Appendix F-Secure Communication Mode

Ultra Secure Mode

ULTRA_SECURE_MODE System Flag

The Ultra Secure Mode is enabled or disabled depending on the value of the

ULTRA_SECURE_MODE System Flag.

WARNING: Once Ultra Secure Mode is enabled it can only be undone by performing a Restore to Factory Defaults. Also, to implement a Maximum Security environment, other Polycom products on the network must be similarly configured.

For more information see "Restoring Defaults” on page J-1.

In the Ultra Secure Mode (ULTRA_SECURE_MODE =YES) the enhanced security features of the version are rigorously enforced. The ULTRA_SECURE_MODE System Flag affects the ranges and defaults of the System Flags that control:

Network Security

User Management

Strong Passwords

Login and Session Management

Cyclic File Systems alarms

For more information see:

"User and Connection Management in Ultra Secure Mode” on page 15-8.

"Flags Specific to Maximum Security Environments - Ultra Secure Mode” on page 22-48.

When the ULTRA_SECURE_MODE flag is set to YES, Version 7.8 does not include support for:

Connection to Alternate Management Network via LAN3 port

SUPPORT user

Auditor user

Chairperson user

Connections to External Databases

IP Sec security protocols

ISDN Cascade

Serial connection

Modem connection

MPM cards

PCM

SIP

SIP security (Digest)

SIP TLS

SNMP

SSH server.

USB key configuration

Web link (Hyperlink in Participant Properties dialog box)

QoS with IPv6

Recording link

PCO (MS-Outlook)

Securing an External Database

TLS 1.0 is used when securing communications between the MCU and an external database. The certificate is installed on the database server and the MCU is the client. When the certificate is installed on the database server, all client requests and responses are transferred via secure port 443.

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DOC2702A, RMX 1500 specifications

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