Editing modem initialization strings:

Click on the Edit link in the Modem port Action column.

On the subsequent Serial Port Edit page, enter the initialization string in the appropriate field and press Apply.

The Init1 and Init2 strings may be up to 48 characters. The Attention and Hang-up strings may be up to 16 characters.

Predefined Modem Initialization Strings

String Type

String

Description

Init 1

AT

Gets modem attention

 

 

 

Init 2

AT E0 Q1 S0=1 S2=64 S12=50 &C1 &D2

Initializes default settings required

 

 

 

Attention

@@@

Switches the modem to command mode

 

 

 

Hang-up

ATH

Forces a hang-up of an active connection

NOTE: Sentry Remote Power Managers do NOT support variable data-rate mode modems. The modem operating mode must be set to fixed data-rate mode to avoid the data-rate being changed after initialization.

The modem manual must be referred to as the command(s) required to set the configuration to fixed data-rate mode vary significantly from manufacturer to manufacturer. The modem should be configured directly from a PC using a terminal program and the command &W be used to save the new configuration to memory and set it to default.

Outlets

The Outlets configuration page is used for assignment and/or editing of outlet sequence and reboot timers, descriptive names and wakeup states.

Setting the outlet sequencing interval:

Enter the sequencing interval (in seconds) in the Sequence Interval field and press Apply.

Setting the outlet reboot delay:

Enter the reboot interval (in seconds) in the Reboot Delay field and press Apply.

Editing the outlet descriptive name:

Click on the Edit link in the Action column next to the outlet to be configured.

On the subsequent Outlet Edit page, enter the descriptive name. Up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal, spaces are not allowed) are allowed. Press Apply.

Changing the outlet wakeup state:

Click on the Edit link in the Action column next to the outlet to be configured.

On the subsequent Outlet Edit page, select On, Off or Last from the Wakeup State drop-down menu and press Apply.

Setting the outlet Post-On delay:

Click on the Edit link in the Action column next to the outlet to be configured.

On the subsequent Outlet Edit page, enter the outlet Post-On delay (in seconds) in the Post-On Delay field and press Apply.

Groups

The Groups configuration page is used for creation and deletion of group and assignment of outlets to groups.

Creating a group:

Enter a descriptive group name in the Group Name field. Up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal, spaces are not allowed) are allowed. Press Apply.

Removing a group:

Click on the Remove link in the Action column for the group to be removed and press Yes on the subsequent confirmation window.

16 • Operations

Sentry PT22

 

Installation and Operations Manual