FAQ Maxwell - Action URL

FAQ Maxwell - Action URL

Maxwell offer the sending of an Action URL on occurance of predefined Events.

These Events are:

• Registration succeeded
• Registration failed
• Connection established
• Connection terminatedFAQ Maxwell - Action URL
• Off Hook
• On Hook
• Incoming call
• Outgoing call

The Action URLs can be set via the Web-UI on the page Settings/DeskPhone/Events.

Furthermore there is the possibility to set the Action URLs for Events via provisioning.

The parameters can be found here in the section Web-interface: Settings - Desk Phone - Events.

FAQ Maxwell 3 / Basic: Action URLIn addition to the above mentioned predefined events Maxwell Basic and MAxwell 3 offer the possibility to trigger the sending of Action URLs via Programmable Keys.

These keys are:

• Messages
• DND
• Hold
• Conference

The Action URLs can be set via the Web-UI on the page Settings/DeskPhone/KeysAndLEDs.

Furthermore there is the possibility to set the Action URLs for Events via provisioning.

The parameters can be found here.

FAQ Maxwell - Action URL

In addition to the above mentioned predefined events Maxwell 3 offers the possibility to trigger the sending of Action URLs via Function Keys.

These Action URLs can be set via Web-UI on the page Settings/DeskPhone/KeysAndLEDs.

Furthermore there is the possibility to set the Action URLs for Events via provisioning.

The parameters can be found here in the section Function Keys.

The Type is 8, a display name can be set and the URL is defined with the parameter "PhoneUI.Keys.FunctionKeys.X.URL".

The request is basically a HTTP or HTTPS GET request.

Entry fields
"Action URL" incorporates two entry fields:

• name
• URL

Syntax
<URL>?value1=$parameter1&value2=$parameter2 ...
[ ? is the separator between URL and parameter part // & connects different parameter ]

Example for a call center sign in:
http://192.168.1.1/callcenter?ip_address=$ip_address&key=$active_key => http://192.168.1.1/callcenter?number=5025&key=4

Fixed Variables (Maxwell 3 Function Keys only)
These variables are fixed phone settings.

• $mac_id [phone mac id]
• $ip_address [phone ip address]
• $fw_version [firmware version]

Runtime Variables (Maxwell 3 Function Keys only)
These variables are temporarily valid values and relates to the current situation.

• $active_key [number of the pressed key]
• $active_url [user and host part of an account which places or receives a call]
• $active_user [user part of an account which places or receives a call]
• $active_host [host part of an account which places or receives a call]
• $url_remote [user and host part of the remote account which places or receives a call]
• $display_local [display name of a local account which places or receives a call]
• $display_remote [display name of a remote account which places or receives a call]
• $callid [call_id of the current session]
• $firstName [phonebook searchstring]
• $lastName [phonebook searchstring]

* Authentication*
The "Action URL" function does not support authentication. If the device gets back a 401 message no authentication processing is started.
HTTP digest username and password is exclusive for provisioning.

Reason: Authentication would mean that each "Action URL" key needs an own authentication management.