User Manual ePowerSwitch By: BELKIN 34000179 19-Sep-02 Copyright© 2000
Trademarks IBM, IBM NetView/6000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Hewlett-Packard, HP, HP Open View are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, XENIX are registered trademarks and Windows, Windows NT, LAN Manager, and Win32 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. NT is a trademark of Northern Telecom Limited. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks, and NLM is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
Table of Contents Introduction...........................................................................1 ePowerSwitch Features....................................................1 Status LEDs ..................................................................2 Switch.............................................................................2 RJ 11 Jacks...................................................................3 ePowerSwitch System Package......................................
ii Telephone access interface ...........................................27 Appendix..............................................................................30 Reference .........................................................................30 Communities..................................................................30 IP Addresses .................................................................30 Subnetting and Subnet Masks.....................................31 Gateways ........................
Introduction The ePowerSwitch is a network-manageable, intelligent power control unit designed to provide control of power for up to eight electrical devices in Internet age.
2 ?? Works with all major NMSs on Ethernet— ePowerSwitch System works with the most widely used Network Management Systems: HP Open View, Sun NetManager, IBM NetView, and many more. ?? Remote Firmware upgrade support - The ePowerSwitch System supports firmware upgrade through TFTP server remotely. A serial upgrade method is available too.
On/Off Buttons – control for each of the corresponding rear socket. Press and hold for 3 seconds to setup up the Remote/local control for each of the corresponding rear socket. If you installed an optional NT card inside the ePowerSwitch, there is a delay time for the corresponding outlet of the NT card to off the power for the safe shutdown functionality. The default delay time is set up as 3 minutes. RJ 11 Jacks iLink Port – Daisy chain to the another ePowerSwitch client (without NIC).
4 ePowerSwitch System Package The standard ePowerSwitch System package contains an ePowerSwitch System Unit with supporting hardware and software. ePowerSwitch System Package Contents The components of your package are: ?? ePowerSwitch System Unit ?? One 3.
for 10Base-T networks. Once connected, it is possible to use the ARP command to set IP address through the network interface. USB Connector – The USB port provides quicker setup compared to the serial setup process. The USB driver files and setup software are both included on the floppy. Users are encouraged to use USB setup. (Requires English version of Windows 98, either first or second edition) Serial Port – The serial port on the front is designed for initial setup of the card.
6 IP Setup This section describes the IP set up & configuration of the ePowerSwitch System when you connect it to the network. There are four different ways to setup ePowerSwitch. 1. Setup IP address via Ethernet port using the ARP command (first time only), then use a Web browser to setup all the parameters. This is the easiest way to setup. 2. Setup via serial RS232 port using terminal software, e.g. Windows HyperTerminal. 3.
The following steps guide you in connecting the ePowerSwitch System through the Ethernet port 1. Connect the Ethernet port to the network with the Ethernet cable. 2. Using the following settings in the text mode : c:\>arp –s 216.87.151.196 52-54-4c-19-ad90 ??216.87.151.196 is the IP address ??52-54-4c-19-ad-90 is the MAC address. Use ARP command to setup IP address only for the first time and the IP address is temporarily. 3.
8 1 3 2 2. Setup via serial port Before setup you need: 1. IP address: Get a valid IP address from administrator. 2. RS232 Cable.(enclose) 3. Dumb terminal software: ex: HyperTerminal in the win95/98, NT, Win2000. 4.
The following steps guide you in connecting the ePowerSwitch System through the serial port 1. Connect the RS232 port to a dumb terminal/PC with RS232 cable. 2. Setup terminal software 1. Open terminal software; select “Property” in “File” category. 2. Setup as following image.
10 3. Press OK if you have the Windows Communications screen or accept your communication settings in the terminal emulation package. The terminal/PC is now configured to communicate with the ePowerSwitch. 4. Approximately three seconds after you turn on AC power, the terminal displays “Check udram…”. Within 5 seconds, press “/” when you see “Waiting five seconds…” to enter console configuration. You are now ready to configure the ePowerSwitch.
