Announcements for the Webex Calling Devices

CANADA - CA CDT: 4/Dec/2023 - 11:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - US ET: 4/Dec/2023 - 10:00:00 p.m.

EUN -GMT: 5/Dec/2023 - 11:00:00 p.m.

EU - GMT: 5/Dec/2023 - 10:00:00 p.m.

APAC -AEST: 11/Dec/2023 - 2:00:00 a.m.

Resolved bugs:

• VOICE-73294 A VVX 450 phone with a VVX EM50 expansion module encounters a race condition when a user presses the BLF key too quickly after transferring a call. This results in the original call no longer being accessible using the line key

• VOICE-73511 As of this release, UC Software doesn’t support the E-Tugra Certification Authority.

• VOICE-73791/VOICE-73792 On VVX phones, the Send, Receive, and Subscribe drop-down menus do not display in the Group Paging Configuration and PTT Mode Configuration sections of the system web interface

• VOICE-73790/VOICE-73830/VOICE-74430/VOICE-74157 The June 2022 hardware revisions of VVX 250, 350, and 450 phones display the Dialing screen overlaid the Lines screen when OffHookLineView.enabled="1" and when the handset is picked up or when a call transfer is initiated.

• VOICE-73820/VOICE-73821 VVX phones can’t maintain a connection to the Poly Lens Cloud.

• VOICE-73835 On VVX phones, a “Searching…” message displays when the LDAP server becomes unresponsive during an LDAP query.

• VOICE-73864 Poly Lens reports a phone as offline when it is powered on and otherwise working as expected.

• VOICE-74169 A phone with the BroadSoft Executive-Assistant feature sends an INVITE to transfer a call before the current call is placed on hold, which causes the call be rejected.

• VOICE-74192 VVX 501 phones do not appear online in Poly Lens due to a Poly Lens system failure.

• VOICE-74274/VOICE-74264 Disabling the serial port of a VVX phone increases the phone’s reboot time.

• VOICE-74281 VVX phones drop the call when SIP MESSAGE requests are received in the signaling for the call.

• VOICE-74302 The June 2022 hardware revision of VVX 350 and 450 phones fail to auto-negotiate port speed and duplex with certain switches. This change allows the phones to accommodate for irregularities on the network by negotiating a lower speed.

• VOICE-74374 When a VVX phone connects to a Polycom Device Management System Server Provider (PDMSSP), the phone does not appear online on the PDMS-SP platform.

• VOICE-74392 The phone’s system web interface does not display properly when it is accessed using the latest version of Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browsers.

• VOICE-74565 On a VVX phone, changing registration settings causes the phone to delay all future failback registration requests for a few seconds.

• VOICE-74493 On a VVX phone, Microsoft Teams accounts with extensions fail to register.

• VOICE-74535 The Poly Lens restart timeout is inconsistent.

• VOICE-74663 The headset LED on the June 2022 hardware revision VVX 250, 350 and 450 phones do not flash while the phone is in Headset Memory Mode.

• VOICE-74484 VVX phones go offline as a result of not sending a Register request after a failover event.

• VOICE-74637 The June 2022 hardware revision VVX 250, 350, 450 phones send “auto pair” broadcast packets out the LAN port to the PC Audio Connector application instead of the PC port. This causes the PC Audio Connector to be paired with an unintended phone.

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

Cisco MPP Dial Plan Update

Stable channel:

CANADA - CA CST: 13/Nov/2023 10:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 13/Nov/2023 10:00:00 PM

EUN - GMT: 13/Nov/2023 10:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST 13/Nov/2023 10:00:00 PM

Japan - JST: 13/Nov/2023 10:00:00 PM

NAMER – CST: 13/Nov/2023 10:00:00 PM

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series, Cisco 8875

1. MPP TOS Setting change

   The QosS/TOS markings for the following Webex Calling MPP devices is changing:

   • EF for audio

   • AF41 for video

   • CS3 for signaling

2. Cisco MPP 8832 firmware upgrades to 12.0.3 SR1 with these fixes:

• CSCwh35529—3PCC phone times out if the user blind transfers after answering the call

• CSCwh64592—8832: sometimes phone loads are not changed after upgrading

See Release notes for 12.0.3 SR1 for Cisco MPP 8832 for details.

