
NetPoint Firewall Traversal Server: Installation and Setup Manual 7
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Overview.......................................................................................... 9
In this Chapter ....................................................................................................................................9
NetPoint Overview ..............................................................................................................................9
NetPoint Server ..................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Negotiating NATs and Firewalls .................................................... 11
In this Chapter ..................................................................................................................................11
NATs and Firewalls in Enterprises ...................................................................................................11
Network Address Translation Devices (NATs) ..............................................................................11
Firewalls.........................................................................................................................................12
Effects of Firewalls and NATs on H.323 Videoconferencing ...........................................................12
The NetPoint System Solution .........................................................................................................13
Permitted Network Traffic ..............................................................................................................13
Hardware Configurations ..............................................................................................................13
NetPoint Support in a Firewall.......................................................................................................13
QoS Support .................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 3: Collaborate Central/Gatekeeper Management.............................. 15
In this Chapter ..................................................................................................................................15
Registering NAT/Firewall Protected Nodes to the Collaborate Central ...........................................15
Collaborate Central Outside of LAN ..............................................................................................15
Collaborate Central Inside LAN.....................................................................................................15
Negotiating Firewalls ........................................................................................................................15
Setting Up the Firewall to Support NetPoint Deployment.............................................................16
Chapter 4: Configuring NetPoint in Collaborate Central ................................. 17
In this Chapter ..................................................................................................................................17
Configuration....................................................................................................................................17
Parameters Description.................................................................................................................18
Verifying NetPoint status ..................................................................................................................19
QoS ..................................................................................................................................................20
PRIORITY TYPE (QOS)..................................................................................................................20
PRIORITY VALUES ........................................................................................................................21
Chapter 5: Firewall Requirements on Endpoint Side ...................................... 23
In this Chapter ..................................................................................................................................23
Endpoint Side Ports .........................................................................................................................23
Chapter 6: Using NetPoint .............................................................................. 25
In this Chapter ..................................................................................................................................25
Unpacking and Connecting NetPoint Server ...................................................................................25
Assigning Static IP Addresses to Netpoint Server with DHCP Address .......................................25
Configuring NetPoint Server via NetPoint Administration Interface ..............................................25
Configuring the NetPoint Server by Interfacing with a PC ............................................................27