Network Switch Control with SSH

[jamesng]

I'd like to SSH into our Unifi Switches to run a 1 line command to turn on/off a POE connected device. 

While a POE reboot is is possible with the Unifi API, switching a port off for an extenede period of time is not - so SSH seems like a simple solution.  This is the command that need to be executed

Code:

ssh admin@192.168.1.100

<enter password as prompted>

swctrl poe set off id 45

How does one SSH to the switch at 192.168.1.100 from a lua script?

If it helps, one can connect to the Unifi switch with a SSH key instead of a password.

Many thanks in advance 

Kind Regards
James

[admin]

Check this: https://forum.logicmachine.net/showthrea...742#pid742

[jamesng]

Thanks for pointing me at that thread - I generated a key and using io.readproc(run) am now able to send SSH commands to the Unifi switch to control the POE ports.

Kind Regards
James