Creating/Modifying System Flags - Polycom realpresence 1800 Administrator's Manual

Certificates are deleted when an administrator performs a Restore Factory Defaults with the
Comprehensive Restore option selected.

Creating/Modifying System Flags

The following System Flags in system.cfg control secure communications.
● RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL
● EXTERNAL_DB_PORT
The table below lists both flags and their settings.
If the System Flag, RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL does not exist in the system, it must
be created by using the Setup menu.
For more information see
System Flags
Flag
RMX_MANAGEMENT_S
ECURITY_PROTOCOL
EXTERNAL_DB_PORT
The Collaboration Server must be restarted for modified flag settings to take effect.
Enabling Secure Communication Mode
After the SSL/TLS Certificate is installed, secure communications are enabled by modifying the properties
of the Management Network in the Management Network properties dialog box.
When Secure Communications Mode is enabled:
● Only https:// commands from the browser to the Control Unit IP Address of the Collaboration
Server are accepted.
● The Collaboration Server listens only on secured port 443.
● All connection attempts on port 80 are rejected.
● A secure communication indicator is displayed in the browser's status bar.
To enable secure communications mode:
1 In the Collaboration Server Management pane, click IP Network Services.
2 In the IP Network Services list pane, double-click the Management Network entry.
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Modifying System Flags.
Description
Enter the protocol to be used for secure communications.
Default: TLSV1_SSLV3 (both).
Default for U.S. Federal licenses: TLSV1.
The external database server port used by the Collaboration Server to
send and receive XML requests/responses.
For secure communications set the value to 443.
Default: 5005.
Appendix F - Secure Communication Mode
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