// Prepare authorization header
String authorization = "admin" + ":" + "admin";
authorizationHeader = "Basic " + new String(Base64.encodeBase64(authorization.getBytes()));
// Create an HTTP client
HttpConnectionManager connectionManager = new MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager();
connectionManager.getParams().setDefaultMaxConnectionsPerHost(10);
connectionManager.getParams().setConnectionTimeout(60000);
httpClient = new HttpClient(connectionManager);
}