Contents
- Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Release Notes for Firmware Release 11.0(1)
- Related Documentation
- Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Documentation
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation
- New and Changed Features
- Features Available with the Firmware Release
- Application Dial Rules
- Audio Voicemail Access from Visual Voicemail
- Barge Enhancements for Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series
- Enhanced Debugging Options
- Mobile and Remote Access Through Expressway
- Problem Report Tool
- User Interface Enhancements
- Features Available with the Latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Pack
- X.509 Digital Certificates Support for EAP-TLS, SCEP, PEAP-GTC
- Installation
- Installation Requirements
- Install the Firmware Release on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Install the Firmware Zip Files
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion
- Health-Care Environment Use
- On-Hook Transfer Limitation in SIP Phones
- View Caveats
- Cisco Unified Communication Manager Public Keys
- Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer
- Cisco IP Phone Documentation Updates on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Cisco IP Phone Firmware Support Policy
- Documentation, Service Requests, and Additional Information
First Published: November 25, 2015
Last Updated: February 28, 2017
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Release Notes for Firmware Release 11.0(1)
These release notes support the Cisco IP Phone 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8851NR, 8861, and 8865 running SIP Firmware Release 11.0(1).
Media Port Range has been restricted to UDP/16384-49151. The range 49152-53247 is reserved for ephemeral ports, while 53248-65536 is reserved for VPN use. This is a change from earlier firmware versions, which allowed a Media Port Range from 16384 to 65536.
The following table lists the support and protocol compatibility for the Cisco IP Phones.
Table 1 Cisco IP Phones, Support, and Firmware Release Compatibility Cisco IP Phone
Protocol
Support Requirements
8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8851NR, 8861, and 8865
SIP
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5(1) and later
Cisco Unified Communications Manager DST Olsen version D or later
SRST 8.0 (IOS load 15.1(1)T) and above
Cisco Expressway 8.7
8811, 8841, 8851, 8851NR, and 8861
SIP
CME 10.0
Related Documentation
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Documentation
New and Changed Features
Features Available with the Firmware Release
The following sections describe the features available with the Firmware Release.
Application Dial Rules
Application Dial Rules can now be used to strip numbers from or add numbers to your Bluetooth contact phone numbers. When the administrator enables Application Dial Rules, users can import and dial their Bluetooth contacts without having to modify the contact's phone numbers.
Application Dial Rules only applies to Bluetooth imported contacts and not to the core Cisco Unified Communications Manager Dial Plan. For situations not involving Bluetooth imported contacts, Cisco Unified Communications Manager translation or transformation patterns should be used to modify the core dial plan.
Audio Voicemail Access from Visual Voicemail
Barge Enhancements for Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series
With this feature, users without an external media bridge for cBarg can now join an active call or monitor a call using the phone's built-in bridge.
This enhancement gives administrators a choice between deploying Barge and cBarge for users with a built-in bridge. The Barge softkey is displayed on the phone regardless of whether Barge or cBarge is enabled.
Enhanced Debugging Options
The Enhanced Debugging Options feature introduces more debugging options for the Cisco IP Phone. When administrators experience phone problem that they cannot resolve, they can enable debugging for the phone, reproduce the problem, and send the logs to Cisco TAC for analysis. Administrators can also implement multilevel and multisection support of the parameters. The debugging options that administrators can select for logs are:
Preset (default)
Default
Telephony
SIP
UI
Network
Media
Upgrade
Accessory
Security
Wi-Fi
VPN
Energywise
MobileRemoteAccess
This feature is supported on the following phones:Mobile and Remote Access Through Expressway
Mobile and Remote Access through Expressway(MRA) is now officially supported.
In addition, users with a video phone can now scan a QR code to sign into MRA, instead of manually entering the service domain and username. The QR code contains either the service domain, or the service domain and username separated by a comma. For example: mra.example.com or mra.example.com,username.
MRA provides a way for remote workers to easily and securely connect into the corporate network without using a virtual private network (VPN) client tunnel. The feature uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure network traffic.
MRA is supported by:Problem Report Tool
Features Available with the Latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Pack
The following sections describe features in the release which require the new firmware and the latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Pack.
For information about the Cisco Unified IP Phones and the required Cisco Unified Communications Manager device packs, see the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/devpack_comp_mtx.html
X.509 Digital Certificates Support for EAP-TLS, SCEP, PEAP-GTC
The Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series supports X.509 digital certificates for WLAN authentication. Administrators can use the certificate with WLAN authentication methods:
Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Level Security(EAP-TLS) and Simplified Certified Enrollment Protocol (SCEP)
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP)-GTC
The Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series can use internal Manufacturing Installed Certificate (MIC) or a User Installed Certificate for EAP-TLS authentication.
Installation
Installation Requirements
Before you install the firmware release, you must ensure that your Cisco Unified Communications Manager is running the latest device pack. After you install a device pack on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster, you need to reboot all the servers.
NoteIf your Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not have the required device pack to support this firmware release, the firmware may not work correctly.
For information on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Packs, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/devpack_comp_mtx.html.
Install the Firmware Release on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
ProcedureBefore using the phone firmware release on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you must install the latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager firmware on all Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster.
