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CONTENTS
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: To be read before use! ...................................................................................... 3 1. DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Diagram ............................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Package list ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2. INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................................... 8 3. CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1. Configuration through the LAN using the Finder program ................................................................. 9 3.2. Configuration through an RS232 Terminal connection .................................................................... 11 3.3. Configuration through the LAN using a standard Browser ............................................................... 11 3.3.1. General / IP configuration ...................................................................................................... 12 3.3.2. General / System time ............................................................................................................ 14 3.3.3. General / SMTP...................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.4. General / SNMP ..................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.5. General / Tools ....................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.6. Settings / Accounts................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.7. Settings / Groups.................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.8. Settings / Peripherals ............................................................................................................. 22 3.3.8.1. Settings / Peripherals - ePowerSwitch 8XM ............................................................. 24 3.3.8.2. Settings / Peripherals - ePowerSwitch Satellite ........................................................ 26 3.3.8.3. Settings / Peripherals - Analog inputs....................................................................... 30 3.3.8.4. Settings / Peripherals - Digital Inputs ........................................................................ 33 3.3.8.4.1. Digital Input Modules ................................................................................ 33 3.3.8.4.2. Temperature and proximity sensors ......................................................... 36 3.3.8.4.3. Push Button .............................................................................................. 38 3.3.8.5. Settings / Peripherals - AC Current Probe ................................................................ 40 3.3.8.6. Settings / Peripherals - Energy Meter ....................................................................... 42 3.3.9. Settings / Rules ...................................................................................................................... 44 3.3.9.1. Settings / Rules - Schedule Rule .............................................................................. 46 3.3.9.2. Settings / Rules - Ping Monitoring Rule .................................................................... 49 3.3.9.3. Settings / Rules - Scan Monitoring Rule ................................................................... 52 3.3.9.4. Settings / Rules - Power Supply Monitoring Rule ..................................................... 55 3.3.9.5. Settings / Rules - Digital Input Monitoring Rule ........................................................ 58 3.3.9.6. Settings / Rules - Analog Input Monitoring Rule ....................................................... 61 3.3.10. Misc / Control Panel ............................................................................................................. 64 3.3.11. Misc / Rule Panel ................................................................................................................. 65 3.3.12. Misc / Log ............................................................................................................................. 66 3.3.13. Misc / Log Settings ............................................................................................................... 67 4. POWER OUTLET CONTROL AND PERIPHERALS STATUS ............................................................... 68 5. APPENDIX............................................................................................................................................... 70 5.1. Sending status information and sensor values using rules .............................................................. 70 5.2. Ping and Scan Methods ................................................................................................................... 71 5.3. Technical Data.................................................................................................................................. 72 5.4. Commonly used Ports ...................................................................................................................... 72 5.5. Syslog Messages: Severity Level Definitions ................................................................................... 73 STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY................................................................................................................ 75 2
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: To be read before use!
NOTE
• The ePowerSwitch devices can only be installed by qualified people with the following installation and
use instructions. The manufacturer disclaims all responsibility in case of a bad utilization of the
ePowerSwitch devices and particularly any use with equipments that may cause personal injury or
material damage.
• This equipment is designed to be installed on a dedicated circuit that must have a circuit breaker or fuse
protection.
• The electrical power sockets used to plug the power cords of the ePowerSwitch devices must be close
to the ePowerSwitch devices and easily accessible.
• Check that the power cords, plugs and sockets are in good condition.
• The ePowerSwitch devices can only be connected to three-wire 230 VAC (50-60Hz) sockets.
• Always plug the ePowerSwitch devices into properly grounded power sockets (two poles plus ground).
• Never exceed 10 Amp total load for each group of 4 power outlets of an ePowerSwitch device.
• The ePowerSwitch devices are intended for indoor use only. Do NOT install them in an area where
excessive moisture or heat is present.
• Always disconnect the 2 (two) power cords of the ePowerSwitch device if you want to intervene on the
ePowerSwitch device or on the equipment powered from the ePowerSwitch device.
• The power outlets of the ePowerSwitch devices are not circuit breakers! If you want to intervene on
equipments connected to an ePowerSwitch device you must disconnect these equipments from the
ePowerSwitch device.
• Do NOT attempt to disassemble the ePowerSwitch devices, they contain potentially hazardous voltages.
• The ePowerSwitch devices contain no user serviceable parts and repairs are to be performed by factory
trained service personnel only.
• Always use a shielded cable for the Ethernet connection.
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1. DESCRIPTION
ePowerSwitch*8XM is a power control unit with a built-in Web server, an Ethernet and a RS232
connection. It enables to control the power supply of 8 power outlets through an Ethernet connection. The
number of controlled power outlets can be extended up to 136 by cascading up to 16 ePowerSwitch 8XS
to the Master. It supports a maximum load of 2x10A through 2 separate power inputs.
This high security unit offers HTTPS protocol with Web browsers that support SSL version 2 or 3.
It also supports plenty of control options to increase the security of your facilities and reduce unforeseen
downtimes of your equipment. Its modular conception allows to monitor many sensors and trigger
emergency actions like alert sending via SNMP traps, Email or Syslog messages. It is able to record all
events into a time-stamped log file.
1.1 Diagram
The front panel of the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Master)
Auxiliary power supply
RJ45
Connector
5 LEDs (Group A)
A = Power supply A
1 - 4 = Status of outlets 1 - 4
SUB-D9F Connector
Terminal connection
RJ45 Connector
Cascading Connection
For the Web Server only
12 VDC 300 mA
SUB-D 25F Connector
8 Inputs / 4 Dry contact
LEDs DC (Dry Contact)
Status of output contacts 1 - 4
LEDs (Group B)
S = Status
B = Power Supply B
5 - 8 = Status of Outlets 5 -8
Dip Switches
x Bus Termination
A 1 2 3 4 (LEDs)
A
1
2
3
4
Green. Lights up when Power applied on Group A
Red. Status of power outlet 1 (On/Off)
Red. Status of power outlet 2 (On/Off)
Red. Status of power outlet 3 (On/Off)
Red. Status of power outlet 4 (On/Off)
10/100 (RJ45 Connector)
Network connection 10/100 Mbits/sec
Link (LED)
Off = Network connection not detected
On = Network connection detected
Flashing = the device is sending or receiving data over this port
4
100 (LED)
Off = 10 Mbits/sec connection
On = 100 Mbits/sec connection
RS232 (SUB-D 9F Connector)
Serial port RS232 with DB-9 female connector
Pinout
2 = TxD
3 = RxD
5 = Gnd
xBus
The RJ45 connector is used for cascading ePowerSwitch devices and xBus peripherals
Maximal TOTAL line length: 200 meters
Term (RS485 Termination DIP Switch)
The xBus interface (RS485) has built-in termination resistors. To enable these resistors slide the two
DIP Switch to the ON position (down).
Termination should be enabled at the two end stations on an RS485 network.
No more than two stations should be terminated on an RS485 network.
S B 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 (LEDs)
S
B
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
Status
On = ePowerSwitch 8XM software is loaded and functional
Off = power default
1 time repeatedly = power on but not ready
2 times repeatedly = waiting on IP address from DHCP server
3 times repeatedly = SSL key computing in progress (takes several minutes!!!)
4 times repeatedly = System error (contact the manufacturer)
Green. Lights up when power applied on Group B
Red. Status of power outlet 5 (On/Off)
Red. Status of power outlet 6 (On/Off)
Red. Status of power outlet 7 (On/Off)
Red. Status of power outlet 8 (On/Off)
Yellow. Status of dry contact output 1 (Open/Closed)
Yellow. Status of dry contact output 2 (Open/Closed)
Yellow. Status of dry contact output 3 (Open/Closed)
Yellow. Status of dry contact output 4 (Open/Closed)
I/O (SUB-D 25F Connector)
Dry Contacts: 4 Outputs and 8 Inputs
Do NOT exceed 24VDC – 20 mA
(see Annexe Table for the Pin configuration)
12 VDC AUX Power Supply
The Web server can be powered either by power input A or power input B.
To increase the operational safety of the Web server, an auxiliary power supply (12 VDC / 300 mA) can
be connected to this input (double insulated, ie. not connected to ground).
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The back panel of the ePowerSwitch 8XM
Power outlets (Group B)
Power outlets (Group A)
Power outlets 1 – 4
230 VAC max 10 Amp
Power outlets 5 – 8
230 VAC max 10 Amp
Power input B
Power input A
230 VAC – 10 Amp
230 VAC – 10 Amp
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1.2 Package list
The following items are included:
‰
‰
‰
‰
‰
‰
‰
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1 ePowerSwitch 8XMR2 19"
1 power adapter 12 VDC
2 power cables, 230 V / 10 Amp, length 1.80 Meters
1 RJ45 M/M cable, 2 Meters
1 serial cable SUB-D 9 points M/F, 1.80 Meters
1 quick installation guide
1 CD with User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Windows configuration program
2. INSTALLATION
Remark:
Make sure that the ePowerSwitch 8XM is powered off.
Connection instructions
1. Use a shielded RJ45 network cable to connect your ePowerSwitch 8XM to the network.
2. Use appropriated three-wire power cords (two poles plus ground) to connect your electrical devices to
the ePowerSwitch 8XM unit.
3. Plug the 2 power cables into 2 grounded sockets. The power supply LED of group A and of group B
light on to confirm that power is on.
