DCS Telecom Understanding VoIP Phone Systems | Page 6

FEW STEPS YOU SHOULD TAKE TO
MAKE YOUR VOIP PHONES SECURE
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A good idea to ensure maximum security while using VoIP phones is to
lock voice servers physically. Centralize administration will lower security
risk. You may also benefit from two-factor authentication, especially for
administrative access. Ensure that only you can grant administrative
access to signaling data, credentials, and configuration files.
To ensure maximum security of your voice network, it is of immense
importance to install OS updates at regular intervals. By doing so, you
will never miss any new security update, which will help keep you save.
Consider taking advantage of VLANs. By using this option, you will be in
a much better position to segment voice traffic. You can also use VLANs
to separate voice traffic from data traffic.