Polycom VSX Series manual Using Security Mode

Administrator’s Guide for the VSX Series

3. Select and configure these settings:

Setting	Description
Enable Remote	Specifies whether to allow remote access to the system by:
Access	•	FTP
	•	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. Use Web Access Port to disable
	the port.
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 VSX Web.
	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
	VSX Web.
	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 VSX Web to access the
	system. This makes unauthorized access more difficult.
	Note: The system restarts if you change the web access
	port.

Using Security Mode

You can configure VSX 3000A, VSX 5000, VSX 6000A, VSX 7000s, VSX 7000e, and VSX 8000 systems to use Security Mode, which provides secure access to the system. Security Mode is based on Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 using 168-bit Triple-DES. These protocols encrypt management communication over IP, preventing access by unauthorized users.

Every time you enable Security Mode, you must configure a new password for the system. The password cannot be blank and it cannot be the default value (serial number).

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