Table Of Contents
Proxy Commands
Start Proxy
Update Proxy
Stop Proxy
View JPEG Frames
List All Proxies
Get Proxy Source
Get Proxy Media Type
Get Proxy Frame Rate or Bit Rate
Get MJPEG Proxy Quality
Get Proxy Video Width
Get Proxy Video Height
Get Proxy Model
Get Proxy Status
Get Proxy Device
Get Proxy Frame Size
Proxy Commands
Table 3-1 provides a summary of the proxy commands. Each command is described in detail in the section that is listed.
Start Proxy
http://host/command.bwt?command=start&type=proxy&name=proxyName
&source=id@host&srctype=device&mediatype=codec
&quality=qualNum&framerate=rateNum&width=widthNum&height=heightNum
&bitrate=rateNum&username=name&password=password
&resolution=resVal&format=format&udp=udpNum&multicast=multicastIPAddress
Purpose
Starts a proxy process on a media server that establishes a connection to a media source (such as an IP camera, an encoder, or another proxy) and writes media data to shared memory.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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command=start
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Start command. The start keyword associates the command with a start action, in this case a start proxy action. The start keyword is a reserved value.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
• Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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source=id@host
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Video source where id@host specifies the channel number and IP address of a video source. The id value can be one of the following:
•Video input number of the IP camera or encoder. Valid values are 1 to 64.
•Video input number and feed number (separated by an underscore) of the IP camera or encoder. This option applies only to video sources that support dual streaming. Valid input number values are 1 to 64. Valid feed number values are 1 and 2.
•Name of the parent proxy. This option applies only to parent-child proxy configurations. The valid value is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
–Digits (0 to 9)
–Upper case letters (A to Z)
–Lower case letters (a to z)
–Underscore (_)
–Hyphen (-)
The reserved value is -1.
For example:
–10.10.10.1
–1@10.10.10.1
–1_1@10.10.10.1.
The host value is the IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) for the video source. You can optionally specify a port number with the IP address or hostname. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080. If no port number is specified, port 80 is used by default.
Note For child proxies, the parent proxy name becomes the source.
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srctype=device
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Source type where device specifies the device to use as the media source for the proxy, such as a parent proxy, an encoder, or an IP camera. If the source is a parent proxy, the device value is proxy. For all other devices (encoders and IP cameras), the valid device values are listed in the Keyword column of Table B-1 in "Supported Media Devices."
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mediatype=codec
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Media type where codec specifies the codec used to encode the media. Valid codec values include the following reserved keywords:
•mjpeg
•mpeg2
•mpeg4
•h264
Note For more information about the supported devices for each media type, see "Supported Media Devices."
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Optional Fields
quality=qualNum
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Quality of the feed where qualNum specifies the compression ratio (the quality of the JPEG feed), which depends on the device and media type. 200 is the highest possible quality. The range of valid values for the qualNum value is 1 to 200; the default value is 50.
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framerate=rateNum
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Frame rate where rateNum specifies the maximum number of MJPEG frames transmitted per second. The default value is 5.
Note A child proxy cannot have a higher frame rate value than the parent proxy.
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width=widthNum
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Width where widthNum specifies the width of the video feed in pixels, as supported by the device.
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height=heightNum
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Height where heightNum specifies the height of the video feed in pixels, as supported by the device.
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bitrate=rateNum
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Bit rate where rateNum specifies the Kilobytes transmitted per second for a video feed (applicable to non-MJPEG feeds). The minimum, maximum, and actual bit rates are device-dependent.
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username=name
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Username where name is the user name for an administrative user account of an encoding device, if required for authentication.
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password=password
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Password where password is the password for an administrative user account of an encoding device, if required for authentication.
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resolution=resVal
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Resolution where resVal specifies a predefined video width and height to use for the proxy, from the device.xml file. Valid resVal values include the following reserved keywords:
•cif—Common intermediate format (CIF). For example, 352 x 240 for NTSC or 352 x 288 for PAL.
•qcif—Quarter CIF. For example, 176 x 120 for NTSC or 176 x 144 for PAL.
•2cif—2 x CIF. For example, 704 x 240 for NTSC or 704 x 288 for PAL.
•4cif—4 x CIF. For example, 704 x 480 for NTSC or 704 x 576 for PAL.
•d1—Sony D-1. For example, 720 x 480 for NTSC or
720 x 576 for PAL.
•1M—1 megapixel. For example, 1024 x 768 for NTSC.
•2M—2 megapixel. For example, 1280 x 960 for NTSC.
•3M—3 megapixel. For example, 1280 x 1024 for NTSC.
•4M—4 megapixel. For example, 2272 x 1704 for NTSC.
