Cross Proxy function ensure client can connect to the chat server when user accessing Internet via a proxy server.
Before you reading the configuration content, please do the following preparation:
1. Make sure you have at least one available Public IP Address on your Computer which installed the 123 flash chat server. (IP Address is an identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network.).
2. Prepare an available network port with this Public IP Address ( An available network port means this port is not used by any network program by this Public IP Address. Port range: 1~65535)
3. Prepare an available Domain Name binding with your Public IP Address.
(Domain Name and IP Address WHOIS pages can be directly accessed by pointing your browser to www.123flashchat.com or 222.66.66.66.) .
You must ensure the Domain Name that can access the web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf and the Domain Name you prepared share the same domain suffix.
Example:
1. Web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf:
Domain Name: www.123flashchat.com
IP Address: 222.66.66.66
Port: 80
You prepared:
Domain Name: chat.123flashchat.com
IP Address: 222.77.77.77
Port: 80
The domain name that can access the web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf is: www.123flashchat.com
The domain name you have prepared is: chat.123flashchat.com
They share the same domain suffix"123flashchat.com", so this is ok.
2. Web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf:
Domain Name: www.123flashchat.com
IP Address: 222.66.66.66
Port: 80
You prepared:
Domain Name: www.123flashchat.com
IP Address: 222.66.66.66
Port: 35555
The domain name that can access the web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf is : www.123flashchat.com:80
The domain name you have prepared is: www.123flashchat.com:35555
They share the same domain suffix"123flashchat.com", so this is ok.
3. Web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf:
Domain Name: www.123flashchat.com
IP Address: 222.66.66.66
Port: 80
You prepared:
Domain Name: www.123livehelp.com
IP Address: 222.77.77.77
Port: 80
The domain name that can access the web page embedded the 123flashchat.swf is : www.123flashchat.com
The domain name you have prepared is: www.123livehelp.com
One of the domain suffix is "123flashchat.com" , and the other is "123livehelp.com".
They are not share the same domain suffix, so this is not allowed.
Configuration:
In order to make the cross proxy function work, you should edit the following file.
Step1:
Edit fcserver.xml (Located at <123flashchat installed directory>/server/etc/fcserver.xml.)
Find this sentence "<http-server ip="*" port="35555" enable="On">" in fcserver.xml.
This configuration is used to make the chat server starting a http server to ensure the client can communicate with the chat server via http protocol when a user accessing Internet through a proxy.
Set the ip value with your prepared Public IP Address, and set the port value with your prepared Port. And restart your chat server.
Step2:
1. Navigate yourself to the url that you can login the admin panel. Then please login the admin panel and click the node named "Code Generator" at its left side.
2. Select JavaScript in the Code Type dropdown list and Standard Chat in the Client Type respectively, as the following picture shows.
3. Click the Settings button and then click the "Show advanced settings" in that panel. After that, you will see the following picture. Enter the ip and port you prepared before in HTTP server address and HTTP port text fields respectively. Then click the check button beside them to check whether the connection works.
4. Click the Next button, copy the code in the following panel and paste it to the proper postion of your webpage, as the following picture shows.
