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What's changed

What's changed

The following list highlights the behavior changes in this release.

Third party phone license

A policy change was introduced in the 6.4.1 release for generic/third party SIP phones. The new policy requires a third party phone license in order for generic phones to receive service with the FortiVoice phone system. To mitigate any potential service interruptions, this firmware update aims to provide a temporary license exemption for generic third party phones. However, such exemptions may be deprecated in a future update without further notice. Please contact your FortiVoice sales representative or Support for additional information.

Generic device status warning

A warning is shown for a generic device if it mismatches the configured device type.

Column header in Firmware Upgrade Status

On the Firmware Upgrade Status screen, the column header Phone Number is changed to Phone Count to avoid confusion.

User Portal Preferences page

On the User Portal Preferences page, the Change User Password option is hidden if authentication type is LDAP.

Password policy enhancements

When upgrading the system, some password policies are enforced to increase security.

On Phone System > Setting > Option > Default Setting:

  • The Default SIP user password must be generated, regardless of the previous policy.
  • The Default user password must be generated, regardless of the previous policy.
  • If the Default SIP user password or Default user password are used, the password strength level is set to weak.

Batch editing enhancements

  • Change a batch of extension devices from FortiFone phones to a generic phone type.
  • Change a batch of extension devices from generic phone type to a specific FortiFone phone.

G729 CODEC removal

In the default SIP profile for desktop softclient, the G729 CODEC is removed as it is not supported.

What's changed

The following list highlights the behavior changes in this release.

Third party phone license

A policy change was introduced in the 6.4.1 release for generic/third party SIP phones. The new policy requires a third party phone license in order for generic phones to receive service with the FortiVoice phone system. To mitigate any potential service interruptions, this firmware update aims to provide a temporary license exemption for generic third party phones. However, such exemptions may be deprecated in a future update without further notice. Please contact your FortiVoice sales representative or Support for additional information.

Generic device status warning

A warning is shown for a generic device if it mismatches the configured device type.

Column header in Firmware Upgrade Status

On the Firmware Upgrade Status screen, the column header Phone Number is changed to Phone Count to avoid confusion.

User Portal Preferences page

On the User Portal Preferences page, the Change User Password option is hidden if authentication type is LDAP.

Password policy enhancements

When upgrading the system, some password policies are enforced to increase security.

On Phone System > Setting > Option > Default Setting:

  • The Default SIP user password must be generated, regardless of the previous policy.
  • The Default user password must be generated, regardless of the previous policy.
  • If the Default SIP user password or Default user password are used, the password strength level is set to weak.

Batch editing enhancements

  • Change a batch of extension devices from FortiFone phones to a generic phone type.
  • Change a batch of extension devices from generic phone type to a specific FortiFone phone.

G729 CODEC removal

In the default SIP profile for desktop softclient, the G729 CODEC is removed as it is not supported.