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Command Reference Guide

/SN

Display Network Status

Displays the Network Status Screen, which lists current conditions and

parameters for the Network Port. For more information, please refer to

Section 7.2.

Availability:

Supervisor Only

Format:

/SN

[Enter]

Response:

Displays Network Status Screen

/TELNET Telnet Connection Out

Establishes an outward bound Telnet Connection, using the parameters

speciﬁed in the command line.

Availability:

Supervisor Only

Format:

/TELNET<ip>[port][raw]

[Enter]

Where:

The target IP address.

port

The

raw

The

Response:

Displays Telnet connect message.

Send Parameters to a File

Saves all user-deﬁned CMS-6R4 conﬁguration parameters to an ASCII text ﬁle

as described in Section 8.1. Please see Section 8.2 for instructions regarding

restoring saved parameters.

Availability:

Supervisor Only

Format:

[Enter]

Response:

The CMS-6R4 will send a series of command lines.

/UF

Upgrade Firmware

When new versions of the CMS-6R4 ﬁrmware become available, this

command is used to update existing ﬁrmware as described in Section 9. This

command will only function at the Network Port, Internal Modem Port (Port 7)

and at Serial Port One.

Availability:

Supervisor Only

Format:

/UF

[Enter]

Response:

The CMS-6R4 will display a menu which offers the options to

retain existing parameters, default parameters, or abort.

Summary of Contents for CMS-6R4

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Page 3: ... Check nameplate ratings to assure there is no overloading of supply circuits that could have an effect on overcurrent protection and supply wiring GROUNDING Reliable earthing of this equipment must be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections when connecting to power strips rather than direct connections to the branch circuit No Serviceable Parts Inside Authorized Serv...

Page 4: ...y not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING Changes or modiﬁcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment EMC Safety and R TTE Directive Compliance The CE mark is afﬁxed to this product to conﬁrm compliance with the following ...

Page 5: ...r Mode and Non Supervisor Mode 5 1 5 2 Communicating with the CMS 6R4 5 2 5 2 1 Accessing the Web Browser Interface 5 3 5 2 2 Accessing the Text Interface 5 4 5 3 System SetUp Port 5 5 5 4 Password Functions 5 6 5 5 Conﬁguration Menus 5 7 5 5 1 The System Parameters Menu 5 7 5 5 1 1 The Password Directory 5 10 5 5 1 2 Adding Passwords 5 12 5 5 1 3 Editing Passwords 5 15 5 5 1 4 Deleting Passwords ...

Page 6: ...re 6 18 6 6 1 Standard Telnet Protocol and Raw Socket Mode 6 18 6 6 2 Direct Connect Conﬁguration 6 19 6 6 3 Connecting to a Serial Port using Direct Connect 6 20 6 6 4 Terminating a Direct Connect Session 6 21 6 7 Manual Operation 6 22 7 The Status Screens 7 1 7 1 The Main Status Screen S 7 1 7 2 The Network Status Screen SN 7 3 7 3 The Port Diagnostics Screen SD 7 4 7 4 The Port Parameters Scree...

Page 7: ...ce 5 20 5 11 IP Security Menu Text Interface 5 22 5 12 The Telnet Port Parameters Menu Text Interface 5 24 5 13 The Telnet Port Parameters Menu Web Browser Interface 5 24 5 14 Port Parameters Menu Web Browser Interface 5 30 5 15 Port Parameters Menu Text Interface Port 3 Shown 5 30 5 16 The Copy Parameters Menu Text Interface 5 36 5 17 Plug Parameters Menu Web Browser Interface 5 40 5 18 Plug Para...

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Page 9: ... the Non Supervisor Level The Supervisor Level allows access to all conﬁguration and switching functions and the Non Supervisor Level only allows access to assigned plugs and ports and cannot be used to change unit conﬁguration Passwords transmitted via web browser use basic 64 bit encryption techniques to assure that your user deﬁned passwords remain secret and secure and that access to your equi...

Page 10: ...CMS 6R4 is designed for 100 to 120 VAC power operation and the CMS 6R4 CE is designed for 208 to 240 VAC power operation All other features function identically Typographic Conventions Throughout this manual typefaces and characters have been used to denote the following COURIER FONT Indicates characters typed on the keyboard For example ON 3 or OFF 4 Bold Font Text set in bold face and enclosed i...

Page 11: ...ual Switching To manually switch the outlets Off or On press and hold the Set Button for approximately three seconds Note that the Manual Switching function can also be disabled as described in Section 5 5 1 Initialization To initialize the unit to default parameters press and hold both the Set and Clear buttons then release only the Clear Button wait for the Activity LEDs to ﬂash and then release...

Page 12: ...VAC IEC 320 C13 Outlets with indicator lights 10 Amps Total Load Serial RS232 Ports For connection to console ports on target devices Standard DB9 connectors conﬁgured as DTE ports similar to a serial port on a PC When connecting a modem use a standard serial cable When connecting a PC or other DTE device use a null modem cable Notes Ports 1 is a System Setup Port In order to ensure local access b...

Page 13: ... is 192 168 168 168 For more information on Network Port conﬁguration please refer to Section 5 5 2 Phone Line Port Internal Modem Port For connection to your phone line For information regarding modem conﬁguration please refer to Section 5 5 4 Main Power Switch Applies power to the CMS 6R4 This switch must be On in order for the CMS 6R4 to function Note that this switch is not used to set the On ...

