Release Notes
Use these release notes with the Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones running SIP Firmware Release 12.0(1).
The following table describes the individual phone requirements.
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones |
Cisco BroadWorks 24.0 MetaSphere CFS version 9.5 Asterisk 16.0 |
Related Documentation
Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Documentation
Refer to publications that are specific to your language and call control system. Navigate from the following documentation URL:
New and Changed Features
Display of Webex Call Duration
Now the phone displays the Webex call log duration. In the Recents screen, when you choose to view details of a placed call or a received call, the duration of the call is also displayed on the Received calls or Placed calls screen.
Where to Find More Information
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones Administration Guide
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones User Guide
FIPS Mode Enabling
You can now enable phone with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliance. This validation is required after OpenSSL Cisco OpenSSL 7.2.440 is ported to SL 2.0 as secured communication system through cryptography is important.
To enable this feature from the phone administration web page, use FIPS mode parameter under the Security Settings section from .
Where to Find More Information
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones Administration Guide
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XML Reference Guide for Cisco IP Phone Multiplatform Phones
Support for RFC-8760
The Cisco IP Phone now supports RFC-8760. If supported, the phone sends a SIP register request to the server without an authorization header field and the SIP server responses a 401 status with multiple www-authenticate headers. The headers include support for more secure digest algorithms such as SHA256, SHA-512/256 and MD5.
Where to Find More Information
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones Administration Guide
WxC Outbound Proxy Survivability Support
Phone now has the ability to register to the Site Survivability Gateway (SGW) nodes when WxC SSE nodes are unreachable. When the phone connects to SGW nodes, phone supports only limited set of calling features. When this feature is enabled, user can see a service interruption notification on the phone.
To enable this feature from the phone administration web page, use Survivability Proxy, Survivability Proxy Fallback Intvl parameters under the Proxy and Registration section from and Survivability Test Mode parameter under System Configuration section from .
Where to Find More Information
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones Administration Guide
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Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones User Guide
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XML Reference Guide for Cisco IP Phone Multiplatform Phones
Upgrade the Firmware
Use the information in this section to upgrade the firmware on Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones.
The Cisco IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, and 7861 Multiplatform Phones have a different firmware image. For more information, see the Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series Multiplatform Phones Release Notes for Firmware Release 12.0(1), at this location:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/ip-phone-7800-series-multiplatform-firmware/products-release-notes-list.htmlYou can upgrade the phone firmware with TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS. After the upgrade completes, the phone reboots automatically.
Procedure
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Click this link: https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286311381 On the Software Download web page that is displayed, ensure that IP Phone 7800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware is selected in the middle pane. |
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Select IP Conference Phone 7832 with Multiplatform Firmware in the right pane. |
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On the next page that is displayed, select Multiplatform Firmware. |
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On the next page that is displayed, select 12.0.1 in the All Releases > MPPv11 folder. |
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(Optional) Place your mouse pointer on the file name to see the file details and checksum values. |
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Download the cmterm-7832.12.0.1MPP0001.245_REL.zip file. |
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Click Accept License Agreement. |
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Unzip the file and place the files in the appropriate location on your upgrade server. The appropriate location is the TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS download folder, depending on the protocol that you want to use for the upgrade. |
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Upgrade the phone firmware with one of these methods.
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Limitations and Restrictions
Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion
Anything that degrades network performance can affect phone audio and, in some cases, can cause a call to drop. Sources of network degradation can include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
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Administrative tasks, such as an internal port scan or security scan.
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Attacks that occur on your network, such as a Denial of Service attack.
View Caveats
You can search for caveats (bugs) with the Cisco Bug Search tool.
Known caveats are graded according to severity level, and are either open or resolved.
Before you begin
Procedure
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Click one of the following links:
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When prompted, log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password. |
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(Optional) For information about a specific caveat, enter the bug ID number (CSCxxnnnnn) in the Search for field, and press Enter. |
Open Caveats
The following list contains the severity 1, 2, and 3 defects that are open for the Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones that use Firmware Release 12.0(1).
For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online history for the defect by accessing the Bug Search tool and entering the Identifier (CSCxxnnnnn). You must be a registered cisco.com user to access this defect information.
Because the defect status continually changes, the list reflects a snapshot of the defects that were open at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of the open defects or to view specific bugs, access the Bug Search Toolkit as described in View Caveats.
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CSCvz67625 License prompt is always displayed on GDS input screen if the phone is converted from On-Premises
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CSCvz35920 SSRC changes for outgoing Re-INVITES
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CSCwa70238 MPP should block sending CANCEL when Park button is pressed twice quickly
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CSCwb46008 Many PRTs with logs missing for around 5 seconds
Resolved Caveats
The following list contains the severity 1, 2, and 3 defects that are resolved for the Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones that use Firmware Release 12.0(1).
For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online history for the defect by accessing the Bug Search tool and entering the Identifier (CSCxxnnnnn). You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this defect information.
Because the defect status continually changes, the list reflects a snapshot of the defects that were resolved at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of the resolved defects or to view specific bugs, access the Bug Search Toolkit as described in the View Caveats.
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CSCwd41757 Cisco MPP phones: Call is disconnected during a call
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CSCwd51776 Virtual extention number is not provided on MPP with "webex directory" contact search
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CSCwd61181 Cisco MPP Phones reboots upon receiving "GetSoftKeys" API calls
Cisco IP Phone Firmware Support Policy
For information on the support policy for phones, see https://cisco.com/go/phonefirmwaresupport.
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