Topic: freepbx Flash Operator Panel

[dws4wdr]

I am trying to get FreePBX working on our SME 7.4 box and have it almost there except for this error when trying to access the Flash Operator Panel..

You don't have permission to access /freepbx/panel on this server

I am accessing from local network

Thanks

[Daniel B.]

Hi.
the Flash Operator Panel should be available for the local network (and only from the local network). If it's not the case, there's a bug somewhere. You can have a look in /var/log/httpd/error_log and /var/log/httpd/fpbx_error_log .
If it's not an error on your side, then please open a bug repport.

Thanks, Daniel

[chris burnat]

Moving to SME7.x VOIP where it belongs.

[dws4wdr]

Daniel,
Error log: [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] client denied by server configuration: proxy:http://127.0.0.1:960/freepbx/panel

The [client ip] is my external ip on the network! Our Windows DNS was pointing to the servers wan ip. I used the servers local ip instead of FQDN and it work.  Don't know why I didn't look there to start.

For future use/configurations can we configure this to be accessed from the external ip? Or do you think it would be too big of a security risk?

Thanks David 

[Daniel B.]

Hi. Ok, so there's no bug.
In the future, I may add the possibility to enabled FOP from the outside (well from a limited list of hosts). The main problem is that it's not as easy as allowing /freepbx/panel. You also need to open another port (TCP 4445) so the flash applet can talk the the FOP server. This communication is not encrypted, and may be a security risk. Waiting for a solution to this, I recommand using a VPN to control FOP from the outside (either the built-in PPTP VPN or using OpenVPN).

Cheers, Daniel