Polycom 7000 User Manual

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Call Server Configuration
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Add Device Authentication Dialog
The Add Device Authentication dialog appears when you click Add on the Device Authentication page 
while the Inbound Authentication tab is selected. It lets you add a device’s authentication credentials to 
the list of entries against which the Call Server checks a device’s credentials. 
The following table describes the fields in the Add Device Authentication dialog. 
Realm 
The realm string in an authentication challenge tells the challenged device the 
protection domain for which it must provide credentials. 
Generally, it includes the domain label of the Call Server. See RFC 2617 and 
RFC 3261. 
If you specify a realm instead of using the default, the realm you specify is 
used for all clusters in the supercluster. 
Enable proxy 
authentication 
Configures the Call Server to respond to unauthenticated requests with 407 
(Proxy Authentication Required). 
If turned off, the Call Server responds to unauthenticated requests with 401 
(Unauthorized). 
Authentication valid time 
(seconds) 
Specifies the time period within which the Call Server doesn’t re-challenge a 
device that previously authenticated itself. 
(table of authentication entries) 
Lists the inbound device authentication entries against which the Call Server 
checks a device’s credentials. 
Click Add to add a device’s credentials to the list. Click Edit or Delete to 
change or remove the selected entry. 
Shared Outbound Authentication 
(table of authentication entries) 
Lists the authentication credential entries defined for general use by the Call 
Server to authenticate its requests, showing the realm in which the entry is 
valid and the user name. You can add, edit, or delete credential entries. 
Use the Realm or Name field and Search button above the list to narrow the 
list. 
When choosing authentication credentials to present to an external SIP peer, 
the Call Server looks first for an appropriate entry specific to that SIP peer 
(see 
). If there is none with the correct realm, it 
looks at the entries listed here. 
Field 
Description