Adder Technology CATxIP 1000 Power control port, To connect and address the switch boxes, Switch

Off = switch upwards On = switch downwards Switch 1 is on the left side

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Power control port

The options port of the AdderView CATxIP 1000 can be used to connect to one or more optional power control units. This allows you to

control the mains power being supplied to the	POWER
	IN
connected computer(s) so that an authorised
	CAM
user can, if necessary, perform a complete
remote cold reboot on a failed system.	COMPUTER	POWER
The control connector of the first power switch	SYSTEM	SWITCH
is attached, via serial cable, to the rear panel of

the AdderView CATxIP 1000. Any additional power switches are then attached via a ‘daisy-chain’ arrangement to the first power switch. Each power switch box is then given a unique address and access to each power port (8 ports on each power switch box) is gained using a combination of the switch box address and the port number.

To connect and address the switch boxes

Note: The AdderView CATxIP 1000 unit can be powered on during this procedure, however, the switch boxes should be switched off. The configuration steps below are for the Adder EPS-M8 and EPS-S8 power switches. Other power switches may require different configuration. Please refer to your power switch documentation.

1Mount up to four switch boxes in positions where they are close to the computer systems that they will control and not too distant from the AdderView CATxIP 1000 unit (preferably within 2.5 metres).

2Use a serial cable with an RJ9 and a 9-pin D-type connector (see Appendix 7 for specification). Attach the RJ9 plug to the socket marked IN on the first switch box. Attach the other end to the socket marked OPTIONS on the AdderView CATxIP 1000.

AdderView CATxIP

1000 rear panel

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‘Daisy-chain’									Power
control									switch
connections									boxes
	IN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Box 1
	OUT
	IN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Box 2
	OUT

Serial cable to first power switch box

	OPTIONS
5V
2.
0
	A

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								Power to computer
								Box 2, port 6 - address: 26
IN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Box 3
OUT
IN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Box 4

The power ports are connected to the power inputs of each computer system and the power switch box(es) are then connected to a mains power supply.

IMPORTANT: Power switching devices have a maximum current rating. It is essential to ensure that the total current drawn by the equipment connected to the power switching device does not exceed the current rating of the power switching device. You must also ensure that the current drawn from any mains socket does not exceed the current rating of the mains socket.

Setting up, configuring and using power switching requires three main steps:

•Connect and address the switch boxes 

•Configure the power strings

•Operate power switching via the VNC toolbar or the local Functions menu.

3For each of the remaining switch boxes (if used), use a serial cable with RJ9 connectors at both ends (see Appendix 7 for specification). Attach one end to the socket marked OUT of the previous box and the other end to the socket marked IN of the next box.

4	Set the addressing switches on each switch box	Box	Switch 1	Switch 2
	using the two micro switches marked ‘Slct’ on	1	Off	Off
	the front panel. The box connected directly to	2	On	Off
	the AdderView CATxIP 1000 is Box 1 and so on,
		3	Off	On
	down the daisy-chain line to Box 4 at the end.
		4	On	On
5	Attach IEC to IEC power leads between

each port and the power input socket of each computer system that requires power switching. Carefully note to which power

ports, on which boxes, each computer system is connected. If computer systems have multiple power inputs, then each input must be connected via separate ports, which can be on the same, or different boxes.

6 Connect each box to a suitable mains power input.

Now proceed to the configuration stage covered in the Power switching configuration section within the Configuration chapter.

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