Opengear IP Power 9258 Manual

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QUICK START & USER MANUAL
opengear
IP Power 9258
Quick Start
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User Manual …… 5
Rev: 1.2
July 10, 2009
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Quick Start Guide
1) Check kit contents
 Part # 50 000 IP Power 925 T (USA) or
Part # 50 001 IP Power 925 S (Europe/Australia)
 User Manual/Quick Start Guide and IP Power CD
 Power cable
2) Inst ll h rdw re
 Connect power cables. For the USA model (NEMA5-15P 100-120V outlets), the
individual max output current per outlet is 6A and the total max output current
for the 4 outlets is 15A. Use a power IN cable with 15A current rating and use
power OUT cables with 10A rating for each power outlet
For the European/Australian model (IEC320-C13 220-250V outlets) the
individual max output current per outlet is 6A and the total max output current
for the 4 outlets is 10A. Use a power IN cable with 10A current rating and use
power OUT cable with 10A rating for each power outlet
 Connect IP Power NETWORK port to your local
10/100 LAN
3) Set IP Power IP ddress
 The IP Power’s default network settings are:
IP address: 192.168.0.50
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
To set a new address, either:
 Connect your PC directly to the IP Power’s
Ethernet (NETWORK) port and run IPEdit.exe.
You first must copy the IPEdit.exe program
from the IP Power CD on to your PC; or
 With a PC in the same subnet as the IP Power (i.e. IP address of
192.16 .0.xxx) open the IP Power control web pages as detailed in the
next step and select System: Setup

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4) Upd te IP Power with your browser
 Enter http://192.168.0.50 (or the IP address assigned using IPEdit.exe) in
the browser of your locally connected PC and login:
The default username is: admin
The default password is: 12345678
 You can now set the password and IP address, and modify the IP Power’s
other settings.
5) Control power outlets
 Click Set P wer under P wer to display the current state of each power outlet.
Select On or Off and click Apply to manually control power to each outlet
 Click P wer Schedule under System to program when each power outlet is to
be automatically powered on or off
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Publishing hist ry
Date Revisi n Update details
Feb 2007 1.1 Covers 1.3 firmware features
July 2009 1.2 Added Telnet and SNMP (firmware 1.5.2) and serial
command line details (firmware 1.5.3)
WARNING
Any changes to this equipment without permission may cause damages to your
equipment! This equipment has been proven by CE & FCC to be prevented from the
influence of harmful electronic jamming in normal business use conditions.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
1. We have no responsibility for possible damage caused by improper usage or
abnormal working environment
2. Do not use IP POWER in strong vibrating condition
3. Please contact the dealer If IP POWER works improperly
Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written
consent of us. All other products mentioned in this document are trademarks of
their respective manufactures. We are exempt to notify any change of our products.

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IP P wer 9258 User Manual
T ble of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 6
2. Interface Description ........................................................................................... 6
3. Hardware and Software Installation .................................................................. 7
4. Initial Settings ......................................................................................................
5. IP Power Control Using Browser ...................................................................... 11
Setting the passw rd f r IP P wer ................................................................. 13
Setting the IP P wer’s IP address .................................................................... 13
Email settings .................................................................................................... 15
P wer c ntr l using the time schedule .......................................................... 16
Default utlet settings ..................................................................................... 16
Cl ck settings & netw rk time pr t c l (NTP) .............................................. 17
Wake n LAN (WOL) ........................................................................................ 17
6. Firmware Update .............................................................................................. 1
7. DDNS Settings .................................................................................................... 19
. Control Using Telnet, HTTP & SNMP Commands ............................................ 20
9. Frequently Asked Question .............................................................................. 27
10. Manual Control Mode .................................................................................... 27
11. IP Power Control Using Console Server ......................................................... 2
12. General IP Power Control Using Serial Port ................................................... 30
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1. Introduction
The IP power 925 is a web browser controlled power switch that can be used easily
for industrial or commercial power control.
With the remote network control technology, a user connected to the local area
network or Internet can query and control the power supply of attached equipment.
There is no special software required.
 Maximum rated voltage for each of the 4 outlets: 250V AC, 24V DC
 Maximum rated current, t tal: 15A AC/DC (925 T), 10A AC/DC (925 S)
 Maximum rated current, per individual utlet: 6A AC/DC
 Action delay: max. 10ms
 Operating temperature: 0 ~ 70°C
IP P wer m del 9258S - for
EU/AU/UK for 220-250V, use
power (IN) cable at 10A current.
Max output current: 10A (total),
6A (individual).
IP P wer m del 9258T - for
US/TW/JP for 100-120V, use
power (IN) cable at 15A current.
Max output current: 15A (total),
6A (individual).
2. Interf ce Description
IP Power 925 front interface (from left to right):
 RESET: Self-protect AC reset button. IP Power 925 can cut off the power
supply of outlets automatically if there is a short circuit or current

