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3.2. Communicating with the IPS-15

Note that the IPS offers two different user interfaces: a Web Browser Interface and a Text Interface. The Web Browser interface 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 consists of a series of ASCII text menus, which may be accessed via TCP/IP network, dial- up modem, or local PC. Both Interfaces are discussed further in the sections that follow.

3.2.1.The Web Browser Interface

When communicating with the IPS-15 via web browser, switch functions and status screens are accessed by clicking the appropriate button(s) on the browser screen. This section briefly describes the procedure for contacting the IPS unit via Web Browser, and selecting items from the web interface menus.

Notes:

In order to use a web browser to communicate with the IPS-15, the IPS-15 Master Unit must be connected to your network, and the PC being used to control the IPS must have 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 unit via 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, it is recommended to define network parameters as described in

Section 5.3.3.

1.Web Browser Access: Start your JavaScript enabled Web Browser. Enter the IPS-15's default IP address (http://192.168.168.168) in your web browser's address bar and then press [Enter].

2.Password Prompt: When the IPS-15 is accessed via the Web Browser Interface, the Password Prompt will always be displayed. If the User Name and/or System Password have not yet been defined, click "OK" without keying in a user name or password. If the User Name and/or System Password have already been defined, key in the user name and system password and then click "OK". The IPS Plug Status Screen

3-4should be displayed as shown in Figure 3.2.