What's New - Release Notes

RELEASE NOTES for UPLINX PHONE CONTROL TOOL

LATEST RELEASE

Maintenance Release 3.1.9 (19 Dec 2024) (Download)

New Features:

Phone 9861 with KEM 9800 support
Improvements to application upgrade

OLDER RELEASES

Maintenance Release 3.1.8 (03 Dec 2024) (Download)

New Features:

KEM 9800 support - only tested on 9851 at current. 9861 tests to follow once phone received.
Improved latest feature 'Auto Check On Startup' to About tab to automatically checking CUCM server connectivity on startup. If enabled, immediately and automatically perform the [TestAll] checks. Do not enable if CUCM server frequently changes.

Fixes

Fixes to 'Auto Check On Startup'
Fixed Extension Mobility GUI layor when disabled in tool and EM not configured on phone

Feature Release 3.1.7 (14 Nov 2024) (Download)

New Features:

Added Cisco Phones 8875, 9841, 9851, 9861, 9871 (KEM 9800 support follows)
Improved loading times to connect to phones.
Added an option 'Auto Check On Startup' to About tab to automatically checking CUCM server connectivity on startup. If enabled, immediately and automatically perform the [TestAll] checks. Do not enable if CUCM server frequently changes.

Fixes

Import Phone List feature instead of manually searching and selecting phones.

Feature Release 3.1.6 (19 Jan 2024) (Download)

New Features:

Added CUCM version 15
Reworked and improved JTAPI Server detection and testing.

Fixes

Changed JTAPIPhonePush110.dll to avoid triggering false positives.
HID not properly displayed on About if machine parameters change ie VM copy.

Maintenance Release 3.1.5 (06 Dec 2023) (Download)

New Features:

Reworked and improved User Guide. New layout. Linked help topics from tool will now open web help if online access is available, otherwise it will use the in-built CHM file. There is a new option Use In-Built Helpfile in the About tab to force using the local CHM help file.
Added new CTL report.

Fixes

Fixed filename of Bulk Image Deployment
Minor fixes

Maintenance Release 3.1.4 (18 Sep 2023) (Download)

Fixes

User Guide update: New code signing cert, clarifications for ITL Erase wizard and supported phones
Minor fixes

Maintenance Release 3.1.3 (10 June 2022) (Download)

Fixes

Fix: Do not change the 'Manual Application User' (do not assign roles)
Fix: userguide: update automatically-configure-application-user.htm and section
update EULA and userguide to latest product data sheet

Feature Release 3.1.2 (5 Oct 2021) (Download)

New Features:

Extended TLS negotiation with anything that CUCM server or phone offers ie TLS1.0, TLS1.1, TLS1.2
Updated ITL Erase/Status key sequences for phone images 14.
Simplified and improved licensing dialogs and licensing section in user guide.

Fixes

Fix: Extend SQL filters when SQL contains LIKE % and escaped \\'data' is present, must add "ESCAPE '\'" after LIKE clause

Feature Release 3.1.1 (15 April 2021) (Download)

New Features:

CUCM 14 compatibility.
Licensing to include WLAN MAC for machines that do not have a wired Ethernet adapter.
Added KEM page button control for 99xx and 88xx phones.
Minor GUI updates for Background Image wizard.

Feature Release 3.1.0 (30 March 2021) (Download)

New Features:

Added lamp status colors on phone buttons, indicating status of DND, Hunt Group login, Privacy etc. Support all phone lines including Add-on modules except 69xx phone series.
Improved Add-on modules (all 78xx, 88xx, 99xx KEMs, 79xx Expansion Modules) in all config options, including 'Enhanced Line Mode' and '88xx One Column Display' for KEM configurations.

Hot Fix Release 3.0.49 (15 Dec 2020) (Download)

Fixes

Major hot fix for 3rd party licensing issue. A small window appeared with message "Lock System - Your expiration data is reached. You need to purchase a license file to run this software". Then the UPLINX application closed or would not start. Please note that this is NOT THE UPLINX LICENSE that you have. This message is caused by a 3rd party license that we have purchased to use and it was expired. After installing this latest release 3.0.49, this issue and the window message will no longer appear. This issue has not affected the UPLINX license or configuration of the tool.
Fixed an issue with layout of simulated KEM and BEKEM. "Line Mode" [Enhanced|Session] and "One Column Display" must inherit settings from Common Phone Profile and from Enterprise Phone Config if not set in phone config. This has been fixed.

