Enabling Web Access

bookman

To activate this feature tick the "Enable web control..." option and make sure the mailbox has remote access enabled with a suitable unique access code for each mailbox (see Mailbox Properties)

To offer the web access control panel this software runs as a mini web server. It runs on port 82 (the normal port is 80 but IVM does not use this in case you have another web server on the same computer).

To access your mailbox use one of the following address formats in your internet browser.

eg. http://192.168.0.1:82 (for use on a local computer network)

http://publicip:port

eg. http://212.137.22.14:82 (for internet use)

You need to make sure your firewall is not blocking the port (default port 82). Refer to your firewall settings to check the correct TCP/IP port is opened.

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I extracted the above from the manual.

I have Enabled Web Control for the mailbox with a unique access code 98765432

By entering the url http://192.168.1.101:82 on a web browser like IE or Firefox, I could access the mailbox by keying in the code 98765432.

So it works when I access the mailbox via http://192.168.1.101:82 on my local computer network.

Accessing the mailbox via the internet

I made sure that in my firewall, I allowed Incoming TCP ports 82 and allowed Outgoing TCP ports 82

I also determine my ipaddress using one of the many utilities available. I use a 2nd computer using the same wireless local area network to try to access the mailbox by going to http://202.156.170.132:82

When I tried to access it, I get the error message that says :

Unable to connect

Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 202.156.170.132:82.

* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few

moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network

connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure

that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

What could be the problem ?

Is it necessary that if I want to use internet access for the mailbox, I have to go to a different local area network ?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

pythonpoole

If the computer is on the same local network you should use the local area network address (http://192.168.1.101:82) to access the mailbox system. In order to allow access from the internet you need to enable port forwarding on your internet router as well as open the ports on your computer's software firewall.