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CHAPTER 5: Configuring the ePowerSwitch 8XM
Set Power Outlet
Check this box and in the corresponding drop-down list, choose the power outlet the rule will apply to. In the
next corresponding drop-down list, select the action to execute. Each power outlet can be switched On/Off
and restarted. If you choose "restart" you will also be able to define a restart delay between 0 and 65535
seconds.
Set Group
This type of action is only possible if you already created at least one group!
Check this box and in the corresponding drop-down list, choose the power outlet group the rule will apply to.
In the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to perform.
Each power outlet group can be switched On/Off and restarted. If you choose "restart" you will also be able
to define a restart delay between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second for the delay, the delay will be the delay defined in the "Power Outlets Page".
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the "Power Outlets Page".
Set Dry Contact
Check this box and in the corresponding drop-down list, choose the dry contact the rule will apply to. In the
next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to perform.
Each power dry contact can be switched On/Off and pulsed (open or close) for a specified delay. The delay
can be define between 0 and 65535 seconds.
Send Syslog Messages
Check this box if you want to send a message to a Syslog server. In the following drop-down lists, choose
the facility and the severity of the message to send.
The address of the Syslog server has to be defined in the "Log Settings Page".
Mail to
Check this box and specify an e-mails address in the corresponding field if you want to send an e-Mail to a
specific user. To send e-mails, you will need a SMTP server on the network and you will have to configure its
parameters in the "SMTP Page".
Example
You want to monitor the entrance door of your data center and in case of intrusion you want to send a message to a
Syslog server and receive an e-mail.
You need:
- the ePowerSwitch I/O extension board
- a door contact switch with an external magnetic contact
- 2-wire cable
Installation:
- Connect the ePowerSwitch I/O extension board to the SUB-D 25 connector of the ePowerSwitch 8XM using the cable
supplied with the I/O extension board
- Connect the 2 wires of the door contact to the Dry Contact Input 1 (DC1)
The door contact can be located up to 10 meters from the I/O extension board.
Event configuration:
- Click on the Settings Tab, then on the Rules Tab
- Click on Add a New Rule
- In "Type of the Rule", choose "Dry Contact Monitoring Rule"
- In "Dry Contact to monitor", choose "IO1" (if you connected the door contact on Input 1)
- In "Action", choose "open" (normally the door contact switch opens when the door is open).
Action configuration:
- Check the box "Send Syslog Message" and choose the Facility and the Severity you want to give to the Syslog
message.
- Check the box "Mail to" and specify the e-mail address the e-mail has to be sent to.
LOGOUT
Click "Logout" at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES
Click "Discard Changes" at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page.
APPLY CHANGES
Click "Apply Changes" at the bottom of the page to save changes.
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