Contents
- Introduction
- Build Number
- What's New in Release 11.1(4)
- What's New in Release 11.1(3)
- What's New in Release 11.1(2)
- What's New in Release 11.1(1)
- What's New in Release 11.1
- What's New in Release 11.0(1)
- What's New in Release 11.0
- Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Hardware Requirements
- Network Requirements
- Third-Party Requirements
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Limitations and Restrictions for All Deployments
- Limitations and Restrictions For On-Premises Deployments
- Limitations and Restrictions For Cloud Deployments
- Performance and Behavior Notes
- Caveats
- Bug Severity Levels
- Search for Bugs
- Open Caveats in Release 11.1(4)
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(4)
- Open Caveats in Release 11.1(3)
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(3)
- Open Caveats in Release 11.1(2)
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(2)
- Open Caveats in Release 11.1(1)
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(1)
- Open Caveats in Release 11.1
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1
- Open Caveats in Release 11.0(1)
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.0(1)
- Open Caveats in Release 11.0
- Resolved Caveats in Release 11.0
- Closed Caveats in Release 11.0
- Documentation Resources
First Published: June 30, 2015
Last Updated: August 29, 2016
Introduction
These release notes describe new features, requirements, restrictions, and caveats for all versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows Release 11.0.x and 11.1.x. These release notes are updated for every maintenance release but not for patches or hot fixes. Note that each maintenance release includes the features, requirements, restrictions, and bug fixes of the previous releases unless mentioned otherwise. Before you install Cisco Jabber for Windows, we recommend that you review this document for information about issues that may affect your system.
What's New in Release 11.1(4)
Updated JCF Library
The Cisco Jabber Client Framework (JCF) Components includes a version of the 'LibTiff' library that is affected by the vulnerabilities identified by the following Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) IDs:
CVE-2013-1961, CVE-2013-1960, CVE-2013-4244, CVE-2013-4243, CVE-2012-4447, CVE-2012-3401, CVE-2015-1547, CVE-2014-9655, CVE-2013-4231
The LibTiff library has been removed from the JCF component. This vulnerability has been resolved with caveat CSCva89914.
What's New in Release 11.1(2)
Cut and Paste in IMs
You can configure whether users are allowed to copy or cut text and paste it into a chat window. Configure this behavior in
with the Allow cut & paste in instant messages check box.Configurable Domain for Exchange Authentication
To save chat history to an Outlook folder, you must specify an authentication method to the Exchange Server. Use the new ExchangeDomain parameter to specify the domain of the Exchange server. For more information about the ExchangeDomain parameter, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
What's New in Release 11.1(1)
Configurable System Language
The new parameter UseSystemLanguage determines which language is used for Cisco Jabber. The default value for this parameter is false.
The Cisco Jabber language is determined using the following logic:
The system checks the bootstrap file. If the language is specified in the bootstrap file (using the LANGUAGE parameter), then the specified language is used.
If the language is not specified in the bootstrap file, then the following logic applies:
If the UseSystemLanguage parameter is set to true in the jabber-config.xml file, then the language is set to the same value as the operating system.
If the UseSystemLanguage parameter is set to false in the jabber-config.xml file (or not included at all), then Cisco Jabber uses the regional language as specified by the user. The regional language is set at .
NoteWhen this parameter is specified in the jabber-config.xml file on a TFTP server, it becomes effective only after the client is restarted (
).For more information about parameters, see the Cisco Jabber Deployment and Installation Guide.
Build Number Reported to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
The exact Cisco Jabber for Windows build number is reported to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. The build number can be seen from the Device Settings and Phone Configuration windows on Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Automatic Sign-in Option Enabled with Installation
A new installer parameter, AUTOMATIC_SIGN_IN, allows you to check the Sign me in when Cisco Jabber starts check box when the user installs Cisco Jabber. The default value for this installer parameter is false. For more information about command line arguments, see the Cisco Jabber Deployment and Installation Guide.
What's New in Release 11.1
IBM Notes Contact Search
Users can now search for and add local IBM Notes contacts to their contact lists. Configure this feature with the new EnableLotusNotesContactResolution parameter. The default value for this parameter is false, meaning that users cannot search for or add local IBM Notes contacts. For more information about the EnableLotusNotesContactResolution parameter, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
For this contact resolution to work properly, the Messaging ID field in IBM Notes must have a valid value.
NoteUsers cannot add contacts from both Microsoft Outlook and IBM Notes.
Jabber to Jabber Calling
This feature applies to cloud deployments only.
