Cisco IP Communicator Administration Guide

Chapter 3 Deploying and Updating Cisco IP Communicator
Updating the Application
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Using AutoUpdate
AutoUpdate is part of the Cisco IP Communicator software that helps you
automatically update Cisco IP Communicator. Every time
Cisco IP Communicator registers with a Cisco CallManager, AutoUpdate
compares Cisco IP Communicator’s current software load with the version in the
configuration file. AutoUpdate downloads and installs new software components
from the TFTP server when it detects that they are available.
In addition, AutoUpdate can use HTTP to download from the server if you have
enabled HTTP access to your TFTP server. To do this, run the
Cisco IP Communicator Administration Tool and click the Enable HTTP check
box. Enabling HTTP will improve the performance of AutoUpdate for remote
users. (Downloading software updates over a dialup or broadband connection
using TFTP can take more than 15 minutes). In order to enable HTTP access, run
the Administration Tool. See the “Running the Cisco IP Communicator
Administration Tool” section on page 2-14.
Before using AutoUpdate, you should obtain an updated software load. Then run
the phone load installer to install the updated software files on the TFTP server.
Note Users must have administrative privileges on their PCs in order for AutoUpdate
to work. If they do not have these privileges, use a software deployment tool
instead. See the “Pushing Updates Using a Software Deployment Tool” section on
page 3-10.
See these topics for more information about configuring AutoUpdate and
specifying software loads:
• Configuring Software Version Verification, page 3-8
• Specifying a Default Software Load for All Cisco IP Communicator Devices,
page 3-9
• Specifying a Non-Default Software Load for a Specific Device, page 3-10
Configuring Software Version Verification
AutoUpdate can inspect all of the files necessary to run Cisco IP Communicator
and verify that they are complete and unmodified since the
Cisco IP Communicator application was installed or last updated.

Cisco IP Communicator Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	IP Communicator
Category	Software
Language	English