The Vocera Administration Interface (VAI) is a Java API that enables you to control and administer the Vocera system programmatically. Using VAI, you can perform almost all the Administration Console and User Console functions described in the Vocera Administration Guide and the Vocera User Console Guide.
VAI is not updated with every Vocera Voice Server release; it is updated only when significant changes to Administration or User Console functionality need to be surfaced in the API, or when critical defects require fixes.
Following is a list of the most recent updates to VAI.
This section summarizes the new features in this release.
New VAI class methods for Active Directory authentication - The following new methods support the use of Active Directory credentials to connect to the Vocera Voice Server:
checkADAdminCredentials()
checkADUserCredentials()
openWithADLogin()
For details about these methods, see the Javadoc for the VAI class.
This section summarizes the new features in this release.
No license key required - Integrating a VAI application with the Vocera Voice Server no longer requires a VMI license key.
Prior to 4.2.0, a VAI application required a VMI license key, although it did not decrement the VMI license.
The following list contains the most recent fixes and improvements made either in VAI interface itself or in to the Vocera Voice Server to support VAI.
The Vocera Voice Server does not automatically allow a VAI connection from the standby node of a cluster. (DE9249)
The Vocera Voice Server now automatically allows a VAI connection from any node in the cluster list without requiring you to enter the IP address explicitly in the VAI Application IP Addresses field of the Administration Console.
There are no known issues in the VAI 5.x releases.