Upgrade File

For example:

• J100Supgrade.txt

• K1xxSupgrade.txt

The process starts with the phone requesting an upgrade file:

• Different files are used for different types of phone. For example J100Supgrade.txt for J100 Series phones, K1xxSupgrade.txt for K100 Series phones, and so on.

• For some Avaya phones, the system can auto-generate the upgrade file if there is no static file.

• The upgrade file indicates what firmware the phone should run. If that differs from the firmware the phone is already running, the phone requests the firmware files listed in the upgrade file. See below.

• The last line of the upgrade file tells the phone to request a settings 46xxsettings.txt file.

  • Early releases of J100 firmware used a separate J100settings.txt file. Later releases changed using the 46xxsettings.txt. IP Office R11.0 and higher systems redirect requests for a J100settings.txt file to the 46xxsettings.txt file.

Firmware Files

If the phone needs to upgrade, it requests the firmware files indicated in the upgrade file.

• Due to the size of some firmware files, for some phone, either by default or configuration, the IP Office redirects the phone to a separate file server for the firmware.

• Following the upgrade, the phone restarts and requests the upgrade file again. This instructs the phone to request the settings file.

Settings File

• 46xxsettings.txt

The phone requests a 46xxsettings.txt settings file. See The 46xxsettings.txt file.

• The IP Office system auto-generates this file when requested. It populates the file with settings from the current IP Office system configuration.

• Avaya strongly recommended that you use the auto-generated file. You should put customer specific settings into a 46xxspecials.txt file. This eases support for IP Office configuration changes, and for new settings and phones supported when upgrading the IP Office.

• The file can list additional files that the phone needs. For example, language files and screen savers.

• The last line of the settings file can tell the phone to load the 46xxspecials.txt specials.

Specials File

• 46xxspecials.txt

You can use a 46xxspecials.txt file to provide settings not present in the upgrade and settings files. See The 46xxspecials.txt File.

• The 46xxspecials.txt file is supported for the Avaya Workplace Client for IP Office R11.1.2.4 and higher.