Appendix - Secure Communication Mode
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System Flags Controlling Secure Communication
The following System Flags control secure communications.
● RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL
● EXTERNAL_DB_PORT
The table below lists both flags and their settings.
If the System Flag RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL does not exist in the system, it must be
created by using the Setup menu.
For more information see Modifying System Flags.
The Collaboration Server must be restarted for modified flag settings to take effect.
Enabling Secure Communication Mode
After the SSL/TLS Certificate is installed, secure communications are enabled by modifying the properties
of the Management Network in the Management Network properties dialog box.
When Secure Communications Mode is enabled:
● Only https:// commands from the browser to the Control Unit IP Address of the Collaboration Server
are accepted.
● The Collaboration Server listens only on secured port 443.
● All connection attempts on port 80 are rejected.
● A secure communication indicator is displayed in the browser’s status bar.
To enable secure communications mode:
1 In the Collaboration Server Management pane, click IP Network Services.
2 In the IP Network Services list pane, double-click the Management Network entry.
3 Click the Security tab and in the Management Security Properties dialog, select the Secured
Communication check box. This box is selected by default when the MCU is in Ultra Secure Mode.
4 Select the Certificate Validation mode by checking or clearing the Skip certificate validation for
user logging session field as set out in the following table:
System Flags
Flag Description
RMX_MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_PR
OTOCOL
Enter the protocol to be used for secure communications.
Default: TLSV1_SSLV3 (both).
Default for U.S. Federal licenses: TLSV1.
EXTERNAL_DB_PORT The external database server port used by the Collaboration Server to
send and receive XML requests/responses.
For secure communications set the value to 443.
Default: 5005.
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