Serial Remote Power Switch User Guide

Serial Remote Power Switch
User Guide
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USER GUIDE
Table of Contents
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10.
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12.
13.
14.
Welcome .................................................................................................. 2
Introduction............................................................................................. 3
SRPS components .................................................................................... 3
The SRPS units......................................................................................... 3
SRPS LEDs................................................................................................ 4
Rack mounting the SRPS ......................................................................... 5
Installing the SRPS .................................................................................. 5
Operating the SRPS manually .................................................................. 6
Operating the system via Serial connection ............................................. 7
Cascading SRPS units............................................................................. 11
Cascading more than 1 Slave unit .......................................................... 12
Connecting the SRPS to the IP Control .................................................. 13
Operating the SRPS via IP Control ......................................................... 15
Technical specifications ......................................................................... 16
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SERIAL REMOTE POWER SWITCH
1. Welcome
The Serial Remote Power Switch system is produced by Minicom Advanced
Systems Limited.
Technical precautions
This equipment generates radio frequency energy and if not installed in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause radio frequency interference.
This equipment complies with Part 15, Subpart J of the FCC rules for a Class A
computing device. This equipment also complies with the Class A limits for radio
noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation
of the Canadian Department of Communications. These above rules are designed to
provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating the
equipment in a commercial environment. If operation of this equipment in a
residential area causes radio frequency interference, the user, and not Minicom
Advanced Systems Limited, will be responsible.
Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by
Minicom Advanced Systems Limited could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
Minicom Advanced Systems Limited assumes no responsibility for any errors that
appear in this document. Information in this document is subject to change without
notice.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written
permission of Minicom Advanced Systems Limited.
Trademarks
All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
© 2007 Minicom Advanced Systems Limited. All rights reserved.
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2. Introduction
The Serial Remote Power Switch (SRPS) is a Serial ready device that remotely
controls the AC power of up to 8 connected devices. You can cascade up to 15
Slave units to control a total of 128 devices via a Serial connection.
A user can power on/off, reboot or safe shutdown any server or hardware device
that is physically connected to the SRPS.
3. SRPS components
The SRPS system has the following components:
·
SRPS Manager - 115VAC or 230VAC model
·
Rack-mount brackets
·
2 AC Power cords
·
1 Serial cable (RS232 - RS232 connectors)
·
8 Serial cables (RJ-11 - RS232 connectors). To perform safe shutdown.
·
1 iLink cable. For SRPS cascading or UPS connection
·
2 Terminators
·
Linux safe shutdown utility located on the Marketing & Documentation
CD
You can cascade the system by adding up to 16 SRPS Slave units.
4. The SRPS units
The figures below illustrate the SRPS Manager and Slave front and rear panels.
The Slave is the same as SRPS Manager without the Serial card.
Power
LED
Serial
RING ON
& RESET
iLINK
i
RS232
PW
R
K
LN
RS232 Console Command
Manual control
button
Remote control
LED
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B
A
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D
C
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F
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G
H
1
9
9
9
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
ID number of
cascaded unit
Cascade
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E
On/Off switch
LEDs Power / Link
Figure 1 SRPS Manager front panel
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Circuit
breaker A
SERIAL REMOTE POWER SWITCH
RING ON
& RESET
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iLINK
i
A
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1
9
i
C
B
9
10
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D
9
11
9
12
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E
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F
5
13
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G
6
14
I
0
H
7
15
8
16
Figure 2 SRPS Slave front
Circuit
breaker B
INPUT
INPUT
H
G
F
E
D
C
B
A
Power output
AC input
D/
H
C/
G
B/
F
A/
E
RS232 communication
Figure 3 SRPS Manager and Slave rear panel
Note: The letter on the manual buttons at the front corresponds to the outlet with
the same letter at the rear.
5. SRPS LEDs
Figure 4 illustrates the LEDs on the SRPS Manager and Slave units.
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Red
Green
Manual
button
A
1
Yellow
9
Figure 4 SRPS LEDs + manual button
LED
On
Off
Flashing
Red
Power
The outlet is powered
on
The outlet is powered
off
The outlet has an internal fault.
