CHAPTER 4: Startup/Configuration

The General Parameters menu offers the following options:

1.System Password: (Up to 16 characters, case sensitive.) When the system password is defined, the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will display a prompt before allowing access to command mode. If the system password is entered, the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will start up in system mode. To define the system password, type 1 and press [Enter]. (Default = undefined.)

NOTE

If the system password is not defined, the password prompt will not be displayed, and the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will always start up in system mode.

2.Site ID: Defines a text string (up to 32 characters) that denotes the installation site. To define the Site ID, type 2 and press [Enter]. (Default = undefined.)

3.Modem Initialization String: To define the modem initialization string (up to 32 characters), type 3 and press [Enter]. For more information on the initialization string, please refer to the user’s guide for your external modem. Make certain that the modem is set to auto-answer in one ring. (Default =

ATE0M0Q1&C1&D2S0=1.)

4.Modem Disconnect String: To define the Disconnect String (up to 32 characters), type 4, press [Enter], and follow the instructions in the submenu. For more information, please refer to the user’s guide for your external modem. (Default = undefined.)

5.Baud Rate: To select the baud rate for the modem port and console port, type 5, press [Enter], and follow the instructions in the submenu. Make certain to select a rate that is compatible with the external modem and/or the device connected to the console port. (Default value determined by option switch 1; Factory setting = 9600.)

NOTE

When this setting is changed, the new baud rate will not be applied until

you exit and then re-enter the Dual-Port Network Power Switch Command Mode.

6.Command Echo: Enables/disables the command echo. When enabled, commands sent to the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will be echoed back to your PC, allowing keystrokes to be displayed . To enable/disable the echo, type 6, press [Enter], and follow the instructions in the submenu. (Default determined by option switch 3; Factory setting = Disabled.)

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