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Page 15: ... the Cable Keeper into place and then connect the cable to an appropriate power supply Note The CMS 6R4 is designed for 100 to 120 VAC operation and the CMS 6R4 CE is designed for 100 to 240 VAC operation When power is applied to the CMS 6R4 the ON LED should light and the RDY LED should begin to ﬂash This indicates that the unit is ready to receive commands 3 1 2 Connect your PC to the CMS 6R4 Th...

Page 16: ...eatures a default IP Address 192 168 168 168 and a default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 This allows initial network access to command mode without ﬁrst setting up the unit s network parameters providing that you are contacting the unit from a node on the same subnet When attempting to access the CMS 6R4 from a node that is not on the same subnet please refer to Section 5 for further conﬁguration inst...

Page 17: ... SEQ DELAY STATUS DEFAULT 1 undeﬁned 0 5 Secs ON ON 2 undeﬁned 0 5 Secs ON ON 3 undeﬁned 0 5 Secs ON ON 4 undeﬁned 0 5 Secs ON ON H for help CMS Figure 3 2 Main Status Screen Text Interface 2 Password Prompt Normally at this point no user accounts have been deﬁned yet so if the password prompt is displayed you can simply press Enter or click OK to bypass the prompt However if you have previously d...

Page 18: ...ent types of port connections Resident Connections and Third Party Connections a Resident Connection Your resident port issues a C command to connect to a second port i To connect your resident port to Port 3 type C 2 Enter While you are connected to Port 3 the unit will not recognize additional commands issued via your resident port However the unit will recognize a Resident Disconnect Sequence i...

Page 19: ...ating that the command has been successfully completed Leave Plug 1 in the Off state and then proceed to the next step c Switch Outlet On At the command prompt type ON 1 and press Enter The status indicator for Plug 1 should then go back On indicating that the command has been successfully completed 4 Exit Command Mode To exit command mode type X and press Enter When the Sure prompt is displayed t...

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Page 21: ...nnecting to power strips rather than directly to the branch circuit 4 1 1 Installing the Cable Keeper The CMS 6R4 includes a cable keeper which is designed to prevent the power supply cable from being accidentally disconnected from the unit When attaching the power supply cable to the unit ﬁrst swing the cable keeper out of the way then plug the power cable securely into the power input When the c...

Page 22: ... CMS 6R4 s two RS232 System Setup Ports The System Setup Ports are male RS232C DB9 connectors wired in a DTE conﬁguration In the default state the Setup Ports are conﬁgured for 9600 bps no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit 4 4 2 Control via Modem Connect your telephone line to the Phone Line port on the CMS 6R4 back panel If necessary conﬁgure the Modem Port as described in Section 5 5 4 4 4 3 Connect...

Page 23: ... will start up in Supervisor Mode or Non Supervisor Mode If the password allows access to Supervisor Mode then the Supervisor Mode will be active If the password does not permit access to Supervisor Mode then the Non Supervisor Mode will be active The process of deﬁning passwords and granting Supervisor rights is discussed in Section 5 4 and Section 5 5 1 1 Notes If you wish to restrict access to ...

Page 24: ...also offers three different methods for accessing command mode via network via external modem or via local PC The Web Browser Interface is only available when the CMS 6R4 is contacted via network and the Text Interface is available via network modem or local PC The sections that follow describe the procedure for accessing the Web Browser Interface or Text Interface Note Conﬁguration functions are ...

Page 25: ...browser s address bar and then press Enter 3 Password Prompt The CMS 6R4 will display a prompt which asks for your name and password Key in a password that permits access to Supervisor Level commands and then press Enter Text Interface or click on OK Web Browser Interface Note that the password prompt will only be displayed if you have previously deﬁned a password account that permits access to Su...

Page 26: ... 7 or 8 bit characters but will always answer back at 8 bits no parity Make certain your communication program is set for the appropriate baud rate bits parity and Communications Port a Via Modem Start your communications program Dial the number for the line connected to the CMS 6R4 s Phone Line port Wait for the Connect message then proceed to Step 2 b Via Local PC Start your communications progr...

Page 27: ...ot yet created a password that permits access to Supervisor Mode the password prompt will not be displayed when the unit is accessed via the Text Interface a If a password that permits access to Supervisor Mode has been deﬁned the unit will display the Password Prompt Key in a password that permits access to Supervisor Mode and press Enter b Note that the Password feature is case sensitive 3 If a ...

Page 28: ... permits access to Supervisor Mode the CMS 6R4 will display a password prompt whenever you attempt to access command mode Supervisor Level commands are summarized in Section 10 2 of this User s Guide Notes If you do not deﬁne at least one password that permits access to Supervisor Mode then Supervisor Level commands will be available to all ports and port access and conﬁguration functions will not...

Page 29: ... the desired menu Note the following To exit from a parameters menu press the Esc key The following sections describe options and parameters that can be accessed via each of the conﬁguration menus Note Conﬁguration menus are only available when the Supervisor Mode is active Conﬁguration menus are not available if you have logged in using a password that does not permit access to Supervisor Level c...

Page 30: ...ERS 1 Site ID undeﬁned 2 Command Conﬁrmation On 3 Automated Mode Off 4 Manual Switch Button On 5 Command Prompt CMS 6 Password on Dial Back Off 7 Dial Back Attempts 3 8 Dial Back Delay 30 Secs 9 Create Edit user password Enter Selection Press ESC to Exit Figure 5 4 System Parameters Menu Text Interface ...

Page 31: ...ns are suppressed and users are able to access conﬁguration menus and control plugs without entering a password If security is a concern and the Automated Mode is required it is recommended to use the IP Security feature Section 5 5 2 1 to restrict access Manual Switch Button Enables disables the Set Button s manual plug control function but does not effect the Set Button s ability to reset parame...