Jabber to Jabber calling provides basic voice and video calling between Cisco Jabber clients without Cisco Unified Communications Manager registration. Jabber to Jabber calling is supported only for users who authenticate to the Cisco WebEx Messenger service. Multiple Jabber to Jabber calls are not supported. Jabber to Jabber calling supports the following basic calling features:
Make a Jabber to Jabber call
Answer a Jabber to Jabber call
End a Jabber to Jabber call
Mute and unmute audio
Start and stop video
Open or close video self-view
Volume control
Documentation Improvements
Cisco Jabber for Windows end-user documentation, including videos and getting started content, is now also available on the Help Central knowledge base at https://help.webex.com/community/jabber. Documentation for system administrators remains at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-communications/jabber-windows/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
Information about Cisco Jabber parameters has been removed from the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Deployment and Installation Guide and included in a new document titled Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide. You can find this new document at this link: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-communications/jabber-windows/products-installation-guides-list.html
What's New in Release 11.0(1)
Compliance and Audit Support for IM-only Screen Sharing
For all IM-only screen sharing events, you can now configure Cisco Jabber clients to send information about all user actions to the Presence server for compliance or auditing purposes. This feature is useful if you want to collect information about IM-only screen sharing, for example, users who initiate screen shares, users who accept screen share invites, users who request control during screen shares, or users who end screen shares. Configure this support with the ScreenShareAuditMessages parameter. The default value is false, whereby Cisco Jabber does not send any information to the Presence server about user actions during IM-only screen sharing.
Note
If you want to enable this feature, ensure that all Cisco Jabber clients are running at least release 11.0(1). If some clients are running older versions, the information that is collected during IM-only screen sharing is sent to the older Cisco Jabber clients as instant messages.
Administrator Control of Saving Chats to Microsoft Outlook
This release provides greater Administrator control of the feature to save chats to Microsoft Outlook. The EnableSaveChatHistoryToExchange parameter has been removed and replaced with a new parameter SaveChatHistoryToExchangeOperationMode, which can have one of the following values:
DisabledByPolicy—This is the default value. Users cannot save chat history to Microsoft Outlook. The Outlook tab of the Options menu is not visible.
EnabledByPolicy—Chats are saved to Microsoft Outlook. The option Save chat sessions to "Cisco Jabber Chats" Folder in Microsoft Outlook is visible on the Outlook tab of the Options menu, but it is greyed out and users cannot change it.
NoteWith this option, you must set up a method of authentication for the client to authenticate with the Exchange server. You can choose to authenticate using single sign-on, or by synching credentials. See the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Deployment and Installation Guide for more information.
DisabledByDefault—Users have the option to save chats to Microsoft Outlook. The option Save chat sessions to "Cisco Jabber Chats" Folder in Microsoft Outlook is unchecked on the Outlook tab of the Options menu, but users can change it.
EnabledByDefault—Users have the option to save chats to Microsoft Outlook. The option Save chat sessions to "Cisco Jabber Chats" Folder in Microsoft Outlook is checked on the Outlook tab of the Options menu, but users can change it.
Work Number Shown in Microsoft Outlook 2010 Contact Card
In previous releases, when URI Dialing is enabled and Cisco Jabber is running, Microsoft Outlook 2010 contacts show the SIP URI in the click-to-call menu, but no phone number is shown in the contact information. The phone number is shown when Cisco Jabber is not running. This is a known limitation with Microsoft Outlook 2010. In Microsoft Outlook 2013, both the SIP URI and the phone number are shown when Cisco Jabber is running.
With release 11.0(1), the business phone number is shown as the default for click-to-call from Microsoft Outlook 2010.
Email Subject Field in Group Chat Topic Label
When users launch a group chat from a Microsoft Outlook email, the group chat topic is prepopulated with the Subject field of the email. Users can edit the topic in the group chat pop-up prior to starting the group chat.
SIP URI Support in Contact Source Phone Fields
In previous releases, Cisco Jabber did not recognize SIP URIs in phone number fields in any contact source, and converted each SIP URI to a numeric value in the user profile window. With this release, SIP URI values are now maintained and displayed correctly in the user profile window.
Administrator Control of Extend and Connect Device Editing for Users with Multiple Devices
In previous releases, the Extend and Connect functionality operates as follows:
Users with a single extend and connect device and no other devices cannot edit or add new remote destinations. You can allow users to edit or add remote destinations by setting the UserDefinedRemoteDestinations parameter to true.
Users with multiple devices can always edit or add remote destinations. This is not configurable.
With this release, the RemoteDestinationEditingWithMultipleDevices parameter allows you to determine whether users with multiple devices can edit or add remote destinations. Set this parameter to false to disallow users with multiple devices to edit or add remote destinations. The default value for this new parameter is true.
Read-only Username on Sign In Screen after Successful First Login
A new parameter, MakeUsernameReadOnly, provides the option to make the Username field on the Sign In screen read-only after the user logs in successfully for the first time. The default setting for this parameter is false. When set to true the MakeUsernameReadOnly parameter delivers the following user experience:
What's New in Release 11.0
Calling Features
Far End Camera Control—For devices that support it, you can direct cameras on the other end of video calls and control the screen layout during conference calls. An icon is displayed in calls using cameras with far end camera control that you can use to pan, tilt and zoom the far end camera. This feature is only available to users in softphone mode.
