Planet Technology IPM-8001 manual

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    8-Port IP Power Manager IPM-8001 IPM-8002 User’s Manual[...]

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    Copyright Copyright © 2006 by PLANET T echnology Corp. All rights reserved. No p art of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or other wise, without the[...]

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    Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environme nt. In order to avoid the poss ibility of exceedi ng the F CC radio frequency e xposure limits, human proximit y to the antenna shall not be les s than 20 cm(8 inches) during normal operati[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................1 1.1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 P RODUCT D ESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................[...]

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    CHAPTER 6 WEB CONFIGURA TION ..........................15 6.1 P OWER M ANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 16 6.1.1 Contr ol ........................................................................................................................ .... 16 6.1.2 Sche dule [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing PLANET IP Power Manager . This manual guide s you on how to install and properly use th e IP Power Manager in order to take full advant age of its features. 1.1 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: z One IP Power Manager z One Power Cord z One User’s Manual and Utility CD z [...]

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    z Upgrade utility for eas y firmware upgrade z Event notification through SNMP trap o r E-Mail alert s z Daily history report through E-mail z Supports SS L-3 and SSH V1 protocol z Administrator and multiple users with p a ssword protection for double-laye r security z Address-specific IP security masks to prevent unauthorized access z Available in[...]

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    LED Function Description 1 Curre nt le vel indicator Display s the amount of current being drawn by the connected output device through the power outle t. 2 Outlet power indicat or Disp l a ys t he out- let power status . Off: Power of f Gr een: P ower on 3 Remote contr ol indicator Displays the remo te control s tatus of each out let. Off: Remot e[...]

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    LED Function Description INPUT Input power consumption indicator Display s the amount of current being drawn by the connected output device through the power outle t. LED Function Description ST A TUS Input power statu s indicator Displays input voltage (V olts), input current (Amp ere), and frequency (Hz), sequentiall y on the 7-segment sw itch in[...]

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    Name Function Description LAN Ethernet (LAN) port Enables you to connect IP Power Manag er to a LAN or WA N . Console Console port Enables you to config ure t h e IP Power Manager us in g the serial port. Or y ou can conne ct an op tional EMD to this port. Dip-Switch Operation mode DIP switch Sets the mode of operation for the IP Power Manager. S1 [...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the inst allation, it is necessary that you have enou gh information about the IP Power Manager . 2.1 Connecting Input Power The IP Power Manager h as an IEC C20 p ower inlet f or supp lying an d man agin g power fo r th e output device s. Connect the power cord to the power inlet and plug the[...]

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    2.3 Connecting Digital Outputs The IP Power Manager provid es two dig ital outputs (NO by default) to which you can connect in dicators or other o utput de vices that are normally open ( NO) or normally closed (N C). The digital output connectors are work as a switch to let you switch the connected device On or Off. The connectors will not pr ovide[...]

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    2.5 Connecting The Console Y ou can control the output devices and manage thei r power statu s through the cons ole por t with ser ia l co nnection. Use th e bundled serial cable to c onnect the COM port o f yo ur PC and the CONSOL E port of the IP Power Manager as shown. Then you can run Hyper Terminal to control and manage your IP Power Mana ger [...]

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    - 9 - control th e IP Power Mana ger from your PC or laptop. When the network has installed a router, you can also use your mo bile phone or PDA that is w e b b ro ws er s u p po rt ed a n d connected to Internet to control IP Power Mana ge r .[...]

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    Chapter 3 User Control Button Y ou can tu rn on po wer man ually fo r eac h of the eigh t out put devic es wi th the control buttons provided under each st atus ind ic ator A through H. Each but ton allows y ou to set the remote control function as well as turn power on/of f for each outlet manually . The control button has two modes of o peration.[...]

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    Chapter 4 Quick Setup When you are first time configure your IP Power Manager . Y ou may refer to this chapter to know how to initial your IP Power Manager fastest. 1. Please insert User ’s Manual and Utility CD in to the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun program. Once completed a menu scree n will appear . 2. Click on “Initial Utility” hy[...]

