AltiGen comm ACM 5.1 User Manual

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Chapter 29: Tools and Applications

AltiWare ACM 5.1 Administration Manual 393

To check extension security

1. Select the security characteristics you want to check in the Show field group.

2. Click Refresh. Extensions with the selected insecure characteristics will appear in

the Extension List.

3. Make changes to extensions from the right-click menus, or advise extension user(s)

to make changes.

4. After changes have been made (for example in AltiWare Administrator, AltiView, or

with right-click commands in this tool), click Reload to fetch the new settings from
AltiWare.
Security characteristics for extensions you select in the Extension List display in the
Unsecure Elements panel.

5. (Optional) Click Export to export the data in the Extension List to a text file.

Note:

You are advised to run this security check periodically and remind extension users
to use secure passwords.

Status

Description

Secure Pwd + Internal
Only

Has secure password and cannot make
outbound trunk calls

Unsecure Pwd

Password has unsecure elements described in

Unsecure Elements

window

Outbound-capable

Can make outbound trunk calls

Unsecure Pwd +
Outbound

Password has unsecure elements described in

Unsecure Elements

window AND can make

outbound trunk calls

Password Expired

Password is expired

Attacked

8 consecutive false password attempts have
been made

Locked

Extension has been locked by system due to
attack or by System Administrator

Password Match

To detect if an extension uses a specific trivial
password, such as street address, zip code,
phone number, enter that string here.

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