Upgrade Details:

CANADA - CA CDT: 11/Oct/2023 - 11:00:00 PM

NAMER - U.S. ET: 11/Oct/2023 - 10:00:00 PM

EUN - GMT: 12/Oct/2023 - 11:00:00 PM

EU - GMT: 12/Oct/2023 - 10:00:00 PM

Japan - JST: 13/Oct/2023 - 2:00:00 AM

APAC - AEST: 13/Oct/2023 - 2:00:00 AM

Firmware Upgrade from 11.2.3 --> 11.2.4

None

Resolved bugs:

• CSCwd133103: Audio lost or delayed during the first few seconds after answering a call from a hunt group

• CSCwd13332: will not onboard over EDOS server when an invalid DHCP provisioning server is detected

• CSCwd03677: Gain setting doesn't take effect

• CSCwc99394: SIP line doesn’t register automatically if first DNS query is failed

• CSCwc43262: T38 Incoming Fax failure due to CFR isn’t properly relayed

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

Cisco MPP Dial Plan Update

Stable Channel:

CANADA - CA CST: 09/Oct/2023 10:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 09/Oct /2023 10:00:00 PM

EUN - GMT: 09/Oct /2023 10:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST 09/Oct /2023 10:00:00 PM

Japan - JST: 09/Oct /2023 10:00:00 PM

NAMER – CST: 09/Oct /2023 10:00:00 PM

Cisco MPP Dial Plan update to accommodate additional National dialing use cases

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series, Cisco 8875

MPP Dial Plan change:

Currently for countries with a fixed number of digits in their national dial plan, when an MPP phone goes off the hook and dials the fixed number of digits, the number is dialed out immediately. To accommodate cases where customers have local gateways using routing logic, the national dial plans are being relaxed to not dial out immediately after a fixed number of digits is dialed.

Example provided below for a country with fixed 8 digit national dial plan length.

Current - [2-9]xxxxxxxS0 – Phone matches on eight digit string starting with 2–9 and then sends call immediately after the 8th digit

New - [2-9]xxxxxxx. – Phone matches on eight digit string starting with 2–9 and then sends the call after the 8th digit followed by the inter digit timeout value (5 secs).

Upgrade Details:

Webex Calling SP / VAR

CANADA, NAMER, EMEA, Japan, APAC

CANADA - CA ET: 19/September/2023 11:00:00 PM

NAMER - U.S. ET: 12/September/2023 10:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 20/September/2023 10:00:00 PM

Japan -JST: 22/September/2023 2:00:00 AM

APAC - AEST: 22/September/2023 2:00:00 AM

Enable pagination feature on supported Poly VVX models

Poly VVX 250, 301, 311, 350, 401, 411, 450, 501, 601

The VVX pagination feature will be enabled on supported Poly VVX models for Webex Calling SP / VAR.

Change Details:

Polycom UC Software now supports line views on multiple pages when no expansion module is connected to a supported VVX phone.

Customers can now access 4X number of lines (favorites, BLF Contacts, registration lines, presence contacts, EFK’s, and so on) compared to earlier releases without adding any extra hardware. Customer can navigate to a maximum of four pages when using this feature. When using page navigation, the page indicator and the corresponding LED line key highlight for an incoming call, and the phone performs the following actions:

If the phone receives multiple calls or notifications, the page indicator highlights the pages in a sequential order from the first page. The precedence order for the page indicator is 1, 2, 3, and 4.

If you are on the page with an active call, the LED for the line blinks. If you navigate to a different page during the call, the LED used for the same line key doesn’t blink.

VVX phones don’t support pagination when they are connected with an expansion module. If the phone is connected to an expansion module during an active call, the pagination view remains on the VVX phone until the call disconnects. When the phone is connected with an expansion module outside of an active call, the phone immediately removes the pagination view.

When the Pagination feature is enabled on the VVX phone and the phone is idle, the VVX phone reboots when an expansion module is either connected or disconnected.

Customer can navigate through pages on the line screen on supported VVX phones. A page indicator icon displays with four navigational pages at the top of the screen, and the phone highlights the first page by default.

Do one of the following to navigate:

• On VVX 501 and 601 phones, press the Next soft key. The page indicator icon displays on the screen.

• On VVX 250, 350, 401, 411, and 450 phones, press the navigation keys. The page indicator icon displays on the screen.

• On VVX 301 and 311 phones, press the navigation keys. The page indicator icon displays on the screen.

The Pagination feature is available:

• After the phone’s next nightly maintenance resync

• Do a manual device reboot to use the feature immediately.

