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BLACK BOX® CS Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide 135
Applications
Figure 7-15: Expert > Applications > Multi-Outlet Ctrl [not configured]
Prerequisites for Multi-Outlet Control
In order to control groups of outlets from the IPDU Multi-Outlet Control
page, the following prerequisites must be met.
• An AlterPath PM must be plugged into one of the serial ports, and that
serial port must be configured for power management.
• A device connected to a serial port must be plugged into at least two outlets
on the PM.
• The PM and the outlet numbers to which the device is plugged must be
configured on the serial port that the device is connected to.
Power Management Icons
In the first line of each group, the light bulb and the lock icons as well as the
Cycle button operate over the entire group. The light bulb and lock icons next
to the individual outlets are used to display the status of each outlet but cannot
be used to control the individual outlets.