New Feature Release 3.0.48 (08 Dec 2020)

New Features:

Improved Screenshot wizard, report and user guide.
Improved Background Image deployment wizard and user guide.

Minor fixes.

New Feature Release 3.0.47 (03 Dec 2020)

New Features:

Support for newer Cisco Phones 88x1 hardware version V15 and later, manufactured 2020, that now have screens with 32 bit per pixel (requiring phone software 12.6.1 and later).
Improved CSV report for ITL Status report including all hashes and more phone settings.
Improved Test function to test for non-reachable CUCM member servers in cluster, checking service status and DNS resolution.

New Feature Release 3.0.46 (24 Nov 2020)

New Features:

RIS improvements for CUCM 12.5.
Search for phones improved with better progress messages and cancellable

Minor fixes.

New Feature Release 3.0.45 (5 Aug 2020)

New Features:

SSH library update for new ciphers in UCOS 12.5.
User-guide: new CSS
Improved loggin in networktool.ping_Double().

Minor fixes.

New Feature Release 3.0.44 (20 April 2020)

New Features:

Added new ITL Erase key sequence for Cisco phones 78xx and 88xx with firmware 12.7(1).
ITL Report wizard should enable web server on phones when web server of phone not reachable.
Fix: JTAPI server address must come from registration status of phone in RIS.

New Feature Release 3.0.43 (17 Feb 2020)

New Features:

Screenshot wizard: added HTML report with screenshots. To gather screenshots from Cisco phones, phones must be registered and web server of phone must be reachable from the tool. The wizard allows to define a phone list to take screenshots from.
Background Image deployment wizard: added more phones and updated user guide.

Feature Release 3.0.42 (7 Feb 2020)

New Features:

New Background Image deployment wizard using Common Phone Profiles and uploading images to TFTP server. Removed the previous method to upload to phone's flash. The latest version to upload images to flash of phone is 3.0.41 / 26 July 2019.
New Screenshot wizard to gather screenshots from Cisco phones. Phones must be registered and web server of phone must be reachable from the tool. The wizard allows to define a phone list to take screenshots from.

Maintenance Release 3.0.41 (26 July 2019)

Note: > Thist is the latest version to upload images to flash of phone (also known as phone personalization). It has been replaced by the Background Image deployment wizard using Common Phone Profiles and uploading images to TFTP server in release 3.0.42 / 7 Feb 2020.

New Features:

All Cisco 8800 phones: Enhanced Line Mode support.
KEM 8800 new icons and improvements.

Bug fixes:

Fix: ITL Status report can throw "text is null"
Fix: Bulk Image from command line not working

Maintenance Release 3.0.40 (18 June 2019)

New Features:

InformaCast Authentication simplification and docu updates.

Bug fixes:

Fix: InformaCast
Fix: Extension Mobility search for user throws exception

Maintenance Release 3.0.39 (11 June 2019)

New Features:

add TLS 1.2 support.
Test All: Check all CUCM hostnames can be resolved in DNS and report with help link.
New code signing certificate from SECTIGO (ex Comodo) and cert docu updates.
Various docu updates.

Bug fixes:

Fix: docu: 7940/60 cannot support background image as no option "Phone Personalization" in CUCMs config.
Fix: Reduce RISQueryLimit to 500 (from 1000) due to RIS bug.
Fix: Send message command in bulk macros did not save settings.
Minor fixes.

Maintenance Release 3.0.38 (16 MARCH 2019)

New Features:

Improved GUI layout of 8832 and 7832 Conference phones.
add ITL Erase and status for 7832 and 8832.
user guide updates.

