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Prerequisites

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SBC Configuration

This quick start document shows the steps and interlational parameters required to configure a UX to successfully route calls. The configuration process of a UX should always begin with running a wizard; however, the wizard only needs to be run for the very first configuration.

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Before Beginning

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RBA Image

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Check the RBA License

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DNS Configuration

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Lync Server Topology Configuration

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1. Start the Topo Builder

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Start Topology Builder

    

    

2. Enter Login Credentials

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Login Credentials

    

    

3. Download the Topology

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4. Specify a Filename

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5. Confirm Changes

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New Branch Site

Add a new Branch Site. In the example, Taveuni is the new remote branch.

1. Right-click on Branch Sites and select New Branch Site

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 New Branch Site

    

    

2. Enter the remote site identity

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3. Configure the site details

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New PSTN Gateway

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Lync Server Configuration

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1. Click New

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2. Add a Site Policy

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Add Site Policy

    

    

3. Select the remote site you just added to the Lync topology.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Select Remote Site

    

    

4. Add a new PSTN Usage

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Add PSTN Usage

    

    

5. Supply a Name and Add a Route

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Name and Route

    

    

6. Configure a call route pattern

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Configure Call Route Pattern

    

    

7. Add a Trunk

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Add Trunk

    

    

8. Choose the newly added remote-network SBC

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Select Trunk

    

    

9. Click OKat each of the configuration layers

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Configuration Level 1

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Configuration Level 2

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Configuration Level 3

     

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Commit New Site Voice Policy

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1. Click the Commit pulldown and Commit All

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2. Click OK.

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Verify Route and PSTN Usage

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1. In the top navigation bar, click Route. Ensure that the route was added.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Ensure Route Added

    

    

2. In the top navigation bar, click PSTN Usage. Ensure that the PSTN Usage was added.

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Create a User New Dial Plan

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1. Click Voice Policy in the top navigation. Click New and select User Policy.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Voice Policy

    

    

2. Fill in the form as shown using information for your particular installation.

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3. Click New under Associated PSTN Usages.

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Create a New PSTN Usage

Create a PSTN Usage to be used with the User-level policies.

1. Create a New PSTN Usage record.

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2. Enter your site-specific configuration information.

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3. Click Add for Associated Trunk

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4. Select the remote-network SBC gateway

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5. Click OKfor all the configuration layers.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Configuration Level 2

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1. Click the Commit pulldown, then select Commit All.

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2. Click OK.

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3. Verify the Route Route was added.

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4. Verify the PSTN Usagewas added.

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Add or Move a User into the

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New Remote Location

You will need to have a user homed to the remote-network location.

1. Click Users in the left-hand navigation. Enter the name of the user to move to the remote network and click Find.

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2. In the Edit pulldown, select Show Details.

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3. Set the Dial Plan and Voice Policy of the user to thos of the remote network Userpolicies.

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Configure the Network Configuration

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1. Click Network Configuration in the left-hand navigation. Click Global in the top navigation, click the Edit pulldown, and select Show Details.

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2. Ensure that the CAC and Bypass options are selected. Change the settings and commit, if necessary.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Edit Global Setting

    

    

Create a

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New Bandwidth Policy

Create a Bandwidth Policy to be used to control the CAC from the RBA function.

1. Click Bandwidth Policy in the top navigation and select New.

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2. Enter the bandwidth specification for your remote network link, then click Commit.

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Create a

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New Region

Create regions to be used with the RBA feature. There will be a region for the HQ, as well as the remote-network.

1. Click Region in the top navigation and select New.

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2. Add a record for the remote region and Commit.

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3. Click New New to add the second region.

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4. Add a record for the HQ site and Commit.

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Create a new Site

Create sites to be used for the RBA function. Again, there will be a HQ site, as well as a remote site.

1. Click Site in the top navigation and select New.

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2. Enter the information for your remote site. Click Commit.

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3. Click New and enter the information for your HQ site. Click Commit.

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Create

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New Subnets

IP addresses are used by the Lync Server to identify the origin of a Lync client. Create subnet records for both the HQ and remote network sites.

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1. Click Region Link in the top navigation and select New.

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2. Using the pulldowns, select the HQ Region, the Remote Region and the Bandwidth Policy profile you previously created.

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Create a

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New Region Route

Create a Region Route for the Region Link.

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1. Click the Settings Tab and select Static Routes as shown in the diagram

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2. On the remote-network SBC, add a Static IP Route

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3. Create a default route that points to the WAN interface on the HQ SBC. Set the Metric to 1.

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4. Create another default route that points to the IPSec IPsec interface on the HQ SBC. Set the Metric to 2.

   Tip
   Default routes are required for the automated routing failover to function. Only use default routes.

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5. Verify the newly added static routes

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At this point you should be able to call Lync-to-Lync over the WAN.

Creating the

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IPsec Tunnel

Use the following steps to configure an IPsec tunnel between the remote and HQ SBCs.

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IPsec Configuration

The following steps configure the remote SBC to generate an IPsec tunnel to the HQ SBC when the WAN is down.

1. Click IPSec IPsec | Tunnel Tablein the left-hand navigation.

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2. Add a Tunnel Table

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3. Enter the configuraton information for your IPsec tunnel.

• The Local Subnet Address must be programmed with IP information for the remote network.

• The Remote Subnet Addressmust be programmed with IP information for the HQ network.

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IPsec Tunnel Configuration

The following steps configure the HQ SBC to receive an IPsec tunnel from the remote SBC when the WAN is down.

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With the successful testing of the static IPsec tunnel, it is time to make the tunnel dynamic so that the 3G4G link is only used activated when the WAN is down.

1. Modify the Remote SBC IPSec IPsec Tunnel Activation to Link Monitor Action and click OK.

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1. Click WAN in the left-hand navigation and select CAC Profiles.

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2. Create a profile for the WAN up situation. Set the bandwidths according to your desired WAN link configuration and capacity. Click Applywhen finished.

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3. Now, create a CAC profile for WAN down. Setting the Bandwidth State to Disabledresults in any HQ<>remote-network calls being routed over the PSTN.

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1. Click the Taskstab.

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2. Click Lync Setupin the left-hand navigation

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3. Obatin the root certificate from your network administrator and copy it to your PC. From the webui, click Import Trusted CA Certificateas shown.

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4. Set the Mode to File Upload and Browseto find the file containing the root certificate.

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5. Click OKto import the root certificate.

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6. Click the Generate CSRto generate a certificate request for the SBC. You will send this certificate request to be signed by the your certificae authority.

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7. Copy and paste the certificate request into a file and send it to your root certificate authority for signing.

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8. When the signed certificate is returned, click the Sonus SBC Certificatetab and import the certificate.

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9. Set the Mode to File Upload and Browseto find the file containing the SBC certificate.

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10. Verify the SBC and root certificates

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    Caption 0 Figure 1 Trusted CAs

     

     

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