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Power switching configuration
Power switch configuration comprises two main steps:
• Configure the
POWER CONTROL
serial port to the same speed as used by the
power switch box(es), either
via configuration menu
or
via configuration
page
.
• Configure power ON and OFF strings for each relevant host computer.
For each power port there needs to be a valid ‘Power ON string’ and similarly an
appropriate ‘Power OFF string’. In each case, the strings are a short sequence of
characters that combine a port address and a power on or off value.
If a particular computer has more than one power input (and thus requires an
equivalent number of power ports to control them), collections of strings can be
combined to switch all of the required ports together as a group.
To configure the power sequences for each host computer
1 Using VNC viewer or a browser, log on as the ‘admin’ user.
2 Click the ‘Configure’ button in the top right corner.
3 Click the ‘Host configuration’ option.
4 Click a host entry to display a Host configuration dialog:
Power control sequences
Note: The settings given below are for the EPS-S8 power switch - other power
switches may require different settings. Please refer to your power switch
documentation for details about codes required by other power switches.
The structure of each power sequence (OFF and ON) is as follows:
Pxy=z\0D
Where:
x
is the switch box number,
y
is the power port number,
z
is ‘0’ for OFF or ‘1’ for ON, and
\0D
represents Enter (or Carriage return).
Example 1
To switch ON port 5 of switch box 2, the code would be as follows:
• Power sequence:
P25=1\0D
Example 2
To switch OFF port 8 of switch box 3, the code would be as follows:
• Power sequence:
P38=0\0D
For details about operating this feature, see
Power switching (via
configuration menu)
or
Power switching (via viewer)
within the
Operation chapter.
To control two or more ports simultaneously
You can control up to four power ports using a single sequence. This is done
using the same command structure as shown above, plus a delay command,
for each port. Immediately following a port command, insert the characters
‘\*’ before the next port command, and so on up to four ports. For instance, to
switch on ports 1 and 2 in the first power switch, the command line would be:
P11=1\0D\*P12=1\0D
5 If necessary, configure other parameters (Name, Users, Hot Keys -
MORE
).
6 Enter the
Power control sequences
in the Power On and Power Off fields
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7 Click OK to close the dialog and then click the Save button in the main Host
Configuration window to store the details.
