session
The session command is used to manage Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) multicast advertising sessions on the encoder.
Synopsis
session create stream=id/name name=sessname advertise=yes/no session id/name delete |
Actions
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
create | Creates an SAP session on the encoder. A series of one or more |
delete | Deletes the specified SAP session. |
start | Starts the specified SAP session. |
stop | Stops the specified SAP session. |
get | Displays configuration information for the specified SAP session. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description/Values |
|---|---|---|
stream | n/a | A unique number or name assigned to the stream. The ID of the existing stream to be advertised via SAP. Tip Use |
name | n/a | (Optional) Enter a unique name for the session. 1 to 63 characters |
advertise | no | Enables or disables SAP network announcements. |
description | n/a | (Optional) Enter an expanded description of the session. |
keywords | n/a | (Optional) Enter one or more keywords to associate with the session. Keywords can serve as filters. |
author | n/a | (Optional) Enter the name of the program's author. |
copyright | n/a | (Optional) Enter the copyright information for the session. |
[id] | n/a | When creating an SAP session, you can specify a unique id to assign to it or let the system assign one (a sequential number) for you. |
| address | Based on the stream’s destination IP address | (Optional) Use to overwrite the default to use specific non-standard advertising addresses for SAP messages. |
| port | 9875 | Enter the SAP advertising UDP port. |
Example
# session 1 get | Returns SAP session configuration information for the encoder, such as: Session ID : 1 |