Setup guide

Polycom UC Software 4.0.4 Release Notes

release prior to 3.3.0, Polycom recommends reading Technical Bulletin 60519: Simplified

Configuration Enhancements in Polycom

UC Software 3.3.0 before you deploy the updated

software.

Note: Deploying Phones in a Pre-UC Software 3.3.0 Environment

If you use a UC software version prior to 3.3.0 and want to use a SoundStructure VoIP

interface, VVX 500 or SoundStation Duo phone, you will need to update your existing

configuration files as described in Technical Bulletin 60519.

Upgrading to or Downgrading from UC Software 4.0.x

As of UC software 4.0.x, Polycom has changed the process of upgrading and downgrading

software on the phones. To upgrade to UC software 4.0.x, you will first need to install the new

Upgrader application. Once you have installed the Upgrader, you can install UC software 4.0.x.

To downgrade from UC software 4.0.x, you will need first to install a new application called the

Downgrader. Once you have installed the Downgrader, you can install an earlier UC software

version.

For detailed instructions on how to upgrade and downgrade your UC software, see

Engineering

Advisory 64731: Polycom

UC Software 4.0.x: Upgrade and Downgrade Methods.

Introducing the Integrated Updater Application

In UC software 4.0.x, the Updater files and the UC software files are combined in a single,

integrated software package. The Updater application is new for the UC software and replaces

the BootROM application incorporated into previous software versions. The name Updater will

now apply to UC software versions 4.0.0 or later, while the name BootROM will continue to be

used in UC software versions earlier than 4.0.0.

Considerations for Legacy Phones

UC software 4.0.4 does not include support for the SoundPoint IP 300, 301, 320, 330, 430, 500,

501, 600, 601, SpectraLink 84xx, and SoundStation IP 4000 phones. These phones are termed

legacy products and will be supported for critical issue fixes in SIP 3.2.x (IP 430), SIP 3.1.x (IP

301, 320, 330, 501, 600, 601, 4000), and SIP 2.1.x (IP 300, 500). For assistance on

provisioning methods that support a mix of legacy and current products, refer to

Technical

Bulletin 35311: Maintaining Older Polycom

Phones Beyond Their Last Supported Software

Release.

Supporting Earlier Software versions

For details on platform support for previous software versions, refer to

UC Software/SIP

Software Release Matrix.