9143i, 9480i, 9480i CT and 9143i, 9480i, 9480i CT and
675xi Series Phones675xi Series Phones
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or omissions contained within this documentation. The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without
notice.
General Information ..................................................................................................................................2
Release Content Information ................................................................................................................2
Before you Upgrade .................................................................................................................................. 3
Please Read Before Upgrading Your Phone ......................................................................................... 3
New Features in Release 2.4.1 .................................................................................................................4
Configurable Support for Compact SIP Header ..............................................................................4
User Interface Feature ..........................................................................................................................6
Support for Additional Codec Types and Codec Priority Selection ................................................. 6
Issues Resolved in Release 2.4.1 ........................................................................................................... 10
Contacting Aastra Telecom Support ...................................................................................................... 12
Contents
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Models 9143i, 9480i, 9480i CT,
About this Document
This Release Note 2.4.1 provides issues resolved since the release of the 2.4 software for the
9143i, 9480i, and 9480i CT SIP IP Phones and the 675xi Series SIP IP Phones (6751i, 6753i,
6755i, 6757i, 6757i CT), previously the 5xi Series.
For more detailed information about features associated with each phone, and for information on
how to use the phones, see your model-specific SIP IP Phone Installation Guide and the SIP IP
Phone User Guide. For detailed information about more advanced features, see the SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide.
SIP IP Phone
and 675xi Series Phones
Release Note 2.4.1
Topics in this release note include:
•General Information
(release content, hardware supported, bootloader requirements)
•New Features in Release 2.4.1
•Issues Resolved in Release 2.4.1
•Contacting Aastra Telecom Support
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IP Phone Release Notes 2.4.1
General Information
General Information
Release Content Information
This document provides release content information on the Aastra 9143i, 9480i, and 9480i CT
SIP IP Phone firmware and the 675xi Series SIP IP Phone firmware.
ModelRelease NameRelease VersionRelease FilenameRelease Date
This release of firmware is compatible with the following Aastra IP portfolio products:
•6751i•6757i CT
•6753i•9143i
•6755i•9480i
•6757i•9480i CT
Bootloader Requirements
This release of firmware is compatible with the following Aastra IP portfolio product bootloader
versions:
•6751i - Bootloader 2.1.0.2088 or higher•6757i CT - Bootloader 2.0.1.1055 or higher
•6753i - Bootloader 2.0.1.1055 or higher•9143i - Bootloader 2.2.0.166 or higher
•6755i - Bootloader 2.0.1.1055 or higher•9480i - Bootloader 2.2.0.166 or higher
•6757i - Bootloader 2.0.1.1055 or higher•9480i CT - Bootloader 2.2.0.166 or higher
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SIP IP Phone Models 9143i, 9480i, 9480i CT, and 675xi Series Phones Release Note 2.4.1
Before you Upgrade
Please Read Before Upgrading Your Phone
If you have a firmware version on your phone prior to 2.3, please read the following IMPORTANT
information before upgrading the phones:
•LLDP is enabled by default.
If LLDP is enabled on your network, the phones may come up with different network settings.
For more information about LLDP, see the Aastra SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide.
•Support for DHCP Options 159 and 160.
If the DHCP server supplies Options 159 and 160, the phones will attempt to contact the
configuration server given in these options. For more information about Options 159 and 160,
see the Aastra SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide.
•HTTPS validation.
If you are using HTTPS and the certificates are not valid or are not signed by Verisign,
Thawte, or GeoTrust, the phones fail to download configuration files. For more information
about HTTPS validation, see the Aastra SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide.
Before you Upgrade
•Watchdog task feature.
If the phone detects a failure (for example, a crash), the phone automatically reboots. For more
information about the Watchdog feature, see the Aastra SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide.
Note: If you factory default a phone with Release 2.3 and above
software, when the phone reboots, it attempts to connect to
rcs.aastra.com. There is no personal information transmitted from the
phone and the phone continues to boot up as normal.
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New Features in Release 2.4.1
New Features in Release 2.4.1
Description
This section provides a new feature in SIP IP Phone Release 2.4.1. This new feature applies to
all of the Aastra IP Phones, unless specifically stated otherwise. The feature also specifies
whether it affects the Administrator, the User, or both.
FeatureDescription
SIP Feature
Configurable Support for Compact SIP
Header
(For Administrators)
User Interface Feature
Support for Additional Codec Types and
Codec Priority Selection
(For Administrators)
Release 2.4.1 provides a new feature that allows an
Administrator to shorten the length of a SIP packet by
using the compact form. This feature is in accordance
with Compact SIP Headers defined in RFC 3261.
Release 2.4.1 includes support for a additional code
types. Now using the Aastra Web UI or the configuration
files, an Administrator can select from up to 14 codecs
for the phones AND customize a codec preference list of
up to 10 codecs. Silence suppression can still be enable
or disabled as required.
SIP Feature
Configurable Support for Compact SIP Header
Release 2.4.1 provides a new feature that allows an Administrator to shorten the length of a SIP
packet by using the compact form. This feature is in accordance with Compact SIP Headers
defined in RFC 3261.
For example, the following SIP header is the long format:
By default, the IP Phones use the long format. However, an Administrator can provision the short
(compact) format using the configuration files. The Aastra Web UI does not support this
configuration feature.
Enabling/Disabling the Compact SIP Headers Feature
To enable/disable compact sip headers use the following configuration parameter:
•sip compact headers
Parameter –
sip compact headers
DescriptionEnables or disables the IP phones to use compact SIP headers in the
FormatBoolean
Default Value0 (disabled- uses long SIP header format)
Range0 (disabled- uses long SIP header format)
Examplesip compact headers: 1
Configuration Filesaastra.cfg, <mac>.cfg
SIP packets sent from the phone.
