Ambery IP-P2 User manual

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INDEX
一、PRODUCT INTRODUCTION............................................................................................2
1-1 APPLICATIONS..................................................................................................................2
1-2 POWER CONTROL AND MONITORING DIAGRAM.....................................................................3
1-3 PRODUCT FEATURES........................................................................................................4
1-4 CONTROL AND INDICATORS ...............................................................................................5
1-5 SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................6
1-6 PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................................................................................................6
1-7 INSTALLATION AND SETUP..................................................................................................7
1-7-1 HARDWARE INTALLATION………………………..……………..…..…………………7
1-7-2 SETUP
PROCEDURE…………………………………………………………………………………………..8
二、WEBPAGE OPERATION..................................................................................................9
2-1 SYSTEM SETUP................................................................................................................9
2-2 NETWORK SETUP...........................................................................................................10
2-3 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION................................................................................................. 11
2-4 POWER MONITOR ..........................................................................................................13
2-4-1 Power Switch Setup .............................................................................................13
2-4-2 Power Switch Operation.......................................................................................14
三、ADVANCEMENT SETUP ...............................................................................................14
3-1 POWER MONITOR ..........................................................................................................14
3-1-1 Power Operation ..................................................................................................15
3-1-2 Power Configuration Setup ..................................................................................15
3-1-3 Working Schedule ................................................................................................15
3-1-4 Network Detect.....................................................................................................16
3-2 SYSTEM SETUP..............................................................................................................16
3-2-1 Network Setup......................................................................................................17
3-2-2 Email Server Setup ..............................................................................................17
3-2-3 Message Server Setup.........................................................................................18
3-2-4 SNMP Setup ........................................................................................................19
3-2-5 Other Setups........................................................................................................20
3-3 USER ACCESS ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ..........................................................................20
3-3-1 Add An User Account ...........................................................................................20
3-3-2 Delete An User Account .......................................................................................21
3-4 TIME SYNCRONIZATION ...................................................................................................22
3-5 EVENT RECORD .............................................................................................................22
ATTACHMENT (A): HOW TO RESET THE POWER SWITCH .............................................23

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Product Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of our Smart Remote Power Manager Series product.
Our IP-P2 model is a web-based SNMP power control device integrated with versatile
functions including power control, power operation scheduling, remote web
administration, power event alerts and so on into one single unit, which helps system
administrators or IT personnel to monitor and control their connected equipment and
take preventive measures when needed. System administrator can remotely control the
AC powered devices connected to this web power switch such as servers, routers,
modems, DVRs, security systems and telephone equipments.
By building centralized power control system for power equipments such as UPS, power
generator, fan, lighting, signage, network routers/hubs/switches, DSL/Cable modems,
ATM's, servers, gateways, web cams, video cameras, firewalls and security / surveillance
system, this remote power switch helps reduce greatly on enterprises' IT cost as well as
saves MIS personnel’s traveling time. Other benefits from employing this intelligent power
distribution system including:
•Improves administrative efficiencies with multi-outlet power control.
•Reduces system down time so business operation will not be interrupted.
•Restores IT assets without dispatching service personnel to the field.
•Monitoring and management of power operation from anywhere in the world.
Applications
•Monitoring and management of the computer equipment room.
•Intelligent power management of data center and networking equipments.
•Power scheduling of all machinery equipment for the factory building.
•Home appliance power control and monitoring.
•Other power equipment management, scheduling and monitoring.

