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PN0108

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Page 1: ...Power over the NET PN0108 User Manual www aten com pn0108 book Page i Friday December 14 2007 4 15 PM...

Page 2: ...l interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the inst...

Page 3: ...nd not the manufacturer its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Th...

Page 4: ...and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the switch or to any other devices on the PN0108 installation Features may have been added to the PN0108 since t...

Page 5: ...oduct Information xv Chapter 1 Introduction Overview 1 Features 1 Requirements 2 Components 3 Front View 3 Rear View 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Before You Begin 7 Stacking and Rack Mounting 7 Stacking...

Page 6: ...0 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 40 NT 42 Chapter 6 Out of Band Operation OOB Configuration 43 Computer Connection 44 Modem Connection 45 Dialog Box Buttons 47 Direct Terminal Connection HyperTerminal 48...

Page 7: ...Preparation 65 Starting the Upgrade 66 Appendix IP Address Determination 67 Troubleshooting 70 Trusted Certificates 73 Overview 73 Installing the Certificate 74 Certificate Trusted 75 Administrator L...

Page 8: ...describes the various methods that can be used to access the PN0108 Chapter 4 Operation explains how to set up and operate the PN0108 once you are logged in Chapter 5 Administration describes the adm...

Page 9: ...com for a list of locations and telephone numbers Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in Indicates keys you should press For example Enter means to press the Enter key If keys need to be cho...

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Page 11: ...t see the diagram below it allows administrators from any computer connected to the internet whether down the hall or half way around the world to control the power off power on and reboot status for...

Page 12: ...ate ports and a simple setup is all that is entailed Since the PN0108 s firmware is upgradeable you can stay current with the latest functionality improvements simply by downloading firmware updates f...

Page 13: ...ystems Overcurrent protection and recovery for each AC port 110 V model only total port overcurrent protection both models remote users can monitor the current status via the GUI interface Separate ci...

Page 14: ...un Java website http java sun com For cold booting of attached computers the computer s BIOS must support this feature For Safe Shutdown The computer must be running Windows Windows 98 or higher The c...

Page 15: ...itions If Modem Ring Resume is enabled see Modem Ring Resume page 39 an outlet still receives electricity even when its corresponding computer has been powered OFF The Power LED blinks OFF then ON for...

Page 16: ...de pressing and holding the button in for more than 3 seconds switches the power to its corresponding port On or Off 4 Reset Switch Pressing and holding this switch in for more that three seconds rese...

Page 17: ...ations this is the Chain Out port See p 13 for daisy chaining details 6 PON Input Port For a single unit installation or for the first station of a daisy chained installation the PON cable that connec...

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Page 19: ...switch s bottom panel at the corners as shown in the diagram below Note To ensure adequate ventilation allow at least 5 1 cm on each side and 12 7cm at the back for power cord and cable clearance 1 I...

Page 20: ...ote The unit can be installed either at the front or the back of the rack To install it at the back simply screw the brackets into the holes at the rear of the unit 2 Position the device in the rack a...

Page 21: ...Cords page 64 for power cord safety information 3 Safe Shutdown is supported for computers running Windows 98SE ME NT 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 If you choose to utilize the Safe Shutdown featur...

Page 22: ...PN0108 User Manual 12 Single Stage Installation Diagram 4 3 1 2 PN0108 CN 6000 pn0108 book Page 12 Friday December 14 2007 4 15 PM...

Page 23: ...vided with it to connect the parent PN0108 s PON OUT port to the child PN0108 s PON IN port 2 Power up the daisy chained PN0108 Stations in sequence starting with the highest level parent and working...

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Page 25: ...operation of the PN0108 via a CN6000 or other internet enabled KVM switch is browser based It involves invoking a java program by clicking an icon on the switch s web page For example purposes we will...

Page 26: ...rusted See Trusted Certificates page 71 for details The Login page appears 3 Provide a valid Username and Password set by the CN 6000 administrator then Click Login to continue 4 After you have succes...

