Lindy iSWITCH User Manual

ePowerSwitch (iSWITCH) User’s Manual 20020925 Rev4

10 11. Open the appropriate 3½″ Floppy Drive. Open the USB folder. Open the Driver folder. Click OK. 12. Windows will search for the new USB

11 14. Windows has found the best Driver for this USB device. Click Next. 15. Windows is copying the USB Driver files to your “C:” drive. Clic

12 17. On the Desktop, right click “My Computer”. Open Properties. 18. Open the Device Manager. Wait for approximately 30 seconds for the “Hum

1321. This is the Power Device Configuration Tool screen. On the Toolbar open Configuration. Then open System. 22. This is the System Parameter

1423. This is the Power Device Configuration Tool screen. After you have entered in all of the pertinent information, you have to Update and Restart

1525. This is the Power Device Configuration screen. Click Yes to Update the Power Device. 26. This is the Device Parameter Transmitting screen.

1627. The Power Device has been successfully updated. Click OK. 28. The Power Device has to be Restarted. Click Yes. 29. The USB Setup Proce

17iSwitch and from the computer. Plug the Ethernet Cable into the iSwitch and after about thirty seconds the Link LED will start blinking, now you c

187. Connect using the appropriate Com port. Click OK 8. Configure the port settings. Bits per second: “115200”, Data bits: “8”, Parity: “None”

1910. Open the Settings Tab. Function, arrow and ctrl keys act as: Terminal Keys, Backspace key sends: Crtl+H, Emulation: VT100, Telnet terminal: V

2 Table of Contents Warnings 3 Quick Install Procedure 4 Introduction 7 Remote Power Manager (iSwitch) Features 7 iSwitch P

20 14. Ctrl-Z moves the cursor down and Ctrl-W moves the cursor up. Pick Network, then hit enter. 15. Enter in the IP Address, the Gateway Add

21 16. Arrow down to PPP Config and hit enter. Enter in the ISP dial number, the ISP account/password and the enable/disable dial-out interface (

22 18. Arrow down to Trap and hit enter. This screen allows the user to send Traps about the UPS to ten IP Addresses (not required). Also, you ma

23 20. After rebooting the system, the new settings will be activated. Reboot (y/n)? Hit the y key then hit enter. Once the system has rebooted,

24 6. This is an example. At the MS-DOS Prompt type: arp –s 192.166.7.19 52-54-4c-19-ad-90. Then hit enter. The first string is the IP Address;

25 Telnet Configuration This section will guide you through finishing the configuration of the iSwitch using Telnet. NOTE: You must complete the a

26 4. Pick Network, then hit enter. 5. Pick IP, then hit enter. Input your IP Address, Gateway Address, Subnet Mask and the DNS (all required).

27 6. Arrow down to PPP Config and hit enter. Enter in the ISP dial number, the ISP account/password and the enable/disable dial-out interface (not

28read and write, to assign to a particular IP manager. Hit the left arrow key to return to the main menu. 9. Once you have finished with the

29 10. After rebooting the system, the new settings will be activated. Reboot (y/n)? Hit the y key then hit enter. 11. The iSwitch has rebooted

3 NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a “Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Th

30 Web-Based Configuration This section will guide you through the Web-Based-Configuration and the Web Pages of the Remote Power Manager (iSwitch).

314. This is the screen where you can set the Network parameters. After you have finished filling in all of the information, click Save. BOOT MODE

325. The PPP connection is useful if it is not possible to make a direct network connection to the iSwitch. An external modem is needed to connect

336. This is the screen where you set the Date and Time. After you have finished filling in the information, click Save. 7. This is the screen

348. This is the screen where the administrator can enable the application program interface to certain users. After you have finished filling in

3511. After filling in all of the information be sure to Save and Restart before exiting the program. iSwitch 12. This screen allows the user

36 13. a. ID Address Configuration and Identification: Since 16 iSWITCHs can be daisy chained together to share one CIC, each unit can be individuall

3714.This screen allows the User to schedule daily/weekly shutdowns and restarts of individual receptacles (be sure to check the appropriate box). Th

38a. Pager Input the code defined by user himself to Alarm-Add and Alarm-Remove. b. Broadcast It must run an application in the client to receive th

39d. Trap Set the SNMP trap. e. Mail Send the event to the user pre-set email account.

4 Quick Install Procedure This section will guide you through the quick installation of the iSwitch. 1. Install mounting brackets: page 4. 2. Ins

4016. This screen allows the user to check the iSwitch event log. The Web-Based Configuration is complete. The iSwitch is fully operational.

413. Once the message “Check u-dram” appears hit the “c” key. Then at the cursor type “upall” then hit enter. Once the User hits enter, you have ap

425.Select “X modem” under Protocol. 6. Click Browse. Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located. Select the File name:

437. Click Send. 8. The Firmware upgrade will take approximately eight minutes to complete.

449. The Firmware upgrade is complete. NOTE: The user has to reconfigure all of the settings after the Firmware upgrade is complete, because all

45 Telephone Access Interface 1. Dial up the iSwitch. 2. After three rings the iSwitch will respond by sending out three short beeps to the calle

46 Daisy Chaining The Remote Power Manager (iSwitch) can be Daisy Chained up to a maximum of sixteen units. Each iSwitch in the Daisy Chain must h

4716. Plug the third iSwitch's power cord into utility power. 17. Turn the master power switch on. 18. Configure the third iSwitch's ID

48 Troubleshooting Problem: The TES (Terminal Emulation Software) does not display anything. Solution: Make sure the TES’s communication parameter

49 Appendix This section discusses: Communities, Gateways, IP Addresses, and Sub net masking. Communities A community is a string of printable ASCI

5 iSwitch-Front Panel Setup via USB Port Setup via RS232 Port Setup via Ethernet Port Receptacle Control Status LED (Green

50Subnetting and Subnet Masks Subnetting divides a network address into sub-network addresses to accommodate more than one physical network on a logi

51 Glossary The Glossary section defines the terms used in the Computer Interface Card (CIC) -MP environment. Agent Implemented SNMP applications in

52TES Terminal Emulation Software—Communications program to transform a personal computer into a terminal for the purpose of data communications. TFT

6 Receptacle Status LED (Red): When the LED is illuminated the receptacle is on and providing AC Power. When the LED is off the receptacle is not p

7Introduction The Remote Power Manager (iSwitch) is a network-manageable, intelligent power control unit designed to provide control of power for u

8 Setup Procedure This section describes the setup procedures of the iSwitch when you connect it to the network. NOTE: The minimum requirement to o

98.The Hardware wizard will guide you through installing the USB Driver. Click Next. 9. Hardware wizard will search for the best USB Driver. Cli