AudioCodes Mediant Series Configuration Note

AudioCodes Mediant Series Configuration Note

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VoIP Media Gateways
AudioCodes Mediant™ Series
Interoperability Lab
Mediant Gateway for Microsoft® Office 365
Exchange Online Unified Messaging with Legacy PBX
Configuration Note
Version 6.8
February 2014
Document # LTRT-40512

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  • Page 1 VoIP Media Gateways AudioCodes Mediant™ Series Interoperability Lab Configuration Note Mediant Gateway for Microsoft® Office 365 Exchange Online Unified Messaging with Legacy PBX Version 6.8 February 2014 Document # LTRT-40512...
  • Page 2 October 2013 Document #: LTRT-XXXXX...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Table of Contents Introduction ......................7 Focus of the Guide ....................8 AudioCodes Interoperability with PBX Vendors..........9 Preparing for AudioCodes Gateway Configuration ........13 Configure DNS ..................... 13 Generate Certificate ..................... 13 Configure UM ....................... 14 3.3.1 Create a UM Dial Plan .....................14 3.3.2...
  • Page 4 Microsoft Office 365 Exchange UM with Legacy PBX List of Figures Figure 1-1: AudioCodes Gateway Interfacing between Legacy PBX and Office 365 ......8 Figure 3-1: Initial (Empty) UM Dial Plans List in Exchange Control Panel ..........14 Figure 3-2: Specifying Properties for a New UM Dial Plan for a PBX ............14 Figure 3-3: List Showing One UM Dial Plan ...................15...
  • Page 5: Weee Eu Directive

    Customer Support Customer technical support and services are provided by AudioCodes or by an authorized AudioCodes Service Partner. For more information on how to buy technical support for AudioCodes products and for contact information, please visit our Web site at www.audiocodes.com/support.
  • Page 6: Related Documentation

    Downloadable from AudioCodes Web site at http://www.audiocodes.com/downloads Documentation Feedback AudioCodes continually strives to produce high quality documentation. If you have any comments (suggestions or errors) regarding this document, please fill out the Documentation Feedback form on our Web site at http://www.audiocodes.com/downloads.
  • Page 7: Introduction

    Exchange Online UM is now “in the cloud”, and the VoIP communication between them is carried by the public IP network. In this guide, we describe the AudioCodes Mediant gateway configuration necessary to deploy it in an organization's network’s edge for interoperability with Exchange Online UM.
  • Page 8: Focus Of The Guide

    Microsoft Office 365 Exchange UM with Legacy PBX Focus of the Guide This document focuses solely on the AudioCodes Mediant VoIP gateway features that are required for interoperability with Office 365 Exchange Online UM. The AudioCodes Mediant gateway may support additional characteristics that are not described in this document.
  • Page 9: Audiocodes Interoperability With Pbx Vendors

    2. AudioCodes Interoperability with PBX Vendors AudioCodes Interoperability with PBX Vendors The table below lists the PBX vendors for which AudioCodes has successfully proven interoperability in Microsoft Unified Messaging Exchange 2007 environments. Table 2-1: AudioCodes Interoperability with PBX Vendors PBX Vendor...
  • Page 10 E1 CAS (DTMF) Mediant 1000, Tadiran Coral Flexicom E1 QSIG Mediant 2000 Tadiran Coral Flexicom Mediant 1000 BRI QSIG Tadiran Coral IPX Mediant 1000 BRI QSIG Tadiran Coral IPX Mediant 2000 E1 CAS (DTMF) AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 11 Configuration Note 2. AudioCodes Interoperability with PBX Vendors PBX Vendor PBX Type AudioCodes Product Voice Mail Integration Mediant 1000, Tadiran Coral IPX E1 QSIG Mediant 2000 Tadiran Coral IPX MP-11x FXO DTMF Version 6.8 February 2014...
  • Page 12 Microsoft Office 365 Exchange UM with Legacy PBX Reader's Notes AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 13: Preparing For Audiocodes Gateway Configuration

    Exchange Online UM configuration. Configure DNS The Exchange Online UM service in Office 365 must be able to locate the AudioCodes gateway when Exchange Online UM needs to initiate communication. Exchange Online UM relies on its own configuration and use of the Domain Name Service (DNS) to discover the address of the gateway.
  • Page 14: Configure Um

    Figure 3-1: Initial (Empty) UM Dial Plans List in Exchange Control Panel Click on New… to create a new UM Dial Plan. Figure 3-2: Specifying Properties for a New UM Dial Plan for a PBX AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 15: Figure 3-3: List Showing One Um Dial Plan