Page 27: ...ick its icon or from a command window enter the following command java jar PowerMan jar 7 The PN0108 login dialog box comes up Provide a valid Username and Password set by the PN0108 administrator the...

Page 28: ...L location bar specify the IP address of the PN9108 that the PN0108 you want to access is connected to If you don t know the IP address get it from the PN9108 administrator 2 When the Security Alert d...

Page 29: ...have successfully logged in the PN9108 Main Screen appears Select the PN0108 that you want to access from the PN9108 s Device Selector list PN0108 operating procedures are discussed in Chapter 4 Opera...

Page 30: ...Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 1 In the browser s URL location bar specify the IP address of the SN0108 SN0116 that the PN0108 you want to access is connected to If you don t know the IP ad...

Page 31: ...SN0108 SN0116 Main Screen After you have successfully logged in the SN0108 SN0116 Main Screen appears The PN0108 is accessed through the Telnet function Continues on next page pn0108 book Page 21 Frid...

Page 32: ...t have permission in order to access a port Port permission is set by the SN0108 SN0116 administrator 2 If you want to view the port history click the View History button A screen showing the Telnet a...

Page 33: ...he SN0108 SN0116 opens a Telnet session and a screen similar to the one below appears 4 Log in with your SN0108 SN0116 Username and Password A telnet connection to the device is established pn0108 boo...

Page 34: ...well Note 1 As with the browser version access to many of the submenus are restricted to the administrator or users with configuration permission If you select a submenu that you are not authorized f...

Page 35: ...t came with this package Hyperterminal 1 Use the PON cable that came with this package to connect a COM port on the PC to the PN0108 s RS 232 port Refer back to the installation diagram on page 12 if...

Page 36: ...n the examples that follow we use COM1 If you use a different COM port change the settings accordingly The following dialog box comes up 4 For the Connect using field select Direct to COM1 assuming yo...

Page 37: ...hen click OK Note The PN0108 s default settings are 38400 bps 8 Data bits No Parity 1 Stop bit 6 When the HyperTerminal screen appears open the File menu and select Properties Settings The following d...

Page 38: ...the HyperTerminal setup For Windows NT 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 systems a HyperTerminal icon that connects you to the PN0108 is created on the desktop For Windows 98 and ME you must access Hype...

Page 39: ...ation makes use of several Java COM support files for Windows The files can be found on the software CD that came with this package They must be copied to the appropriate subdirectories under your JRE...

Page 40: ...232 port Refer back to the installation diagram on page 12 if necessary 2 Open a Command Line DOS prompt 3 Change to the directory that PowerMan jar is located in 4 Issue the following command java j...

Page 41: ...operations for the devices attached to the Station s outlets are made here The bar along the left side is used to configure and control each of the PN0108 Stations on your installation Regular users m...

Page 42: ...el Note 1 Each PN0108 s Station ID is displayed in the Station ID LED on its front panel see Station ID LED page 6 2 The outlets in the Power Status Control screen are only in effect for the Station t...

Page 43: ...tus Steady Gray Power to the outlet is OFF Flashing Gray Power to the outlet is OFF but Modem Ring Resume has been specified as the remote power option see Modem Ring Resume page 39 for details Flashi...

Page 44: ...able option See Configuration page 38 for further details Note This function only works with computers capable of a Safe Power Shutdown See step 3 of Single Stage Installation page 11 and Overview pag...

Page 45: ...lets Note 1 Users must have permission to operate all the ports in a group in order to use this function If a user doesn t have permission to operate any port in the group clicking the Power Button ha...

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Page 47: ...maximum number is 15 Connection Control Session Timeout sets a timeout value If there is no input from the logged in operator for the amount of time set with this function the operator is automatical...

Page 48: ...ent parameters The functions provided by each of the buttons are explained in the sections that follow Note On multi station installations you must perform a separate set up for each of the Stations C...

Page 49: ...e action is pending Note 1 With this option although the computer has been turned off it is still receiving power through the outlet Therefore the computer can be locally physically turned on or off i...

