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Power Switch Cabinet 4-port New Generation

Safety instructions: To be read before use!

The Power Switch Cabinet devices can only be installed by qualified people with the following installation and

use instructions. The manufacturer disclaims all responsibility in case of a bad use of the Power Switch Cabinet
devices and particularly any use with equipments that may cause personal injury or material damage.

This equipment is designed to be installed on a dedicated circuit that must have a circuit breaker or fuse

protection.

The electrical power socket used to plug the power cord of the Power Switch must be close to the Power Switch

Cabinet device and easily accessible.

Check that the power cords, plugs and sockets are in good condition.

The Power Switch Cabinet devices can only be connected to three-wire 230 VAC (50-60Hz) sockets.

Always plug the Power Switch Cabinet devices into properly grounded power sockets (two poles plus ground).

Never exceed 10 Amp total load.

If you have to replace an external fuse of an Power Switch Cabinet device, never use another type of fuse than

10A/250V T.

The Power Switch Cabinet devices are intended for indoor use only. Do NOT install them in an area where

excessive moisture or heat is present.

Always disconnect the power cord of the Power Switch if you want to intervene on the device or on the

equipment powered from the Power Switch Cabinet device.

The power outlets of the Power Switch Cabinet devices are not circuit breakers! If you want to intervene on

equipment connected to a Power Switch Cabinet device you must disconnect this equipment from the Power
Switch Cabinet device.

The Power Switch Cabinet devices contain potentially hazardous voltages. Do NOT attempt to disassemble

them.

The Power Switch Cabinet devices contain no user serviceable parts and repairs are to be performed by factory

trained service personnel only.

Summary of Contents for PSE544

Page 1: ...Power Switch Cabinet 4 Port New Generation May 2011 PSE544 XX SUPPORT FREE technical support ...

Page 2: ...ty 89 336 EEC It has been tested to EN55024 1998 and EN55022 1998 PSE544 The Power Switch is an extension lead that enables you through an Ethernet 10Base T network to switch on or off the power supply of any electric device The built in mini Web server allows individual control of the four sockets using a browser ...

Page 3: ...n Page account ____________________________________ 18 3 3 6 Settings Groups_______________________________________________________________ 20 3 3 7 Settings Peripherals ___________________________________________________________ 22 3 3 8 Settings Rules ________________________________________________________________ 24 3 3 8 1 Settings Rules Schedule Rule _________________________________________...

Page 4: ... Always plug the Power Switch Cabinet devices into properly grounded power sockets two poles plus ground Never exceed 10 Amp total load If you have to replace an external fuse of an Power Switch Cabinet device never use another type of fuse than 10A 250V T The Power Switch Cabinet devices are intended for indoor use only Do NOT install them in an area where excessive moisture or heat is present Al...

Page 5: ...ace can be used to control the power outlets over a Terminal connection KVM Switch console server or to trigger a soft shutdown of a server with shutdown capabilities An internal Real Time Clock enables to trigger scheduled actions and timestamp all events logs SNMP traps and Syslog events Power Switch PSE544 is more than a simple power strip It offers IP device monitoring with automatic reboot fu...

Page 6: ...etwork connection 10 100 Mbits sec Link LED Off Network connection not detected On Network connection detected Flashing the device is sending or receiving data over this port 100 LED Off 10 Mbits sec connection On 100 Mbits sec connection RS232 SUB D 9F Connector Serial port RS232 with DB 9 female connector Pinout 2 TxD 3 RxD 5 Gnd 5 LEDs 1 4 Status of outlets 1 4 Pwr Power 4 power outlets RJ45 Co...

Page 7: ... rack mountable 1 serial cable SUB D 9 points male female 1 RJ45 cable male male CD including this user guide and the Power Switch Finder program In option wall mounting kit with 2 metal brackets 4 cage nuts washer and screws The figure shows how to fix the metal brackets ...

Page 8: ...connect your Power Switch to the network 2 Use appropriated three wire power cords two poles plus ground to connect your electrical devices to the Power Switch unit 3 Plug the power cable into a grounded socket The Pwr LED lights on to confirm that power is on 4 You can now configure the Power Switch by following the indications of the chapter Configuration of the Power Switch ...

