Black Box PSE505 Series User manual

Power Switch Office/Cabinet 4-Port
JUNE 2004
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CE STATEMENT
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This product carries the CE mark to indicate compliance with the
European Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC). It
has been tested to EN55024:1998 and EN55022:1998.

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POWER SWITCH
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The Office/Cabinet Power Switch is an extension lead that enables you,
through an Ethernet 10Base-T network, to switch on or off the power
supply of any electric device.
The built-in mini Web server allows individual control of the four
sockets, using a browser.

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CONTENTS
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Contents
Chapter
1. Safety instructions ............................................................................. 5
2. Connecting Power Switch ................................................................. 7
3. Configuration..................................................................................... 8
3.1 Configuration using the Finder program.................................... 10
3.2. Configuration using a Web browser.......................................... 12
3.3. Configuration using a Terminal Connection ............................. 14
4. Security parameters ......................................................................... 16
5. Serial port pin configuration............................................................ 18
6. Control the power outlets ................................................................ 19
6.1 Control the powers outlet using a Web browser ........................ 19
6.2 Control the power outlets using a serial connection................... 20
7. Technical Data................................................................................. 22

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CHAPTER 1: Safety instructions
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1. Safety instructions
To be read before use!
• The Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices can only be installed
by qualified people with the following installation and use
instructions. The manufacturer disclaims all responsibility in
case of a bad utilisation of the Office/Cabinet Power Switch
devices and particularly any use with equipments that may cause
personal injury or material damage.
• This equipment is designed to be installed on a dedicated circuit
that must have a circuit breaker or fuse protection.
• The electrical power socket used to plug the power cord of the
Office/Cabinet Power Switch device must be close to the
Office/Cabinet Power Switch device and easily accessible.
• Check that the power cords, plugs and sockets are in good
condition.
• The Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices can only be connected
to three-wire 230 VAC (50-60Hz) sockets.
• Always plug the Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices into
properly grounded power sockets (two poles plus ground).
• Never exceed 10 Amp total load.
• If you have to replace an external fuse of an Office/Cabinet
Power Switch device, never use another type of fuse than
10A/250V T.

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• The Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices are intended for
indoor use only. Do NOT install them in an area where excessive
moisture or heat is present.
• Always disconnect the power cord of the Office/Cabinet Power
Switch device if you want to intervene on the Office/Cabinet
Power Switch device or on the equipment powered from the
Office/Cabinet Power Switch device.
• The power outlets of the Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices
are not circuit breakers! If you want to intervene on equipment
connected to an Office/Cabinet Power Switch device you must
disconnect this equipment from the Office/Cabinet Power Switch
device.
• The Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices contain potentially
hazardous voltages. Do NOT attempt to disassemble them.
• The Office/Cabinet Power Switch devices contain no user
serviceable parts and repairs are to be performed by factory
trained service personnel only.

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CHAPTER 2: Connecting Power Switch
2. Connecting Power Switch
1. Connect the supplied configuration cable to an available serial port
on your computer and to the serial port of the Office/Cabinet
Power Switch.
Notes:
The serial cable provided with Office/Cabinet Power Switch is a
standard straight cable with DB9 plug / socket.
You may use any other straight serial cable. For EMC reasons, we
advise you not to use cables above 3 meters long.
2. Connect your 10BaseT cable (max. 100 meters) to the network
port.
3. To connect Office/Cabinet Power Switch to the mains, plug the
cable into a grounded socket. The Pwr LED flashes on to confirm
that power is on. If not, try another socket.