4. You can now configure the ePowerSwitch 8XM by following the indications of the chapter
"Configuration of the ePowerSwitch 8XM".
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3. CON
NFIGUR
RATION
To use the
e ePowerSwitch 8XM on your networrk, you must first configurre its network parameters
s. Ask your
network ad
dministrator for
f the param
meters to use
e.
There are three metho
ods to configu
ure the netwo
ork paramete
ers of the eP
PowerSwitch 8XM:
3.1. Con
nfiguratio
on throug
gh the LA
AN using the
t Finde
er program
m
It is the simplest and fastest confiiguration me
ethod if you use
u Window
ws as operating system. It allows to
configure your ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
M through your
y
local ne
etwork even if its netwo
ork paramete
ers are not
compatible
e with those of your PC.
1. Start the Finder.exxe program contained
c
on the CD-ROM
M.
2. Open the File men
nu and choosse SCAN (orr click on the first left button in the too
ol bar) to disc
cover the
ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
M connected
d on your LAN
N.
nu and choo
ose CONFIG
GURE (or clic
ck on the se
econd left bu
utton in the tool
t
bar) to
3. Open the File men
work parametters.
configure the netw
age enabless to define all
a IP param
meters of the
e ePowerSw
witch 8XM de
evice and displays the
This pa
version
n of the Firmw
ware. The HT
TTP protoco
ol is enabled and the Find
der program is authorized
d at factory
settingss.
!!! To achieve the
e highest security
s
leve
el we sugg
gest to disa
able the con
nfiguration using the
Finder program affter the first installation
n.
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DHCP:
Check this box is you want to obtain the IP address, the subnet mask and the default gateway for your
ePowerSwitch 8XM via DHCP.
Use of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) requires a DHCP host to be set up on the
network.
IP Address:
IP address of the ePowerSwitch 8XM, default is 192.168.100.200.
Subnet Mask:
Subnet Mask of the ePowerSwitch 8XM, default is 255.255.255.0.
Gateway:
Generally the address of your router, default is blank.
DNS 1:
Primary DNS (Domain Name Server), default is blank.
DNS 2:
Secondary DNS, default is blank.
Version:
Firmware version of the ePowerSwitch 8XM
Finder authorized:
The Network parameters of the ePowerSwitch 8XM can be configured through a Local Area Network
using the provided Finder Program. It is a simple and fast configuration method if you use Windows as
operating system.
!!! The Finder Program is enabled as default value. For security reasons we suggest to disable the
Finder program after the first configuration.
HTTP / HTTPS Access:
These options enable to choose between the standard HTTP and the HTTP over SSL protocol.
HTTPS encrypts and decrypts the page requests and page information between the client browser and
the web server of the ePowerSwitch 8XM using a Secure Socket Layer (SSL). A URL beginning with
HTTPS indicates that the connection is encrypted using SSL. SSL transactions are negotiated by means
of a Key-based encryption algorithm between your browser and the web server of your ePowerSwitch
8XM.
The HTTP protocol is enabled as default value.
HTTP Port Number:
Port number: default is 80 (HTTP).
Standard HTTP port is 80.
Standard HTTPS port is 443.
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3.2. Con
nfiguratio
on throug
gh an RS2
232 Terminal conn
nection
1. Use the
e provided RS232
R
cable
e to connect the ePowerrSwitch 8XM
M to an availa
able serial port
p
of your
PC.
2. Run a Terminal
T
pro
ogram such as
a Windows HyperTermin
nal.
3. Configu
ure the appro
opriate serial port @ 9.60
00, n, 8, 1 an
nd no flow co
ontrol.
4. On you
ur computer, press <ENT
TER> until the
e menu appe
ears on your screen.
5. Press the
t
“M” on your
y
keyboa
ard and follo
ow the menu
u to configurre the netwo
ork paramete
ers of your
ePowerSwitch 8XM
M.
NETWORK INTERFACE
I
P
PARAMETERS:
:
Should th
his target obtain IP settings from
f
the ne
etwork?[N]
Static IP
P address [192.168.1.
[
.250]?
Subnet Ma
ask IP addr
ress [255.2
255.255.0]?
?
Gateway IP
I address [192.168.1
1.2]?
Primary DNS
D
Server IP address
s [192.168.
.1.2]?
Secondary
y DNS Serve
er IP addre
ess [0.0.0.
.0]?
MISCELLAN
NEOUS:
Finder pr
rogram enab
bled?[Y]
Configuration menu
3.3. Con
nfiguratio
on throug
gh the LA
AN using a standarrd Browser
During the
e first installation, change
e temporarily the network settings of your
y
PC acco
ording to the default
network se
ettings of the
e ePowerSwitch 8XM.
Factory ne
etwork setting
gs of the ePo
owerSwitch 8XM:
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IP Addresss: 192.168.100.200 - Porrt: 80
Gateway: 255.255.255
5.0
Default facctory protoco
ol is HTTP !!!!
1. Open your
y
Web bro
owser and type following IP address:
http://192.168.100.2
200/sysadmiin.htm
2. Enter th
he administra
ator name an
nd password
d (default for both = admiin)
onfigure all se
ettings of you
ur ePowerSw
witch 8XM.
3. The home page appears, allowiing you to co
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3.3.1. Ge
eneral / IP
P configura
ation
This page enables you
u to define all the IP parameters of the
e ePowerSw
witch 8XM.
DHCP Clie
ent enabled:
Check thiss box is you want to obttain the IP address,
a
the subnet mask and the de
efault gateway for your
ePowerSw
witch 8XM via
a DHCP. Facctory default setting for th
his option is disabled.
d
Use of DH
HCP (Dynam
mic Host Co
onfiguration
n Protocol) requires a DHCP hostt to be set up on the
network.
IP Addres
ss:
IP addresss of the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM, default iss 192.168.10
00.200.
If you use
e the https protocol an
nd change the IP addre
ess, the sys
stem needs to compute
e new SSL
keys. This
s operation
n takes seve
eral minute
es and the LED
L
marked
d "Status" on the case blinks 3
times repe
eatedly duriing all the process.
p
Durring all this time, you ca
annot login..
Subnet Mask:
Subnet Ma
ask of the eP
PowerSwitch 8XM, default is 255.255.255.0.
Default Ga
ateway:
Generally the address of your route
er, default is blank.
D
Address
s:
Primary DNS
Primary DNS (Domain Name Serve
er), default iss blank
Secondarry DNS Addrress:
Secondaryy DNS, defau
ult is blank
ogram enab
bled:
Finder Pro
The Netwo
ork paramete
ers of the eP
PowerSwitch 8XM can als
so be configured through
h a Local Are
ea Network
using the provided Fin
nder Program
m. It is a veryy simple and
d fast configu
uration method if you use Windows
as operatin
ng system.
The Finder Program iss enabled as default value
e.
curity reason
ns we sugge
est to disable the Finde
er program after
a
the firs
st configuration.
!!!For sec
HTTP / HT
TTPS Acces
ss:
This option enables to
o choose be
etween the standard
s
HT
TTP and the HTTP over SSL protoc
col. HTTPS
encrypts and
a decryptss the page re
equests and page inform
mation betwe
een the clien
nt browser an
nd the web
server of the ePowerS
Switch 8XM using a Se
ecure Socke
et Layer (SS
SL). A URL beginning with
w
HTTPS
indicates that
t
the conn
nection is enccrypted using
g SSL. SSL transactions are negotiatted by mean
ns of a Keybased enccryption algo
orithm between your brrowser and the web se
erver of you
ur ePowerSw
witch 8XM.
The HTTP
P Protocol is enabled
e
as default
d
value.
!!!To achieve the high
hest securitty level we suggest
s
to choose
c
the HTTPS
H
proto
ocol.
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HTTP Port:
Port number: default is 80 (HTTP).
Standard HTTP port is 80.
Standard HTTPS port is 443.
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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3.3.2. Ge
eneral / Sy
ystem time
e
The system
m time of the
e ePowerSwitch 8XM is used
u
for sync
chronizing sccheduling acctions and to timestamp
SNMP trap
ps, Syslog in
nformation, e-mails
e
and internal logs.. The system
m time can be
e set manua
ally with the
browser time of the connected
c
computer or can be auto
omatically syynchronized with one or
o two NTP
timeserverrs.
S
Time
e:
Current System
This field shows
s
the cu
urrent system
m time of the ePowerSwittch 8XM.
As the system time is
s displayed through the
e browser, a small diffe
erence (1 to
o 2 sec) can appear as
compared
d to the exac
ct hour. The
e system tim
me is neverth
heless corre
ect.
Use Brow
wser Time:
If you wan
nt to set the system time using the cu
urrent Brows
ser time of your PC, sele
ect this optio
on and click
on the "Se
et System Tim
me" button.
Use NTP Server:
S
If you wan
nt to set the system time
e using an NTP timeserv
ver, select this option, ch
hoose a refre
esh interval
and enter the IP addre
ess of the tim
meserver you
u wish to use
e in the "Prim
mary" field. Th
he address of
o a second
timeserverr can be spe
ecified in the
e "Secondaryy" field. The
e secondary timeserver iis optional and
a
is used
only if the primary time
eserver is nott available.
You can enter
e
eitherr the hostna
ame (in that case you must
m
have specified
s
a DNS serverr on the IP
configura
ation page) or
o the IP add
dress of an NTP server..
