IPBrick v5.1 - Available updates
IMPORTANT NOTES:
 
  • Before installing an update, always read the information provided with it.
  • It is advised to install updates in the order of release, in order to avoid dependency/conflict problems
  • After installing the updates, always click on "Apply Configurations". If multiple updates are going to be installed, this can be done after inserting the last update.
  • All installed updates are listed in the IPBrick web interface: Advanced Configurations->IPBrick->Update
  • After installing an update all IPBrick configuration backup files (available in the Advanced Configurations -> Disaster Recovery menu) older than the update installation date, will not be usable
  • The reason why the updates don't have a sequential number is due to the existence of specific updates that don't belong yet to the main IPBrick structure. Some of these specific updates are referenced here because they conflict with standard ones.
 
LIST OF UPDATES:
 
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    This is a tgz file that contains all the available updates for IPBrick v5.1.

 

  • update_01-v5.1  [28-05-2009]  (id=510001)
    New functionalities
    - Adds support for mailing lists remote management (XML-RPC)
    - New call statistics web site (by default https://callstatistics.domain.com)
    Depends:  ipbrick

 

  • update_06-v5.1  [29-05-2009]  (id=510006)
    New functionalities and improvements:
    - Solves Fax issue detected in some installations with multiple entry fax lines.
    - New VoIP features: Pickup call by group and callback.
    - Machines management improvement: it's now possible to assign an IP address of any network defined as a DNS reverse zone.
    - Optimization of proxy statistics generation.
    - Adds support for mass operations in the Advanced Configurations for DNS, DHCP, VOIP and LDAP services.
    - Remote Backup improvements.
    Depends:  ipbrick, update_01-v5.1
    Conflicts:  update_02-v5.1, update_03-v5.1, update_04-v5.1, update_05-v5.1

 

  • update_07-v5.1  [07-07-2009]  (id=510007)
    New functionalities and improvements:
    - Phones auto provisioning: Aastra 6755i; Atcom 530; Grandstream BT200, BT201, GXP1200, GXP2000, GXP2010, GXP2020 and GXP280; Snom 320 and 360; Thomson ST2030s;
    - Optimization of the Instant Messaging service database.
    - Adds description field to phones.
    - New fax service options.
    - Possibility to define new user LDAP fields.
    - New option to manage the Personal Information Manager (PIM) synchronization server (enable/disable or stop/start).
    Depends:  ipbrick, update_01-v5.1, update_06-v5.1
    Conflicts:  update_02-v5.1, update_03-v5.1, update_04-v5.1, update_05-v5.1

 

  • update_09-v5.1  [23-07-2009]  (id=510009)
    Improved telephony card support: - IPBrick GT compatibility for analog and pri ISDN cards on the same appliance.
    ATTENTION: This update will force a restart of the VoIP service. ALL CALLS WILL BE DROPPED! Do not Apply Configurations during working hours.
    Depends:  ipbrick
    Conflicts:  update_05-v5.1, update_08-v5.1

 

  • update_10-v5.1  [23-10-2009]  (id=510010)
    UCoIP improvements:
    - New UCoIP webpage.
    - Includes new Java based WebPhone which is supported in all browsers supporting Java.
    - Upgrades Instant Messaging service (v2.0).
    - Solves issue between WebChat and the newest Firefox versions (>=3.0.6).

    ATTENTION: This update will force an upgrade of the Instant Messaging service, making it temporarily unavailable. Do not install this update during working hours.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: The new WebPhone (click here to view image) will replace the previous one, maintaining link compatibility. It can be used in two different ways (replace domain.com by your IPBrick domain):
    - http://webphone.domain.com/index2.php - this WebPhone has a numeric keyboard where users can dial any allowed number. It can be used, for example, in the company website, where visitors are able to dial an internal extension.
    - http://webphone.domain.com/index2.php?user=NUMBER - this WebPhone is used in users UCoIP page and only allows calls to a predefined NUMBER (replace NUMBER by your user, phone or alternative address). It can also be used in a website, where visitors are able to call only the predefined NUMBER.

    Depends:  ipbrick, update_01-v5.1, update_06-v5.1, update_07-v5.1
    Conflicts:  update_02-v5.1, update_03-v5.1, update_04-v5.1, update_05-v5.1

 

  • update_14-v5.1  [02-12-2009]  (id=510014)
    New functionalities and improvements:
    - Several Telephony/VoIP improvements:
      - R2 signaling (unicall);
      - call recording;
      - call statistics;
      - call conferences;
      - call queues.
    - Adds GRE tunneling support.
    - Proxy improvements: adds new design for the Access Denied web page.
    - IPBrick webservices improvements.
    - UCoIP webpage improvements.
    - Solves issue of user's default email, detected when IPBrick is in AD Member mode.
    - New IPBrick Contacts version 3.1.


