Add Device Authentication Dialog - Polycom RealPresence DMA 7000 System Operation Manual

Field
Realm
Enable proxy
authentication
Authentication valid time
(seconds)
(table of authentication entries)
Shared Outbound Authentication
(table of authentication entries)
See also:
Call Server Configuration

Add Device Authentication Dialog

Edit Device Authentication Dialog
Add Device Authentication Dialog
The Add Device Authentication dialog appears when you click Add on the Device Authentication page
while the Inbound Authentication tab is selected. It lets you add a device's authentication credentials to
the list of entries against which the Call Server checks a device's credentials.
The following table describes the fields in the Add Device Authentication dialog.
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Description
The realm string in an authentication challenge tells the challenged device the
protection domain for which it must provide credentials.
Generally, it includes the domain label of the Call Server. See RFC 2617 and
RFC 3261.
If you specify a realm instead of using the default, the realm you specify is
used for all clusters in the supercluster.
Configures the Call Server to respond to unauthenticated requests with 407
(Proxy Authentication Required).
If turned off, the Call Server responds to unauthenticated requests with 401
(Unauthorized).
Specifies the time period within which the Call Server doesn't re-challenge a
device that previously authenticated itself.
Lists the inbound device authentication entries against which the Call Server
checks a device's credentials.
Click Add to add a device's credentials to the list. Click Edit or Delete to
change or remove the selected entry.
Lists the authentication credential entries defined for general use by the Call
Server to authenticate its requests, showing the realm in which the entry is
valid and the user name. You can add, edit, or delete credential entries.
Use the Realm or Name field and Search button above the list to narrow the
list.
When choosing authentication credentials to present to an external SIP peer,
the Call Server looks first for an appropriate entry specific to that SIP peer
(see Edit External SIP Peer
looks at the entries listed here.
Dialog). If there is none with the correct realm, it
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