Feature Details:

Refer Poly Support

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

MPP 12.0.2 Firmware Upgrade

Stable channel:

CANADA - CA CST: 04/Sep/2023 10:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 04/Sep/2023 10:00:00 PM

EUN - GMT: 05/Sep/2023 10:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST 04/Sep/2023 10:00:00 PM

Japan - JST: 05/Sep/2023 10:00:00 PM

Japan KDDI - JST: 30/Oct/2023 10:00:00 PM

NAMER – CST: nightly on 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 Sep/2023

Preview channel is updated with 12.0.3/2.2.1 firmware on 22 Aug 2023

Stable Delay channel is updated with 12.0.2/2.1.1 firmware on 30 Aug 2023

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series

MPP Firmware Upgrade 12.0.2 --> 12.0.3

Cisco 8875 Upgrade 2.1.1 --> 2.2.1

Upgrade Details:

New features

HotDesking in 8800 Series MPP and - Set Booking Duration at Sign In

Fixes – as listed in the release notes refer to the Documentation section.

MPP Release Notes

• 6800 Release Notes

• 7800 Release Notes

• 8800 Release Notes

• 8875 Release Notes

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

MPP 12.0.2 Firmware Upgrade

CANADA - CA CST: 08/June/2023 10:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: 08 and 09 June/2023 10:00:00 p.m.

EUN - GMT: 12/June/2023 10:00:00 p.m.

APAC - AEST 09 and 10 June/2023 01:00:00 a.m.

Japan - JST: 13/June/2023 12:00:00 a.m.

Japan KDDI - JST: 23/June/2023 12:00:00 a.m.

NAMER – CST: 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20 June/2023

Cisco MPP Firmware Upgrade to 12.0.2

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series

MPP Firmware Upgrade 12.0.1ES --> 12.0.2

Cisco 8875 Upgrade 2.0.1 --> 2.1.1

Upgrade Details:

New features

1. Hot-desking feature for 88xx desktop IP Phones

2. New softkeys for participant list in ad hoc conferences and functionality to drop participants

3. New softkeys in a Webex meeting to – list participants, mute/unmute oneself (88xx only except Cisco 8875)

4. Fixes – as listed in the release notes referred in the Documentation section.

MPP Release Notes

• 6800 Release Notes

• 7800 Release Notes

• 8800 Release Notes

• 8875 Release Notes

Cisco VG400 17.6.3a firmware requires a minimum firmware. Upgrade to the 17.6.3a firmware at the earliest to avoid experiencing CSCvz89043.

VG400 firmware version 17.5.1a contains an issue, CDETS CSCvz89043, which stops SIP calls due to CUBE license expiration. This issue isn’t experienced until a CUBE trial license expires.

Upgrade Details:

WxC VAR/SP – Customer’s must manually upgrade their VG400 devices as soon as possible.

WxC Carrier - Customer’s must manually upgrade their VG400 devices as soon as possible.

Download the VG400 firmware vg400-universalk9.17.06.03a.SPA.bin from site at Cisco software download .

VG4x0 Release Notes

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

MPP 12.0.1 ES Firmware Upgrade

CANADA - CA CST: 03/April/23 08:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: Nightly on 03 and 04 April/23

EUN - GMT: 03/April/23 09:00:00 p.m.

APAC - AEST Nightly on 03, 04, 05 April/23

Japan - JST: 12/April/23 09:00:00 p.m.

Japan KDDI - JST: 13/April/23 09:00:00 p.m.

NAMER – CST: Nightly on 03, 04, 05, 06, 11, 12, 13 April/23

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series

MPP Firmware Upgrade 12.0.1 --> 12.0.1ES

Upgrade Details:

Fixes

• CSCwe46272 MPP 12.x not properly optimizing media via ICE on calls to LGW

• CSCwe46781 MPP 8865/8861 External Audio Output doesn’t work after upgrade to 12.0.1.

• CSCwe38474 Held calls can’t resume on 8845/8865.

MPP Release Notes

• 6800 Release Notes

• 7800 Release Notes

• 8800 Release Notes

CANADA - CA ET: 04/March/2023 12:00:00 a.m.

NAMER - US ET: 09/March/23 10:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: 06/March/23 11:00:00 p.m.

Japan - JST: 07/March/23 3:00:00 a.m.

APAC - AEST: 09/March/23 3:00:00 a.m.

Firmware upgrade for Cisco DECT DBS-110 to v5.1.1

MPP DECT Firmware Upgrade from v480b18 to v5.1.1

Firmware update 480–511:

New features:

1. Support for Ringer Volume Adjustment

2. Support for Hungarian Language

3. Support DECT 6825 HandSet Emergency Button

4. E911 Ray Baum's Act support (United States and Canada only)

Cisco DECT Firmware Release Notes

Service Platforms:

Webex Calling VAR / SP

Markets:

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

CANADA - CA CDT: 13/Mar/23 08:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - EUN - GMT: 13/Mar/23 09:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - US ET: 14/Mar/23 08:00:00 p.m.

