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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.1(2) (SCCP)

Contents

Related Documentation

New and Changed Information

Installation Notes

Caveats

Using Bug Toolkit

Open Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request


Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.1(2) (SCCP)

First Published: August 25, 2009
Last Updated: April 13, 2010

Use these release notes with the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G running SCCP firmware release 8.1(2).

This firmware release is compatible with Cisco Unified Communications Manager releases 7.1, 7.0, 6.1 and 6.0, Cisco Unified CallManager releases 5.1, 5.0, 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, and Cisco CallManager release 3.3.

Contents

These release notes provide the following information:

•Related Documentation

•Installation Notes

•Caveats

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Related Documentation

Cisco Unified IP Phone Documentation

Refer to publications that are specific to your language, phone model and Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following documentation URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation

Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation Guide and other publications specific to your Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition Documentation

Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition Documentation Guide and other publications that are specific to your Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7273/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

New and Changed Information

There is no new or changed information for firmware release 8.1(2).

Installation Notes

Before using the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G or 7940G with Cisco Unified Communications Manager release 7.1 or earlier, you must install the latest firmware on all Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster.

Note You cannot upgrade to firmware release 8.1(2) directly from firmware release 8.0(10) or an earlier release. You have to upgrade to firmware release 8.1(1) first, then upgrade from release 8.1(1) to release 8.1(2).

To download and install the firmware, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1 Go to the following URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/pub/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240.

Step 2 Log in to the Tools and Resources Download page.

Step 3 Choose the IP Telephony folder by clicking +.

Step 4 Choose the IP Phones folder.

Step 5 Choose the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series folder.

Step 6 Choose the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G link or the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G link.

Step 7 Choose the Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) Software.

Step 8 Choose 8.1(2) from the Latest Releases folder.

Step 9 To download the firmware for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G, select one of the following files and follow the prompts:

•For Cisco CallManager 4.3 and earlier:

cmterm-7940-7960-sccp.8-1-2.exe

•For Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(1), 5.0(2), and 5.0(3):

cmterm-7940-7960-sccp.8-1-2.cop

•For Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(4) and later:

cmterm-7940-7960-sccp.8-1-2.cop.sgn

Step 10 Double-click one of the downloadable files in Step 1 and click the Readme hyperlink, under the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware:

cmterm-7940-7960-sccp.8-1-2-readme.html

Follow the instructions in the Readme file to install the firmware.

Caveats

This section contains these topics:

•Using Bug Toolkit

•Open Caveats

•Resolved Caveats

Using Bug Toolkit

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.

You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit.

To access Bug Toolkit, you need the following items:

•Internet connection

•Web browser

•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 http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs.

Step 2 Log on 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.

Open Caveats

There are no open caveats for firmware release 8.1(2).

Resolved Caveats

Table 1 lists Severity 1, 2 and 3 defects that are resolved for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G using the SCCP version of firmware release 8.1(2).

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 resolved at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of resolved defects, access Bug Toolkit as described in the "Using Bug Toolkit" section.

Table 1 Resolved SCCP Caveats for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G 

Identifier
Headline and Bug Toolkit Link

CSCsz45786

VoIP capabilities bit is missing during initial boot for Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

CSCta62377

Update copyright year on boot display to 2009


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