Set Up a VPN Connection
You can set up a VPN connection on your phone. After you perform the procedure described in this topic,
only the VPN settings are finished. You still need to enable the VPN connection by rebooting the phone in a
manual or automatic way.
If you want to set up the VPN connection from the phone web page, see Set Up a VPN Connection from the
Phone Web Page, on page 150.
Cisco IP Phone 6821 Multiplatform Phones doesn't support VPN connection.
Before you begin
Your administrator provides the necessary information that is required to establish a VPN connection.
Procedure
Step 1 Press Applications .
Step 2 Select Network configuration > VPN settings.
Step 3 Enter the IP address or FQDN of a VPN server in VPN server.
Step 4 Enter the user credentials in Username and Password.
Step 5 (Optional) If needed, enter the name of a tunnel group in Tunnel group.
If the field is empty, this means no tunnel group is used for this VPN connection.
Step 6 Highlight Connect to VPN on bootup, press the Select button of the navigation cluster to select On.
Step 7 Press Set to save the settings.
The VPN settings are finished. For information about how to enable the VPN connection, see Enable a VPN
Connection, on page 148.
Enable a VPN Connection
You can enable a configured VPN connection by rebooting your phone automatically. If you want to manually
reboot your phone to enable the VPN connection, see Reboot Your Phone, on page 163.
Before you begin
The VPN settings are finished. For details, see Set Up a VPN Connection , on page 148 or Set Up a VPN
Connection from the Phone Web Page, on page 150.
Procedure
Step 1 Press Applications .
Step 2 Select Network configuration > VPN settings.
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Set Up a VPN Connection
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