Mitel 5055 manual Upgrading the Firmware of the SIP Phone, Viewing the Firmware Version

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Upgrading the Firmware of the SIP Phone

The phone uses TFTP to download firmware upgrades from a TFTP server. There are two methods that can be used to do this: one uses the SIP phone’s softkey menu system to perform the upgrade, the other uses the upgrade button on the main phone configuration web-page. The methods function differently:

•With web-page upgrade, the phone’s original configuration is preserved, so that it will function as it did prior to upgrade, without the need to reconfigure settings.

•With soft-key menu upgrade, the phone’s previous configuration may not be saved and restored – which would necessitate manual re-load of a previously saved configuration file or manual re-configuration of phone parameters (refer to Configuration Upload/Download Page).

Viewing the Firmware Version

Using the Web Configuration Tool

1.Access the Web Configuration Tool (see The Web Configuration Tool on page 7). If the Web Configuration Tool is currently opened, click Home.

2.The main and boot firmware versions are displayed near the top of the home page.

Using the SIP Phone Menu Interface

1. Press the Menu key.

2.Press the Line 2 key. The main and boot firmware versions are displayed.

3.Press the Menu key to return to the default display.

Upgrading the firmware using the web-page Interface

You upgrade the SIP Phone by downloading the new firmware from the appropriate TFTP server (the TFTP server is programmed with the Network Configuration).

CAUTION: During this procedure, DO NOT remove power from the SIP Phone while firmware is downloading or the phone is rebooting. This may result in severe damage to your SIP Phone.

1.Log into the phone configuration web page.

2.Click the Upgrade button.

3.The Firmware Upgrade page is displayed. If the TFTP server URL is OK as is, click either the Upgrade or the Upgrade & Set Factory Defaults button. If you chose to reset to factory defaults, you may have to reset the phone’s settings manually, or if a recent copy of the phone configuration file exists, you may be able to restore all but the user passwords in one easy, step. (refer to Configuration Upload/Download Page).

4.If you selected Upgrade & Set Factory Defaults in step 3, you will have to re-enter the SIP Authorization password, and possibly the PPPoE and User Profile passwords using the softkey menus or the web page, as these parameter are lost.

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