    Configuration Note 3. Preparing for AudioCodes Gateway Configuration In the 'Name' field, enter the Name for the UM Dial Plan. In the 'Extension length' field, enter the extension number length. The extension number (along with a PIN) is what UM-enabled users must enter to identify themselves to UM when they call it from a telephone, and try to log in to their mailbox.
  • Page 16: Figure 3-4: Editing The Display Access Numbers For A Um Dial Plan

    It is also displayed in the Outlook Voice Access section of the user’s Phone personal options (accessed via OWA/Exchange Control Panel). Figure 3-4: Editing the Display Access Numbers for a UM Dial Plan AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 17: Create A Um Ip Gateway

    Configuration Note 3. Preparing for AudioCodes Gateway Configuration 3.3.2 Create a UM IP Gateway The procedure below describes how to create a UM IP gateway.  To create a UM IP gateway: In ECP, navigate to the 'UM IP Gateways' tab and create a new UM IP gateway (see Figure 3-5 below).
  • Page 18: Figure 3-6: Associating The New Um Ip Gateway With A Um Dial Plan

    UM Dial Plans that have a type 'Telephone Extension'. Figure 3-6: Associating the New UM IP Gateway with a UM Dial Plan Select one of these and click OK. Figure 3-7: New UM IP Gateway Associated with a UM Dial Plan AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 19: Figure 3-8: Um Ip Gateway Forwarding Address Needed For Gateway Configuration Warning

    Configuration Note 3. Preparing for AudioCodes Gateway Configuration When you create the UM IP gateway, it is automatically assigned a Forwarding Address. You're alerted to this when you save the gateway configuration (see Figure 3-8 below). Figure 3-8: UM IP Gateway Forwarding Address Needed for Gateway Configuration Warning...
  • Page 20 Microsoft Office 365 Exchange UM with Legacy PBX Reader's Notes AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 21: Configure Audiocodes Mediant Gateway

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Using your Web browser, connect to the gateway's administration interface (the default address is 192.168.0.2). After providing the required credentials (the default user name is "Admin" and the default password is "Admin"), the Home page of the Web interface is displayed.
  • Page 22: Configure Network Time Protocol Server Ip Address

    Office 365 system, for TLS negotiation to stop working. This may be difficult to diagnose and therefore it is recommended to use NTP to keep the gateway’s time synchronized. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 23: Configure Sip Transport Type

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Configure SIP Transport Type The procedure below describes how to set the SIP transport type to TLS.  To configure SIP Transport Type: Open the SIP General Parameters page (Configuration tab> VoIP menu > SIP Definitions >...
  • Page 24: Configure Proxy And Registration

    As secured communication is required, note that :5061 must be appended to the address From the 'Transport Type' drop-down list, select TLS. Port 5061 is used by Office 365 Exchange Online UM for all SIP/TLS traffic. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 25: Figure 4-5: Default Proxy Sets Table Configuration

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway From the ‘Enable Proxy Keep Alive’ drop-down list, select Using Options. Figure 4-5: Default Proxy Sets Table Configuration Click Submit. Version 6.8 February 2014...
  • Page 26: Restrict Communication To Exchange Online Only

    From the ‘IP Security’ drop-down list, select Secure Incoming calls to enable the security feature to accept and send SIP calls only from and to user-defined IP addresses or FQDN configured in the ‘Proxy Set table’. Click Submit to apply your settings. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 27: Configure Codecs

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Configure Codecs The procedure below describes how to configure codecs.  To configure codecs: Open the Coders page (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > Coders and Profiles > Coders). From the 'Coder Name' drop-down list, select audio codecs supported by Office 365 Exchange Online UM.
  • Page 28: Configure Media Security

    Open the Media Security page (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > Media > Media Security). Set the 'Media Security' field to Enable. Set the 'Media Security Behavior' field to Mandatory. Set the 'Master Key Identifier (MKI) Size' field to "4". Figure 4-8: Media Security Configuration Click Submit. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 29: Configure Pstn Trunk Settings

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Configure PSTN Trunk Settings The procedure below describes how to configure PSTN Trunk settings.  To configure the PSTN Trunk Settings: Open the Trunk Settings page (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > PSTN > Trunk Settings).
  • Page 30: Figure 10: Q931 Layer Response Behavior Configuration

