How do you get an IP Softphone going via VPN??

[curlycord]

1.What exactly is needed for hardware at both the sites?
2.What software is needed for VPN?
3.What programming must be done on the BCM (400 w4.0 in this case)
4.Anything else?

Fullest details the better please.

Thanks

 

[Deweyhumbolt]

Actually, a VPN is the easiest and most secure. When you VPN in it's like your on your LAN. You'll have an internal address. You use the configuration tool, enter the BCM LAN 1 IP (default for IP Tels), and launch the softphone.
PS. port 7000

 

[curlycord]

Port 7000 needs to be opened on the BCM or th Switch or both? and what about the remote Router too?

Thanks

 

[jsaad]

with a VPN you shouldn't have to open any ports. All traffic is encapsulated over the VPN. Just make sure the S1 port address is 7000

 

[PainOfDeath]

You will need a VPN-capable router at the BCM site, specifically one that supports the authentication method you intend to use (e.g. IPSec, L2TP, or even PPTP). If you have Win2K/2K3 server on the same LAN as the BCM you can set up PPTP or L2TP pretty easily and use Windows built-in client to authenticate. There are tons of other VPN options available, such as using Nortel Contivity routers and their own VPN client, or even using SSL VPN.

If all of this is gibberish to you then you will probably want to get an IT guy involved to do the VPN grunt work for you. Once you have the connection up then point your IP phone to the BCM's internal IP address, no need to open up ports or port-forwarding, but like jsaad says make sure you use port 7000 (I think the IP phones default to 5100 or something like that).

Hope that helps.