how can i manually set the VPN concentrator on a Cisco 7942 IP Phone

[vrian_colaba]

how can i manually set the VPN concentrator on a Cisco 7942 IP Phone

[akumarka]

Verify VPN is enabled

1. On the phone press the “Settings” button
2.  Select “Security Configuration” (option 4)
3.  Select “VPN Configuration” (option 8)
4.  Option 1 should be enabled
   4.1 If option 1 is disabled select the “Enable” soft key at the bottom of the screen.

Clear CTL and ITL files

1. On the phone press the “Settings” button 
2. Select “Security Configuration” (option 4)
3. Select “Trust List” (option 5)
4. CTL file (option 1) should read “Not Installed” & ITL File (option 2) should read “Not Installed”. 
5. If either of these show anything other than “Not Installed”: 
6. Press **# to unlock the settings
7. Select the file using the “Select” soft key
8. Press “Unlock” using the soft key
9. Press the “More” soft key
10. Select the “Erase” soft key
     

Verify TFTP settings on phone

1. On the phone press the “Settings” button
2. Select the option “Network Configuration” (option 2)
3. Select “IPv4 Configuration” (option 1)
4. Scroll to “Alternate TFTP” (option 16) and it should read “Yes”
5. Scroll to the “TFTP Server 1” (option 17) and it should read “<client TFTP server IP>”
6. If the “Alternate TFTP” is set to “No” or “TFTP Server 1” is incorrect:
7. Press **# to unlock the settings
8. Highlight “Alternate TFTP” (option 16)
9. Press the soft key labeled “Yes”
10. Scroll to “TFTP Server 1” (option 17)
11. Press the soft key labeled “Edit”
12.  In the new screen enter “<client TFTP server IP>”
13. Press the “Validate” soft key
14. Press the “Save” soft key
15. The phone may reset itself after these changes

[vrian_colaba]

How can I edit this portion and manually assign the concentrator?



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[Ayodeji Okanlawon]

No you cant set this manually. The VPN concentrator is selected from the phone's VPN group in the phone's commom phone profile.

[vrian_colaba]

thanks for the help