[S]Remote control of the OBi 110 questions...

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Robert.Thompson:
Hello:

I am installing an OBi 110 for a friend who runs his business out of his home north of Montreal. Most of his business calls (in & out) are to/from the 514 area code - long-distance for him. Presently, he has in & out business 1-800 lines. It costs him a bundle.

If I setup the OBi 110 can I administer it remotely from Montreal? I would rather that he could not make any changes himself because he knows even less than I about this Obi/VOIP stuff? Is that possible too?

Thanks for any advice on this,

Rob.

RonR:
Forward port 8080 in his router to the OBi's LAN IP address.

In the OBi, set:

System Management -> Device Admin -> Port : 8080
System Management -> Device Admin -> AdminPassword : (password)

Then login to his OBi remotely using his public_IP_address:8080

If his public IP address is dynamic, sign up for a free DynDNS.org account which will assign a hostname that always points to his current IP address.  Most routers support DynDNS.

Stewart:
You can remotely manage an OBi either via OBiTalk, or by setting up dynamic DNS and a port forward in his router, so you can access the device directly from your browser.  With either method, if you don't tell him the password and he is not technically adept, he won't be able to access it.  Of course, he has physical access; with a little bit of knowledge he could reset the device with a paper clip and then configure it himself.

I would recommend either VoIP.ms (lower latency) or Anveo (IMO more reliable) for both his main 514 number and his toll-free.  Pricing is similar.  He might want to have one from each, for some redundancy.

Robert.Thompson:
Quote from: RonR on February 09, 2012, 10:08:13 am

Forward port 8080 in his router to the OBi's LAN IP address.

In the OBi, set:

System Management -> Device Admin -> Port : 8080
System Management -> Device Admin -> AdminPassword : (password)

Then login to his OBi remotely using his public_IP_address:8080

If his public IP address is dynamic, sign up for a free DynDNS.org account which will assign a hostname that always points to his current IP address.  Most routers support DynDNS.



Thanks Ron. :)

Robert.Thompson:
Quote from: Stewart on February 09, 2012, 10:13:04 am

You can remotely manage an OBi either via OBiTalk, or by setting up dynamic DNS and a port forward in his router, so you can access the device directly from your browser.  With either method, if you don't tell him the password and he is not technically adept, he won't be able to access it.  Of course, he has physical access; with a little bit of knowledge he could reset the device with a paper clip and then configure it himself.

I would recommend either VoIP.ms (lower latency) or Anveo (IMO more reliable) for both his main 514 number and his toll-free.  Pricing is similar.  He might want to have one from each, for some redundancy.


Thanks Stewart. :)

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