Collaboration Meeting Room Conferencing—With one click, escalate an IM conversation to audio and video conferencing using Cisco Cloud Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR).
WebEx Personal Room Conferencing—With one click, escalate an IM conversation to audio and video conferencing using Cisco Webex Personal Rooms (Webex PR).
Audio and Video Bridge Conferencing—With one click, escalate an IM conversation to audio and video conferencing using standards-based third party conferencing solutions
DTMF Digit Management—While on a call, cut and paste DTMF digits to enter a PIN number. You can also include DTMF digits with your protocol handlers to create links that participants can use to quickly access their meetings. Use commas after phone numbers and prior to DTMF numbers to denote a one second pause; you need at least one comma to indicate DTMF digits. For example, if you have a meeting with dial in number of 1800-123456, and an PIN for entry of 5678#, then you can use tel uri in the format tel:1800123456,,,5678# to enter the meeting with one click.
Headset Selection from Conversation Windows—You can now select your connected audio device directly from your conversation windows.
Opus Codec Support—The Cisco Jabber client now supports the Opus audio codec. Use of the Opus codec requires Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0.
Sennheiser Headset Support for Call Management—Use Sennheiser accessories to control your calls on Cisco Jabber to adjust call volume, answer and end phone calls, and mute.
Click-to-Call Keyboard Shortcut—Configure the MakeCallHotKey parameter to make a Cisco Jabber call using an administrator-defined global keyboard shortcut that is active from any application on your desktop. The default shortcut is CTRL+SHIFT+J and is enabled by default. For more information on configuring this parameter, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide
Clicktocall: URI Handler—Cisco Jabber supports registering as the clicktocall: URI handler.
Conversation Window Control for All Calls—Extended beyond deskphone control, you can now also control the conversation window behavior for calls when using softphone using the DeskphoneModeWindowBehavior and SoftphoneModeWindowBehavior parameters.
Display Call Duration—You can see the duration of calls displayed in your Recents tab when you hover over your calling history.
Classic Ringtone—You can select a traditional ringtone for your incoming calls.
Hide Call Controls—If your users use Cisco Jabber for calls, but manage their calls using another application, then you can disable the call control strip on the calling window so that users are presented with video-only window. You can enable this feature using the HideCallControlStrip parameter, which is disabled by default. For more information on setting up this feature, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide
Chat Reply—A new option for incoming calls from contacts whereby the call is automatically forwarded to your voicemail. A chat window with the caller also pops up, giving you the option to send a quick reply to the caller.
Chat and Presence Features
Enterprise Groups for Cisco Unified Communications Manager—You can add an enterprise group to your Cisco Jabber contacts using the Microsoft Active Directory (AD) groups in your enterprise. Because the group is maintained in your corporate directory, your client contact list is updated dynamically to synchronize with the directory group. Directory groups require Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service 11.0. If a group contains more than 100 people, then no presence is displayed for those contacts. For cloud deployments, enterprise groups are already supported in the client.
Play Sounds for Chat Messages—Choose whether to play sounds for all messages or only for the first message per conversation.
Contact Card on Hover—Users' contact card is displayed when you hover over the contact in your Contact list. This feature is enabled by default, but to disable it or read more about it, see ContactCardonHover parameter description in the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
Alert When Available from Conversation Windows—Set the Alert When Available feature from the conversation window with your contact.
Windows Taskbar Shortcuts—Set your presence, sign out, and exit the client directly from the Windows taskbar.
Telephony and Chat URIs in Chat window— Click on telephony and chat URIs in chat windows to initiate calls and chats.
UNC Links in Chat window—Use UNC links such as file: in the Jabber chat window.
Save Chat to Outlook for Office 365—Save Cisco Jabber chats to a folder in your Microsoft Outlook 365. This enhancement is an addition to the support for saving chats to a folder in Microsoft Outlook for on-premises deployments. For more information on configuring this feature, see the Options Parameters and Save Chat History to an Outlook Folder sections in the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Deployment and Installation Guide.
Persistent Chat Features
Search from Persistent Chat Rooms—Search directly from persistent chat rooms.
Persistent Chat Room Conferencing—Escalate your persistent chat room conversations to audio and video conferencing using Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms and WebEx Personal Rooms, or from other conferencing solutions. Use the pChatMeeting parameter to set up this feature. For more information, see Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
Screen Sharing in Persistent Chat Rooms—Share your screen with other participants in a persistent chat room. Use the pChatShare parameter to set up this feature. For more information, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
Security Features
Encryption and Decryption of PRTs—Configure the encryption and decryption of PRTs using theEnablePrt, EnablePrtEncryption, and PrtCertificateName parameters. For more information on configuring these parameters, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
For more information about your privacy rights and the Cisco Problem Reporting Tool (PRT), see the Jabber Supplement to the Cisco Privacy Statement at www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/legal/jabber_supp.html.