Page 32: ...that permits access to Supervisor Mode In the Text Interface the V command can be invoked to view the Password Directory To activate the Edit Password Directory menu proceed as follows Web Browser Interface Click the Setup button to access the Setup Menus and then click the Users button The Password Directory Menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 5 Text Interface First type F and press Enter...

Page 33: ... when conﬁguring the unit via the Web Browser Interface accounts are deleted using the Delete Users functions as described in Section 5 5 1 4 Delete Entire Directory Clears the password directory and deletes all existing passwords as described in Section 5 5 1 5 When conﬁguring the unit via the Text Interface this function is accessed via item 4 Delete Entire Directory in the Password Directory Me...

Page 34: ...ernames are only required when logging into command mode via the Web Browser Interface Default undeﬁned Password After initially keying in the password you will need to enter the password a second time in order to verify that it is correct Default undeﬁned Dial Back Deﬁnes the number that the CMS 6R4 will dial when the Dial Back feature is enabled and the unit is contacted via modem For more infor...

Page 35: ... 3 Dial Back undeﬁned 4 Dial Back Mode Off 5 Supervisor Mode Off 6 Port Access None 7 Plug Access None 8 Save Entry Enter CR to select ESC for previous menu Figure 5 8 The Add Name Password Menu Text Interface Figure 5 7 The Create Name Password Menu Web Browser Interface ...

Page 36: ...ed must be followed by the Enter key Plug Access Determines which Plugs Outlets this password will be allowed to control Default none Notes Several different passwords accounts can be allowed access to the same outlets When selecting outlets via the text interface key in the number for the desired outlet and then press Enter When selecting additional outlets each outlet number selected must be fol...

Page 37: ... to access the System Parameters Menu Figure 5 4 At the System Parameters Menu type 9 and press Enter to display the Password Directory Menu Figure 5 6 At the Password Directory Menu either type 2 and press Enter to select the password from a list or type 3 and press Enter to select the password using the search function Once you have selected the desired account the Edit Users Menu will be displa...

Page 38: ... Deleting the Entire Password Directory The Edit Password Directory menu can also be used to delete the entire password directory rather than accessing each individual password and deleting them one at a time To delete the Password Directory and clear all passwords proceed as follows Web Browser Interface Click the Setup button to access the Setup Menus and then click the Users button From the Pas...

Page 39: ...assword on Dial Back Optional Determines whether or not the Dial Back Mode will require the answering party to re enter their password after a Dial Back is performed Dial Back Attempts The number of times the CMS 6R4 will attempt to call the dial back number Dial Back Delay The amount of time the CMS 6R4 will wait between Dial Back attempts 3 Edit Password Directory Access the Password Directory m...

Page 40: ...t Modem Port Unit conﬁrms that password is valid then disconnects 2 Dial Back Unit dials 555 1234 the Dial Back Number for test1 and waits for the user s remote modem to answer 3 Password on Dialback When the modem at the Dial Back Number answers the CMS 6R4 will prompt the user to re enter the password before allowing access to command mode 4 Dial Back Attempts and Delays If the modem does not an...

Page 41: ... deﬁned via separate menus which are accessed using the buttons on the left hand edge of the Setup menu In the Text Interface these parameters are deﬁned via the Network Parameters Menu Settings for network parameters depend on the conﬁguration of your individual network Contact your network administrator for appropriate settings The Network Parameters Menus allow the following parameters to be de...

Page 42: ...net Mask 255 255 255 0 3 Gateway Address 207 212 30 1 4 Send MSS 536 5 IP Security TELNET PARAMETERS 10 Service On 11 Telnet Port 23 12 Telnet Port Parameters WEB SERVER 20 Service On 21 Server Port 80 22 Inactivity Timeout 5 Min MAC Address 01 23 45 67 89 ab Enter Selection Press ESC to Exit Figure 5 10 Network Parameters Menu Text Interface ...

Page 43: ...are deﬁned via the Network Parameters menu In the Web Browser Interface Web Server Parameters are deﬁned using the Web Server Parameters button in the Setup Menu Service Enables Disables the CMS 6R4 s Web Server Note that when the Web Server is disabled you will not be able to communicate via the Web Browser Interface Default On Port Number Sets the TCP IP Port Number The Port Number can be set to...

Page 44: ...e ﬁelds at the bottom of the Network Parameters Menu as shown in Figure 5 9 To access the Network Parameters Menu click the SetUp button at the bottom of the Status Screen and then click the Network Parameters button on the left hand side of the Setup Menu b Text Interface Go to the Network Parameters menu N type 5 and press Enter The IP Security menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 11 2 Th...

Page 45: ...y by addresses that begin with 192 deny access to 192 1 1 5 Security Mask 1 255 255 255 255 Mask 1 Action Deny Security Mask 2 192 255 255 255 Mask 2 Action Permit Security Mask 3 192 1 1 5 Mask 3 Action Deny Since 255 is a wild card Mask 1 blocks all IP addresses Mask 2 then grants access to all addresses that begin with 192 Finally Mask 3 speciﬁcally blocks access by 192 1 1 5 Note Mask 5 has pr...

Page 46: ...equence Disconnect One Character Only 4 Inactivity Timeout 5 Min 5 Response Type Verbose 6 Command Echo On 7 Accept Break Yes 8 Discard LF Off 9 Invalid Access Lockout Off H for help Figure 5 12 The Telnet Port Parameters Menu Text Interface Figure 5 13 The Telnet Port Parameters Menu Web Browser Interface ...

