Avaya J100 Expansion Module Upgrade; Upgrading The Expansion Module; About This Task - Avaya J100 Series Installing And Administering

Initial setup and connectivity
5. If the firmware version specified in the APPNAME parameter differs from the currently
running software version, the phone downloads the software files for upgrade.
6. The phone automatically restarts to apply the upgraded firmware.
Tip:
The upgrade events are logged under NOTICES level in the Syslog file.

Avaya J100 Expansion Module upgrade

You can upgrade the Avaya J100 Expansion Module firmware to a new version using Avaya J100
Series IP Phones software distribution package. For more information about downloading and
extracting a software distribution package, see
During the boot-up, the phone will download the new firmware for the Avaya J100 Expansion
Module. The Updating software notification will be displayed.
After the phone downloads the expansion module firmware, the upgrade process will continue in
the background. The Upgrading status is displayed in Main Menu > Administration > View >
Button modules.
The upgrade procedure for an Avaya J100 Expansion Module from an older version to 1.0.1 takes
up to four hours for each attached module. The upgrade of each attached device from version
1.0.1 to a newer one will take an hour and a half. During this time, the expansion module is
operable, you can make and receive calls with it and have access to other functionality.
When the upgrade is complete, the Avaya J100 Expansion Module displays the following
notification: "This device will be out of service for 3 minutes to apply the
update". Press the corresponding line button for Apply now or Apply tonight option to select
the suitable upgrade time.
Note:
When the Upgrade notification is displayed, the expansion module screen saver is disabled
and the backlight is not turned off.
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Upgrading the expansion module

Upgrading the expansion module

About this task

Use this task to upgrade Avaya J100 Expansion Module firmware to a new version.
Before you begin
Download Avaya J100 Series IP Phones software distribution package from the
support.avaya.com/
details.
July 2019
on page 38
website. See Downloading and saving the software
Installing and Administering Avaya J100 Series IP Phones
Comments on this document? infodev@avaya.com
Downloading and saving the software on page 34.
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