PRT Logging Levels—Configure different logging levels for PRTs using the new LogWritingDesktop and DetailedLogDurationDesktop parameters. For more information on configuring these parameters, see the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Parameters Reference Guide.
Invalid Certificate Behavior—Configure how the client handles invalid certificate policies with the INVALID_CERTIFICATE_BEHAVIOR installation parameter. For more information on how to configure this installation argument , see the Common Installation Arguments section of the Cisco Jabber 11.0 Deployment and Installation Guide
Requirements
Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Network Requirements
Ports and Protocols
Port
Protocol
Description
443
TCP
(Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol [XMPP] and HTTPS)
XMPP traffic to the WebEx Messenger service.
The client sends XMPP through this port in cloud-based deployments only. If port 443 is blocked, the client falls back to port 5222.
30000 to 39999
UDP
The client uses this port for far end camera control.
33434-33598 and 8000-8100
UDP/TCP
Range of media ports used for RTP/SRTP for video calling. The port 33434 is used to enable video calling.
389
UDP/TCP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory server.
636
LDAPS
LDAP directory server (secure).
2748
TCP
Computer Telephony Interface (CTI) used for desk phone control.
3268
TCP
Global Catalog server.
3269
LDAPS
Global Catalog server (secure).
5070 to 6070
UDP
Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) for video desktop sharing capabilities.
5222
TCP
(XMPP)
XMPP traffic to Cisco Unified Presence or Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service.
8443
TCP
( HTTPS )
Traffic to Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service. 7080
TCP
( HTTPS )
Cisco Unity Connection for notifications of voice messages (new message, message update, and message deletion).
53
UDP/TCP
Domain Name System (DNS) traffic.
80
HTTP
Saving chats to Microsoft Exchange server.
Depending on your server configuration on Microsoft Exchange, use either port 80 or 443, but not both.
37200
SOCKS5 Bytestreams
Peer-to-peer file transfers.
In on-premises deployments, the client also uses this port to send screen captures.
5060
UDP/TCP
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call signaling.
5061
TCP
Secure SIP call signaling.
49152 to 65535
TCP
IM-only screen share.
The client randomly selects a port from the range.
The actual range may vary. To find the real range, enter the netsh interface ipv4 show dynamicportrange tcp command.
You can use the SharePortRangeStart and SharePortRangeSize parameters to narrow the range used for IM screen share. For more information on these parameters, see the section on Common Policies parameters in the Deployment and Installation Guide.
Third-Party Requirements
Third-Party Software
Requirement
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or later
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Exchange integrates directly with Cisco Unified Communications Manager. For more information, see the Configuration Guides for the appropriate version of Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft 365
Cisco Jabber for Windows supports client-side integration with Microsoft Office 365 with the following applications using an on-premises Active Directory (AD) deployment:
Third-party calendars
Limitations and Restrictions
Limitations and Restrictions for All Deployments
IBM Notes Contact Search
Jabber doesn't support searching for IBM Notes contacts using " or \ as the first character in the search string.
Call Transfers
When you are transferring a call to a third party, the third party must respond to the call before you can complete the transfer. You cannot currently dial the third party and connect the first party while waiting for the call to connect (also known as a blind transfer).
Certificate Requirements for Non-Domain Computers
All computers that run Cisco Jabber must have both base and delta Certificate Revocation List (CRL) files. Computers within the domain automatically get these files, but computers outside of the domain require manual installation of the base and delta CRL files. These files are required for Cisco Jabber to trust to the Cisco WebEx Meetings Server certificate.
Chat Reply and No Voicemail Profile
The chat reply feature does not work if the user has no voicemail profile configured. If the user selects Chat reply in an incoming call, the call continues to ring and the Chat reply and Answer options are greyed out. This limitation is documented in CSCux75667.
Check Point VPN
Cisco Jabber for Windows does not currently support Check Point VPN. This limitation is documented in CSCuy34099.
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Cisco Jabber for Windows supports Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client version 4.0 and later. This limitation is documented in CSCuy14721.
Cisco Medianet Support
The Cisco Medianet Metadata feature is no longer supported in Cisco Jabber for Windows.
The Cisco Medianet CDP driver leveraged by the Cisco Jabber desk phone video feature is supported for Windows 7 & 8 deployments. The desk phone video feature and Cisco Medianet CDP driver installation are not supported on Windows 10 workstations.
Cisco Unity Connection Dispatch Messages
In Cisco Unity Connection, a dispatch message is sent to a distribution list with the message configured in such a way that only one user responds to that message. A user can accept, decline, or postpone the dispatch message. Cisco Jabber for Windows does not support Cisco Unity Connection dispatch messages. This limitation is documented in CSCuw31908.
Configuration Parameters for Photo Retrieval
Include the configuration parameters for photo retrieval in the global configuration XML file (jabber-config.xml). If you include them in the group configuration XML file, photo retrieval might fail.
