Updating The Application - Cisco IP Communicator Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Deploying and Updating Cisco IP Communicator

Updating the Application

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You can download the latest available software from the Cisco IP Communicator
Software web site:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ip-comm
After you obtain updated software, you can update Cisco IP Communicator in one
of the following ways, depending on whether or not users are granted
administrator privileges on the client PCs:
If users have administrative privileges on client PCs, you can use the
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AutoUpdate tool in conjunction with the Verify Software Versions feature to
detect and obtain software updates. See the
page 3-8 for details.
If users do not have administrative privileges on the client PCs, use a software
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deployment tool to handle updates. A software deployment tool can
temporarily elevate privileges for installation purposes. (In this case, you
probably used a software deployment tool to initially deploy the application,
as well.) See the Pushing Updates Using a Software Deployment Tool,
page 3-10 for details.
Cisco CallManager Administration refers to components of the
Cisco IP Communicator application that can be updated as "firmware" instead of
"software," and uses the descriptor "phone load" instead of "software load."
This section contains these topics:
• Using AutoUpdate, page 3-8
Pushing Updates Using a Software Deployment Tool, page 3-10
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Cisco IP Communicator Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager
Updating the Application
"Using AutoUpdate" section on
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