Bug fixes:

Fix ITL Scanner (exception introduced 2 releases ago)
strange GUI message when AXL password wrong

Feature Release 3.0.37 (1 MARCH 2019)

New Features:

Per user configuration and license paths. Support for Terminal Server to allow multiple users to login and use the tools. Please see Per-User-Licensing and Terminal-Servers.htm
Please note that licenses obtained on or after this release will not work on older releases. Though, upgrading from older releases to the latest is automatic and keeps licenses.
small fixes such as Web Server IP address, Application User window

Maintenance Release 3.0.36 (11 FEB 2019)

New Features: none

Added 8832 and 7832 Conference phones.
Added Cisco IP Phone 8851/61 Key Expansion Module CP-8800-A-KEM, CP-8800-V-KEM. Note: screenshot not possible from KEM. Layout simulated based on CUCM config.
Added a tool 'SearchLog' that allows all users to easily search for errors in logs.
Removed JTAPI Manual server settings as this is automated.
Improved Server tab, section Web Server.

Maintenance Release 3.0.35 (10 Sep 2018)

New Features: none

Bug fixes:

Fix: Installer should launch Phone Control Tool under logged-in (standard) user and not admin to avoid license registry read issue.
Fix: Licensing gives exception on some machines.

Maintenance Release 3.0.34 (6 Aug 2018)

New Features:

ITL Erase & Status report: Detect phone's menu restricted or disabled. Docu updates for same.

Bug fixes:

Fix: EM-API-Proxy replaced with AXL Login/out. Should honor Extension Mobility service settings for mode and logout time.
Fix: 88xx phones should align line buttons. KEM on 88xx: match new visual layout in phone images v12.
Minor fixes.

Maintenance Release 3.0.33 (30 July 2018)

New Features:

Improved ITL Erase and ITL Status.
Detect no CTI Manager present for a phone and show corresponding error message.
EM-API-Proxy replaced with AXL Login/out.
Docu improvements

Bug fixes:

Fix: WLAN 782x phones' screen not showing.

Fix: KEM should show for Cisco 9971.

Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.32 (17 July 2018)
New Features: none

Bug fixes:
- License improvements to avoid the hardware changed error message.
- Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.31 (25 June 2018)
New Features:
- Support for new Basic license
- Re-arranged action panel buttons
- GUI improvements to voice monitoring
Bug fixes:
- Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.30 (11 June 2018)
New Features: none

Bug fixes:
- Corrected GetDevice() used wrong SQL query (due to bad optimization)
- KEM should use logged in device profile settings and not phone
- login/logout should refresh layout
- Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.29 (23 May 2018) WITHDRAWN DUE TO SOME BAD BUGS
New Features:
- Improved phone search dialog to right-click and select.
- Improvements to in-built web server for phone image deployment.
- Bulk engines: remove assigned device of app user before and after doing a bulk action to improve JTAPI control in large deployments.
- Minor GUI changes
Bug fixes:
- Corrected ITL Status/Erase sequence for 89xx on 9-4 image.
- Corrected ITL Status report for 7961/7962.
- remote control -> when dialog (child) window is open and button (0-9 or arrows) is pressed it sends key to the phone
- download or clicking on link should open Default Web Browser and not IE
- re-adding 8961 extension modules
- Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.28 (2 April 2018)
New Features:
- Bulk ITL Erase: added options to "Only CTL/ITL Erase" or "Reset All Settings".
Bug fixes:
- Corrected ITL Erase sequence for 8831 and 8845.
- Corrected ITL Status report for 7961/7962.
- Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.27 (5 Mar 2018)
New Features:
- On exit, do not ask to delete manually created application user.
- Added support for CUCM version 8.6 for Erase ITL as this seems a common requirement for migrations.
Bug fixes:
- Improved RIS. Supporting now "unlimited" phones in all wizards. (Previously 1,000).
- Licensing fix to allow for re-ordering of Ethernet MAC interfaces.
- Minor fixes.
Maintenance Release 3.0.26 (16 Feb 2018)
New Features:
- Many smaller fixes and usability improvements.
Feature Release 3.0.25 (16 Jan 2018)

