To Force A Firmware Download To A Telephone; Download Firmware To A Nortel 20Xx Ip Telephone - Nortel BCM50 Installation And Configuration Manual

Download firmware to a Nortel 20XX IP telephone

Firmware is the software stored in the telephone. When the system is upgraded with a new IP
telephone firmware load, this firmware load automatically downloads into the IP telephones when
they next connect to the system.
The Terminal Details subscreen has a Force firmware download button that allows you to initiate
an immediate download to a telephone. You would do this in situations where you suspect that a
particular telephone has corrupted firmware.

To force a firmware download to a telephone

1
You can access the reset button from two locations:
•
•
Then select an IP set from the list.
2 From the top list, select the IP telephone where you want to reset the password.
3
Click the Force firmware download button.
4 Click OK on the confirmation dialog.
The system drops any active call on that telephone and downloads a new firmware load into the
selected telephone(s). The telephones are unusable until the download is complete and the
telephones have reset.
Resources//Telephony Resources//Terminal Details tab
Telephony//Sets//Active Sets//Capabilities and Preferences//IP Terminal Details
Note: In order not to saturate the IP network with download packets, the
system downloads only up to five IP telephones at any given time.
Telephones requiring download will show a Unified Manager status of
, and the UNISTIM Terminal Proxy Server
Download Pending
(UTPS) initiates download as resources become available.
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