3CX Phone System for Windows V8 Build History

3CX Phone System Build Version 8.0.10824 29 January 2010

Improved: Ultidev Cassini Webserver Installation – webserver is now more performant and reliable
Added: Ability to download Service packs and Component Updates for 3CX Phone System – without needing to uninstall and re-install 3CX Phone System.
Added: Voicemail Message includes FROM CALLER ID in email notification
Added: Trace message in Server Activity log showing number of active calls in the system
Added: Parameter to disable outgoing calls from the Voicemail menu – By default it is OFF for security reasons
Added: Spitfire Voip Provider Template
Added: Schoenland VoIP Provider Templates
Added: Yealink provisioning Templates with Timezone Provisioning
Added: Import of users from Active Directory is now separated by First Name and last name
Added: Recovery options for Ultidev Cassini Web server
Added: Ability to reboot Yealink phones remotely
Added: Call Assistant Client Patch to automatically update from 8.0.9924 to 8.0.10820
Added: Chinese language file updates
Added: Ability to localize 3CX Phone System on the fly.
Added: Support for Microsoft Exchange server 2010
Added: Ability to control the invite sent to Exchange server via the MSEXCH_SPECIALMENU Parameter. Can be configurable to ‘MNU’ for exchange 2007 support. Value is a string. Default value is Blank which defaults to 999
Added: ALLOWSOURCEASOUTBOUND Parameter for Voip Providers. If ON, then PBX saves the source IP:port of last successful OK to REGISTER message (in case of client registrations), and than force target of all outgoing requests to that saved IP:port. Except those that originally have FQDN as target. If it is off, ACK will be sent to IP:port specified in Contact header of 200/INV. This option was implemented as a countermeasure for incorrectly operating NATs/Routers with incorrect SIP ALG implementations.

Fixed: Make Call routing loop creating CPU Load
Fixed: License limit reached message triggered on rare types of PSTN calls
Fixed: SIP Bye and Cancel behaviour in VoIP provider communication
Fixed: Paging Group Name shows in Paging Group Call
Fixed: Generation of 3CX Support Information
Fixed: Selection in Winforms management console
Fixed: Backup and restore for call history timings
Fixed: Network interfaces not showing on computers with multiple network interfaces
Fixed: Order of playing of voicemails when deleting a voicemail that is not first nor last
Fixed: Tunnel and Cancel – cancelling a non established call was destroying session
Fixed: Fax interface network interface selection
Fixed: Fax interface exception when saving configuration on machine with multiple network interfaces
Fixed: 3CX service starter which was starting 2 processes and generating exceptions in cassini.
Fixed: Crash handler ntdll.dll fixed when triggering a backup or restore in some situations

3CX Phone System Version 8 Build Version 8.0.9941 11 November 2009

Fixed: Billing rate matching country code
Fixed: Bug in BLF showing as stuck when you pickup calls with *20* dial code
Fixed: Ring all groups when 1 member presses reject - the others will still continue ringing
Fixed: Bug in Ring groups fixed when you have 1 ring group forwarding to an other ring group with common members in both
Fixed: Parsing error when display name has series of invalid symbols
Fixed: Myphone web-interface descriptions
Fixed: Extensions with blank name and surname are not provisioned
Fixed: Delete personal phonebook entries for Polycom provisioning file
Fixed: Simple rules configuration bug (missing voice-mail rule)
Fixed: Bug in edit provisioning templates
Fixed: Bug in date / Holidays section
Fixed: Patton template for point to multipoint configurations
Fixed: Portech template for CID
Fixed: DST Time server provisioning in Linksys and Cisco phones
Fixed: Sip port provisioning when 3CX pbx sip port is not default (5060)

Added: New Tunnel with less bandwidth usage
Added: Busy prompts controlled on or off by global option. Standard Busy tone is on by default
Added: More BLF provisioning for grandstream phones (MAX 16)
Added: Voztelecom template
Added: Cisco SPA525G template
Added: Cisco SPA5XXG + SPA500S Sidecar.