Page 47: ...ers to be deﬁned Except where noted all parameters listed here are available via both the Web Browser Interface and Text Interface Service Enables Disables the Telnet port When the Telnet Port is disabled you will not be able to communicate with the unit via Telnet Default On Note In the Web Browser Interface the Service parameter is accessed via the Telnet Parameters button on the left hand side ...

Page 48: ...ffers the option to either disable the Sequence Disconnect or select a one character format or a three character format Default One Character Note the following When a Resident Connection is initiated the CMS 6R4 will send a message which lists the connected ports and displays the one character or three character command that will be required in order to disconnect The One Character Disconnect seq...

Page 49: ...aks will be refused at this port and not sent to the other port Default Yes Discard LF If desired this option can be used to discard the Line Feed character that is often produced by Telnet software When this parameter is enabled the LF character sent after the CR will not be forwarded to the serial port that the Telnet connection is in session with This parameter applies to all CMS 6R4 Telnet con...

Page 50: ...4 s logical network ports is locked all other network connections to the unit will also be locked All invalid access attempts at the CMS 6R4 Network Port are cumulative the count for invalid access attempts is determined by the total number of all invalid attempts at all available logical network ports If a valid login name password is entered at any of the logical network ports then the count for...

Page 51: ... port either select port 7 via the Web Browser Interface or access the Text Interface and type P 7 Enter As shown in Figure 5 14 and Figure 5 15 the Port Parameters Menus allow you to deﬁne the following parameters Port Name Assigns a name to this port Default undeﬁned Note The Port name can be up to sixteen characters long and cannot include control characters forward slashes asterisks or space c...

Page 52: ... Raw Port 3103 4 Stop Bits 1 5 Handshake Mode RTS CTS 6 Port Mode Any to Any 64 DTR Output Pulse 7 Supervisor Mode Permit 8 Logoff Character X 9 Sequence Disconnect One Character Only 10 Inactivity Timeout 5 Min 11 Response Type Verbose 12 Command Echo On 13 Accept Break Yes 14 Invalid Access Lockout Off Enter previous port next port ESC exit Figure 5 15 Port Parameters Menu Text Interface Port 3 ...

Page 53: ...er to Appendix A Default Pulse When Port Mode is set to Modem Mode the Port Parameters Menu will include additional prompts which are used to deﬁne the following Reset String If necessary this prompt can re deﬁne the modem reset string which is sent prior to the Initialization string Up to 48 Characters Default ATZ Initialization String Deﬁnes a command string that can be sent to initialize a mode...

Page 54: ...This prompt offers the option to either disable the Sequence Disconnect or select a one character format or a three character format Default One Character Notes When a Resident Connection is initiated the CMS 6R4 will send a message which lists the connected ports and displays the one character or three character command that will be required in order to disconnect The One Character Disconnect seq...

Page 55: ...ault Verbose Command Echo Enables or Disables the command echo for this port Default On Accept Break Determines whether this port will accept breaks received from the attached device and pass them along to a connected port When enabled breaks received at this port will be passed to any port that this port is connected to and sent along to the device connected to the other port When disabled breaks...

Page 56: ...ill be required to enter a password before the connection is established Note If On Password is selected and Supervisor commands are disabled at the Network Port then only accounts that do not permit Supervisor commands will be allowed to establish a direct connection via the Network Port If Supervisor commands are disabled at a given port then that port will not allow access by accounts that perm...

Page 57: ...dem Mode port and invoking the C command see Section 6 2 3 The Passive Mode is not available to Ports 1 and 2 or the Internal Modem Port Buffer Mode Allows collection and storage of data received from connected devices Collected data can be retrieved by accessing command mode from a free Any to Any or Modem Mode Port and issuing the Connect Command C Note that the Buffer Mode also allows pass thro...

Page 58: ... CP command cannot be used to set Port 1 the System Setup Port to Passive Mode or Buffer Mode The CP command cannot be used to disable the Supervisor Mode at Port 1 the System Setup Port To select common parameters for all or several CMS 6R4 Serial Ports proceed as follows 1 Access the Command Mode via the Text Interface using a password and port that permit access to Supervisor Level commands COP...

Page 59: ...m n x Enter Where m n and x are Serial Port numbers For example to copy parameters to Ports 2 through 4 plus Port 6 type CP 2 4 6 and then press Enter 3 Selecting Parameters To select parameters to be copied key in the number for the desired parameter press Enter and then follow the instructions in the submenu Note that it is not necessary to deﬁne all port parameters for example the CP command co...

Page 60: ...Passive Mode are not available To access the Modem Port conﬁguration menu proceed as follows Text Interface Type P 7 and press Enter Web Browser Interface Click on the SetUp button at the bottom of the Status Screen to display the setup menus Next Click the Serial Button to display the Serial Port conﬁguration menus In the Port Number ﬁeld press the down arrow to display the dropdown port selector...

Page 61: ...or each plug The Plug Parameters Menu allows you to deﬁne the following parameters Plug Name Up to 16 Characters Default undeﬁned Note Plug Names cannot begin with a number dash underscore character _ forward slash character or backslash character and cannot include non printable characters spaces asterisks colons the plus symbol or quotation marks Boot Seq Delay When more than one plug is switche...

Page 62: ...igure 5 17 Plug Parameters Menu Web Browser Interface PLUG 1 PARAMETERS 1 Plug Name undeﬁned 2 Boot Seq Delay 0 5 Secs 3 Power Up Default On Enter Selection Press ESC to Exit Figure 5 18 Plug Parameters Menu Text Interface Plug 1 Shown ...