Step 1 Go to the following URL: https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=284729655&flowid=75283
Step 2 Choose Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series. Step 3 Choose your phone type. Step 4 Choose Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software. Step 5 In the Latest Releases folder, choose 11.0(1). Step 6 Select the firmware file, click the Download or Add to cart button, and follow the prompts:
For Cisco IP Phone 8811, 8841, 8851, 8851NR, and 8861—cmterm-88xx-sip.11-0-1-10.k3.cop.sgn
For Cisco IP Phone 8845 and 8865—cmterm-8845_65-sip.11-0-1-10.k3.cop.sgn
Note If you added the firmware file to the cart, click the Download Cart link when you are ready to download the file.
Step 7 Click the + next to the firmware file name in the Download Cart section to access additional information about this file. The hyperlink for the readme file is in the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware. Step 8 Follow the instructions in the readme file to install the firmware.
Install the Firmware Zip Files
ProcedureIf a Cisco Unified Communications Manager is not available to load the installer program, the following .zip files are available to load the firmware.
For Cisco IP Phone 8811, 8841, 8851, 8851NR, and 8861— cmterm-88xx.11-0-1-10.zip
For Cisco IP Phone 8845 and 8865— cmterm-8845_65.11-0-1-10.zip
Firmware upgrades over the WLAN interface may take longer than upgrades using a wired connection. Upgrade times over the WLAN interface may take more than an hour, depending on the quality and bandwidth of the wireless connection.
Step 1 Go to the following URL: https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=284729655&flowid=75283
Step 2 Choose Cisco IP Phones 8800 Series. Step 3 Choose your phone model. Step 4 Choose Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software. Step 5 In the Latest Releases folder, choose 11.0(1). Step 6 Download the relevant zip files. Step 7 Unzip the files. Step 8 Manually copy the unzipped files to the directory on the TFTP server. See Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide for information about how to manually copy the firmware files to the server.
Limitations and Restrictions
Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion
Health-Care Environment Use
This product is not a medical device and uses an unlicensed frequency band that is susceptible to interference from other devices or equipment.
On-Hook Transfer Limitation in SIP Phones
When the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Transfer On-Hook Enabled field is enabled, users might report a problem with direct call transfer in SIP phones. If the user transfers the call and immediately goes on hook before they hear the ring signal, the call may drop instead of being transferred.
The user needs to hear the ring signal so that they can be sure that the call is being routed.
View Caveats
ProcedureYou can search for caveats using the Cisco Bug Search.
Known caveats (bugs) are graded according to severity level, and can be either open or resolved.
Step 1 Perform one of the following actions:
Use this URL for all caveats: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=286286015&rls=11.0(1)&sb=anfr&svr=3nH&srtBy=byRel&bt=custV
Use this URL for all open caveats: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=286286015&rls=11.0(1)&sb=afr&sts=open&svr=3nH&srtBy=byRel&bt=empCustV
Use this URL for all resolved caveats: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=286286015&rls=11.0(1)&sb=afr&sts=fd&svr=3nH&srtBy=byRel&bt=custV
Step 2 When prompted, log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password. Step 3 (Optional)Enter the bug ID number in the Search for field, then press Enter.
Cisco Unified Communication Manager Public Keys
To improve software integrity protection, new public keys are used to sign cop files for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 10.0.1 and later. These cop files have "k3" in their name. To install a k3 cop file on a pre-10.0.1 Cisco Unified Communications Manager, consult the README for the ciscocm.version3-keys.cop.sgn to determine if this additional cop file must first be installed on your specific Cisco Unified Communications Manager version. If these keys are not present and are required, you will see the error "The selected file is not valid" when you try to install the software package.
Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer
By default, Cisco IP Phones are set up for the English (United States) locale. To use the Cisco IP Phones in other locales, you must install the locale-specific version of the Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer on every Cisco Unified Communications Manager server in the cluster. The Locale Installer installs the latest translated text for the phone user interface and country-specific phone tones on your system so that they are available for the Cisco IP Phones.
To access the Locale Installer required for a release, access http://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=286037605&flowid=46245, navigate to your phone model, and select the Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer link.
For more information, see the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release.
Note
The latest Locale Installer may not be immediately available; continue to check the website for updates.
Cisco IP Phone Documentation Updates on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
The Cisco Unified Communications Manager Self Care Portal (Release 10.0 and later) and User Options web pages (Release 9.1 and earlier) provide links to the IP Phone user guides in PDF format. These user guides are stored on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager and are up to date when the Cisco Unified Communications Manager release is first made available to customers.
After a Cisco Unified Communications Manager release, subsequent updates to the user guides appear only on the Cisco website. The phone firmware release notes contain the applicable documentation URLs. In the web pages, updated documents display "Updated" beside the document link.
NoteThe Cisco Unified Communications Manager Device Packages and the Unified Communications Manager Endpoints Locale Installer do not update the English user guides on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Administrators and users should check the Cisco website for updated user guides and download the PDF files. Administrators can also make the files available to the users on their company website.
TipAdministrators may want to bookmark the web pages for the phone models that are deployed in their company and send these URLs to their users.
Cisco IP Phone Firmware Support Policy
For information on the support policy for Cisco IP Phones, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7900-series/116684-technote-ipphone-00.html.
Documentation, Service Requests, and Additional Information
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http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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