•5M—5 megapixel. For example, 2560 x 1920 for NTSC.
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format=format
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Format where format specifies the video standard to use when determining the width and height of the video. Valid format values include the following reserved keywords:
•ntsc—Used mostly in the United States, Canada, and portions of South America and specifies 525 lines per frame with a 60 Hz refresh rate.
•pal—Used mostly in Europe, China, and Australia and specifies 625 lines per frame with a 50 Hz refresh rate.
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udp=udpNum
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Transport protocol where udpNum enables the TCP or UDP protocol for streams. Valid udpNum values are 0 (TCP) and 1 (UDP).
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multicast=multicastIPAddress
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Multicast host name where multicastIPAddress is the IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) of the device originating the multicast stream. To start or join a multicast stream, specify the multicast group name.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[proxy name] or -1 or output>
[proxy name] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Usage Guidelines
The video source can be an IP camera, an encoding device, or another proxy. Parent-child proxies can be nested indefinitely as resources permit.
Some encoding devices may not support all available bit rate, frame rate, resolution, or quality settings. Be sure to use settings supported by your encoding device. For more information about the supported settings for the encoding device, see "Supported Media Devices."
Examples
The following example starts a video proxy using the required fields. The proxy named basicProxy runs on the host named vsms.cisco.com, the video source is video input 1 of the device with IP address 192.168.200.20:
http://vsms.cisco.com/command.bwt?command=start&type=proxy&name=basicProxy
&srctype=c&type=jpeg&source=1@192.168.200.20
Update Proxy
http://host/command.bwt?command=update&type=proxy&name=proxyName
&source=id@host&srctype=device&mediatype=codec&framerate=rateNum
&width=widthNum&height=heightNum&bitrate=rateNum&username=name
&password=password&resolution=resVal&format=format
Purpose
Updates an existing proxy with different parameter values. For example, updating a proxy to a different source seamlessly changes the feed being viewed by all clients.
Caution If an archive is accessing the media data written to shared memory by the proxy, updating the proxy source causes the archive to be unplayable. In this case, stop the archive first, update the proxy, and then start a new archive.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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command=update
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Update command. The update keyword associates the command with an update action. The update keyword is a reserved value.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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source=id@host
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Video source where id@host specifies the channel number and IP address of a video source. The id value can be one of the following:
•Video input number of the IP camera or encoder. Valid values are 1 to 64.
•Video input number and feed number (separated by an underscore) of the IP camera or encoder. This option applies only to video sources that support dual streaming. Valid input number values are 1 to 64. Valid feed number values are 1 and 2.
•Name of the parent proxy. This option applies only to parent-child proxy configurations. The valid value is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
–Digits (0 to 9)
–Upper case letters (A to Z)
–Lower case letters (a to z)
–Underscore (_)
–Hyphen (-)
The reserved value is -1.
For example:
–10.10.10.1
–1@10.10.10.1
–1_1@10.10.10.1.
The host value is the IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) for the video source. You can optionally specify a port number with the IP address or hostname. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080. If no port number is specified, port 80 is used by default.
Note For child proxies, the parent proxy name becomes the source.
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srctype=device
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Source type where device specifies the device to use as the media source for the proxy, such as a parent proxy, an encoder, or an IP camera. If the source is a parent proxy, the device value is proxy. For all other devices (encoders and IP cameras), the valid device values are listed in the Keyword column of Table B-1 in "Supported Media Devices."
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mediatype=codec
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Media type where codec specifies the codec used to encode the media. Valid codec values include the following reserved keywords:
•mjpeg
•mpeg2
•mpeg4
•h264
Note For more information about the supported devices for each media type, see "Supported Media Devices."
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framerate=rateNum
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Frame rate where rateNum specifies the maximum number of MJPEG frames transmitted per second. The default value is 5.
Note A child proxy cannot have a higher frame rate value than the parent proxy.
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width=widthNum
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Width where widthNum specifies the width of the video feed in pixels, as supported by the device.
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height=heightNum
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Height where heightNum specifies the height of the video feed in pixels, as supported by the device.
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bitrate=rateNum
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Bit rate where rateNum specifies the Kilobytes transmitted per second for a video feed (applicable to non-MJPEG feeds). The minimum, maximum, and actual bit rates are device-dependent.
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username=name
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Username where name is the user name for an administrative user account of an encoding device, if required for authentication.
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password=password
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Password where password is the password for an administrative user account of an encoding device, if required for authentication.
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resolution=resVal
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Resolution where resVal specifies a predefined video width and height to use for the proxy, from the device.xml file. Valid resVal values include the following reserved keywords:
•cif—Common intermediate format (CIF). For example, 352 x 240 for NTSC or 352 x 288 for PAL.
