Changing the Configuration from a Third-Party Application
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VGA Broadcaster Lite User Guide
Syntax for HTTP API Commands
Use the following syntax to get configuration settings:
http://<address>/admin/get_params.cgi?key
Use the following syntax to set or change the configuration:
http://<address>/admin/set_params.cgi?key=value
address is the IP address or name you use to connect to the VGA
Broadcaster Lite admin interface.
For example, if you log into the VGA Broadcaster Lite device using
http://192.30.23.45/admin then <address> would be 192.30.23.45.
key is the name of the part of the VGA Broadcaster Lite configuration
to view or change. See
“
Keys for HTTP API Commands”
for more
information
.
Value is the value to change the configuration setting to. Some values
include spaces (for example, the frame size can be 1024 x 768). Use
%20 for spaces, for example:
framesize=1024%20x%201068
You can include multiple <key>or <key>=<value>statements in one URL. Separate
the statements with &.
For example:
• To get the product name and firmware version:
http://<address>/admin/get_params.cgi?product_name&firmware_version
• To set the stream type to ASF and bit rate to 256000:
http://<address>/admin/set_params.cgi?streamtype=2&vbitrate=256K
Including the Admin Username and Password
You must always include the admin username and password to change the VGA
Broadcaster Lite configuration from a third-party application. The syntax for using
wget to enter URLs is:
