You are completely right. The file is the portal-ext.properties:
/opt/bitnami/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/portal-ext.properties
and the lines to be added are:
atom.servlet.hosts.allowed=127.0.0.1, YOUR_IP
atom.servlet.https.required=false
It works for me. I hope it helps you.
Regards.
EDITED: Reference links
General properties
http://www.liferay.com/es/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/configuring-liferay-s-properties
Atom properties
http://www.liferay.com/es/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/atom-servlet