Note: The telnet setup procedure is the same as the serial setup. When the configuration is completed, remember to save and restart. Serial or Telnet Configuration ePowerSwitch System is temporarily connected to a PC with a terminal emulation package or through telnet connection. The advantage of telnet configuration over serial port configuration is telnet operation can be done anytime, but serial configuration has a short five seconds login window when the NIC Web Card starts up.
12 Figure 4 - IP Address for the ePowerSwitch System and More NOTE: The minimum requirement to operate ePowerSwitch System is to set the IP address. If you want to return to the Main Menu, press Esc key. For more information on IP addresses and net masks, see the Reference section of the Appendix in this manual. The ISP setup is for dial-up connection.
To Save and Exit If you are satisfied with your configurations, be sure to save them and exit. 3. Setup via USB port Before setup you need: 1. IP address: Get a valid IP address from administrator. 2. USB Cable. (Enclose) 3. USB driver and USBSetup file. (Enclose in the disk) 1. Connect the ePowerSwitch to a Windows 98 PC through an USB cable. If the PC prompts for a new driver, insert the floppy provided. Uncheck update Windows 98 check box. It will copy the proper driver from the floppy.
14 to see the device because the ePowerSwitch takes about 30 seconds to boot. 2. The “USB-interface power device” name must appear in the System Properties dialog box before you run the USB setup software.
3. USB setup is straightforward once the PC has successfully detected USB device. See the following figure. You need to run Device | Update & Restart before closing 4.Telnet Options You can also Telnet to the IP address of the ePowerSwitch System after it has been installed on your network.
16 adapter you may access the configuration menu as if you were directly attached to it via the configuration port. Moving cursor in telnet session is tricky. You need to select VT100 cursor which is under Terminal | Preferences | VT100 Arrows. After this setup, moving around menu system is actually easier than in console setup mode. Note: You must have previously configured at least the IP address and router information locally in order to successfully make a Telnet connection. 5.
Configuration PPP Configuration PPP connection is useful if it is not possible to make a direct network connection to the ePowerSwitch. Again the external modem is needed to connect to the front serial port of the NIC Web card of the ePowerSwitch. Fill in the blank as above in your web and save.
18 Remote operation procedure 1. The remote user may hang up after three rings when dial in. 2. Based on the content of the PPP configuration, ePowerSwitch will then automatically dial up to the designated ISP and send the e-mail to the designated e-mail address with the assigned IP address from ISP. 3. User may browse and control ePowerSwitch with this dynamic IP 4. Check the disconnection on the bottom of the PPP configuration page after work.
User Management Administrators can assign the maximum of 4 users to control the outlet.
20 Software Update This is the place you can upgrade the firmware when it is available or bug fix.
ePowerSwitch Configuration Each outlet can be individually programmed to enable ring On/Off or reset. Power resume delay is convenient for sequential startup. Name of each outlet can be labeled to whatever you like it to be called. For example, server1, DSL modem, webserver1, etc. Since 16 ePowerSwitches can be daisy chained together to share one NIC, so each unit can be individually named.
22 To enable this safe shutdown function, in both NT and WIN 2000, you need to have three setting for the UPS to configure it. Connect the communication port on the rear of ePowerSwitch to NT or WIN 2000 server with the PC Communication cable. Connect the corresponding outlet on the rear of ePowerSwitch to the NT or WIN 2000 server with the PC input power cord. Check the corresponding box of safe waiting device shutdown in ePowerSwitch configuration page to enable this function.
Scheduled shutdown Scheduled shutdown can be accomplished here. Be careful with which outlet you are working.
24 Verify The ePowerSwitch Operation 1. After you complete all configuration settings and connect the ePowerSwitch System to the network, check the LINK status. Power and Link lights should be on all the times. Collision light turns on occasionally. 2. PING the ePowerSwitch System. Issue a PING command from the NMS (Network Management Station). a) If you do not get a response, check the card ’s network connection and IP address. 3. Test the adapter with an NMS. Perform a “get” and a “set.
Upgrade Firmware TFTP Upgrade With a Web browser, click on “Software upgrade”, input TFTP server’s IP address and go. Make sure that the firmware file (For example: ups.bin) is located in the default directory of the TFTP server. RS232 Serial Port Console Upgrade The following steps guide you in connecting the ePowerSwitch System through the serial port 1. Connect the RS232 port to a dumb terminal/PC with a null serial cable. 2.
