Chapter 6: Ini File Configuration Of The V7111 Gateway; Secured Ini File - 3Com VCX v7111 User Manual

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As an alternative to configuring the VoIP gateway using the Web Interface (see Chapter 5:
Web Management), it can be configured by loading the ini file containing Customer-
configured parameters.
The ini file is loaded using the BootP/TFTP utility (see C: BootP/TFTP Configuration Utility
or using any standard TFTP server. It can also be loaded through the Web Interface (see
Restoring and Backing up the Gateway Configuration).
The ini file configuration parameters are stored in the V7111 gateway non-volatile memory
after the file is loaded. When a parameter is missing from the ini file, a default value is
assigned to that parameter (according to the cmp file loaded on the V7111 gateway) and
stored in the non-volatile memory (thereby overriding the value previously defined for that
parameter). Therefore, to restore the default configuration parameters, use the ini file without
any valid parameters or with a semicolon (;) preceding all lines in the file.
Some of the V7111 gateway parameters are configurable through the ini file only (and not
using the Web). These parameters usually determine a low-level functionality and are
seldom changed for a specific application.
For detailed explanations of each parameter, see Chapter 5: Web Management.

Secured ini File

The ini file contains sensitive information that is required for the functioning of the V7111
gateway. It is loaded to, or retrieved from, the device using TFTP or HTTP. These protocols
are unsecured and vulnerable to potential hackers. Therefore an encoded ini file significantly
reduces these threats.
You can choose to load an encoded ini file to the V7111 gateway. When you load an
encoded ini file, the retrieved ini file is also encoded. Use the TrunkPack Downloadable
Conversion Utility to encode or decode the ini file before you load it to, or retrieve it from the
device. Note that the encoded ini files loading procedure is identical to the regular ini files
loading procedure. For information on encoding / decoding an ini file, see Encoding /
Decoding an ini File.
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