Page 50: ...electing this function disables the Reboot checkbox on the main screen Confirmation Required If this option is enabled there is a check in the checkbox a dialog box comes up asking you to confirm the...

Page 51: ...et group To set up an Outlet Group give it a Name then put a check in the boxes of the outlets you want in the group Note Outlets can belong to more than one group For example Group 1 can consist of o...

Page 52: ...e checkbox to enable scheduling for the desired day 3 Key in the Shutdown and Restart times 4 Click Save 5 Repeat for additional outlets Finishing Up To leave this screen after you have saved your cha...

Page 53: ...set the outlets that a User can control A check mark in the box under the Outlet allows a User to control that Outlet Finishing Up When you have finished making your settings selections click Save to...

Page 54: ...t the On Off status of each outlet is Note If the No timeout on monitoring function is enabled in the System dialog box see System Setup page 37 the PN0108 will not time out when this function is bein...

Page 55: ...ents you wish to view Choose Today then click OK to see a listing of only today s events Choose All then click OK to see a listing of events for the entire log file Choose Selected key in the desired...

Page 56: ...elow appears When you have finished viewing the event list If you want to return to the Event Log dialog box click Back If you want to erase the contents of the entire log file click Clear All To exit...

Page 57: ...ing BIOS Power Management settings please note the following 1 The settings you select in the BIOS must match the settings you made in the Outlet Configuration dialog box see Configuration page 38 2 I...

Page 58: ...nal If the UPS signals a power failure and a low battery condition a dialog box pops up to inform you that the utility will perform a safe shutdown in a few seconds Installation To install the Power M...

Page 59: ...le to a different COM port 3 Right click on the Monitoring Disabled icon and select Options from the context menu that appears A dialog box similar to the one below appears 4 Open the list of COM port...

Page 60: ...o set up Windows 2000 XP or Server 2003 for safe shutdown and rebooting do the following 1 Go to the Control Panel open Power Options open the UPS page in the Details panel click Select A dialog box s...

Page 61: ...ngs shown in the figure above 3 Click Finish click OK To check that the setup is working 1 Navigate through the following folders Control Panel Administrative Tools Services 2 In Services scroll down...

Page 62: ...plugged into b Match the other options to the values shown in the figure above 2 Click OK to finish To check that the setup is working 1 Navigate through the following folders Control Panel Administr...

Page 63: ...the PN0108 is connected to a PN9108 it is not necessary to upgrade the firmware directly since it will automatically receive a firmware upgrade when the PN9108 is upgraded Preparation 1 Go to our Inte...

Page 64: ...s also blink at 1 second intervals c Next all the Port LEDs on the daisy chained stations blink at 1 second intervals and their STATION ID LEDs display the word UP which also blinks at 1 second interv...

Page 65: ...mware Upgrade Package file either by double clicking the file icon or by opening a command line and entering the full path to it The Firmware Upgrade Utility Welcome screen appears 2 Read and Agree to...

Page 66: ...indicates that it is ready to be upgraded 4 After you have made your device selection s Click Next to perform the upgrade If you enabled Check Firmware Version the Utility compares the device s firmwa...

Page 67: ...Utility installs the upgrade files without checking whether they are a higher level or not As the Upgrade proceeds status messages appear in the Status Messages panel and the progress toward completi...

Page 68: ...een appears to inform you that the procedure was successful Click Finish to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility Note On a daisy chained installation all stations restart automatically after they have b...

Page 69: ...fully a dialog box appears asking if you want to retry Click Yes to retry If you Click No the Upgrade Failed screen appears Click Cancel to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility See the next section Firm...

Page 70: ...N0108 OFF 6 Slide the Firmware Upgrade switch to the NORMAL position 7 Power the PN0108 back ON Daisy Chained Station Recovery If any of the Stations on a daisy chained installation fails to complete...

Page 71: ...e from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning The device should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If...

