Digi Connect IT 4 User Manual

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Digi Connect IT® 4 User Guide
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6. Use the get() method to verify the change:
>>> print(runt.get("my-variable"))
my-variable
>>>
7. Close the runtime database:
>>> runt.stop()
>>>
8. Use Ctrl-D to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using exit() or quit().
Help for using Python to access the runtime database
Get help for reading and modifying the device runtime database by accessing help for
digidevice.runt:
1. Select a device in Remote Manager that is configured to allow shell access to the admin user,
and click Actions > Open Console. Alternatively, log into the Connect IT 4 local command line
as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type shell to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the python command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.10.1 (main, Mar 30 2023, 23:47:13) [GCC 11.2.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Import the runt submodule:
>>> from digidevice import runt
>>>
4. Use the help command with runt:
>>> help(runt)
Help on module acl.runt in digidevice:
NAME
acl.runt - Python interface to ACL runtime database (runtd).
...
5. Use Ctrl-D to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using exit() or quit().
Use Python to upload the device name to Digi Remote Manager
The name submodule can be used to upload a custom name for your device to Digi Remote Manager.
When you use the name submodule to upload a custom device name to Remote Manager, the
following issues apply:

Digi Connect IT 4 Specifications

General

Brand	Digi
Model	Connect IT 4
Category	Network Router
Language	English