Chapter 17 Configuring the Cisco Phone Proxy

Configuring the Phone Proxy

•To create a new CTL file for the Phone Proxy, click the link Generate Certificate Trust List File. The Create a Certificate Trust List (CTL) File pane opens. See “Creating the CTL File” section on page 17-15.

Step 6 To specify the security mode of the CUCM cluster, click one of the following options in the CUCM Cluster Mode field:

•Non-secure—Specifies the cluster mode to be in nonsecure mode when configuring the Phone Proxy feature.

•Mixed—Specifies the cluster mode to be in mixed mode when configuring the Phone Proxy feature.

Step 7 To configure the idle timeout after which the secure-phone entry is removed from the Phone Proxy database (the default is 5 minutes), enter a value in the format hh:mm:ss.

Since secure phones always request a CTL file upon bootup, the Phone Proxy creates a database that marks the phone as secure. The entries in the secure phone database are removed after a specified configured timeout. The entry timestamp is updated for each registration refresh the Phone Proxy receives for SIP phones and KeepAlives for SCCP phones.

Specify a value that is greater than the maximum timeout value for SCCP KeepAlives and SIP Register refresh. For example, if the SCCP KeepAlives are configured for 1 minute intervals and the SIP Register Refresh is configured for 3 minutes, configure this timeout value greater than 3 minutes.

Step 8 To preserve Call Manager configuration on the IP phones, check the Preserve the Call Manager’s configuration on the phone... check box. When this check box is uncheck, the following service settings are disabled on the IP phones:

•PC Port

•Gratuitous ARP

•Voice VLAN access

•Web Access

•Span to PC Port

Step 9 To force Cisco IP Communicator (CIPC) softphones to operate in authenticated mode when CIPC softphones are deployed in a voice and data VLAN scenario, check the Enable CIPC security mode authentication check box.

Because CIPC requires an LSC to perform the TLS handshake, CIPC needs to register with the CUCM in nonsecure mode using cleartext signaling. To allow the CIPC to register, create an ACL that allows the CIPC to connect to the CUCM on the nonsecure SIP/SCCP signalling ports (5060/2000).

CIPC uses a different cipher when doing the TLS handshake and requires the null-sha1 cipher and SSL encryption be configured. To add the null-shal cipher, go to Configuration > Device Management > Advanced > SSL Settings > Encryption section. Select the null-shal SSL encryption type and add it to the Available Algorithms.

Current versions of Cisco IP Communicator (CIPC) support authenticated mode and perform TLS signaling but not voice encryption.

Step 10 To configure an HTTP proxy for the Phone Proxy feature that is written into the IP phone's configuration file under the <proxyServerURL> tag, do the following:

a.Check the Configure a http-proxy which would be written into the phone’s config file... check box.

b.In the IP Address field, type the IP address of the HTTP proxy and the listening port of the HTTP proxy.

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ASA Services Module, ASA 5555-X, ASA 5545-X, ASA 5585-X, ASA 5580 specifications

Cisco Systems has long been a leader in the field of network security, and its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) series is a testament to this expertise. Within the ASA lineup, models such as the ASA 5505, ASA 5580, ASA 5585-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X stand out for their unique features, capabilities, and technological advancements.

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