device" with
"optional third-party wireless microphone kit."Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
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