Page 72: ...angerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a risk of fire or electrical shock Do not attempt to service the device yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel If the follo...

Page 73: ...ails can pinch your fingers After a device is inserted into the rack carefully extend the rail into a locking position and then slide the device into the rack Do not overload the AC supply branch circ...

Page 74: ...power cord that meets the respective European country s safety regulations such as VDE for Germany The plug should comply with the VDE 0620 specification the connector should comply with the VDE 0625...

Page 75: ...ions that led up to the error Any other information you feel may be of help Email Support support aten com Online Support Technical Support http support aten com Troubleshooting Documentation Software...

Page 76: ...sername and Password instead of automatically logging on Solution Configure the Autologon function for the computer as follows 1 For Win NT run regedit exe for Win 2000 or XP run regedt32 2 Select the...

Page 77: ...f Trusted Authorities The certificate can be trusted however See Trusted Certificates page 71 for details Problem 4 Although my computers have been configured for a Safe Shutdown some of them don t sh...

Page 78: ...n again A workaround for this is to enable System after AC Back see System after AC back page 39 We recommend enabling both Modem Ring Resume and System after AC Back assuming your computer s BIOS sup...

Page 79: ...ndix 69 Supported Devices The following is a list of supported devices that can be used with the PN0108 CN6000 KN2108 KN2116 KN9116 PN9108 SN0108 SN0116 pn0108 book Page 69 Friday December 14 2007 4 1...

Page 80: ...tion with the following procedure 1 Power off the PN0108 and remove its cover 2 Short the jumper labeled J4 3 Power on the switch 4 Wait 5 seconds then power off the switch 5 Remove the jumper cap fro...

Page 81: ...n Microsoft list of Trusted Authorities You have two options 1 you can ignore the warning and click Yes to go on or 2 you can install the certificate and have it be recognized as trusted If you are wo...

Page 82: ...g box appears Note There is a red and white X logo over the certificate to indicate that it is not trusted 2 Click Install Certificate 3 Follow the Installation Wizard to complete the installation Unl...

Page 83: ...to close the dialog box Certificate Trusted The certificate is now trusted When you click View Certificate you can see that the red and white X logo is no longer present further indication that the c...

Page 84: ...FW Upgrade 1 x 2 position slide Reset 1 x Semi hidden I P Rating Total input 100 120V 50 60Hz 12A max 220 240V 50 60Hz 10A max O P Rating Per Port 100 120V 50 60Hz 9A max 220 240V 50 60Hz 9A max Tota...

Page 85: ...empted repair by anyone other than ATEN This warranty does not cover products sold AS IS or WITH FAULTS IN NO EVENT SHALL ATEN S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FURTHER ATEN SHALL NOT...

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Page 87: ...dware Setup Rear View 7 Hyperterminal 25 I Installation Single stage 11 L LEDs Port 5 Log 45 Logging in 18 20 CN6000 15 Login failure 70 M Main Screen 31 PN9108 19 SN0108 SN0116 21 Modem Ring Resume 6...

Page 88: ...Rack Mounting 63 Schedule 42 Single stage installation 11 SJ T 11364 2006 ii Stacking 9 Supported KVM switches 69 System after AC Back 68 T Technical Support 65 Telephone support iii Trusted Certifica...

Page 89: ...Front View 5 Rear View 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Before You Begin 9 Stacking and Rack Mounting 9 Stacking 9 Rack Mounting 10 Single Stage Installation 11 Single Stage Installation Diagram 12 Daisy Ch...

Page 90: ...34 Chapter 5 Administration System Setup 37 Administrator 37 Connection Control 37 Device Control 38 Configuration 38 Outlet Configuration 39 Outlet Groups 41 Finishing Up 41 Schedule 42 Finishing Up...

Page 91: ...rd 64 Power Outlet Cords 64 Technical Support 65 International 65 North America 65 Troubleshooting 66 Overview 66 Problem 1 66 Solution 66 Problem 2 67 Solution 67 Problem 3 67 Solution 67 Solution 67...

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