Japan

• JST: 13/Mar/23 09:00:00 p.m. – Non KDDI

• JST: 13/Apr/23 09:00:00 p.m. – KDDI

APAC - AEST: 13/Mar/23 08:00:00 p.m.

Information:

Scheduled Maintenance Activity to add new feature support for some Cisco MPP 8800 Series devices.

Affected Models:

Local Media (ICE) - Cisco MPP 8845/8865 Series

One-Button-To-Push - Cisco MPP 8800 Series

What’s Changing:

New Feature Support for Cisco MPP devices

• Local Media for MPP 8845/8865

  One-Button-To-Push for MPP 8800 Series

  ACD Settings per line with Virtual Lines

Upgrade Details:

New Feature Support for Cisco MPP devices

• Local Media Optimization (ICE) for MPP 8845/8865

  • Enabled by default for phones on the same local routable LAN segments

  • ICE attempts to optimize the media path between two endpoints participating in a call. An optimized call allows media to bypass the hop to and back from the cloud improving latency, packet loss and overall media quality.

• One-Button-To-Push for MPP 8800 Series:

  • Phones can alert for Webex Meetings that are scheduled through Outlook or otherwise.

  • Ability to join Webex Meeting as a Voice and Video participant. This capability applies only for MPP video enabled models.

  • New Softkey option to review list of scheduled meetings

  • Ability to enable or disable using Device Settings in Control Hub (Meeting option).

• ACD Settings per line with Virtual Lines

  • Assign virtual lines to MPP devices and add these devices to a Call Queue, also enable device ACD settings. The ACD soft keys now display on the line that is part of the call queue.

  • On removing the line from call queue, the soft keys are not shown on that line.

  • The soft key settings are upgraded during the nightly device configuration upgrade. Administrators can apply the changes manually for the changes to appear immediately, on changing the Call Queue.

End User Requirements:

Devices update automatically during their nightly resync window.

Documentation

One-Button-To-Push

Local Media Optimization

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

11.3.7 Firmware Upgrade

CANADA - CA ET: 31/January/2023 09:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: 31/ January /2023 10:00:00 p.m.

EUN - GMT: 31/ January /2023 09:00:00 a.m.

NAMER - US ET: 31/ January /2023 08:00:00 p.m.

Japan - JST: 31/ January /2023 10:00:00 a.m.

APAC - AEST: 31/ January /2023 09:00:00 p.m.

Information:

Cisco 840/860 Wifi Phone FW 1.8

Affected Models:

Cisco 840/860 Wifi Phones

Cisco 840/860 Firmware 1.7 --> 1.8

Upgrade Details:

New Features Added

• Call Pull for Webex Calling– Pull the calls by the Webex Wireless Phone 840 and 860 when the phones are registered to Webex Calling. When a call is held on a shared line, the call can then be pulled.

• Webex Wireless Phone Configuration Management Utility Support for Webex Calling - Apply the Configuration files created using the Webex Wireless Phone Configuration Management Utility ( https://configure.cisco.com) to the Webex Wireless Phone 840 and 860. Encrypt the data to apply to the device settings option within Webex Control Hub, select Copy Config within the utility and paste the raw data or ensure that Encryption Configuration is not checked in the utility when exporting a configuration file and paste the raw data of the exported file.

• Call Admission Control (CAC) Management in Call Quality Settings Application - The Webex Wireless Phone 840 and 860 now support the configuration and management of the Call Admission Control (CAC) feature. The new configuration option now included in the Call Quality Settings application can be managed by an Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) application, the Webex Wireless Phone Management Utility, or in the Call Quality Settings application installed on the phone.

Fixes:

• CSCwb11302: EMMA - the EAP Phase 2 auth options for PEAP should only be MSCHAPV2 and GTC

• CSCwc31472: WxC: Resync_Periodic not occur at the specific time period.

End User Requirements:

WxC VAR/SP – The 840/860 devices upgrades automatically during their regularly scheduled nightly maintenance window, per region.

Help Content

Integrating Webex Wireless Phone 840 and 860

Service Platforms:

Webex Carrier & Webex Calling VAR / SP

Markets:

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

12.0.1 Firmware Upgrade

NAMER – CDT: Nightly on 15, 16, 20, and 21 Feb/23

Japan KDDI - JST: 28/Feb/23 09:00:00 p.m.

