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Remote Power Management Solution for Crashed Network Devices

 

 

USER MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Version: 2205 (Updated for firmware MNT.NBU.9905) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for UIS-522

Page 1: ...1 Remote Power Management Solution for Crashed Network Devices USER MANUAL Version 2205 Updated for firmware MNT NBU 9905 ...

Page 2: ...ngouts 12 3 4 2 How to Control IP Switch using Hangouts 13 3 5 How to Access IP Switch from WAN Using Skype 14 3 6 How to Access IP Switch from Cloud4UIS com Mobile App 16 3 7 How to Upgrade Re Flash Firmware 17 Chapter 4 IP Switch Web User Interface 19 4 1 Information 19 4 1 1 Current Status 19 4 2 Configuration 20 4 2 1 Configuration 20 4 2 2 Schedule 23 4 2 3 Network 24 4 2 4 E mail 27 4 2 5 Ac...

Page 3: ...ical It can be setup so that when the remote Mobile Broadband Cable Satellite DSL T1 etc connection drops or if the remote router freezes up it will auto reset the router to re gain connectivity IP Switch is also useful for 1 Saving home users the trouble of constantly having to power cycle their router to re gain Internet connectivity 2 Resetting unresponsive device e g IP camera or NAS servers w...

Page 4: ...ith Orange LED press hold 2 seconds to toggle UIS On Off 1 button with Blue LED press hold 2 seconds to toggle Internet Indicator Green LED Reset to Factory Default Reset button located to the right of Ethernet port Press hold 30 seconds then release Web Server CPU 32 Bit RISC CPU Supported browser IE and Java Supported Network Protocols HTTP TCP IP UDP SMTP Dynamic DNS DNS Client SNTP BOOTP DHCP ...

Page 5: ...lt in Real Time Clock Supported browser IE and Java Supported Network Protocols HTTP HTTPS TCP IP UDP SMTP Dynamic DNS DNS Client SNTP DHCP LAN Port 1x RJ45 10 100 Base T Operating Environment 0 C to 60 C at 10 90 relative humidity Designed for indoor use only Power Cable 1 0 meter with NEMA 5R15 plug Mount Method Wall mountable template included 1 3 Network Diagram The following Network diagrams ...

Page 6: ...s is not responsive regardless of being assigned or not Internet OFF There is no internet connection Cloud Link ON Switch is linked connected to cloud account applies to UIS 622B only Cloud Link OFF Switch is NOT linked to cloud account applies to UIS 622B only Outlet 1 2 ON Outlet is powered ON Outlet 1 2 OFF Outlet is powered OFF Outlet 1 2 UIS Blinking Reset to Factory Default Clear Cloud Accou...

Page 7: ...tion description Green When On Internet speed is at 100M When flashing Data transmitting receiving Yellow On Internet correspond speed is 10M Flash Data transmitting receiving Fig 3 LED Indicators Fig 4 UIS 522B Hardware Fig 5 UIS 622B Hardware ...

Page 8: ... outlet s NOTE In order for IP Switch to maintain continuous Internet connection and reset your modem router upon loss of Internet the router power input must be connected here Step 3 Connect LAN cable from your router to the LAN port on the IP Switch Step 4 Make sure the Internet LED light is ON to show that the internet connection is available Press and hold the UIS On Off button for 2 seconds t...

Page 9: ...s for more control over the unit There are two ways of accessing the Web UI in LAN i e when both IP Switch and PC is connected to the same router 1 Utility program available for Windows only 2 Use a fixed IP when there s no DHCP server Note You can also use any LAN program to locate the Web UI URL for example Mac LANscan Windows Wireshark or Angry IP Scanner 3 2 1 Locate IP Switch in LAN using Uti...

Page 10: ...0 0 0 Using Utility Network Settings will allow you to apply a manual static IP setting You may also press and hold the UIS button for 10 seconds and it will revert to a fixed LAN IP of 192 168 0 100 To access IP Switch Web UI via fixed LAN Step 1 Connect the LAN cable from IP Switch to your PC s Ethernet port Step 2 Assign a fixed IP within the same subnet to your PC Example IP address 192 168 0 ...

Page 11: ...Use 3rd Party DDNS providers To do so a The following 3rd party DDNS providers below are supported 3322 org DynDNS Dynamic DynDNS Custom myDDNS com No IP b Create a new user account and password with a DDNS provider c Register a Domain Name for your current Dynamic WAN IP d Log into your outlet via its local IP Address and navigate to Configuration Settings Network Dynamic DNS Select the DDNS prov...

Page 12: ...sword or APP Password if using 2 step verification see section 5 2 1 for the same Gmail account in the Password Field to the right d Under the Add Contact Accounts enter your control Gmail account that will be used to control the switch Example control gmail com e Click Apply to save Step 3 Allow a few moments for the Switch to connect and Sign in Step 4 Once connected log into your control Gmail ...

Page 13: ...command will return a Done once IP Switch has completed the action GET IP command will return the WAN IP and the unit s LAN IP address NOTE If port forwarding is set but not the domain name user can still use WAN IP to access the IP Switch Web User Interface from internet GET STATUS command will return the following information For Outlet Status the Outlet1 and Outlet2 name can be assigned This is...

