IP Phone Release Notes 2.3
New Features in Release 2.3
New Features in Release 2.3
Description
This section provides the new features in SIP IP Phone Release 2.3. These new features apply to all of the 5i Series phones and the 9143i, 9480i, and 9480i CT phones, unless specifically stated otherwise. Each feature also specifies whether it affects the Administrator, the User, or both.
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Network Features |
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Link Layer Discovery Protocol for Media | The IP Phones support Link Layer Discovery Protocol |
Endpoint Devices | for Media Endpoint Devices |
(For Administrator) |
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DHCP Options 159 and 160 for the | In addition to DHCP options 43 and 66 already |
Configuration Server | supported on the IP Phones, Release 2.3 provides new |
(For Administrator) | DHCP Options 159 and 160. |
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DHCP Option 12 Hostname for the | The IP Phones support DHCP Option 12 that the phone |
Configuration Server | automatically sends to the configuration server. This |
(For Administrator) | option specifies the hostname (name of the client). |
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DHCP Option 77 User Class for the | The IP Phones support DHCP Option 77 User Class, |
Configuration Server | that is sent in DHCP request packets from the phone to |
(For Administrator) | the configuration server. This Option 77 defines specific |
User Class identifiers to convey information about a | |
| phone’s software configuration or about its user's |
| preferences. |
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Multiple DHCP Servers | In Release 2.3, the IP Phones can now receive |
(For Administrator) | messages from multiple DHCP servers. |
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Security Features |
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Configuration File Encryption | Some vendors can have specific methods to encrypt |
(For Administrator) | files on their configuration servers. For each phone, the |
configuration server can generate a random hex string | |
| (encryption key) that is used to encrypt the phone’s |
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HTTPS Server Certificate Validation | The HTTPS client on the IP Phones now support the |
(For Administrator) | validation of HTTPS certificates. |
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XML Features |
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XML Execute Commands for Playing a WAV | The IP Phones now allow a WAV file to be played or |
File | stopped via XML Execute commands. |
(For XML Developers) |
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RTP Recording and Simultaneous Playing | The IP Phones allow for RTP recording and |
(not supported on 51i) | simultaneous playing of an audio file via XML Execute |
(For XML Developers) | commands. |
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