    Microsoft Office 365 Exchange UM with Legacy PBX Click the arrow next to the 'Q931 Layer Response Behavior' field and configure the ‘QSI ENCODE INTEGER’ bit to 1. Figure 10: Q931 Layer Response Behavior Configuration AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 31: Configure Tdm Bus

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway 4.8.1 Configure TDM Bus The procedure below describes how to configure the TDM bus of the PSTN gateway.  To configure the TDM bus: Open the TDM Bus Settings page (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > TDM > TDM Bus Settings).
  • Page 32: Configure Trunk Group

    In the 'Phone Number' field, enter any phone number for the channels. This is only a logical phone number (i.e., not used). In the 'Trunk Group ID' field, enter "1" as the Trunk Group ID. Figure 4-12: Trunk Group Configuration Click Submit. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 33: Configure Trunk Group Settings

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway 4.10 Configure Trunk Group Settings The procedure below describes how to configure Trunk Group settings.  To configure Trunk Group settings: Open the Trunk Group Settings page (Configuration tab> VoIP menu > GW and IP to IP >...
  • Page 34: Configure Voip Gateway Ip-To-Tel Routing Rules

    In the 'Source Phone Prefix' and Source IP Address' fields, enter an asterisk symbol (*) to indicate any. In the 'Trunk Group ID' field, enter "1". Figure 4-14: IP-to-Tel Routing Rules Configuration Click Submit. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 35: Configure Voip Gateway Tel-To-Ip Routing Rules

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway 4.12 Configure VoIP Gateway Tel-to-IP Routing Rules The procedure below describes how to configure the VoIP gateway Tel-to-IP Routing Rules. As mentioned in Section on page 26, the gateway receives INVITEs from the Exchange server only.
  • Page 36: Configure Certificates

    Management > Web Security Settings). Under the General group, in the 'HTTPS Cipher String' field, enter "ALL". Figure 4-17: Web Security Settings Click Submit. On the toolbar, click Burn to save the settings, and reset the device. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 37: Generate Certificate Signing Request (Csr)

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway 4.13.2 Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR) The procedure below describes how to generate certificate signing requests.  To generate certificate signing requests: Open the Certificates page (Configuration tab > System menu > Certificates).
  • Page 38: 4.13.3 Loading The Certificate

    Root CA certificate from the CA Web site (varies from one enterprise CA to another) • GTE CyberTrust Root CA certificate (see Figure 4-21 on page 39) • Baltimore CyberTrust root CA (see Figure 4-22 on page 40). AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 39: Figure 4-21: Gte Cybertrust Root Ca Certificate

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Use a text editor to combine all three of them on the same file and save this file in .cer format. Figure 4-21: GTE CyberTrust Root CA Certificate -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIICWjCCAcMCAgGlMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAMHUxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMR gwFgYD VQQKEw9HVEUgQ29ycG9yYXRpb24xJzAlBgNVBAsTHkdURSBDeWJlclRydX...
  • Page 40: Figure 4-22: Baltimore Cybertrust Root Ca

    Download the Root CA certificate from the CA Web site and download the GTE CyberTrust Root CA certificate. Using a text editor, combine them in the same file and save this file in .cer format. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 41: Figure 4-23: Loading Certificates

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway In the Upload certificate files from your computer group of the Certificates page, locate the text "Send Trusted Root Certificate Store file from your computer to the device", click the Browse button below this text, navigate to the .cer file that contains the Root CA certificates, and then click Send File.
  • Page 42: Configure Voice Mail Interface

    Open the Voice Mail Settings page (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > Services > Voice Mail Settings). Figure 4-24: Voice Mail Interface Configuration From the 'Voice Mail Interface' drop-down list, select your voice mail interface to the PBX (i.e. QSIG). Click Submit. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 43: Configure Message Waiting Indicator

    Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway 4.15 Configure Message Waiting Indicator The procedure below describes how to configure the Message Waiting Indicator (MWI).  To configure MWI: Open the Supplementary Services page (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > GW and IP to IP >...
  • Page 44: Reset The Gateway

    Open the Maintenance Actions page (Maintenance tab > Maintenance menu > Maintenance Actions). Figure 4-28: Resetting the SBC Ensure that the 'Burn to FLASH' field is set to Yes (default). Click the Reset button. AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Document #: LTRT-40512...
  • Page 45 Configuration Note 4. Configure AudioCodes Mediant Gateway Reader's Notes Version 6.8 February 2014...
  • Page 46 Configuration Note www.audiocodes.com www.audiocodes.c...

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