Page 63: ... user is allowed access to plugs one through four and that the Boot Sequence Delays for each plug have been set as follows Plug 1 1 Second Plug 2 2 Seconds Plug 3 5 Seconds Plug 4 1 Minute If the user applies an On command to all four plugs the CMS 6R4 will respond as follows 1 Turn On Plug 1 Wait 1 Second 2 Turn On Plug 2 Wait 2 Seconds 3 Turn On Plug 3 Wait 5 Seconds 4 Turn On Plug 4 If a Reboot...

Page 64: ...ers to an ASCII ﬁle Saving Parameters to an ASCII ﬁle allows you to create a backup of your currently deﬁned conﬁguration As described in Section 8 this provides quick recovery in the event that the unit is accidentally reset to default parameters and also allows you to copy parameters to other CMS 6R4 units when several units need to be conﬁgured with the same parameters ...

Page 65: ...er Interface When you login to the CMS 6R4 command mode using the Web Browser Interface the ﬁrst screen that is displayed is the Status Screen The Status Screen Figure 6 1 lists the current On Off status of the CMS 6R4 s Switched Outlets The Status Screen also provides a series of radio buttons which are used to control switching of the outlets To invoke On Off Boot commands or view plug status vi...

Page 66: ... the Boot button in the All Plugs row and then Click Apply 6 Set All Plugs to Power Up Defaults To set all outlets to their user deﬁned Power Up Default On Off status click the Default button in the All Circuits row and then click Apply Note that in order for this command to function Power Up Default values for each plug must ﬁrst be deﬁned as described in Section 5 5 5 When each switching default...

Page 67: ...ted Boot Sequence Delay times will be applied as described in Section 5 5 5 1 If the password entered at login does not permit Supervisor Level commands then the Help Screen will only list Non Supervisor commands CMS 6R4 v1 00 Site ID undeﬁned Display Conﬁguration H Display Help Screen F System Parameters S Display Status PL n Plug Parameters SN Display Network Status P n Port Parameters SD Port D...

Page 68: ...on and currently deﬁned Site I D Message CMS 6R4 v1 00 Site ID undeﬁned PORT NAME CMD ACCESS STATUS MODE BUFFER COUNT 1 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 2 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 3 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 4 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 5 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 6 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 7 Internal_Modem Unlocked Free Modem 0 PLUG NAME BOOT SEQ DELAY STATUS DEFAULT 1 undeﬁned 0 5 Se...

Page 69: ...entered as OF For example OFF 2 or OF ROUTER 3 Boot Outlets s To initiate a Boot cycle type BOOT n and press Enter Where n is a the number or name of the desired outlet Note that the BOOT command can also be entered as BO For example BOOT 1 or BO ATMSWTCH 4 Set Outlets to Power Up Defaults Type DPL and press Enter All outlets will be set to their default On Off status which is deﬁned using the Plu...

Page 70: ...place of the name or number For example to Boot all outlets enter the following BO Enter 6 2 3 Connections Between RS232 Ports Text Interface Two different types of connections can be made between CMS 6R4 ports Resident Connections and Third Party Connections Resident Connections Your resident port issues a C command to connect to a second port For example Port 4 issues the C command to connect to...

Page 71: ...C x X Enter Where x and X are two port names or numbers The CMS will display the numbers of the two connected ports Example To connect Port 5 to Port 6 type C 5 6 Enter Notes Resident Connections RS232 Ports are not allowed to initiate a Resident Connection to the Network Port Third Party Connections RS232 Ports are not allowed to connect another port to the network port For example Port 1 is not ...

Page 72: ...formation please refer to Sections 5 5 2 and 5 5 3 Note The Resident Disconnection methods discussed here cannot be used to terminate a Telnet Direct Connection or an outbound Telnet connection Direct Connections are terminated using the Telnet program s disconnect command and outbound connections are terminated by invoking the Control plus Right Bracket command For more information please refer t...

Page 73: ...ction or an outbound Telnet connection For more information please refer to Section 6 6 a The D command uses the format D x X Enter where x and X are the numbers of the ports that you wish to disconnect b The D Disconnect command can only be invoked by passwords and ports that permit access to Supervisor Level commands c The D command can specify both connected ports or either of the two ports For...

Page 74: ...s proceed as described in Section 5 5 3 b Network Port To conﬁgure the Timeout Feature for the Network Port proceed as described in Section 5 5 2 c When the Timeout Feature is enabled the port will automatically disconnect if no data is received for the deﬁned Timeout Period Notes When two connected ports time out both ports will exit command mode after disconnecting The Timeout value also applies...

Page 75: ...t in the group 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to assign identical names to the other ports in the Hunt Group For example a series of ports in a group could all be named SERVER 5 To connect to the next available port in the hunt group invoke the C command using the port name to specify the desired group For example C SERVER Enter 6 Your port will be connected to the ﬁrst available port in the group I...

Page 76: ...nected to other Any to Any Passive Buffer or Modem Mode ports by accessing command mode via the Text Interface and issuing the C Command The Any to Any Mode is the default port mode at Ports 1 through 6 6 3 2 Passive Mode Passive Mode Ports function the same as Any to Any Mode Ports but do not allow access to command mode A Passive Mode Port can communicate with other ports but cannot enter comman...

Page 77: ... Port then issue the C command using the following format C n Enter Where n is the number of the port buffer to be read Note In order to read data from a given port your password must allow access to that port If the buffer contains data the CMS 6R4 will display a prompt that offers the following options Next Screen To send data one screen at a time press the Space Bar Each time the space bar is p...

Page 78: ...ently used by each port The CMS 6R4 uses buffer memory in two different ways depending on the user selected port mode Any to Any Passive and Modem Mode Ports When two ports are communicating at dissimilar baud rates the buffer memory prevents data overﬂow at the slower port Buffer Mode Ports Stores data received from connected devices The user issues a Read Buffer command R from an Any to Any or M...

