LifeSize Icon 600 Video System Guide - TeleSwitch

LifeSize Icon Video System Guide 34Section 5: Controlling Your LifeSize Icon VideoSystem Through SSHThe LifeSize API provides a command line based entry point for automating access and control of LifeSizeIcon video systems. The API supports a REST method for accessing a set of resources, or objects,through a fixed set of operations. API calls are made by sending a request to an API resource andspecifying a method and arguments. A formatted response details the operation’s outcome.This section provides an introduction to the LifeSize API. Complete documentation is available at:https:///docs/json/AuthenticationThe same authentication policies that are enforced on a browser also apply to API calls. Log in to yourLifeSize video system through an SSH connection over the network as follows:1. Open a client, such as Cygwin or Putty, and enter the IP address of your LifeSize video system.2. Log in to the system with administrator credentials. The default username and password are admin.Command SyntaxCommands take the following form: Access help from a command prompt as follows:helpPress the Tab key. ? ?Shows a brief introduction to using the API.Shows a list of actors.Shows commands for an actor. For example:audio ?Shows help for a command. For example:sysadmin gettimezone ?