300-835 · Question #11
Refer to the exhibit. This exhibit is a simple Python script to perform an update to a Webex registered room device (local IP = 10.10.20.153) with a new custom half-wake message. What is the URL to…
The correct answer is D. http://10.10.20.153/putxml. Option D is correct because Webex room devices expose a local REST API called the xAPI, and the /putxml endpoint is used to send XML-formatted configuration commands (like setting a custom half-wake message) directly to the device over HTTP. This is a well-established pattern…
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(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- C17% (4)
- D75% (18)
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Option D is correct because Webex room devices expose a local REST API called the xAPI, and the /putxml endpoint is used to send XML-formatted configuration commands (like setting a custom half-wake message) directly to the device over HTTP. This is a well-established pattern for on-device automation without going through the cloud.
- A is wrong because port 22 is SSH, not HTTP - even if SSH were enabled on the device,
requests.post()uses HTTP, and this combination is invalid. - B is wrong because
/jxsapiis not a real Webex device endpoint; it appears to be a plausible-sounding distractor. - C is wrong because
api.webex.comis the cloud-based Webex REST API, not the local device API - it can't directly push UI/configuration changes to a device by local IP.
Memory tip: Think of /putxml as "PUT XML config into the device" - the endpoint literally describes what it does: you're HTTP-POSTing an XML payload to update device settings locally. Any time you see a local device IP with xAPI in the question, /putxml is your go-to endpoint.
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