Emails to a Group of Contacts
There is a limit of 2083 characters in the To field when sending an email to a group of contacts. Depending on the length of the email addresses and the number of contacts, not all contacts may be added to the email. For more information about the 2083 character limitation, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/kb/208427. This limitation is documented in CSCuz80198.
High DPI Devices
Cisco Jabber for Windows does not support IM-only screen share in a high DPI environment. This limitation is documented in CSCuw50217.
Location Feature and Multiple Domain Support in Release 11.1
Consider the following deployment scenario:
When you deployed your Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service node, all users were imported with single domain support. You later changed the address scheme to Directory URI (multiple domain support).
The location feature will now not work for newly added domain users. Users in the initial domain are unaffected. This limitation is documented in CSCuu76519.
Microsoft Outlook Local Contacts and Presence
Users' presence is unknown when the contact is manually added to contacts in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013, when the contact is added to local (custom) contacts with an email address type of SMTP. To resolve this issue, delete the contact and add it again manually, ensuring the email address type is Exchange (EX). This item is documented in CSCuo57172.
Plantronics Accessories and Software
If you use Plantronics accessories for Cisco Jabber call management, and if you have Plantronics Hub installed, ensure that at least version 3.5 is installed. Download Plantronics Hub 3.5 from the Plantronics website.
Remote Desktop Control over Mobile and Remote Access
Remote desktop control over Mobile and Remote Access is not supported.
SAML Single Sign-On Limitations
When configuring SAML SSO on Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection servers, use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) instead of an IP Address to define the server name. If you use an IP Address, the client displays a warning message that the certificate is not valid. The requirement to use an FQDN is because the embedded Internet Explorer browser is not able to validate IP addresses in the Subject Alternate Name (SAN) certificate.
Space Characters in Credentials
The following rules apply to space characters and credentials:
- Usernames can contain spaces in on-premises deployments.
- Usernames cannot contain spaces in cloud-based deployments.
- Passwords cannot contain spaces in any deployment scenario.
- The first and last characters of usernames in on-premises deployments must not be spaces. This rule is also true for usernames synchronized from a directory source.
Special Characters in Usernames or Passwords
The ASCII printable character set is supported, except for space and delete. The ASCII control and extended character sets are not supported, such as ü, Ü, ä, or ö. Using these characters with Cisco Jabber for Windows will result in softphone registration failure. The following error message is displayed: “Invalid username or password entered. Go to Phone Services in the Options window and enter the correct username and password".
Standard CTI Secure Connection User Group
Cisco Jabber for Windows does not currently support CTI connections over transport layer security (TLS). As a result, Cisco Jabber for Windows users cannot switch from using a CSF device to using a desk phone device if they belong to the Standard CTI Secure Connection user group. This limitation is documented in CSCux83786.
Upgrades from Release 10.6.6
If you are upgrading from Cisco Jabber Release 10.6.6, complete the following procedure:
Uninstall Cisco Jabber.
Delete all the files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco Systems\Cisco Jabber\
Install Cisco Jabber 11.0(x)
If you do not remove all the files from the specified location, installation of Cisco Jabber 11.0(x) will fail.
Using Click-To-X Feature with Contacts in Microsoft Outlook
If you use UDS as a directory source, users can only use Click-To-X capabilities, such as Click-To-Call and Click-To-IM, to contact Microsoft Outlook users if they are already in the cache file. A cache file is created for someone if they are in the users' Cisco Jabber contacts list, or have a Cisco Jabber history created by the user previously searching, IMing, or calling them, or by leaving a voice message.
Limitations and Restrictions For On-Premises Deployments
Adding Federated Contacts
When adding federated contacts, Cisco recommends that users add the federated contacts as company contacts (
), rather than as custom contacts. Adding federated contacts as custom contacts can cause intermittent presence issues. This issue is documented in CSCuz59060.Creating and Configuring Devices for Users in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0
If you are creating devices for users in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0, you can now specify a key order as RSA Only, EC Only or EC Preferred, RSA Backup. However, the EC Only option is not currently supported by Cisco Jabber, and if you select it, the client will fail to connect to the server.
Multiple Resource Login
When a user signs in to multiple instances of the client at the same time, the chat feature behaves as follows in on-premises deployments (more on multiple resource login in Common Deployment Scenarios):
Space Characters in Credentials
The following rules apply to space characters and credentials in on-premises deployment scenarios:
Server Presence Issue in Client
If you use Cisco Unified Presence 8.6.5 SU2 or earlier, or Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence 9.1.1 SU1 or earlier, the client might display users' presence as offline when the user is actually online and has a network connection. This presence issue is fixed in Cisco Unified Presence 8.6.5 SU3 and Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence 9.1.1 SU1 and 10.0.1. This item is documented in CSCui29999.
Contacting Federated Users After Changing Privacy Policies
Users may experience issues contacting federated users in the scenario below when the privacy policy is changed:
Users add federated contact to their contact lists.
Users change the policy for contacts outside the domain from Prompt me every time to Block everyone on the Privacy tab of the Options window.
