Chapter 29: Tools and Applications

To check extension security

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

Status

Description

 

 

 

 

Secure Pwd + Internal

Has secure password and cannot make

Only

outbound trunk calls

 

 

Unsecure Pwd

Password has unsecure elements described in

 

Unsecure Elements window

 

 

Outbound-capable

Can make outbound trunk calls

 

 

Unsecure Pwd +

Password has unsecure elements described in

Outbound

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 adress, zip code,

 

phone number, enter that string here.

 

 

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.

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