It is possible to activate predefined salvos, to set individual crosspoints and to get router information by entering appropriate console commands. The following commands are available:

• autofailover: Toggles auto failover mode. See the MosartMediaRouterService configuration.

• autotake: Toggle autotake mode. See the MosartMediaRouterService configuration.

• clear: Clears the console window

• command: Syntax: command cmd [arg1] [arg2]. Executes a Media Router command with two optional arguments. The following commands are available:

  • backup: Enforces a backup of the Media Router database

  • get <filename> : Retrieves the current Media Router database and stores the database using the given filename.

  • reset: Resets the Media Router to the latest Media Router database stored on the file system.

  • restore <filename> : Restores the Media Router database to the content of the database stored in the given filename

  • flush: Flushes the current content of the Media Router to file storage. This command may be used to set the initial state of the Media Router

• deletesalvo: Syntax: deletesalvo salvo. Deletes the specified salvo

• exit: Exits the Media Router

• getconfig: Syntax: getconfig client. Returns the current configuration for the given client. Used mainly for testing Mosart Server clients

• getstatus: Returns an xml string containing current Media Router status.

• help: Lists all commands

• idle: Toggles active / idle mode of the Media Router service. Used for testing

• list: Syntax: list [salvos|clients|sources|inputs|outputs|all]. List various router information

• restore: Syntax: restore <filename>. Restores the Media Router database to the content of the database stored in the given filename.

• save: Syntax: save <filename>. Retrieves the current Media Router database and stores the database using the given filename.

• setactive: Activates the Media Router service

• setcrosspoint: Syntax: setcrosspoint inport outport [salvo]. Sets a crosspoint in the given salvo:

  • If no salvo is given then the pending salvo is used. I.e. a set crosspoint request is sent to corresponding clients.

  • If the given salvo is not present, a new salvo will be created.

• setsalvo: Syntax: setsalvo salvo. Fires the specified salvo

• verbose: Turns on/off verbose diagnostics
  Note when specifying crosspoints in console commands the inport/outport name shall be used to identify the corresponding port.