Configuring Vpn Settings On Ip Phones Via Config Files; Configuring Vpn Settings Manually On The Ip Phone - ShoreTel 4500 Installation Manual

Configuring VPN Parameters on IP Phones
2. Manual configuration using the Phone User Interface.
The latter method is only suggested for small deployments or demonstration purposes.
4.2.1

Configuring VPN Settings on IP Phones via config files

The following table shows the relevant parameters
#Keepalive parameter overrides 0 set in shore_s6g.txt file
KeepAlive
#DnsAddress- List of up to 2 DNS Server Addresses in dotted decimal format.
# Sources are MAN and DHCP . Defaults is 0.0.0.0
#VpnGateway- List of up to 3 IP address for the VPN Gateway in dotted decimal or
FQDN format.
# Sources are MAN (dotted decimal only) and CFG. Default is 0.0.0.0
VpnGateway 74.125.280.99, 74.125.280.100
#VpnPort- Port to use when contacting the VPN Gateway. Sources are MAN, CFG.
Default is 443.
VpnPort 443
#VpnEnable- Enable VPN Client if set to 1. Sources are MAN, CFG. Default is 0
#VpnUserPrompt- If set to 1, the user will be prompted to enter the VPN user name
after all power-on events, but if a call is in progress, no username and password will be
required and Stunnel services will not be interrupted. Sources are MAN, CFG. Default is
0.
VpnUserPrompt 0
#VpnPwPrompt- If set to 1, the user will be prompted to enter the VPN password after
all power-on events, but if a call is in progress, no username and password will be
required, and Stunnel services will not be interrupted.Sources are MAN, CFG. Sources
are MAN, CFG. Default is 0.
VpnPwPrompt0
#TcpKeepAlive-Number of seconds between TCP KeepAlive transmissions. The num-
ber may be adjusted from 10 to 3600 seconds. Sources are CFG. Default is 60 seconds.
TcpKeepAlive 70
4.2.2

Configuring VPN Settings Manually on the IP Phone

1. With the phone on hook, press the Mute button. The LED should not light and you
shouldn't hear any tones; if this isn't the case, lift and replace the handset.
2. Dial S-E-T-U-P on the keypad and then press the # key. When prompted, enter the
assigned password for the telephone followed by the # key.
3. Press the # key to skip clearing all configuration values.
4. Press the # key to cycle through the configuration values until prompted to enter the
VPN Gateway parameter.
5. Enter the following VPN related parameters in order
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