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OpenScape Office V3 Teleworker Interaction with Shrew Soft VPN Client

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The following steps describe how to connect a Teleworker set in the OpenScape Office MX V3 system

with the Shrew Soft VPN client:

Preconditions:

On OpenScape Office MX systems i ter et a ess ust e o figured as DSL at WAN Port

directly . Other ise a VPN Connection wizard will not be available and below shown

configuration cannot be performed.

In case OpenScape Office MX is not configured with a fixed WAN-IP-address a dynamic DNS

account like DynDNS or similar is needed to be able to use the functionality. Supported

do ai a es are listed ithi the Co figure D DN“ A ou t page of the Internet

Configuration wizard.

Notes:

Tests done with Shrew Soft VPN Client version 2.1.7

Shrew Soft VPN Client can be downloaded from: http://www.shrew.net

Tested on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows XP SP3

In this shown example configuration, also the value of a possible DNS server was set to

198.6.127.33

In this shown example configuration, the configured OpenScape Office MX system IP-address

was set to 198.6.127.10

In this shown example configuration, the required virtual IP-address for the added

Teleworker was set to value 192.168.111.222. This virtual IP-address is unique for each

Teleworker that should be added to the system.

Test done with an OpenScape Office MX running V3R3 software.


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Please perform following steps to grant access to OpenScape Office MX V3 for a Teleworker using

Shrew Soft VPN client:

I the Ope “ ape Offi e Assista t a igate to „“etup and check configuration settings as described

in the precondition details.

This check can be done via I ter et Co figuratio izard.


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I the Ope “ ape Offi e Assista t a igate to „“etup and open VPN Co e tio izard.

As shown in the screenshot above, there is no existing VPN configuration currently set & VPN is OFF.

Please li k o the Co figuratio of VPN -button and proceed with the following steps.

In this configuration page please li k o the „Add -button.


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At first system parameters of the OpenScape Office MX system have to be entered:

System name: This name is a free name value that describes your system in one word.

Comment: An optional field that may contain additional comments.

Active: This checkbox must be set to enable the configuration.

Remote Service Center: With this new OpenScape Office MX V3 parameter this VPN tunnel

can be enabled with *995+PIN or disabled with #995+PIN. The required PIN can be set via

Ope “ ape Offi e Assista t > “er i e Ce ter > Re ote A ess > Code . If checkbox is

set, the usage of service code *995/#995 will take effect on this VPN tunnel. This is an

optional setting.

Use Data of own System: If this checkbox is set, most of the fields below will be set with the

from the before done internet access configuration values, like the DynDNS account.

Address Type: Usage of this value depends if the system has a fixed ip-address for the

internet configuration or if DynDNS is used.

Global IP Address/DNS Name (WAN): Enter the fixed IP-address or DynDNS name.

Local IP Address (LAN): Enter the local IP-address of the OpenScape Office MX.

Local Subnet Mask (LAN): Enter the local subnet mask address of the OpenScape Office MX.


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Afterwards use the Add - utto i the Tele orker se tio to pro eed ith the e t steps.

A new Teleworker setup requires the following configuration:

Name: This name is a free name value that describes the new Teleworker.

Address Type: This value will set the authentificaton type.

Virtual IP Address/DNS Name: This required virtual IP-address for the added Teleworker was

set to value 192.168.111.222 in this example. This virtual IP-address is unique for each

Teleworker that should be added to the system.

Comment: An optional field that may contain additional comments.

Active: This flag enables/disables this Teleworker without deleting its entry from

configuration. Click on OK -button to continue with configuration steps.


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As shown the recently added Teleworker is now listed in the configuration.

Click on OK & Ne t -button to continue with configuration steps.


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Click on OK & Ne t -button to continue with configuration steps.

Add an at least 20 chars lo g „Pre “hared “e ret . This key is used later during configuration of the

VPN client and will be checked within authentification.

Cli k o the OK -button to continue with configuration steps.


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The added VPN tunnel and Teleworker is now listed on the over ie page of the „VPN Connection wizard.

Click on “ it h VPN o -button to continue with configuration steps.

To enable VPN access the in this example configuration used DynDNS access needs to be checked.

To perform this test, please li k o the Co e tio test -button. A general internet connection and

DynDNS configuration test will be started.


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VPN access will be active after the test has been finished successfully. Please sele t Fi ish to lose the VPN wizard.

Please reope the VPN izard after this a d a igate to E port/I port :


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Cli k o the E port utto i the Export Teleworker Data from System -section and save the

Teleworker configuration download to your computer:

OpenScape Office Assistant can be closed afterwards.


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I our Do loads folder ou ill fi d the saved file as VPN_Teleworker_<current-date>.zip :

When you extract this file you will get one or more new packed files depending on the amount of

before configured Teleworkers:


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Withi these pa ked files ou ill fi d a file a ed to „shrewsoft_openswan.vpn :

This file will be used in the next steps to import the Teleworkers settings into the ShrewSoft client.

NOTE: Please take care of a secure transport of the file to the user of the Teleworker, because this

file will allow direct access to your VPN access when imported into the Shrew Soft VPN client!


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Please perform following steps to install Shrew Soft VPN Client on your computer:

After downloading the software from http://www.shrew.net double click on the executable file.

A ept the Li e se Agree e t ith the „I Agree -button.


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Proceed with „Ne t .



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Wait until the installation process has been finished.


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Pro eed ith the „Finish to end the setup process.

NOTE: Please perform a reboot of the computer, to complete the installation.

Please perform following steps to configure Shrew Soft VPN Client on your computer:

In Microsoft Windows start menu please a igate to All Progra s > Shrew Soft VPN Client a d start the Access Manager a d start this progra :


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Please li k o the File -menu a d the I port to import the file „shrewsoft_openswan.vpn :

Navigate to the „shrewsoft_openswan.vpn file a d use the „Ope -button to import the file:

After this, the imported connection will be shown in the ShrewSoft VPN client:


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The connect to the OpenScape Office MX can be done by selecting the connection and use the

„Co e t -button after this.

The below sho for ill e sho a d the o e tio a e started usi g the „Co e t -

utto a d dis o e ted agai ith the „Dis o e t -button:

When all configuration steps were followed, the Teleworker should be able to login to the

OpenScape Office MX system and use VPN connection.

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