Asterisknow 1.7 & Freepbx – Alter All Default Passwords

When y'all install AsteriskNOW 1.7.1, the default username/password for the FreePBX Admin console is laid upwardly to admin/admin. After logging inwards for the start fourth dimension it is a practiced reckon to modify it every bit this can last a safety risk. It is recommended that your password comprise a mix of lowercase as well as UPPERCASE letters, numbers, and/or symbols.

FreePBX Admin Password

To connect to FreePBX, betoken a spider web browser to http://<IP address>/admin/. The default username/password is admin/admin. After logging inwards for the start fourth dimension it is a practiced reckon to click the reload push if it appears. From the "Setup" tab, pick out "Administrators" as well as pick out user "admin" box on the correct side. Recommend that y'all modify the username as well as laid upwardly a potent password

Asterisk Manager Password

Login to your server via SSH.
Edit /etc/asterisk/manager.conf

Note
[admin] must fit AMPMGRUSER=admin below.

[admin]
secret=yournewSTr0ngpassw0rd

Edit /etc/amportal.conf

# AMPMGRUSER: the user to access the Asterisk managing director interface
AMPMGRUSER=admin # AMPMGRPASS: the password for AMPMGRUSER AMPMGRPASS=yournewSTr0ngpassw0rd

Flash Operator Panel Password

Edit /etc/amportal.conf

# FOPPASSWORD: the metro code for performing transfers as well as hangups inwards the Flash Operator Panel
FOPPASSWORD=yournewSTr0ngFOPpassw0rd

ARI Admin password

Edit /etc/amportal.conf as well as add together the next to the halt of /etc/amportal.conf

# ARI_ADMIN_USERNAME ARI_ADMIN_USERNAME=ariadmin # ARI_ADMIN_PASSWORD ARI_ADMIN_PASSWORD=yournewSTr0ngARIpassw0rd

It's recommended y'all reboot the server only y'all may larn away amongst restarting amportal

# amportal restart

Once the Asterisk is upwardly as well as running, connect to asterisk process:

# asterisk -rvvvvvvv pbx*CLI>

While connected to the CLI, browse around FreePBX.  This should drive the next output on the CLI.

== Manager ‘admin’ logged on from 127.0.0.1 == Manager ‘admin’ logged off from 127.0.0.1 == Manager ‘admin’ logged on from 127.0.0.1 == Manager ‘admin’ logged off from 127.0.0.1 == Manager ‘admin’ logged on from 127.0.0.1 == Manager ‘admin’ logged off from 127.0.0.1 pbx*CLI>

This shows that FreePBX is able to sucessfully logon to the running process.

Based on AsteriskNOW 1.7.1 32-bit.