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- Page 5 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
- Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.
- Page 7 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. ProComm is a registered trademark of DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.™ Crosstalk is a registered trademark of Digital Communications Associates, Inc.
- Page 8 Disconnect Power If any of the following events occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the outlet and contact Black Box at 724-746-5500. 1. The power cord is frayed or damaged. 2. Liquid has been spilled into the device or the device has been exposed to rain or water.
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS Contents Chapter Page Specifications ........... . 8 Overview . - Page 10 A.1 Calling Black Box ........
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Page 11: Specifications
10 amps maximum per circuit, providing a total of 20 amps for both circuits; AC Outputs: (16) 208- to 240-VAC IEC-320-C13 outlets Size: PS568A, PS582A: 1.75"H (1U) x 17.5"W x 7"D (4.4 x 44.5 x 17.8 cm); PS569A, PS583A: 3.5"H (2U) x 17.5"W x 7"D (8.9 x 44.5 x 17.8 cm) -
Page 12: Overview
Outlets can be switched on, off, or booted using plug numbers or names. Four models are available. The Rackmount Remote Power Manager (PS568A or PS582A) has eight switched 100- to 120-VAC or 208- to 240-VAC power outlets. The Rackmount Remote Power Manager 16 (PS569A or PS583A) has 16 switched 100- to 120-VAC or 208- to 240-VAC power outlets. -
Page 13: What's Included
120-VAC models) are pictured in Figures 2-1 and 2-2. The PS582A (not pictured) is the same as the PS568A, except that it has 208- to 240-VAC power inlets and outlets. The PS583A (not pictured) is the same as the PS569A, but it has 208- to 240-VAC power inlets and outlets. - Page 14 CHAPTER 2: Overview Table 2-1. Back-panel components. Component Description ❶ Bus A power inlet and A 100- to 120-VAC or 208- to 240-VAC IEC-320- circuit breaker C14 inlet and 15-amp or 10-amp circuit breaker supplies power to the circuit A outlets. Includes a cable keeper (not shown).
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Page 15: Front Panel
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS Table 2-1 (continued). Back-panel components. Component Description ❺ Default button (continued) Manual plug toggle: Press the default button and and hold it down for three seconds. All power outlets will be toggled on or off. ❻ Unit status indicators These two LEDs function as follows: ON: Lights when power is applied to the power... -
Page 16: Installation
To install the cable keepers and power cables on the PS568A or PS582A, follow these steps: 1. First, make sure that both of the power manager’s power cables are disconnected from the power supply. -
Page 17: Connection To Switched Outlets
When the power manager is turned on, the switched AC outlets will be switched on. The power manager includes two separate power busses. Each PS568A or PS582A bus supports a total of 15 amps; each PS569A or PS583A bus supports a total of 10 amps. -
Page 18: Connecting The Network Cable
CHAPTER 3: Installation The Rackmount Remote Power Manager can be controlled via a TCP/IP network, controlled by a local PC that communicates with the unit via cable, or controlled via an external modem. To switch plugs or select parameters, commands are issued to the power manager either via the network or via the COM/RS-232 port. -
Page 19: Configuration
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS 4. Configuration 4.1 System Mode and User Mode To restrict access to sensitive command functions, the Rackmount Remote Power Manager features two operating modes: system mode and user mode. • System mode allows access to all configuration menus, switching functions, and status screens. -
Page 20: Communicating With The Rackmount Remote Power Manager
CHAPTER 4: Configuration 4.2 Communicating with the Rackmount Remote Power Manager To configure the power manager or invoke command functions, you must first connect to the power manager and access command mode. The power manager offers two separate command interfaces: the Web browser interface and the text interface. -
Page 21: Accessing The Text Interface
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS If a valid password is entered, the Plug Status screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-1. Option buttons include Setup (to access configuration menus), Log Out (to exit the system), Refresh (to refresh the screen), Apply (to save your selections), and Cancel (to start over without saving). - Page 22 CHAPTER 4: Configuration To access command mode via the text interface, proceed as follows: 1. The power manager is transparent to parity and will accept 7- or 8-bit characters, but it will always answer back at 8 bits, no parity. Make sure that your communications program is set for the appropriate baud rate, parity, and communications port.