As a result, the federated contacts remain in the contact list but do not display availability. Likewise, users cannot send or receive instant messages from those federated contacts.
- Users change that policy from Block everyone to Prompt me every time.
As a result, Cisco Unified Presence removed the federated contacts from the contact lists. Cisco Unified Presence does not repopulate the federated contacts.
Limitations and Restrictions For Cloud Deployments
Blocking Users in Enterprise Groups
Blocking users does not prevent a blocked user's status from being displayed if the blocked users are in a contact list as part of an enterprise group. For example, User A blocks User B. However, User A is in User B's contact list as part of an enterprise group. As a result, User B can view User A's availability status.
Invitees to Instant WebEx Meetings
Invitees to instant WebEx meetings must be provisioned with WebEx accounts before they can join an instant WebEx meeting. For example, User A has a WebEx account and starts an instant WebEx meeting from Cisco Jabber. Use A then invites User B, who does not have a WebEx account, to the meeting. When User B clicks on the meeting link in Cisco Jabber, an error message is displayed and the user can't join the meeting. User B must be provisioned with a WebEx account before attempting to join any instant WebEx meetings.
Jabber to Jabber Calls
For Release 11.1, we recommend running Internet Explorer 10 or greater while using the Jabber to Jabber calling feature. Using this feature with previous versions of Internet Explorer or with Internet Explorer in Compatibility Mode can cause issues with Cisco Jabber client login (non-SSO setup) or Jabber to Jabber calling capability (SSO setup).
Photo Display
In late 2011, the WebEx server made changes to how photos are stored and formatted on the server. Due to this change, any photo uploaded before January 1, 2012 is not displayed in the client. To resolve the issue, users must re-upload the photo. For more information on this item, see CSCui05676.
Users in Common Identity
There is a known issue with signing into Cisco Jabber for some users who have migrated to Common Identity. If users receive an Incorrect user name or password error message when entering their username and password, see the following knowledge base article https://cisco-support.webex.com/guest/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/WBX000019555/myr=false
Performance and Behavior Notes
Display Name Changes in Corporate Directory
When a user's first name or last name is changed either in LDAP or UDS directories, Cisco Jabber does not automatically update this information in the contact list for all watchers of this user. Users must manually update their contact lists using the following procedure:
Jabber to Jabber Calls and Symantec Host IDS (HIDS)
Jabber to Jabber calls can trigger errors in Symantec HIDS.
Symantec HIDS has a rule that disables connections from internet-based servers if it receives 5 connection requests from the same internet-based server within 200 seconds. For example, 3 Jabber to Jabber calls within 200 seconds will trigger Symantec HIDS. When this happens, ongoing Jabber to Jabber calls are dropped and Jabber to Jabber calls are disabled for 600 seconds.
To avoid this scenario, you must add Cisco Jabber to the Symantec exception list.
Meeting Reminders
Cisco Jabber displays pop-up reminders for Cisco WebEx meetings only. Reminders for non-Cisco WebEx meetings are not displayed.
Two meeting reminders are displayed for a meeting. One reminder displays the Time to join message. The other reminder includes a Meeting details link. Both reminders are sent automatically by the meeting host at the meeting start time. This behavior is documented in CSCuz06684.
If the URL for a WebEx meeting is changed (for example, by URL filter software), attempts to join the meeting from the meeting reminder or from the Meetings tab fail.
Phone-only Mode after Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service Upgrade
For on-premise deployments, if Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service is upgraded from release 9.1(1) to release 10.5(2) and clients appear in phone-only mode after the upgrade, then all clients must be reset.
Caveats
Bug Severity Levels
Known defects, or bugs, have a severity level that indicates the priority of the defect. These release notes include the following bug types:
All severity level 1 or 2 bugs
Significant severity level 3 bugs
All customer-found bugs except severity level 6 enhancement requests
Severity Level
Description
1 Catastrophic
Reasonably common circumstances cause the entire system to fail, or a major subsystem to stop working, or other devices on the network to be disrupted. No workarounds exist.
2 Severe
Important functions are unusable and workarounds do not exist. Other functions and the rest of the network is operating normally.
3 Moderate
Failures occur in unusual circumstances, or minor features do not work at all, or other failures occur but low-impact workarounds exist.
This is the highest level for documentation bugs.
4 Minor
Failures occur under very unusual circumstances, but operation essentially recovers without intervention. Users do not need to install any workarounds and performance impact is tolerable.
5 Cosmetic
Defects do not cause any detrimental effect on system functionality.
6 Enhancement
Requests for new functionality or feature improvements.