Page 14: ...ts IP Address e g 192 168 0 197 If the IP Address is unknown refer to section 3 2 Step 2 Admin Screen 1 Login when prompted default username password admin 2 Select Skype on the left 3 Click Enable for the Skype Function 4 Click Auto Rebooter a separate window will open see Step 3 5 Click Apply Step 3 Auto Rebooter 1 Click Add to Contacts Step 4 Open The Skype App 1 Under the Contacts Section sele...

Page 15: ... any name you want to represent 7 Paste the ID in the ID field 8 Click Add Step 5 Skype Control 1 Switch back to the Skype App 2 Click on Help then Show My Devices 3 Select the button that corresponds to the action you wish to perform 4 Example Status 5 Status will be displayed Command example ...

Page 16: ... connected to the same LAN as the Switch 2 Open a web browser to https cloud4uis com 3 Select Sign Up to create yourself account OR Log In if you already have one 4 Select the 3 vertical dots button at the top right and select the button that shows a sign and outlet 5 A new window will open that says Add Device It should automatically find the device by the IP address your router has assigned it I...

Page 17: ...ce by the IP address your router has assigned it If not you can manually enter its serial number 6 Click the button to the right of the device 7 Next you ll be prompted to enter the Device Key to complete the addition Refer to the Password listed on the bottom label of your Switch 8 Click Next to complete and then Done 9 You should now see your device listed on the home page 3 7 How to Upgrade Re ...

Page 18: ...itch Step 2 Click on the Firmware Upgrade button NOTE If Utility cannot locate your Switch please refer back to section 3 2 1 Step 3 In the dialog box that opens select the button to the right of File Name Step 4 Locate the firmware file and open it Step 5 The file name should now appear in the appropriate field Now select the Download button NOTE The firmware process takes about 2 5 minutes Upgra...

Page 19: ...egin the upgrade NOTE The firmware process takes about 2 5 minutes Chapter 4 IP Switch Web User Interface 4 1 Information The Information tab displays an overview of the device s current status i e target site response times UIS and Outlet On Off indicators as well as control 4 1 1 Current Status This section displays the current status of the outlets i Connection Status Assign This shows the outl...

Page 20: ... Icon Description The UIS Function is Off IP Switch will not perform auto outlet reset when connection loss is detected The UIS Function is On IP Switch will perform auto outlet reset when connection loss is detected The Outlet is Off The Outlet is On The Outlet is On but UIS Function is Off The outlet will not auto reset 4 2 Configuration The following option allows the user to configure the IP S...

Page 21: ...t group timeout NOTE Assignment cannot be for a combination of both and single outlets Site Label An easy to remember name for the site Max 16 characters Website IP Address Enter a reliable website IP address to ping Response Time The time it takes for a website to respond Protocol Select a suitable ping method for the website Options include Ping UDP or Web Request TCP ...

Page 22: ...nse Timeout Within Set the time that the HTTP command must respond within If it does not respond within this time the outlet s will be reset ii Outlet Setup Outlet 1 2 Name Apply a name to easily identify the connected device e g router modem etc Normal vs Reset If user wants to have manual ON OFF control while the UIS Auto Reset is enabled select Normal If user wants to ensure the outlet s are no...

Page 23: ...uently the Switch pings the target sites Default is 10 seconds Ping Delay After UIS Reset Set how long the Switch waits after a UIS reset BEFORE it starts checking for a connection again Default is 5 minutes Number of UIS Resets Set the number of UIS reset attempts when Internet connection is lost e g When set to 5 times if connection is not restored after the 5th attempt Switch will wait in idle ...

Page 24: ...o above Outlets ON OFF or RESET Date yyyy mm dd Select the event frequency for the above outlet a Once the current date is automatically entered or b Reoccurring on a particular day or a daily event Time hh mm Enter the time in 24hr format 4 2 3 Network This option allows the user to configure the IP address port number and DDNS functions ...

Page 25: ... this to a Fixed Static IP for ease of management You may so this by selecting Manually rather than Using DHCP OR you can leave as DHCP and simply set a DHCP reservation on your router so that the IP address does not change Subnet Mask Displays IP Switch Subnet Mask Default Gateway This sets the IP Switch Gateway IP address this is the IP address of the router the IP Switch is connected to Obtain ...

Page 26: ... 80 If the port is changed you will also need to change the manner in which you access the switch via a web browser i e If the port is changed to 82 then to access IP Switch user interface the user must type http x x x x 82 where x x x x is the IP Switch s LAN IP address as shown in Utility NOTE Remote Power Switch will reboot when these settings are changed STUN Server STUN is a standardized netw...

Page 27: ...egister a new user account and password with the DDNS provider c Choose a Domain Name to point to your current Dynamic IP d Enter information obtained in b and c into the corresponding DDNS fields in IP Switch Domain Name This is the Domain Name you have created from the above selected DDNS provider Name This is the Login Account name that you have created with the selected DDNS provider Password ...