Green
Remote
control
The outlet is controlled
Serially
The outlet is controlled
manually
To change from Serial to manual
control. Press and hold the manual
button for 3 seconds. During these 3
seconds the LED flashes
Yellow
ID number
Indicates the SRPS ID number. The master displays all the connected SRPS ID numbers.
The slave displays its own ID number
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6. Rack mounting the SRPS
The SRPS comes with brackets for mounting onto a standard 19-inch rack.
To rack mount the SRPS:
1. Choose a location for the brackets. A notched hole on the vertical rail denotes
the middle of a U slot.
2. Connect the mounting brackets to the unit, using the screws provided. See
Figure 5.
Connect this section to side
of the RPS using 4 screws
RING ON
& RESET
iLINK
i
RS232
R
PW
LN
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
K
RS232 Console Command
A
C
B
D
E
F
G
H
1
9
9
9
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
I
0
Screw to
the rack
here
Figure 5 Connecting the mounting brackets
7. Installing the SRPS
1. Connect the power cord sockets of the computers and other devices to the
Output ports of the SRPS, see Figure 6.
Important! For operational purposes the computer connected to Output port A is
device #1. The computer connected to Output port B is device #2, etc. So connect
the computers logically. I.e. connect the computer connected to the KVM switch
port #1 to the SRPS Output port #1. etc.
2. Connect the SRPS to the power supply using the 2 power cords, or connect the
socket of any Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to the Input ports of the
SRPS.
3. Connect the Serial cable (RS232 - RS232 connectors) to the Serial port of the
SRPS and a Serial Terminal or to a computer’s Serial port.
4. Plug a Terminator into one of the iLINK ports.
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Connection diagram
The figure below illustrates the basic SRPS connections.
ut o
A
hp
19 25
1
2
Legacy KVM switch
To terminal or
computer’s Serial
port
Serial cable
1
A
RING
Serial
ON
& RESET
B
iLINK
2
3
4
C
D
5
6
E
F
i
RS232
PW
R
LN
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7
G
i
i
8
i
i
H
i
i
K
RS232 C onsole Command
A
1
9
B
9
10
D
C
9
11
9
12
E
5
13
F
6
14
G
7
15
- KVM ports
H
- Power ports
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Serial RPS Manager
Figure 6 SRPS connection diagram
8. Operating the SRPS manually
You can operate the SRPS manually using the manual buttons on the front panel.
See Figure 4.
When a power outlet is in manual mode, you cannot operate it via the Serial
connection. When the green LED is off, the outlet is in manual mode. When it is on
the outlet is in Serial mode. To change from manual mode to Serial mode and vice
versa, press and hold the manual button for 3 seconds. The green Led flashes and
the mode is changed.
In manual mode, press the manual button to switch the outlet on or off. The red
LED on indicates the socket is powered on. The red LED off indicates the socket is
powered off.
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9. Operating the system via Serial connection
5. Use a Serial terminal or a Serial emulation program via a computer to connect
to the SRPS Manager. The screen shots below use Windows Hyperterminal.
6. Choose Start/Programs/Accessories/Communications/Hyperterminal.
7. When prompted enter a name and click OK. The Connect To box appears. See
Figure 7.
Figure 7 Connect To box
8. Fill in the connection details. In the Connect using box select the COM port the
Serial cable is connected to and click OK. The COM properties box appears.
See Figure 8.
Figure 8 COM 1 Properties box
9. Set the port settings to the following values:
·
Bits/second - 9600
·
Data bits - 8
·
Parity - None
·
Stop bits - 1
·
Flow Control - None
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10. Click OK. The Hyperterminal appears. See Figure 9.
Figure 9 Hyperterminal
11. Click File/Properties, Settings tab. Figure 10 appears.
Figure 10 Settings tab
12. Ensure the values are as set out in Figure 10. Check Windows keys and select
Auto detect for Emulation.
13. Click the ASCII setup button. Figure 11 appears.
14. Ensure the values are as set out in Figure 11. Check the 2 top fields, and change
Character delay to 1.
15. Click OK.
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Figure 11 ASCII setup
16. Open any text editor to type commands into.
IMPORTANT!
