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WEB-ENABLED INTERNET POWER SWITCH
You can enable the automated mode using either the Web browser interface or
text interface. However, automated mode is primarily for users who want to send
ASCII commands to the IPS without operator intervention, so it doesn’t specifically
apply to a GUI-style Web browser interface. When the automated mode is enabled,
you can still use the Web browser interface to invoke on/off/boot commands.
NOTES
When automated mode is enabled, all IPS password security functions
are disabled, and you can access system-level command functions
(including the configuration menus) and control plugs without entering
a password.
If you need to enable the automated mode, but want to restrict network access to
IPS configuration menus, enable and configure the IP security function as
described in
Section 5.3.3
.
To enable/disable the automated mode, access the General Parameters menu (see
Section 5.3.1
) and then set the automated mode option to the On state. When the
automated mode is enabled, IPS functions will change as follows:
1. All password security is suppressed: When a user attempts to access the
command mode, the password prompt does not display at either the console
port or network port. Unless specifically restricted by the IP security function,
all users can access both switching and configuration functions, and all
commands are immediately accepted without entering a password.
2. Status screen is suppressed: The status screens do not automatically display
after commands successfully execute.
NOTE
The /S command can still be invoked to display the status screen if
needed.
3. “Sure?” prompt is suppressed: All commands execute without prompting for
user confirmation.
4. Error messages are suppressed: If you press the
Enter
key without entering a
command, the IPS does not respond with the invalid command message.
NOTE
An error message is still generated if commands are invoked using
invalid formats or arguments.
All other status display and configuration commands function normally.
