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Cisco IP Phone 7960, 7940, and 7910 Release Notes for Firmware Release 5.0(6) for Cisco CallManager Versions 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3

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Cisco IP Phone 7960, 7940, and 7910 Series Release Notes for Firmware Release 5.0(6) for Cisco CallManager Versions 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3

Documentation Roadmap

New and Changed Information

New Software Features

Image Authentication and Signed Binary Files

Cisco IP Phone 7914 Expansion Module

Known and Resolved Problems

Known Problems

Resolved Problems

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco TAC Website

Opening a TAC Case

TAC Case Priority Definitions

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information


Cisco IP Phone 7960, 7940, and 7910 Series Release Notes for Firmware Release 5.0(6) for Cisco CallManager Versions 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3


Use these release notes with the P00305000600 and P00405000600 firmware releases for Cisco IP Phone 7960, 7940, and 7910 series. These firmware versions are compatible with all versions of Cisco CallManager Release 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.

These release notes provide the following information:

Documentation Roadmap

New and Changed Information

Known and Resolved Problems

Obtaining Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Documentation Roadmap

Refer to these documents for more information about the Cisco IP Phones 7960, 7940, 7910, and Cisco CallManager.

Document Name
Location

Cisco IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager, Models 7960G, 7940G, and 7910

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/english/ipp7960/admin/index.htm

Cisco IP Phone 7960G and 7940G Phone Guide

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/english/ipp7960/6040atag.pdf

Cisco IP Phone 7960 and 7940 User Guide

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/english/ipp7960/user/index.htm

Customizing your Cisco IP Phone on the Web

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/english/ipp7960/usopt.pdf

Cisco CallManager System Guide

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm

Cisco CallManager Administration Guide

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm

Cisco CallManager Serviceability Guide

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm

Cisco CallManager Troubleshooting Guide

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm

Release Notes for Cisco CallManager

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm


New and Changed Information

The following sections provide information about changes in this firmware release.

New Software Features

The following new software features are supported in the P00305000600 and P00405000600 firmware releases for Cisco IP Phone 7960, 7940, and 7910 series that are running on Cisco CallManager Release 3.3, 3.2, and 3.1.

Image Authentication and Signed Binary Files

Cisco has added image authentication to its various IP phone protocols. The addition of image authentication prevents tampering with the binary image prior to it being loaded into the phone. Any tampering with the image causes the phone to fail the authentication process and reject that image. The image authentication occurs through signed binary files.

The P00305000600 and P00405000600 firmware releases do not use regular binary files, as did previous releases, but only use signed (authenticated) binary files. This step improves IP phone security on the Cisco IP Phone models 7910 and 7940/60.


Note After you have installed the P00305000600 or P00405000600 firmware release, you cannot install any unsigned release on the phone. You can upgrade to newer signed (authenticated) releases, or downgrade to older signed releases (such as P00305000101) but be aware that only signed images will function on the phone.

You must upgrade the Cisco IP Phone 7914 Expansion Module to firmware release S00103020003 before you install the authenticated 7940/60 phone load.


If you revert the cluster to Cisco CallManager Release 3.1 or 3.2, the P00305000600 or P00405000600 firmware release will function on these Cisco CallManager versions. If you have an unsigned default firmware image, the IP phone will be unsuccessful in its attempt to load the default image (because it is not signed), and will display the "file not found" message on the LCD screen. The Cisco IP Phone will then log an error of "file not found" in the CCM event log, but will continue to function by using the P00305000600 or P00405000600 firmware image that was previously installed on the phone.

Cisco will provide all defect fixes for Cisco CallManager 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 firmware loads in firmware load P00305000600 and P00405000600 and later.

Cisco IP Phone 7914 Expansion Module

If you are using the Cisco IP Phone 7914 Expansion Module, you must upgrade the Expansion Module to firmware release S00103020003 before you install the firmware release 5.0(6) for the Cisco IP Phone models 7940 and 7960. You can download the installation program, which is named cmterm-7914.S001-3-2-3.exe, from CCO at the same location as the installer for the 5.0(6) software.

Known and Resolved Problems

Known problems (bugs) are graded according to severity level. These release notes contain descriptions of

All severity level 1 or 2 bugs.

