IPS-800/IPS-1600 Series - User’s Guide
b)Text Interface:
i.Via Telnet: Telnet to the IPS’s default IP address (192.168.168.168). The Plug Status Screen (Figure 3.2) should be displayed.
ii.Via Local PC: Start your communications program (e.g., Hyperterminal) and then press [Enter]. The Plug Status Screen should be displayed as shown in Figure 3.2. The default communications parameters for the COM Port are 9600 bps, No Parity, 8 data bits, One stop bit.
iii.Via Modem: Use your communications program to dial the number for the phone line which is connected to your external modem. Note that in order to communicate with the unit via modem, you must first access the command mode via Network or Local PC, and use the Serial Parameters Menu to set the Port Mode to "Modem" as described in Section 5.3.2.
2.Test Switching Functions: You may wish to perform the following tests in order to make certain that the IPS is responding to commands.
a)Reboot Outlet: If you are communicating with the unit via the Web Browser Interface, select the button in the "Boot" column for Plug 1, and then click on "Apply." If you are operating the unit via the Text interface, type /BOOT 1 and press [Enter]. The status indicator for Plug 1 should go off, pause for a moment, and then go back on, indicating that the boot cycle has been successfully completed.
b)Switch Outlet Off: From the Web Browser Interface, select the button in the "Off" column for Plug 1, and then click "Apply." From the Text Interface, type /OFF 1 and press [Enter]. The status indicator for Plug 1 should go Off, indicating that the command has been successfully completed. Leave Plug 1 in the "Off" state, and then proceed to the next step.
c)Switch Outlet On: From the Web Browser Interface, select the button in the "On" column for Plug 1, and then click "Apply." From the Text Interface, type /ON 1 and press [Enter]. The status indicator for Plug 1 should then go back On, indicating that the command has been successfully completed.
