3-2
Getting Started
3.3. Communicating with the NPS
Notes:
• Default serial port parameters are set as follows: 9600 bps, RTS/CTS
Handshaking, 8 Data Bits, One Stop Bit, No Parity. Although these
parameters can be easily redefined, for this bench test procedure, it is
recommended to configure your communications program to accept the
default parameters.
• The NPS features a default IP Address (192.168.168.168) and a default
Subnet Mask (255.255.255.0.) This allows network IPv4 access to the
Command Line Interface, providing that you are contacting the NPS from a
node on the same subnet.
1.
Access the User Interface:
Start your communications program, (e.g., Tera Term,
PuTTy, etc.,) then press
[Enter]
.
2.
Username / Password Prompt:
A message will be displayed, which prompts you
to enter your username (Login) and password. The default username is "
super
"
(all lower case, no quotes), and the default password is also "
super
". If a valid
username and password are entered, the NPS will display either the Main Menu
(Web Browser Interface) or the Port Status Screen (Text Interface.)
3.4. Controlling Power Outlets
If you wish to verify that the NPS is operating properly before deploying the unit in a
working network environment, proceed as follows to connect ports and switch outlets:
1.
Review the Help Menu:
At the Text Interface command prompt, type
/H
and press
[Enter]
to display the Help Menu.
2.
Controlling Power Outlets:
You may wish to perform the following tests in order to
make certain that the switched outlets are functioning properly.
a)
Reboot Outlet:
At the command prompt, type
/BOOT 1
and press
[Enter]
.
The status indicator for Plug 1 should go Off, pause for a moment and then go
back On, indicating that the boot cycle has been successfully completed.
b)
Switch Outlet Off:
At the command prompt, type
/OFF 1
and then press
[Enter]
. The status indicator for Plug 1 should go Off, indicating 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.
3.
Exit from User Interface:
To exit the user interface, type
/X
and press
[Enter]
.
