User`s guide

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Basic Configuration
• IPSMode: This parameter sets up the VMR/NPS for use with command scripts
that were written for WTI's IPS Series Remote Reboot Switches. When the IPS
Mode is enabled, the "IPS" command prompt will be displayed in the Text Mode,
User Accounts will not allow definition of a Username, and only the "password"
prompt will be displayed when logging into the unit (IPS Mode units will not display
a "username" prompt.) (Default = Off.)
• The "IPS" command prompt will be displayed in the Text Mode.
• Providing that no Administrator level user accounts are defined, the VMR/NPS
will not display the username or password prompts upon login to
command mode.
• If one or more Administrator level user accounts have been defined, then the
VMR/NPS will only display the password prompt upon login to command mode.
If all Administrator level user accounts (aside from the default "super" account)
are deleted, then the VMR/NPS will return to the status where no username or
password prompts are displayed upon login to command mode.
• SinglePlugBootDelayEnable: When this parameter is enabled and reboot cycle
is initiated, the VMR/NPS will pause for the currently defined Boot/Sequence Delay
value before executing the next reboot command. Note that the Boot/Sequence
Delay value is defined via the Plug Parameters menu, as described in Section 5.7.
(Default = Off.)
5.3.6.1. AutomatedMode
The Automated Mode allows the VMR/NPS to execute switching and reboot commands,
without displaying menus or generating response messages. Automated Mode is
designed to allow the VMR/NPS to be controlled by a device which can generate
commands to control power switching functions without human intervention.
When Automated Mode is enabled, power switching and reboot commands are
executed without a confirmation prompt and without command response messages;
the only reply to these commands is the command prompt, which is re-displayed when
each command is completed.
Although Automated Mode can be enabled using either the Web Browser Interface
or Text Interface, Automated Mode is designed primarily for users who wish to send
ASCII commands to the VMR/NPS without operator intervention, and therefore does not
specifically apply to the Web Browser Interface. When Automated Mode is enabled, the
Web Browser Interface can still be used to invoke switching and reboot commands.
Notes:
• When the Automated Mode is enabled, password prompts will not be
displayed at login, and you will be able to access Administrator Level
command functions (including the configuration menus) and control plugs
without entering a password.
• If you need to enable the Automated Mode, but want to restrict network
access to configuration menus, it is strongly recommended to enable and
configure the IP Security Function as described in Section 5.9.3.