Page 2 - Trademarks; Conventions Used In This Guide
Trademarks IBM, IBM NetView/6000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Hewlett-P ackard, HP, HP Open View are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, XENIX are registered trademarks and Windows, Windows NT, LAN...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents i Table of Contents Introduction...........................................................................1 ePowerSwitch Features....................................................1 Status LEDs ..................................................................2 Switch...............
Page 5 - Introduction; ePowerSwitch Features
1 Introduction The ePowerSwitch is a network-manageable, intelligent power control unit designed to provide control of power for up to eight electrical devices in Internet age. ePowerSwitch Features The ePowerSwitch System features: ?? Internet ready — Individually control each of eight outlets usin...
Page 7 - iLink Port; Communication Port
3 On/Off Buttons – control for each of the corresponding rear socket. Press and hold for 3 seconds to setup up the Remote/local control for each of the corresponding rear socket. If you installed an optional NT card inside the ePowerSwitch, there is a delay time for the corresponding outlet of the N...
Page 8 - ePowerSwitch System Package; The ePowerSwitch System Unit; Figure 1 ePowerSwitch System Network Connection Panel
4 4 ePowerSwitch System Package The standard ePowerSwitch System package contains an ePowerSwitch System Unit with supporting hardware and software. ePowerSwitch System Package Contents The components of your package are: ?? ePowerSwitch System Unit ?? One 3.5“ Diskette ?? User Manual ?? NIC Web Car...
Page 10 - IP Setup; Setup via Ethernet port; MAC address
6 6 IP Setup This section describes the IP set up & configuration of the ePowerSwitch System when you connect it to the network. There are four different ways to setup ePowerSwitch. 1. Setup IP address via Ethernet port using the ARP command (first time only), then use a Web browser to setup all...
Page 11 - text mode; Use Web browser to set IP, gateway and subnet; Network
7 The following steps guide you in connecting the ePowerSwitch System through the Ethernet port 1. Connect the Ethernet port to the network with the Ethernet cable. 2. Using the following settings in the text mode : c:\>arp –s 216.87.151.196 52-54-4c-19-ad- 90 ?? 216.87.151.196 is the IP address ...
Page 12 - Setup via serial port
8 8 2. Setup via serial port Before setup you need: 1. IP address: Get a valid IP address from administrator. 2. RS232 Cable.(enclose) 3. Dumb terminal software: ex: HyperTerminal in the win95/98, NT, Win2000. 4. Default password: admin 1 2 3
Page 15 - Serial or Telnet Configuration; Use terminal to set IP, gateway and subnet
11 Note: The telnet setup procedure is the same as the serial setup. When the configuration is completed, remember to save and restart. Serial or Telnet Configuration ePowerSwitch System is temporarily connected to a PC with a terminal emulation package or through telnet connection. The advantage of...
Page 16 - Esc
12 12 Figure 4 - IP Address for the ePowerSwitch System and More NOTE: The minimum requirement to operate ePowerSwitch System is to set the IP address. If you want to return to the Main Menu , press Esc key. For more information on IP addresses and net masks, see the Reference section of the Appendi...
Page 17 - To Save and Exit; Setup via USB port
13 To Save and Exit If you are satisfied with your configurations, be sure to save them and exit. 3. Setup via USB port Before setup you need: 1. IP address: Get a valid IP address from administrator. 2. USB Cable. (Enclose) 3. USB driver and USBSetup file. (Enclose in the disk) 1. Connect the ePowe...
Page 18 - before you run the USB
14 14 to see the device because the ePowerSwitch takes about 30 seconds to boot. 2. The “USB-interface power device” name must appear in the System Properties dialog box before you run the USB setup software .
Page 19 - You need to run
15 3. USB setup is straightforward once the PC has successfully detected USB device. See the following figure. You need to run Device | Update & Restart before closing 4.Telnet Options You can also Telnet to the IP address of the ePowerSwitch System after it has been installed on your network . ...
Page 20 - tricky; Setup via Ethernet Cascaded Cable
16 16 adapter you may access the configuration menu as if you were directly attached to it via the configuration port. Moving cursor in telnet session is tricky . You need to select VT100 cursor which is under Terminal | Preferences | VT100 Arrows . After this setup, moving around menu system is act...
