CHAPTER 8: The Status Screens

To display the Plug Status Screen via the Text Interface, type /S and then press [Enter]. To display the Plug Status Screen via the Web Browser Interface, click on the "Plug Status" link.

Note that when the /S command is invoked via the Text Interface, the command line can also include arguments that allow the command to display status for an individual outlet, two or more specific outlets, or a range of several outlets:

/S

Displays status for all switched outlets.

/S s

Displays status for an individual outlet, where s is the name or number

 

of the desired outlet.

/S s+s

Displays status for two or more specific outlets, where s is the number

 

or name of each desired outlet. A plus sign (+) is entered between each

 

outlet number or name.

/S s:s

Displays status for a range of outlets, where s is the number or name of

 

the outlet at the beginning and end of the range of desired outlets. A

 

colon (:) is entered between the two outlet numbers or names that mark

 

the beginning of the range and the end of the range.

The Plug Status Screen lists the following parameters for each switched outlet:

Plug: The alphanumeric number of each switched outlet.

Note:

If an asterisk appears next to the plug number in this column, this indicates that the plug is "busy", and still in the process of completing a previous command. This could be a command that was invoked by the current user or another user.

Name: The user-defined name for each switched outlet.

Status: The current On/Off status of each switched outlet. If the Status column includes an asterisk, this means that this outlet is busy completing another command, that was previously invoked, either by you or another user.

Boot Seq. Delay: The user-defined Boot/Sequence Delay for each switched outlet.

Default: The Default On/Off value for each switched outlet.

Priority: The user-defined priority setting for each switched outlet.

Amps: The current, in Amps, being consumed by each switched outlet.

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Black Box MPSH16-D20-120V, MPSH8-S20-208+V Displays status for all switched outlets, Desired outlet, Outlet number or name

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