To access the VPN Configuration settings, press the Settings button and choose Security Configuration

>VPN Configuration.

After the phone starts up and the VPN Login screen appears, enter your credentials based on the configured authentication method:

Username and password—Enter your username and the password that your system administrator gave you.

Password and certificate—Enter the password that your system administrator gave you. Your username is derived from the certificate.

Certificate—If the phone uses only a certificate for authentication, you do not need enter authentication data. The VPN Login screen displays the status of the phone attempting the VPN connection.

With the authentication methods that require a password, use the << softkey to backspace and correct the password.

When the power is lost or reset under some circumstances, the stored credentials are cleared.

To establish the VPN connection, press the Submit softkey.

To disable the VPN login process, press the Cancel softkey.

If you want to...

Then...

 

 

Check the security level of a call or

Look for a security icon in the top right corner of the call

conference

activity area, next to the call duration timer:

 

Authenticated call or conference

 

Encrypted call or conference

 

Non-secure call or conference

 

 

Verify that the phone connection

Listen for a secure indication tone at the beginning of the call:

(call status) is secure.

Secure call status—If the phone is protected, the Play

 

 

Secure Indication Tone is enabled, and the call status is

 

secure, a secure indication tone plays on the protected

 

phone at the beginning of a call (three long beeps with

 

pauses). The lock icon is also present to indicate that the

 

call is secure.

 

Nonsecure call status—If the phone is protected, the Play

 

Secure Indication Tone is enabled, and the call status is

 

nonsecure, a nonsecure indication tone plays on the

 

protected phone at the beginning of a call (six short beeps

 

with brief pauses). The play arrow icon is also present to

 

indicate that the call is not secure.

 

For more information, see your system administrator.

 

 

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