Western Telematic IPS-800 - Manual (Page 14)

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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.