NTP uses port 123/UD
DP.
Time Zone
e:
Set the tim
me zone corrresponding to your loca
ation. The sy
ystem clock will subsequ
uently show local time.
Without se
etting this, the system clo
ock will show
w UTC/GMT time. Setting
g a time zone
e is only rele
evant if you
are synchrronizing with an NTP servver.
Daylight Saving
S
Time
e:
If you want to set Daylight Saving dates,
d
checkk this box and
d specify the date you wa
ant to use.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.3. Ge
eneral / SM
MTP
You can setup
s
the eP
PowerSwitch
h*8XM to se
end the logs
s to an ema
ail account a
and report all
a activities
triggered by
b the rules defined
d
by th
he administra
ator.
e
you
u will need a SMTP serrver on the network an
nd you will h
have to con
nfigure the
To send e-mails,
following parameters
s:
SMTP ena
abled:
Check thiss box if you want
w
the ePo
owerSwitch 8XM
8
to be ab
ble to send e--mails.
SMTP Serrver Address:
In this field
d, enter the address
a
of th
he e-mail servver you wantt to use.
You can enter
e
eitherr the hostna
ame (in that case you must
m
have specified
s
a DNS serverr on the IP
configura
ation page) or
o the IP add
dress of an NTP server..
NTP uses port 123/UD
DP.
SMTP Porrt:
In this field
d, enter the Port
P Number you want to use, defaultt and usual port
p is 25.
From (e-m
mail Address
s):
In this field
d, enter the e-mail
e
addresss that ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM messagess will appearr to come fro
om.
The name can be from
m 1 to 64 cha
aracters long
g, and can co
ontain alphanumeric cha
aracters. This
s should be
a valid add
dress (generrally servers reject messa
ages that don
n't have a va
alid from addrress).
Example:
yourname@
@yourmailse
erver.net
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.4. Ge
eneral / SN
NMP
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM provides a built-in SN
NMP (Simple
e Network Management
M
Protocol) ag
gent, which
enables yo
ou to manage the ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
M through SN
NMP-based network
n
man
nagement sys
stems. The
ePowerSw
witch 8XM MIB file enable
es to remote
ely read out the
t status off all power ou
utlets and the values of
all sensorss (temperatu
ure, humidityy, ambient lig
ght). It also enables
e
to control
c
individ
dually all pow
wer outlets
and all gro
oups of powe
er outlets. Th
he MIB file iss stored on th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XM a
and can be downloaded
d
from the General
G
/ Too
ols Page.
abled:
SNMP ena
Check thiss box if you want
w
to enable the SNMP
P protocol.
Contact:
In this field, enter the
e name you
u want to givve to the Contact
C
field.. The name can be fro
om 1 to 64
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters. Default nam
me is "contact".
Name:
In this field
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to
o the Name field. The na
ame can be ffrom 1 to 64 characters
long, and can
c contain alphanumeri
a
c characterss. Default nam
me is "name".
Location:
In this fielld, enter the
e name you want to givve to the Lo
ocation field. The name
e can be fro
om 1 to 64
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters. Default nam
me is "location".
Read Com
mmunity:
In this field
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to
o the Read Community
C
fiield. The nam
me can be frrom 1 to 64
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters. Default nam
me is "public".
Write Com
mmunity:
Check thiss box if you want
w
to be able to contro
ol the power outlets throu
ugh a MIB brrowser. In th
he following
field, enterr the name you
y want to give
g
to the Write
W
Commu
unity. The na
ame can be ffrom 1 to 64 characters
long, and can
c contain alphanumeri
a
c characterss. Default nam
me is "private
e".
Trap Com
mmunity:
Check this box if yo
ou want to configure
c
th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XM SNMP agen
nt to send traps to a
communityy. In the follo
owing field, enter
e
the nam
me you wantt to give to th
he Trap Com
mmunity. The
e name can
be from 1 to 64 characcters long, an
nd can conta
ain alphanum
meric characte
ers. Default n
name is "trap
p".
Trap Desttination 1:
Check thiss box and enter the prima
ary SNMP Se
erver addres
ss the traps will
w be sent to
o.
Trap Desttination 2:
Check thiss box and enter the secon
ndary SNMP
P Server address the trap
ps will be sen
nt to.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.5. Ge
eneral / To
ools
This page enables you
u to:
- download
d and save th
he current se
ettings of you
ur ePowerSw
witch 8XM on
n your PC,
- upload an existing co
onfiguration file
f to your eP
PowerSwitch
h 8XM,
- restore th
he factory se
ettings,
- download
d the ePowerSwitch 8XM
M MIB file on your PC.
Save:
Click this button
b
to savve the curren
nt system setttings onto yo
our local hard
d drive.
Load:
Click this button
b
and se
elect a settin
ngs file you want
w
to download to the ePowerSwitc
e
ch 8XM.
Restore:
Click this button
b
if you want to resto
ore the facto
ory default se
ettings.
Save MIB:
Click this button
b
if you want to dow
wnload the eP
PowerSwitch 8XM MIB file onto your local hard drrive.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
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3.3.6. Se
ettings / Accounts
A
This page is used to crreate, activatte, deactivate
e, modify and delete up to
t 255 accou
unts.
ate or deactivvate an account, check or
o uncheck th
he corresponding checkbo
- To activa
ox.
- To modiffy an account, click on "E
Edit" next to the correspon
nding accoun
nt.
- To delete
e an existing account, clicck on "Delete
e" next to the
e correspond
ding account.
- To create
e an accountt, click on "Ad
dd a New Acccount" on th
he right side of
o the page.
A new pa
age appearss, allowing yo
ou to set all the paramete
ers of the acccount.
me:
User Nam
In this field
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to the user. Th
he name can
n be from 1 to
o 32 characte
ers long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Password
d:
In this field
d, enter the password
p
you
u want to givve to the user. The passw
word can be ffrom 4 to 32 characters
long, and can
c contain alphanumeri
a
c characterss.
Confirm Password:
P
In this field
d, enter the password
p
again.
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Groups:
This field is used to add or remove groups to the current account.
To add Groups to the current account, press the Ctrl key and click on the displayed Groups. The selected
Groups are marked dark blue and their IDs are listed at the right side of the Groups field.
This field appears only if you have already created at least one group (Settings/Groups Tab).
Device:
In this drop-down list, choose a device from which you want to add Inputs or Outputs to the current
account.
Inputs/Outputs:
This field is used to add/remove Inputs or Outputs to/from the current account.
To add Inputs or Outputs to the current account, press the Ctrl key and click on the Inputs/Outputs of the
device selected in the previous field. The selected Inputs/Outputs are marked dark blue and their IDs are
listed at the right side of the Input/Output field.
The ePowerSwitch 8XM supports number of peripherals which are clearly identified by specific ID Codes.
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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3.3.7. Se
ettings / Groups
G
This page is used to create,
c
modify and delette groups off power outle
ets which ca
an be contro
olled by the
ePowerSw
witch 8XM. This
T
function
nality is particularly usefful if you ha
ave to contro
ol the powerr supply of
devices using
u
redund
dant power supplies. You
Y
can cre
eate groupss including several pow
wer outlets
distributed
d on several ePowerSwitc
e
ch 8XS devicces.
e an existing group, click on "Delete" of the corres
sponding devvice.
- To delete
- To add or
o remove power outlets to/from
t
an exxisting group, click on "Ed
dit" of the corresponding device.
- To deactivate a Group, uncheck the
t box "Activated" of the
e correspond
ding group.
- To add a new group, click on "Add a New Gro
oup" on the right side of the page. A n
new page ap
ppears,
allowing you
y to set all parameterss of the group
p.
Group Id:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to clearly id
dentify each g
group of pow
wer outlets.
All the ID Codes
C
used to identify grroups start with
w the letterr "G".
Group Na
ame:
In this fielld, enter the
e name you want to givve to the sellected group
p. The name
e can be fro
om 1 to 32
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters.
Device:
h from which
In this drop-down list, choose an ePowerSwitc
e
h you want to
o add powerr outlets to th
he selected
group.
Power Ou
utlets:
This field is used to add and removve power outtlets to/from the
t group.
- To add power
p
outletss to the group, press the Ctrl key and
d click on the power outle
ets of the ePo
owerSwitch
selected in the field above.
a
The selected
s
pow
wer outlets are
a marked dark
d
blue and
d their names are listed
at the rig
ght of the field "Power Ou
utlets".
- To remo
ove a power outlet from the
t group, press
p
the Ctrrl key and cliick on the po
ower outlet you
y wish to
remove.
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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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3.3.8. Se
ettings / Peripherals
s
The Periph
herals page is used to en
nable and co
onfigure the xBus
x
periphe
erals which h
have been co
onnected to
the ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
M. This page
e is also veryy useful to giive an overvview of all the
e peripherals
s which are
or have be
een connecte
ed to the ePo
owerSwitch 8XM.
8
Following xBus periphe
erals can be connected to
t the ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
M:
PowerSwitch Satellite 8-P
Port or 1-Porrt,
• 16 x eP
• 16 x En
nergyMeter for
f real-time power consu
umption mea
asuring,
• 16 x cu
urrent probess,
• 32 x se
ensors (temp
perature, temperature and
d humidity an
nd temperatu
ure and ambient light),
• 16 x Digital Input Modules
M
with 16 digital inp
puts or 16 x push
p
buttonss or 16 x IR p
proximity sen
nsors,
• any xBus Extenderss,
plers.
