Black Box PS580A, User Manual

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Page 4: ...equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Change...

Page 5: ...cante 7 El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo des...

Page 6: ...r una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado deb...

Page 7: ...s Inc VT100 is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communi...

Page 8: ...oading Input Supply Check nameplate ratings to ensure that there is no overloading of supply circuits that could have an effect on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Grounding Maintain reliable...

Page 9: ...4 2 Communicating with the Rackmount Remote Power Manager 17 4 2 1 Accessing the Web Browser Interface 17 4 2 2 Accessing the Text Interface 18 4 3 Configuration Menus 20 4 3 1 General Parameters Menu...

Page 10: ...Logging Out of Command Mode 44 5 4 Automated Mode 45 5 5 Manual Operation 46 6 Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters 47 6 1 Sending Parameters to a File 47 6 2 Restoring Saved Parameters 48 6...

Page 11: ...cators Rear panel 6 LEDs 1 ACT 1 RDY 4 Plug indicators 1 through 4 Temperature Tolerance Operating 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Humidity Tolerance Relative 10 to 90 noncondensing Power PS580A AC Input 1 100...

Page 12: ...for secure access to your equipment The Rackmount Remote Power Manager provides two levels of operational passwords the system administrator level it allows access to all configuration and switching f...

Page 13: ...d This user s manual 2 2 Hardware Description 2 2 1 REAR PANEL The Rackmount Remote Power Manager PS580A is pictured in Figure 2 1 The PS581A has four 208 to 240 VAC IEC 320 C13 AC oulets instead of f...

Page 14: ...button resets the unit to default parameters or manually toggles all plugs on or off Default parameters With the master I O switch master power switch set to the Off position press and hold the defau...

Page 15: ...An IEC 320 AC inlet with attached cable keeper that supplies AC power for the power manager s command functions and the switched plugs Circuit breaker A 15 amp or 10 amp circuit breaker supplies powe...

Page 16: ...able grounding of the power manager Pay particular attention to supply connections when connecting to power strips rather than directly to the branch circuit To install the power cables to the PS580A...

Page 17: ...COM RS 232 port can be connected to either an external modem or a local PC but not to both items at the same time Figure 3 1 shows the COM RS 232 port interface Figure 3 1 COM RS 232 port interface Th...

Page 18: ...ined see Section 4 3 3 for details 3 4 Connecting the Network Cable The network port is an RJ 45 Ethernet jack for connection to a TCP IP network Connect your 10BASE T cable to the network port The po...

Page 19: ...m password is entered the system mode will be active If a plug password is entered the user mode will be active The system password is defined via the General Parameters menus Section 4 3 1 and the pl...

Page 20: ...the power manager s command mode using the system password 4 2 1 ACCESSING THE WEB BROWSER INTERFACE To use the Web browser interface the power manager must be connected to a TCP IP network Also your...

Page 21: ...SSING THE TEXT INTERFACE You can access the text interface via a network a modem or a local PC To access the text interface your installation must include the following Access via network The power ma...

Page 22: ...lnet connection is refused this may mean that either the IP security feature has denied the connection see Section 4 3 4 or that the power manager is operating on a 100BASE T network that does not aut...

Page 23: ...to gain access to the configuration menus A row of buttons will appear along the left edge of the screen Click on the appropriate button to access the desired menu NOTES Newly selected parameters will...

Page 24: ...4 3 1 GENERAL PARAMETERS MENUS The General Parameters menus allow you to select parameters such as the system password user name site ID and other options Web browser interface Click on the Setup but...

Page 25: ...manager will always start up in system mode and configuration functions will then be available to anyone who accesses command mode The system password cannot begin with a forward slash or backslash ch...

Page 26: ...on marks Command echo When command echo is enabled ASCII commands sent via the text interface will be echoed back allowing keystrokes to be displayed This feature applies only to the text interface an...

Page 27: ...trol function On Enables manual plug control When the manual switch button is pressed and held for three seconds all outlets will be toggled on or off Command prompt Allows the text interface command...

Page 28: ...25 CHAPTER 4 Configuration Figure 4 5a Plug Parameters menu Web browser interface Figure 4 5b Plug Parameters menu Web browser interface continued...

Page 29: ...be up to 16 characters and the default value is undefined NOTES The plug name cannot begin with a number dash underscore character _ forward slash character or backslash character The plug name cannot...