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Page 23: Configuration Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS NOTE The Plug Status screen will not display actual passwords. Instead, the password column will display “defined” or “undefined.” Rackmount Remote Power Manager v1.41h Site ID: (undefined) Plug |Name |Password |Status |Boot/Seq.Delay |Default ------------------------------------------------------------------- |(undefined) |(undefined) |ON |0.5 Secs |(undefined) |(undefined) |ON |0.5 Secs... -
Page 24: General Parameters Menus
CHAPTER 4: Configuration NOTE To exit from a parameters menu, press the Esc key. Sections 4.3.1 through 4.3.9 describe options and parameters that can be accessed via each of the configuration menus. NOTES Essentially the same selection of parameters and options is available via both the Web browser interface and the text interface. - Page 25 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS • Text interface: Type /G and press Enter. The General Parameters menu will appear (see Figure 4-4). GENERAL PARAMETERS: 1. System Password: (undefined) 2. User Name: (undefined) 3. Site ID: (undefined) 4. Command Echo: 5. Inactivity Timeout: 2 Mins 6.
- Page 26 CHAPTER 4: Configuration • User name: The user name allows you to set up an additional layer of security for Web access to command mode by requiring that users correctly enter both a name and a password. NOTES The user name is never required when accessing the manager via the text interface.
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Page 27: Plug Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS • Automated mode: When enabled, the power manager will execute switching, reboot, and exit commands without displaying a confirmation prompt, status screen, or confirmation messages. For more information, please refer to Section 5.4. (The default value is off.) NOTE When this option is enabled, security functions are suppressed, and users are able to access configuration menus and control plugs without... - Page 28 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Figure 4-5. Plug Parameters menu—Web browser interface. • Text interface: Type /P n and then press Enter (where n is the number or name of the plug you want to configure). The Plug Parameters menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 4-6.
- Page 29 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS The Plug Parameters menu allows you to define the following parameters. • Plug name: Assigns a name to the plug. (This value can be up to 16 characters, and the default value is undefined.) NOTES The plug name cannot begin with a number, dash (-), underscore character (_), forward slash character (/), or backslash character (\).
- Page 30 CHAPTER 4: Configuration NOTE Plug passwords do not allow access to configuration menus, and users are only allowed to view the status of plugs permitted by their password. Boot/Sequence Delay Features The boot/sequence delay value will be applied differently for reboot cycles than it will be for simple on/off switching as described in #1 and #2 below.
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Page 31: Serial Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS If a reboot command is applied to all four plugs, the power manager will respond as follows. 1. Turn off all four plugs (short delay between plugs). 2. Wait 1 second, turn on plug 1, wait 1 second. 3. - Page 32 CHAPTER 4: Configuration SERIAL PARAMETERS: 1. Baud Rate: 9600 2. Data: 8 Bit 3. Parity: None 4. Stop: 1 Bit 5. Port Mode: Console 6. Modem Init. Str: ATE0M0Q1&C1&D2S0=1 Enter selection, Press <ESC> to return to previous menu… Figure 4-8. Serial Parameters menu—text interface. As shown in Figures 4-7 and 4-8, the Serial Parameters menus allow you to define the following parameters: •...
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Page 33: Network Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS string will not be sent. For more information on initialization commands, refer to your modem’s user’s guide. (The default value is ATE0M0Q1&C1&D2S0=1.) NOTES The modem initialization string cannot begin with a forward slash (/) or backslash (\) character. The modem initialization string cannot include non-printable characters or quotation marks. - Page 34 CHAPTER 4: Configuration • Text interface: Type /N and press Enter. The Network Parameters menu will appear (see Figure 4-10). NETWORK PARAMETERS: 1. IP Address: 207.212.30.88 2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 3. Gateway Address: 207.212.30.1 4. Send MSS: 5. IP Security: MAC Address: 00-09-9b-00-90-e0 Enter Selection,...
- Page 35 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS • IP Security: Sets up the IP security feature. The IP Security feature is described below. • MAC Address (for Text interface only): Displays the power manager’s MAC address. NOTE This item merely displays the assigned MAC address and cannot be used to redefine the address.
- Page 36 CHAPTER 4: Configuration 2. The IP Security menu lists five IP security “masks” along with the selected permit/deny action for each mask. a) Each security mask prompt defines a specific IP address or range of addresses. Each mask action prompt defines the permit/deny action for the corresponding mask.
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Page 37: Telnet Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS NOTE Mask #5 has priority over the other four masks. If mask #5 is set to deny access to 255.255.255.255 (all wild cards), you will not be able to access the Rackmount Remote Power Manager’s command mode via the network. -
Page 38: Web Server Parameters Menus
CHAPTER 4: Configuration TELNET PARAMETERS: 1. Service: 2. Telnet Port #: Enter Selection, Press <ESC> to Exit… Figure 4-13. Telnet Parameters menu—text interface. NOTE All parameters listed here are available for both the Web browser interface and the text interface. The Telnet Parameters menus allow the following parameters to be defined: •... - Page 39 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS Figure 4-14. Web Server Parameters menu—Web browser interface. • Text Interface: Type /W and press Enter. The Web Server Parameters menu will appear (Figure 4-15). WEB SERVER: 1. Service: 2. Server Port #: Enter Selection, Press <ESC> to Exit… Figure 4-15.
