Before upgrading Unified CM to Release 15, Cisco Wireless IP Phone 8821 and 8821-EX handsets need firmware 11.0(5)SR3 or later.

Checked 2026-09-25

ensure that the firmware is updated to a minimum version of 11.0(5)SR3 before upgrading Unified Communications Manager to Release 15.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem
phone firmware
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
destination Release 15
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Planning a Unified CM upgrade: source note cucm-upgrade-planning-8821-firmware-minimum. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-upgrade-planning-8821-firmware-minimum

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-upgrade-planning-8821-firmware-minimum,
  title  = {Planning a Unified CM upgrade: source note cucm-upgrade-planning-8821-firmware-minimum},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-upgrade-planning-8821-firmware-minimum},
  note   = {Source note cucm-upgrade-planning-8821-firmware-minimum, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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