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overload. After the user resolves the problem, push the RESET button
and the AC power supply will resume.
 LED: 4 LED indicator lights. If the LED is on, the corresponding outlet is
power on.
 RS232 port: During normal operation this displays the power output
state. If a firmware update fails it displays an IP address where the
firmware update can be re-applied. Also used for secure out-of-band
control with CM/IM4000 console server.
 RJ45 Ethernet port: Connects the IP Power to the network.
Rear interface port description (from left to right):
 90-240VAC power input port
 Power switch: The ON/OFF power switch for the IP Power 925 itself.
 OUT1 - OUT4: Four individually switched AC outlets
3. H rdw re nd Softw re Inst ll tion
Before you start to use the IP Power 925 , please follow the steps below:
1) Check the package to make sure the contents are complete
2) Prepare an Ethernet hub or router for accessing the IP Power 925
3) Check the voltage of the power supply to make sure it is AC 110-240 volt
4) Confirm the specifications of your power cable. (For IP Power 925 S: for 220-
250V, use the 10A power cable. For IP Power 925 T: for 100-120V, use the 15A
power cable.)
Hardware installati n
• Connect the IP Power to the hub using a Cat5 network cable (for remote
control, you may then connect the hub or router to the Internet)
• Connect the AC IN power adapter to the IP Power
• Connect the power adapters of equipment to be controlled to corresponding
OUT port of the IP Power
• For 220-250V, please use power wire, which can support 10A current.
Maximum output current: (total) 10A, (individual) 6A.
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o For 100-120V, please use power wire which can support 15A current.
Maximum output current: (total) 15A, (individual) 6A.
• Power on your PC and the power adapter of IP Power
Softw re inst ll tion
Once you’ve connected the power supply and network cable to the IP Power’s RJ45
network port, install the software by following the steps below:
• Start your computer, insert the IP Power CD, and locate the file named
ipEdit.exe
• Copy the file to your desktop (or another directory if you prefer).
4. Initi l Settings
• Ensure you have installed the ipEdit.exe program as described
in the previous section, Software Installation.
• Ensure that your PC is connected to the same network as the IP
Power, and that the IP Power is powered on.
• Run ipEdit.exe by double clicking the ipEdit icon. The default Ethernet address
of the IP Power will be found and displayed. The default name of the IP Power
is: IP 9258

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• Click IP 9258 in the left of the window and the IP Power’s name and IP address
will display in the right hand fields. You can rename the IP Power or change its
IP address or default gateway address. Click Update to apply the new settings.
The new settings will be working in 20 seconds.
• Double click the name of the IP Power, and your browser window will open and
connect to the unit automatically. Alternately, manually type the IP address of
the IP Power into your browser.
NOTE
The IP Power 9258’s default IP address is 192.168.0.50 and its subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
The IP address of our computer should be in the same subnet with that of IP Power’s (b default
this subnet is 192.168.0.xxx), so that ou can access the IP Power control web pages.
T picall , ou will want to find out the IP address of our PC and set the IP Power to reside on the
same subnet. To find out the IP address of our PC:
• Select Start  Run  then t pe in cmd  in the MS-DOS window, t pe in ipconfig
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• The IP address of the PC is 192.168.100.31, so the IP Power has been set to
192.168.100.168. Both of these addresses are on the 192.168.100.xxx subnet.
Alternatel ou ma change the PC’s IP address to be on the same subnet as the IP Power (b
default 192.168.0.50), in Control Panel  Network Connections  Local Area Connection 
Properties  Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
The default username and password of IP Power 925 are:
Username: admin
Password: 12345678
PC or server softw re shutdown
The IP Power 925 can also safety shutdown a PC or server through the network
before being powered off. This allows you to remotely shut down a PC/server
attached to IP Power 925 using the usual Windows safe shutdown procedure.
Before using the software shutdown function, please note:
• You will need to install the IP9258service.exe program from the IP Power CD as
detailed below
• If you are running programs such as Microsoft Office the safe shut down may
not automatically save open documents or files which may result in lost data.
• To allow enough time for the PC/server to safely shut down before being
powered off, please set the delay time at 30 or 60 second on the IP Power
control web pages Setup 

 Delay Switch.
• The PC/server to shut down must be on the same Ethernet network and on
the same subnet as the IP Power.
Inst lling IP9258service.exe
• Insert the IP Power CD in the PC/server which is to be enabled for software
shutdown
• Install the IP9258config exe , by selecting the SDK button on the LHS then
selecting 9258 SDK in the menu. Then double click Shutdown Program and run
IP9258config exe On the install menu select the LHS bottom button to place
the IP9258Service icon on your desktop. Click this icon then select the
IP9258config exe program

