AWS Firewall Setup

5 Jun, 2026 FreePBX 66

Note: The following rules must be added to allow additional phones to connect from the Internet.
Calling: udp,5060,0.0.0.0/0,sip.
Audio: udp,10000-20000,0.0.0.0/0,rtp.

1. From the EC2 Dashboard, click on the Instances link.
Click the Instances link

2. From the list of running instances, click on your new FreePBX Instance ID.
Note: This instance id is your initial portal password.
Click the Instance ID

3. On the instance summary page, click on the Security tab.
Click the Security tab

4. Click the Security Group link to manage your instance firewall.
Click Security Tab

5. Now click the "Edit inbound rules" button on the right near the bottom of the page.
Click Edit inbound rules

6. Click the "Add rule" button to a new inbound rule.
Click the Add rule button

7. Select "All traffic" from the drop-down.
Select All traffic

8. Select "My IP" from the "Source" drop-down.
Note: Select "My IP" from the drop-down will NOT always correctly detect your IP address.
Select My IP

9. Click the "Save rules" button to save your changes.
Note: This only allows access from your current IP for testing purposes.
Select Save rules button

10. Congratulations! You're now ready to setup your new FreePBX system.