    Depends:  ipbrick, update_01-v5.1, update_06-v5.1, update_07-v5.1, update_10-v5.1
    Conflicts:  update_02-v5.1, update_03-v5.1, update_04-v5.1, update_05-v5.1, update_11-v5.1, update_12-v5.1, update_13-v5.1, specific_update_09_v51, specific_update_10_v51, specific_update_11_v51, specific_update_12_v51, specific_update_13_v51, specific_update_14_v51

 

  • update_15-v5.1  [21-12-2009]  (id=510015)
    IPBrick improvements:
    - Proxy improvements:
      - New option to configure http port;
      - New option to configure allowed ports;
      - Improves the mechanism of the log management.
    - Personal Information Manager (PIM) synchronization server improvements.
    - Fax improvements.
    - Increases security for SMTP service.
    - Increases security for web server.
    - High Availability improvements.


    Depends:  ipbrick, update_01-v5.1, update_06-v5.1, update_07-v5.1, update_10-v5.1, update_14-v5.1
    Conflicts:  update_02-v5.1, update_03-v5.1, update_04-v5.1, update_05-v5.1, update_11-v5.1, update_12-v5.1, specific_update_15_v51

 

  • update_16-v5.1  [29-01-2010]  (id=510016)
    Several improvements and new functionalities:
    - New IPBrick Kernel version 2.6.30.10 with support more than 4 gigabytes of RAM;
    - New Asterisk 1.4.28;
    - New Kaspersky Mail Server Anti-Virus software version 5.6.39;
    - New IPBrick Calendar v1.2.b7.
    - New Telephony/VoIP improvements:
      - New VoIP users management web interface;
      - Access class management is now also user-oriented;
      - Check VoIP statistics by user;
      - Lock/unlock phones;
      - Configurable prefix ranges;
      - Fax PS files using Mail2fax;
      - Call Forwarding;
      - Do not disturb;
    - New Ethernet card link status indicator in the IPBrick web interface;
    - Possibility of rolling back configurations;
    - Added a description field to every saved configuration;
    - Warning message when the server will reboot;
    - Option to enable real-time blacklists (RBL) in E-mail;
    - Improved web services support;
    - Improved security in the web server;
    - DNS improvements;
    - Firewall improvements;
    - IM improvements;
    - FTP server improvements;
    - Remote Backup improvements;
    - Fax notification improvements;
    - Adds support for SpamAssassin and ClamAV;

    WARNING:
    1 - Due to several software upgrade done by this update, it may require to regenerate your IPBrick licence. If this is the case, this update will try to generate automatically a new licence making a connection to ours servers. So be sure that the server will have access to internet. Anyway, if this operation fails, a trial licence of 10 days will be activated, so you will be able to use IPBrick administration web interface. During those 10 days, please contact us (licence@ipbrick.com) in order to request a new licence.

    2 - Some drivers might not be correctly loaded preventing the right detection of some hardware components. Possible hardware components that might not be detected:
       - Ethernet controller Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5706
       - Ethernet controller Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708
       - Ethernet controller Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709
       - Ethernet controller Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5716
    Usually, Broadcom Ethernet controllers are used in Dell, IBM and HP servers. If you have an IPBrick server installed on a server from these manufacters and you have got a problem with network interface cards detection, please follow this procedure: bnx2_procedure
    If you have any doubt please contact our technical support (support.install@ipbrick.com)


    IMPORTANT NOTES (please read document Update_to_IPBrickv5.2):
       1. This update can only be installed after the installation of the following packages:
       - ipbrick-16-v51-pkg1.deb
       - ipbrick-16-v51-pkg2.deb
       - ipbrick-16-v51-pkg3.deb
       - ipbrick-16-v51-pkg4.deb
       - ipbrick-16-v51-pkg5.deb
       - ipbrick-16-v51-pkg6.deb
       2. ipbrick-16-v51-pkg*.deb packages will update some IPBrick software packages forcing the server to be restarted. So, DO NOT install this package on a production system during business hours.
       3. ipbrick-16-v51-pkg*.deb packages are about 35MB each, so it will take some time to be fully installed. Please wait until you will be able to introduce the next package.
       4. ipbrick-16-v51-pkg*.deb packages should be installed using a workstation with LAN access to IPBrick.
       5. After installing update_16-v5.1 you must "Apply Configurations". When finished, THE SERVER WILL REBOOT automatically.

    Depends:  ipbrick, update_01-v5.1, update_06-v5.1, update_07-v5.1, update_10-v5.1, update_14-v5.1, update_15-v5.1
    Conflicts:  update_03-v5.1, update_04-v5.1, update_05-v5.1, update_11-v5.1, update_12-v5.1, update13-v5.1, specific-update09-v5.1, specific-update11-v5.1, specific-update13-v5.1, specific-update14-v5.1, specific_update_15_v51, specific-update19-v5.1