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Page 2 - Remote Management Switch

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Page 5 - que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

2 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas...

Page 6 - NOM STATEMENT

3 NOM STATEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos,poniendo particular aten...

Page 7 - REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH; TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL; IBM

4 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL IBM ® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of thetrademark owners.

Page 8 - CONTENTS; Contents; Chapter

5 CONTENTS Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Port Selector. ....

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6 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH 1. Specifications Speed : 300 bps to 115.2 kbps Character Format : 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit; or 7 data bits, even or odd parity, and 1 stop bit Interface : RS-232 asynchronous Connectors : (4) DB25 subminiature female for ports A through D; (1) DB25 subminiat...

Page 10 - CHAPTER 2: Introduction

7 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction The Remote Management Switch (part number SW555A or SW555AE) can beused for serial switching and as an AC power control system. A RemoteManagement Switch with Modem (part number SW556A [includes 33.6 kbpsmodem] or SW556AE [includes 56 kbps modem]) is also av...

Page 11 - Pin

8 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH 3. Installation 3.1 Master and Switched Ports Connect the Remote Management Switch’s ports A through D found on the rearof the unit to your RS-232 devices. Each port uses a DB25 subminiature connectorand supports the following leads for asynchronous communications. Table 3...

Page 12 - CHAPTER 3: Installation

9 CHAPTER 3: Installation The four switched ports, A through D, are wired DCE (output data on pin 3, RD).The master port is wired as DTE. To directly connect a terminal device to themaster port, you need a null-modem cable (see Figure 3-2). Figure 3-2. Null-modem connection. Control leads required v...

Page 13 - WARNING

10 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH 3.2 RTS/DTR Selection WARNING To avoid electrical shock, you MUST remove power to the RemoteManagement Switch BEFORE opening the top cover. Jumpers JP1 through JP4 let you select RTS (default) or DTR as the control leadused for lead control. To access these jumpers, disco...

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12 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH 4. Operation 4.1 Four Modes of Operation You can operate the Remote Management Switch in four possible ways: menuselection, escape code sequences, lead control, and manual control. 4.1.1 M ENU S ELECTION By connecting to the master port, you can switch to any of the four ...

Page 18 - This lets you change the screen labels for the ports and power-

15 CHAPTER 4: Operation 4.2.3 P ROGRAMMING Figure 4-5. Programming menu. 1) Device Labels. This lets you change the screen labels for the ports and power- control outlets. Figure 4-6. Device labels. Enter the label you want to change. The current label is displayed, along with aprompt for the new na...

Page 20 - Escape Code Control; BLACK BOX READY

17 CHAPTER 4: Operation • Terminal mode: The Remote Management Switch does not monitor the connection status of the master port. This mode allows an unlimited numberof login attempts. Each time it receives an enter key, the Switch issues a newlogin prompt. After three tries, the login prompt is supp...

Page 21 - Lead Control of Ports

18 REMOTE MANAGEMENT SWITCH Deselect Port <Esc><Sec><EOT> Toggle Outlet <Esc><Sec>R<n> Query Status <Esc><Sec>? Access Menu System <Esc><Sec><Esc> C ODE C ONTROL R ESPONSES The Remote Management Switch has an option to allow confirmat...

Page 22 - Manual Control of Ports

19 CHAPTER 4: Operation 4.5 Manual Control of Ports You can control the Switch manually via the pushbutton switch on the front panel.Each time you press the button, the port will cycle to the next port. To return theSwitch to automatic operation, press the pushbutton switch for over two seconds.All ...