Change Post Install IP Address

[KitchM]

If I have already installed the whole thing, and then want to change the IP address of the PBX server, how is that done without a fresh install with automatic configuration?

 

[Adrian Fretwell]

There is really not much to do. Depending on how you manage your Linux installation, you can change the IP address by editing /etc/network/interfaces.

When you installed Fusion, it will have created a default domain for you with a name based on the IP address at the time of installation for example 192.168.22.44. So you would probably connect to the web interface with something like:
https://192.168.22.44 and your user name would be admin.

The domain name in the browser is used by default as part of the authentication. If you need to login to a different domain then use username@domain. So once you have changed your IP address your login would become admin@192.168.22.44 (not your new IP address).

Everything else should just work.

 

[DigitalDaz]

I actually had to do this for a client the other day who had not followed recommendations and had used the primary IP as his main domain. Despite renaming in advanced/domains the database was riddled with entries containing the old ip.

What I eventually did and which was successful, was to stop freeswitch, dump out the entire db, use sed to replace the old ip with the new one, then in postgres:

drop database fusionpbx;
create database fusionpbx;

Now import your modified sql file into the new db.

 

[Adrian Fretwell]

riddled with entries containing the old ip

What as an actual IP address and not just a domain name that looks like an IP address? I would like to know more about this...

The reason I ask is because a couple of years ago I set up Fusion on a VM then replicated the VM several times just changing the IP address (and hostname etc.) and never had any trouble.

 

[DigitalDaz]

This was where they where actually using the primary IP only as the domain.

 

[KitchM]

Okay, so the other comments have left me a little confused. You may notice that coming into the discussion is the mention of the domain name. So what is the domain name for the setup?

 

[JamesBorne]

So what is the domain name for the setup?

Remember when you installed, and the "completed" prompt said:

Installation has completed.
   Use a web browser to login.
      domain name: https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
      username: admin
      password: xxxxxxxxxx

   The domain name in the browser is used by default as part of the authentication.
   If you need to login to a different domain then use username@domain.
      username: admin@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

well. If you change your IP address, all you need to be aware of, is that to log in you will need to do admin@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your old IP address.

 

[DigitalDaz]

I think he is referring to what is domain full stop.

One you have installed, go to advanced/domains and add a domain.

From then on, create all your extensions etc in that domain. After you have added your new domain you will get a dropdown box on the right to select it.

 

[KitchM]

Thanks, JamesBorne. I did indeed forget that. I had even copied it. In all my life I have never heard of an IP address being a domain aname, so it was reasonable to see it as just an address. I hope they fix that.

Thanks, DigitalDaz. I suppose this is where the need for Let's Encrypt comes into play. I suppose that if there is just a server in the corner of the offices that handles the PBX, there is little reason to have a domain name or a certificate.