• any xBus Optocoup
Bus peripherral to the RJ4
45 connecto
or on the ePo
owerSwitch*8
8XM or behin
nd an xBus
You can connect an xB
e ePowerSw
witch*8XM (Daisy Chain Connection).
C
peripheral already connected to the
ng an xBus peripheral to
t the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM:
Connectin
1. Set the
e dip switche
es of the xB
Bus peripherral so that th
he selected I/O addresss does not conflict
c
with
another peripheral already connected to the xBus (see
e user's guide of the corrresponding peripheral).
p
- Do NO
OT connect the xBus cab
ble (and the
e power cable if need be
e) before se
etting its DIP
P switches
- Do NO
OT use the sa
ame addres
ss for two different xBus
s peripherals
2. Using a standard RJ45
R
Networkk cable, conn
nect the xBus peripheral to the RJ45 xBus conne
ector on the
ePowerSwitch 8XM
M or behind an
a xBus perip
pheral alread
dy connected
d to the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM.
After conn
necting an xBus
x
periph
heral, you MUST enable
e it in the Pe
eripherals Pa
age:
1. Open your
y
browserr and log in to
o the Administrator's Con
nfiguration Pa
age
(defaultt: http://192.1
168.100.200
0/sysadmin.htm)
2. Enter th
he administra
ator name an
nd password
d (default for both = admin).
=> The
e home page appears.
3. Click on
n the Setting
gs and then on
o the Periph
herals Tab.
If the perip
pheral is pro
operly conne
ected to the ePowerSwitc
ch 8XM it will be automa
atically recog
gnized and
displayed on this page
e after a dela
ay of 1 to 60 seconds. In
n this case, th
he colour of the correspo
onding Edit
and Info syymbol is red..
The Perip
pheral page
e is not auttomatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
periphera
al TAB again (or push [F5] or prress <CTRL
L-R> on you
ur keyboard
d if you us
se Internet
Explorer or
o Mozilla Firefox).
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Problem / Troublesho
ooting
y
If you
u choose an
ny setting th
hat is alread
dy in use by
b another xBus
x
periph
heral connec
cted to the
ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
XM, an addre
ess conflict occurs
o
and the
t
correspo
onding Edit a
and Info sym
mbol of the
previo
ous connecte
ed peripherall will be repla
aced by a ye
ellow warnin
ng triangle. In
n that case, disconnect
your la
ast connecte
ed peripherall, remove itss power cable
e if need be,, change the
e DIP switch settings to
solve the addresss conflict an
nd reconnecct the periph
heral. If the
e conflict is solved, all connected
periph
herals will app
pear on the Peripherals
P
p
page
and the
eir Edit and Info
I
Symbol w
will be red.
y
The ye
ellow warnin
ng triangle iss also displa
ayed to pointt out that a connected xxBus periphe
eral can no
longerr be reached
d (for instance
e if a cable iss disconnectted).
y
The Peripheral
P
pag
ge is not auttomatically re
efreshed, so you need to
o refresh it byy clicking the
e peripheral
TAB again
a
(or pussh [F5] or pre
ess <CTRL-R
R> on your keyboard
k
if you
y use Interrnet Explorerr or Mozilla
Firefoxx).
The Periph
herals page is used to co
onfigure all peripherals co
onnected to the
t ePowerS
Switch*8XM.
- To activa
ate a periphe
eral, check th
he box "Activa
ated" of the correspondin
c
ng device.
- To deactivate a perip
pheral, unche
eck the box "A
Activated" off the corresp
ponding devicce. Even if th
he device
p
co
onnected to the
t ePowerS
Switch 8XM, iti will no long
ger be accessible by its authorized
a
remains physically
users.
werSwitch 8XM
8
cannott be deactiva
ated.
The ePow
- To removve a peripheral, click on the
t correspo
onding “Delette” button.
A periph
heral cannott be deleted if it belongs
s to a group
p or a rule. In
n that case, you will firs
st have
to delete
e it from the group or th
he rule.
- To know the Firmwarre version of a device, click on the corresponding “Info” button
n.
- To config
gure or modiffy the setting
gs of a device
e, click on the correspond
ding "Edit" button.
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3.3.8.1. Settings
S
/ Peripherals
P
- ePowerS
Switch 8XM
M
This page enables to label the device power supply
s
inputs
s, the 8 digittal inputs an
nd 4 outputs located on
the I/O Exxtension Mod
dule (option) and the 8 power outlets
s of the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM. Names of up to 32
alphanume
eric characte
ers in length are supportted and appe
ear in log file
es, Syslog m
messages, SNMP
S
traps
and Emailss to avoid co
onfusions.
1. Open you
y browser and log in to
o the Adminisstrator's Page
e, (ex. http:///192.168.100
0.200/sysadm
min.htm).
2. Enter th
he administra
ator name an
nd password
d (default for both = admin). The home page appe
ears.
3. Click on
n the Setting
gs Tab, on the Peripheralls Tab and th
hen on the Edit symbol.
Following new page
e appears, allowing you to
t define the labels.
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ID:
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automatically creates an ID Code to clearly identify each device and each input.
• M0
identifies the ePowerSwitch 8XM device,
• PW
followed by "A", "B" or "X" identifies power supply input A, B and auxiliary power input,
• DI
followed by 1 to 8 identifies the Digital Inputs of the I/O Extension Module (option),
• EM
identifies the I/O Extension Module (option),
• O
followed by 1 to 8 identifies the power outlets.
Name:
In these fields, enter the name you want to give to the selected device, its power outlets, digital inputs or
outputs and power supplies. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long, and can contain
alphanumeric characters.
Power Supplies:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the two power inputs A and B and to the auxiliary power
input. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Digital inputs:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to each Digital Input of the I/O Extension Module connected
to the ePowerSwitch (option). The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain
alphanumeric characters.
Power Outlets:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to each power outlet of the ePowerSwitch. The name can be
from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Default Power-Up:
In the drop-down lists, choose for each power outlet the default status to apply after power-up.
You can choose between:
- "On" if you want the corresponding power outlet to be always switched On after power-up.
- "Off" if you want the corresponding power outlet to be always switched Off after power-up.
- "Last Status" if you want that the corresponding power outlet takes again the state it was in before power
failure.
Power up delay:
In this field, enter the power up delay you want to define for each power outlet. Power up delay means the
delay before the power outlet will take the defined status after power up. The delay can be set between 1
and 65535 seconds, the value 0 means that no delay has to be applied after power up.
Function delay:
In this field, enter the delay you want to define before the execution of a function (for example Restart
function of an outlet).
Digital outputs:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to each Digital Output of the I/O Extension Module connected
to the ePowerSwitch (option). The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain
alphanumeric characters.
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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3.3.8.2. Settings
S
/ Peripherals
P
- ePowerS
Switch Sate
ellite
Up to 16 ePowerSwittch*8-port orr 1-port can be attache
ed to the eP
PowerSwitch**8XM to rem
motely turn
electrical devices
d
on/offf or reboot them.
You can connect
c
an ePowerSwitc
e
ch 1XS, 8XS
S or 8XS /32
2 to the RJ4
45 connectorr on the ePo
owerSwitch
8XM or behind
b
an xBus periph
heral alread
dy connecte
ed to the ePowerSwitc
e
ch 8XM (Da
aisy Chain
Connection).
To connec
ct an ePowe
erSwitch to the ePowerrSwitch 8XM
M, use follow
wing procedure:
1. Set the
e dip switches of the ePowerSwitch
h so that the selected I/O
I
address does not conflict
c
with
another ePowerSwitch already installed (see user's guid
de of the corrresponding e
ePowerSwitc
ch).
OT connect the xBus ca
able and the
e power cab
ble before se
etting its DIP
P switches,
- Do NO
- Do NO
OT use the same
s
addre
ess for two different
d
ePo
owerSwitch devices.
2. Using a standard RJ45 netwo
ork cable, connect
c
the ePowerSwittch to the xxBus connec
ctor on the
ePowerSwitch 8XM
M or behind another
a
xBus peripheral already con
nnected to th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XM.
3. Connecct the power cable(s) to your
y
ePowerrSwitch devic
ce.
owerSwitch, use following Log in procedure:
To configure the ePo
1. Open you
y browser and log in to
o the Adminisstrator's Conffiguration Pa
age,
(ex. http://192.168.1
100.200/sysa
admin.htm).
2. Enter th
he administra
ator name an
nd password
d (default for both = admin). The home page appe
ears.
3. Click on
n the Setting
gs and then on
o the Periph
herals Tab.
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werSwitch iss properly co
onnected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be au
utomatically recognized
If the ePow
ur of the corresponding
and displa
ayed on this page
p
after a delay of up to 60 second
ds. In this ca
ase, the colou
Edit and In
nfo symbol iss red.
