Revision as of 09:44, 15 January 2015

The software on SNOM phones can easily be updated. This page covers how to upgrade a Snom phone and also has information about Security Updates that have been released by Snom.

Security Update:- February 2015

Snom have released a security update for their phones. They have information about this on http://wiki.snom.com/8.7.5.15_OpenVPN_Security_Update All Snoms listed on that page should be upgraded, here are notes on upgrading your phone:

1. Go Snom's Special Security Update page: http://wiki.snom.com/8.7.5.15_OpenVPN_Security_Update

2. Right click on the firmware for your phone model and click 'Copy Shortcut', as in the image below:

Firmware list on Snom's Security Update page

3. Log in to your Snom phone's web interface (see: SNOM Find IP Address if you're unsure how to access the web interface). The phone should ask you for a user name and password. If the phone was originally configured by AAISP then we may have a note of the password.

4. Click on the 'Firmware Update' link in the left menu.

5. Paste the link in to the Firmware field and click 'Load', as in the image below:

Firmware form on the Snom web interface

6. The file will be loaded and the phone will reboot, it may ask to press Tick before it reboots.

How to upgrade a SNOM phone

These instructions are for how to update your phone to the latest firmware that Snom have published. (do check for security updates above, as there may well be newer firmware available.

You can go to http://wiki.snom.com/Firmware and follow the 'Firmware Wizard' through. We have some notes below, but generally following Snom's 'Firmware Wizard' will be best.
See: SNOM Find IP Address if you're unsure how to access the web interface of your Snom.

Upgrading to the latest version 8

You can use these notes to upgrade to the latest version that Snom have on their wiki. (Do check for any Security updates that may be newer than the versions listed on their firmware pages)

1. Go to the Snom Version 8 page: http://wiki.snom.com/Firmware/V8

2 Click on the Phone that you have

3 Click on the Manual Update to V8.xxx

4. Right click on the firmware for the phone and click 'Copy Shortcut', as shown in the image below:

List of Firmware on the Snom Wiki page

5. Log in to your Snom phone's web interface and navigate to Firmware Update

Firmware form on the Snom web interface

6. Paste the link in to the Firmware field and click 'Load'

7. The file will be loaded and the phone will reboot.

The Snom wiki pages do give a bit more detail than these points above, so if you get stuck then please to read the Snom pages.

End of Life

These phones from Snom are end of life and probably won't have any new Firmware:

1xx series
360, 370
821, 870

(There may well be others that are not listed here)

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 The software on SNOM phones can easily be updated. This page covers how to upgrade a Snom phone and also has information about Security Updates that have been released by Snom.
+==Security Update:- February 2015==
-==How to upgrade a SNOM phone==
+Snom have released a security update for their phones. They have information about this on http://wiki.snom.com/8.7.5.15_OpenVPN_Security_Update All Snoms listed on that page should be upgraded, here are notes on upgrading your phone:
-*You can go to http://wiki.snom.com/Firmware and follow the 'Firmware Wizard' through. We have [[#Upgrading_to_the_latest_version_8|some notes below]], but generally following Snom's 'Firmware Wizard' will be best.
-*See: [[SNOM Find IP Address]] if you're unsure how to access the web interface of your Snom.
-==Special Security Updates==
-From time to time Snom release security updates. This information is usually published on: http://wiki.snom.com/Security_update
-This Security page may well have links to software versions that should be applied to a Snom phone but that may not be listed in their usual Firmware pages.
-===2015-01-14 Security Update===
-An example of a Security update is: http://wiki.snom.com/8.7.5.15_OpenVPN_Security_Update All Snoms listed on that page should be upgraded, here are notes on upgrading your phone:
 '''1.''' Go Snom's Special Security Update page: http://wiki.snom.com/8.7.5.15_OpenVPN_Security_Update
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+==How to upgrade a SNOM phone==
+These instructions are for how to update your phone to the latest firmware that Snom have published. (do check for security updates above, as there may well be newer firmware available.
+*You can go to http://wiki.snom.com/Firmware and follow the 'Firmware Wizard' through. We have [[#Upgrading_to_the_latest_version_8|some notes below]], but generally following Snom's 'Firmware Wizard' will be best.
+*See: [[SNOM Find IP Address]] if you're unsure how to access the web interface of your Snom.
 =Upgrading to the latest version 8=
 You can use these notes to upgrade to the latest version that Snom have on their wiki. (Do check for any Security updates that may be newer than the versions listed on their firmware pages)