Page 79: ...to the login prompt within 30 seconds the modem will disconnect Notes When a Modem Mode port exits command mode or the DCD line is lost while command mode is active the CMS 6R4 will pulse DTR to the modem The unit will then send the user deﬁned modem command strings to make certain the modem is properly disconnected and reinitialized The Serial RS232 Ports can use the CMS 6R4 s Internal Modem for ...

Page 80: ... is enabled the ON OFF BOOT D and X commands are executed without a Sure conﬁrmation prompt and without command response messages the only reply to these commands is the CMS prompt which is displayed when the command is complete Note that although Automated Mode can be enabled using either the Web Browser Interface or Text Interface Automated Mode is designed primarily for users who wish to send A...

Page 81: ...ommands will be immediately accepted without the requirement to enter a password 2 Status Screen Suppressed The status screens will not be automatically displayed after commands are successfully executed Note however that the S command can still be invoked to display the status screen as needed 3 Sure Prompt Suppressed All commands are executed without prompting for user conﬁrmation 4 Error Messag...

Page 82: ...rect Connect allows you to communicate with the CMS 6R4 using either Standard Telnet protocol or Raw Socket Mode Direct Connect can be used with any of the available RS232 Port modes Any to Any Buffer Modem and Passive 6 6 1 Standard Telnet Protocol and Raw Socket Mode The Direct Connect feature offers the option to communicate with the CMS 6R4 unit using either Standard Telnet Protocol or Raw Soc...

Page 83: ...nd is executed the CMS 6R4 will send a message which lists the Site ID Message the number and name of this port and the TCP Port number that was entered in order to initiate the connection b The CMS 6R4 will prompt the user to enter a password If a valid password is entered the CMS 6R4 will then return a message that conﬁrms the connection and lists the name and number of the port c If a valid pas...

Page 84: ...cceptable e g Target RS232 Port must be free and properly conﬁgured an immediate connection will be made with one possible exception password entry may ﬁrst be required depending on current password conﬁguration settings Note When a Direct Connect attempt fails because the RS232 Port is busy the call is immediately rejected at the TCP level Connection Example 1 Assume that the Direct Connect featu...

Page 85: ...ration menus Section 5 5 3 cannot be used to terminate a Direct Connection Any CMS 6R4 port that has accessed Command Mode using a password that permits access to Supervisor Level commands can terminate a direct connection at another port by issuing the D command as described in Section 6 2 3 2 Acknowledgment of data received by the CMS 6R4 network port does not indicate that the data has been com...

Page 86: ...nd Text Interface the CMS 6R4 s switched plugs can also be toggled On and Off manually To manually toggle all plugs On or Off press the Default Button and hold it down for approximately three seconds If desired the Default Button s manual plug control ability can also be disabled via the System Parameters menu as described in Section 5 5 1 ...

Page 87: ...ext Interface command mode and type S Enter the Main Status Screen will appear as shown in Figure 7 1 Note that the screen format will vary depending upon whether your password permits or denies access to Supervisor commands If the password entered at login does not allow Supervisor commands then the Main Status Screen will only display the status of the ports and outlets that are allowed by that ...

Page 88: ... current On Off status of each plug Default The user deﬁned default On Off status for each plug CMS 6R4 v1 00 Site ID undeﬁned PORT NAME CMD ACCESS STATUS MODE BUFFER COUNT 1 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 2 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 3 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 4 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 5 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 6 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Any 0 7 undeﬁned Unlocked Free Modem 0 PLUG NAM...

Page 89: ...ted 2 None Listen None Telnet 12 Not Conn 3 None Listen None Telnet 13 Not Conn 4 None Listen None Telnet 14 Not Conn 5 None Listen None Telnet None Not Conn 6 None Listen None Telnet None Not Conn 7 None Listen None HTTP 1 1 Not Conn 8 None Listen None HTTP 2 2 Not Conn 9 None Listen None HTTP 3 3 Not Conn 10 None Listen None HTTP 4 4 Not Conn 11 2487 Established 192 168 168 168 HTTP 5 5 Not Conn...

Page 90: ... indicates the port has accessed command mode If the connected port is listed as N xx where xx is a number this indicates that the RS232 port is connected to the Network port The numbers indicate which of the available Telnet sessions is being used Baud The baud rate selected for each port COM The Data Bits Parity and Stop Bits selected for each port For example 8N1 indicates Eight data bits No pa...

Page 91: ...ameters Screen please refer to the port conﬁguration description in Section 5 5 3 When the W command is applied to a Serial RS232 Port the following format is used W x Enter Where x is the number for the Serial Port that you wish to display PORT PARAMETERS 3 1 Port Name undeﬁned 15 Direct Connect Off 2 Baud Rate 9600 Telnet Port 2103 3 Bits Parity 8 None Raw Port 3103 4 Stop Bits 1 5 Handshake Mod...

Page 92: ...he example below W Enter For more information on the various items displayed on the Port Parameters Screen please refer to the port conﬁguration description in Section 5 5 2 NETWORK PARAMETERS 1 IP Address 207 212 30 80 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 3 Gateway Address 207 212 30 1 4 Send MSS 536 5 IP Security Off TELNET PORT PARAMETERS 1 Supervisor Mode Permit 2 Logoff Character X 3 Sequence Disconne...

Page 93: ... access to Supervisor Level commands Click the Setup button at the bottom of the screen From the Setup Menu click the Users button on the left hand side of the screen and then click the Show User button to display the screen shown in Figure 7 7 Name Password Dial Back DB SA SUPER deﬁned 5551212 Off On admin deﬁned 5556621 On On david deﬁned undeﬁned Off On guest1 deﬁned undeﬁned Off Off guest2 deﬁ...

