Release Notes

Use these release notes with the Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones running SIP Firmware Release 12.0(4)SR1.

The following table describes the individual phone requirements.

Phone

Support Requirements

Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones

BroadSoft BroadWorks 24.0

MetaSphere CFS version 9.5

Asterisk 13.0

New and Changed Features

SRTP Enhancement

Options to enable and disable ROC reset after a re-keying without SSRC/IP/Port changes.

Upgrade the Firmware

The Cisco IP Conference Phone 7832 Multiplatform Phones support a single image upgrade using TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS protocols with a URL.

After the firmware upgrade completes, the phone reboots automatically.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. Click the following URL:
  2. Select IP Phone 7800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware in the center pane.
  3. Select IP Conference Phone 7832 with Multiplatform Firmware in the right pane.
  4. Select the Multiplatform Firmware software type.
  5. Under Latest Release, select the 12.0.4SR1 folder.
  6. (Optional) Place your mouse pointer on the file name to display the file details and checksum values.
  7. Download the cmterm-7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205_REL.zip file.
  8. Click Accept License Agreement when you accept the software license.
  9. Unzip the firmware files.
  10. Put the files in the TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS download directory.
  11. Upgrade the phone firmware with one of these methods.
    • Upgrade the phone firmware from the phone administration web page:

      1. On the phone administration web page, go to Admin Login > Advanced > Voice > Provisioning tab, Firmware Upgrade section. In the Upgrade Rule field, enter the load file URL as described below.

        Load file URL format:

        <upgrade protocol>://<server ip address>[:<port>]>/<path>/<file name>.loads

        Examples:

        http://10.73.10.223/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

        https://server.domain.com/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

      2. Click Submit All Changes.

    • Upgrade the phone firmware directly from your web browser:

      In the address bar of your web browser, enter the phone upgrade URL as described below.

      Phone upgrade URL format:

      <phone protocol>://<phone ip address[:port]>/admin/upgrade?<load file URL>

      Load file URL format:

      <upgrade protocol>://<server ip address>[:<port>]>/<path>/<file name>.loads

      Example:

      https://10.74.10.225/admin/upgrade?http://10.73.10.223/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads
      https://10.74.10.225/admin/upgrade?https://server.domain.com/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

DETAILED STEPS


Step 1

Click the following URL:

Step 2

Select IP Phone 7800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware in the center pane.

Step 3

Select IP Conference Phone 7832 with Multiplatform Firmware in the right pane.

Step 4

Select the Multiplatform Firmware software type.

Step 5

Under Latest Release, select the 12.0.4SR1 folder.

Step 6

(Optional) Place your mouse pointer on the file name to display the file details and checksum values.

Step 7

Download the cmterm-7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205_REL.zip file.

Step 8

Click Accept License Agreement when you accept the software license.

Step 9

Unzip the firmware files.

Step 10

Put the files in the TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS download directory.

Step 11

Upgrade the phone firmware with one of these methods.

  • Upgrade the phone firmware from the phone administration web page:

    1. On the phone administration web page, go to Admin Login > Advanced > Voice > Provisioning tab, Firmware Upgrade section. In the Upgrade Rule field, enter the load file URL as described below.

      Load file URL format:

      <upgrade protocol>://<server ip address>[:<port>]>/<path>/<file name>.loads

      Examples:

      http://10.73.10.223/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

      https://server.domain.com/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

    2. Click Submit All Changes.

  • Upgrade the phone firmware directly from your web browser:

    In the address bar of your web browser, enter the phone upgrade URL as described below.

    Phone upgrade URL format:

    <phone protocol>://<phone ip address[:port]>/admin/upgrade?<load file URL>

    Load file URL format:

    <upgrade protocol>://<server ip address>[:<port>]>/<path>/<file name>.loads

    Example:

    https://10.74.10.225/admin/upgrade?http://10.73.10.223/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads
    https://10.74.10.225/admin/upgrade?https://server.domain.com/firmware/sip7832.12-0-4MPP0101-205.loads

Note

 

Specify the <file name>.loads file in the URL. The <file name>.zip file contains other files.


Limitations and Restrictions

Phone Behavior During Times of Network Congestion

  • Administrative tasks, such as an internal port scan or security scan.

  • Attacks that occur on your network, such as a Denial of Service attack.

Caveats

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

You have your Cisco.com user ID and password.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. Click one of the following links:
  2. When prompted, log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.
  3. (Optional) For information about a specific caveat, enter the bug ID number (CSCxxnnnnn) in the Search for field, and press Enter.

DETAILED STEPS


Step 1

Click one of the following links:

Step 2

When prompted, log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.

Step 3

(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(4)SR1.

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.

  • CSCwf10956 Macro $SERVIP is not expanded in Log Request Msg in syslog.

  • CSCwf70230 78xx is stripping leading "+" when dialling from the monitored line button without extension.

  • CSCwi60009 MPP should retry call park resume in race condition scenario with incoming call.

Resolved Caveats

Fix some critical security issue.