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3. Configuration
To use the Office/Cabinet Power Switch on your network you must
first configure its network parameters. Ask your network administrator
for the parameters to use.
There are three different methods to configure the Office/Cabinet
Power Switch:
Method 1:
Through a network using the Office/Cabinet Finder Program (on the
delivered CD).
It is the simplest and fastest configuration method if you use Windows
as operating system. We suggest that you use this program at least
during the first configuration: it allows you to configure your
Office/Cabinet Power Switch through your local network even if its
network parameters (IP Address, Subnet mask and Port) are not
compatible with those of your PC or your local network.
If you decide to use this method you can directly go to §3.1
"Configuration using the Finder program".
Method 2:
Through a network using a Web browser (Internet Explorer > 6.0 and
Netscape > 6.1).
This method can only be used if the network parameters of the
Office/Cabinet Power Switch (IP Address, Subnet mask…) have
already been configured using either the Finder program (Method 1) or
using a Terminal program (Method 3).
For the first configuration you can also change the Network parameters
of your PC according to the default settings of the Office/Cabinet
Power Switch.

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CHAPTER 3: Configuration
Default Network setting of the Office/Cabinet Power Switch:
IP Address: 192.168.100.100
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Port: 80
If you decide to use this method you can directly go to §3.2
"Configuration using a Web browser".
Method 3:
Through a RS232 serial connection using a Terminal connection (see
§5 "Serial Port pin configuration" for the configuration of the serial
interface connector).
If you use a PC, use the serial cable supplied with the product and a
Terminal program such as HyperTerminal from Microsoft.
If you decide to use this method you can directly go to §3.3
"Configuration using a Terminal connection".

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3.1 Configuration using the Finder program
Remarks:
The Power Switch and the PC used to configure it have to be connected on the
same segment of the network. The protocol of this program can not be routed so
it can not be used to configure the Power Switch through a WAN or the Internet.
This program does not work if the administrator has deactivated it in the
configuration of the Power Switch (for security reasons for example).
1. Start the program PS-Finder.exe on the CD-ROM.
The Power Switch Finder window appears.
2. In the tool bar click on the first left button or choose the File/Scan
Menu.
The program browses the segment on which is connected your PC
and displays the name, the type, the IP and MAC Address of the
connected Power Switch.
3. In the tool bar click on the second left button or choose the
File/Configure Menu.
The properties dialog box appears and you can now configure all
parameters. To configure all other parameters click on the Options
button on the bottom of the dialog box.

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CHAPTER 3: Configuration
General Tab
This tab is used to configure all the network parameters (IP address,
Subnet Mask, Gateway and Port) and also to authorise or prevent the
configuration of the Power Switch either using the Finder program or
over HTTP.
Labels Tab
This tab is used to attribute a name to the device and its 4 controlled
power outlets.
Administrator Account Tab
This tab is used to attribute a name and a password to the administrator.
Users Accounts Tab
This tab is used to attribute a name and a password to the users and to
specify which outlet(s) each user has the right to control.
Security Tab
This tab is used to define addresses that are authorised or denied access
to the Power Switch over the Network. For all details about these
features, refer to chapter 4 "Security parameters configuration".
Options Tab
This tab is used to define individually the default status of each power
outlet after power up and the delay for the restart function for each
power outlet.
Miscellaneous Tab
This tab indicates the number of Power Ups and the number of
switching cycles from OFF to ON for each power outlet.

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3.2. Configuration using a Web browser
Remarks:
In order to be able to access the Web server of the Power Switch, you must
before have configured its network parameters (ask your network administrator).
The configuration using a Web browser does not work if the administrator has
deactivated it in the configuration of the Power Switch (for security reasons for
example).
The Web server of the Power Switch works with Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or
higher and with Netscape Version 6.1 or higher.
1. Start your Web browser.
2. Type the IP address of your Power Switch.
The browser displays the authentication dialog box.
3. Enter the administrator name (default value = admin) and the
administrator password (default value = admin) and click on OK.
The home page is displayed, allowing you to configure all the
parameters of the Power Switch.

