Nathelper Module (nathelper)

Description

The nathelper module is being used for helping with NAT traversal. The DB List tag is for usual DB transactions: adding, deleting, searching, showing the whole content of the table. Cache List tab si for refreshing the data, from DB to chache. Nat Ping tag allows the enabling or disabling of nat ping. You can find the nathelper module documentation here : http://www.opensips.org/html/docs/modules/1.6.x/nathelper.html

Tutorial

For configuring Nathelper Tool follow this link to download the tutorial: nathelper tutorial

Screenshots

Configuration

• Database layer configuration file :

  opensips-cp/config/tools/system/nathelper/db.inc.php

  Attributes set in this file :

  • database host
  • database port
  • database username
  • database password
  • database name

• Local configuration file :

  opensips-cp/config/tools/system/nathelper/local.inc.php

  Attributes set in this file :

  • The names of the tables that hold data related to nathelper tool.
  • $talk_to_this_assoc_id variable - must point to the type of machines which are OpenSIPS servers (to trigger the reload command via MI).

Usage and Features

The nathelper module has 3 tabs :

DB List , Cache List , NAT Ping

• DB List Tab.

NOTE: all the changes are done in database. To apply them into your OpenSIPS, you need to click on "Apply Changes to Server" button

• Cache List Tab.
  • Displays all the rtp proxies and their information (socket name, setid, index, status, weight, recheck ticks). The status can be controlled (enabled or disabled).
  • Button to refresh the Cache List .

• NAT Ping Tab.
  • This tab has two buttons, one for enabling natping and the other one for disabling it.