Page 9: ...are not compatible with those of your PC 1 Start the Finder exe program contained on the CD ROM 2 Open the File menu and choose SCAN or click on the first left button in the tool bar to discover the Power Switch connected on your LAN 3 Open the File menu and choose CONFIGURE or click on the second left button in the tool bar to configure the network parameters This page enables to define all IP pa...

Page 10: ...255 0 Gateway Generally the address of your router default is blank DNS 1 Primary DNS Domain Name Server default is blank DNS 2 Secondary DNS default is blank Port Number Port number default is 80 HTTP Version Firmware version of the Power Switch PSE544 Finder authorized The Network parameters of the Power Switch can be configured through a Local Area Network using the provided Finder Program It i...

Page 11: ...t mask is 255 255 255 0 IP address of default gateway to other networks is 0 0 0 0 IP address of primary DNS server is 0 0 0 0 IP address of secondary DNS server is 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS HTTP Port is 80 Finder program is enabled HARDWARE PARAMETERS MAC Address is 00 13 F6 01 3C 80 Configuration menu Special commands type or Help viewlog Displays the log file initlog Clears the log file initadminac...

Page 12: ...be preceded with a slash Now you can log in using admin as Login name and password The login values are case sensitive 3 2 3 Restore to default administrator password If you have forgotten your administrator password you can reset it to default value using following procedure 1 Use the supplied RS232 cable to connect the Power Switch to an available serial port of your PC 2 Run a terminal program ...

Page 13: ... PSE544 3 3 1 General IP configuration This page enables you to define all the IP parameters of the Power Switch PSE544 DHCP Client enabled Check this box is you want to obtain the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway for your Power Switch PSE544 via DHCP Factory default setting for this option is disabled Use of DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol requires a DHCP host to be set...

Page 14: ...s operating system The Finder Program is enabled as default value For security reasons we suggest to disable the Finder program after the first configuration HTTP Port Port number default is 80 LOGOUT Click Logout at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes DISCARD CHANGES Click Discard Changes at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page...

Page 15: ...nter the IP address of the timeserver you wish to use in the Primary field The address of a second timeserver can be specified in the Secondary field The secondary timeserver is optional and is used only if the primary timeserver is not available You can enter either the hostname in that case you must have specified a DNS server on the IP configuration page or the IP address of an NTP server NTP u...

Page 16: ...ong and can contain alphanumeric characters Default name is location Read Community In this field enter the name you want to give to the Read Community field The name can be from 1 to 64 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Default name is public Write Community Check this box if you want to be able to control the power outlets through a MIB browser In the following field enter ...

Page 17: ...our PC Save Click this button to save the current system settings onto your local hard drive Load Click this button and select a settings file you want to download to the Power Switch PSE544 Restore Click this button if you want to restore the factory default settings Save MIB Click this button if you want to download the Power Switch PSE544 MIB file onto your local hard drive LOGOUT Click Logout ...

Page 18: ...can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in labels Password In this field enter the password you want to give to the user The password can be from 4 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Confirm Password In this field enter the password again IP Address Control Check this checkbox and specify an IP a...

Page 19: ... and click on the Inputs Outputs of the device selected in the previous field The selected Inputs Outputs are marked dark blue and their IDs are listed at the right side of the Input Output field LOGOUT Click Logout at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes DISCARD CHANGES Click Discard Changes at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this pa...

Page 20: ... Password In this field enter the password you want to give to the Hidden Page Account The password can be up to 32 characters long and contain alphanumeric characters Confirm Password In this field enter the password again for confirmation IP Address Control Network security can be increased by IP address filtering Check this checkbox and specify an IP address or a range of IP addresses which has...

Page 21: ...dden Page Date Version Controlling Power Outlets Only Power Outlets which have been selected can be controlled over the Hidden Page To select Power Outlets go to the Settings Accounts page and edit the Hidden Page Account In the Inputs Outputs field selected the Power Outlets you want to control and click on the Arrow button next to the Inputs Outputs field The selected Power outlets appear in the...

Page 22: ...ater use Group Id The Power Switch PSE544 automatically creates an ID Code to clearly identify each group of power outlets All the ID Codes used to identify groups start with the letter G Group Name In this field enter the name you want to give to the selected group The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in label...

Page 23: ...21 Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the page to save changes ...

Page 24: ...ou to define the labels Name In these fields enter the name you want to give to the device The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in labels Activated This check box must be checked to activate the device and enables to deactivate it temporarily while keeping all its settings for a later use Power Outlets ID The P...

Page 25: ...ion delay In this field enter the delay you want to define before the execution of a function for example Restart function of an outlet Shutdowns Functions ID The Power Switch 4 automatically creates an ID Code to clearly identify the Shutdown Function SD1 identifies the Shutdown Function 1 Create a new Shutdown Association Click on this button to create a new Shutdown Association Name In this fie...

Page 26: ...like SNMP or Syslog when a temperature humidity ambient light or current exceeds a predefined value or when a contact is open To remove an existing rule click on Delete of the corresponding rule To modify a rule click on Edit of the corresponding rule This page is used to create modify and delete rules To add a new rule click on Add a New Rule on the right side of the page A new page appears allow...

Page 27: ...ule can be used to switch On or Off a power outlet or a group of power outlets at specified time and weekday s for a specified time You must define the start time the weekday s and the stop time Example The rule could be used to switch On a device every Monday and Friday from 8 00 AM Start Time and switch it automatically off every Monday and Friday at 05 00 PM Stop Time 3 Ping Monitoring Rule Thi...

Page 28: ...e list the number of this rule will only be used again if no other rule is available Rule Name In this field enter the name you want to give to the rule The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in labels Rule Color In this field select one of the 48 standard colours you want to use to highlight the rule when execut...

Page 29: ... be the delay defined in the Power Switch power outlets settings If you choose a delay different from 0 the delay will replace the delay defined in the Power Switch power outlets settings Send Syslog Message This type of action can be configured only if you have already created at least one destination Syslog Server Misc Log Settings Tab Check this box if you want to send a message to a Syslog ser...

Page 30: ...e to the rule The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in labels Rule Color In this field select one of the 48 standard colours you want to use to highlight the rule when executed To use own colours just type in the Hex value of the colour you want The Rule highlighting allows to quickly identify the triggered rule...

Page 31: ... replace the delay defined in the Power Switch power outlets settings Set Power Outlet Check this box and in the corresponding drop down list choose the power outlet the rule will apply to In the next corresponding drop down list choose the action to execute Each power outlet can be switched On Off and restarted If you choose restart you will also be able to define a restart delay between 0 and 65...

Page 32: ... field select one of the 48 standard colours you want to use to highlight the rule when executed To use own colours just type in the Hex value of the colour you want The Rule highlighting allows to quickly identify the triggered rule when displayed in the Rule Panel page or in a special users page Rule Type In this drop down list choose Ping Monitoring Rule then configure the event and the actions...

Page 33: ...fined in the Power Switch power outlets settings If you choose a delay different from 0 the delay will replace the delay defined in the Power Switch power outlets settings Send Syslog Message This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one destination Syslog Server Misc Log Settings Tab Check this box if you want to send a message to a Syslog server ...

Page 34: ...d can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in labels Rule Color In this field select one of the 48 standard colours you want to use to highlight the rule when executed To use own colours just type in the Hex value of the colour you want The Rule highlighting allows to quickly identify the triggered rule when displayed in the Rule Panel page or in a special users ...

Page 35: ... also be able to define a restart delay between 0 and 65535 seconds If you choose 0 second the delay will be the delay defined in the Power Switch power outlets settings If you choose a delay different from 0 the delay will replace the delay defined in the Power Switch power outlets settings Send Syslog Message This type of action can be configured only if you have already created at least one des...

Page 36: ...tdown Rules start with the letters SDA followed by a number Shutdown Association Name In this field enter the name you want to give to the rule The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters Do not use quotes or special characters in labels Delay after Shutdown before continue In this field specify a delay after which the associated power outlet will be switch...

