# Examples

Login - Log a user into the manager interface.

       Action: Login
       Username: testuser
       Secret: testsecret

Originate - Originate a call from a channel to an extension.

       Action: Originate
       Channel: sip/12345
       Exten: 1234
       Context: default

Originate - Originate a call from a channel to an extension without waiting for call to complete.

       Action: Originate
       Channel: sip/12345
       Exten: 1234
       Context: default
       Async: yes

Redirect with ExtraChannel:

Attempted goal: Have a 'robot' program Redirect both ends of an already-connected call to a meetme room using the ExtraChannel feature through the management interface.

      Action: Redirect
      Channel: DAHDI/1-1
      ExtraChannel: SIP/3064-7e00 (varies)
      Exten: 680
      Priority: 1

Where 680 is an extension that sends you to a MeetMe room.

There are a number of GUI tools that use the manager interface, please search the mailing list archives and the documentation page on the `http://www.asterisk.org` web site for more information.