Firewall traversal and authentication, Overview, Client type and client settings – TANDBERG D14049.01 User Manual

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Introduction

Getting

Started

System

Overview

System

Configuration

H.323 & SIP

Configuration

Registration

Control

Zones and

Neighbors

Call

Processing

Firewall

Traversal

Bandwidth

Control

Maintenance

Appendices

Firewall

Traversal

Firewall Traversal and Authentication

Client Type and Client Settings

Server Type and Server Settings

VCS

The VCS client provides its

Authentication Username

and

Authentication Password

. These are set on the client via

VCS

Configuration > Authentication > Configuration

.

VCS Border Controller

The traversal server zone for that client must be configured with the
client’s

Authentication Username

. This is set via

VCS Configuration >

Zones > Edit Zone

.

There must also an entry in the server’s authentication database
with the corresponding username and password.

Endpoint Client

The endpoint client provides its

Authentication ID

and

Authentication

Password

.

VCS Border Controller

There must be an entry in the server’s authentication database with
the corresponding username and password.

Gatekeeper Client

The Gatekeeper client looks up its

System Name

in its own

authentication database and retrieves the password for that name.
It then provides this name and password.

VCS Border Controller

The traversal server zone for the Gatekeeper client must
be configured with the Gatekeeper’s

System Name

in the

Authentication Username

field. This is set via

VCS Configuration > Zones > Edit Zone

.

There must be an entry in the server’s authentication database with
the corresponding username and password.

VCS

If Authentication is On on the Border Controller, the VCS client
provides its

Authentication Username

and

Authentication Password

.

These are set on the client via

VCS Configuration > Authentication >

Configuration

.

If the Border Controller is in Assent mode, the VCS client provides
its

Authentication Username

. This is set on the client via

VCS

Configuration > Authentication > Configuration

.

Border Controller

If Authentication is On on the Border Controller, there must be
an entry in the Border Controller’s authentication database
that matches the VCS client’s

Authentication Username

and

Authentication Password

.

If the Border Controller is in Assent mode, the traversal zone
configured on the Border Controller to represent the VCS client must
use the client’s

Authentication Username

in the Assent

Account

name

field. This is set on the Border Controller via

TraversalZone >

Assent > Account name

.

Overview

In order to control usage of the VCS as a
traversal server, each VCS or Gatekeeper that
wishes to be its client must first authenticate
with it.
Upon receiving the initial connection request
from the traversal client, the VCS Border
Controller asks the client to authenticate
itself by providing a username and password.
The server then looks up the username and
password in its own authentication database.
If a match is found, the VCS server will accept
the request from the client.
The settings used for authentication depend
on the combination of client and server
being used. These are detailed in the table
opposite.

When acting as a VCS Border
Controller, authentication is required
from all VCS and Gatekeeper clients

regardless of the VCS’s Authentication Mode
setting. This setting will however still
determine whether or not endpoint clients are
required to authenticate.

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