Adder Technology CATxIP 1000 Power switching conguration, Pxy=z\0D.

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Power switching conﬁguration

Power.switch.conﬁguration.comprises.two.main.steps:

•. Conﬁgure.the.OPTIONS.serial.port.to.the.same.speed.as.used.by.the.power.

switch.box(es),.using.the.conﬁguration menu..

•. Conﬁgure.power.ON.and.OFF.strings.for.each.relevant.host.computer.

For.each.power.port.there.needs.to.be.a.valid.‘Power.ON.string’.and.similarly.an.

appropriate.‘Power.OFF.string’..In.each.case,.the.strings.are.a.short.sequence.of.

characters.that.combine.a.port.address.and.a.power.on.or.off.value..

If.a.particular.computer.has.more.than.one.power.input.(and.thus.requires.an.

equivalent.number.of.power.ports.to.control.them),.collections.of.strings.can.be.

combined.to.switch.all.of.the.required.ports.together.as.a.group.

To conﬁgure the power sequences for each host computer

1. Using.VNC.viewer.or.a.browser,.log.on.as.the.‘admin’.user.

2. Click.the.‘Conﬁgure’.button.in.the.top.right.corner.

3. Click.the.‘Host.conﬁguration’.option.

4. Click.a.host.entry.to.display.a.Host.conﬁguration.dialog:

5. If.necessary,.conﬁgure.other.parameters.(Name,.Users,.Hot.Keys.-.MORE).

Power control sequences

Note: The settings given below are for the EPS-S8 power switch - other power

switches may require different settings. Please refer to your power switch

documentation for details about codes required by other power switches.

The.structure.of.each.power.sequence.(OFF.and.ON).is.as.follows:

Pxy=z\0D.

Where:.

x.is.the.switch.box.number,

y.is.the.power.port.number,..

z.is.‘0’.for.OFF.or.‘1’.for.ON,.and

\0D.represents.Enter.(or.Carriage.return).

Example 1

To.switch.ON.port.5.of.switch.box.2,.the.code.would.be.as.follows:

•. Power.sequence:.. P25=1\0D

Example 2

To.switch.OFF.port.8.of.switch.box.3,.the.code.would.be.as.follows:

•. Power.sequence:.. P38=0\0D

For.details.about.operating.this.feature,.see.Power switching control.within.

the.Operation.chapter.

To control two or more ports simultaneously

You.can.control.up.to.four.power.ports.using.a.single.sequence..This.is.done.

using.the.same.command.structure.as.shown.above,.plus.a.delay.command,.

for.each.port..Immediately.following.a.port.command,.insert.the.characters.

‘\*’.before.the.next.port.command,.and.so.on.up.to.four.ports..For.instance,.to.

switch.on.ports.1.and.2.in.the.ﬁrst.power.switch,.the.command.line.would.be:

. P11=1\0D\*P12=1\0D

6. Enter.the.Power control sequences.in.the.Power.On.and.Power.Off.ﬁelds.

7. Click.OK.to.close.the.dialog.and.then.click.the.Save.button.in.the.main.Host.

Conﬁguration.window.to.store.the.details.