TANDBERG Security Camera Security Camera User Manual


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D14049.03
MAY 2008
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TANDBERG VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SERVER
ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Introduction Getting Started
Overview and
Status
System
Conguration
VCS
Conguration
Zones and
Neighbors
Call
Processing
Bandwidth
Control
Firewall
Traversal
Maintenance Appendices
Registration Control
About Authentication for Local
Registrations
The VCS can be congured to use a username
and password-based challenge-response
scheme to permit endpoint registrations. This
process is known as authentication.
In order to authenticate with the VCS, the
endpoint must supply it with a username.
For TANDBERG endpoints using H.323, the
username is the endpoint’s Authentication ID;
for TANDBERG endpoints using SIP it is the
endpoint’s Authentication Username.
For details of how to congure
endpoints with a username and
password, please consult the
endpoint manual.
In order to verify the identity of the device,
the VCS needs access to a database on
which all authentication credential information
(usernames, passwords, and other relevant
information) is stored. This database may
be located either locally on the VCS, or on
an LDAP Directory Server. The VCS looks up
the endpoint’s username in the database and
retrieves the authentication credentials for that
entry. If the credentials match those supplied
by the endpoint, the registration is allowed to
proceed.
The VCS supports the ITU H.235 specication
[1] for authenticating the identity of H.323
network devices with which it communicates.
Authentication
Mode
On: all endpoints must authenticate with the
VCS before registering.
Off: no authentication is required for
endpoints.
The default is Off.
Database type
Determines which database the VCS will use
during authentication.
LocalDatabase: the local database is used.
You must congure the Local database to use
this option.
LDAP: A remote LDAP database is used. You
must congure the LDAP server to use this
option.
The default is LocalDatabase.
Conguring Authentication for Local Registrations
To congure endpoint Authentication options:
VCS Conguration > Authentication > Conguration
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You will be taken to the Authentication Conguration page (shown below).
xConguration Authenticatio
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