deskphones software files are already digitally signed. You need not incur additional processing
overhead while downloading these relatively large files.
Note:
The files in the Software Distribution Packages discussed in this chapter are identical for file
servers running HTTP and HTTPS. The generic term, file server, refers to a server running
either HTTP or HTTPS.
IP phone H.323 v6.6.2 and later do not support HTTPS with MV_IPTEL or IIS 6. It is
recommended to upgrade to the current version of an HTTPS server that supports TLS 1.2.
When shipped from the factory, IP deskphones might not contain the latest software. When you
first plug in the IP deskphone, the phone attempts to contact a file server, and downloads new
software only if the software version available on the file server is different than the version on the
phone. For subsequent software upgrades, the call server can remotely reset the phone, and the
phone initiates the same process for contacting a file server.
The phone queries the file server, which, transmits a 96x1Supgrade.txt file (SIP protocol) or
96x1Hupgrade.txt file (H.323 protocol) to the deskphone based on the SIG parameter setting. The
software files that the deskphone must use depend on the instructions in the upgrade file.
The following HTTP servers support upgrade and downgrade when FIPS is enabled on the phone.
• Apache
• IIS6
• IIS7.5
• IIS8
• Utility Server
Important:
The MV_IPTEL server does not support upgrade or downgrade when FIPS is enabled on the
phone.
The phone then downloads a 46xxsettings.txt file. The settings file contains options that you have
administered for any or all the phones in your network. After downloading the settings file, the
phone downloads the language or the certificate files and then any new software files that the
settings require.
Related links
Telephone Software and Application Files
on page 96
Choosing the right application file and upgrade script file
on page 97
on page 98
on page 98
Choosing the right application file and upgrade script file
Software files required to operate the phone are packaged together in either a Zip format or
RPM/Tar format distribution package. Download the package appropriate to your operating
environment to your file server from the
Telephone Software and Application Files
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