3CX Phone System Version 8 Build Version 8.0.9532 9 October 2009

Fixed record route transport which affected Sipgate
Transfers showing correct information in Management Console Extension port status
Added option for Polycom Phones to exclude company directory from Personal Phonebook
Quick search options added in Billing, Custom Parameters and System Prompts
Import and Export of Billing Information
Fixed stuck BLF lamp caused by incorrect transfers
Added FAX NAT changes to be backed up and restored

3CX Phone System Version 8 Build Version 8.0.9414 2 October 2009

FAX SERVER FIX for crash on numerous incoming faxes
Restore procedure for prompts
Fax configuration of files form the edit templates - fax over poroviders with Nat support
Myphone bug in forwarding rules not showing.
Improved call assistant Speed, performance, freezing issues fixed
Fixed Install bug in Voip phone dll
Italian prompt sets NEW
Added VAD server components to the build
Fix in call reporter and sql queries
Voip providers added - G711 IE and voip voice IT

3CX Phone System Version 8.0.9342 (RC2) 25 September 2009

Fixed

Ability to specify a P asserted identity variable
Ability to run Winform console & Backup and restore when UAC is on
Ability to view MyPhone in Russian
Import extensions could not import the PIN number
Show IVR name in tree as opposed to extension number
Renamed Boomerang TM feature (Fonality Trademark) to “Forward using
option to reject to voice mail”
Busy prompt is triggered when a call is rejected
Fixed Dial by name
Numerous improvements to the call reporter
Deleting an extension which is a member of a digital receptionist now
puts the DR entry to END CALL
Recording location links now work when record location is not default

New

Polycom Personal Directories are now provisioned.
Improved Myphone interface
Ability to trigger a call from the Extension status page in MyPhone
Removed SIP AUTHENTICATION tab in the MyPhone page - Can be enabled
from the global parameters page MYPHONESIPAUTH
Phone book directories are now updated automatically each time an
extension is added, Reeboot using SIP notify is possible for Snom,
Linksys by commenting out reboot link in template
Added support for G7Eleven VoIP provider
Improved Inphonex and Voip Unlimited templates
Faxes can now be received from VoIP providers that correctly support
T38 fax. (BroadVox and Nexvortex for now)
Faxes can now be received behind NAT (documentation to be provided)

3CX Phone System New Features V8.9149 16.September 2009 (RC1)

Added Polycom BLF support for phones running Polycom firmware 3.2 or higher
Added Polycom side-car support
Increased maximum simultaneous calls to IVR service to 128 sim calls by default (depending on license limit
Added ability to update call assistants network wide from the management console
Added Caller ID Variables to Inbound and outbound parameters for gateways and voip providers to give full caller ID flexibility
Added ability to run the winforms management console on terminal services
New templates for phone provisioning - Linksys sidecar
New template for provisioning BLF on Polycom, including sidecar
Added support (including provisioning) for new Cisco 5XX phones
Added support for Berofix cards

Fixed disconnections bug in sip forked id mde
Fixed disconnections fixed in remote extensions
Fixed IVR service not forwarding calls correctly to the queue.
Fixed: Caller ID in transfers was failing after a failed transfer. It was showing the failed transfer caller ID. now it shows the proper caller id,.
Fixed: Total costs and total calls in the call reporter
Fixed busy mechanism when phones are set to phone status and incoming calls are coming from queues.
Fixed Caller ID in phone to phone transfers
Calls launched via 3CX Assistant now have a valid caller ID

3CX Phone System New Features V8.8637 31 July 2009 (Beta v.8)

3CX SIP Server

Ability to barge in to a call as supervisor or manager
Added 3 types of Queues (hunt random start, Ring all, Hunt)

Hunt random start (Chooses random extension from list) >
Ring All (Rings all extensions simultaneously)
Hunt (Will connect to extensions as ordered in the interface)
Boomerang feature to allow Call Redirection to a mobile and forwarding to company voice mail if no answer or call is rejected.
Added Secure RTP support, can be configured globally or per phone
Added ability for users to record a voice mail and send this to another user on the system
Added ability to forward a voice mail to another user
Added ability to call back the person who left a voice mail
Added ability to receive faxes from VoIP providers. Note that no interop testing has been performed with VoIP providers and mileage will be depend on fax implementation of provider
Add security lock out: if user enters the PIN wrongly more then 3 times when accessing voice mail, call is disconnected.
Added support for the Beronet BRI and E1 gateway cards
Ability to pass Caller ID via the P asserted id SIP parameter
Paging performance was increased by 400% - it can now more quickly setup a page to a larger number of phones.
Added a beep to a page, so that the person making the page knows when to start speaking.
Removed the prompt ‘Your call is being transferred’ when setting up a call via the Assistant or Outlook. Makes call setup much faster.
Improved overall registration process – it is now faster
Added Multicast paging – which allows for a media stream to be simultaneously sent to many phones at the same time for emergency paging and so on. For very large installations this more efficient, however requires multicast support by phone. (not all supported phones do this)
If an extension is part of a ring group or has 2 IP phones registered to same extension, the other phone will not log a missed call if the phone is answered by the other phone. Requires IP phone to support this.
Added ability to configure identification in method/logic for when gateway reports 486 busy as opposed to 503 service unavailable.
Ability to configure whether the Queue or Ring group name are pre-pended or appended to the Caller ID
Added prompt to inform caller when service is not available (i.e. gateway is busy and no backup routes available OR LICENSE LIMIT IS EXCEEDED)
Caller ID is now shown in calls over a bridge
Improved caller feedback for dial codes and system states using prompts