Significant severity level 3 bugs.

All customer-found bugs (regardless of severity level).

You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit. To access the Software Bug Toolkit, perform the following procedure:


Step 1 Log in to Cisco.com.

Step 2 Choose Service & Support > Technical Support Help—Cisco TAC > Tool Index.

Step 3 In the Jump to: links at the top of the page, click the letter S; then choose Software Bug Toolkit.


You can also access the Software Bug Toolkit by entering the following URL in your web browser:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/home.pl

Known Problems

Table 1 describes the problems that are known to exist in this release and provides the link to the release note enclosure in Software Bug Toolkit.

Table 1 Known Problems 

Bug Id
Headline

CSCed25087

Edit Dial incorrectly shows the Directories icon.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCed25087&Submit=Search

CSCed48018

The Barge softkey and "In Use Remote" message are seen for a split second, even though Barge is disabled.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCed48018&Submit=Search

CSCed78509

The Group Pickup feature does not work on a Cisco IP Phone when the phone is in Call Forward All (CallFwdAll) state and registered with CallManager Express.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCed78509&Submit=Search

CSCee11240

File linkage gives incorrect behavior for idle URL *.asp file.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee11240&Submit=Search

CSCee19817

The fourteenth digit disappears in the Cisco IP Phone Call Forward All display after resetting the device from Cisco CallManager Administration page.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee19817&Submit=Search

CSCee24486

Repeatedly pressing the Directories button on a Cisco IP Phone 7960 will occasionally cause the Services URL to open instead of the list of Directories.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee24486&Submit=Search

CSCee41468

Cisco IP Phones do not play audio for a valid RTP stream.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee41468&Submit=Search

CSCee47076

On a Cisco IP Phone 7960 with attached Expansion Module 7914, the call bubble for a line does not display properly under some conditions.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee47076&Submit=Search

CSCee57022

Cisco IP Phones should update firmware when there is a new Cisco CallManager release or an IP phone firmware upgrade.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee57022&Submit=Search

CSCee66239

When searching the corporate directory from the phone, the search always has the word "dial" appended to the query.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee66239&Submit=Search

CSCee66292

Audio from the speakerphone microphone is heard in the headset ear piece after a Cisco IP Phone is reset.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee66292&Submit=Search

CSCee70181

The Cisco IP Phone displays "HTTP File Error" when trying to use the Services or Directories button. Or, the phone displays "File Create Err" when trying to upgrade or downgrade the phone load.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee70181&Submit=Search

CSCee81241

When using DHCP Option 66, the Cisco IP Phone continues to display "Configuring IP" when getting load information from Cisco CallManager.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee81241&Submit=Search

CSCee82389

After using I-button Help on the Cisco IP Phone, the phone displays a different screen than the screen where you selected I-button Help.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee82389&Submit=Search

CSCee83037

When you use the Calendar service on the Cisco IP Phone, the Update softkey does not function.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee83037&Submit=Search

CSCee86360

Cisco IP Phone performance is slow when both the data and voice VLAN are tagged as 802.1q.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee86360&Submit=Search

CSCee87641

The Cisco IP Phone's interval of cadence is not compliant with Japanese industry standard.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee87641&Submit=Search

CSCee93948

The Cisco IP Phones do not register to Cisco CallManager because the TFTP server selection order is wrong.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee93948&Submit=Search

CSCee94604

The Cisco IP Phone handset volume is very loud which causes the speaker's voice to echo.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee94604&Submit=Search

CSCef01348

After pressing **# on the keypad of a Cisco IP Phone, several numeric keys do not respond for up to 10 seconds.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCef01348&Submit=Search

CSCef07576

The Directory URL changes when there is a failover from the Cisco CallManager publisher to the subscriber server.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCef07576&Submit=Search

CSCin66926

Callback notification does not display when the caller used predialed digits.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCin66926&Submit=Search

CSCin76767

When entering values in a CiscoIPPhoneInput page, the user cannot enter the default value of 32 characters.

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCin76767&Submit=Search


Resolved Problems

Table 2 describes the problems that were resolved since the last release.

Table 2 Resolved Problems 

Bug ID
Summary

CSCec42265

Cannot change the software (SW) port configuration on a Cisco IP Phone 7910.

