Chapter 6: The Gateway; Hapter He Ateways Ini File Configuration; Secured Ini File; Modifying An Ini File - 3Com V7122 User Manual

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As an alternative to configuring the VoIP gateway using the Web Interface (see
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
Configuration Utility) or using any standard TFTP server. It can also be loaded through the
Web Interface (see Restoring and Backing up the Gateway
The ini file configuration parameters are stored in the gateway's 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 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 gateway's 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.

Secured ini File

The ini file contains sensitive information that is required for the functioning of the 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 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 file's loading procedure is identical to the regular ini file's loading
procedure. For information on encoding / decoding an ini file, see
File.

Modifying an ini File

To modify the ini file:
Get the ini file from the gateway using the Embedded Web Server (see
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