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l System administrators of the ClearPass Guest application.
System Requirements:
l ClearPass Guest 6.1.0
l XML-RPC client
For more details about XML-RPC, or to read the XML-RPC specification, visit http://xmlrpc.scripting.com/.
This chapter includes the following sections:
l "XML-RPC API Overview" on page 316
l "API Documentation" on page 322
XML-RPC API Overview
This section describes the following:
l "About the XML-RPC API" on page 316
l "Accessing the API" on page 319
l "Invoking the API" on page 321
l "Method Summary" on page 322
About the XML-RPC API
The Dell Networking W-ClearPass Guest XML-RPC API provides direct access to the underlying functionality of
the ClearPass Guest Visitor Management Appliance. Developers wishing to provide integrated applications can use
this API to programmatically perform actions that would otherwise require manual operation of the user interface.
Architecture Overview
The ClearPass Guest VMA software is built using multiple layers of software.
At the lowest level, the kernel provides basic functions common to the entire system. This includes the Web
interface framework, appliance operating system, and runtime support services.