•qcif—Quarter CIF. For example, 176 x 120 for NTSC or 176 x 144 for PAL.
•2cif—2 x CIF. For example, 704 x 240 for NTSC or 704 x 288 for PAL.
•4cif—4 x CIF. For example, 704 x 480 for NTSC or 704 x 576 for PAL.
•d1—Sony D-1. For example, 720 x 480 for NTSC or
720 x 576 for PAL.
•1M—1 megapixel. For example, 1024 x 768 for NTSC.
•2M—2 megapixel. For example, 1280 x 960 for NTSC.
•3M—3 megapixel. For example, 1280 x 1024 for NTSC.
•4M—4 megapixel. For example, 2272 x 1704 for NTSC.
•5M—5 megapixel. For example, 2560 x 1920 for NTSC.
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format=format
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Format where format specifies the video standard to use when determining the width and height of the video. Valid format values include the following reserved keywords:
•ntsc—Used mostly in the United States, Canada, and portions of South America and specifies 525 lines per frame with a 60 Hz refresh rate.
•pal—Used mostly in Europe, China, and Australia and specifies 625 lines per frame with a 50 Hz refresh rate.
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Optional Fields
username=name
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Username where the name value is the user name for an administrative user account of an encoding device.
Note The name value is required to do Camera Controls and Events Setup, and when user authentication is enabled for a device.
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password=password
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Password where the password value is the password for an administrative user account of an encoding device.
Note The password value is required to do Camera Controls and Events Setup, and when user authentication is enabled for a device.
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format=format
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Format where the format value specifies the video standard to use when determining the resolution of the video. Valid format values include the following reserved keywords:
•ntsc—Used mostly in the United States, Canada, and portions of South America and specifies 525 lines per frame with a 60 Hz refresh rate.
•pal—Used mostly in Europe, China, and Australia and specifies 625 lines per frame with a 50 Hz refresh rate.
Note The actual video size is determined by the resolution , format, and device driver settings for the source type (unless you specify the width and height).
The default format value is ntsc.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[proxy name] or -1 or output>
[proxy name] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example updates the proxy named Front_Office on vsms.cisco.com to use a frame rate of 10 frames per second:
http://vsms.cisco.com/command.bwt?command=update&source=1@camera.cisco.com&type=proxy&srct
ype=proxy&name=Front_Office&framerate=10
Stop Proxy
http://host/command.bwt?command=stop&type=proxy&name=proxyName
Purpose
Stops a running proxy and all archives accessing the media data written to shared memory by the proxy.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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command=stop
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Stop command. The stop keyword associates the command with a stop action. The stop keyword is a reserved value.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[proxy name] or -1 or output>
[proxy name] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example stops the proxy named officeCam and any archives running against that proxy on the VSMS host.
http://vsms.cisco.com/command.bwt?command=stop&type=proxy&name=officeCam
View JPEG Frames
http://host/video.jpg?source=proxyName&framerate=rateNum
Purpose
Displays JPEG frames from a proxy. This command only applies to MPJEG video streams.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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source=proxyName
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Source proxy where proxyName specifies the proxy name for the MJPEG media source. The valid value is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
–Digits (0 to 9)
–Upper case letters (A to Z)
–Lower case letters (a to z)
–Underscore (_)
–Hyphen (-)
The reserved value is -1.
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framerate=rateNum
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Frame rate where rateNum specifies the maximum number of MJPEG frames transmitted per second. The default value is 5.
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Examples
The following example views the JPEG frames from the MJPEG proxy named officeCam.
