Enabling IP filtering behind a load balancer in AWS

This document explains how to enable IP filter for Ant Media Server behind a load balancer in AWS. Follow the instructions below.

1. Edit the following file with a text editor.

   vim /usr/local/antmedia/conf/jee-container.xml

2. Find the line:

   <bean id="valve.access" class="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve">

   And add the following line before it.

   <bean id="valve.access" class="org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve" />

3. Find the line:

   <property name="rotatable" value="true" />

   and add the following line before it.

   <property name="requestAttributesEnabled" value="true" />

4. After adding these lines, restart Ant Media Server using the following command.

   service antmedia restart

   The final edited version of the file will look like the following.

       <bean id="valve.access" class="org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve" />
       <bean id="valve.access" class="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve">
               <property name="directory" value="log" />
               <property name="prefix" value="${http.host}_access" />
               <property name="suffix" value=".log" />
               <property name="pattern" value="common" />
               <property name="rotatable" value="true" />
               <property name="requestAttributesEnabled" value="true" />

   Now, You can use the IP filter.