The Perip
pheral page
e is not auttomatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
periphera
al TAB again (or push [F5] or prress <CTRL
L-R> on you
ur keyboard
d if you us
se Internet
Explorer or
o Mozilla Firefox).
ooting
Problem / Troublesho
y If you
u choose an
ny setting that
th is alrea
ady in use by anotherr ePowerSwi
witch connec
cted to the
ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
XM, a conflict occurs and
d the corres
sponding Ediit and Info ssymbol of th
he previous
connected ePowe
erSwitch will be changed to black. In that case
e, disconnecct your last connected
ePowe
erSwitch, rem
move its pow
wer cable, ch
hange the DIP
D switch se
ettings to sollve the addre
ess conflict
and re
econnect the
e ePowerSw
witch again. If
I the conflict is solved, all connecte
ed ePowerSw
witches will
now ap
ppear on the
e Peripheralss page and th
heir Edit and
d Info Symboll will be red.
y The Peripheral
P
pag
ge is not auttomatically re
efreshed, so you need to
o refresh it byy clicking the
e peripheral
TAB again
a
(or pussh [F5] or pre
ess <CTRL-R
R> on your keyboard
k
if you
y use Interrnet Explorerr or Mozilla
Firefoxx).
4. To configure or mo
odify the settiings of the connected
c
eP
PowerSwitch
h device, click on the corresponding
"Edit" button
b
in the Peripherals page. A new
w page appea
ars, allowing you to set a
all the parame
eters of the
ePowerSwitch Sate
ellite device.
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ID:
The ePow
werSwitch*8X
XM automa
atically crea
ates an ID Code to clearly identify each connected
ePowerSw
witch Satellite
e, its power input(s) and its
i power outtlet(s).
y S
f
followed
by a number bettween 1 and 16 identifies
s the ePowerrSwitch Sate
ellite unit,
y I
f
followed
by "A" or "B" ide
entifies the cu
urrent input A and B of th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XS /32
2,
y PW followed
f
by "A" or "B" ide
entifies power supply inpu
ut A and B off each ePowerSwitch Sattellite,
y O
f
followed
by 1 to 8 identifie
es the power outlet outpu
ut.
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Name:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the selected ePowerSwitch. The name can be from 1 to 32
characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Analog Inputs:
Only for Satellite 8XS /32
Name:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the two current inputs A and B. The name can be from 1 to
32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Unit:
In this field enter the unit of measurement you want to be displayed.
Graph:
Check this box if you want a display of the analog inputs.
Period (minutes):
In this field enter the period between two measurements.
Power Supplies:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the two power input A or B. The name can be from 1 to 32
characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Power Outlets:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to each power outlet of the ePowerSwitch Satellite. The
name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Default Power-Up:
In the drop-down lists, choose for each power outlet the default status to apply after power-up.
You can choose between:
- "On" if you want the corresponding power outlet to be always switched On after power-up.
- "Off" if you want the corresponding power outlet to be always switched Off after power-up.
- "Last Status" if you want that the corresponding power outlet takes again the state it was in before power
failure.
Power up delay:
In this field, enter the power up delay you want to define for each power outlet. Power up delay means the
delay before the power outlet will take the defined status after power up. The delay can be set between 1
and 65535 seconds, the value 0 means that no delay has to be applied after power up.
Function delay:
In this field, enter the delay you want to define before the execution of a function (for example Restart
function of an outlet).
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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3.3.8.3. Settings
S
/ Peripherals
P
- Analog in
nputs
Up to 32 temperature, temperature
e and humidity, temperatture and ambient light se
ensors can be
b attached
to the ePo
owerSwitch 8XM
8
to monittor environme
ental conditio
ons.
t
e and IR proximity se
ensors can be attache
ed to the ePowerSwitc
ch 8XM to
Only 16 temperature
monitor te
emperature change an
nd detect prresence of a target. Th
he IR proxim
mity sensorr acts as a
digital inp
put like the DIM
D module
e (see § 3.3.8
8.4.2).
You can connect a sen
nsor to the RJ45
R
connecttor on the eP
PowerSwitch
h*8XM or beh
hind an xBus
s peripheral
already co
onnected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (D
Daisy Chain Connection)).
ct a sensor to the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM, use folllowing proc
cedure:
To connec
1. Set the
e dip switche
es of the se
ensor so tha
at the selected I/O address does no
ot conflict with another
sensor already insta
alled (see usser's guide off the corresp
ponding senssor).
OT connect the
t xBus ca
able before setting
s
its DIP
D switches
s
- Do NO
- Do NO
OT use the same
s
addres
ss for two different sensors
2. Using a standard RJ45 netwo
ork cable, connect
c
the sensor to the
t
RJ45 xBus connec
ctor on the
ePowerSwitch*8XM
M or behind another
a
xBuss peripheral already
a
conn
nected to the ePowerSwittch 8XM.
To configure the sens
sor, use folllowing Log in procedurre:
1. Open you
y browser and log in to
o the Adminisstrator's Conffiguration Pa
age,
(ex. http://192.168.1
100.200/sysa
admin.htm).
2. Enter th
he administra
ator name an
nd password
d (default for both = admin). The home page appe
ears.
3. Click on
n the Setting
gs and then on
o the Periph
herals Tab.
30
erly connecte
ed to the eP
PowerSwitch
h 8XM it will be automa
atically recog
gnized and
If the sensor is prope
e after a dela
ay of up to 60
0 seconds. In
n this case, the
t colour of the correspo
onding Edit
displayed on this page
and Info syymbol is red..
The Perip
pheral page
e is not auttomatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
periphera
al TAB again (or push [F5] or prress <CTRL
L-R> on you
ur keyboard
d if you us
se Internet
Explorer or
o Mozilla Firefox).
ooting
Problem / Troublesho
y If you choose anyy setting that is already in use by an
nother senso
or connected
d to the ePo
owerSwitch
8XM, a conflict occurs and the
e correspond
ding Edit and
d Info symbo
ol of the prevvious connec
cted sensor
will be
e changed to
o black. In that case, discconnect yourr last conneccted sensor, change the DIP switch
setting
gs to solve the
t
address conflict and
d reconnect the sensor again. If the
e conflict is solved, all
connected sensorss will now ap
ppear on the Peripherals page and the
eir Edit and IInfo Symbol will be red.
y The Peripheral
P
pag
ge is not auttomatically re
efreshed, so you need to
o refresh it byy clicking the
e peripheral
TAB again
a
(or pussh [F5] or pre
ess <CTRL-R
R> on your keyboard
k
if you
y use Interrnet Explorerr or Mozilla
Firefoxx).
4. To con
nfigure or modify
m
the se
ettings of a sensor, clic
ck on the correspondin
c
ng "Edit" buttton in the
Periphe
erals page. A new page appears, allowing you to
o set all the parameters of the tempe
erature (T),
temperrature and hu
umidity (TH) or temperatu
ure and ambient light (TA
A) sensors.
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Sensor ID
D:
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to
t clearly ide
entify each co
onnected sen
nsor.
f
followed
by a number bettween 1 and 32 identifies
s each tempe
erature senso
or,
• T
• TH followed
f
by a number bettween 1 and 32 identifies
s each humid
dity sensor,
• TA followed
f
by a number bettween 1 and 32 identifies
s each ambie
ent light senssor.
Sensor Na
ame:
In this field, enter the
e name you want to give
e to the sele
ected senso
or. The name
e can be fro
om 1 to 32
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters.
Analog Inputs
Name:
In this field
d enter the na
ame you want to give to the analog in
nputs.
Unit:
In this field
d enter the unit of measurement you want
w
to be displayed (°C, %RH, Lux)).
Graph:
Check thiss box if you want
w
a displa
ay of the analog inputs.
Period (m
minutes):
In this field
d enter the pe
eriod betwee
en two meassurements.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.8.4. Settings / Peripherals - Digital Inputs
Up to 16 x Digital Input Modules, Push Buttons or Temperature and Proximity sensors can be attached to
the ePowerSwitch 8XM to monitor environmental conditions.
You can connect them the RJ45 connector on the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind an xBus peripheral
already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Daisy Chain Connection).
An I/O Extension Module is also available to connect 8 dry contact inputs and 4 relay outputs to
the ePowerSwitch 8XM (ref. I/O EXT MOD).
3.3.8.4.1. Digital Input Modules
Up to 16 Digital Input Modules with 16 inputs for dry contacts (door contacts, smoke and water
detectors…) can be attached to the ePowerSwitch 8XM to monitor environmental conditions.
To connect a Digital Input Module to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
1. Set the dip switches on the bottom of the case so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with
another Digital Input Module already installed (see user's guide of the Digital Input Module).
- Do NOT connect the xBus cable and the Power adapter(s) before setting its DIP switches
- Do NOT use the same address for two different Digital Input Modules
2. Using a standard RJ45 network cable, connect the Digital Input Module to the RJ45 xBus connector on
the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind another xBus peripheral already connected to the
ePowerSwitch*8XM.
3. Connect the power adapter(s) to your Digital Input Module.
To configure the Digital Input Module, use following Log in procedure:
1. Open you browser and log in to the Administrator's Configuration Page,
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm).
2. Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears.
3. Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab.
If the Digital Input Module is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically
recognized and displayed on this page after a delay of up to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the
corresponding Edit and Info symbol is red.
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
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ooting
Problem / Troublesho
y If you choose anyy setting tha
at is alreadyy in use by another
a
Digital Input Mo
odule connec
cted to the
erSwitch 8XM
XM, a conflict occurs and
d the corres
sponding Ediit and Info ssymbol of th
he previous
ePowe
connected Digital Input Module
e will be cha
anged to blac
ck. In that ca
ase, disconne
ect your lastt connected
Digitall Input Module, remove
e its power adapter(s), change the DIP switch
h settings to
o solve the
addresss conflict an
nd reconnectt it again. If the
t conflict is
s solved, all connected d
devices will now
n
appear
on the
e Peripheralss page and th
heir Edit and Info Symboll will be red.
y The Peripheral
P
pag
ge is not auttomatically re
efreshed, so you need to
o refresh it byy clicking the
e peripheral
TAB again
a
(or pussh [F5] or pre
ess <CTRL-R
R> on your keyboard
k
if you
y use Interrnet Explorerr or Mozilla
Firefoxx).
