Polycom 2000/4000 manual Enabling Secure Communication Mode, Creating/Modifying System Flags

Polycom RMX 2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide

Creating/Modifying System Flags

The following System Flags in system.cfg control secure communications.

•RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL

•EXTERNAL_DB_PORT

Appendix F, “System Flags” , below, lists both flags and their settings.

If the System Flag, RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL does not exist in the system, it must be created by using the RMX Setup menu.

For more information see the RMX 2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide, "Modifying System Flags” on page 16-5.

Table F-2System Flags

Flag	Description
RMX_MANAGEMENT_	Enter the protocol to be used for secure
SECURITY_PROTOCOL	communications.
	Default: TLSV1_SSLV3 (both).
	Default for U.S. Federal licenses: TLSV1.
EXTERNAL_DB_PORT	The external database server port used by the
	RMX to send and receive XML requests/
	responses.
	For secure communications set the value to 443.
	Default: 5005.

The RMX must be restarted for modified flag settings to take effect.

Enabling Secure Communication Mode

After the SSL/TLS Certificate is installed, secure communications are enabled by modifying the properties of the Management Network in the Management Network properties dialog box.

When Secure Communications Mode is enabled:

•Only https:// commands from the browser to the Control Unit IP Address of the RMX are accepted.

•The RMX listens only on secured port 443.

•All connection attempts on port 80 are rejected.

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