Information:

Cisco MPP Firmware Upgrade to 12.0.1

Affected Models:

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series

What’s Changing:

MPP Firmware Upgrade 11.3.7SR1 --> 12.0.1

Upgrade Details:

New features for Webex Calling

1. Webex Calling Outbound Proxy Survivability Support

   Phone can now register to the Local Survivable Gateway (LSG) nodes when Webex Calling SSE nodes are unreachable. When the phone connects to LSG nodes, phone supports only limited set of calling features. On enabling this feature, user can see a service interruption notification on the phone.

2. Displaying the 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.

Fixes

• CSCwa95349: Cloud awareness: Phone creates a new registration after reboot or for each refresh request.

• CSCwb84477: 8865: KEM Type is set to unsupported option, phone reports kem offline status to cloud.

• CSCwb85883: 88xx 88x5 the generated PRT toast content overlaps on receiving a paging call.

• CSCwc08931: Cisco MPP 8851 IP Phones with Cisco 561 USB headset are randomly crashing.

• CSCwc29314: MPP phones (88xx/68xx/78xx) don't support dual registration with TCP.

• CSCwd47209: The 'ACK' from MPP phone don't have a 'Route' header.

• CSCwd56139: Cisco MPP phones "Debug" level log prints when log level is set to "Notice".

• CSCwd62034: AWR-WB Media Type don't conform to RFC4867.

• CSCwd62809: Intermittent audio noises are heard on Webex calls.

• CSCwd01853: Cisco MPP Phones reboot when park and retrieve a call are too fast.

• CSCwb65913: ICE: Phone crashes when STUN server isn’t reachable due to port block.

• CSCwd93487: 8851 KEM Memory leak causing reboot

• CSCwc61284: SSH isn’t available for phones running Multiplatform Phone (MPP) firmware.

Devices update automatically during their nightly resync window.

Documentation

MPP Release Notes

1. 6800 Release Notes

2. 7800 Release Notes

3. 8800 Release Notes

Service Platforms:

Webex Calling SP / VAR

Markets:

CANADA, NAMER, EMEA, Japan, APAC

Maintenance Window:

CANADA - CA ET: 24/Jan/2023 10:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - US ET: 31/Jan/23 10:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: 25/Jan/23 11:00:00 p.m.

Japan - JST: 25/Jan/23 3:00:00 a.m.

APAC - AEST: 31/Jan/23 3:00:00 a.m.

Information:

Firmware upgrade for Cisco DECT DBS-210 to v5.1.1

Affected Models:

Cisco DECT DBS-210 Base

What’s Changing:

MPP DECT Firmware Upgrade from v501 to v511

Change Details:

Firmware update 501–511:

New features:

1. Full Multicell Capacity 250 BS/1000 lines

2. E911 Ray Baum's Act support (US and CA Only)

End-User Requirements:

WxC VAR/SP – Devices update automatically during their nightly resync window.

Documentation:

Cisco DECT Firmware Release Notes

CANADA - CA CDT: 29/Nov/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - US ET: 29/Nov/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

EUN - GMT: 29/Nov/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

EU - GMT: 29/Nov/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

Japan - JST: 29/Nov/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

APAC - AEST: 29/Nov/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

Firmware Upgrade from 11.2.2SR1 --> 11.2.3MPP0001-028

None

Resolved bugs:

• CSCwd133103: Audio lost or delayed during the first few seconds after answering call from hunt group

• CSCwd13332: won’t onboard over EDOS server when an invalid DHCP provisioning server is detected.

• CSCwd03677: Gain setting doesn't take effect.

• CSCwc99394: SIP line doesn’t register automatically, if the first DNS query fails.

• CSCwc43262: T38 Incoming Fax failure due to CFR isn’t properly relayed.

Webex Calling Carrier - End Users must resync or manually reboot their Cisco ATA 191 / 192 ATAs,to apply the configuration changes.

Webex Calling SP, VAR - Cisco ATA 191 / 192 ATAs will update after their scheduled nightly sync.

September 5, 2022

CANADA - CA CDT: 5/September/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - U.S. ET: 5/September/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

EU - GMT: 5/September/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

EUN - GMT: 5/September/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

JAPAN - JST: 5/September/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

APAC - AEST: 5/September/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

Phone LED Line Key Pattern and Dial from Call History Updates

IP Phones

MPP 68xx Series 6821, 6841, 6851, 6861

MPP 78xx Series 7811, 7821, 7841, 7861

MPP 88xx Series 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8861, 8865

The Phone LED Line Key pattern will be defaulted to align with the LED pattern used by Enterprise Phones.