To configu
ure or modify
fy the setting
gs of the Dig
gital inputs, click on the correspondiing "Edit" bu
utton in the
Peripherals page.
A new pag
ge appears, allowing
a
you to set all the
e parameters
s of the Digita
al Inputs.
ID:
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to clearly id
dentify each connected Digital
D
Input
The ePow
Module.
f
by a number bettween 1 and 16 identifies
s each Digita
al Input Modu
ule
• DIM followed
• PW followed
f
by “A
A” or “B” identifies powerr supply inpu
ut A and B off each Digital Input Modu
ule
• DI followed
f
by a number bettween 1 and 16 identifies
s each digitall input of the module
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Name:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the Digital Input Module. The name can be from 1 to 32
characters long, and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Power Supplies:
In this field, enter the name you want to give to the two power supplies “PWA” and “PWB”. The name can
be from 1 to 32 characters long, and can contain alphanumeric characters.
Digital Inputs
Name:
In this fields, enter the name you want to give to each Digital Input. The name can be from 1 to 32
characters long, and can contain alphanumeric characters.
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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3.3.8.4.2. Temperature and proximity sensors
Up to 16 temperature and proximity sensors can be attached to the ePowerSwitch*8XM to monitor
temperature change and detect presence of a target
The IR proximity sensor acts as a digital input like the Digital Input Module or the Push Button.
You can connect a sensor to the RJ45 connector on the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind an xBus peripheral
already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Daisy Chain Connection).
To connect a sensor to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
1. Set the dip switches of the sensor so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with another
sensor already installed (see user's guide of the corresponding sensor).
- Do NOT connect the xBus cable before setting its DIP switches.
- Do NOT use the same address for two different sensors.
2. Using a standard RJ45 network cable, connect the sensor to the RJ45 xBus connector on the
ePowerSwitch*8XM or behind another xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM.
To configure the sensor, use following Log in procedure:
1. Open you browser and log in to the Administrator's Configuration Page,
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm).
2. Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears.
3. Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab.
If the sensor is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized and
displayed on this page after a delay of up to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding Edit
and Info symbol is red.
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
Problem / Troubleshooting
y If you choose any setting that is already in use by another sensor connected to the ePowerSwitch
8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of the previous connected sensor
will be changed to black. In that case, disconnect your last connected sensor, change the DIP switch
settings to solve the address conflict and reconnect the sensor again. If the conflict is solved, all
connected sensors will now appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red.
y The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the peripheral
TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox).
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ure or modifyy the settingss of a sensorr, click on the
e correspond
ding "Edit" bu
utton in the Peripherals
P
To configu
page. A new page ap
ppears, allow
wing you to set
s all the pa
arameters off the temperrature & proximity (TP)
sensors.
Sensor ID
D:
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to
t clearly ide
entify each co
onnected sen
nsor.
owed by a nu
umber betwe
een 1 and 16
6 identifies ea
ach proximityy sensor.
• TP follo
werSwitch 8X
XM supports
s a total of up
u to 16 tem
mperature an
nd proximity
y sensors.
The ePow
Sensor Na
ame:
In this field, enter the
e name you want to give
e to the sele
ected senso
or. The name
e can be fro
om 1 to 32
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters.
Analog Inputs
Name:
In this field
d enter the na
ame you want to give to the analog in
nputs.
Unit:
In this field
d enter the unit of measurement you want
w
to be displayed (°C).
Graph:
Check thiss box if you want
w
a displa
ay of the analog inputs.
Period (m
minutes):
In this field
d enter the pe
eriod betwee
en two meassurements.
Digital Inp
puts
Name:
In this field
d enter the na
ame you want to give to the digital input.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.8.4.3. Push Button
Up to 16 Push buttons can be attached to the ePowerSwitch 8XM to trigger manually pre-programmed
actions.
You can connect a Push Button to the RJ45 connector on the ePowerSwitch*8XM or behind an xBus
peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Daisy Chain Connection).
To connect a Push button to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
1. Set the dip switches of the Push button so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with another
Push button or another Digital Input Module already installed (see user's guide of the Push button).
- Do NOT connect the xBus cable before setting its DIP switches.
- Do NOT use the same address for two different Push buttons.
2. Using a standard RJ45 network cable, connect the Push button to the RJ45 xBus connector on the
ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind another xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM.
To configure the Push button, use following Log in procedure:
1. Open you browser and log in to the Administrator's Configuration Page,
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm).
2. Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears.
3. Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab.
If the Push button is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized and
displayed on this page after a delay of 1 to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding Edit
and Info symbol is red.
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
Problem / Troubleshooting
y If you choose any setting that is already in use by another Push button or another Digital Input Module
connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of
a previous connected Push button or Digital Input Module will be changed to black. In that case,
disconnect your last connected Push button, change the DIP switch settings to solve the address
conflict and reconnect the Push button again. If the conflict is solved, all connected devices will now
appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red.
y The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the peripheral
TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox).
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ure or modiffy the setting
gs of the Pu
ush Button, click
c
on the correspondiing "Edit" bu
utton in the
To configu
Peripherals page. A new
n
page ap
ppears, allow
wing you to set all the parameters
p
o
of the conne
ected Push
Buttons.
ID:
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to
t clearly ide
entify each Push button.
f
by a number bettween 1 and 16 identifies
s each Push button
• PB followed
• SP1 identifies eacch "Short Pussh" action (during less th
han 1 second
d)
uring more th
han 3 second
ds)
• LP2 identifies eacch "Long Pussh" action (du
Name:
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to the selected
d Push button. The name
e can be from
m 1 to 32
In this field
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters.
Digital Inp
puts
Name:
In these fie
elds enter the
e name of th
he two type of
o action (Sho
ort Push or Long
L
Push).
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.8.5. Settings / Peripherals - AC Current Probe
Up to 16 AC Current probes can be attached to the ePowerSwitch*8XM to monitor the current
consumption of an electrical device (PC, server, light, printer…) and trigger actions if predefined limits are
exceeded.
You can connect an AC Current probe to each of the RJ45 connector on the ePowerSwitch*8XM or
behind an xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch*8XM (Daisy Chain connection).
To connect an AC Current probe to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
1. Set the dip switches of the AC Current probe so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with
another AC Current probe already installed (see user's guide of the AC Current probe)
- Do NOT connect the xBus cable and the power cable before setting its DIP switches
- Do NOT use the same address for two different AC Current probes
2. Using a standard RJ45 network cable, connect the AC Current probe to the RJ45 xBus connector on
the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind another AC Current probe already connected to the
ePowerSwitch*8XM.
3. Connect the power cable to your device
To configure the Current Probe, use following Log in procedure:
1. Open you browser and log in to the Administrator's Configuration Page,
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm).
2. Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears.
3. Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab
If the AC Current probe is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized
and displayed on this page after a delay of 1 to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding
Edit and Info symbol is red.
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
Problem / Troubleshooting
y If you choose any setting that is already in use by another AC Current probe connected to the
ePowerSwitch 8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of the previous
connected AC Current probe will be changed to black. In that case, disconnect your last connected
AC Current probe, remove its power cable, change the DIP switch settings to solve the address
conflict and reconnect the AC Current probe again. If the conflict is solved, all connected AC Current
probes will now appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red.
y The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the peripheral
TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox).
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C Current Prrobe, click on
n the corresp
ponding "Ediit" button in
4. To configure or modify the settings of an AC
ge. A new pa
age appears,, allowing you to set all th
he paramete
ers of the con
nnected AC
the Perripherals pag
Currentt Probe.
ID:
t clearly ide
entify each C
Current Probe
e.
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to
f
by a number bettween 1 and 16 identifies
s each curren
nt probe
• CP followed
• I1
identifies the current analog input.
Name:
In this field
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to the selected
d current pro
obe. The nam
me can be fro
om 1 to 32
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters.
Analog Inputs
Name:
In this field
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to the analog input.
i
The na
ame can be ffrom 1 to 32 characters
c characterss.
long, and can
c contain alphanumeri
a
Unit:
In this field
d enter the unit of measurement you want
w
to be displayed.
Graph:
Check thiss box if you want
w
a displa
ay of the analog inputs.
Period (m
minutes):
In this field
d enter the pe
eriod betwee
en two meassurements.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.8.6. Settings / Peripherals - Energy Meter
Up to 16 EnergyMeters can be attached to the ePowerSwitch 8XM to monitor the energy consumption
(kWh) and the current consumption (Amp RMS) of eight electrical devices (PC, server, light, printer…) and
trigger actions if predefined limits are exceeded. The EnergyMeter is also able to monitor the Input voltage
of both 16 Amps power inputs.
You can connect an EnergyMeter to the RJ45 connector located on the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind an
xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Daisy Chain connection).
To connect an EnergyMeter to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
1. Set the dip switches of the EnergyMeter so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with another
EnergyMeter already installed (see user's guide of the EnergyMeter).
