Difference between revisions of "Web Service Connection"
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To connect to the Web Service, J. River recommends the following flow. Please note that [[Gizmo]] uses a similar approach. | To connect to the Web Service, J. River recommends the following flow. Please note that [[Gizmo]] uses a similar approach. | ||
| − | # Ask the user for an | + | # Ask the user for an access key |
| + | An access key will be six case-sensitive letters. No digits or symbols are used. | ||
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| + | # Lookup server address from Access Key | ||
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| + | Call the web service (replace [Access Key] with the actual access key):<br /> | ||
| + | http://webplay.jriver.com/libraryserver/lookup?id=[Access Key] | ||
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| + | It is recommended that you use a short timeout. | ||
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| + | # Optionally wake computers | ||
| + | Loop the IP addresses returned and send a wake request to each MAC address returned. | ||
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| + | # Try connecting to each IP address | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 25 May 2011
To connect to the Web Service, J. River recommends the following flow. Please note that Gizmo uses a similar approach.
- Ask the user for an access key
An access key will be six case-sensitive letters. No digits or symbols are used.
- Lookup server address from Access Key
Call the web service (replace [Access Key] with the actual access key):
http://webplay.jriver.com/libraryserver/lookup?id=[Access Key]
It is recommended that you use a short timeout.
- Optionally wake computers
Loop the IP addresses returned and send a wake request to each MAC address returned.
- Try connecting to each IP address
