Configuration from the Web GUI

The procedures for configuring the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller from the Web GUI are consistent in how they begin and end. What varies are the steps in between, which are unique to each configuration procedure. Once you are familiar with the common steps for beginning and ending any configuration procedure, the unique information that you need is about the fields, selections, and options available within each procedure. The Web GUI Guide and the online Help system provide procedural, conceptual, and referential topics to help you with the steps in between. Procedural topics provide the "how" information, such as the prerequisites, the configuration steps, and the next steps. Conceptual topics provide the "why?" information, such as a description of the purpose and benefits of the configuration or feature. Reference topics provide the "what?" information, such as a list of the acceptable values for fields.

The following sections describe the common steps for beginning and ending configuration procedures from the Web GUI in Basic mode and in Expert mode.

The common beginning in Basic mode

Each Basic mode configuration procedure begins, as follows:

From the Web GUI in Basic mode, click the Configuration tab.
On the Configuration page, you can do one or both of the following:
1. Drag an icon into the workspace. This gesture causes the system to display the corresponding configuration dialog.
2. Click Wizards, Settings, Network, Security, Management, or Other, and select a configuration option from the resulting drop down menu. The system displays the corresponding configuration dialog.

The common ending in Basic mode

Each Basic mode configuration procedure ends, as follows:

When you finish configuring the fields, selections, and options in the configuration dialog, click OK or Close, depending on the dialog.
On the Web GUI toolbar, click Save.
Click Activate.
Click OK.

The common beginning in Expert mode

Each Expert mode configuration procedure begins, as follows:

From the Web GUI in Expert mode, click the Configuration tab.
On the Configuration page, at the bottom of the Objects pane, click Show advanced.
Click the arrow by the object group name, for which you want to see the list of configuration elements.
Click the element that you want to configure, and the system displays the corresponding dialog.

The common ending in Expert mode

Each Expert mode configuration procedure ends, as follows:

When you finish configuring the fields, selections, and options, and the system displays the page where you began the configuration, click OK.
On the Web GUI toolbar, click Save.
Click Activate.
Click OK.

Note:

Click Show advanced in the configuration dialogs to display all of the settings available within each function. Click Hide advanced to display only the minimum required settings.

Configuration Error Messages

If you save a configuration that contains errors, the system displays the following error message: There were errors! Are you sure you want to activate the configuration?

The system displays a list of errors at the bottom the page. Click an error to go to the location in the configuration where the error occurred and edit the configuration as needed.

Severity

Identifies the level of severity that the Oracle Enterprise Session Border Controller assigns to the error. Valid values are:

ERROR—Means that the issue identified in the Message column is not correctly configured or it does not exist. You can still verify, save, and activate the configuration if this severity exists.
WARNING—Means that the configuration contains invalid information for the element field identified in the Message column. You can still verify, save, and activate the configuration if this severity exists.
CRITICAL—Means that a critical error occurred in the configuration and you cannot verify, save, or activate until the error is corrected. The Message column indicates the element field where the error has occurred.

Message

Identifies the element field where the error, warning, or critical error occurred, and the reason for the error.

Object

Identifies the element and the field for that element where the error occurred.

Attribute Name

Identifies the attribute within the element where the error occurred.

Other

Identifies any other pertinent information relating to the error.

Configuration Deletion Methods

In Basic mode, you can delete a configuration by way of the following methods.

Delete from an Icon

For any device or interface in the workspace, right-click the icon and select Delete from the drop-down menu. The following illustration shows an example of deleting a configuration by way of the PBX icon.

This image is a screen capture of the delete button displayed by right-clicking a workspace icon.

The system deletes the configuration from the workspace and from the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller.

Delete from a Configuration Dialog

To delete a configuration from a toolbar menu, you click the configuration object that you want from the menu, and use one of the following methods to delete the configuration:

Select an item on the list and click Delete.
Select an item on the list, right click, and select Delete from the task menu.

This image is a screen capture that shows the delete button location on a configuration dialog header and also the drop down menu that displays when you right-click a list item. You can click edit from the menu.

This image is a screen capture of the delete confirmation dialog.

This image is a screen capture that displays an arrow pointing to where an item was deleted from the host routes list.

Delete an Individual Parameter Configuration

Some configuration dialogs require additional configuration of a particular parameter. The following illustration shows an example of the deletion dialog for the User List parameter within the trap-receiver configuration dialog.

This image is a screen capture in which an arrow points to the location of the delete button in the header of a multi-instance confiugration object.

Note:

After editing a configuration, you must save and activate the configuration for the changes to take affect.

Configuration Copying Methods

In Basic mode you can copy a configuration by way of the object menus on the toolbar, but not from the icons in the workspace.

To copy a configuration, use one of the following methods:

Select an item on the list and click Copy.
Select an item on the list, right click, and select Copy from the task menu.

The following illustrations show host route 192.30.1.105 copied and edited as a new host route of 192.30.1.106.

This image is a screen capturre of the host routes configuration dialog showing two copying methods. You can either click the copy buttonon in the dialog header or right-click an item in the list, and click copy from the drop down list.

This imnage is a screen capture example of a dialog where you can edit the configuration of the object you copied.

This image is a screen capture of an example of the copied configuration added to the list of configurations of a multi-configuration object.

Configuration Editing Methods

In Basic mode, you can edit a configuration by way of the following methods.

Edit from an Icon

For any device or interface icon in the workspace, the system displays the configuration dialog when you:

Double-click the icon.
Right-click the icon and select Edit from the drop-down menu.

The following illustration shows an example of editing a configuration by way of the PBX icon.

This screen capture shows the basic mode workspace after right-clicking the PBX icon. The workspace displays the modify pbx dialog, where you enter the PBX identifiers and SIP manipulations. This dialog also displays the connectivity check parameters.

Edit from a Configuration Dialog

To edit a configuration from a toolbar menu, you click the configuration object that you want from the menu, and use one of the following methods to display the configuration dialog:

Select an item on the list and click Edit.
Select an item on the list, right click, and select Edit from the task menu.

The following illustrations show examples of editing a host route configuration by both methods.

This screen capture shows the host routes configuration page with two ways to launch the editing dialog. You can either cllick the edit button in the dialog header or you can right-click a list item and then click edit from the drop down menu that displays.

This image is a screen capture of the host routes editing dialog, where you set the destination network, netmask, gateway, and description for the route.

Edit an Individual Parameter

Some configuration dialogs require additional configuration of a particular parameter. The following illustration shows an example of the editing dialog for the User List parameter within the trap-receiver configuration dialog.

This image is a screen capture showing the edit button in the header of a editable multi-instance parameter.

Note:

After editing a configuration, you must save and activate the configuration for the changes to take affect.