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1-2 Power Control and Monitoring Diagram

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1-3 Product Features
Professional IP-addressable power distribution unit with built-in web server with 2
power outlets.
Control power equipment remotely via the Internet without the presence of service
personnel.
Amazing power distribution unit equipped with an intelligent current-meter (True
RMS) to indicate the total power consumption of a power strip.
Manual power on/off button to override the existing power status and gain
immediate control from local access.
Each AC power outlet can be independently switched on/ off, power cycled for
immediate reboots or reboot with timed delays, power cycle sequence with
assigned priority and power event scheduling.
Easy LED displays for power status, total current and control mode indication.
Featured with AC (RMS) current meter built in to display the total current load of the
switch from the devices connected.
Supports Power Start sequence setting to prevent all of switches from starting
simultaneously to cause sudden overloading and effect equipment working.
Easy web setup for scheduling power operations precisely performed on specific
outlet daily, weekly, monthly and yearly.
The Auto-Ping feature will monitor and auto detect any failed network equipment
and perform a timed reboot or other power control function (like turning on an
indicator or siren).
IP filter/mask function helps manage user privileges and prevent unauthorized
access to the control menu through the network.
Instant email, SMS text messages and trap notification will be generated when
power events occurred according to the preset values.
Protected with circuit breaker to avoid power overload and protect connected
devices.

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1-4 Control and Indicators
1Power Switch Indicating Light 5 Main Power Switch & Breaker
Protector
2Reset Indicating Light 6 Power Input
3Power Indicating Light 7 Power Switch Socket
4RJ45 Network Connect Port

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1-5 Specifications
Power Socket NEMA-15R
Max. Main Output Current 12 Amp
Power Input 85~240VAC 47~63Hz
Power Frequency 50 - 60 HZ
Operating Temp. 0 – 40C
Shape Size 153 x 123 x 44 mm (W x D x H)
Machine Net Weight 0.75 KG
Consumption Efficiency 4.5 W
1-6 Package Contents
Remote Power Monitor * 1
CD Rom with User’s Manual * 1
Power Cord * 1
If any of the above accessories are missed or can’t be used, please contact with
the location you purchased from for replacement in 7 days.

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1-7 Installation and Setup
1-7-1 Hardware Installations
1. Connect the power cord to the power inlet on IP-P2 model first.
2. Plug the power equipment into the output receptacles.
3. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port.
4. Turn the push button on the power switch to the ON position.

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1-7-2 Setup Procedure
There are two ways to configure this remote power management unit :
1. Open a web browser and input the default IP address, 192.168.1.10 if your LAN has
the same subnet format as912.168.1.X. Then login the web control panel page with
the default login name(admin) and password(admin) and start to input the
information as needed.
2. If your LAN has different subnet format, please use the utility program from the
supplied disc for the initial searching the IP address of the remote power switch.
Default settings of our remote power manager are:
IP address: 192.168.1.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway address: 192.168.1.1
Account name: admin (lower case)
Password: admin (lower case)
Things to be noted:
 The local PC and the remote power switch must be in the same LAN
environment before configuring the power switch.
 The Windows firewall must be turned off first before running the IP Search
Utility program.
 Click “Windows Firewall” from the control panel in Windows.
 Select “Off” and then confirms by clicking the “OK” button in the Windows
Firewall setup.
Launch the IP Search Utility program from the supplied cd disc.
 Click on the “Refresh” button to search for all of the IP-P2 model remote power
switch in your local area network..

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 Click on IP-P2 to configure the internal local IP address, the gateway and the
subnet and then click on the Configure button twice. You will see the IP address, the
Gateway and the NetMask (Subnet) for the selected power switch connected in the
list change.
 Once the setup is done completely, exit the IP Search Utility program and turn
the Windows Firewall back on.
2. Web Operation
In this Chapter, you can learn how to set up this intelligent power controller and
configure the network setup, system time, power basic data and how to operate power
switch via network quickly.
2-1 System Setup
•Open up a web browser on your local computer and then enter
“https://192.168.1.10” to get into the web session of this power manager unit.
•After the login screen appears, please enter “admin” in both user name password
columns.

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•After login, you will proceed to see the complete web administration screen as the
screen shot shown below.
2-2 Network Setup
Click on【System】tab from the menu bar of the web screen and then click
on【Network】next for configuring the IP address and network info of this device.

