HP Tower Uninterruptible Power System - Manual (Page 44)

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Access and navigation
Accessing the software
You can access the software:
• Remotely through a web browser (on page 44 )
• Locally from the Start menu in Windows
Web browser
To access HPPP through a web browser:
1. Launch a supported browser. The browser window appears.
2. In the URL field, enter an IP address. Use the following examples, where hostname is the IP address or
the machine name of the computer on which HPPP is installed.
o http://hostname:4679
o https://hostname:4680
NOTE: If you are using a proxy server, you might need to add the server hosting the software to
the No Proxy list of servers in the Internet settings for your browser. Refer to the browser help for
more information about changing the configuration.
Start menu
To access HPPP from the Start menu, go to Start>Programs>HP>HP Power Protector.
On Windows and Linux when a graphic environment is available, the installer creates shortcuts in the system
applications menu.
Operating system Icon Description
Windows Open a web browser page on the HPPP web interface URL
Start HPPP service
Stop HPPP service
Uninstall HPPP
Linux Open a web browser page on the HPPP web interface URL
System tray icon
The system tray icon is only available when HPPP is installed on a Windows operating system. Right-click the
system tray icon to access a shortcut to the following HPPP functionality: