Access Controls

Access control list can allow or deny ranges of IP addresses. There are several purposes for using the ACL.

providers - access conroll list

The main purpose of the Providers list is for your voip provider (carrier) IP addresses to the CIDR.

Be careful with what and how you use ACL. Most common mistakes result in
calls not working between extensions and other undesirable results.

If adding a single IP address to the CIDR field make sure to add /32
at the end of the IP address.

Access Controls Example

  • Navigate to Advanced > Access Controls.

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  • Click the providers tab to edit it.

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  • Under nodes select the Type to allow or deny.

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  • Add the desired IP address under CIDR and add a description (optional).

  • Then click save.

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Note

In the example below, make sure to change the 12.34.56.0 to
your VoIP providers IP address if adding to the providers access control list.

    Type choose allow
    CIDR enter the 12.34.56.0/32
    Domain (Leave Blank, used for advanced scenarios)
    Description (Carrier Name)

  • Click save.

  • Then navigate to Status > Sip Status and click reloadacl.

Note

Under Status > Log viewer you should notice the ip added. This can be
seen also from command line fscli by using reloadacl.

    [NOTICE] switch_utils.c:545 Adding 12.34.56.0/32 (allow) [] to list domains