Type the commands as set out in the table below into the text editor. Copy and
paste them into the Hyperterminal by right-clicking inside the Hyperterminal, a
menu appears, click Paste to Host.
Description
Command
Comment
Echo Device Address
Echo Homepage
Address Start
Address End
Outlet on
Outlet off
Echo Status
^isP003EAD
^isPxxx(len)HMEfilename
^isS005ADRxx
^isS003END
^isS004ONSn
^isS004OFSn
^isP003STS
^iSWITCH01,^iSWITCH02,…
^iDXXXXX…, XXXXX is len
^isS005ADRxx, Address xx start
Configure Address
Set outlet Identification
Get outlet Identification
^isS004ONS1-8, outlet 1-8on
^isS004OFS1-8 outlet 1-8off
^iDXXXnn(Address),nn, outlet status
(S1,S2,S3,S4,S5,S6,S7,S8), nn is outlet
number, S1-8, 0 off, 1 on, 2 pending, 3 fault
^isS005CFGxx
^isS005CFGxx, configure current address to
address xx
^isSxxx(len)UIDn,Identification ^isSxxx(len)UIDn, Identification, set outlet(08) Identification, 0 is SRP Manager
identification
^isP003UID
^iDxxx(len)0iden,1iden,2iden,3iden,4iden,
5iden, 6iden,7iden,8iden
^isSxxx(len)SCHxx,n,D,X,HHM ^isS016SCH01,1,1,1,1200
M,xx,n,D,X,HHMM
xx(1-7 Date), n(outlet 18) , D(1,0) 1 is enable, 0
is disable, X(1,0) 1 is on
timer, 0 is off timer, HH is
hour, MM is minutes
xx(1-7 Date), n(1-8 sw)
^isP007SCHxx,n
^iDxxx(len)D,1,HHMM,D, 0,HHMM, D 1 is
enable, 0 is disable, 1HHMM is time on,
0HHMM is time off
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Description
Command
Set real time
^isS020TMEyyyy,mm,dd,n,HH yyyy is year
MM
mm is month
dd is date
n is Monday to Sunday (1-7)
HH is hours MM is minutes
^isS018SUDX,X,X,X,X,X,X,X Outlet (1-8)
Set Safe shutdown
enable/disable, X 1 is
enable, o is disable
Get safe shutdown
setting status
Set Power Return SW on
delay time, n is 1-8,
SSSSS is seconds. Max
65535 sec.
Set Client Device No
XX is Client
Device(Binary)
Set power return delay
time, n is 1-8
Set telephone interface
Set reboot enable/disable
Get reboot setting status
Set all outlets on/off
command, X 1 is all on, 0
is all off
Set shutdown time, n is
outlet(1-8), SSSS is
Seconds max 9999 sec.
Get shutdown time, n is
outlet(1-8)
Set output group status.
N is (0-8) 0 is total
outlets,(1-8) indicate A-H
outlets
Comment
^isP003SUD
^iD015X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X(outlet 1-8)
^isSxxx(len)DLYn,SSSSS
^isS006DLY1,4
^isS005DNOxx
^isS005DEVXX
xx is Client Device No
XX is two byte binary value, bit 15-bit0
indicates ID16 to ID1
^iD00500004, time is in seconds
^isP004DLYn
^isS003TEL
^isS018RBTX,X,X,X.X.X.X.X
^isP003RBT
^isS004ALLX
^isSxxx(len)DLTn,SSSS
^iS006DLT1,4
^isP004DLTn
^iD00500004, time is in seconds
^isP004ST1n
(for future implementation,
maybe support)
^iDxxxFFF,VVVV,IIII,WWWWW,PPP xxx is
length, FFF is output frequency (unit .1Hz),
VVVV is output voltage (unit .1V), WWWWW
is output power in watts, PPP is percent of
power capacity
Some examples
To
Type
Power off SRPS 1 Outlet D
^isS005ADR01^isS004OFS4
Power on SRPS 2 Outlet B
^isS005ADR02^isS004ONS2
Get the Safe Shutdown Status of SRPS 1
^isS005ADR01^isP003SUD
Set Safe Shutdown of SRPS 1: ON at outlet
^isS005ADR01^isS018SUD0,1,0,1,0,0,0,1
B,D,H and OFF at A,C,E,F,G
Get shutdown time of SRPS 3 Outlet E
^isS005ADR03^IsP004DLT5
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10. Cascading SRPS units
You can cascade up to 16 SRPS units (1 Manager + 15 Slaves). Each SRPS must
have its own unique ID number and the ID numbers must also be in a logical
sequence. The default ID number of the Manager SRPS is 1. The default ID
number of all Slave SRPS units is 16. So to be in a logical sequence where there is
1 Slave, change the Slave ID number to 2. For each additional Slave give it the
next number - ID no 3, then 4 etc.