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Procedure
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Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(4)
Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(3)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
Jabber client does not allow to enforce STARTTLS as required
2
Evaluation of jabber-windows for OpenSSL December 2015 vulnerabilities
2
libxml2 December 2015 parsing vulnerabilities
2
Jabber 11 Office Integration errorr
3
Jabber for Windows - Unable to load file sourced embedded tab icons
3
Displaying 'Unable to load custom contact(s)' in phone only mode
3
Jabber crash after second login
Open Caveats in Release 11.1(2)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
Excessive Jabber calls to WAPI GetUserProfile API hit rate limit
2
Jabber11.1 on T10 tablet can't switch cameras
3
Jabber reads incorrect WebEx URL for Join Button
3
Jabber custom tab does not load when registered through expressway/MRA
3
Jabber SSO webpage does not login when pressing enter
3
Jabber 11.1 Notes integration error
3
Jabber for Windows 11 produces CJ:109:3 error for IM Only Deployment
3
MSVCP120.dll Error causes Lotus Notes crash after J4W 11.X installation
3
Logged in J4W 11 Hangs when put computer to sleep then resume
Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(2)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
1
Jabber 100% CPU associated with network change
2
Crash after 5 seconds
2
Location feature won't work with flexible JID
2
Jabber can't register with VXME in phone only mode
2
Jabber for Windows 11 Hangs After Hibernation/Network Change
3
Video doesn't work with Jabber for Windows in deskphone control mode
3
Jabber for Windows crashes when attempting to initiate a chat
3
Jabber for windows keeps rining after signing out on incoming call
3
J4W Calendaring same day appointment doesn't work in Citrix Environment
3
Resolution of phone number (Office) in call history shows 'Unknown'
3
Contact's Telephone phone number displayed as Unknown for AD group
3
Jabber for windows - Copy doesn't work on images in the Chat
3
Contacts added in MRA displays JID value when moved to corp Wifi
3
enablesavechathistorytoexchange not working from OrgAdmin
Open Caveats in Release 11.1(1)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
1
Jabber 100% CPU associated with network change
2
Location feature wont work with flexible JID
2
Jabber 11 on Windows 10 unable to make calls
2
Jabber for Windows 11 Hangs After Hibernation/Network Change
3
Jabber custom tab does not load when registered through expressway/MRA
3
Jabber SSO webpage does not login when pressing enter
3
MeetingPlugin shouldn't change the calendar type value in some scenarios
3
Both local and remote ringback heard if SIP 180 is followed by 183
3
Jabber for Windows sends incorrect C-Type in SOAP when logging into IMP
3
J4W :Jabber crash in uiautomationcore
3
Video doesn't work with Jabber for Windows in deskphone control mode
3
Jabber for Windows 10.6 do not connect to Voice mail from outside (MRA)
3
Jabber 11.1 crashed after hibernate
3
J4W: Resolution of phone number (Office) in call history shows 'Unknown'
3
Hebrew text is shown in Left-To-Right when entered with English text
3
Jabber for Windows crashes when attempting to initiate a chat
3
Jabber for windows keeps ringing after signing out on incoming call
3
PTG: Jabber for Windows 11.1 option "Copy to group" is missing
Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1(1)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
J4W displays "No name" Calling Line ID Presentation is Restricted
2
Edge Server Cert validation not checking Server Cert for a domain
3
Calendar tab is removed from Options when integration type set to None
3
Jabber showing hunt logout notification although not part of huntgroup
3
Jabber windows does not read AD attribute substituted in DisplayName
3
TMS scheduler page doesn't work correctly when used in jabber Custom tab
3
Jabber Spell Check - Polski Directory
3
Jabber does not mark missed call for cause code 19 disconnect
3
J4W sends cancel when placing PSTN calls
3
Cisco Jabber duplicating Streams with Recording server
3
Jabber Windows 10.6+ file transfers use local interface
3
SaveChatHistoryToExchangeOperationMode xml setting is not working
3
In certain scenarios occasionally J4W 11.0 Crash during Conference
3
Jabber certificate pop-up due to incorrect handling
Open Caveats in Release 11.1
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
Location feature wont work with flexible JID
2
J4W displays "No name" Calling Line ID Presentation is Restricted
2
No Audio when Jabber transfer a call to IVR.
