Limiting What Users Can Do With The System; Configuring Security Mode - Polycom VSX Series Administrator's Manual

Administrator's Guide for the VSX Series

Limiting What Users Can Do With the System

Configuring Security Mode

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• Far Site Name Display Time
• Dual Monitor Emulation
• Allow Video Display on Web
You can limit what you allow users to do with the system by configuring the
following:
• Maximum Time in Call — If you want to specify the maximum time a call
can last, go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > System
Settings > Call Settings and enter the maximum call length allowed.
You can configure VSX 3000A, VSX 7000s, VSX 7000e, and VSX 8000 systems
to use Security Mode, which provides secure access to the system. Security
Mode is based on Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 using 168-bit Triple-DES.
These protocols encrypt management communication over IP, preventing
access by unauthorized users.
Every time you enable Security Mode, you must configure a new password for
the system. The password cannot be blank and it cannot be the default value
(serial number).
Security Mode requires secure access and a password for Web, Telnet, and FTP
access:
• To access a VSX system in Security Mode using VSX Web, enter the IP
address of the system using secure HTTPS access, for example,
https://10.11.12.13. Click Yes in the security dialogs that appear. This
access uses port 443. To access Admin Settings using VSX Web when a
remote access password is set, enter "admin" for the user name.
• To access a VSX system in Security Mode using Telnet, you must use a
Telnet client that supports TLS. This access uses port 992 or 993.
• To access a VSX system in Security Mode using FTP, use FTPS, or
FTPS-TLS, to implement a secure session. This access uses port 990.
To configure the system to use Security Mode:
1. Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Security.
2. Enable Security Mode.