Ini File Configuration; Secured Encoded Ini File - AudioCodes MediaPack MP-124 User Manual

SIP User's Manual
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ini File Configuration

As an alternative to configuring the device using the Web interface (as described in ''Web-
Based Management'' on page 21), you can configure the device by loading an ini file
containing user-defined parameters. The ini file can be loaded using the following methods:
AudioCodes' BootP/TFTP utility (refer to the Product Reference Manual)
Any standard TFTP server
Web interface (refer to ''Backing Up and Restoring Configuration'' on page 214)
The ini file configuration parameters are saved in the device's non-volatile memory after the
file is loaded to the device. When a parameter is absent from the ini file, the default value is
assigned to that parameter (according to the cmp file loaded to the device) and stored in
the non-volatile memory (thereby, overriding the value previously defined for that
parameter).
Some of the device's parameters are configurable only through the ini file (and not the Web
interface). These parameters usually determine a low-level functionality and are seldom
changed for a specific application.
Notes:
4.1

Secured Encoded ini File

The ini file contains sensitive information that is required for the functioning of the device.
Typically, it is loaded to or retrieved from the device using TFTP or HTTP. These protocols
are not secure and vulnerable to potential hackers.
To overcome this security threat, the AudioCodes' TrunkPack Downloadable Conversion
Utility (DConvert) allows you to binary-encode the ini file before loading it to the device
(refer to the Product Reference Manual). If you retrieve an ini file from the device using the
Web interface (refer to Backing Up and Restoring Configuration) that was initially loaded as
encoded to the device, the file is retrieved as encoded and vice versa.
Note:
Version 5.4
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For a list of the ini file parameters, refer to ''The ini File Parameter
Reference'' on page 232. The ini file parameters that are configurable in
the Web interface are described in ''Web-Based Management'' on page
21. The ini parameters that can't be configured using the Web interface
are described in this section.
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To define or restore default settings using the ini file, refer to ''Default
Settings'' on page 303.
The procedure for loading an encoded ini file is identical to the procedure for
loading an unencoded ini file.
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