26 the user data are lost.
Telephone Interface You must have the optional phone card installed inside the ePowerSwitch Server for all the functions discussed here. Please check the dealer for the detail information. Telephone access interface 1. Dial up the ePowerSwitch. 2. After three sequence rings, the ePowerSwitch will respond by sending out 3 short beeps to the caller and waiting for user to enter password. 3. User enters access password. The default password is 123456789#. 4. The ePowerSwitch will send out a.
28 ePowerSwitch ePowerSwitch ID Address Outlet XX X 01-16 1-8 ? A-H 9 ? All Function X 0-Off 1-On 2-Reset Every command must add “#” in the end. Eg, 0111# turn on ePowerSwitch01, outlet A, 0120# turn off ePowerSwitch01, outlet B, 0142# to reset ePowerSwitch01, outlet D (turn off immediately, and on after 10 seconds ) Remote user may punch in 8 digits to delay reset, on or off. Eg, 02813600# means turn ePowerSwitch02 outlet H on after 3600 minutes.
9. User enter 888XXX…..# or whatever previous password, then ePowerSwitch responds with three short beeps acknowledge access granted. Then user enter new password as following: 888XXXXXXXXXX#, and ePowerSwitch acknowledge 2 short beeps, sounds like “what?” and user input 888XXXXXXXXXX# the second time to re-confirm, and ePowerSwitch acknowledge 4 short beeps, indicating password change completed. 10. Hang up to close access. 11.
30 Appendix This appendix has three sections: Reference, Glossary, and Troubleshooting. Reference This section discusses Communities, IP Addresses, Sub net masking, and routers/gateways. Communities A community is a string of printable ASCII characters that identifies a user group with the same access privileges. For example, a common community name is “public.” For security purposes, the SNMP agent validates requests before responding.
IP addresses appear in dotted decimal (rather than in binary) notation. Dotted decimal notation divides the 32-bit value into four 8-bit groups, or octets, and separates each octet with a period. For example, 199.217.132.1 is an IP address in dotted decimal notation. To accommodate networks of different sizes, the IP address has three divisions—Classes A for large, B for medium, and C for small.
32 segments the network address into 100 subnetwork addresses. (If the Class B network address is 150.1.x.x, the address can be segmented further from 150.1.1.x through 150.1.100.x.) A subnet mask is a 32-bit value that distinguishes the network ID from the host ID for different subnetworks on the same logical network. Like IP addresses, subnet masks consist of four octets in dotted decimal notation. You can use subnet masks to route and filter the transmission of IP packets among your subnetworks.
first three octets. Gateways Gateway, also referred to as a router, is any computer with two or more network adapters connecting to different physical networks. Gateways allow for transmission of IP packets among networks on an internetwork.
34 Glossary The Glossary section defines the terms used in the ePowerSwitch System -MP environment. Agent Dry Closure Input Dry Closure Output EtherNet Gateway IP IP Address MAC MIB NC NIC NMS 34 Implemented SNMP applications in network elements (hosts). Agents perform the network management’s functions as requested by the network administrator from an NMS. Non-powered contact type inputs—switch, relay contact, open-collector.
NO OID Personality Router RS-232 SNMP Sub-Agent TCP/IP TES TFTP Server UDP/IP UPS Normally Open—Refers to a contact switch that is normally open. Object Identifier—The variables defined in a MIB. The current device specific software uploaded to the ePowerSwitch System A computer that manages traffic between different network segments or different network topologies. It directs the destination IP address. The network media can be different, but the higher level protocols must be the same.
36 Troubleshooting Problem: The TES (Terminal Emulation Software) does not display anything. Solution: Make sure the TES’s communication parameters are correct. They should be 115200 baud rate, no parity, 8-data bits, and 1 stop bit. The cable is a null serial cable. PROBLEM: The NMS cannot ping the ePowerSwitch System. Solution: Make sure the network connection to the ePowerSwitch System is good. Solution: Make sure the cable is in good condition.
