Using Sentinel
CX3001 v7.0 © Calnex Solutions 73
Summary
Lock the local Sentinel GUI preventing accidental changes whilst under remote control
Description
This service can be used to lock the GUI and prevent accidental modifications taking place at the device whilst
remote control is in operation. It is also possible to specify a password using the
password
parameter option.
When set this password would be required to unlock the Sentinel via the GUI. The password is not required when
unlocking via the
unlockscreen
service.
Parameters
Authentication key obtained from
getkey
where enabled and
login
has
not been used.
Specify a password that must be used when attempting to unlock the
Sentinel GUI locally.
Returns
JSON status code indicating success status:
{
"result" : true,
}
Example
Browser
http://192.168.123.123/api/lockscreen?password=1234
Curl
curl -k https://192.168.123.123/api/lockscreen
UnlockScreen
API Call
/api/unlockscreen
Summary
Unlock the local Sentinel GUI
Description
This service unlocks the Sentinel GUI to allow local operation at the device. A password is not required for this
service even if a password was set via the
lockscreen
API call.
Parameters
Authentication key obtained from
getkey
where enabled and
login
has
not been used.
Returns
JSON status code indicating success status:
{
"result" : true,
}
Example
Browser
https://192.168.123.123/api/unlockscreen
Curl
curl -k https://192.168.123.123/api/unlockscreen