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... ... @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ 16 16 17 17 = 2. Open Communication = 18 18 19 -iSymphony will need a clear path of communication between it and the PBX. Specific ports need to be accessible between the servers, so weneed to ensure that no firewall, or IP access listis, blocking communication.19 +iSymphony will need a clear path of communication between it and the PBX. Specific ports need to be accessible between the servers, so you need to ensure that no firewall, ACL, or other IP access lists, are blocking communication. 20 20 21 21 == Open Firewall Ports == 22 22 ... ... @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ 50 50 51 51 1. On the remote server, open the file **/etc/asterisk/manager.conf**. 52 52 1. ((( 53 -Add a permit entry into the iSymphony manager connection, that specifies the IP of the iSymphony Server. This must be done on the manager login entry, the iSymphony server will be connecting with. 53 +Add a permit entry into the iSymphony manager connection, that specifies the IP of the iSymphony Server. This must be done on the manager login entry, the iSymphony server will be connecting with. If you do not yet have a manager entry on the PBX, for iSymphony, see [[doc:Asterisk Server (Vanilla) Installation]] for more information on how to add one. 54 54 55 55 {{code}} 56 56 [isymphony] ... ... @@ -106,56 +106,27 @@ 106 106 107 107 = 3. Modify The PBX Connection Information = 108 108 109 - Inorder to setupa remote PBX connection, with theiSymphony Server, you need toconfigure the iSymphonyServer withthe connection informationof the PBX. In the case of aremoteFreePBXinstallation, you will also need toconfigure theiSymphonyFreePBX module,withthe connection informationof the iSymphony Server.Theadditionalconnection information, intheFreePBXmodule, willallow themoduletosynchronizethe configuration, betweenFreePBXandtheiSymphonyServer.109 +You need to ensure that the iSymphony server knows the connection information for the remote PBX. In the case of a FreePBX based remote server, you will also need to ensure that the FreePBX module knows the connection information for the iSymphony Server. How this is done depends on if your remote PBX is based on FreePBX, or not. 110 110 111 -=== Vanilla Asterisk===111 +=== Remote FreePBX Server === 112 112 113 -1. Open the file **/etc/asterisk/manager.conf** on the PBX. 114 -1. ((( 115 -Add a permit entry into the iSymphony manager connection that specifies the IP of the iSymphony Server and save the file. 113 +Perform these steps on the remote FreePBX install. 116 116 117 -{{code}} 118 -[isymphony] 119 - secret = mysecret 120 - deny=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 121 - permit=127.0.0.1/255.255.255.0 122 - permit=[ip of the iSymphony Server]/255.255.255.255 123 - read = all 124 - write = all 125 -{{/code}} 126 -))) 127 -1. ((( 128 -Reload the Asterisk manager using the following command. 129 - 130 -{{code language="bash"}} 131 -asterisk -rx "manager reload" 132 -{{/code}} 133 -))) 134 -1. Log into the iSymphony Administration Interface. See [[doc:Connecting to the Administration Interface]] for more information. 135 -1. Navigate to the settings for your PBX Connection and set the **Host** field to the IP or hostname of the remote PBX. This will tell iSymphony how to connect to the remote PBX. See [[doc:PBX Connections]] for more information. 136 - 137 -=== FreePBX === 138 - 139 -1. Open the file **/opt/isymphony3/server/conf/security.xml** on the iSymphony Server. 140 -1. In the **communication_manager** **SecurityContext** add the IP of the PBX to the **IPAccess** **WhiteList**. See [[doc:Security]] for more information. 141 -1. Restart the iSymphony Server. See [[doc:Starting And Stopping The iSymphony Server]] for more information. 142 142 1. Log into FreePBX. 143 -1. ((( 144 -Navigate to **Settings->Asterisk API/Manager Users->cxpanel** and add a permit entry for the IP of the iSymphony Server by appending the following to end of the contents of the **Permit** section and save the configuration. 116 +1. Navigate to **Admin->iSympony V3**. 117 +1. Set the **Server API Host** field, to the IP address or hostname of the iSymphony server. This lets the module know how to connect to the iSymphony server. 118 +1. Set the **Asterisk Server Host** field to the IP address or hostname of the remote PBX. This is normally the IP or hostname, that you utilize to access the FreePBX GUI. This will let the iSymphony server know how to connect to Asterisk. 119 +1. (Optional) If you are attempting to set up an additional Core Server (organization), for a hosted type environment, you will need to set a unique name for the sever in the **Server Name** field. For all other situations, including a combined PBX setup, leave the **Server Name** as **default**. 120 +1. Save and select **Apply Config**. 145 145 146 -{{code}} 147 -&<IP of the iSymphony Server>/255.255.255.255 148 -{{/code}} 149 -))) 150 -1. Navigate to the iSymphony FreePBX Module page. See [[doc:FreePBX Module Administration]] for more information. 151 -1. ((( 152 -If you are adding an additional PBX to your iSymphony Server instance make sure to change the **Server Name** property under **Server Settings** to something other than **default**. If you only have one PBX you can leave this value as **default**. See [[doc:Core Servers]] for more information. 122 +=== **Remote Vanilla PBX Server** === 153 153 154 -{{note}} 155 -If you have two FreePBX instances with one iSymphony Server instance and both FreePBX instances have the same value for the **Server Name** property the two modules will conflict when trying to write out their configuration to the server. 156 -{{/note}} 157 -))) 158 -1. Modify the **Server API Host** field under **Server Settings** to the IP or hostname of the iSymphony Server. This tells the iSymphony FreePBX Module how to connect to the iSymphony Server. 159 -1. Modify the **Asterisk Server Host** field to the IP or hostname of the PBX. this tells the iSymphony Server how to connect to Asterisk. 160 -1. Modify the Client Host field to the IP or hostname of the iSymphony Server. This value is used to construct the URL to point to the iSymphony Client Interface. See [[doc:FreePBX Module Administration]] for more information. 161 -1. Save the configuration and **Apply Config** in FreePBX. 124 +{{info}} 125 +Only perform these steps if your remote PBX is **not **based on FreePBX. 126 +{{/info}} 127 + 128 +1. Log into the iSymphony Administration Interface. See [[doc:Connecting to the Administration Interface]] for more information. 129 +1. Navigate to **Phone System->PBX Connections**. 130 +1. Click on **add** in the top right hand corner of the page. 131 +1. Fill in the connection information based on the manager entry you created for iSymphony. See [[doc:PBX Connections]] for more information. 132 +1. Save the PBX connection.