Security

3Select and configure these settings:

 

Setting

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Remote

 

Specifies whether to allow remote access to the system by:

 

 

 

 

 

Access

 

Web

 

 

 

 

Telnet

 

 

 

 

SNMP

 

 

 

 

You may select any of these or any combination of them.

 

 

 

 

Note: The system restarts if you change the remote access

 

 

 

 

settings. This setting does not deactivate the associated port,

 

 

 

 

only the application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES encryption

 

Specifies whether to encrypt calls with other sites that support

 

 

 

 

AES encryption. If the far site does not have AES encryption

 

 

 

 

enabled, the call connects without encryption.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allow Access to

 

Specifies whether the User Settings screen is accessible to

 

 

User Settings

 

users via the System screen.

 

 

 

 

Select this option if you want to allow users to change limited

 

 

 

 

environmental settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allow Video

 

Specifies whether to allow viewing of the room where the

 

 

Display on Web

 

system is located, or video of calls in which the system

 

 

 

 

participates, using the Polycom QDX 6000 web interface.

 

 

 

 

Note: This feature activates both near site and far site video

 

 

 

 

displays in Web Director.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Access Port

 

Specifies the port to use when accessing the system using

 

 

(http)

 

the Polycom QDX 6000 web interface.

 

 

 

 

If you change this from the default (port 80), specify a port

 

 

 

 

number of 1025 or higher, and make sure the port is not

 

 

 

 

already in use. You will need to include the port number with

 

 

 

 

the IP address when you use the Polycom QDX 6000 web

 

 

 

 

interface to access the system. This makes unauthorized

 

 

 

 

access more difficult.

 

 

 

 

Note: The system restarts if you change the web access port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the Room and Remote Access Passwords

You can set the room password to restrict who can configure system Admin Settings using the remote control. You can set the remote access password to restrict who can upgrade the Polycom QDX 6000 system software or perform other remote management from a computer.

To set or change the room password:

1Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Security.

2Enter or change the password.

The default room password is the 16-digit system serial number.

To set or change the remote access password:

1Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Security.

2Clear the Use Room Password for Remote Access option if it is selected. By default, the remote access password is the same as the room

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Polycom 6000 manual Setting the Room and Remote Access Passwords

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