Send URL

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Introduction

The Send URL function on the OpenScape Desk Phone CP devices, allows a user to send a predefined HTTP or HTTPS request to a server in order to trigger a remote action. The functionality is available from a free programmable key (FPK), that has been configured for this feature. In the server response to a phones HTTP or HTTPS request, the phone can be triggered to (e.g.)

• turn on the LED of the configured FPK (in different colours)
• use a different blinking mode
• overwrite the FPK label (CP600 only)

Technical details

• The request can be sent in plain HTTP or encrypted HTTPS
• The request can be of type GET or POST
• The phone will not follow any type of redirect (3XX)
• Authentication User ID and password will be sent as Parameters (no HTTP Basic Authentication)
• When using HTTPS, the connected server can be validated according to the Authentication Policy (see Administration Guide)

Configuration

A Send URL FPK can be configured via web based management or DLS. Please see example screenshot from WBM.

WBM ’Send URL FPK’ configuration

This FPK (if pressed) will trigger the following request

 https://10.10.0.255:443/?userid=MyUsername&password=MyPassword&id=1&item=2&ipaddress=<IP-OF-DEVICE>&phonenumber=<E164-OF-DEVICE>&devicetype=OpenStage&symbn=MySymbolicName

The parts of the URL linked to the configuration items can be seen in the following table

URL part	Configuration Item	Example Value
Method	Method	GET
Protocol	Protocol	https
Hostname	Web server address	10.10.0.255
Port	Port	443
Path	Path	/
Parameter	Parameters	id=1&item=2
Parameter	Web server user ID	userid=MyUsername
Parameter	Web server password	password=MyPassword
Parameter	Symbolic name	symbn=MySymbolicName
Parameter	not configurable	ipaddress=<IP-OF-DEVICE>
Parameter	not configurable	phonenumber=<E164-OF-DEVICE>
Parameter	not configurable	devicetype=OpenStage