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CHAPTER 3: Quick Start
3.2 Communicating with the Power Switch
The IPS offers two different user interfaces: a Web browser interface and a text
interface. The Web browser interface (see
Section 3.2.1
) allows you to contact the
IPS via a TCP IP network using a standard, JavaScript
®
enabled Web browser (such
as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator
®
.) The text interface (see
Section
3.2.2
) consists of a series of ASCII text menus, which may be accessed via a TCP/IP
network, dial-up modem, or local PC.
3.2.1 T
HE
W
EB
B
ROWSER
I
NTERFACE
When communicating with the IPS via a Web browser, click the appropriate
button(s) on the browser screen to access switch functions and status screens. This
section briefly describes the procedure for contacting the IPS via Web browser and
selecting items from the Web interface menus.
NOTES
In order to use a Web browser to communicate with the IPS, connect the
IPS master to your network. Make sure that the PC used to control the
IPS has a TCP/IP network connection and a JavaScript enabled Web
browser.
The IPS includes a default IP address and subnet mask. This allows initial contact
with the IPS via a network without first defining an IP address (providing you are
contacting the IPS from another node on the same subnet). When installing the
IPS in a working network environment, define network parameters as described in
Section 5.3.3
.
1. Web browser access: Start your JavaScript enabled Web browser. Enter the
IPS’s default IP address (
http://192.168.168.168
) in your Web
browser’s address bar and then press
Enter
.
2. Password prompt: When you access the IPS via the Web browser interface, the
password prompt will always display. If the user name and/or system password
have not yet been defined, click
OK
without typing in a user name or
password. If the user name and/or system password have already been
defined, type in the user name and system password, then click
OK
. The IPS
Plug Status screen displays (see Figure 3-2).
