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| So with any application, a VoIP telephone system | | | | securely your telephone system has been coded. 3CX |
| needs to be safe, and this article outlines some crucial | | | | is built on .NET (which has many inbuilt security |
| things you can do to keep your telephone system | | | | features) and it is methodically tested by outside |
| secure: | | | | security consultants. |
| 1. Install your telephone system behind a firewall | | | | 6. Use a VPN. |
| The most fundamental step that you can carry out is | | | | If you require to add an extra layer of security, use a |
| to install your telephone system behind a firewall. Open | | | | VPN. Avaya telephone Systems fully support the use |
| no more than the ports that you need: If you use | | | | of VPNs - use the free openVPN for Windows and |
| external extensions and bridges, you can go for to use | | | | secure bridges and external extensions with no trouble |
| the 3CX tunnel and just open a single port intended for | | | | and cheaply. |
| the tunnel. | | | | 7. Lock down which IPs otherwise networks can |
| 2. Ensure resilient extension passwords | | | | access the telephone system. |
| Weak extension passwords are exceedingly risky. Do | | | | A further extra level of protection is to narrow down |
| not use the extension number the same as the pin | | | | from which IPs you will allow registrations. This locks |
| code or password. Ensure that you use tough, random | | | | out the rest of the internet and provides a first-rate |
| passwords to prevent remote hackers registering with | | | | extra level of security. For example, if you have |
| their soft phone to your PBX. As straightforward and | | | | remote workers that always work from a individual |
| obvious as this may perhaps sound, weak extension | | | | location, you can consider purchasing dedicated IPs for |
| passwords are the number one source of security | | | | these locations so that you can further limit access to |
| breaches. | | | | the telephone system by IP. This configuration is done |
| 3 Keep your windows up to date | | | | at firewall level. |
| Windows can without human intervention download | | | | Report this article |
| vital updates. This means your OS is protected against | | | | This article is free for republishing |
| serious vulnerabilities. Out of the box, and up to date, a | | | | Source: |
| Windows Server System is pretty secure. | | | | Republish this article |
| 4 Check your call logs weekly, better on a daily basis | | | | |
| Check your call logs weekly or better day after day. | | | | Ask a Question About this Article |
| This way you can quickly pick up on mishandling of the | | | | >> I was married for 20 yrs to a abusive man. |
| telephone system by either hackers or else indeed | | | | We had ... |
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| inbuilt call reports to check calling trends. | | | | problem with their software |
| 5 Use an IP PBX that is security tested | | | | >> Virus sending email from my contact list, |
| Even if your Operating system is fully safe, and your | | | | anyone have fix. |