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Page 40: Save Parameters Button
CHAPTER 4: Configuration 4.3.7 S ARAMETERS UTTON Click on this button to save parameters and return to the Plug Status screen (Figure 4-1 or Figure 4-2). 4.3.8 S WITCH ANEL UTTON Click on this button to return to the Plug Status screen (Figure 4-1 or Figure 4-2) without saving. -
Page 41: Operation
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS 5. Operation As discussed in Chapter 4, the Rackmount Remote Power Manager offers two separate command interfaces: the Web browser interface and the text interface. Both interfaces offer essentially the same command options and features, and parameters defined via the Web interface will also apply when communicating via the text interface (and vice versa). -
Page 42: Test Switching Functions
CHAPTER 5: Operation 5.1.2 T WITCHING UNCTIONS You may want to perform the following tests to make sure that the power manager is responding to commands: • Reboot outlet: When communicating with the power manager via the Web browser interface, select the button in the Boot column for plug 1, and then click on Apply. -
Page 43: Operation Via The Text Interface
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS b. The power manager will display a screen indicating that the operation is in progress and then return to the Plug Status screen (which should now show that selected plugs are on). 4. Switching plugs off: To switch one or more plugs off, click the Off button next to the desired plug(s), then click on Apply. -
Page 44: Test Switching Functions
CHAPTER 5: Operation Rackmount Remote Power Manager v1.41h Site ID: (undefined) Display Configuration /H Display Help Screen /G View/Set General Parameters /S Display Plug Status /F [n] View/Set Plug Parameters /SH Display Network Status /C View/Set Serial Parameters /N View/Set Network Parameters Control /T View/Set Telnet Parameters /Boot <n>... -
Page 45: The Plug Status Screen
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS • Switch outlet on: 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. 5.2.2 T TATUS CREEN When you log into the power manager’s command mode using the text interface, the first screen displayed after login is the Plug Status screen. - Page 46 CHAPTER 5: Operation NOTES Wait for the RPM> prompt to appear before entering commands. The prompt will not reappear until the previous command is complete. Commands are not case-sensitive. All commands are invoked by pressing Enter. Users who log into command mode using a plug password will only be allowed to issue commands to the plugs allowed by that password.
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Page 47: Applying Commands To Several Plugs
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS NOTES When you have accessed command mode using the system password, the Default command will be applied to all plugs. When you have accessed command mode using a plug (user) password, the Default command will only be applied to the plugs permitted by the password. -
Page 48: Logging Out Of Command Mode
CHAPTER 5: Operation 5.3 Logging Out of Command Mode When you have finished communicating with the power manager, it is important to always disconnect using either the Log Out button (Web browser interface) or /X command (text interface) rather than simply closing your browser window or communications program. -
Page 49: Manual Operation
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS To enable/disable automated mode, access the General Parameters menu (see Section 4.3.1), then set the automated mode option to On. When automated mode is enabled, power manager functions will change as follows. 1. All password security suppressed: When a user attempts to access command mode, the password prompt will not be displayed at either the COM/RS-232 port or the network port. -
Page 50: Saving And Restoring Configuration Parameters
CHAPTER 6: Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters 6. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters After the power manager has been properly configured, parameters can be downloaded and saved as an ASCII text file on your local or remote PC. Later, if the configuration is accidentally altered, the file with the saved parameters can be uploaded to automatically reconfigure the power manager without the need to manually assign each parameter. -
Page 51: Restoring Saved Parameters
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS 6.2 Restoring Saved Parameters This section describes the procedure for using your communications program to send saved parameters to the power manager. NOTE Parameters saved to an ASCII file can only be restored via the text interface. -
Page 52: Upgrading The Power Manager's Firmware
Chapter 6) before beginning this upgrade procedure. 1. Download the update file onto your local or remote PC. Firmware modifications can be downloaded from the Black Box Web site (www.blackbox.com). 2. Access the power manager’s command mode via the text interface. When the password prompt is displayed, type in the system level password. - Page 53 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGERS 4. Set your local or remote PC’s communication program for ASCII mode, then use the program’s Send File function to transfer the upgrade file to the power manager. Select ASCII format, then specify the filename and directory location where the firmware upgrade file resides.
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Page 54: Appendix: Troubleshooting
• Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • If you are shipping the Rackmount Remote Power Manager for repair, make sure you include everything that came in the original package. Before you ship, contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization (RA) number.