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Network Setup
Please fill in the preferred IP address, sub network shade and the gateway info
of your local area network. If you don’t have relevant data on hand, please
check back with your network system administrator or ISP provider first.
Domain Name Server Setup
Please fill in the DNS server information here provided by the administrator or
your ISP service provider. If you do not know the DNS server information on
your network, you may find out yourself by inputting C：\>nslookup in DOS
prompt.
Web Server Setup
When you log into this remote power control unit through a web
browser (e.g. Internet Explorer), you may change HTTPS communication port to
be other value like 8080 if you do not want to use the default port number 443.
And then you may re-login again to the remote power manager by re-entering
the IP address of the remote IP power unit plus the new HTTP port number you
just assigned (e.g. https://192.168.1.10:8080 in this case) .
After finishing all entry of network info, please make sure to store all setup data
into the unit by pressing the「Save」button on the web panel.
Note:
Ethernet Card Speed –Auto, 100M, 10M. User define according to requirement.
ICMP Echo Responses –If disabled this function, IP-P2 will not respond to ping.

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2-3 Time Synchronization
The time zone that our IP-P2 model adopts is 24-hour basis so you must set up the
timer schedule on this basis to the switch can perform accordingly. When accessing this
unit for the first time, you can have three time sync options to choose from. By clicking
the【Time Sync】button form the web control panel, you can choose which way to
sync with for the system time of your remote power controller.
There are total of three system time synchronizers from the selection list:
Sync with A Local PC Clock：
Select this method if you want to set up the equipment system time to be the
same as your PC’s date and time displayed in the web panel page.
Sync with NTP Server：
Select this time method if you want the system time of this power switch to be the
same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Manual Setup：
You may also set up the system time of this power switch manually by entering
the date and time you want this unit to be configured in the columns of Date and
Time.
Daylight Saving Time: Set up daylight saving time according to user's area.

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* When you finish the date/time setup for the above step, always remember to press
the「Save」button on the web control panel to save all the setting data in the
system.
2-4 Power Control Monitor Configuration
You can set up each individual power outlet on the switch accordinly with
advanced features by clicking on the【Monitor】tab from the Web control panel as
illustrated in the following paragraph.
2-4-1 Power Switch Setup
Click the「Set」button located on the top corner of each power outlet icon to set
up set up the startup/shut down point with or without delay period. When
the「Set」button is in orange color, the outlet is highlighted and ready for
configuration.
The description colum under the「Configuration」section allows user to assign
a nickname for the purpose of the individual outlet or the kind of the power
equipment to be connected to.
When finishing the setup for the above outlet, please make sure to
press「Save」button to save the configuration that were just done.

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2-4-2 Power Switch Operation
Move your mouse over to this section and left click on the mouse button twice to
manually open or close any particular outputlet’s power from the web control
panel at your networked computer terminal.
Move your mouse over to each power outlet button icon and left click on the
mouse button twice to manually open or close any particular outputlet’s power
from the web control panel at your networked computer terminal. If you want to
reboot the individual outlet or the equipment connected to the outlet, check the
「Reboot」box and then left click on the mouse button twice to manually
reboot any particular outputlet’s power .

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3. Advanced Setup
This chapter is mainly to explain the advanced operation in the web control panel.
You may learn about all the advanced features and functions of Power Monitor, System
Setup, Account Management, Time Synchronization and Even Log.
3-1 Power Monitor
The first main category from the top menu bar of the web control panel is “Monitor”. In
the section, users can proceed to set up the basic configuration, avalanched power
operation scheduling, and network device scan and detection. All these tasks are done
through any internet browser.
3-1-1 Power Operation
All 2 power outlets can be managed independently from the web control panel for
power operation setups including power on, power off or rebooting the power
equipment.
Button Icon Illustration：ON、OFF、Not Authorized、
No Power
3-1-2 Power Configuration Setup
Description：The description column allows for users to name each power output
after the connected power equipment or others for the convenience of the system
administrator/manager to distinguish all power equipments connected from one to
another.
Start Delay Time：This column allows users to have each power device connected
start up at different moments instead of all starting up at the same time. Each power
outlet can be programmed to wait for the specified time period in seconds or

