Host Control Port; Establishing A Connection; Host-To-Unit Instructions; Device-Initiated Power-Up Message - Extron electronics IP Link Pro xi IPL EXP PDU4H User Manual

Host Control Port

The factory default network settings for the power expansion interface are:
• IP address
Subnet mask
•
• Gateway address
DNS address
•

Establishing a Connection

Establish a network connection to the IPL EXP PDU4H as follows:
1. Download the SSH client application.
2.
Open the SSH client application.
3. Enter the IP address of the IPL EXP PDU4H in the
22023
4. Enter
5. The IPL EXP PDU4H is password protected, so enter the appropriate account name
(admin or user), and password.
NOTES:
• If the password has not been changed, the factory default password is the
• If the unit has undergone a Reset to Factory Defaults reset, the password is
• If the login and password are correct, the device responds with a copyright
message including the copyright year, the name of the product, firmware version,
part number, and the current date and time.
If the login and password are incorrect, the Login prompt returns. Enter the
•
administrator or user name and password again.
Using verbose mode
SSH connections to an IPL EXP PDU4H can be used to monitor for changes that occur on
the device. For an SSH session to receive change notices from the device, the SSH session
must be in verbose mode 1 or 3 (see the
is also helpful to use the echo feature when using the SSH connection (see
over-SSH (port 22023)

Host-to-Unit Instructions

SIS commands consist of one or more characters per field. No special characters are required
to begin or end a command character sequence. When a command is valid, the IPL EXP
executes the command and sends a response to the host device. All responses from the
IPL EXP to the host end with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF =
the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.

Device-Initiated Power-Up Message

When the unit completes its start‑up, it issues the following message to the host:
Copyright 20yy
©
20yy
• is the copyright year
Vx xx
• .
60-1956-01
•
192.168.254.250
255.255.255.0
0.0.0.0
127.0.0.1
Port
in the field.
device serial number.
extron
.
on page 33)
Extron IPL EXP PDU4H
,
is the firmware version number
is the part number.
IPL EXP PDU4H • Modes of Operation, SIS Control and Configuration
Host Name or IP address
verbose mode SIS command
Vx xx 60 1956-01
, . , ‑
field.
on page 32). It
Echo for SIS-
]
), which signals
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