Release Notes for -- Linksys SPA-942 ver 4.1.15

SPA-942 -- IP Phone, 2 Ethernet Interface, PoE

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        Bug Fixes
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. TTL is set to 1 When the phone sends out multicast packets so the
  packets cannot survive more than 1 hop on the network.
  In the current fix, the multicast packet TTL is set to 8.

. Phone will not accept a new INVITE that replaces another active 
  call-leg when it acts as the target of call transfer operation, if
  DND is enabled or any other call rejection/forward criteria matches this
  new INVITE. Hence the call transfer operation will fail.
  
. When entering a URL from the GUI using the "alpha" entry mode, the phone
  should not assume the first letter of a word should be capitalized, since
  the user is not entering a proper name

. Ending the dial string with a '#' during on-hook dialing might
  cause the phone to reboot

. The Nonce count (nc) parameter in the SIP Authorization header 
  os not incremented when the phone sends out re-INVITE to hold/resume 
  inside a SIP dialog
  
. maddr parameter in first host of a record-route header is ignored
  if it is specified as FQDN instead of an IP address

. The inband DTMF tone twist is incorrect when the phone generates DTMF tone 
  to the network; the two tones have the same level

. The volume of the inband DTMF tone that the phone generates to the network
  follows the local volume setting, instead of being a constant level
  
. If call park number entry ends with a '#', the ending
  '#' key is included as park of the call park orbit. This causes problem when 
  trying to unpark the call later. This problem only affects the SIP-B features
  when using the phone with Sylantro softswitch.

. Silence suppression is not working when using the speakerphone

. There may be some echo heard at the other end
  toggling between handset and speakerphone

. Change the default backlight timer setting to 10s

. SPA does not handle a SDP offer with multiple m= and c= lines properly

. SPA should specify a=recvonly in SDP answer when the SDP offer 
  specifies a=sendonly


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        Feature Enhancements
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. Added a user preference option to not to show "miss" softkey 
  (the shortcut to check Missed Calls).

. Allow pressing any key and hook event to clear the missed call 
  message on screen (when the phone is showing the idle screen) 

. Do not mix inband RTP audio whenever the phone generates ringback tone locally

. Play inbound RTP and stop generating ringback tone locally during call
  progress whenever the phone receives a 18x response with a valid SDP.
  Local generation of ringback tone resumes during call progress whenever
  the phone receives a 18x response with out a valid SDP, unless
  the <Sticky 183> option is enabled 

. Support the use of "check-sync" as an alias of "resync" in a SIP NOTIFY Event
  header to ask the phone to download a new configuration profile

. Added configuration parameters to support enabling and disabling call-waiting.   
  There are 4 new star code for this purpose: 
    a) Call Waiting Enable, 
    b) Call Waiting Disable, 
    c) Call Waiting Per Call Enable,
    d) Call Waiting Per Call Disable.
    Admin can use the new boolean config parameter <CW Setting> instead of 
    relying on user entering the star code (a) and (b).
    <CW Setting> can also be configured from the phone Perferences GUI 
    via the new "Call Waiting" (y/n) option.
    NOTE: Call-Waiting Enable/Disable feature does not distinguish 
    between EXTensions; the feature setting applies to all EXTensions.

. Added <Back Light Timer> option under the Phone Setup GUI: Preferences
  menu to control the back light timeout. 
  There are 5 choices: Off, Always On, 10s, 20s, and 30s

. Added boolean configuration parameter <RFC 2543 Hold>. Default is "yes".
  If set to "yes", phone will set c=0.0.0.0 in SDP when placing calls
  on hold. Otherwise, c= line is set to valid address. Either case
  a=sendonly is included in the SDP

. Added boolean configuration parameter <Random REG CID On Reboot>. 
  If set to "yes", the phone  will use a different random call-ID for 
  registration upon the next reboot.
  If set to "no", the phone will attempt to use the same Call-ID
  to register upon the next graceful reboot. Power cycle reboot will
  always use a new random Call-ID for Register. Default is "no"

. Allow setting the <Enable VLAN> and  options from the Phone Setup GUI: 
  Network Configuration menu