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minutes before startup.
Shutdown Delay Time：Just like the above the start delay time, this column allows
users to have each power device connected shut down at different moments instead
of all shutting down at the same time.
3-1-3 Power Operation Scheduling
You may program this remote power switch with timer schedule for action of
switching the power equipment ON or OFF or reboot in this section.
Recurrence：You can set the recurrence frequency of the power action for each
outlet. The recurrence can be yearly, monthly, weekly or daily.
Time：Set up the action time for each power outlet. The time entry is on the bottom
of the schedule table
Action：Select which power action to take place, ON, OFF or Reboot.
Delete：If you want to delete this schedule, double-click on the “X” to confirm the
removal of the unwanted schedule entry.
3-1-4 Network Detection PING
When the connected power equipment is a network IP-addressable equipment, you
can set up this power switch to ping IP network devices so to confirm the continued
operation of the equipment.
Host：Enter the IP address of the network equipment.
PING Interval Time：Set the time Interval to execute the PING function on the
network equipment.
Ping Times：If a device fails to respond to a ping continuously and exceeds the
preset trial times, the switch will send the warning message or email to the qualified
personnel.
Reboot：Users can set the power switch to reboot the web device if it fails to
respond to a ping continuously and exceeds the preset trial times.

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Re-Ping Time：Users can set the power switch to re-detect the connected web
equipment here with preset time period in minutes.
3-2 System Setup
In this section you may learn to set up web/network, email server and message
services.
3-2-1 Network Setup
IP network information data entry:
IP Address：Assign the Network IP address for the power switch.
Subnet Mask：Set up the subnet mask info of this equipment.
Gateway：Set up the gateway port of this equipment.
DNS Server 1：Enter your DNS server1 address if any.
DNS Server 2：Enter your DNS server2 address if any.
Http Port：Assign a HTTP port address here for browsers to be connected to this
equipment via HTTP protocol.
API Port：Provide the Application Program to be connected with the appointed
connect port to this equipment. This product provides API for the user to develop
program connected with this equipment to get the power, electric current,
temperature status and control power (please refer to the explanation 6-3.) You
must setup the network vent connecting the program with this equipment.

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3-2-2 Email Server Setup
When there is a triggered warning from the setup of this power switch, this device
will send out an alert message to the preset email accounts.
SMTP Server Address：Enter your SMTP server address here.
SMTP Port：Enter your SMTP port number here. The preset value is 25.
Sender Mail Address：This section displays where the alert email is sent from.
Mail Subject：Enter the topic of the email when the receiver gets the email.
SMTP Auth：If the setup mail server needs to identify the user, please mark this
item and setup the account and password.
SMTP Account：Enter the user id here for SMTP account if needed.
SMTP Password：Enter the password here for SMTP account if needed.
3-2-3 Message Server Setup
When there is a warning, setup the warning message data in the Message Server.
Server Address：Enter the SMS message server’s IP address here so the SMS text
message can be transmitted to the SMS server when the warning event is triggered
by the preset value.
Port：Enter the connection port address for your SMS message server. The preset

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value is 2500.
Equipment Name：When the receiver gets the text message sent by the SMS
server, this portion will display the source of the SMS alert event.
Account：Enter the user id of your SMS server if available.
Password：Enter the password of your SMS server if available.
Send SMS：Check here if SMS service needs to be activated for operation setup.
3-2-4 SNMP Setup
System Name：Display System Name on the program of SNMP Client.
System Contact：Display System Contact Person on the program of SNMP Client.
System Location：Display System Site on the program of SNMP Client.
Receiver IP Address：When something happens to Trap and it is IP site which will be
sent to Trap.
Receiver Port：When something happens to Trap and intends to send to Trap server,
it is the Connect Port for Trap server. The inner setup value is 162.
Community：When something happens to Trap and intends to transmit to Trap
server, the group will be sent to Trap server.
Enabled：While mark the using option, if something happens to Trap, Trap Case
Information will be sent to the appointed Trap server.