Page 21 - Configuration; PPP Configuration
17 Configuration PPP Configuration PPP connection is useful if it is not possible to make a direct network connection to the ePowerSwitch . Again the external modem is needed to connect to the front serial port of the NIC Web card of the ePowerSwitch. Fill in the blank as above in your web and save.
Page 22 - Remote operation procedure
18 18 Remote operation procedure 1. The remote user may hang up after three rings when dial in. 2. Based on the content of the PPP configuration, ePowerSwitch will then automatically dial up to the designated ISP and send the e -mail to the designated e -mail address with the assigned IP address fro...
Page 23 - User Management
19 User Management Administrators can assign the maximum of 4 users to control the outlet.
Page 24 - Software Update
20 20 Software Update This is the place you can upgrade the firmware when it is available or bug fix.
Page 25 - ePowerSwitch Configuration
21 ePowerSwitch Configuration Each outlet can be individually programmed to enable ring On/Off or reset. Power resume delay is convenient for sequential startup. Name of each outlet can be labeled to whatever you like it to be called. For example, server1, DSL modem, webserver1, etc. Since 16 ePower...
Page 27 - Scheduled shutdown
23 Scheduled shutdown Scheduled shutdown can be accomplished here. Be careful with which outlet you are working.
Page 28 - Verify The ePowerSwitch Operation; Your ePowerSwitch is now installed and
24 24 Verify The ePowerSwitch Operation 1. After you complete all configuration settings and connect the ePowerSwitch System to the network, check the LINK status . Power and Link lights should be on all the times. Collision light turns on occasionally. 2. PING the ePowerSwitch System. Issue a PING ...
Page 29 - Upgrade Firmware; TFTP Upgrade
25 Upgrade Firmware TFTP Upgrade With a Web browser, click on “Software upgrade”, input TFTP server’s IP address and go. Make sure that the firmware file (For example: ups.bin) is located in the default directory of the TFTP server. RS232 Serial Port Console Upgrade The following steps guide you in ...
Page 31 - Telephone Interface; Telephone access interface; The default ID address for ePowerSwitch is 0.
27 Telephone Interface You must have the optional phone card installed inside the ePowerSwitch Server for all the functions discussed here. Please check the dealer for the detail information. Telephone access interface 1. Dial up the ePowerSwitch. 2. After three sequence rings, the ePowerSwitch will...
Page 32 - after 10 seconds
28 28 ePowerSwitch ID Address ePowerSwitch Outlet Function XX X X 01-16 1-8 ? A-H 0-Off 9 ? All 1-On 2-Reset Every command must add “#” in the end. Eg, 0111# turn on ePowerSwitch01, outlet A, 0120# turn off ePowerSwitch01, outlet B, 0142# to reset ePowerSwitch01, outlet D (turn off immediately, and ...
Page 34 - Reference
30 30 Appendix This appendix has three sections: Reference , Glossary , and Troubleshooting . Reference This section discusses Communities, IP Addresses, Sub net masking, and routers/gateways. Communities A community is a string of printable ASCII characters that identifies a user group with the sam...
Page 35 - Subnetting and Subnet Masks
31 IP addresses appear in dotted decimal (rather than in binary) notation. Dotted decimal notation divides the 32-bit value into four 8-bit groups, or octets, and separates each octet with a period. For example, 199.217.132.1 is an IP address in dotted decimal notation. To accommodate networks of di...
Page 37 - Gateways
33 first three octets. Gateways Gateway, also referred to as a router, is any computer with two or more network adapters connecting to different physical networks. Gateways allow for transmission of IP packets among networks on an internetwork.
Page 38 - Glossary
34 34 Glossary The Glossary section defines the terms used in the ePowerSwitch System -MP environment. A g e n t Implemented SNMP applications in network elements (hosts). Agents perform the network management’s functions as requested by the network administrator from an NMS. D r y C l o s u r e I n...
Page 40 - Troubleshooting
36 36 Troubleshooting Problem: The TES (Terminal Emulation Software) does not display anything. Solution: Make sure the TES’s communication parameters are correct. They should be 115200 baud rate, no parity, 8-data bits, and 1 stop bit. The cable is a null serial cable. PROBLEM: The NMS cannot ping ...