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CHAPTER 3: Configuration
Home Tab
This tab is used to switch on, off and restart the controlled power
outlets and to configure the Power Switch.
General Tab
This tab is used to:
− attribute a label to the Power Switch and its 4 controlled power
outlets,
− define all IP parameters (IP Address, Subnet mask, Gateway and
Port number),
− authorise or deny the use of the Power Switch Finder program,
− authorise or deny the configuration of the Power Switch through
HTTP.
Accounts Tab
This tab is used to attribute a name and a password to the administrator
and 4 users. It also enables you to define the power outlets each user
can control.
Security Tab
This tab is used to set Network Security Masks. For all details about
these features, please refer to chapter 4 "Security parameters
configuration".
Options Tab
This tab is used to define individually the default status (On, Off or last
state memorised) of each power outlet after power up and the delay for
the restart function of each power outlet.
Miscellaneous Tab
This tab indicates the number of Power Up and the number of
switching cycles from OFF to ON for each controlled power outlet.
The Button "Exit" enables you to quit without saving the configuration
parameters.

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3.3. Configuration using a Terminal Connection
The RS232 serial port of the Power Switch can be used to control its
power socket and to configure its Web server.
To configure the Web server:
1. Use the supplied RS232 serial cable to connect the Power Switch-
1 to an available serial port of your PC.
2. Run a terminal program such as Windows HyperTerminal.
3. Configure the appropriate serial port with the following settings:
9.600 bauds, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control.
4. From your computer, press <ENTER> until the prompt «>»
appears on your screen.
(the Power Switch is now in Command mode and is waiting for
commands to switch the power socket).

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CHAPTER 3: Configuration
5. Press the <TAB> key on your keyboard.
The Configuration menu appears on your screen and the Power
Switch is now in Configuration mode. Follow the menu to
configure the Web server of your Power Switch.
Cabinet/Office 4-Port
Version: 1.1.0.1
Commands :
Display
/DS Display the Sockets Status
Control
/SS Switch the Sockets
Configuration
/NP Network Parameters Settings
/PS Passwords Settings
/NS Device and Socket Names Settings
/SP Socket Parameters Settings
/IS IP Security Settings
/RS Restart the Device
/FS Factory Settings
/RC Reset Counters
Enter Selection
>
All commands start with the slash «/»
(ex.: type the command /NP to go to the Network Parameters
setting menu.
To display the current menu again, press <ENTER>.
To go to the previous menu and to display it, press <ESC>.
Remark:
To leave the configuration mode, type the restart command /RS. This is
particularly important if you want to control the power outlet later through the
serial connection.

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4. Security parameters
Explanations about the masks settings:
• Each mask can be an IP address or a range of IP addresses.
• Each mask allows you to authorise or deny access to the Web
server of the Power Switch to specific addresses or to specific
ranges of addresses.
• Each mask can be activated or deactivated (without function in
this case).
• Each IP address consists of a series of four eight-bit numbers.
The number 255 is used as a wildcard, so it replaces all others.
• Masks are listed in order of descending priority; so Mask 1 has
the highest priority.
• Masks have a cumulative effect; high priority masks supersede
the effect of lower priority masks.
Example 1:
Deny the access to all IP addresses except 192.168.001.015
Mask IP Address Permit Deny Activated
#1 192.168.001.015 99
#2 255.255.255.255 99

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Example 2:
Permit access only to IP addresses beginning with 192.
Mask IP Address Permit Deny Activated
#1 192.255.255.255 99
#2 255.255.255.255 99
Example 3:
Permit access only to IP addresses beginning with 192
Deny access to IP address 192.168.001.010
Mask IP Address Permit Deny Activated
#1 192.168.001.010 99
#2 192.255.255.255 99
#3 255.255.255.255 99
Example 4:
Permit access to IP addresses beginning with 192
Deny access to address 192.168.001.010
Permit access to IP addresses beginning with 217.128.103
Mask IP Address Permit Deny Activated
#1 192.168.001.010 99
#2 192.255.255.255 99
#4 217.128.103.255 99
#3 255.255.255.255 99

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5. Serial port pin configuration
The serial connection uses a SUB-D9 connector with the following
configuration:
Pin 2 = TxD (transmit data to the PC)
Pin 3 = RxD (receive commands)
Pin 5 = GnD
Parameters: 9600, n, 8, 1 without flow control.