Technical data

ePowerSwitch 8XM / 8XS
5.3.11 Scan Monitoring Rule
This rule can be used to check if a specific protocol is available on a server (for example HTTP, FTP, Telnet,
SMTP, POP...). If the connection is possible, ePowerSwitch 8XM knows that a server program is running
there. If the connection is not possible, ePowerSwitch 8XM can automatically switch the powered device off
and after a specified delay switch it again on.
Rule ID
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automatically creates an ID Code to clearly identify each rule. All the ID Codes used
to identify rules start with the letter "R" followed by a number.
Rule Name
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the rule. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long, and
can contain alphanumeric characters.
Rule Type
This field displayes the type of the rule you are configuring (Scan Monitoring Rule in that case).
Rules are used to control actions according to specific events. After choosing the type of the rule in the drop-
down list, you will have first to configure the event and then to configure the actions to execute.
IP device to monitor
In this field enter the IP address of the IP device that you want to monitor using the Scan command. In the
"Port to scan" field, enter the port you want to check.
Interval between Monitoring
In this field, define the delay between the scan commands sent to the IP device. The delay can be set
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
Number of unsuccessful Requests before Action
In this field, define the number of Port scaning commands to be sent to the IP device before executing the
actions.
Delay before Restarting the Monitoring after Action
In this field, define the time in seconds before restarting the monitoring after the reboot action.
The delay can be set between 0 and 65535 seconds.
Type of action
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure the following actions:
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