This change only impacts new organizations or existing organization that is not using Device Settings feature. Organizations that are using Device Settings and wish to use the new LED pattern must set the LED pattern to Preset1 in Device Settings.

This update will also update the phone configuration such that the dialed number appears in the Call History rather than the Connected Identity number.

The detailed changes for the LED update can be found here. The Preset1 Pattern and Color column in Tables 24–31 define the changes for this update. The Default Pattern and Color column in Tables 24–31 define the current settings.

For the Call History update, the phones currently replace the Dialed Digits with the Connected Identity number when a call is transferred to another user. This removes the originally contacted user from the call history. This update changes the phone to always store the dialed user’s number in the call history.

Devices update automatically during their nightly resync window.

NAMER - US ET: 12/Sept/22 09:00:00 PM

JAPAN - JST: 12/Sept/22 09:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST: 12/Sept/22 09:00:00 PM

Phone will use Webex Directory and Unified Call History

IP Phones

MPP 68xx Series 6821, 6841, 6851, 6861,

MPP 78xx Series 7811, 7821, 7841, 7861

MPP 88xx Series 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8861, 8865

The MPP Configuration will be updated such that the phone will use the Directory and Unified Call History services provided on the Webex platform.

The Webex Directory Service will be the default source for searching for contacts from the phone. This directory contains all Webex users. The Webex Unified Call History will be the default source for viewing a user’s call history. This call history contains calls made from all phones, Webex Video Devices or Webex App.

Devices that aren’t Webex Aware will have no directory or call history access. Administrators must ensure their firewalls are open and their user accounts are verified per the instructions defined in the Webex Aware Onboarding Announcement.

Administrators can choose to revert these enhanced directory and call history settings to previous settings. This action can be performed through the Device Settings feature on Control Hub. The settings to change are:

The settings that will change are:

• Contacts -> XSI Directory

• Call History -> Local Call History

April 19 – 20, 2022

CANADA - CA CDT: 19/April/2022 - 8:00:00 PM

NAMER - US ET: 19/April/2022 - 8:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 19/April/2022 - 8:00:00 PM

JAPAN - JST: 20/April/2022 - 9:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST: 20/April/2022 - 9:00:00 PM

IP Phones

MPP 68xx Series 6821, 6841, 6851, 6861,

MPP 78xx Series 7811, 7821, 7841, 7861

MPP 88xx Series 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8861, 8865

User Preferences Menu/Call Preferences sub-menu

1. Voice Mail Number – This parameter will be read-only.

2. Call Waiting – The user can enable/disable call waiting.

3. Secure Call – This parameter will be removed from the menu.

4. Auto Answer Page – This parameter will be removed from the menu.

5. Dial Assistance – This parameter will be removed from the menu.

User Preferences Menu/Screen Preferences sub-menu

1. Screen Saver – This parameter will be removed from the user menu.

2. Screen Saver Settings – User access to this menu is removed.

3. Backlight Timer – This parameter is removed from the menu.

4. Wallpaper – This parameter is removed from the menu.

User Preferences Menu/Attendant Console Preferences sub-menu

1. Display Mode – This parameter will be read-only.

2. BLF List – This parameter will be removed.

Network Configuration Menu/Ethernet Configuration sub-menu

1. 802.1x - This menu and contents will be read-only.

2. CDP – This parameter will be removed from menu.

3. LLDP-MED – This parameter will be removed from menu.

4. VLAN – This parameter will be removed from menu.

5. VLAN-ID – This parameter will be removed from menu.

6. PC Port VLAN ID – This parameter will be removed from menu.

Network Configuration Menu/WiFi Configuration sub-menu

1. WiFi Enable – This parameter will be read-only .

2. WiFi Profile – This menu will be read-only.

3. WiFi Status – This menu data will be read only.

Network Configuration Menu/Web Server sub-menu

Web Server – This parameter will be read-only

Device Administration/Date/Time sub-menu

This sub-menu will be removed

“Recents” softkey is added to 2and softkey page after Contacts softkey

Cisco MPP 6800/7800/8800 Series

Details:

In April 2022, a platform enhancement was released that allowed the Webex Calling registered MPP devices to onboard and connect with the Webex Platform and enabled a few Serviceability requests (Reboot and Report Problem). This Webex Onboarding feature was the first step in providing additional Webex features to these MPP devices. These Webex features include Webex Unified Call History, Webex Directory Search and Webex Meetings including One Button to Join notifications.

As part of the feature deployment, we’ve noticed a significant number of devices that are not onboarding with the Webex Platform. These devices are not onboarding due to one of the following issues:

1. The required domains that is used by the MPP device to communicate with the Webex Platform are blocked by the end-customer's firewall.

