Lync Phone Edition Update – September 2016

This update takes Phone Edition from 4.0.7577.4487 to 4.0.7577.4512, primarily adding multiple emergency number support (new in CU3 of SfB 2015). In addition, an extra KB is slipped into the Polycom version: Kb3194836 LCD display issues in Lync Phone Edition for Polycom CX500, Polycom CX600, and Polycom CX3000 “Issue 1 – After you apply the …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – December 2015

This update takes Phone Edition to 4.0.7577.4487 / 4488 & adds SHA-2 support. There doesn’t seem to be an over-arching KB that goes into any more detail (that I can find), just David Paulino’s post on the UC Lobby page on TechNet: This update for Microsoft Lync Phone Edition devices adds support for the SHA-2 …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – May 2015

We have a new update for Lync Phone Edition and it includes some great fixes! This LPE firmware update takes us from 4.0.7577.4445 to 4.0.7577.4463. Fixes Quoting from the KB: This cumulative update resolves the following issues: Kb3062287 Moscow time on a telephone plus one hour after you apply an October 2014 update for Lync …

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Mucking with MWI – Part II

In the process of migrating a customer to Lync recently we inherited an obligation to provide a *BIG* Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) light whenever a voicemail message arrived in a particular high-priority mailbox. That inspired me to embark on a campaign to see how many ways I could bring an external MWI light to reality. …

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A Look at the Yealink T48G for Lync

Yealink’s not a brand you normally associate with Lync and the corporate end of town, but perhaps as an indicator of the strength of the Lync brand they’ve thrown their hat into the ring and released two phone models with firmware for Lync. I managed to get my mitts on the high-end “T48G” and thought …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – October 2014

We have a new update for Lync Phone Edition, although its benefit is rather localised. This LPE firmware update takes us from 4.0.7577.44451 to 4.0.7577.4455. Timezone Updates Quoting from the KB: This update adds the following new time zones for Lync Phone Edition telephones: N/A (UTC+04:00) Izhevsk, Samara (RTZ3) N/A (UTC+11:00) Chokurdakh (RTZ10) Kamchatka Standard …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – August 2014

Twice in two months! How lucky are we? This LPE firmware update (from 4.0.7577.44450 to 4.0.7577.4451) is an interesting one… What’s Fixed? 2988196 The lock feature does not prevent users from making calls on a Lync Phone Edition telephone 2988195 Incoming call from a PSTN number is disconnected when you put the call on hold on …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – July 2014

Hello to my Egyptian and Moroccan visitors! Good news: this LPE firmware update (from April’s 4.0.7577.4444 to 4.0.7577.4450) is exclusively for your benefit! 2973943 Update for Lync Phone Edition to accommodate daylight saving time (DST) in Egypt and Morocco For the rest of us there appears to be nothing new – which I guess is …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – April 2014

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for updates. Here’s the April 2014 update to the Lync Phone Edition firmware. “This cumulative update improves the reliability, stability, and performance of Lync Phone Edition for … yadda yadda.” This update takes Phone Edition to 4.0.7577.4444. Download the relevant CAB files from here: Polycom CX500, 600 and …

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