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ATTENTION

If an outgoing or incoming call is made or received on the IP Phone 1535 during the software update process, the update process is halted for the duration of the call.

FTP software update process

The IP Phone 1535 can perform updates to its installed system software, by connecting to a locally provisioned FTP update server and automatically detecting, downloading, and installing any available updates it finds there.

The sequence for a successful FTP-based software update to the IP Phone

1535 is as follows:

1.The IP Phone 1535 opens a connection to your configured FTP server.

2.Upon successful connection, the Username and Password (ipphone / 15354all) are sent automatically by the IP Phone 1535 for authentication on the FTP server.

3.The IP Phone 1535 retrieves the FirmwareUpdateRequest.acfg file for its currently installed version from the [software version] directory of your FTP server.

4.The FirmwareUpdateRequest.acfg file points the IP Phone 1535 to information about available upgrades. In order to successfully complete the upgrade process, you must update this file within the existing software directory for any new FTP image that is placed on the FTP server.

5.If the firmware on the phone is found to be current, the FTP connection is closed.

6.If the firmware is not current, the IP Phone 1535 retrieves and applies the upgrade, according to the directory specified by the FirmwareUpdateRequest.acfg file.

7.After the successful download and install of the available upgrade, the IP Phone 1535 determines itself to be current and closes the active connection to your FTP server.

Provisioning the FTP update server

For the IP Phone 1535 to successfully perform updates to its system software, certain provisioning requirements must be met on the local FTP server hosting the IP Phone 1535 software update files.

This section details the provisioning requirements of your FTP update server by providing descriptions of:

the required configuration of the FTP server login account (used by the IP Phone 1535 for connections to the FTP update server),

Nortel Multimedia Communications Server 5100

Nortel IP Phone 1535 Installation and Commissioning

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