2. End-users have not activated their Webex User account. The Webex platform sends an activation email to the email address entered for the Webex User.

For issue 1

For issue 2

Administrators can see the number of users who are not verified within their organization in the Onboarding section of the Control Hub overview page. .

See the Bulk Send Activation Emails in Control Hub article for instructions on how to resend the activation email to users, if they are not verified. The following email is sent to the user’s email account:

Ensure that users complete the process by selecting the Activate button in the email to activate their Webex User account.

Markets

Maintenance Window:

CANADA - after 16/Oct/22

EMEA - after 16/Oct/22

EUN - after 16/Oct/22

NAMER - after 16/Oct/22

Japan - after 16/Oct/22

APAC - after 16/Oct/22

Information:

New Firmware distribution Server

• IP PHONES -MPP 6800, 7800, 8800 Series

• ATA - ATA 191/192

• DECT - DBS-210 DECT Base, DBS-110 DECT Base & Repeater

• Wi-Fi Phones - 840/860 Wi-Fi Phones

• AudioCodes MP124E / MP1288 ATAs

• Poly - All models

• Yealink - All Models

Affected Models:

• IP PHONES -MPP 6800, 7800, 8800 Series

• ATA - ATA 191/192

• DECT - DBS-210 DECT Base, DBS-110 DECT Base & Repeater

• Wi-Fi Phones - 840/860 Wi-Fi Phones

• AudioCodes MP124E / MP1288 ATAs

• Poly - All models

• Yealink - All Models

What’s Changing:

A new Firmware Server is added to the Webex Calling infrastructure to provide firmware downloads to devices.

Change Details:

Starting on October 16, 2022, few Cisco devices that are connected to the Webex Calling platform are pointed to https://binaries.webex.com to retrieve their firmware updates. Over time, all devices will transition to this URL. These are AWS servers with rotating IP Addresses so the URL resolution must be accepted.

The firmware download path change is applied to devices through their Webex Calling configuration which is automatic downloaded by devices during their normal nightly maintenance window.

Customers are encouraged to review the updated Webex Calling Port Reference Information prior to October 16, 2022 to modify the firewall rules at each location where Webex Calling devices are deployed.

Customer Device Managers:

Review the Webex Calling Port Information for updated information regarding the binaries.webex.com port requirements.

Customer Device Managers should add firewall access rules for all Webex Calling devices listed so that they can reach the new firmware distribution server – https://binaries.webex.com

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, Japan

Maintenance Window:

11.3.7 Firmware Upgrade

CANADA - CA CDT: 18/October/2022 09:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 18/October/2022 12:00:00 AM

EUN - GMT: 20/October/2022 12:00:00 AM

NAMER - U.S. ET: 17/October/2022 10:00:00 PM

Japan - JST: 17/November/2022 02:00:00 AM

APAC - AEST: 15/October/2022 04:00:00 AM

Cisco 840/860 Wi-Fi Phone firmware 1.7

Cisco 840/860 Wi-Fi Phones

Cisco 840/860 Firmware 1.6 --> 1.7

Upgrade Details:

New Features Added

• Ringtone per line – ability from the phone, to set a predefined ringtone per line assigned to the phone

• LDAP Support – ability to define a customer-managed LDAP server for the phones to use for directory lookups.

• Set Security Password – password to prevent local configuration access on the phone (2-6 characters)

• EMM File Support – ability to provide phones with a default android configuration file from a customer managed EMM server.

The following new features are configurable by an administrator through Control Hub’s Device Settings (in Phase 3 available during October):

• LDAP Support

• Local Phone Unlock Password

• EMM Configuration (Set at Location / Organization level)

WxC VAR/SP – The 840/860 devices will upgrade automatically during their regularly scheduled nightly maintenance window, per region.

CANADA - CA CDT: 6/June/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - US ET: 6/June/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: 7/June/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

Japan - JST: 8/June/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

APAC - AEST: 8/June/2022 - 9:00:00 p.m.

The Webex Calling CPE Engineering Team will be staging new Cisco ATA 191/192 Firmware for device downloads.

Cisco ATA 191 / 192 ATAs with Multiplatform Firmware

Cisco ATA 191 / 192 with Multiplatform Firmware – Upgrade

Firmware Upgrade from 11.2.1 --> 11.2.2SR1

1. Added Capability for Remote PRT Generation

2. Added Capability to Send Call Stats via SIP msg

3. Ethernet bridge port mode VLAN fix

4. Support DNS Name Authority Pointer (NAPTR)

5. Increase support for up to 6 NAPTR records and 12 SRV records in a DNS query

Webex Calling Carrier - End Users must resync or manually reboot their Cisco ATA 191 / 192 ATAs for the config changes to be applied.

