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ASTERISK & FREEPBX TIPS

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

LOGON: To logon to the virtual server box (not through the web interface) use “root” (without quotes) as the user ID and use the general password as the password POWER COMMANDS: Shutdown: shutdown or poweroff Restart: reboot EDIT A FILE: At the root, type: nano –w filename (filename = you will need to enter the directory to the file in the filename – Ex: /etc/asterisk/voicemail.conf - where voicemail.conf is the file you are editing) When you have finished editing the file, press CTRL-X on your keyboard to exit. Press Y to save, N to delete changes. If you pressed Y to save, now press ENTER to confirm the save changes. EDIT VOICEMAIL EMAIL BODY 1) At the root, type: nano –w /etc/asterisk/voicemail.conf 2) Edit the message body 3) Press CTRL-X on your keyboard 4) Press Y on your keyboard to save (or N...

Filter the Outlook To-Do List to Show Only Tasks

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

Not everyone likes the To-Do List opening as the default folder when switching to the Task pane. Some users just want to see tasks, not flagged messages, and would like to delete the To-Do list or set the Tasks folder to open by default: I have a problem with the To-Do List under My Tasks in Outlook, in the navigation pane. I have my Tasks set up in Tasks. I do not use the To-Do List. My Tasks are in Tasks, and I am constantly selecting that list to view, but Outlook thinks it should default back to the To-Do List, which is not where my Tasks are. How do I stop this from happening? While you can't delete the To-Do List or set the Task list to be the default folder, you can create a custom view that hides everything except tasks. You'll need to create the filter on the Filter dialog's Advanced...

How to Add Public Folder Contacts to the Local Address Book for Searching Contacts or Sending Emails

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

First thing you need to make sure that the public folders has a contact list created. Also, double check the permissions so that your users can view the contact list. 1) To setup the Contact List in the Address Book navigate to your public folder and find the contact list you want to add. 2) Right-click on the Contacts Folder and click Properties. 3) Click on the Outlook Address Book tab. 4) Check the box next to “Show this folder as an email address book.” If the check box is unavailable you need to add the Outlook Address Book to your profile. 1) Click on the Tools menu and then click on Email Accounts. 2) Click Add a new directory or address book, and then click next. 3) Click Add additional Address book, and then click next. 4) Click Outlook Address...

Sharing Outlook Calendar with Others

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

1) Open Microsoft Outlook 2) Click “Calendar” on the left menu bar. 3) Click “Share My Calendar” on the middle of the left menu bar 4) Click “Add…” 5) Click “All Users” 6) Click “Add ->” 7) Click OK 8) On the top options box, click on the “All Users” that you just added 9) On the “Permission Level:” drop down box, select “Reviewer” 10) Click “Apply” 11) Click OK to close the Calendar Properties screen Setup Delegated Access to Company Owner (or Supervisor) 1) Open Microsoft Outlook 2) Click Tools – Options 3) Click “Delegates” tab 4) Click “Add…” 5) Click “Ray Leeds” (or another person you want to have access to your folders) 6) Click “Add ->” 7) Click OK 8) On the “Calendar” drop down box, select “Editor (can read, create,...

Cable Color Sequence

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

Cable Color Sequence (Putting Ends on Cables) White-Orange; Orange; White-Green; Blue; White-Blue; Green; White-Brown; Brown Place end on cable with this color sequence. Crimp end on cable. Use SLT3 Tester to test the sequence, use 568 B port – place on both side; green lights go up and down (1,2,3,4) in sequence....

Use Hosted Application Using Out-of-Date ActiveX Controls in Internet Explorer (IE)

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

SYMPTOMS: When you access a local area network (LAN), an intranet share, or an intranet Web site by using an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), the share or Web site may be identified as in the Internet zone instead of in the Local intranet zone. For example, this behavior may occur if you access shares or Web sites with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Internet Explorer, with Microsoft Windows Explorer, with a command prompt, or with a Windows-based program when you use an address in any one of the following formats: \\Computer.childdomain.domain.com\Share http://computer.childdomain.domain.com \\157.54.100.101\share file://157.54.100.101/share http://157.54.100.101 This behavior can occur regardless of whether any or all of the following settings are configured: In Microsoft Internet Explorer or in Windows Internet Explorer, you have added the FQDN (or *.domain.com)...