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    5. In default, IP Power Ma nager is DHCP client enables. If there is no DHCP server in your network. Please click “Set I P” button. Then enter an IP address th at in the same segm ent of your configuration PC. Please pre ss “OK”. 6. Please press “Browse” butt on, then you will see a dialog box asking you the user name and password. Plea[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configure With Console The IP Power Manage r has provided a serial port that enables you to configure and control the system throu gh yo ur PC’ s RS-232 serial (C OM) p ort. Use the serial c able provided to connec t the console port to you r PC’ s COM port as de scr ib ed in “Co nnect in g th e cons ol e”. T his sec tio n describ[...]

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    4. The Pr operties wind ow o pe ns. Click” Restore Defa ult s” to use the def ault settings. Make sure that the Bit s per second field is set to 9600 . Click OK when done. - 6 - 5. Press any key . The I P Power Manager Configurati on Utility Main menu opens and you are prompted for a passwo rd. T ype the default passwo rd ( admin ) and press En[...]

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    6. After enter correct password, you will see the main menu of console interface . - 7 -[...]

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    5.2 IP Power Manager Configuration In this option. Y ou can setup the general settings of this IP Power Manager. 5.2.1 System Group In this option. Y ou can change the IP Powe r Manager IP settings, system date and time. Option Description IP Addres s The IP address of IP Power Manager is dotted format. Default value is "192.168.0.10", an[...]

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    5.2.2 Control Group - 9 - Option Description Administrator User Name In default, the user name is “admin”. Y ou can change the user name to a simply memorize name. Administrator Password In default, the password i s “admin”. Please change the p assword to IP Power Manager in the first time configuration. That can prevent unauthorized use r [...]

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    standard T elnet port (23). HTTP Co ntr ol Enable/Disable the HTTP connection with the IP Power Man ager . The user may configure HTTP protocol to use a port number other than standard HT T P port (80 ). SNMP Control Enable/Disable the SNMP connection with the IP Power Manager . The user may configure the SNMP proto c ol to use a port number other [...]

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    Power on Delay (Seconds) Set power on delay time in second s. The outlet will turn on af ter the delay time. Power off Delay (Seconds) Set power off delay time in seconds. The outlet will turn on after the delay time. Output Current Threshold (Amp) Set the upper limit of output current in Amp. Output Current Ov er Threshold T urn Power Off If selec[...]

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    5.5 Trap Receiver Table This page li sts the p arameters for SN MP trap receivers (For SNM P Networ k Management). Option Description IP Addres s The IP Address in dotted format of the NMS station to which th e trap should be sent . Community S tring The co mmuni ty string of the trap PDU to be sent. The maximum length of the string is 19 character[...]

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    5.6 Reset Configuration To Default When you would like to reset IP Power Manger to default configuration, please select this option and press “y”. 5.7 Restart IP Power Manager After configuration, please select this option to make the ne w functi on works. - 13 -[...]

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    5.8 Exit Select this option to exit Hyper T erminal. - 14 -[...]

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    Chapter 6 Web Configuration The IP Power Manage r provides a graph ic us er i n t er f ace t h a t ca n be viewed from a web browser such as Inte rnet Explore r . T his enabl es you to acces s and cont rol th e IP Power M anager outlets and subse quent ly , it’ s output devices remotely from your deskto p, lap top, PDA, or ev en yo ur mobile pho [...]

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    connecte d), System , Network and Logs . When you click the IP Power Manager front p anel on the Hom e screen. Y ou will see the device status as bel ow . 6.1 Power Management view of IP Power Manage r . While mouse moving over the pictu re of 6.1.1 Control This page shows the rear - 16 - input, each outlets, or digit a l output, it will link to it[...]

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    6.1.1.1 Inlet This page shows the associated st atus and even action of inlet. - 17 - Option Description Stat u s Input V oltage (V olt) The current input voltage i n V olt. Input Current (Amp) The current input current s in Amp. Input Frequency (Hz) The current input frequency in Hz. Input V oltage Threshold High (V olt) High threshold of input vo[...]