CSCec65624

Cisco IP Phone can display "Configuring IP" and then become inoperable.

CSCec80038

When the ECT agent transfers a call, the Cisco IP Phone freezes and reboots.

CSCed02259

When using a TAPI application, the Cisco IP Phone cannot answer the ninth call on a conference.

CSCed02740

When an XML link is assigned to the Messages button, and the button is pressed, the Cisco IP phone 7960 resets.

CSCed08180

When selecting a ring tone, the Default Ring Type softkey does not function.

CSCed44601

Cisco IP Phone does not send a DHCP Release message.

CSCed51778

Using the Update softkey on an HTTP object results in unexpected behavior.

CSCed52164

The Cisco IP Phone 7960 restarts when the connection to the PC Ethernet port is unplugged and plugged back in.

CSCed59788

An HTTP error results when accessing a phone service by using a Service URL button.

CSCed61008

The ringback tone stops ringing on the first line when a call is received on the second line.

CSCed62248

Cisco IP Phone 7960 does not attempt to use the secondary Domain Name Service (DNS) server.

CSCed83629

A Cisco IP phone 7940 or 7960 continues to ring after the call is answered by using the Group Pickup feature.

CSCed85049

Cisco IP Phone 7960 ignores packets from some source addresses.

CSCed92764

The Cisco IP Phone socket task stack size is alarmingly high.

CSCed93689

Onhook dialing does not work in SRST mode.

CSCed95394

A Cisco IP phone might reset while processing a service URL response to an XML graphic object.

CSCee05802

During a Cisco CallManager failover, the Cisco IP phone 7960 stops functioning and the message, "Booting DSP" appears on the screen.

CSCee10794

When the Cisco CallManager publisher fails over to the Cisco CallManager subscriber and then falls back to the publisher, some of the phones randomly reset. This happens with Cisco CallManager, Release 3.3(3) SR4a and the Cisco IP Phone 7960.

CSCee11064

When downgrading Cisco IP Phone 7940 or 7960 from firmware Release 6.0(2) to Release 5.0(5), the phone tones are corrupted.

CSCee11093

The Cisco IP Phone receives a call that is not answered. Cisco CallManager displays "(Number) Missed Calls" on the phone to inform the user of the missed calls. If the phone has an idle URL configured to display a message on the phone, the "Missed Calls" message is overwritten by the idle URL message. Users are unable to determine if they have any missed calls.

CSCee11216

The Cisco IP Phone 7960 sometimes does not transfer big files correctly in response to some HTTP push commands.

CSCee23017

On the Cisco IP Phone 7910 + software, the Chirp 2 ring tone does not work when configured.

CSCee34095

The Cisco IP Phone 7960/7940 randomly fails to send a large HTTP response.

CSCee37499

The Cisco IP Phone 7960 or 7940 displays freezes and loses features after receiving an XML application push from Cisco CallManager or Cisco Customer Response Solutions (CRS).

CSCee43052

If a URL that returns a non-XML menu object is assigned to either the Directories or Messages buttons, the Cisco IP Phone still displays "Voice Mail" for the Messages button and "Missed Calls, Placed Calls, and Received Calls" for the Directories button.

CSCee44378

When using a TAPI application, the Cisco IP Phone 7960/7940 resets when the Phone Set Display request is sent.

CSCee67437

An echo fades in and out when talking from one Cisco IP Phone to another Cisco IP Phone.

CSCee73495

Cisco IP Phones do not play the fourth column DTMF tones when using a handset or headset.

CSCee77604

The Cisco IP Phone speakerphone volume is lower on firmware loads for Cisco CallManager 3.3 releases.

CSCee83814

When Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is disabled on the switch port, then the Cisco IP Phones reset.

CSCef04340

Searching by using wild characters in the Corporate directory fails.

CSCin69586

Providing a softkey to move from one Cisco IP Phone input page to another input page fails.

CSCin72805

The Cisco IP Phone 7960 or 7940 speakerphone and headset features were deactivated making the Redial, CFwdALL, and New Call Softkeys unavailable (grey). After using Cisco CallManager Administration to reactivate the speakerphone feature, the speaker button becomes active, but the softkeys remain unavailable.


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