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Connect a modem to the console/modem port and configure the console
server for dial-in
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The IP Power can then be network or serially connected to the console server
SSH tunneled control through the Console Server
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If the IP Power is connected on the remote LAN with the console server then it
can be browser controlled
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Configure the console server with the IP Power as a HTTP accessible Host. This
Managed Device can then be remotely controlled securely using SSH tunneling
(SDT)
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Configure the remote SDTConnector client to access the gateway (console
server) and then to connect to the IP Power using HTTP (refer
www.opengear.com/faq267.html for details)
Console Server serial control
The IP Power is a principally a browser controlled unit, and its RS232 serial port
mainly provides diagnostic and status information (e.g. sending out its IP address
and power on messages during Power On Self Test).
However the IP Power serial port also supports emergency power control. To
configure the IP Power for serial control:
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Connect the IP Power 9258's
CONSOLE RS232
port to one of the console server
serial ports (for CM4001/ 2 this interconnection will use a standard UTP Cat 5
cable with a 319000 adapter at each end, and all other console servers will only
require one 319000 adaptor).
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Configured the console server serial port with a serially controlled PDU
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The IP Power outlets are then controlled by securely (HTTPS) accessing the
Manage: Power menu on the console server Management Console (refer
www.opengear.com/faq231.html for details)
NOTE
The outlet control commands are sent from the console server to the IP Power over the serial port.
The combination of out of band access and IP Power serial port control can be particularly useful
in managing remote sites where a DSL router (interconnect the office LAN and the internet) may
have become dysfunctional requiring a power reset.
12. General IP Power Control Using Serial Port
The IP Power RS232 serial port mainly provides diagnostic and status information
however the serial port can be used for emergency power control as covered in the
previous section:
Usage:
power-ip9258 <port> "<outlet> [outlet..]" on|off|status
The serial control script below is used in the console server and should work on a
normal Linux box:
#! /bin/sh
out_udelay=50000