- Do NOT connect the xBus cable and the Power cable(s) before setting its DIP switches.
- Do NOT use the same address for two different AC Current probes.
2. Using a standard RJ45 Network cable, connect the EnergyMeter to the RJ45 xBus connector on the
ePowerSwitch*8XM or behind another xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM.
3. Connect the power cable(s) to your EnergyMeter.
To configure the EnergyMeter, use following Log in procedure:
1. Open you browser and log in to the Administrator's Configuration Page,
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm).
2. Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears.
3. Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab.
If the EnergyMeter is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized and
displayed on this page after a delay of 1 to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding Edit
and Info symbol is red.
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
Problem / Troubleshooting
y If you choose any setting that is already in use by another EnergyMeter connected to the
ePowerSwitch 8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of the previous
connected EnergyMeter will be changed to black. In that case, disconnect your last connected
EnergyMeter, remove its power cable(s), change the DIP switch settings to solve the address conflict
and reconnect the EnergyMeter again. If the conflict is solved, all connected EnergyMeter will now
appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red.
y The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the peripheral
TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox).
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4. To configu
ure or modiffy the setting
gs of the En
nergyMeter, click
c
on the correspondiing "Edit" bu
utton in the
Peripherals page. A ne
ew page app
pears, allowin
ng you to sett all the param
meters of the
e Analog Inp
puts.
This page is used to co
onfigure the connected EnergyMeter.
E
.
ID:
t clearly ide
entify each Energy Meter. All the ID
The ePowerSwitch 8XM automaticcally creates an ID Code to
ed to identifyy an Energy Meter
M
start with
w the chara
acters "EM" followed
f
by a number.
Codes use
Name:
In this field
d, enter the name
n
you wa
ant to give to the selected
d Energy Me
eter. The nam
me can be fro
om 1 to 32
characterss long, and ca
an contain alphanumericc characters.
Analog Inputs
Name:
In this field
d enter the na
ame you want to give to the analog in
nput.
Unit:
In this field
d enter the unit of measurement you want
w
to be display (A, kW
Wh, V...).
Graph:
Check thiss box if you want
w
a displa
ay of the analog inputs.
Period (m
minutes):
In this field
d enter the pe
eriod betwee
en two meassurements.
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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3.3.9. Se
ettings / Rules
R
Rules are used to con
ntrol actions according to
t a specific event. For example, yo
ou can define a rule to
switch a po
ower outlet OFF
O and sen
nd an alert message
m
usin
ng different methods
m
like email, SNMP
P or Syslog
when a temperature, humidity,
h
am
mbient light or
o current exceeds a predefined valu
ue or when a contact is
open.
o "Delete" of
o the corresponding rule
e.
- To removve an existing rule, click on
- To modiffy a rule, clickk on "Edit" off the corresp
ponding rule.
This page is used to crreate, modifyy and delete rules.
- To add a new rule, click on "Add a New Rule"" on the right side of the page.
p
A new pag
ge appears, allowing
a
you to set all the
e parameters
s of the rule.
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A total of 255 rules can be created and there are 6 different types of rules:
1. Schedule Rule:
This rule can be used to trigger user-specified actions according to a defined time table.
2. Ping Monitoring Rule:
This rule is used to control actions according to the response to a Ping command.
3. Scan Monitoring Rule:
This rule is used to control actions according to the response to a Scan command.
4. Power Supply Monitoring Rule:
This rule is used to control actions according to the state of the power supplies of the ePowerSwitch 8XM
and its peripherals like the ePowerSwitch 8XS and the Digital Input Module.
5. Digital Input Monitoring Rule:
This rule is used to control actions according to the state of a dry contact from the I/O Extension Module
connected to the ePowerSwitch*8XM, to a Digital Input Module, Proximity Sensor or a Push Button
connected over the xBus to the ePowerSwitch 8XM.
6. Analog Input Monitoring Rule:
This rule is used to control actions when an analog input (temperature, humidity, ambient light, current...)
exceeds a predefined value.
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3.3.9.1. Settings
S
/ Rules
R
- Sche
edule Rule
e
This rule can
c be used to
t trigger use
er-specified actions acco
ording to a de
efined time ta
able. The schedule rule
is weekdayy based and the adminisstrator can de
eclare, for ea
ach weekdayy, a start time
e, an end tim
me and after
what time the rule shou
uld be repea
ated.
The sched
dule rule can also be use
ed to send sttatus informa
ation or sensor values on
n specified weekdays
w
at
regular inte
erval.
Rule ID:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally createss an ID Code
e to clearly identify each
h rule. All the
e ID Codes
used to ide
entify rules start
s
with the letter "R" folllowed by a number
n
from
m 1 to 255. If you delete a rule in the
middle of the
t Rule list, the number of this rule will
w only be used again if no other rule
e is available
e.
Rule Nam
me:
In this field
d, enter the name you want
w
to give to
t the rule. The
T name ca
an be from 1 to 32 chara
acters long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Rule Colo
or:
In this field
d, select one
e of the 48 sttandard colours you want to use to highlight the rrule when ex
xecuted. To
use own colours,
c
just type
t
in the Hex
H value of the colour yo
ou want. The
e Rule highlighting allows
s to quickly
identify the
e triggered ru
ule when displayed in the
e Rule Panel page or in a special use
ers page.
Rule Type
e:
In this drop
p-down list, choose
c
Sche
edule Rule th
hen configure
e the event and
a the actions to perform
m.
nt
Configuring the Even
Schedule Action:
Here you can define the time whe
en the rule has to be exe
ecuted. In the Drop-Dow
wn lists choos
se the time
and below
w, check one or more dayy boxes.
Start Time
e
Defines wh
hat time the rule starts.
Repeat Time
Defines the time period
d in which the rule repeats.
Repeat Time cannot be
b set to zero.
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Stop Time
Defines what time the rule ends.
- End Time must be greater than or equal to Start Time.
- If the rule has to be executed only once at the selected weekday, enter the same value for Start
Time and End Time.
- If the rule has to be executed 24 hours at the selected weekday, Start Time must be 1 minute
later than EndTime.
Applicable weekday
Defines which day(s) the rule has to be executed.
Type of Action
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure following actions:
Set Group:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
group (Settings/Groups Tab).
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 execute.
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, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
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, choose 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.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
Set Digital Output:
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open,
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose "pulse...", you will also be able to define a pulse delay
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch digital output settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
digital output settings.
Send Syslog Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab).
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".
Send Trap Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.
Mail to:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). 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".
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Syslog / Trap / Mail Message:
This field appears only if you have already specified at least one destination Syslog Server
(Misc/Log Settings Page), one destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Page) or a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page).
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and
the e-mails.
The message can be completed with the status of an input (a power supply or door contact for example)
or the value of a sensor (a temperature sensor for example). For this, simply enter, between two percent
characters, the ID of the corresponding input device (for details see § 5.1 Sending status and values using
rules).
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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3.3.9.2. Settings
S
/ Rules
R
- Ping
g Monitorin
ng Rule
This rule can
c be used to check if a computer or
o any IP de
evice is connected to the network. It sends ping
packets an
nd listens forr replies from
m the specificc host. If the host doesn't reply, the e
ePowerSwitc
ch 8XM can
automatica
ally switch th
he powered device
d
off an
nd after a sp
pecified delayy, switch it again on (for details see
Ping & Sca
an Method).
Rule ID:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally createss an ID Code
e to clearly identify each
h rule. All the
e ID Codes
used to ide
entify rules start
s
with the letter "R" folllowed by a number
n
from
m 1 to 255. If you delete a rule in the
middle of the
t Rule list, the number of this rule will
w only be used again if no other rule
e is available
e.
Rule Nam
me:
In this field
d, enter the name you want
w
to give to
t the rule. The
T name ca
an be from 1 to 32 chara
acters long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Rule Colo
or:
In this field
d, select one
e of the 48 sttandard colours you want to use to highlight the rrule when ex
xecuted. To
use own colours,
c
just type
t
in the Hex
H value of the colour yo
ou want. The
e Rule highlighting allows
s to quickly
identify the
e triggered ru
ule when displayed in the
e Rule Panel page or in a special use
ers page.
Rule Type
e:
In this drop
p-down list, choose
c
Ping Monitoring Rule
R
then co
onfigure the event
e
and the
e actions to perform.
p
Configuring the Even
nt
IP device to monitor:
In this field
d enter the IP
P address of the IP devicce that you want
w
to monito
or using the Ping comma
and.
Wait Time
e for Answer:
In this field
d, define the delay in secconds for the Answer Tim
meout.
The delay can be set between
b
1 an
nd 10 second
ds.
etween Req
quests:
Interval be
In this field
d, define the delay in secconds betwee
en ping comm
mands sent to
t the IP devvice to monito
or.
The delay can set betw
ween 30 and 65535 seco
onds.
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Number of unsuccessful Requests before Action:
In this field, define the number of Ping commands to be sent to the IP device before executing the actions.
The number can be set between 1 and 65535 seconds.
Delay before First Request after Power up:
In this field, define the time in seconds before restarting the monitoring after the reboot action.
The delay can be set between 30 and 65535 seconds.
Configuring the Actions:
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure following actions:
Set Group:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
group (Settings/Groups Tab).
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 execute.
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 settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, it will replace the delay defined in the power outlets settings.
