Meet-Me Conferencing

[RazorbackHog]

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to provide an interface and programmatically change the meet-me access code. I know this sounds weird since you can do this via the phone but my folks don't like that method and haven't used meet-me conferencing yet because of it. They are worried about the security aspect of it and want an easy and controlled way of changing that access code. Also, providing an easy way of monitoring the conference would be handy also since I can't just give everyone ASA. By the way, I'm running R12. Can a java app be written to access the API to do this and if so what will it take to do this?

Thanks.

 

[nohuhu]

RazorbackHog,

you can easily write an app that would do just the same: log in into definity and issue needed commands. piece of cake, really, since you can access definity with simple telnet protocol.

 

[RazorbackHog]

Thanks. I can telnet in but how would you go about writing some that would change vdn xxxx, go to page 2, and change the access code?

 

[bwilch]

I used to use Procomm Plus to write various "batch" files. These could include prompts for various things, ie "change security code to XXXX". I'm not familar enough with java to even begin to offer help there, but there is a way to acomplish this by sending the various commands. "F7, tab, tab, tab, XXXX" etc.

 

[nohuhu]

RazorbackHog,

easily, really. send "change vdn xxx" command, get & parse definity output, send some "next page" escape sequences, fill in access code, send "return" escape sequence.
you can do it even with human-readable terminal emulation like 513 or 4410, not to mention that there's a special one for progam access, "ossi".

 

[RazorbackHog]

Great. I just telneted in so that I could see what it looked like and hung myself up. I did change VDN XXXX and don't know how to exit out since there are no function keys defined or displayed. How do I find what commands are what? I'm currently using 513 emulation.

Thanks, this definitely sounds like I will be able to achieve my goal.