3Com® VCX V7111 VoIP Gateway User Guide 237CHAPTER 6: INI F ILE CONFIGURATION OFTHE V7111 G ATEWAYAs an alternative to configuring the VoIP gateway using the Web Interface (see Chapter 5:Web Management), it can be configured by loading the ini file containing Customer-configured parameters.The ini file is loaded using the BootP/TFTP utility (see C: BootP/TFTP Configuration Utilityor using any standard TFTP server. It can also be loaded through the Web Interface (seeRestoring and Backing up the Gateway Configuration).The ini file configuration parameters are stored in the V7111 gateway non-volatile memoryafter the file is loaded. When a parameter is missing from the ini file, a default value isassigned to that parameter (according to the cmp file loaded on the V7111 gateway) andstored in the non-volatile memory (thereby overriding the value previously defined for thatparameter). Therefore, to restore the default configuration parameters, use the ini file withoutany valid parameters or with a semicolon (;) preceding all lines in the file.Some of the V7111 gateway parameters are configurable through the ini file only (and notusing the Web). These parameters usually determine a low-level functionality and areseldom changed for a specific application.For detailed explanations of each parameter, see Chapter 5: Web Management.Secured ini FileThe ini file contains sensitive information that is required for the functioning of the V7111gateway. It is loaded to, or retrieved from, the device using TFTP or HTTP. These protocolsare unsecured and vulnerable to potential hackers. Therefore an encoded ini file significantlyreduces these threats.You can choose to load an encoded ini file to the V7111 gateway. When you load anencoded ini file, the retrieved ini file is also encoded. Use the TrunkPack DownloadableConversion Utility to encode or decode the ini file before you load it to, or retrieve it from thedevice. Note that the encoded ini files loading procedure is identical to the regular ini filesloading procedure. For information on encoding / decoding an ini file, see Encoding /Decoding an ini File.