Page 30: ...red at the login prompt the user will be able to issue switching and reboot commands for the corresponding plug and every other plug that shares this same password For example if the password switch i...

Page 31: ...plug 3 wait 5 seconds 4 Turn on plug 4 If a reboot command is applied to plug 3 the power manager will respond as follows 1 Turn off plug 3 wait 5 seconds turn on plug 3 If a reboot command is applie...

Page 32: ...n Apply to save the settings or Cancel to start over Figure 4 7 Serial Parameters menu Web browser interface Text Interface Type C and press Enter The Serial Parameters menu will appear as shown in Fi...

Page 33: ...s COM port The default value is 1 bit Port mode This sets up the serial COM RS 232 port for use with either a local PC or an external modem NOTE When the port mode is set to modem the modem initializa...

Page 34: ...interface Click on the Setup button to access the Setup menus then click on the Network Parameters button The Network Parameters menu appears Figure 4 9 Once you select the appropriate menu options cl...

Page 35: ...pt where noted all parameters listed here are available via both the Web browser interface and text interface IP Address Defines the IP address for the power manager The default value is 192 168 168 1...

Page 36: ...the IP security feature proceed as follows 1 Access the IP Security Menu a Web browser interface The IP Security feature is configured using the fields at the bottom of the Network Parameters menu as...

Page 37: ...Mask 1 255 255 255 255 Mask 1 Action Deny Security Mask 2 192 1 1 5 Mask 2 Action Permit Since 255 is a wild card mask 1 blocks all IP addresses Mask 2 then specifically grants access to 192 1 1 5 onl...

Page 38: ...ty mask permits access by your IP address 4 3 5 TELNET PARAMETERS MENUS The Telnet Parameters menus are used to enable disable Telnet access to the power manager s command mode and select the TCP port...

Page 39: ...Number Selects the TCP IP port number that will be used for Telnet connections The default value is 23 4 3 6 WEB SERVER PARAMETERS MENUS The Web Server Parameters menus are used to configure the inter...

Page 40: ...e Rackmount Remote Power Manager s Web server NOTE When the Web server is disabled you will not be able to communicate via the Web browser interface The default value is On Port Number Sets the TCP IP...

Page 41: ...ns to save parameters continue without saving or revert to the previously saved parameters Saving parameters to an ASCII file allows you to create a backup of your currently defined configuration As d...

Page 42: ...ing the Web browser interface all switching commands are invoked via the Plug Status screen which also displays the status of the power manager s switched outlets 5 1 1 THE PLUG STATUS SCREEN When you...

Page 43: ...n button in the All Plugs row then click on Apply b The power manager will display a screen indicating that the operation is in progress and then return to the Plug Status screen which should now show...

Page 44: ...er manager commands To display the text interface Help menu Figure 5 2 type H and press Enter Figure 5 2 Help menu text interface Rackmount Remote Power Manager v1 41h Site ID undefined Display Config...

Page 45: ...CHING AND REBOOT COMMANDS These commands can boot or toggle the power manager s switched plugs Plugs may be specified by name or number NOTES Wait for the RPM prompt to appear before entering commands...

Page 46: ...F command can also be entered as OF For example OFF 2 or OF ROUTER 3 Boot plug s To initiate a boot cycle type BOOT n and press Enter where n is the number or name of the desired plug NOTE The BOOT co...

Page 47: ...1 3 4 2 Series of plugs To apply a command to a series of power manager plugs type the number for the plugs that mark the beginning and end of the series separated by a colon For example to switch plu...

Page 48: ...rd security functions are disabled and users are able to access system level command functions including the configuration menus and control plugs without entering a password If you need to enable the...

Page 49: ...g invalid formats or arguments All other status display and configuration commands will still function as normal 5 5 Manual Operation In addition to the command driven functions available via the Web...

Page 50: ...lthough the saving and restoring configuration function is only available via the text interface parameters that are defined via the Web browser interface will also be sent to the ASCII file The curre...

Page 51: ...to upload an ASCII text file 4 Upload the file with the saved parameters If necessary type in the file name and directory path 5 When the upload is complete make sure you terminate the communications...

Page 52: ...tion parameters to an ASCII file as described in Chapter 6 before beginning this upgrade procedure 1 Download the update file onto your local or remote PC Firmware modifications can be downloaded from...

Page 53: ...port number the Web server port number and the console port mode and baud rate 6 Incomplete upload If the upload is interrupted times out or if the update file becomes corrupted during transfer the p...

Page 54: ...including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it wors...