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Power On/Off Aux
INTELLIGENT RING-ACTIVATED REMOTE POWER CONTROL
Installation and User's Guide for:
Model #PP02 Model #PP03 Model #PPNT
On/Off/Reboot Power Control On/Off/Reboot Power Control On/Off/Reboot Power Control
plus Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME plus Microsoft Windows NT/XP/2000
ShutDown Support ShutDown Support
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Table of Contents Introduction 5 About this Guide 6 Product Overview 7 Intelligent Power Module (IPM) 8 Power On/Off +Aux control unit 9 A Sample Session, Power-ON Mode 11 Installation Installing the IPM 12 Installing the Power On/Off +Aux control unit 12 Installation Diagrams 13 Operating Modes and Options Preface and Safeguards 15 Power-ON Mode 16 Power-ON Ring Number 16 Power-OFF Delay Time
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Off-Hook (busy) REBOOT 23 DIP Switch Configuration, REBOOT Mode 23 Example DIP Switch Settings, REBOOT Mode 25 Infinite-On/Off Mode 26 DIP Switch Configuration and Examples, Infinite-On/Off Mode 27 The +Aux Feature Installing an Auxiliary Device 28 Sharing a Single Phone Line 29 Modem Priority Option 30 As a Security Feature 30 Sample Sessions - ALL OPERATING MODES 31 Appendix A ON/OFF and STATUS LED Activity
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Functional Changes for ShutDown Support 49 Microsoft Windows NT UPS Service Configuration 50 Microsoft Windows 2000/XP UPS Service Configuration 53 Operational Behavior, 2000/XP ShutDown 56 Loopback ShutDown Test 56 Windows NT/2000/XP Automatic Logon 57 Appendix D - Upgrade Kits Available Upgrade Kits 58 Is Your Power On/Off Control Unit Upgrade-Compatible? 59 Upgrade Instructions 60 FCC Compliance 62 Specifications 63 S
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Remote Power On/Off. Built with pride in the United States of America it allows an unmanned PC and/or peripheral devices to be safely powered on/off or rebooted from distant locations, thus eliminating the expense of running a host PC 24 hours-a-day, or minimizing down-time due to remote system or equipment lockups. Remote Power On/Off consists of the Power On/Off +Aux control unit, cables, and the Intelligent Power Module (IPM). The control
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About this Guide This guide is intended to be printed. Printing this guide will provide proper clarity of the diagrams. Remote Power On/Off has been designed to control power supplied to a PC. In general, the PC is running a communications application that utilizes an analog modem to communicate over ordinary telephone lines. Although the manual is written with this in mind, the Remote Power On/Off is capable of controlling power to any device that can be turned on and off by its AC sou
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Product Overview Pictured below are the components included with a 110VAC Remote Power On/Off system. The items in the center picture represent a PP02 model. Note: A documentation CD-ROM may have been included instead of the printed manual. The items shown on the left are the additional items included with a PP03 model. The items shown on the right are the additional items included with a PPNT model. Beyond the additional items, the programming in the main unit also varies between each
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INPUT Intelligent Power Module (IPM) - 110vAC model The Intelligent Power Module houses an electronic relay that will switch power to your computer, or any AC powered device, on and off. The module is activated (powered ON) via a signal from the Power On/Off +Aux control unit. Compare your module now to the illustration below and familiarize yourself with the terms that follow. If you have purchased the 220vAC version, refer to Appendix A - page 39 - for the overview and installation. ST
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Power On/Off +Aux Control Unit The desktop portion of Remote Power On/Off is the Power On/Off +Aux control unit. This unit monitors the telephone line for RING, OFF-HOOK, and ON-HOOK conditions and signals the IPM to power the computer and peripherals on and off accordingly. TM ON/OFF STATUS ON/OFF Master Power Switch - this square momentary-contact switch is used to manually control the ON/OFF signal sent to the IPM, except when operating in the Reboot Mode. In the Power-ON or Infi
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LINE port - the incoming telephone line, from the wall-jack, connects to this RJ11 port. MODEM port - a telephone cable connects out from this RJ11 port to the modem's line-in port. . AUX port - a facsimile machine, answering machine, or other device sharing the same phone line connects to this RJ11 port. IPM PORT - the signal cable to the IPM connects to this RJ11/12 port. With the Power On/Off +Aux ShutDown/REBOOT version, the black end of the Y-type signal cable connects this
