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4.2. Client Interfaces
Client Interfaces
Picolo.net products provide the following client interfaces:
Web Services
The "Web Services" client interface is a programmatic interface based on the W3C-standardized
Web Services technology intended to be used by programmers of Video Management Software.
It provides the following categories of services:
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Configuration services
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Maintenance and diagnostic services
Web Pages
The "Web Pages" client interface is a graphical user interface based on the HTTP Web Server
technology.
It is intended for:
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Out-of-the-box experience without programming
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Demonstration
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Diagnostic
Discovery Interface
This client interface allows a device to:
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Announce its presence in the network. So, applications are aware and can access the device.
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Scan the network for available devices. When an application starts, it knows what devices are
there to be used.
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Learn which multicast streams are available without RTSP sessions through RFC2974 Session
Announcement Protocol.
RTSP Server
This client interface allows an application to query the device for available data streams and to
control (start, stop, pause...) data streaming.
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