Mitel SME Server V5 with ServiceLink manual Ipsec VPNs

Chapter 13. ServiceLink

The top part of the panel allows you to configure a service domain that is available to you after ServiceLink activation. This domain takes the form of yourdomain.e-smith.netand allows you to immediately start receiving e-mail and connecting to your server using that domain.

If you wish to change the service domain name, you can do so using this panel by entering your new name and clicking the Update button. If the domain you want is not available, you will be notified and will be able to choose another name. Service domain changes take effect immediatly after the next synchronization with the NOC.

Warning

The change of service domain takes place upon the next synchronization of your server with the NOC and your previous service domain will be completely removed . This includes entries for any hosts that you may have been publishing for the previous service domain.

Mitel Networks Corporation does not guarantee the availability of a domain name and reserves the right to refuse to register any domain name. All ServiceLink users publishing DNS domains must adhere to regulations and rules provided by ICANN and our registrar.

13.4. IPSEC VPNs

Through the PartnerZone interface to our NOC, your Mitel Networks Corporation partner is able to very simply and easily create a secure IPSEC VPN between your server and other ServiceLink-enabled servers. This provides an economical way of creating a private network between different offices without having to pay for expensive VPN equipment of dedicated connections. Each location just needs a connection to the Internet and a ServiceLink-enabled server. A VPN can be established between just two offices, or between a wide number of offices. All communication occurs using the extremely secure IPSEC protocol, so no one can intercept and read your data as it travels across the Internet.

Note: IPSEC VPNs can only be established between servers operating in server-and-gateway mode. If you have a server operating in server-only mode, it will not be able to participate in an IPSEC VPN.

Once your partner has established a VPN, the web panel (shown below) will show that your server is a member of a VPN and provide information about the other systems to which your server is connected.

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