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General Support => New to Using the OBi / VoIP => Topic started by: lrosenman on October 26, 2014, 09:01:57 PM

Title: X_EnforceRequestUserID: and a CISCO phone off an Asterisk Server
Post by: lrosenman on October 26, 2014, 09:01:57 PM
I have an Asterisk PBX-In-A-Flash server on the same (private) LAN as my OBIHAI 202. 

Setting up a couple of Cisco 7960 IP Phones off the Asterisk server to talk out via GoogleVoice on the OBIHAI.

I had to UNCHECK X_EnforceRequestUserID.

Is this a problem when NO ports are exposed from either the PIAF or OBI to the internet (everything is behind a Hardware Firewall/Router/NAT).

What EXACTLY does this parameter do?

What I saw was the OBI rejecting calls from ASTERISK with a 404 until I unchecked X_EnforceRequestUserID

thanks.
Title: Re: X_EnforceRequestUserID: and a CISCO phone off an Asterisk Server
Post by: lrosenman on October 28, 2014, 02:39:38 PM
anyone have any ideas here?
Title: Re: X_EnforceRequestUserID: and a CISCO phone off an Asterisk Server
Post by: MarkObihai on November 04, 2014, 09:12:25 AM
The option X_EnforceRequestUserID is to help fight against a problem commonly known as "ghost calls", where a machine/hacker may be scanning for SIP devices.

This option ensures that the SIP INVITE received by the OBi device has a request userid that matches the SIP account ID as configured on the device.

So in this case the option is best left disabled.
Title: Re: X_EnforceRequestUserID: and a CISCO phone off an Asterisk Server
Post by: lrosenman on November 04, 2014, 09:26:12 AM
Thanks Mark!