Page 94: ...ned Dialback Number for each password account For more information on the Dialback feature please refer to Section 5 5 1 6 DB Dialback This column lists the status of the Dialback feature for each password account If Dialback is enabled the column will read ON SA Supervisor Access This column indicates whether or not each password account will permit access to Supervisor Level commands If the pass...

Page 95: ... is only available via the Text Interface parameters that are deﬁned via the Web Browser Interface will also be sent to the ASCII ﬁle Note that the Save Parameters feature is only available when the Supervisor Mode is active 8 1 Sending Parameters to a File 1 Start your communications program and access the CMS 6R4 command mode using a Password and port that permit access to Supervisor Level comma...

Page 96: ...in a password that permits access to Supervisor Level commands and then press Enter 3 Conﬁgure your communications program to upload an ASCII text ﬁle 4 Upload the ﬁle with the saved parameters If necessary key in the ﬁle name and directory path 5 When the upload is complete make certain to terminate the communications program s upload mode Note The current On Off status of each CMS 6R4 plug will ...

Page 97: ...hen the upgrade is performed via the Network Port the CMS 6R4 will not default the IP Address Subnet Mask or Gateway Address This allows the Telnet connection to be easily reestablished after the upgrade is complete 1 Obtain the update ﬁle Firmware modiﬁcations can either be mailed to the customer on a CDROM sent via email or downloaded from WTI Copy the upgrade ﬁle to your hard drive and then pro...

Page 98: ... ﬂash memory calculate and store the new checksum and reboot Do not attempt to reconnect to the unit until the RDY indicator blinks to indicate the process is complete 2 Abort To abort the procedure type 2 and press Enter 6 Incomplete Upload If the upload is interrupted times out or if the update ﬁle becomes corrupted during transfer the CMS 6R4 will display a screen which asks for conﬁrmation bef...

Page 99: ...speciﬁed as S Note however that this command would also be applied to any other port name that begins with an S Suppress Sure Prompt The Y option can be included in the command line to override the Sure prompt For example to disconnect Port 8 without displaying the Sure prompt type D Y 8 and then press Enter Enter Key Most commands are invoked by pressing Enter Connected Ports When two ports are c...

Page 100: ...elnet Connection Out TELNET ip port raw Enter X Send Parameters to a File U Enter X X Upgrade Firmware UF Enter X Unlock Invalid Access Lockout UL Enter X View Password Directory V Enter X Display Port Parameters Who W n Enter X X Exit Command Mode X Y Enter X X Resident Disconnect X X X The Y argument can be included to suppress the command conﬁrmation prompt Command only applies to the ports and...

Page 101: ...s in response to commands The table below summarizes the various response messages for both the Terse and Verbose modes Terse Verbose 0 OK 0 RAM Test Passed 1 Connected 2 Busy 3 Disconnected 4 Invalid Command 5 Are You Sure Y N 6 Invalid Parameter 7 Invalid Syntax 8 Invalid Access 9 Enter Site ID A Aborted B Enter Password C Invalid Password D RAM Test Failed at E Inactivity Timeout Disconnected F...

Page 102: ...Supervisor Non Supervisor Format BOOT Y n Enter or BO Y n Enter Where Y Optional Suppresses the Command Conﬁrmation Prompt n The number or name of the plugs that you intend to boot To apply the command to several plugs enter a space character or a plus sign between each plug number To apply the command to a range of plugs enter the numbers for the ﬁrst and last plugs in the range separated by a co...

Page 103: ...u will only be allowed to connect to ports speciﬁcally allowed by that account Non Supervisors cannot create Third Party connections Non Supervisors are only allowed to create connections between their resident port and the ports allowed by their password account If the user account permits Supervisor commands you are allowed to connect to any port RS232 Ports are not allowed to create a Third Par...

Page 104: ...Response Displays Copy Parameters Menu D Third Party Disconnect Invoke the D command at your resident port to disconnect two other ports Note that the D command cannot disconnect your resident port Availability Supervisor Only Format D Y x x Enter Where Y Optional suppresses the Sure prompt x Is the number or name of the port s to be disconnected To apply the command to several plugs enter a space...

Page 105: ...speciﬁed port s Note that erased data cannot be recovered Availability Supervisor Only Format E Y x x Enter Where Y Optional Suppresses the SURE Y N command conﬁrmation prompt x Is the number or name of the port buffer s to be cleared To apply the command to several ports enter a space character or a plus sign between each port number To apply the command to a range of ports enter the numbers for ...

Page 106: ...ponse Displays System Parameters Menu FD Set to Factory Defaults Clears all user deﬁned parameters and resets the unit to factory default values Availability Supervisor Only Format FD Y Enter Where Y is an optional argument that can be used to suppress the command conﬁrmation prompt H Help Displays a Help Screen which lists all available Text Interface commands along with a brief description of ea...

Page 107: ...message Availability Supervisor Non Supervisor Format J Enter Response Displays Site I D Message N Set Network Port Parameters Displays a menu which is used to select parameters for the Network Port Also allows access to the IP Security function which can restrict network access by unauthorized IP addresses Note that all of the functions provided by the N command are also available via the Web Bro...

Page 108: ... to switch Off To apply the command to several plugs enter a space character or plus sign between each plug number To apply the command to a range of plugs enter the numbers for the ﬁrst and last plugs in the range separated by a colon character To apply the command to all plugs allowed by your password enter an asterisk character Response Verbose The CMS 6R4 will list the plugs that will be switc...

