firmware upgrades

[jongemcf]

Hi,

We have a single rack LDK-100, software version 2.2Fi (I think). I notice that from v3.x onwards this is referred to as ipLDK-100. Is this later firmware compatible and is it worth it to have it installed if we going to consider using the advanced voicemail card VMIBE??

If a firmware upgrade is possible is it wise/possible to jump directly to the latest??

Thanks in advance - I had a quick search of the forum but nothing came to light.

Jon.

 

[doktor]

Sorry to hear this:
"I had a quick search of the forum but nothing came to light."

With your LDK-100 running 2.2Fi, it is possible to use and install the VMIBE or VMIB2 or VMIB.

If your processorboard MPB/MPBE uses a daughter board (piggy bag) of the type PMU1/PMU2/PMU1E/PMU2E, then you cannot upgrade to ipLDK-100 version 3.8.
The upgrading to ipLDK-100 version 3.8 demands:
MPB/MPBE/MPBN as processor board and
ASMU1/ASMU2/ASMU1E/ASMU2E/ASMU1N/ASMU2N as daughter board.

What country are you in?



///doktor

 

[jongemcf]

Thanks for the reply. I searched using the forum search which doesn't seem very good - I had more luck using the Google site search. I am in the UK.

I will investigate which daughter board is in the unit already.

Can you give me a short summary of the advantages of 3.8?? We are thinking of upgrading to use VM and Auto Attendant features to route inbound calls in a friendly way! If it is worth going to 3.8 then we may consider it.

Thanks

Jon.

 

[doktor]

From 2.2 to 3.8, you get H.323 and SIP - ip phones and ip trunk.
If you only use basic telephony, the s/w 2.2 is OK.

If you want to use the new keysets LDP-7000 and LDP-8000, you will have to upgrade.

///doktor

 

[jongemcf]

Turns out I have the ASMU1E daughter board at present. I understand that this only allows us to have 1 rack but we have at least 3 slots free at the moment!

Thanks for your help. I'll ask to have the firmware upgraded when we have the VMIBE installed.

Thanks

Jon.

 

[doktor]

Yes. With your ASMU1E and MPBE you could as well upgrade to ipLDK-100 3.8 or 3.9 and all the new features.

///doktor

 

[doktor]

I found this "goldmine" concerning LG-Nortel ipLDK-60:

http://www.artcom.ru/download/?TYPE=6&;MODEL=507

The home page is in russian, but if you use Internet Explorer 8.0, you can easily translate it.

Good luck.

Also other ipLDK systems like ipLDK-100 exist "nearby"...

///doktor

 

[doktor]

I found this list of features gained when upgrading from LDK-100 (s/w ver. 2.2) to ipLDK-100 (s/w ver. 3.8):

- IP phones (SIP and H.323).
- IP trunk (SIP and H.323).
- IP softphone
- Hot Desk (Free Seating).
- LDP-7000 Series (Digital Keyset)
- LIP-7000 Series (IP Phone)
- WIT-300H (WiFi).
- Remote Extension (Linked Pair with GSM)
- Enhanced Voice Mail Server(IP LDK)
- Advanced ACD/UCD
- Personal Call Recording (USB to PC)
- Conference room (to avoid paying to public provider).
- Bluetooth headset adapter (for LDP-7000)


///doktor