[asterisk-users] VPN between Asterisk server and phone client

[Steve Totaro]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Biju
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 5:38 AM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: [asterisk-users] VPN between Asterisk server and phone client
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I wish to make a secure tunnel between the asterisk server and the
> softphone.
> I have seen the feature X-tunnel in x-lite.
> 
> It will be a great help if somebody can guide me to confure a tunnel
> between
> the asterisk server and X-lite or any other phone.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> biju


A very simple and flexible answer is OpenVPN.  Install OpenVPN on your
Asterisk server with it's own network (eg 10.8.0.x) and setup your PC to
connect to the Asterisk server, the PC will also get a 10.8.0.x address.
Configure your softphone to use the new network settings and all traffic
will be secure over the VPN.

OpenVPN has a little learning curve but if you follow the examples, you
should be up in running in half a day.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
KB3OPB