Page 109: ... To apply the command to all plugs allowed by your password enter an asterisk character Response T Verbose The CMS 6R4 will list the plugs that will be switched On and then display the Sure y n prompt if Y is entered in response to the prompt the unit will indicate that the command is in process and then display the main status screen when complete Terse 5 if Y the unit will respond with J Example...

Page 110: ...of each plug For more information please refer to Section 7 1 Notes When this command is executed by a Non Supervisor the Main Status Screen will only list plugs and ports that are allowed by the password entered at login When the Main Status Screen is displayed via the Web Browser Interface status and parameters for the RS232 Serial Ports will not be included Availability Supervisor Non Superviso...

Page 111: ...et connect message U Send Parameters to a File Saves all user deﬁned CMS 6R4 conﬁguration parameters to an ASCII text ﬁle as described in Section 8 1 Please see Section 8 2 for instructions regarding restoring saved parameters Availability Supervisor Only Format U Enter Response The CMS 6R4 will send a series of command lines UF Upgrade Firmware When new versions of the CMS 6R4 ﬁrmware become avai...

Page 112: ...k Number the Status of the Dialback feature and whether or not Supervisor Access is enabled for each password account For more information on deﬁning editing and deleting passwords please refer to Sections 5 4 and 5 5 1 1 Availability Supervisor Only Format V Enter Response The CMS 6R4 will Display the Password Directory screen W Display Port Parameters Who Displays conﬁguration information for an...

Page 113: ...t can be used to suppress the command conﬁrmation prompt Response Verbose Disconnected Terse 3 X Resident Disconnect Sequence The Resident Disconnect Sequence is used to disconnect your resident port from another port as described in Section 6 2 3 2 Although the default Resident Disconnect Sequence is X Ctrl plus X the command can be redeﬁned via the Port Conﬁguration Menus as described in Section...

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Page 115: ...Apx 1 A Interface Description A 1 Serial RS232 Port Interface Figure A 1 Serial Port Interface ...

Page 116: ...C 320 C14 Inlet AC Outputs Connectors Four 4 IEC 320 C13 Outlets Load 10 Total Amps Maximum Network Interface Network Port Ethernet 10Base T RJ 45 RS 232 Interface Connectors Six 6 DB 9M DTE Pinout Coding 7 or 8 Bits Even Odd None Parity 1 or 2 Stop Bits Flow Control Xon Xoff RTS CTS or None Data Rate 300 bps to 115 200 bps Physical Environmental Size Width 17 43 2 cm 19 Rack Brackets Included Dep...

Page 117: ...model of the unit its serial number and a description of its symptoms If the unit should need to be returned for factory repair it must be accompanied by a Return Authorization number from Customer Service WTI Customer Service 5 Sterling Irvine California 92618 Toll Free Service Line 1 888 280 7227 Local Phone 949 586 9950 Service Fax 949 457 8138 Email service wti com ...

Page 118: ...publication are trademarks of their respective companies Information and descriptions contained herein are the property of Western Telematic Inc Such information and descriptions may not be copied disseminated or distributed without the express written consent of Western Telematic Incorporated Copyright Western Telematic Inc 2006 All rights reserved May 2006 WTI Part Number 13651 Rev A ...

Page 119: ... 10 Internal Modem 5 29 Menus 5 7 to 5 40 Network Parameters 5 19 to 5 20 Plug Parameters 5 39 to 5 40 Restoring 8 2 Saving 8 1 Serial Parameters 5 29 Conﬁrmation Prompt 5 9 Connecting Ports 6 6 to 6 11 Connect Command 10 5 Contact Information Apx 3 Copy Port Parameters 5 36 to 5 37 10 6 Create Passwords 5 10 5 12 Dialback Number 5 12 Name 5 12 Plug Access 5 14 Port Access 5 14 Save 5 14 Superviso...

Page 120: ...5 19 Default 5 3 5 19 IP Security 5 19 5 22 to 5 23 L Line Feed Character 5 27 Lockout Attempts 5 28 Lockout Duration 5 28 Logoff Character Serial Port 5 32 Telnet Port 5 26 M MAC Address 5 21 Main Power Switch 2 3 Main Status Screen 7 1 to 7 2 10 12 Text Interface 6 4 Web Browser Interface 6 1 Manual Operation 6 22 Manual Switch Button 5 9 Master Power Switch 2 3 Maximum Segment Size 5 19 Modem 5...

Page 121: ...f Character 5 26 Port Modes 5 35 Response Type 5 27 Sequence Disconnect 5 26 Port Diagnostics Screen 7 4 10 12 Port Modes 5 31 5 35 6 12 to 6 15 Any to Any Mode 5 35 6 12 Buffer Mode 5 35 6 13 to 6 14 Modem Mode 5 35 6 15 Passive Mode 5 35 6 12 Port Name Serial Port 5 29 Port Number Direct Connect 5 34 Telnet 5 21 5 25 Web Server 5 21 Port Parameters 5 29 to 5 36 Port Parameters Screen 10 14 Netwo...

Page 122: ...tched Plugs 2 2 4 1 Switching Delay 5 41 Switching Plugs Text Interface 6 5 Web Browser Interface 6 2 System Parameters 5 7 to 5 10 10 8 Automated Mode 5 9 Command Conﬁrmation 5 9 Command Prompt 5 9 Dial Back Attempts 5 9 Dial Back Delay 5 10 Manual Switch Button 5 9 Password on Dialback 5 9 Site I D Message 5 9 System Setup Ports 2 2 T Tech Support Apx 3 Telnet Command 10 13 Telnet Parameters 5 2...

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