HISTORY OF Phone Updates

By default an installation of Lync Server doesn't contain any pre installed or pre approved updates, this must be done manually by an administrator. This is essentially the same process as was utilized in Office Communications Server except that now there is multiple update packages, which on the surface seem to be identical. Previously the only supported devices that used the Office Communicator Phone Edition client had been the Microsoft reference design Tanjay family of devices: the Polycom CX700 and LG Nortel IP8540. Both phones were identical and used the exact same software so a single installation package was distributed and updated on a daily basis.

Lync Server 2010 now has multiple versions of the update package, as they are different clients as well as several device designs between vendors. The Lync Phone Edition client now has two different interfaces.

First, the original touchscreen based client that started in OCS on the CX700 and was updated for Lync. This client looks almost identical to the previous version, but has a few tweaks. Second of all there's a brand new Lync Phone Edition client which only runs on the new Aries family devices: the Polycom CX500, CX600, CX3000 and Aastra 6721 ip, 6725 ip. Even though the client features are identical between the Aries devices the firmware is distinctive between the different manufacturers devices in order to support different hardware components and physical features. So there are now 3 separate packages which can be downloaded: one for the original Tanjay devices, a second for Polycoms Aries devices, and a 3rd for Aastras Aries devices.

These packages regrettably are all identically named as ucupdates.exe so be cautious when downloading one or more at a time. In addition Microsoft plan to release new versions of the Lync Phone Edition client quarterly as Cumulative Updates. Just a week ago CU1 was released and CU2 is scheduled for release in Q2 2011. These aren't service pack type updates, but are instead the full client repackaged as a single firmware. Previous versions for the same device family and editions are then taken off-line in order that only the most recent edition is typically available at any given time. The most recent firmware packages are available within the article Updating Lync 2013 under the Lync Phone Edition table, that was previously included in this article, but has since been moved to the newer article which documents the past of various client and server updates. Prerequisites - In case the Lync Server environment is prepared correctly to support standard operation of the devices then the following process may be utilized to prepare, test, and update devices. When working with Tanjay devices the Lync Server Client Version Policy by default blocks OCPhone clients running version 1.0.196 or older

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