Webex Calling SP, VAR - Cisco ATA 191 / 192 ATAs will update after their scheduled nightly sync.

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, JAPAN

Maintenance Window:

11.3.7 SR1 Firmware Upgrade

CANADA - CA CDT: 7/Nov/22 09:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 7 and 8/Nov/22 07:00:00 PM

EUN - GMT: 7/Nov/22 08:00:00 PM

NAMER - US ET: 7 to 17/Nov/22 08:00:00 PM

Japan - JST: 16 and 17/Nov/22 09:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST: 7 and 8/Nov/22 08:00:00 PM

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series

MPP Firmware Upgrade 11.3.7 → 11.3.7SR1

Upgrade Details:

Following defects are fixed in this new release

1. CSCwb65913: ICE: Phone crashes when STUN server is not reachable due to port block

2. CSCwc75949: 8832 intermittently mutes and unmutes the microphone without user intervention

3. PSIRT-0679991334/CSCwc78400: Command injection during PRT file generation

4. PSIRT-0679991334/CSCwc78413 Stored XSS via packet capture filename

5. PSIRT-0679991334/CSCwc78427 Secure data partition is world readable and writable

6. PSIRT-0679991334/CSCwc78405 Privilege escalation to root user via continually executing script

7. CSCwb65732: Camera LED is still on after hang up the video call

8. CSCwb92297: 78xx VID 20 E2M, then back to E fail

9. CSCwc08931: Cisco 8851 MPP Phone with Cisco 561 USB headset is randomly crashing

10. CSCwc54182: When sending an activation request, stop retries after a number of failures

WxC VAR/SP – Devices will update automatically during their nightly resync window.

WxC Carrier - Reboot the devices after the maintenance activity.

MPP Release Notes

• 6800 Release Notes

• 7800 Release Notes

• 8800 Release Notes

NAMER, CANADA, EMEA, APAC, JAPAN

Maintenance Window:

11.3.7 Firmware Upgrade

CANADA - CA CDT: 7/July/22 09:00:00 PM

EMEA - GMT: 7/July/22 07:00:00 PM

EUN - GMT: 7/July/22 08:00:00 PM

NAMER - US ET: 7/July/22 08:00:00 PM

JAPAN - JST: 7/July/22 09:00:00 PM

APAC - AEST: 7/July/22 08:00:00 PM

Cisco MPP Firmware Upgrade to 11.3.7

Cisco MPP 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series

MPP Firmware Upgrade 11.3.6 → 11.3.7

Upgrade Details:

Add HTTP proxy(s) Support (WxC & WxC Carrier)

Protect call records visible in call stats when user password set (WxC & WxC Carrier)

STIR/SHAKEN visual confirmation on devices – Only works when PSTN provider supports the feature (WxC & WxC Carrier)

MPP enable ICE compatible with CUBE 17.x (WxC Only)

Enabling the existing User Menu option to Factory Reset an MPP without the Administrative password. (WxC Only)

WxC VAR/SP – Devices will update automatically during their nightly resync window.

WxC Carrier - Devices should be rebooted after the maintenance activity date.

MPP Release Notes

6800 Release Notes

7800 Release Notes

8800 Release Notes

Maintenance Window:

17.6.1 Firmware Upgrade Available

CANADA - CA CDT: 6/August/22 09:00:00 p.m.

EMEA - GMT: 6/August/22 07:00:00 p.m.

EUN - GMT: 6/August/22 08:00:00 p.m.

NAMER - US ET: 6/August/22 08:00:00 p.m.

Japan - JST: 6/August/22 09:00:00 p.m.

APAC - AEST: 6/August/22 08:00:00 p.m.

Cisco VG400 17.6.3a firmware in now available on August 7, 2022. Customer's must upgrade to the 17.6.3a firmware at their earliest convenience.

Upgrade Details:

Follow the instructions contained here: Configure Your Cisco Voice Gateway-VG400 ATA in Control Hub

WxC VAR/SP – Customer’s must manually upgrade their VG400 devices at the earliest.

WxC Carrier - Customer’s must manually upgrade their VG400 devices as soon as possible.

Download the vg400 firmware vg400-universalk9.17.06.03a.SPA.bin from Cisco software download site at https://software.cisco.com/download/home.

VG4x0 Release Notes