3
Jabber custom tab does not load when registered through expressway/MRA
3
Calendar tab is removed from Options when integration type set to None
3
Calls on Windows 7 lang En to German can hear delayvoice
3
Jabber SSO webpage does not login when pressing enter
3
Jabber MRA audio alerting and decline button remain after call declined
3
MeetingPlugin shouldn't change the calendar type value in some scenarios
3
One way audio on call when using Plantronics D100 headset on jabber
3
Jabber Spell Check - Polski Directory
3
Jabber showing hunt logout notification although not part of huntgroup
3
Intermittently Jabber crashes when attempted to login second time
3
In certain scenarios occasionally J4W 11.0 Crash during Conference
3
Jabber Windows 10.6+ file transfers use local interface
3
Both local and remote ringback heard if SIP 180 is followed by 183
3
Intermittently 1st J2J call after transition to edge drops after ~15 sec
3
Intermittently callers name changes to callees URI after J2J call
Resolved Caveats in Release 11.1
Open Caveats in Release 11.0(1)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
J4W displays "No name" Calling Line ID Presentation is Restricted
3
Transfer fails from CAD when used with Jabber on Agent Desktop
3
Calls on Windows 7 lang En to German can hear delayvoice
3
Jabber 10.6.X IM/BFCP screen share issue between MS Surface Pros
3
Jabber SSO webpage does not login when pressing enter
3
Jabber MRA audio alerting and decline button remain after call declined
3
Jabber Windows device list display is incorrect
3
Jabber CSF should failover like physical phones
3
MeetingPlugin shouldn't change the calendar type value in some scenarios
3
Jabber gives directory error on login
3
Cisco Jabber Windows - Occasionally Chat/IM Window Empty
3
Aggressive use of url encoding leads to malformed URL
3
Jabber showing hunt logout notification although not part of huntgroup
3
Jabber occasionally inaccessible when accessing it via Citrix Reciever
Resolved Caveats in Release 11.0(1)
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
Jabber Meeting integration causes a performance issue on Lotus Notes
2
Location feature wont work with flexible JID
2
Directory Search Stops Working after AD account lockout
3
Custom script integration with Jabber 10.6.1(Custom Tab) does not work
3
Jabber unable to connect to Lotus Notes
3
Unable to join meeting
3
Client won't failover to the secondary CUCM when primary is down
3
Random hang in csfnetutil
3
Transferred call history log is not the same as deskphones
3
Jabber incorrectly stripping international prefixes
3
BIB INVITE may send incorrect codec leading to dropped calls
3
Client won't failover to the secondary CUCM when primary is down
3
JavaScript error on any popped out conversation
Open Caveats in Release 11.0
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
Consult Transfer fails if queued before 2nd Agent is ready.
2
Directory search stops working after AD account lockout.
2
Jabber Meeting integration causes a performance issue on Lotus Notes.
3
Transferred call history log is not the same as deskphone's.
3
Custom script integration with Jabber 10.6.1(Custom Tab) does not work.
3
No alert given to users to re-login after downloading group config file.
3
Transfer fails from CAD when used with Jabber on Agent Desktop.
3
Jabber custom tab does not load when registered through Expressway/MRA.
3
Location feature wont work with flexible JID.
3
Intermittent hang on video call.
3
Auto-Away overwrites "On a call" status.
3
Calls on Windows 7 lang English to German can hear delayed voice.
3
AD group with an semicolon does not sync members to CUCM (server issue).
3
Conference list not correct for Agent who originates call.
3
Hang detection can kick-in on slow machine startup.
3
Cannot join chat rooms from My Rooms tab.
3
AD Groups contacts cache not retrieved on sign out/sign in.
3
Wrong camera crop&color on ATOM tablet with front & rear cameras.
3
Transfer fails from CAD when used with Jabber on Agent Desktop.
Resolved Caveats in Release 11.0
Identifier
Severity
Headline
2
DnsUtils does not filter out 'additional' A records.
2
Softphone cannot log in if device is not in controlled devices.
3
Login fails with non-ASCII characters in password.
3
Cannot register to CUCM via MRA (Cloud SSO is on and Edge SSO is off).
3
SSO not starting minimized.
3
Jabber should do case insensitive comparison of username.
3
Client not using UDS Batch API under Phone only mode.
3
Client missing IM log after pipe character in Outlook chat history.
3
Custom-tab in group config file requires a restart.
3
Error messages in Accounts tab truncated.
4
Can't use a locally stored image as an icon in a custom tab.
4
No scroll bar for groups when adding a contact.
Closed Caveats in Release 11.0
Identifier
Severity
Headline
3
Clicking conversation toolbar does not bring conversation to foreground.
3
It is not possible to tab out of a custom tab.
3
Jabber hangs & is unresponsive when updating AD group name/removing members.
3
Meeting start fails if "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" is on.
Documentation Resources
The following documents are available for Cisco Jabber for Windows:
- Cisco Jabber for Windows Release Notes—Provides administrators with a summary of information about the release, including new and changed features, requirements, software limitations and restrictions, and a caveats overview.
- Cisco Jabber Planning Guide—Provides administrators with background and reference material to plan the deployment and installation of all Cisco Jabber clients. This guide contains information that helps administrators make decisions about how they can deploy Cisco Jabber, such as a product overview, planning considerations, deployment information, and requirements.
- Cisco Jabber Deployment and Installation Guide—Provides administrators with task-based information for all Jabber clients. It contains end-to-end client deployment procedures, deployment scenarios and workflows, infrastructure configuration of services, and client configuration and installation.
- Cisco Jabber for Windows Licensing Information—Provides information on the open source libraries used by the application.
- Cisco Jabber for Windows Quick Start Guide—Provides end users instructions on how to navigate Cisco Jabber for Windows for the first time and how to use key features.
- Cisco Jabber for Windows User Guide—Provides end users tasks on how to use the client and accessibility information.
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