Changing 1 Slave’s ID number
1. Power off the SRPS Manager and Slave unit.
2. Connect the SRPS Manager to a computer using the Serial cable.
3. Plug a Terminator into one of the SRPS Manager’s iLINK ports and one into
one of the Slave’s iLINK ports. See Figure 12.
RING ON
& RESET
iLINK
i
RS232
PW
R
K
LN
RS232 Console Command
RING ON
& RESET
i
A
i
i
B
i
D
C
i
E
i
F
i
G
9
9
9
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
16
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iLINK
i
A
1
9
9
10
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D
C
B
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E
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F
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0
H
1
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G
H
9
9
5
6
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Terminators
Figure 12 Connecting the iLink cable
4. Connect the iLink cable to the iLINK ports of the SRPS Manager and Slave
unit. See Figure 12.
5. Power on the SRPS Manager and the Slave.
6. Type the instructions as set out below using a Terminal or terminal emulation
software. See page 7 Operating the system to set up a HyperTerminal. Confirm
the current ID nos. by pasting ^isP003EAD . HyperTerminal responds with
^iSWITCH01, ^iSWITCH16.
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Figure 13 Hyperterminal response
7. Change the SRPS Slave’s ID number to 2 by pasting:
^isS005ADR16^isS005CFG02 .
8. Paste ^isP003EAD. HyperTerminal responds with ^iSWITCH01,
^iSWITCH02.
11. Cascading more than 1 Slave unit
When cascading more than 1 Slave, connect the Slaves one at a time in the
procedure outlined above, and change the Slave ID number. Once the ID number is
changed, connect the next Slave and change that Slaves ID Number (You do not
need to disconnect the first Slave once it has a new ID number).
Connect the Terminators and iLink cables as follows:
1. Plug a Terminator into the Manager iLINK port and the iLINK port of last
Slave to be cascaded. See Figure 14.
RING ON
& RESET
i
RS232
iLINK
PW
R
K
LN
RS232 Console Command
RING ON
& RESET
iLINK
i
A
i
D
C
i
E
i
F
i
G
H
1
9
9
9
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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ENV
i
A
RING ON
& RESET
i
i
B
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D
C
B
i
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F
i
G
H
1
9
9
9
5
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9
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iLINK
i
1
9
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i
B
A
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D
C
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F
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H
9
9
9
5
6
7
8
10
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12
13
14
15
16
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Terminators
Figure 14 Adding more Slaves
2. Connect an iLink cable to the iLINK ports of the SRPS Manager and a Slave
unit. See Figure 14.
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3. Connect further iLink cables to the iLINK ports of the rest of the Slaves.
4. Connect the Power cord of each server to the Output ports of SRPS units.
5. Operate the system as set out on page 7.
12. Connecting the SRPS to the IP Control
You can connect the SRPS to the IP Control and then manage the power of the
servers seamlessly via they IP Control remote GUI.
6. Connect the Serial cable (RS232-RJ45 connectors - this cable is supplied with
the IP Control) to the Serial port of the SRPS and the IP Control– see Figure 15.
7. Connect the IP Control to the KVM switch using the KVM cable.
8. Connect the SRPS to the power supply using the power cord, or connect the
socket of any Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to the Input ports of the
SRPS.
