ioPower User Guide Quick Installation
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Feb 2005
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ioPower
8-port Remote Power Control Unit for any AC-powered Devices / Servers
Quick Installation
Thank you for purchasing
ioPower. ioPower
can be used
together with a host PC to control the power on/off of up to 8
servers/AC-powered devices. With our highly reliable and
quality product, user can enjoy countless benefits from using
it.
ioPower – Remote Power Control Unit
Introduction
The
ioPower
provides 8 AC power outlets and can be
deployed alone with a host PC for remote power control of
any AC-powered devices. The
ioPower
proves to be a
reliable solution that offers cost-effective remote power
control to enterprise-level customers.
To control your AC-powered devices, you only need to tap
them to any of
ioPower
’s 8 power output outlets and then
connect the
ioPower
to a host PC installed with the
Power
Management
software. To power on/off the connected AC-
powered devices, you only need to press the front-panel
button (press and hold for 2 seconds to activate/deactivate
power port upon button release); or you can use the power
management software. The software is installed on a host
PC and provides a virtual front-panel that allows user to click
to power on/off any connected devices. It also provides timer
function to preset the destined power on/off time or power-up
duration for each of your devices either at specific time or for
recurrences.
The
ioPower
is also capable of cascading with multiple units
into a daisy-chained configuration to maximize the port
capacity up to one hundred more. Thus you can easily
control up to hundred of AC-powered devices and/or servers.
ioPower
connected to a host PC
You might need to use extra adapter cords between ioPower and
your devices, especially when the devices are not of the plug
specification that fits the standard power outlets on the backpanel of
ioPower.
Features
Hardware
▪
Can be used alone or cascaded with multiple units for
power control of 8 to 100 more AC-powered devices
▪
Unit management using a host PC connected via serial
interface (RS-232)
▪
Allows full control of 8 AC power outlets using ASCII
commands over a serial interface
▪
Cascadable up to 16 units and control up to 128 AC
power outlets, using UTP cables over RJ-45 interfaces
▪
Last known port status of each port retained and
optionally restored when restarted after unit power down
▪
Timer setting restored when restarted after unit power
down
▪
Numerical display to show power unit bank number
when in multiple cascaded application
▪
Numerical display to monitor total current loads
(showing 0.0 ~ 15A)
▪
8 green (ON/OFF) LED indicators to show the ON/OFF
status of each A/C power outlet
▪
8 red (Alarm) LED indicators to show the state of failure
of each AC power outlet
▪
“One-Touch" power ON/Off control by front-panel
buttons (with 2” time-delay for activation/deactivation
upon button release)
▪
Internal battery to retain unit configuration and port
status/timer settings.
▪
19" rack-mountable design with metal case
ioPower
Management Software
▪
Intuitive user interface with virtual front-panel, power
buttons and LED indicators
▪
Current loads (per port/total) and bank number displays
▪
Auto-configuration of COM port
▪
Power On/Off Timer function
▪
Simultaneous Power on/off all ports of one/all banks
▪
Power On/Off confirmation dialog prompt
▪
Remote power activation/deactivation based on
duration/specific time point/daily-weekly recurrence
timer settings
Before you install
Before you connect your devices to
ioPower
, please verify
that the specifications are appropriate for your usage, for
example: the output voltage should be in accordance with
that required by your devices; and the total power loads and
the power loads per port should not exceed the maximum
total/per port output within its specification. Also the
installation and operation should adhere to the local safety
regulations.
