Polycom Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Polycom Firmware Upgrade Procedure
The purpose of this document is to clearly and simply inform about the
steps to follow for upgrading the firmware of Polycom VVX-310, 410 series devices
510, SoundStation 7000 and 6000, SoundPoint IP331 and 335, as well as WEB configuration
of the telephone equipment for their registration on the Broadsoft platform.
To carry out this task it is necessary to have software previously installed on the PC.
The laptop that they will use, which functions as a DHCP and TFTP server, is recommended.
use TFTPd32 or any other that performs these functions
Download the firmware corresponding to the equipment model to a folder on the PC.
Update. For the VVX series devices, the version tested by Broadsoft Operations is 5.7.0;
For the SoundStation and SoundPoint devices, the Boot version is 4.1.0, for the IP6000 and
The IP7000 firmware is version 4.0.14 and for the IP331, IP335 the firmware version is 4.1.1.
Note: For the SoundStation and SoundPoint devices, it is necessary to first load the version of
Boot and then load the Firmware, this does not apply to the VVX series.
Connection Diagram
Procedure
1.- Connect via a UTP cable an Eth. port of the switch to the network port of the PC or Laptop
Top. On the PC, set a static IP, as shown in the following image.
Note: the IP shown is for example purposes, any other can be configured.
2.- Connect the telephone equipment from its LAN port to an available port on the switch.
through UTP cables. If the switch is PoE, the devices will power on directly, if not
Yes, it will be necessary to have adapters to connect each of the devices to the electrical current.
telephone equipment.
3.- On the PC, perform the following configuration in the TFTPd32 software, the startup screen is the
next:
Select the Settings option, the following screen will open, then select the
DHCP option.
Configure the following parameters:
• IP pool start address: [Link] (IP address from which the allocation will start)
directions to the telephone equipment.
• Size of pool: 10 (number of addresses to be assigned)
• Def. router (opt.3): [Link] (IP address of the PC that functions as a server of
DHCP
• Mask (opt.1): [Link] (24-bit subnet mask)
• Select the Persistent leases option
• Select the option Bind DHCP to this address
Then on the main screen select the option at the top right
Browse here to select the folder where this content, the Boot or Firmware version, is located.
It will be loaded onto the equipment depending on the model.
Important note: you must be careful with the firmware that will be loaded as it is different.
for the VVX series devices and for the SoundStation, it is necessary to perform the upgrade by
separate.
4.- It is recommended to bring the telephone equipment to default values, this is done by
next form:
• Disconnect the equipment from the network port or power supply to turn it off.
Our case is a VVX series phone, the same applies to the other models.
• Connect the equipment to the network port or to the power supply, the reboot cycle will start.
telephone.
• When the screen shows Starting application, press the Cancel option.
The password preloaded on the device is 913726485 (or 456), select Ok, the device will start.
with its reset.
Once it has been reset, it is necessary to configure the following parameters in the
telephone
The phone will restart and search for the TFTP server to load the new firmware.
In the TFTPd32 software, in the DHCP option, the addresses that have been assigned will appear to
the different devices according to their MAC address. It will also show the
progress of the transfer of the new firmware to the phone as shown below.
Once the new firmware finishes loading, the device will restart and display its screen of
default start.
To verify that the firmware change was successfully made on the device, follow the
next steps.
The information about the new firmware version that was uploaded to the device will be displayed.
Notes:
For the IP6000 and IP7000 teams, it is necessary to load two files, the first is the boot and the
the second is the firmware.
Web configuration
Having the phone and the PC connected to the switch, check on the TFTPd32 screen which IP is assigned to it.
I assign through the phone's MAC.
Open a browser and enter the IP of the phone you want to configure by prefixing https://
is shown below.
Select the Advanced option and then the Add exception option.
➢ HTTPS
➢ Server Address: depending on the model of the equipment, it is the address that is entered, to
continuation, the different options are shown.
➢ The provided text is a URL and does not contain translatable content.
➢ The provided link does not contain translatable text.
➢ Invalid input. Please provide text for translation.
➢ Unable to access or translate content from the provided URL.
➢ Invalid input, please provide text for translation.
➢ Invalid input: The provided text is a URL and does not contain translatable content.
➢ The provided text is a URL and cannot be translated.
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Again in the main menu select Settings, then Network and finally
Ethernet.
Once inside this option, select VLAN Settings and enter the VLAN ID that you
correspond to this service, for our example the ID 138 was entered.
Having completed these steps, select the Save option; the system will ask if
we want to save the changes, press the Yes option. The phone will restart and will now be
it is necessary to connect it to the client's network for it to register and start working.
Manual Configuration
League for downloading firmware for VVX and IP6000 devices, as well as TFTP32 to use it as
TFTP server and DHCP Server
END OF PROCEDURE