Adder Technology AVX4016IP User Manual

The.AdderView.CATx.IP.models.provide.
a.serial.port.for.connection.to.one.or.
more.optional.power.control.units..
This.allows.you.to.control.the.mains.
power.being.supplied.to.the.connected.
computer(s).so.that.an.authorised.user.
can,.if.necessary,.perform.a.complete.
remote.cold.reboot.on.a.failed.system.
The.control.connector.of.the.first.power.switch.is.attached,.via.serial.cable,.to.
the.rear.panel.of.the.AdderView.CATx.IP..Any.additional.power.switches.are.
then.attached.via.a.‘daisy-chain’.arrangement.to.the.first.power.switch..Each.
power.switch.box.is.then.given.a.unique.address.and.access.to.each.power.port.
(8.ports.on.each.power.switch.box).is.gained.using.a.combination.of.the.switch.
box.address.and.the.port.number..

To connect and address the switch boxes
Note: The AdderView CATx IP unit can be powered on during this procedure, 
however, the switch boxes should be switched off.

1. Mount.up.to.four.switch.boxes.in.positions.where.they.are.close.to.the.

computer.systems.that.they.will.control.and.not.too.distant.from.the.
AdderView.CATx.IP.unit.(preferably.within.2.5.metres).

2. Use.a.serial.cable.with.an.RJ9.and.a.9-pin.D-type.connector.(see.

.for.specification)..Attach.the.RJ9.plug.to.the.socket.marked.

IN

.on.the.first.

switch.box..Attach.the.other.end.to.the.socket.marked.

POWER CONTROL

.on.

the.AdderView.CATx.IP.

The.power.ports.are.connected.to.the.power.inputs.of.each.computer.system.
and.the.power.switch.box(es).are.then.connected.to.a.mains.power.supply.
IMPORTANT: Power switching devices have a maximum current rating. It is 
essential to ensure that the total current drawn by the equipment connected 
to the power switching device does not exceed the current rating of the power 
switching device. You must also ensure that the current drawn from any mains 
socket does not exceed the current rating of the mains socket.
Setting.up,.configuring.and.using.power.switching.requires.three.main.steps:

•. Connect.and.address.the.switch.boxes.

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•. Operate.power.switching.

.or.

3. For.each.of.the.remaining.switch.boxes.(if.used),.use.a.serial.cable.with.RJ9.

connectors.at.both.ends.(see.

.for.specification)..Attach.one.

end.to.the.socket.marked.

OUT

.of.the.previous.box.and.the.other.end.to.the.

socket.marked.

IN

.of.the.next.box..

4. Set.the.addressing.switches.on.each.switch.

box.using.the.two.micro.switches.marked.
‘Slct’.on.the.front.panel..The.box.connected.
directly.to.the.AdderView.CATx.IP.is.Box.1.
and.so.on,.down.the.daisy-chain.line.to.Box.
4.at.the.end.

5. Attach.IEC.to.IEC.power.leads.between.

each.port.and.the.power.input.socket.of.
each.computer.system.that.requires.power.
switching..Carefully.note.to.which.power.
ports,.on.which.boxes,.each.computer.system.is.connected..If.computer.
systems.have.multiple.power.inputs,.then.each.input.must.be.connected.via.
separate.ports,.which.can.be.on.the.same,.or.different.boxes.

6. Connect.each.box.to.a.suitable.mains.power.input..

Now.proceed.to.the.configuration.stage.covered.in.the.

.section.within.the.Configuration.chapter.

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