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• Fill in the fields as follows:
 IP925 Address: The IP Power’s IP address
 HTTP Port: The port of the IP Power control web pages – this will be
80 unless you have changed it
 Username: admin
 Password: The IP Power admin password (default 12345678)
 Power Number: The OUT power outlet the PC/server is connected
through – if many PC/servers are connected through the one power
outlet and are registered with the same IP Power unit, they will all
be shutdown at the same time
• Click Save Change, Install Service then Start Service. Restart the PC/server, then
it will be enabled for software shutdown.
5. IP Power Control Using Browser
To access the IP Power control web pages simply type the IP address of the
IP Power into your web browser’s address field.
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The username is admin and the default password is 12345678. Enter these
credentials, or the password you have set. Click OK to enter the IP Power
control web pages.
Control the power supply by outlet
IP Power 925 can control 4 outputs individually or at the same time:
• Select the Set P wer from the left hand menu
• You can choose to power off and power on an outlet. You may also set the
time to delay before performing the chosen action under Timer, by entering the
time to delay in seconds and selecting On.
Querying the power st te of the outlets
Click Set P wer again to refresh the status. The state of each power outlet is
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System settings with browser
You may set the password, IP address, e-mail address, timer setting, perform an
online firmware update, and set the time of the IP Power through the IP Power
control web pages
Setting the p ssword for IP Power
Select Change passw rd from the left hand menu. The default password 12345678.
You may change it to a password of your choosing (no longer than characters).
Click Apply to save the change.
NOTE
If ou lose or forget the admin password, enter the username super user at the log in webpage
and then click OK. Then turn the power off for a few seconds before turning the power back on.
The IP Power will to be reset to using the default password of 12345678. Note: There is space
between super and user.
Setting the IP Power’s IP ddress
Select Setup from the left hand menu. Fill in the new IP Address, Subnet Mask,
Default Gateway, and DNS server address. If your network has a DHCP server
automatically allocating network settings, you may choose to enable the IP Power’s
DHP Client. The Beeper sound may also be enabled or disabled on this page.
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• If the IP Power is connected to your Local Area Network (LAN):
You may set a fixed IP address or have it automatically assigned by a DHCP
server. It is suggested that you use a fixed IP address so that it is always
known.
After changing the IP Power’s IP address, type the new address in the address
field of your web browser. You can also use the ipEdit.exe tool to locate the IP
Power.
• If the IP Power is connected to the Internet (WAN):
 IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. If IP Power is
working with a router, please refer to the network settings of the router.
The IP address format is: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: yyyyy, where yyyyy means
the port number ranging from 1 to 32767.
 Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. If the IP Power
is working with a router, please refer to the network settings of the router.
Subnet Mask: from 0 to 254 ( xxx.xxx.xxx.0 ~ xxx.xxx.xxx.254)
 Default gateway: Enter the Default Gateway provided by your ISP. If the IP
Power is working with a router, please refer to the network settings of the
router.
 DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the DNS server provided by your ISP.
 DHCP Client: Automatically obtain network settings from your ISP
If DHCP is disabled, you must set the TCP port and default gateway. If
DHCP is enabled, then the TCP port is preset to 0 (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: 0)
and the default gateway will be assigned by the DHCP server.
If you specify a TCP port other than 0, enter it after the IP address of
the IP Power when accessing the IP Power control web pages, e.g.
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yyyyy
• Beeper Setting: Enable – activate the beeper sounds. Disable – turn off beep
sounds. When controlling the IP Power through the web pages, the beeper, if
enabled, beeps once to indicate an action has been successful
• HTTP Command Verification specifies the HTTP authentication for the IP Power
to use:

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o Cookie +Base64 (allows HTTP command & SDK control)
o Cookie (allows HTTP command & SDK control)
Em il settings
The IP Power can be set to email its IP address to multiple recipients:
• Mail Server: The SMTP server for sending email. Please ensure that it is
available.
• POP3Server: Incoming Mail Server. Enter IP address from your ISP for sending
Internet IP address by E-mail
• Username: The SMTP username for sending email.
• Password: The password for Username’s account. N te: the password can be
no longer than characters.
• Sender: The same of the sender to use. This will often be
username@yourdomain.
• Receiver 1 – 3: The email addresses to receive the IP Power’s IP address. They
will receive an email containing the IP Power’s IP address each time your log in
to the IP Power control web pages. Each receiver may be no more than 50
characters.
• Subject: The subject of the mail, no more than 50 characters.
• Mail Body: Type the content of the mail here. It must not be left blank.
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• Click Save to save your settings.
Power control using the time schedule
The IP Power can be set to power on or off power outlets at specified times. Select
P wer Schedule from the left hand menu.
Each power outlet has two rows, one for the start of the schedule (e.g. powering an
outlet on) and one for the end of the schedule (e.g. powering the outlet off two
hours later). Additionally, the Parameter column determines how regularly the
schedule should be applied:
 Disable
 Just Once
 Every day
 Work days: every Monday to Friday
 Weekend: every Saturday and Sunday
Def ult outlet settings
When the IP Power is powered on, each outlet will have power applied according to
the default outlet settings. In the example below, all power outlets default to OFF
when the IP Power is initially powered on.