New Features:
- New design completed
- User guide updated
- Datasheet updated
- Many smaller fixes and usability improvements.
Feature Release 3.0.24 (3 Jan 2018)
New Features:
- Improved usability and performance. Improved Connectivity Tester and simplified Server settings tab.
- New design (which will continue in future releases)
- New GUI for phone 89xx (has used 99xx before)
- Introduced screen slicing for PNG based phones ie 89xx, 99xx.
- Improved background image upload. Making it more reliable and improving usabilty and error messages (ie firewall).
- Many smaller fixes and usability improvements.
Feature Release 3.0.23 (22 Dec 2017)
New Features:
- Improved form layout which allows always access to main window.
- Reworked ITL Status report on user feedback
- many smaller fixes and usability improvements.
Feature Release 3.0.22 (15 Dec 2017)
New Features:
- New form layout which allows always access to main window.
- Phone Control Tool: New expand button is right docked.
- Reworked ITL Status report on user feedback
- many smaller fixes and usability improvements.
Feature Release 3.0.21 (1 Dec 2017)
New Features:
- New form layout (started).
- New expand button is right docked.
- Configuration option to pre-define removal of application user on exit.
- Please note that the new ITL Status report is currently withdrawn and will be re-released in one week
Maintenance Release 3.0.20 (23 NOV 2017)
Fixes:
- Fix licensing for 'Hardware Mismatch' detected.
- Fix loading default config and upgrading exisiting configs.
- Fixes ITL Status report: Exclude some old phones such as 7940, 7960. Added Visual C runtime DLLs (for machines without it).
Feature Release 3.0.19 (21 NOV 2017)
New Features:
- NEW ITL Scan wizard - completely reworked. Please see user guide at Free ITL Status Report
- Improvements how application user is created and managed in automatic mode. Please see user guide at Automatically-Configure-Application-User
- Smaller improvements to message boxes, web enablement, test all function.
Maintenance Release 3.0.18 (20 Sep 2017)
New Features:
- Support for CUCM version 12.
- Only CUCM version 9 and later will be tested from this release onwards. CME support has been removed.
- Bulk Image deployment: new summary HTML report.
- Bulk Image deployment: Use JTAPI.
- Performance improvements to creating application user.
- Performance improvements to dummy key test reachability of phone with JTAPI.
Fixes:
- Fix app hungs during screenshot update at 8941/8961.
- Fix bugs with getting ITL status for free ITL status report from different models.
Maintenance Release 3.0.17 (28 Aug 2017)
New Features:
- ITL Report: added filter options to filter by model, device pool, extension etc.
- Support for 69xx phones.
- Faster loading of phones.
- 'Test All' warning over PCT restarts if application closed before testing server change.
- Reworked 7931 as many line buttons missing and directory/services buttons not correct..
Fixes:
- Recently controlled phone list was not updated when Phone Control Tool was closed (without closing phones first).
- JTAPI Server detection improved.
- License URL should use https.
Maintenance Release 3.0.16 (20 June 2017)
New Features:
- Docu: Improved customer profiles section
Fixes:
- Copy of customer profile in-use failed.
- Recently controlled phone list was not updated when Phone Control Tool was closed (without closing phones first). Allowing now up to 100 entries.
- License URL should use https.
Maintenance Release 3.0.15 (27 April 2017)
New Features:
- Added new phone model 7811
- Improved GUI when CUCM changes
Fixes:
- ITL Erase: 88xx new sequence required in phone images 11.
Maintenance Release 3.0.14 (22 March 2017)
Fixes:
- ITL Status report: Added support for more phones Cisco 8811, 7821.
- Bulk image deployment: Added support for more phones Cisco 8845.
Maintenance Release 3.0.13 (27 Jan 2017)
Fixes:
- Fix for crash in CTL/ITL erase in some circumstances.
Maintenance Release 3.0.12 (13 Jan 2017)
New Features:
- Phone Model Cisco 8821 (WLAN portable). Only remote phone control has been tested for this model. Onhook and Offhook key are not working due to missing Cisco API.
Fixes:
- Fix for crash in CTL/ITL erase in some circumstances.
Older history removed.