http://vsms.cisco.com/video.jpg?source=officeCam&framerate=0
List All Proxies
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&display=dispFormat
Purpose
Displays a list of all proxies running on a VSMS host.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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Optional Fields
name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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display=dispFormat
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Displayformat where dispFormat specifies the format to use when displaying the list of running proxies. Valid dispFormat values include the following keywords:
•html—Hypertext markup language format
•text—Plain text format
•ssv—Space-separated value format
The default dispFormat value is html.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Proxy List] or -1 or output>
[Proxy List] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
Listing All Running Proxies
The following example retrieves a list in SSV format of all running proxies on the host named vsms.cisco.com:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&display=ssv
Listing A Single Proxy
The following example retrieves the details in TEXT format of a proxy named officeCam running proxies on the host named vsms.cisco.com:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=officeCam&display=text
Get Proxy Source
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=source
Purpose
Retrieves device information for a proxy, The return value is in plain text format can be in one of the following media sources:
•Video input number of an IP camera or encoder
•Video input number and feed number (separated by an underscore) of an IP camera or encoder
•Name of a parent proxy
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=source
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Source property. The source keyword requests the source value for the specified proxy. The source keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[name@address:port] or -1 or output>
[name@address:port] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves device information for proxy 1036:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=1036&property=source
Get Proxy Media Type
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=mediatype
Purpose
Retrieves the encoding media type value for a proxy.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=mediatype
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Media type property. The mediatype keyword requests the media type value for the specified proxy. The mediatype keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Media type] or -1 or output>
[Media type] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the encoding media type value for the proxy named officeCam:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=officeCam&property=mediatype
Get Proxy Frame Rate or Bit Rate
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=rate
Purpose
Retrieves the frame rate value for a JPEG proxy or the bit rate value for an MPEG proxy. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=rate
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Rate property. The rate keyword requests the the frame rate or bit rate value for the specified proxy. The rate keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[framerate | bitrate] or -1 or output>
[framerate | bitrate] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the bit rate or frame rate value, which depends on the encoding media type (MJPEG or MPEG), for the proxy named officeCam:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=officeCam&property=rate
Get MJPEG Proxy Quality
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=quality
Purpose
Retrieves the quality value for an MJPEG proxy. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=quality
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Quality property. The quality keyword requests the quality value for the MJPEG proxy. The quality keyword is a reserved value.
Note This command only works for MJPEG proxies. For other media type proxies, an error is returned (-1).
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[1-100] or -1 or output>
[1-100] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Error String: <error-message>
Examples
The following example retrieves the quality value for the proxy named testProxy:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=testProxy&property=quality
Get Proxy Video Width
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=width
Purpose
Retrieves the width in pixels for a video proxy. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=width
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Width property. The width keyword requests the width in pixels of the video stream. The width keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Pixel width] or -1 or output>
[Pixel width] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the video width in pixels for the proxy named officeCam:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=officeCam&property=width
Get Proxy Video Height
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=height
Purpose
Retrieves the height in pixels for a video proxy. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=height
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Height property. The height keyword requests the height in pixels of the video stream. The height keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Pixel height] or -1 or output>
[Pixel height] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the video height in pixels for proxy 1036:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=1036&property=height
Get Proxy Model
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=model
Purpose
Retrieves the model number for a proxy media source. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=model
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Model property. The model keyword requests the model number of the device for the specified proxy. The model number is the unique proxy ID associated with the device. The model keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[1-200] or -1 or output>
[1-200] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the model number for proxy 1036:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=1036&property=model
Get Proxy Status
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=status
Purpose
Retrieves the status (running, stopped, or suspended) for a proxy. The return value is in plain text format and can be one of the following reserved keywords:
•Running—Proxy is running normally
•Stopped—Failed due to an error. A proxy stopped by a stop proxy command would not be listed here
•Suspended—Proxy is in a postponed state
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=status
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Status property. The status keyword requests the current status of the specified proxy. The status keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Running | Stopped | Suspended] or -1 or output>
[Running | Stopped | Suspended] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the status for proxy 1036:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=1036&property=status
Get Proxy Device
http://host/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=proxyName&property=device
Purpose
Retrieves the current device information for a proxy. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=proxy
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Proxy type. The proxy keyword specifies the proxy command type. The proxy keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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property=device
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Device property. The device keyword requests the device information for the specified proxy. The device keyword is a reserved value.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Device name] or -1 or output>
[Device name] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the current device information for proxy 1036:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=1036&property=device
Get Proxy Frame Size
http://host/info.bwt?type=framesize&name=proxyName
Purpose
Retrieves the frame size of a proxy. The return value is in plain text format.
Required Fields
host
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IP address or hostname (hostname.domain) where VSMS is running.
By default, VSMS runs on port 80 (HTTP), however, you can use an alternate port, such as port 8080. For example, to specify port 8080, use host:8080.
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type=framesize
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Frame size type. The framesize keyword requests the frame size for the proxy. The framesize keyword is a reserved value.
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name=proxyName
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Proxy name where proxyName specifies the name of the proxy instance and the name of the source for a child proxy.
The valid value for proxyName is an alphanumeric string containing 1 to 256 of the following characters:
•Digits (0 to 9)
•Upper case letters (A to Z)
•Lower case letters (a to z)
•Underscore (_)
•Hyphen (-)
The reserved proxyName value is -1.
Note Each proxy must have a unique name on a given VSMS host.
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Return Values
A standard HTTP/1.x header followed by:
Return Code: <[Device name] or -1 or output>
[Device name] Successful completion of the URL command
-1 Error in execution of the URL command
Examples
The following example retrieves the current device information for proxy 1036:
http://vsms.cisco.com/info.bwt?type=proxy&name=1036&property=device
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