3CX Management Interface

Added a new node ‘phones’ which lists all IP phones registered with the system and their Mac and IP. Allows ability to reboot multiple phones and re-provision them automatically. Also allows one click launching of the phone admin interface.
Auto configuring of new phones: Phones that are connected to the network will show up in the phones node as new and administrator will be able to create an extension for that phone.
Remotely reboot one or more IP phones
One click launching of admin interface of an IP phone
Re-provision one or more phones
Added Windows Management interface (not web based)
Added System extensions page to show status of system services such as conferencing, parking and so on.
Ability to configure a DID for multiple ports in one go, eliminating the need to do them for each port
New company phonebook node with import facility.
Deploy/Provision FXS gateways – makes it easy to configure extensions for a 24 port FXS gateway
Ability to edit XML phone provisioning templates with custom options for phone and re-provision all phones in one go.
Ability to edit provisioning files for gateways and VoIP providers
Management console and MyPhone interface now support Google Chrome and Internet Explorer v8
Added simple Call Forwarding / Redirection page to make setup easier of call forwarding rules easier.
Added ability to import extensions from Active Directory or any LDAP directory
Improved provisioning templates for Aastra and Linksys including reboot links and Voicemail number
Improved provisioning template for SNOM to allow BLF and Pickup on one button
Add toggle to Extensions page to show PIN codes and Auth passwords so administrators can check they are sage.
Ability to specify the path to call recordings and store them directly to a storage drive.
Add SIP notify to reboot phones that can only be rebooted via SIP notify.

3CX Assistant features

Text Chat feature allows messaging colleagues
Better Integration with 3CXPhone – 3CX Phone can now be installed by 3CX Assistant and used to launch calls. Upon an inbound call, 3CXPhone can be triggered automatically without the second popup of the 3CX Phone.
Launch calls directly on VoIP Phone or IP phone by specifying direct URL. This makes launching calls quicker
Ability to trigger recording of a call from the assistant
Select a number in a web page or document and trigger a call using a hotkey
Ability for 3CX Assistant to operate over the tunnel from a remote location
Network wide updating of 3CX Assistant – placing the 3CX Assistant in a directory on the phone system server will automatically update all 3CX Assistant installs network wide.
Ability to trigger a call from a contact in the Company or Personal phonebook, featuring Gmail like contact resolving. Company phone book is maintained by administrator, personal phonebook can be maintained in the MyPhone page
Ability to launch the MyPhone page from the Assistant and use the existing tunnel (no additional port required)
Ability to login to the MyPhone page without needing to re-authenticate
Ability to see server based recent calls list, i.e. outbound, inbound and missed calls (even when 3CXAssistant was off)

3CX MyPhone

Ability to switch off MyPhone per user
Added simple Call Forwarding / Redirection page to make setup easier of call forwarding rules easier.
Added Personal phone book / Speed dial list
Added tabs for Inbound, Outbound and Missed calls (Recents)
Ability to black list certain caller IDs – these calls will be dropped automatically.

3CX Installation & Setup

Setup wizard now allows setup of VoIP provider
Setup wizard asks user for extension to use for the voice mail menu (Default 999)
Setup now includes latest Postgress database version 8
Removed Postgress user account.
Removed 3CXPhonesystem user that was being created – no longer needed
Fixed an issue in system paths when installing on a Czech operating system

Reports

Improved call reporter with report designer and new reports
Added page numbers to Call reports and improved formatting

Misc

Time control fixed in my phone interface
Ring group hunt and ring all are now always shown as registered in system extensions
Progress bar added in restoring of the call history in backup and restore
Addition of rules in forwarding rules for extensions fixed.
Fix in firewall when it is not loaded on Winforms and management console.
When you make an update in MyPhone, the provisioning file gets updated
Improved call routing logic
Added additional configuration parameters to parameter table to increase flexibility and control of services (port of conference place and IVR service)
Changed SQL date format to enable compatibility between Postgress version 7 and 8
Hotel application fixes in exception in view calls
Polish and regional fixes in call history and hotel application