1 (enabled- uses short (compact) SIP header format)
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New Features in Release 2.4.1
User Interface Feature
Support for Additional Codec Types and Codec Priority Selection
Release 2.4.1 includes support for additional code types. Previously, using the Aastra Web UI or
the configuration files, an Administrator could enable or disable basic codecs for the phones
(G.711 u-law, G.711 a-law, and G.729), customize a codec preference list, and enable or disable
silence suppression.
Now using the Aastra Web UI or the configuration files, an Administrator can select from up to
14 codecs for the phones AND customize a codec preference list of up to 10 codecs. Silence
suppression can still be enable or disabled as required.
Configuring Customized Codecs Using the Configuration Files
Using the configuration files, you can enter the following parameters to configure the codecs for
the phones and customize a codec preference list.
•sip customized codec (this parameter has not changed but now supports up to 14 codecs)
Parameter –
sip customized codec
Codec Preference List
(in Web UI)
DescriptionSpecifies a customized Codec preference list which allows you to
FormatComma-separated list of semicolon-separated values
Default ValueNot Applicable
RangeValid values for the syntax are:
Aastra Web UIAdvanced Settings->Global SIP->RTP Settings
Configuration Files aastra.cfg, <mac>.cfg
select the preferred Codecs for this IP phone. You can enter up to 10
codec preferences.
Note: Enabling or disabling silence suppression (sil supp) enables/
disables it for all codecs in the customized list.
1.Setting the Codec Preference List 1 to “All” ignores the packetization interval (ptime). The packetization
interval setting defaults to 30, which is the default for all codecs.
2.Setting the Codec Preference List 1 to “All” automatically sets all other codec preference fields 2 through 10 to “None”.
3.Setting the Codec Preference List 1 to “Basic” and all other codec preferences in 2 through 10 to “None”,
forces the phone to use only the basic codecs as in previous releases (G.711 u-law, G.711 a-law, and G.729). If you
select an additional codec to use in the codec preferences 2 through 10 fields, those codecs are added to the list of
Basic codecs for the phone to use.
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Aastra Web UI
3In the Codec Preference List 2 through 10, select a preference of codecs (with its payload type) to use on the phone.
Note: You can select up to 9 codecs in addition to the codec you selected in step 2.
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New Features in Release 2.4.1
Aastra Web UI
4In the “Packetization Interval” field, select the time, in milliseconds. Valid values are 5 to 90, in increments of 5
milliseconds.
5In the “Silence Suppression” field, enable or disable as applicable.
When enabled, the phone negotiates whether or not to use silence suppression. Disabling this feature forces the
phone to ignore any negotiated value.
Reference: For more information about silence suppresion, see the SIP IP Phone Administrator Guide.
6Click to save your changes and reboot the phone for the change to take affect.
For more information about codecs, ptime, and silence suppression, see the SIP IP Phone
Administrator Guide.
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IP Phone Release Notes 2.4.1
Issues Resolved in Release 2.4.1
Issues Resolved in Release 2.4.1
This section describes the issues resolved on the IP Phones in Release 2.4.1. The following table
provides the issue number and a brief description of each fix.
Note: Unless specifically indicated, these resolved issues apply to all
phone models.
Issue NumberDescription of Fix
User Interface
ENH11409BLF/list: The LED on the phone now shows a solid RED indicating the initiater as Busy during a BLF/
List call.
DEF10515Performing the “park a call” with the cordless phones using CT handset now works properly.
DEF11394There are no longer Private/Public dialing/display Caller-ID issues when using the CT handsets.
DEF11519Error messages now use current language configured on the phone.
DEF11522Ringing screen now has the name on the first line and number on the second line as expected.
DEF116366757i: Ringtone is no longer heard over conversation on a call.
DEF11746Expansion Modules: Changes made to the list names on the expansion modules are now dynamic
and apply after saving the name.
DEF11851Trailing spaces (%20) in the dial string are now trimmed before dialing.
Web UI
DEF115786757iCT: Configuration Server fields are no longer greyed out. and can now be edited if required.
DEF11754Vlan: Changing “PC passthru vlan” parameter now prompts the user to reboot the phone.
DEF11810TLS continues to work properly if TLS files are deleted from the configuration server. TLS uses files
stored on the Flash as expected.
DEF12061No longer a Javascript error on saving a Web page if DHCP is disabled.
SIP
ENH12057Replacement of “early-only” now works as expected when server sends 181 instead of 180.
DEF09110Broadsoft Call Foward No Answer: phone no longer generates 302.
DEF11395Phone no longer continues to ring after a CANCEL packet.
DEF11396Update message is now taken into account When UPDATE is received after 183 with SDP followed
by 180 without SDP.
DEF11547SDP session version is now correct on the answering party’s phone display.
DEF11570SRV lookup for TURN on the phone now performs as expected.
DEF11742Phone now shows correct caller extension number after receiving INVITE w/ earlyonly.
DEF11876No longer a typo in the NOTIFY sent by the phone when using the ACD feature.
DEF12 111The phones now add quotes around the display name in the contact header in 180 ringing as
expected.
DEF12198Third party BLA registration is no longer missing the 5060 UDP SRC port in the contact header.
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Issue NumberDescription of Fix
Configuration
DEF12085FTP provisioning now works as expected with proFTPd.
Issues Resolved in Release 2.4.1
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Contacting Aastra Telecom Support
Contacting Aastra Telecom Support
If you’ve read this release note, and consulted the Troubleshooting section of your phone
model’s manual and still have problems, please send inquiries via email to support@aastra.com.
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Generic SIP IP Phone
Models 9143i, 9480i, 9480i CT,
and 675xi Series