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Clock settings & network time protocol (NTP)
You may manually set the IP Power’s internal clock by specifying the year, month,
day, hour, minutes and seconds.
Alternately, you may choose to synchronize with an NTP server by entering its IP
address and your numeric Time Zone (relative to UTC). If your network or ISP
doesn’t have an NTP server, lists of public NTP servers are available on the web.
W ke on LAN (WOL)
Through its network port, the IP Power can send a Wake on LAN packet to a
shutdown or hibernating PC on your network, causing it to power up. This facility
presumes:
1. The PC’s motherboard must support the WOL function, and it must be enabled
in the BIOS (typically under Power Management). The PC must be connected to
the same Ethernet network as the IP Power via its network port.
2. The PC’s network card’s WOL connector must be connected to the
motherboard, or the network port must be integrated into the motherboard.
After setting up the motherboard and network card, use the WOL function by
following two steps:
• Go to Netw rk Wakeup on the IP Power control web
pages
• Enter the MAC address (the network card’s physical
address) of the PC and click Send – the PC will be powered on
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NOTE
To find out our network card’s MAC address:
Right click on the network connection icon  St tus  Support  Det ils. The value in
Physical Address is the MAC address.
6. Firmw re Upd te
Warning: If y u have n t been advised t update the IP P wer’s firmware and d
n t have a new firmware file, please d n t g t this page
NOTE
Before updating the IP Power’s firmware, ensure the IP Power control web pages’ TCP port is set
to 80 (this is the default), otherwise the update ma fail.
Firmware updates are periodically released to update the functionality of the IP
Power. To update the IP Power’s firmware, select Firmware Update from the left
hand menu:
• The following warning is displayed:

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Warning: D n t click Update if y u d n t have a firmware update file.
• Click Update, the following window is displayed:
• Click Br wse and locate the firmware update file. Click Update to begin the
update
Note
When the update is complete, ou must w it t le st one minute before ou restart the IP Power
7. DDNS Settings
When connecting to the Internet, the IP address you gain from ISP may be
dynamically allocated, so it may change each time the Internet connection
reconnects. This may result in the IP Power becoming uncontactable to remote
clients, as the new address is unknown.
Dynamic DNS addresses this issue by updating DNS records whenever the IP address
changes. The IP Power can utilize the free service provided by DynDNS
(http://www.dyndns.com) for this purpose. The IP Power will always be contactable
using its DynDNS address (e.g. ippower.dyndns.org), regardless of its IP address.
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First, create a DynDNS account and create an account. Create a dynamic DNS host
for the IP Power, e.g. ippower.dyndns.org.
On the IP Power, select DDNS from the left
hand menu. Enter the IP address and port
of the DynDNS server. You can find this out
on your PC by selecting Start  Run  then
type in cmd  and typing ping
www dyndns com. Enter the number in
brackets (e.g. 63 208 196 66) followed by
:80 to denote the port.
In Y ur D main, enter the IP Power’s
DynDNS address, e.g. ippower dyndns org.
Enter the Username and Passw rd for the
DynDNS account you created. Ensure
Enable DDNS is set to TRUE Click Save.
Now, each time the IP Power is powered on or Update N w is clicked, the DynDNS
address will be updated to the IP Power’s current IP address. Note that the change
may take several minutes to propagate to your local DNS server.
If the IP Power cannot reach the DynDNS server without going through a proxy
server, select TRUE next to Pr xy Enable. Enter the IP address of the proxy server in
Pr xy IP and the port in Pr xy P rt.
NOTE
The first time ou configure DDNS, click Upd te Now to set the D nDNS address.
8. Control Using Telnet, HTTP & SNMP Comm nds
The IP Power is a principally a browser controlled unit, with power control effected
over the LAN using HTTP commands or a browser. However it also provides
alternate methods for directly setting and getting the status of the power outlets
through Telnet commands and HTTP commands (which may be useful for
controlling the IP Power’s outlets using an automated script) and through SMNP.
P wer utlet status and c ntr l using HTTP c mmands
The format of the HTTP command is: