Controlling The Kvm Switch Via Xml; Structure Of A Valid Xml Document; Selecting Devices - G&D DP1.4-MUX2-NT Manual

Controlling the KVM switch via XML

XML enables you to control the KVM switch using third-party devices (e.g. AMX®
and Crestron®). The KVM switch uses the Ethernet interface to process any XML
commands received from third-party devices.

Structure of a valid XML document

Any commands are transmitted as XML documents to the G&D device. Valid
XML documents start with an optional, standardised header. On the top level, they
are included in a <root>
STRUCTURE OF A VALID XML DOCUMENT
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
</root>
The commands to be executed are placed between the start and end tag (
commands are described on page 34.

Selecting devices

The XML API provides the ability to specify devices by their ID or name.
Use the attribute type to select devices via ID (
is supported by all commands referring to named devices.
ADVICE: Using an attribute is optional. If you do not use a attribute, devices are
identified via their ID.
IDENTIFY THE KVM SWITCH BY NAME
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
<nextmuxchannel>
<DlMux4 type="name">MUX-NT</DlMux4>
</nextmuxchannel>
</root>
IDENTIFY THE KVM SWITCH BY ID
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
<nextmuxchannel>
<DlMux4>0x11111111</DlMux4>
</nextmuxchannel>
</root>
tag:
<!-- optional header -->
<!-- start tag of the document -->
<!-- end tag of the document -->
"id"
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