Nov 2, 2023 – PortSIP, the developer of next-generation unified communications solution, announced the launch of PortSIP PBX v16.1.0 for both Windows and Linux.
The PBX v16.1.0 is a major release that brings a lot of exciting new features and improvements!
We recommend all users upgrade to this new release.
Changes for PortSIP PBX Release v16.1.0
The following changes are included in this release:
- Improved security; now each extension's IP Phone configuration file is stored in a separate directory with a random name to prevent guessing even if the phone MAC address is leaked
- Integrated Microsoft 365 and enabled Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Introduced skill-based routing for ring groups
- Introduced skill-based routing for queues
- Added support for Last Called Agent Routing for the queue
- Supported setting agent status to Not Ready after agent completes a Non-ACD call
- Introduced Queue Manager Role
- Implemented Contact Center Wallboards
- Changed the CTI menu name to Contact Center
- Implemented custom headers at tenant level, allowing the adding of custom SIP headers for a call and relaying of specified custom headers for a call
- Optimized High Availability (HA) for On-Premise and AWS deployments
- Enabled scaling of the Media server, Queue server, Virtual Receptionist Server, and Meeting server as a cluster
- Implemented Direct Inward System Access (DISA)
- Added support for meeting invitations and joining meetings via link
- Added support for Hotdesking
- Introduced the FAC *70 and *71 for Hotdesking
- Added theme support, allowing customers to adjust the themes of the WebRTC Client, PBX Web Portal, and SBC Web portal to fit their business style
- Added support for Italian and Spanish languages and voice prompts
- Added support for Speed Dial 8 and Speed Dial 100
- Added functionality to resend welcome emails to extensions
- Enabled voicemail PIN authorization by default
- Allowed contact's phone number to be empty
- Refactored the WSI (WebSocket Subscribe Interface)
- Enabled changing the user's presence status via BLF key
- Fixed a bug preventing SNOM phones from picking up calls via BLF key
- Introduced Advanced Routing for inbound rule that allows routing of inbound calls based on years, months, days, weekdays, and any time shifts
- Added a notification template for meeting invitations
- Implemented max concurrent call limits for trunks at both global and tenant levels
- Added functionality to send notification emails when max concurrent calls on a trunk are reached
- Introduced user personal contacts feature
- Implemented the User-Agent blacklist
- Added support for associating IP addresses with CIDR format for a trunk
- Optimized performance for WebRTC, outbound calls, and video meetings
- Introduced Recipients for Shared Voicemail that sends email notifications to them
- Allowed specifying outbound caller ID for the outbound rule
- Supported random routes for an outbound rule
- With the PortSIP PBX setup wizard, the web domain field is now mandatory to enter
- Adjusted the REST API rate to 1,000 requests per minute per IP address
- Added Virtual Group Park in the BLF keys, supporting Fanvil, Yealink, and Dinstar phones
- Added support for more new models of Fanvil IP Phones and intercom devices
- Added support for more new models of Yealink IP Phones
- Added support for more new models of SNOM IP Phones
- Allowed recharging with a negative amount in order to reduce the balance
- Made some other minor changes and improvements
- Fixed some minor bugs
Please follow the guide to upgrading the PBX if you are running the PortSIP PBX v16.0.x.
Upgrading PortSIP PBX v16.x to the Latest Version
For more details, please download the free edition here.