9. Plug a Terminator into one of the iLINK ports.
1. Connect the Power cord of each server to the Output ports of SRPS units
according to their logical number. In Figure 15 the server connected to KVM
port 1 must be connected to SRPS Output port A. The server connected to KVM
port 2 must be connected to SRPS Output port B etc
Cascading example. You cascade a 16 port KVM switch to 2 SRPS units. The
SRPS Manager is ID number 1 and the Slave is ID number 2. So servers 1 – 8,
i.e. the servers connected to the KVM switch ports 1 – 8 must be connected as
follows: Connect server # 1 to SRPS ID number 1, socket A and server # 2 to
SRPS ID number 1, socket B etc. The servers connected to the KVM switch
ports 9 – 16 must be connected as follows: Server # 9 to SRPS ID number 2,
socket A, server # 10 to SRPS ID number 2, socket B, etc. See Figure 16.
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User over IP
Internet / VPN / LAN
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A
1
2
hp
1 92 5
Legacy KVM switch
LAN
MINICOM
IP Control
KVM cable
IP CONTROL
KVM In
Ser ial
KVM ports
3.3V/2A
1
2
3
4
5
6
E
F
7
8
Power ports
Serial cable
A
RING
Serial
ON
& RESET
B
C
D
i
RS232
iLINK
PW
R
L NK
i
A
RS232 Console C ommand
1
9
i
i
B
9
10
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D
C
9
11
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E
9
12
5
13
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F
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Figure 15 SRPS and IP Control connections
To IP Control
Legacy KVM switch
1
2
3
4
8
KVM
9
10
11
12
16
Power
A
B
C
D
H
Serial cable
A
RINSerial
G ON
& RESET
iLINK
B
C
i
RS232
PW
R
LN
i
D
i
i
H
i
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i
K
RS232 Con sole Comman d
A
1
9
C
B
9
10
9
11
D
9
12
E
5
13
F
6
14
G
7
15
H
I
0
RING ON
& RESET
Serial RPS Manager - ID no. 1
iLink cable
Figure 16 Cascaded SRPS units
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iLINK
8
16
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A
i
B
1
9
9
10
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C
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D
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9
5
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RPS Slave - ID no. 2
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13. Operating the SRPS via IP Control
1. Configure the IP Control to work with the SRPS. From the IP Control
Administration menu click Serial Settings the Serial Settings appear, see Figure
17. See the IP Control User Guide for more details.
Figure 17 Serial Settings
2. Check the Assign to SRPS box and save. The system is ready to work.
3. From the Toolbar, click
servers/devices appears.
, or right-click
. A list of connected
4. Click the desired server or Serial device. The screen of the server or the Serial
device window appears.
5. From the Toolbar, click
. The Power menu appears, see below.
Figure 18 Power menu
6. To send a power cycle command or to power down or up the currently accessed
Target server, select the appropriate option.
Note! Only the currently accessed Target server is affected, so to power manage
other Target servers you must access each one individually.
See the IP Control User Guide for more details.
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14. Technical specifications
Reset button
iLink interface
Remote Power Switch
Manager
Remote Power Switch
Slave
Yes
N/A
2 x RJ11, connection to cascaded unit
NT safe shutdown
8 x RJ11
Power control
2 AC inputs each feeding 4 outputs
Input
Output
2 input connectors IEC320P
8 x IEC320R
Power protection
7 Amp circuit breaker
LEDs - Red
LEDs - Green
LEDs - Yellow
Nominal input voltage
On/Off status 1 LED for each outlet
Indicates internet/non internet control 1 LED for each outlet
Indicates the ID number of iLink cascade - 16 LEDs
220V model and 110V model
Frequency
50/60HZ full range
110V model: 2 x 15Amp
220V model: 2 x 7Amp
0°C to 40°C/32°F to 104°F
Maximum output capacity
Operating temperature
Storage temperature
-40°C to 40°C/-40°F to 104°F
Relative humidity
0 - 95% non - Amp circuit breaker
Dimensions (H x L x D)
Weight
4.4 x 43.1 x 16.2 cm / 1.73 x 16.96 x 6.37 ft
2.5 kg / 5.51 lb
Regulatory compliance
UL, FCC
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