Initial Configuration

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Latest revision as of 16:53, 12 December 2011

This section describes a standard business telephone system deployment.

Pre-requisites

• Completed installation of ipbx and accessory hardware - see Installing ipbx
• Registered License Key - see Registering ipbx

Accessing ipbx

To access the administrator interface connect to your PBX via http or https e.g. http://192.168.21.1/ You will be prompted for username and password. The superuser is admin and the default password is taridium200 - change these immediately to prevent unauthorized access.

To start configuring your ipbx system you will have to access the Administrator Panel. If you have installed the free 5 user version via the RPM packages you will be presented with the login screen:

or with

if you have a license key or would like to install the free 5 user version.

You might need to adjust your network configuration before you are able to access your PBX system. The default shipping status for most ipbx systems is a DHCP network configuration. If you need to change this and aren't able to put your PBX on a DHCP network please proceed as follows:

Using the Network Config Tool

1. Connect your PBX to the network (ethernet port labeled ETH 0 or 0 on ipbx SRV-1, SRV-2 and SRV-3 servers)

2. Connect your monitor and keyboard or KVM unit.

3. Power up your system. On SRV-2 servers press the small button on the left front side. You might need to use a pen or other pointy object.

4. Wait for a complete power-up and login as root using the default password taridium200.

5. Run the following command and follow on-screen instructions

  [root~]# system-config-network

Manual Configuration

1. Connect your PBX to the network (ethernet port labeled ETH 0 or 0 on ipbx SRV-1, SRV-2 and SRV-3 servers)

2. Connect your monitor and keyboard or KVM unit.

3. Power up your system. On SRV-2 servers press the small button on the left front side. You might need to use a pen or other pointy object.

4. Wait for a complete power-up and login as root using the default password taridium200.

5. Edit the system network configuration

  [root~]# nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

and modify the file parameters using this template:

  DEVICE=eth0
  BOOTPROTO=none            <---- Change to none if DHCP
  BROADCAST=x.x.x.x         <---- Update according to your config
  HWADDR=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
  IPADDR=x.x.x.x            <---- Update according to your config
  NETMASK=x.x.x.x           <---- Update according to your config
  NETWORK=x.x.x.x           <---- Update according to your config
  ONBOOT=yes
  GATEWAY=x.x.x.x           <---- Update according to your config
  TYPE=Ethernet

DO NOT COPY the information above, just use it as a reference.

you can save by pressing CTRL-O (output) and quit via CTRL-X

6. Enter:

  [root~]# service network restart

Host Firewall

If you have difficulties accessing the web interface, make sure your host firewall does allow TCP ports 80/433 traffic.

To check if your host firewall (e.g. standard CentOS/RedHat installation) is affecting traffic, try turning iptables off:

  [root~]# service iptables off

Changing the admin Password

To change the administrator's password Click on: Configuration → Access Control → Administrator Password. Optionally you can limit access from a specific network only. Be careful when changing this as you might lock yourself out of the system. See also How to reset the administrator password

Next Steps

• Advanced Setup: Configuration
• Network/DHCP/DNS/Date&Time
• Devices