Implementing Web Services on Your Devices

This section provides information on Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS), a Web Services profile that enables plug and play for networked devices.

In This Section

• Introducing DPWS
  This section introduces Devices Profile for Web Services(DPWS).
• Referencing the DPWS Libraries
  This overview describes how to reference the DPWS Libraries.
• Using DPWS Namespaces
  This topic lists the DPWS namespaces.
• Generating Service Model Code Using MfSvcUtil.
  This section describes how to use the MfSvcUtil tool.
• Initializing the Device
  This topic explains how to initialize the device information, add a service to it, and start the device stack.
• Defining Service Operations
  This topic explains how the operations in a service are defined. The code for the service class can be generated by the MfSvcUtil tool.
• Subscribing to Events
  This topic explains how to subscribe to events.
• Handling Exceptions
  This topic provides information about exceptions in the DPWS stack.
• Understanding Threads
  This topic provides information about threads in the DPWS stack.
• Discovering Services Using the DPWS Client
  This topic explains how to discover services using the DpwsClient class.
• Using the DPWS Client
  This topic explains how to make a service call with your DPWS client class. The DPWS client class can be generated from a WSDL using the MfSvcUtil tool.