Vocera Communications System Release Notes

Vocera Voice Server Version 5.2.3.143 (DoD Customers)

Updated: March 1, 2023

About this Release

The Vocera Voice Server 5.2.3 release packages different firmware for general customers and DoD (Department of Defense) customers:

The firmware distributed to general customers has not yet been certified for use by DoD customers.

What's New

Vocera Voice Server release 5.2.3 introduces the following new features:

Prerequisites and Reminders

This section lists the prerequisites needed for Vocera Voice Server, Vocera Voice Server Components and the Vocera Consoles.

Prerequisites for Vocera Voice Server and Server Components:

Reminder for running the Vocera Consoles: Turn Compatibility Mode off in the browser you are using for the Administration Console, the User Console, the Staff Assignment Console, and the Report Server Console.

Deprecated Features

Starting with VS 5.0, the following features and components are no longer supported unless noted otherwise below.

Installation

To upgrade from Vocera Voice Server 5.2.0 and 5.2.1 to 5.2.x:

  1. Make sure the operating system of the Vocera Voice Server machine uses the Windows English (United States) locale. Other locales or languages may cause unexpected issues with Vocera software.

  2. Follow the steps in the section of the Vocera Installation Guide called "Upgrading Vocera Voice Server to Version 5.2.3".

    Important: If Vocera Secure Texting (VST) is installed in your environment, you must uninstall the VST Sync Connector before you upgrade to the latest version of Vocera Server. See "How to Uninstall the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector" in the VST Administrator Guide. Re-install the Sync Connector after you complete the Vocera Server upgrade. Make sure that you download and install the latest version of the VST Sync Connector.

    Your previous system configuration remains in the database that is restored at the end of the upgrade. Because some 4.x features have been deprecated, update the values in your database as follows:

    1. Open the Vocera Voice Server Administration Console and navigate to the System > Preferences page.

    2. Choose Save Changes.

      The server updates your database and removes any settings for deprecated features.

  3. If you are upgrading from a 4.x deployment and have a custom names dictionary, convert it to the 5.x format manually. If you’re upgrading from 5.x and have a custom names dictionary, there is no conversion needed.

To perform a new install: Follow the steps in the section of the Vocera Voice Server Installation Guide called "Running theVocera Voice Server Installation Program."

What's Fixed, Enhanced, or Improved

The following list contains fixes and improvements made to the Vocera Voice Server 5.2.3 platform.

Release 5.2.3 Fixes

For Vocera Voice Server:

Known Issues

This section provides information about known product defects and limitations in the current release.

Known Issues in the Vocera Voice Server

The following list provides information about known product issues in the Vocera Voice Server.

Known issues in 5.2.3: