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JULY 2000

ACRPWR

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Doc. No. 590-137-001 Rev. B

Power Management Module

Summary of Contents for ServLINK ACRPWR

Page 1: ...r fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Dr Lawrence PA 15055 1018 World Wide Web www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com Copyright 2000 Black Box Corporation All rights re...

Page 2: ...there s no reason why not We carry a broad line of robust solutions for all these applications Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two monitors keyboards and mice on...

Page 3: ...crosoft Windows and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries SGI is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc Sun an...

Page 4: ...nce when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be requi...

Page 5: ...television reception However there is no guarantee that harmful interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception whi...

Page 6: ...ato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las in...

Page 7: ...de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cu...

Page 8: ...Up 17 4 Operation 18 4 1 Controls and Connectors 18 4 2 Rebooting the ServLINK Itself 20 4 2 1 Primary Ring Reset Rebooting 20 4 2 2 Secondary Password Rebooting 20 4 3 Rebooting the Attached Devices...

Page 9: ...ication with attached device All other indications are software based Connectors All rear mounted 1 IEC 320 male power inlet 1 IEC 320 female power outlet 3 RJ 45 female ports for serial communication...

Page 10: ...oduct code ACRPWR in your system By daisychaining these Modules together you can control and communicate with as many as 250 devices Because the ServLINK operates completely independently of the attac...

Page 11: ...le to DB25 male adapter This manual If anything is missing or damaged please call Black Box right away Normally you would run the Module s power patch cord from the Module to the power controlled devi...

Page 12: ...e into the DATA IN port on the Module as shown in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Attaching an RJ 45 cable to the Power Management Module 3 Plug the other end of this cable into the port marked DATA on your Ser...

Page 13: ...constant dial in reboot access to your ServLINK unit you can connect a separate external modem and phone line to the Management Module so that you have a secondary way to reboot the ServLINK in case t...

Page 14: ...th the Module to connect the other end of this cable to one of the ServLINK s serial ports as shown in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Attaching the cable from the first PC s Module to the ServLINK 3b If this i...

Page 15: ...cable then if necessary add the included DB9F to DB25M adapter Get any cable adapters etc that you d run from a PC s DB9M or DB25M serial port to the device Plug these into the DB9M or DB25M end of t...

Page 16: ...configuring the Modules Figure 3 5 shows the logical layout of a ServLINK system that includes Power Management Modules and Figure 3 6 on the following page shows the physical layout of such a system...

Page 17: ...ER MANAGEMENT MODULE Figure 3 6 A ServLINK system with Management Modules installed To optional modem To additional Power Management Modules attached to other devices and or to an optional pass throug...

Page 18: ...ord so until you change these settings you can simply press Enter to log in Once you ve logged in pcANYWHERE loads followed by the ServLINK application Once the system has completely booted you should...

Page 19: ...ServLINK is communicating with the Module The Power Management Module also has an unmarked recessed power output switch on its front panel By inserting a paper clip pin etc and pressing the switch you...

Page 20: ...chain The SERIAL jack can be used to send data or files through the ServLINK to the attached power controlled device or any other RS 232 device or to receive data or files through the ServLINK from t...

Page 21: ...le Reboot on less than 3 rings and Enable Reboot on more than 6 rings Because the ServLINK s internal modem will normally answer on the fourth ring you can call allow the line to ring twice and hang u...

Page 22: ...r connect to it through a LAN and select Control Module Processing from the Switch menu When you do the program will poll the ServLINK s serial port and identify and list any Modules attached to it Yo...

Page 23: ...t bar to the Host PC you want to transfer the files to and double click it to select it The ServLINK will go into Host Mode and you will be able to directly control that PC 4 Start up a file transfer...

Page 24: ...ther supported remote access package from the ServLINK to the Remote PC The ServLINK doesn t monitor file transfers and won t be able to tell you whether a given transfer succeeded or failed Most file...

Page 25: ...Management Modules are configured and controlled entirely through the menu system of the ServLINK s application program This program will run automatically when you power up the ServLINK and after an...

Page 26: ...sing in the Switch menu Use this option to trigger power ON power OFF and reboot actions See Section 5 1 of this manual Control Module Configuration in the Switch menu Use this option to configure the...

Page 27: ...soon as it displays the box the ServLINK immediately polls the COM port specified in Control Module Configuration see Section 5 2 for an attached daisychain of Power Management Modules If you ve inst...

Page 28: ...e in the Module list For information about setting users access rights to the Power Management Modules see Section 5 3 Here s what the components of the main Control Module Processing box are for Pos...

Page 29: ...ow serial data to pass through to and from any pass through device you ve installed at the end of the Power Management Module daisychain see step 5 in Section 3 2 Repoll Selecting this option will cau...

Page 30: ...C or other device attached to this Power Management Module If Require Reasons for Power OFF actions is checked in the Control Module Configuration window see Section 5 2 you will be required to give a...

Page 31: ...many as three separate clock times in military time format at which events will occur daily For example you can set the Module to power ON a PC at 0600 6 a m at the start of each day reboot it at 1730...

Page 32: ...int for whatever reason you need to reboot the Module s attached device but you don t have quick access to the ServLINK application you can copy any file at all to the ServLINK s main C directory and...

Page 33: ...n this box is checked users are required to provide a reason whenever they reboot or power down any device connected to a Power Management Module from the Control Module Processing Settings window see...

Page 34: ...to If there s only one Module attached to the ServLINK this option only needs to be be set once Management Modules must be installed on COM1 or COM2 or if you install extra ports COM3 or COM4 and they...

Page 35: ...he Users dialog box To configure Power Management Module access rights and other security for a new user click the Add User button To change these rights for an existing user highlight that user s ent...

Page 36: ...until the Deny list for this user is complete Remember that position 001 is the first Module in the chain the Module attached to the ServLINK s serial port that controls power to the first PC not the...

Page 37: ...ck the Enable Reboot When Less Than box to trigger a reboot on a call with just a few rings The default value is fewer than 3 rings available values are 3 to 9 rings This is the preferred reboot metho...

Page 38: ...n alphanumeric characters and cannot contain spaces You ll also need to set the secondary modem to auto answer To trigger this kind of reboot dial the secondary modem from a PC running terminal emulat...

Page 39: ...d of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem o...

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