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A sample session, Power-ON Mode: 1 The user makes a modem call to the phone number of the line attached to the Power On/Off +Aux control unit. 2 The Power On/Off +Aux unit detects the incoming RINGs and counts them. After the first ring, the Power On/Off +Aux signals the IPM to power-ON the host PC and peripherals. 3 The line continues to ring as the PC is booting. A command in the PC's AUTOEXEC.BAT or Startup folder loads the host/communications software (i.e. pcANYWHERE, HyperAccess, et
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Installation This section covers the initial installation and testing of the Power On/Off +Aux control unit and the Intelligent Power Module (110vAC version). For additional installation information regarding the Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP ShutDown/REBOOT versions refer to Appendix B and Appendix C respectively. For the 220VAC IPM, refer to page 39 of Appendix A. Default Settings Installation should be performed with the factory default DIP-switch configuration as shown belo
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NOTE: UPS users must attach the wall-mount power supply to a second backed-up outlet provided on the back of the battery back-up. If not, a power outage will result in the PC powering off because the IPM will switch off if the Power On/Off +Aux unit looses power. Do not plug the power supply into an outlet that is switched on/off by the IPM. Insert the free end of the IPM signal cable into the port labeled "IPM PORT". The square "ON/OFF" switch should now control the IPM. Press the swit
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After installing Remote Power On/Off: PC STATUS IPM 0 OFF ON INTELLIGENT ON TM POWER MODULE OFF MR TR SD RD OH Telephone CD Modem AA Wall Jack HS Power Supply ON OFF ON OFF Power Power/Surge Strip To Supply Modem Line-In Telephone Cables LINE MODEM AUX IPM PORT POWER DIP SWITCHES Power On/Off +Aux (back view) IPM Signal Cable Remote Power On/Off Installation • 14
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Operating Modes and Options Remote Power On/Off offers three exclusive Operating Modes with several selectable options for each mode. Operating modes and options are determined by the Power On/Off +Aux control unit's DIP-switch settings. The two common Operating Modes are the Power-ON Mode (next page) and the REBOOT Mode (begins page 20). These operating modes, their individual options, and the DIP-switch settings, are discussed in the following sections. Discussion of the third mode,
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Power-ON Mode The default operating mode for the Remote Power On/Off system is the Power-ON Mode. This mode allows a PC and peripherals to be turned-ON by an incoming telephone call and automatically turned-OFF after the call is completed. In this mode, the Power On/Off +Aux control unit monitors the telephone line for three conditions known generically as RING, OFF- HOOK, and ON-HOOK. The system will react as follows: RING: When a call is placed to the unit, each incoming RING is co
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Note: These Power-OFF Delay Time settings are useful to support post-connection operations, such as host software "Call-Back" services. The recommended selection for this option is two minutes. This will allow time for a re-dial in cases where the first connect fails (usually because the host PC takes too long to fully bootup), as well as plenty of time to re-connect if an accidental or unexpected disconnect occurs during a session. 15 Ring Turn-OFF Option - This option provides th
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Power-OFF Delay Time DIP switches 3 and 4 are used to select the Power-OFF Delay Time value: 3|OFF 4|OFF 1 second Power-OFF Delay Time * 3|OFF 4|ON 2 minute Power-OFF Delay Time 3|ON 4|OFF 15 minute Power-OFF Delay Time 3|ON 4|ON 1 hour Power-OFF Delay Time DIP switch 5 determines when the Power-OFF Delay Time should apply: 5|OFF Power-OFF Delay Time only applies following hang-up, but only if the call had been answered (Off- hook was detected). 5|ON Power-OFF Delay Time
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Example DIP Switch Configurations, Power-ON Mode: Ring = Power-ON, Hang-up = Power-OFF 1 RING Power-ON 1 second Power-OFF delay 5 RING Power-ON ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 hour Power-OFF delay ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 RING Power-ON 2 minute Power-OFF delay 5 RING Power-ON ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 minute Power-OFF delay 15 RING Turn-OFF enabled ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 RING Power-ON 15 minute Power-OFF delay 10 RING Power-ON ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 second Power-OFF delay ON 1 2 3
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REBOOT Mode The second operating mode is the REBOOT Mode. This mode is used to remotely reboot a device by temporarily interrupting its power source. The REBOOT Mode provides a full coldboot, practical for resetting remote network equipment, communications or fax servers, individual PCs, or any distributed device in a lock-up or error state. The REBOOT Mode is the reverse of the Power-ON Mode -- the power-ON signal to the IPM is constant to keep the devices powered on. When a reboot is e