Page 37: ... the Shutdown action If the Power Switch is used as stand alone unit this Drop Down list will only show the Power Switch itself Power Outlets In this field choose the Power Outlet will be used to trigger the Shutdown To select a Power Outlet select the Power outlet you want to add in the left field and click on the Arrow button the Power Outlet will then appear in the right field To remove the sel...

Page 38: ...binet 4 port New Generation 3 3 10 Misc Control Panel This page is very helpful for the administrator because it gives a complete overview of all the power outlets He can control all the power outlets of the Power Switch ...

Page 39: ... Settings Rules Page For supervision purpose the administrator can create special accounts which display only some specific rules In the example below the user Bill has the possibility to supervise one rule and to see on a glance if the rule has been triggered The page is automatically refreshed every 10 seconds Unlike a standard session the web server of the Power Switch won t automatically close...

Page 40: ...et 4 port New Generation 3 3 12 Misc Log The log file keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the device The logs are automatically cleared when the device is rebooted The file will display 10 recent logs ...

Page 41: ... port 443 UDP If you want to enable the Power Switch to send messages to a Syslog Server check the box Syslog Note if you use a hostname it is important that the system can resolve the hostname locally and so you need to configure a Default Gateway and at least one DNS Server on the Network Settings Page General IP Configuration page Secondary Syslog Server In this field you can define the IP Addr...

Page 42: ...utlets and all the power outlet groups of Power Switch If you log in as a user Power Switch PSE544 handles up to 40 accounts you will be able to control individually all the power outlets and all the power outlet groups for which you have the rights The ON button allows you to switch ON the corresponding power outlet or group of power outlets The OFF button allows you to switch OFF the correspondi...

Page 43: ...ERS IP address on LAN is 192 168 1 240 LAN interface s subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 IP address of default gateway to other networks is 192 168 1 2 MISCELLANEOUS HTTP Port is 80 Finder program is enabled HTTP config is enabled Press M to modify these settings Syntax of the command line P0y z the command line MUST start with a slash Parameter Value Function y 0 means that all 4 power outlets have to...

Page 44: ...check box must be checked to activate the Hidden Page Account It enables to deactivate temporarily this account while keeping all its settings for a later use The Hidden Page Account cannot be deleted User Name In this field enter the name you want to give to the Hidden Page Account The user name can be up to 32 characters long and contain alphanumeric characters Password In this field enter the p...

Page 45: ...he current account Inputs Outputs This field is used to add remove Inputs or Outputs to from the current account To add an Input or Output to the current account select the Input Output you want to add in the left field and click on the Arrow button the selected Input Output will then appear in the right field To remove an Input or Output from the current account select the Input Output you want t...

Page 46: ... is 192 168 100 200 type in http 192 168 100 201 hidden htm followed by ENTER Your Web browser will now display Hidden Page Date Version M0 O1 On M0 O2 On M0 O3 On M0 O4 On Each Power Outlet support individually 3 commands On Off and Restart using following syntax M0 Ox ON OFF RESTART M0 ID of your Power Switch Ox Outlet number of your Power Switch ON ON command OFF OFF command RESTART Restart com...

Page 47: ...ific server port If the connection is possible Power Switch PSE544 knows that a server program is running there If the connection is not possible Power Switch PSE544 can automatically switch the device off and after a specified delay switch it again on Reboot function The Supervision function works only if the Power Switch PSE544 is connected to the LAN The Ping and Scan functions can be used sepa...

Page 48: ... 9 female Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C Operating humidity 10 to 80 RH not condensing Dimensions 478 x 73 x 49 mm Weight 1 Kg Approvals CE EN55022 EN55024 5 3 Commonly used Ports TCP 80 This port is used for http connections UDP 123 This port is used to allow time synchronization over NTP Network Time Protocol UDP 161 This port is used for SNMP Requests UDP 162 This port is used for SNMP Traps...

Page 49: ...vel 3 Error Power Switch 4 doesn t generate Severity Level 3 Severity Level 4 Warning The following messages appear at severity 4 Settings have been changed through the serial connection Settings have been changed through the network by User name Severity Level 5 Notice The following messages appear at severity 5 has been connected Power Supply restored Rule number Outlet number has been switched ...

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