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    Input V oltage Threshold Low (V olt) Low threshold of input volt age. When input voltage is lower than t his value, IP Power Ma nager will t ake a ction specified in the "Inlet Event s Action" table. Current Event of Inlet Shows the associated event description when there is an eve nt occurred. If there is no event occurred, it shows &quo[...]

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    Power Off Delay (Seconds) Set power off delay time in seconds. The outlet will turn of f after the delay time. Output Current Threshold (Amp) Set the upper limit of output current in Amp. Output Current Ov er Threshold T urn Power Off If selected, it will turn power of f of outlet when this event occurred. Default value is not selected. Manual Cont[...]

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    T urn On / T urn Off button T urn digital outputs on or of f manually . 6.1.2 Schedule This page all ows user to add or remove the IP Power Manager' s schedule list dynamically . The maximum schedule is 32. When you would like to add a new schedule, pl ea se press “Add New”. The n you will see the screen below . When “Edit” button clic[...]

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    T ype" is "S pecial Schedule". Schedule Date (yyyy/mm/d d) Set the date of this schedule. Schedule Ti me (hh:mm) The time in 24-hour format means whe n the outlet should turn of f or turn on its out put power . Outlet s Action Set the outlet action to be on or off. IP Power Manager will take action at schedule time. Selected Outlet s[...]

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    - 22 - Option Description Sensor Name Configure the name of a sensor (o r device) with up to 15 characters. Set Point The threshold of a sensor (T emperature or Humidity) will trigger an alarm, whenever the me asurement is over (hi gh) or under (low) t he set point. If the checkbox is not filled, the thresh old is disabled a nd the alarm will not b[...]

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    EMD T emperature Unit Choose the displayed temperature unit to “Celsius” or “Fahrenheit”. 6.2.3 Alarm This page allows user to modify the parame ters associate d with the enviro nme nt events. 6.3 System 6.3.1 Configuration This page co ntain s three group s, “Configure System”, “Administrator Name and Password”, and “Control” g[...]

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    Option Description Configure System System Name This field allows the user to set the value in System name that is defined in MIB-II or to view the curr ent setting. Size is 31 characters. System Cont act This field allows the user t o set the value in System manager (System Contact ) that is defined in MIB-II or to view the current se tting. Size [...]

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    Option Description Index This column provides a reference numb er for the existence u ser . User Name The user name which i s used to l og in t he IP Power Manager system. Password The password which is u s ed to log in the IP Power Manager system. Outlet Privilege The security level for each outlet. There are two kinds of secu rity level, one is &[...]

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    6.3.3 Date & T ime This page prov ides the appropriate options below to enable the IP Power Manager date/time to be changed in dif ferent methods. It will show the current date and time of the IP Power Manager . This can be cha nged to synchroni ze with a comp uter , and enquiry from a time serv er (NTP) or manually . For the system time, it sh[...]

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    6.3.4 T rap Receivers This page li st s the parameters for SNMP trap receivers (For SNMP Network Man agement). Option Description Index The index number of the entry in the tab le. NMS IP Address The IP Address in dotted format of the NMS station to which the trap should be sent . Community S tring The community string of the trap PDU to be sent. T[...]

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    6.3.6 WOL IP Pow er Manager has support WOL function to wake your PCs up. This function can help your servers work again after the power interruption. - 28 - Option Description Repeating Ti mes The times of WOL packet IP Power Ma nager will send . Interval T imer (Sec) The interval between send next WOL packet. Index The index number of the entry i[...]

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    6.3.7 Email Notification This page is allowed when the security level is “Adm inistrator”. There are two group s in this page, one is “General Conf iguratio n” group and the other is “Email Re ceivers T ables”. - 29 - Option Description General Configuration Mail Server A s Administrator , you may enter t he IP Address or Hostname of a [...]

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    day in 24-hour format at which time you want the email sent. Email Receivers T ables Mail Account A s Administrator , you may enter the email address of the individual you wish to have the IP Power Manager send mail to. Description As Administrator , you may enter a description for reference purposes for each of the Mail Account you configure. Mail[...]