Internet Explorer begins blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering a more secure browser, starting September 9th Internet Explorer will block out-of-date ActiveX controls. Note: The original post stated that the ActiveX blocking would begin on August 12th. Please refer to the addendum for further details. ActiveX controls are small apps that let Web sites provide content, like videos and games, and let you interact with content like toolbars. Unfortunately, because many ActiveX controls aren’t automatically updated, they can become outdated as new versions are released. It’s very important that you keep your ActiveX controls up-to-date because malicious or compromised Web pages can target security flaws in outdated controls to collect information, install dangerous software, or by let someone else control your computer remotely. For example, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Java exploits represented 84.6% to 98.5% of exploit kit-related detections each month in 2013. These vulnerabilities may have been fixed in recent versions, but users may...

FreePBX Voicemail User Portal Requires Authentication

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

Change the following: /etc/pbx/httpdconf/ari.conf Code: #Only allow access to ARI from trusted subnets <Directory /var/www/html/recordings> Deny from all Allow from 192.168.50.0/255.255.255.0 Allow from 192.168.100.0/255.255.255.0 </Directory> #Allow critical assets for ARI <Directory ~ "^/var/www/html/admin/assets/(js|images|css)"> Satisfy Any Allow from 192.168.50.0/255.255.255.0 Allow from 192.168.100.0/255.255.255.0 </Directory> In the second block, you do need Satisfy Any. Per the Apache docs, Satisfy is only needed when you're using both Require and Allow. And in fact, /etc/pbx/httpdconf/pbx.conf does have a "Require user wwwadmin maint" on the /admin directory. Basically the Satisfy Any is saying you can have access to these specific /admin subdirectories by providing the wwwadmin/maint password OR by coming in from a listed subnet. Satisfy Any is not needed in the first block because there is no other definition for the /recordings folder, i.e. there is no Require directive. Original Link: http://pbxinaflash.com/community/index.php?threads/authentication-required-on-user-portal.13204/page-2 Other Link: http://pbxinaflash.com/community/index.php?threads/voicemail-recordings-menu-link-prompts-for-maint-login.8316/...

Allow Other Computers To Send Mail Through CentOS Sendmail

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

Setting Up Mail: Mail file: /etc/mail/sendmail.mc Near bottom: MASQUERADE_AS(‘domain.com’)dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl Add: define(‘confDOMAIN_NAME’,’smtp.domain.com’)dnl Save – CTRL-Shift-X Make Mail: /etc/mail/make Restart Mail: service sendmail restart Allowing Other Computers To Send EMail Comment out line: DAEMON_OPTIONS(‘Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1,Name=MTA’)dnl by adding dnl# at the start of this line Add the server’s internal IP address with RELAY at the end in this file: /etc/mail/access External Connection: SMTP HOST: server’s IP address (this IP address must be in the “access” file above SMTP PORT: 25 No secure or SMTP Authentication...

Setup Notes

January 14, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

Re-initialize MAC Address Add audio device Add UTC Time Enable Network 1 Change Passwords: Change Root Password: passwd Change Maint Password: passwd-master Change Time Zone: setup-timezone Change Network: change domain – pbx.local Change Mail file: /etc/mail/make Mail file: /etc/mail/sendmail.mc Near bottom: MASQUERADE_AS(‘domain.com’)dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl Add: define(‘confDOMAIN_NAME’,’smtp.domain.com’)dnl Save – CTRL-Shift-X Make Mail: /etc/mail/make Restart Mail: service sendmail restart Change VMail Email Text – in new FreePBX versions this is done in the online portal by selecting “Voicemail Admin – Settings” – change “emailbody”, “emailsubject”, and “fromstring” (frontstring is the name of the email account) ...