Page 28: ...servers are supported IMAP and HTTP are not Example smtp gmail com E mail Port Default is port 25 User can specify a different port if necessary Port 465 and 587 is frequently used Sender s E mail Address Enter the full E mail address assigned by your e mail server User Name Password Enter your full E mail Address and the password associated with it NOTE If you are using Google 2 step Authenticati...

Page 29: ...5 Account This webpage allows you to change the administrator login You may also set up a viewer account which may view settings but cannot make changes A maximum of 5 user accounts can be configured i Account Settings Permission Administrator account is set up by default Viewer account can be configured if users want to allow others to view the settings without being able to make any changes Logi...

Page 30: ... Hangouts Status This determines the status of the IP Switch s Gmail account Select Online to enable See the tab labeled Hangouts above Login ID Enter the Login ID that you have created from the Gmail website for the IP Switch Password Enter the corresponding password with the above account Show a Personal Message for Account Enter a message here This message will be visible to anyone that is in t...

Page 31: ...acter and IP Switch will respond with instructions Refer to section 3 4 2 above on how to use Hangouts 4 2 7 System Time Use to set the time zone apply daylight savings start end and configure the system for automatic restarts i System Time System Time yyyy mm dd hh mm ss This section is to manually set the IP Switch System Time The format is pre determined to yyyy mm dd hh mm ss in 24hr format Cl...

Page 32: ...DST begin and DST end dates iii Auto Restart System Auto Restart System every XX minutes hours 0 Disabled Set the IP Switch server to automatically restart after a pre set interval This will reset the server The power supply to each individual outlet is not disrupted during the server restart process Use this to guard against system freeze Manually restart the system Click Apply to manually restar...

Page 33: ...f Outlet Manual On Off Outlet Auto On Off UIS 1 2 resets c Notification Examples of Notification logs Server address xxx is unresolvable Test email sent Connection to Email Server failed NOTE If the System Time is not set up correctly the event log may display a generic 2000 01 01 in the Date Time area Once the System Time is synchronized it will update all the Event Log times 4 4 Help 4 4 1 Syste...

Page 34: ...ll information relating to the Network environment Hostname This is the default hostname User can rename this by browsing to Configuration Network page 4 4 2 Save Upgrade The administrator can use this section to check upgrade firmware save restore settings and factory reset i Save Restore Settings Settings Click Save to save the configuration to your PC The text file will have a default format of...

Page 35: ... saved Click Restore to apply Reset to factory default This function will reset all settings to its default configuration ii Upgrade Firmware Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version running on the Switch Location This is where you would will select a firmware file to upgrade flash to the Switch ...

Page 36: ...ke sure the Switch is receiving an Internet connection or else it won t be able to ping web addresses to verify the connection status 3 Check your Configuration settings Specifically the Timeout Settings Outlet Setup For users who have a separate modem and router plugged into each port Typically you want the modem to power up completely and connect to the Internet prior to the router powering on W...

Page 37: ...wer cord attaches b With a flat tipped screwdriver carefully remove the fuse door by pulling away from the IP Switch c With the Fuse Door removed swap the main fuse with the backup Left Backup Right Main d Return the Fuse Door to the IP Switch making sure it sits flush with the surrounding surface Reconnect the Power Cord and Ethernet Cable For model UIS 622B e Unplug the Power to your IP Switch b...

Page 38: ...u will need to push slightly and twist this time to the right 6 How to Confirm Auto Reset function is working In order to simulate an outage to make sure the Switch is resetting properly unplug the Ethernet cable from the WAN port of your router OR if you have an all in one modem router unplug the cable that s connecting your cable or DSL line to the modem router If you simply remove the LAN cable...

Page 39: ...ou will also need to confirm the Allow Less Secure Apps option is turned ON These are both found under the Manage your Google Account Security section of Gmail 2 Wait at least 5 minutes while the Switch tries to Sign In It will go back and forth between signing in and showing the connection error 3 Turn the Status on the Hangouts Settings to Offline then click Apply Log into the Gmail account thro...

Page 40: ...dow you will now need to click Accept to start allowing communication with the IP Switch If you are no longer able to send commands to the Switch check the following 1 Check the users listed in the Contact Account section Only these users can control the IP Switch 2 If you are removed from the Contact list you will still be on the IP Switch s contact list within the Gmail account but you will need...

Page 41: ...wing your pending invites Click this 6 In the Hangout chat window you will now need to click Accept to start allowing communication with the IP Switch 5 2 1 Using Accounts with 2 Step Verification Due to compatibility we suggest ensuring your IP Switch is running the latest firmware version See section 3 7 for instructions on how to upgrade firmware 1 Go to http gmail com and select Create Account...

Page 42: ...n turned ON skip steps 9 11 above and continue with the additional steps below 1 Scroll down to the Signing into Google section and select 2 step Verification 2 Google will walk you through the steps to add a cell phone number for verification It will send a code you will need to enter into the Gmail browser to verify Once this is done it should show 2 step Verification is ON 3 Next go back to Man...

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