Microsoft has released August 2014 CU for Lync Phone Edition

I had blogged earlier about the release of the August CUs for LPE, but wanted to test the updates a little and see how the new features within the updates worked (i.e. the lock feature). This took longer than I expected and frankly the majority of the wait was my time getting back to the keyboard but…

What was found is logical yet unfortunate. Prior to the current firmware and Server CU there was a client policy setting (Set-CsClientPolicy) DisableHandsetOnLockedMachine which did nothing. The intent was that the phone would make the phone inoperable minus the emergency calling configuration. For those that tested and then left the setting alone, by installing the latest updates for BOTH the phone and the server nothing happened.

However, if you use a Tanjay/Aries based phone AND you enable the DisableHandsetOnLockedMachine setting it to TRUE then when the phone is locked (by PC or if standalone by timeout) the ability to make calls outbound are removed. A nice error is displayed on the phone due to restrictions (much better than just a failed call message). Yeah for team Tanjay/Aries…but what about 3PIP phones?

  

Well unfortunately the policy feature only works today with the current Aries phones and it does nothing to the desktop client – it only applies to Lync Phone Edition (LPE) devices. That means should you have executives, conference rooms, etc. that have unrestricted calling options where others do not, the fear of afterhours use of phones inappropriately is squashed. All in all this is a good thing although it would be nice if the feature applied to 3PIP phones as well – but that’s up to the manufactures of those devices.

Product

Version

KBs

Download

Lync Phone Edition (for Aastra 6721ip and Aastra 6725ip)

4.0.7577.4451

2988177

MS Download

Lync Phone Edition (for HP 4110 and HP 4120)

4.0.7577.4451

2988178

MS Download

Lync Phone Edition (for Polycom CX500, Polycom CX600, and Polycom CX3000)

4.0.7577.4451

2988181

MS Download

Lync Phone Edition for Polycom CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540

4.0.7577.4451

2988182

MS Download


Additional Notes:
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.230
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4445
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.738
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4605.1003

Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577. 4409
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4409

Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4451
Lync Phone Edition (Tanjay) build number is 4.0.7577.4451

Lync 2010 for Windows Phone build number 4.3.8120.0
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for Android build number 4.0.6509.3001

Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number 5.4.1087.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android tablets build number 5.4

Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017

Microsoft has released July 2014 CU for Lync Phone Edition

We are now officially into the 3rd quarter of 2014 and thus into the third round of patching. I know we did not see patches for Lync Server 2013 in the 2nd quarter, but one can assume the trend will not hold and patches will be coming soon. As a teaser Microsoft has released the Lync Phone Edition (LPE) update for Q3, their links are found below. It is always recommended to remain up-to-date with LPE patches regardless of the fixes included.

In this iteration of LPE a Daylight Savings Time (DST) issue is resolved for Egypt and Morocco…nothing exciting but keeping the phones up-to-date ensures you will not run into any patching issues with the next release. You will also notice the CX700/LG-Nortel 8540 was not included in the update cycle – does it not require the DST fix or is this simply Microsoft stating ever so gently to move off the old phones?

*UPDATE*
As noted in the comments below, the CX700 has NOT been updated since April but it is now included in the matrix below.

Product

Version

KBs

Download

Lync Phone Edition (for Aastra 6721ip and Aastra 6725ip)

7577.4450

2973938

MS Download

Lync Phone Edition (for HP 4110 and HP 4120)

7577.4450

2973939

MS Download

Lync Phone Edition (for Polycom CX500, Polycom CX600, and Polycom CX3000)

7577.4450

2973941

MS Download

Lync Phone Edition (for Polycom CX700/LG-Nortel 8450)

7577.4444

2973942

MS Download

Additional Notes: 
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.230
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4445
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.577
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4605.1003

Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577. 4409
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4409

Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4450
Lync Phone Edition (Tanjay) build number is 4.0.7577.4444

Lync 2010 for Windows Phone build number 4.3.8120.0
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for Android build number 4.0.6509.3001

Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number 5.4.1087.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android build number 5.3.1100

Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.107
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017