Configuring Server Edition systems remotely using IP Office Manager for Server Edition

Last Updated : Dec 21, 2012 |
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
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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 IP Office Manager for Server Edition administrator account
  • the password for the IP Office Manager for Server Edition administrator account
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 connect the IP Office Manager for Server Edition 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.
  1. Select Start > Programs > IP Office > Manager.
  2. Select File > Preferences.
  3. Select Use Remote Access for Multi-site and click OK.
  4. Click the icon to Open Configuration from IP Office.
    STEP RESULT:
    The Select IP Office dialog box displays.
  5. Enter the IP address of the SSL VPN tunnel in the Unit/Broadcast Address field and click Refresh.
  6. Select the Server Edition system that you want to configure.
    STEP RESULT:
    When you select the Server Edition system, the Open with Server Edition option displays and is enabled by default.
  7. If you are connecting to a Server Edition Primary and want to make configuration changes to Server Edition systems that are connected to it, select Use Remote Access. If you are connecting directly to the Server Edition system that you want to configure, you do not need to select this option.
  8. Click OK.
    STEP RESULT:
    The Configuration Service User Login dialog box displays.
  9. 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 theIP Office Manager for Server Edition administrator account in the Service User Password field. Click OK.
  10. In the navigation list, select Network.
    STEP RESULT:
    The Summary screen displays. A table at the bottom of the screen lists all Server Edition systems.
  11. Select the Server Edition system that you want to configure.
    STEP RESULT:
    The Summary screen displays configuration information for the selected system.
Related links
Monitoring and managing the IP Office system