Update the Control Panel

[rbamburg]

Is there a script to update the Initial Control Panel screen?

I just loaded an new box and wanted to keep the look and feel the same across all my clinets.

Thanks for all you guys do!!!!

 

[GregKeys]

Could you clarify a bit?
If you are refering to the opening menu with the PIAF Logo and the big buttons, what has changed?
Or, are you talking about the FreePBX status page?

Greg Keys

 

[rbamburg]

Duh... Open Menu I think.

The one you get when you enter the IP in the browser screen.

I'm still kinda new, sorry. Not sure what to call some things.

 

[wardmundy]

We all started exactly where you are.

 

[GregKeys]

That we did Ward, that we did

My only confusion here is what you are seeing different? Every PIAF install I have done has thesame menu. There is a version 1.3 beta out there, but it is not on the standard install.
What exactly are you seeing different between boxes?

Greg Keys

 

[rbamburg]

Now that I see the latest blog on Nerd Vittles I think it is the 1.3 beta.

When I installed a new system it got installed. And now that I have looked at it a bit, it seems very slow comming up when I go to the server's IP.

I'll wait for the SUSHI.

 

[GregKeys]

Got the answer for you
The interface was updated on the latest downloads due to a security problem in the old one. The new interface does not have the issue, so that was the easy, fast fix.
In another thread over in the open discussion section Tom says he will have a script up sometime after 1.3's release to upgrade the menu on older systems - he is up to his eyeballs with the 1.3 release. Ward then posted the following:

Tom is up to his eyeballs with 'real work' at the moment so here's a quick and dirty tutorial if you want to switch to the new UI.

Before you load this, make a good backup of all the stand-alone files in /var/www/html as well as /var/www/html/welcome.

Then rm -r /var/www/html/welcome and also delete the following files:

rm /var/www/html/config.php
rm /var/www/html/index.html
rm /var/www/html/index.php
rm /var/www/html/login.php
rm /var/www/html/robots.txt

To install the new stuff:

cd /var/www/html
wget http://pbxinaflash.net/scripts/ui3.tgz
tar zxvf ui3.tgz
rm ui3.tgz

Branding is supported with separate everything for user and admin menus: /var/www/html/_branding.htm

Applications are set up in /var/www/html/welcome/.htindex.cfg. There's an example of just about any setup you'd like. To use your own xTide, add a link like this: http://$host:88/. Icons are available for munin, xtide and much more in /var/www/html/welcome.

Security suggestion: We think your system is much safer if you DISABLE Internet access through your firewall to port 80 on your PBX in a Flash machine. Do something like the following instead. It's absolutely secure and safe!!

Using Terminal (on a Mac) or Putty (on a Windows PC), issue a command like this: ssh -L 8180:localhost:80 [email protected]. Leave the app running and then connect with a browser: http://localhost:8180/

Close the SSH tunnel when you finish using your browser. Special, special thanks to Kennonsoft for this terrific new UI!

 

[wardmundy]

Update-fixes is a little behind the latest payload file for fresh ISO installs. That's the reason for the discrepancy in UI versions. You can either manually change the UI using the instructions above or hang in there for a bit until Tom has time to implement it in update-fixes. Sorry.

 

[GregKeys]

No complaints here Ward.....
We all appreciate all the time and effort Tom is putting into this. I really got burnt out with helping on the TB forums due to the constant flames, complaining, and general attitude. I find things here so refreshing.
I look forward to being able to contribute where I can.

Greg Keys