AltiGen MAXCS 7.5 Upgrade Guidelines - Manual (Page 2)

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This guide covers the following:
• A brief summary of the new features and changes in MAXCS release 7.5.
• Guidelines for upgrading from earlier releases of MAXCS to release 7.5.
For directions on migrating to MAXCS Private Cloud, refer to the Partners Methods and Procedures for MAXCS
Private Cloud guide, which is available from your AltiGen sales representative.
Operating System Support
This release supports Softswitch and MAXCS Private Cloud ONLY. Hardware chassis support will be added in a
later update.
• Windows 2008 R2 64-bit SP1
• Windows 2012 Server R2 64-bit
o Supported on VMWare ESX 5.5
• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
• Hyper-V version 6.1
Release 7.5 requires JRE 1.8; therefore, MAXCS 7.5 does not support Windows 2003.
Enhancements Included in Release 7.5
The MAXCS 7.5 release includes enhancements in the following areas:
• Polycom Enhancements – These features are covered in the Polycom Configuration Guide.
o Easier Polycom deployment, centralized administration (Hours Offset, Time Format, Digit Map,
TLS and SRTP support), 3rd Party call control, #17 Extension relocation for the same extension
o New Polycom Advanced Features license unlocks additional functionality:
 BLF
 Line Park
 DND sychronication with clients
 Polycom group paging (Polycom to Polycom only, broadcast limited to local LAN)
 Client Auto Answer (Polycom VVX models only)
 Client Talk Path Device preference (Polycom VVX models only)
• Codec Enhancements (G.722 is supported on Softswitch and Cloud deployments only)
o G.722 Codec Support
o G.722 Supported Devices/Interfaces
o G.722 License Information
o G.722 in HMCP Board Configuration
o G.722 in the Current Resource Statistics View
o Managing Codec Priorities
o Managing IP Network Bandwidth