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

To connect and address the switch boxes

Note: The SmartView World can be powered on during this procedure, however, the switch boxes should be switched off.

1Mount up to four switch boxes in positions where they are close to the computers that they will control and not too distant from the SmartView World (preferably within 2.5 metres).

2Use a serial cable with an RJ9 and a 9-pin D-type connector (see Appendix 4 for specification). Connect the RJ9 plug to the socket marked ‘IN’ on the first switch box. Connect the other end to the socket marked ‘POWER CONTROL’ on the SmartView World.

3For each of the remaining switch boxes (if used), use a serial cable with RJ9 connectors at both ends (see Appendix 4 for specification). Connect 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

Switch 1

Switch 2

 

box using the two micro switches marked

 

1

Off

Off

 

‘Slct’ on the front panel. The box connected

 

directly to the SmartView World is Box 1 and

2

On

Off

 

so on down the daisy-chain line to Box 4 at

3

Off

On

 

the end.

 

4

On

On

5

Connect IEC to IEC power leads between

 

 

 

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

ports, on which boxes, each computer is connected. If server 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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Switch specifications

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