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5.6. 

The Plug Group Directory

The Plug Group Directory allows you to designate "groups" of plugs that are 

dedicated to a similar function, and will most likely be switched or rebooted all at the 

same time or controlled by the same type of user account.

For example, an individual equipment rack might include an assortment of devices 

that belong to different departments or clients.  In order to simplify the process of 

granting plug access rights to the accounts that will control power to these devices, 

you could assign all of the plugs for the devices belonging to Department A to a Plug 

Group named "Dept_A", and all of the plugs for devices belonging to Department B 

to a Plug Group named "Dept_B".  When user accounts are defined later, this would 

allow you to quickly grant access rights for all of the plugs for the devices belonging 

to Department A to the appropriate user accounts, by merely granting access to the 

Dept_A Plug Group, rather than by selecting the specific, individual plugs for each 

user account.

Likewise, Plug Groups allow you to direct On/Off/Boot commands to a series of 

plugs, without addressing each plug individually.  Given the example above, you 

could quickly reboot all plugs for Department A, by either including the "Dept_A" 

Plug Group name in a /BOOT command line via the Text Interface, or by using the 

Plug Group Control menu in the Web Browser Interface.

The Plug Group Directory function is only available when you have logged into 

command mode using an account that permits Administrator commands.  In both the 

Text Interface and the Web Browser Interface, the Plug Group Directory menu offers 

the following functions:

•  View Plug Group Directory:  Displays currently defined plug access rights for 

any Outlet Managed PDU Plug Group as described in Section 5.6.1.

•  Add Plug Group to Directory:  Creates new Plug Groups, and allows you to 

assign  plug access rights to each group as described in Section 5.6.2.

•  Modify Plug Group Directory:  This option is used to edit or change plug 

access rights for each Plug Group, as described in Section 5.6.3.

•  Delete Plug Group from Directory:  Clears Plug Groups that are no longer 

needed, as described in Section 5.6.4.  

5.6.1.  Viewing Plug Groups
The "View Plug Group Directory" option allows you to view the configuration 

of each Plug Group.  Note that the View Plug Group Directory function is only 

available when you have accessed command mode using a password that permits 

Administrator Level commands.