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    Option Description Screen T ext This is the description of link name which will display on the menu tree for user's reference. Link Address This field defines the real name of web page to be connected, in URL format. Stat u s There are two kinds of st atus, "E nabled", and "Disabled". If the setting is "Enabled", [...]

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    Option Description IP Address The IP addre ss of IP Power Manager is dotted form at. Default value is "192.168.1.1", and size is 15 characters. Gateway Address The IP address of the g ateway is dotted format. Default value is "0.0.0.0", and size is 15 characters. Subnet Mask The subnet mask of IP Power Manager is dotted format. [...]

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    T elnet Connection paramete r enabling or disabling the termin al to the server This is the application (T elnet) control process. (e. g. telnet 192.168.1.1). The user may configure the T elnet protocol to use a port number other than the stan dard T elnet port (23). HTTP Suppo rt ion with the IP Power Manager . Enable/Disable the HTTP connect The [...]

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    Available opti ons are: Permitted and Denied. Access T ype .5 Logs e fundament al IP Power Manager pa rameters. The nsolidation interval by modifying the varia ble "History Log y Y ou will see the history log list in thi s screen. Y ou may select one of them to check the log cted, it will also log the following information. 6 This page gi ves [...]

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    Option Description Date (dd/mm/yyyy ) This column show the dat e on which the recording was made. Time (hh:m m:ss) This gives the time in a 24-hour format when the values were recorded. Input Voltage This shows the input volt age in V o lts at the time of recording. Input Current This shows the input cu rren t in Amps at the time of recording. Inpu[...]

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    Option Description Date (dd/mm/yyyy ) This column show the dat e on which the recording was made. Time (hh:m m:ss) This gives the time in a 24-hour format when the values were recorded. Event Description 6.5.3 Clear and Save Log Dat a This screen allows you to clear or save t he log file. Option Description Clear Log Dat a Please select which log y[...]

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    Chapter 7 Utility IP Power Ma nager has prov ided a utility for customer to set the IP addre ss and upgrade. Y ou can find this utility in “Utility” folder of bundled CD. Buttons Description Device List This will show you all the IP Power manager in your network. Set IP Assign an IP address to IP Power Manager . Browse Open the configuration we[...]

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    with the located firmware. Open Press this button to locate the firmware. Q - 38 - uit Close utility .[...]

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    Appendix A Error Code E r C od e rro Description E01 Network link down E02 Parameters checksum error E03 Input voltage o ver threshold high (V olt ) E04 Input voltage over threshold low (V olt) E05 Outlet A current over t hreshold (Amp) E06 Outlet B current over t hreshold (Amp) E07 Outlet C current over t hreshold (Amp) E08 Outlet D current over t[...]

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    Appendix B Specification Model IP IPM-8002-EU IPM-8002-UK M-8001-US LAN 10 Port /100Mbp s, RJ-45 Console port RJ-45 connector x 1 COM por 1; For UPS conne t ction Digit al Output 2 pair AC 0~125V , 15A, 50~60Hz 220V , 15A, 50 1 1 ~60Hz 240V , 13A, 50~60Hz Input AC Output 1 1 ~60Hz 240V , 13A, 50~60Hz 0~125V , 15A, 50~60Hz 220V , 15A, 50 Load 15A fo[...]

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    Appendix C Glossary A cation Authentication refe ed message's integrity . D DHCP (Dyna mic Host Configuration Pro tocol) so f tware automatically assig ns IP addresses to client s loggin which eliminates the need to manually a ssign p D D r Do e at all machines on the net have. It translates fro d D Name T n Internet site address. F F rs to t [...]

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    network. Every client and serve r station must ha either a permanent addr ess or have one dyn s four sets of num bers separated by peri ods (for example, munications links such as the router . ress inistrator anization. The r's job includes ensu ring network security , keepin g software, hard ware, and rk T ime Protoc ol) is used to synchron i[...]

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    - 43 - NMP h ardware or sof tware components tran smit network device activity the workstation used to oversee the network. er or router and is comp ared IP addre s s to determi ne whether to accept or reject the p acket. l Protocol) is the transport protocol in T CP/IP that ensures messages itted accurately and completely . nt and received at the [...]