
External SIP Peer  Device Management
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The Add Authentication dialog box lets you add an authentication credential 
entry either for a specific external SIP peer (see “Edit External SIP Peer Dialog 
Box” on page 102) or to the general list of outbound authentication credentials 
that the system uses if challenged by an external device (see “Device 
Authentication” on page 243). 
The following table describes the fields in the dialog box. 
See also: 
“External SIP Peer” on page96 
“Add External SIP Peer Dialog Box” on page 97 
“Edit External SIP Peer Dialog Box” on page102 
Edit Authentication Dialog Box The Edit Authentication dialog box lets you edit an authentication credential 
entry either for a specific external SIP peer (see “Edit External SIP Peer Dialog 
Box” on page 102) or from the general list of outbound credentials for the 
system (see “Device Authentication” on page 243). 
The following table describes the fields in the Edit Authentication dialog box. 
Table 5-19 Add Authentication dialog box 
Field  Description
Realm  Unique string that identifies the protection domain to 
which this set of credentials applies. Generally includes 
the host or domain name of the SIP peer. See 
RFC 2617 and RFC 3261. 
User name  The user name to use for authentications in this realm. 
Password 
Confirm password
The password to use for authentications in this realm. 
Table 5-20 Edit Authentication dialog box 
Field  Description
Realm  Unique string that identifies the protection domain to 
which this set of credentials applies. Generally includes 
the host or domain name of the SIP peer. See 
RFC 2617 and RFC 3261. 
User name  The user name to use for authentications in this realm. 
Password 
Confirm password
The password to use for authentications in this realm.