REMOTE EXTENSION

[marcustherock]

Hi Guys,

i have an Mxe running MCD 5, and i have a user who will be working from home, i have considered dynamic extension but was wondering if i could setup a remote extension using

1)normal internet connection and NATting at the local router???
or
2) a vpn with the necessary port forwarding.

suggestions for the simplest method possible would be appreciated.

its a 5212 ip phone and so far have not had to set this up, are there any changes that need to be made on the controller side?

i want to stay away from mitel border gateway.

Thanks all

[bluewhite4]

Can I ask why you want to stay away from an MBG server? Its by far the easiest way to get this working.

[marcustherock]

Hi Bluewhite, thanks, the reason is simply that i do not have the resources for a server/pc or the licensing for the mbg etc, basically using what the customer currently has available.

[ralph]

I've seen people do it with a one-to-one NAT.

Ralph

[acejavelin]

VPN... its the only other solution I know of that works. A router on each end that supports a site to site VPN will work well.

[sarond]

Agree with the VPN solution.
DHCP options will not traverse though, so on the remote phone place it in teleworker mode by holding the 7 key while booting and enter the controllers IP address.
If all routing is setup correctly you will get DHCP from local server and connect to the 3300.

[LoopyLou]

If you don't want to buy a MBG then to run a phone at home you need to be on the network with the controllers. The best way ( and the most secure ) is to use a VPN. My vote also goes to VPN. Don't think you want to expose your voice network by using NAT.