Configuring Server Edition systems remotely using Web Control

Last Updated : Dec 21, 2012 |

You can use the Web Control interface to launch the IP Office Manager for Server Edition and administer Server Edition systems remotely through the SSL VPN tunnel.

You can use the IP Office Manager for Server Edition to administer the following systems remotely through the SSL VPN tunnel:

  • Server Edition Primarys

  • Server Edition Secondarys

  • Server Edition Expansion Systems

Before you begin

The SSL VPN tunnel must be in service, and you must have the following information:

  • the IP address of the SSL VPN tunnel

  • the account name for the Web Control administrator account

  • the password for the Web Control administrator account

About this task

To configure Server Edition systems remotely, you must configure an SSL VPN service between the AVG and the Server Edition Primary. You can then apply configuration changes to the Server Edition systems that are connected to the Primary Server. You must first configure an SSL VPN service between each Server Edition system and the AVG.

Use this procedure to launch the IP Office Manager for Server Edition through the Web Control interface and use it connect to a Server Edition Primary through the SSL VPN tunnel.

For information about how to use IP Office Manager for Server Edition, see Avaya IP Office Manager.

Procedure

  1. Open a browser and enter https://<IP address>:7070, where <IP address> is the address of the SSL VPN tunnel configured for the Server Edition Primary.
  2. Enter the administrator credentials in the Logon and Password fields and click Login.

    The Home screen displays and lists the Server Edition Servers and Expansion Systems.

  3. Click Manage.

    The IP Office Manager for Server Edition opens and displays a Summary screen.

  4. Select File > Close to close the configuration.
  5. Select File > Preferences.
  6. Select Use Remote Access for Multi-site and click OK.
  7. Click the icon to Open Configuration from IP Office.

    The Select IP Office dialog box displays.

  8. Enter the IP address of the SSL VPN tunnel in the Unit/Broadcast Address field and click Refresh.
  9. Select the Server Edition server.

    When you select the Server Edition system, the Open with Server Edition option displays and is enabled by default.

  10. Select Use Remote Access and click OK.

    The Configuration Service User Login dialog box displays.

  11. Enter the user name for the IP Office Manager for Server Edition administrator account in the Service User Name field, and enter the password for the IP Office Manager for Server Edition administrator account in the Service User Password field. Click OK.

    The IP Office Manager for Server Edition opens and displays a Summary screen.

  12. In the table at the bottom of the screen, select the Server Edition Primary.
  13. From the Open . . . list on the right side of the screen, click Configuration.

    A navigation tree displays for the system.

  14. After you have configured the selected system and saved your changes, select Network from the navigation list to return to the Summary screen.
  15. To configure other Server Edition systems that are connected to the Server Edition Primary server, select the system from the table at the bottom of the Summary screen.

    The Summary screen displays configuration information for the selected system.

Related information
Monitoring and managing the IP Office system