[asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.

Wed Jul 2 21:39:15 CDT 2008

Yeah, it's a real pain in the proverbial.

Short version is that if you're not planning on using the LAN interface 
for phones then you need to enable provisioning on the WAN interface, 
allow access to the web interface from the WAN interface and configure 
the provisioning URL with your WAN interface's IP address.

You /will/ need to use the WAN interface in order to be able to access 
the appliance from any subnet other than the one you're directly 
connected to since you can't set a default gateway that's on the LAN 
interface (/don't/ try and configure the LAN and WAN interfaces to be 
part of the same network - that's a guaranteed way to get the appliance 
upset with you!)

I spent a good few hours on my first appliance tearing my hair out 
trying to work this one through!  To make it easy on yourself, wherever 
possible /always/ keep phones on the LAN interface - but that LAN 
interface needs to be separate from your production LAN unless you're 
planning on using the Asterisk appliance as your router.

Paul Hales wrote:
> The Asterisk appliance is a but naughty - is really like the idea of 
> handling DHCP on it's lan ports (and having the phones on them) and 
> hooking up the WAN port to your local network.
>
> I have heard you can get around this, but it's a bit of work. (no 
> personal experience)
>
> Paul Hales
> NTS
>
>
> Dean Collins wrote:
>   
>> Davey, not to second guess you but sounds like you don’t have a clue.
>>
>> This is the way I have my network setup.
>>
>> Router
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>> SBS server 2003 Nic 1
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>> SBS server 2003 Nic 2
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>> 16port gb switch
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>> Pc’s Asterisk server
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dean
>>
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>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> Netcomm is directly connected to the server via server network card.
>>
>> ive now got it up and running. I changed the WAN info in asterisk 
>> appliance, not the LAN info.
>>
>> Now the phone wont get connected. Ive added an ip directly into phone 
>> with correct settings.
>>
>> but when I access it via web browser it doesn’t come up.
>>
>> Should I be able to access it.
>>
>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
>> Collins
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 July 2008 9:40 AM
>> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> But where is the windows 2003 server?
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dean
>>
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>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
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>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> No.
>>
>> ive got the netcomm router.
>>
>> of the netcomm router ive got 1 LAN port going into the WAN port of 
>> the appliance.
>>
>> Then 1 LAn port from the appliance goes to my PC.
>>
>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
>> Collins
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 July 2008 8:22 AM
>> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> Can you ping the ip address from another machine on your lan.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dean
>>
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>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
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>> Web Hosting
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>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> Just confirming that 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.150 is your existing lan 
>> range correct?
>>
>> Yes this is correct. The range is actually 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254
>>
>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
>> Collins
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2008 10:18 PM
>> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> Hi Davey,
>>
>> Just confirming that 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.150 is your existing lan 
>> range correct?
>>
>> (and not a new address range that you didn’t configure properly in 
>> sbs2003 – also I’m assuming you are using Isa2004 as well correct?)
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dean
>>
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>>
>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Sydney 
>> Web Hosting
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2008 8:05 AM
>> *To:* asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>> *Subject:* [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Ive just purchased an asterisk appliance. (AA50)
>>
>> ive connected the AA50 to my pc directly via Ethernet and logged in 
>> via 192.168.169.1 and I can log in fine.
>>
>> But then when I go into the asterisk gui > network to change the 
>> settings to get it on our LAN im having trouble.
>>
>> It just won’t connect via the ip address ive assigned it of 192.168.1.15
>>
>> Im on a windows network. (sbs2003 server)
>>
>> The changes Ive made in asterisk are as follows.
>>
>> (Under lan)
>> IP = 192.168.1.15
>> DNS = 192.168.1.1
>> IP start range = 192.168.1.15
>> END range = 192.168.1.150
>>
>> Im assuming that I have to change this info so I can access it via the 
>> network, rather than to have it connected to my pc all of the time.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>>
>> Regards
>> Davey.
>>
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