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, choose 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.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
Set Digital Output:
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open,
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose "pulse...", you will also be able to define a pulse delay
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the digital output settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the digital output
settings.
Send Syslog Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab).
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".
Send Trap Message
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.
Mail to:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). 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".
Syslog / Trap / Mail Message
This field appears only if you have already configured at least one destination Syslog Server
(Misc/Log Settings Page) or a destination SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page).
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and
the e-mails.
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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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3.3.9.3. Settings
S
/ Rules
R
- Scan
n Monitorin
ng Rule
This rule can
c be used to
t check if a specific prottocol is availa
able on a server (for example HTTP, FTP,
Telnet, SM
MTP, POP...)). If the conne
ection is posssible, ePowe
erSwitch 8XM
M knows that a server program is
running the
ere. If the co
onnection is not
n possible, ePowerSwittch 8XM can
n automaticallly switch the
e powered
device off and, after a specified delay, switch it again on (fo
or details see
e Ping & Scan Method).
Rule ID:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally createss an ID Code
e to clearly identify each
h rule. All the
e ID Codes
used to ide
entify rules start
s
with the letter "R" folllowed by a number
n
from
m 1 to 255. If you delete a rule in the
middle of the
t Rule list, the number of this rule will
w only be used again if no other rule
e is available
e.
Rule Nam
me:
In this field
d, enter the name you want
w
to give to
t the rule. The
T name ca
an be from 1 to 32 chara
acters long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Rule Colo
or:
In this field
d, select one
e of the 48 sttandard colours you want to use to highlight the rrule when ex
xecuted. To
use own colours,
c
just type
t
in the Hex
H value of the colour yo
ou want. The
e Rule highlighting allows
s to quickly
identify the
e triggered ru
ule when displayed in the
e Rule Panel page or in a special use
ers page.
Rule Type
e:
In this drop
p-down list, choose
c
Scan
n Monitoring Rule then co
onfigure the event
e
and th
he actions to perform.
Configuring the Even
nt
IP device to monitor:
In this field
d, enter the IP address of
o the IP devvice that you
u want to mo
onitor using the Scan co
ommand. In
the "Port to
o scan" field, enter the po
ort number you
y want to monitor.
m
The value can be set between
b
1 an
nd 65535.
Wait Time
e for Answer:
In this field
d, define the delay in secconds for the Answer Tim
meout.
The delay can be set between
b
1 an
nd 10 second
ds.
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Interval between Requests:
In this field, define the delay between the scan commands sent to the IP device. The delay can be set
between 30 and 65535 seconds.
Number of unsuccessful Scan Commands before Action:
In this field, define the number of Port scanning commands to be sent to the IP device before executing
the actions.
The number can be set between 1 and 65535 seconds.
Delay before First Request after Power Up:
In this field, define the time in seconds before restarting the monitoring after the reboot action.
The delay can be set between 30 and 65535 seconds.
Configuring the Actions
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure following actions:
Set Group
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
group (Settings/Groups Tab).
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 execute.
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, the delay will be the delay defined in the power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the power outlets
settings.
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, choose 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.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
Set Digital Output:
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open,
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose "pulse...", you will also be able to define a pulse delay
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the digital output settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the digital output
settings.
Send Syslog Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab).
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".
Send Trap Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.
Mail to:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). 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".
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Syslog / Trap / Mail Message:
This field appears only if you have already specified at least one destination Syslog Server
(Misc/Log Settings Page), one destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Page) or a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page).
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and
the e-mails.
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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3.3.9.4. Settings
S
/ Rules
R
- Pow
wer Supply Monitoring
g Rule
This rule can
c
be used
d to monitor the status of
o the 2 pow
wer supplies of the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM and the
power sup
pplies of conn
nected periph
herals like eP
PowerSwitch
h 8XS and Digital Input M
Modules.
Rule ID:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally createss an ID Code
e to clearly identify each
h rule. All the
e ID Codes
used to ide
entify rules start
s
with the letter "R" folllowed by a number
n
from
m 1 to 255. If you delete a rule in the
middle of the
t Rule list, the number of this rule will
w only be used again if no other rule
e is available
e.
Rule Nam
me:
In this field
d, enter the name you want
w
to give to
t the rule. The
T name ca
an be from 1 to 32 chara
acters long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Rule Colo
or:
In this field
d, select one
e of the 48 sttandard colours you want to use to highlight the rrule when ex
xecuted. To
use own colours,
c
just type
t
in the Hex
H value of the colour yo
ou want. The
e Rule highlighting allows
s to quickly
identify the
e triggered ru
ule when displayed in the
e Rule Panel page or in a special use
ers page.
Rule Type
e:
In this drop-down list, choose Pow
wer Supply Monitoring
M
Ru
ule then con
nfigure the evvent and the
e actions to
perform.
Configuring the Even
nt
Power Inp
put to monittor:
In the first Drop-Down list choose the
t device for which you want
w
to monitor the powe
er supplies.
Each devicce name is preceded
p
by the ID Code of the device.
• M0 forr the ePowerrSwitch 8XM,
• S1 to S16
S for the ePowerSwitc
e
ch Satellite units,
• DIM1 to
t DIM16 forr Digital Input Modules.
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A character between brackets can follow this ID Code:
- The "X" character means that the corresponding peripheral is physically not connected.
- The "!" character means that the corresponding peripheral is physically connected but not activated.
If you want to activate it, go to the "Settings/Power Outlets" tab.
- The " " character (blank) means that the corresponding satellite is physically connected and activated.
In the second Drop-Down list, choose the power input (Input A or Input B) you wish to monitor.
Action if power supply...:
In this Drop-Down list, choose if the action has to be executed on power on or power failure.
Configuring the Actions
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure following actions:
Set Group:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
group (Settings/Groups Tab).
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 execute.
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, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
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, choose 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.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
Set Digital Output:
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open,
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose "pulse...", you will also be able to define a pulse delay
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the digital output settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the digital output
settings.
Send Syslog Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab).
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".
Send Trap Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.
Mail to:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). 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".
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Syslog / Trap / Mail Message:
This field appears only if you have already specified at least one destination Syslog Server
(Misc/Log Settings Page), one destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Page) or a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page).
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and
the e-mails.
The message can be completed with the status of an input (a power supply or door contact for example)
or the value of a sensor (a temperature sensor for example). For this, simply enter, between two percent
characters, the ID of the corresponding input device (for details see § 5.1 Sending status and values using
rules).
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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3.3.9.5. Settings
S
/ Rules
R
- Digital Input Monitoring
M
Rule
R
This rule can
c be used
d to monitor the status of
o an electrical contact (a
a door conta
act, a smoke
e contact, a
proximity sensor,
s
a pussh button) an
nd to initiate different actions if the co
ontact status has changed.
Rule ID:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally createss an ID Code
e to clearly identify each
h rule. All the
e ID Codes
used to ide
entify rules start
s
with the letter "R" folllowed by a number
n
from
m 1 to 255. If you delete a rule in the
middle of the
t Rule list, the number of this rule will
w only be used again if no other rule
e is available
e.
Rule Nam
me:
In this field
d, enter the name you want
w
to give to
t the rule. The
T name ca
an be from 1 to 32 chara
acters long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Rule Colo
or:
In this field
d, select one
e of the 48 sttandard colours you want to use to highlight the rrule when ex
xecuted. To
use own colours,
c
just type
t
in the Hex
H value of the colour yo
ou want. The
e Rule highlighting allows
s to quickly
identify the
e triggered ru
ule when displayed in the
e Rule Panel page or in a special use
ers page.
Rule Type
e:
In this dro
op-down list, choose Dig
gital Input Mo
onitoring Rule then conffigure the evvent and the
e actions to
perform.
Configuring the Even
nt
Digital Inp
put to monittor:
In the first drop-down list, choose the device yo
ou want to monitor:
• M0 forr ePowerSwitch 8XM,
• TP folllowed by a number
n
for a Proximity Se
ensor,
• DIM fo
ollowed by a number for a Digital Inpu
ut Module,
• PB follower by a number for a Push Button.
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In the second drop-down list, choose the Input you want to monitor. The ePowerSwitch 8XM uses ID
Codes to clearly identify each Input:
• DI1 to DI4 for the digital inputs of the ePowerSwitch 8XM,
• PS followed by a number for the IR proximity sensor inputs,
• DI followed by a number for the digital inputs of a DIM module,
• SP followed by a number for a short push on the push buttons,
• LP followed by a number for a long push on the push buttons.
Action if contact...:
In this Drop-Down list choose if the action has to be executed when:
- a contact opens or closes,
- when a push button is used (On or Off),
- when a IR proximity sensor detects a presence (On or Off).
Configuring the Actions
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure following actions:
Set Group:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
group (Settings/Groups Tab).
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 execute.
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, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
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, choose 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.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
Set Digital Output:
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open,
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose "pulse...", you will also be able to define a pulse delay
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the digital output settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the digital output
settings.
Send Syslog Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab).
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".
Send Trap Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.
Mail to:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). 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".
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Syslog / Trap / Mail Message:
This field appears only if you have already specified at least one destination Syslog Server
(Misc/Log Settings Page), one destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Page) or a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page).
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and
the e-mails.
The message can be completed with the status of an input (a power supply or door contact for example)
or the value of a sensor (a temperature sensor for example). For this, simply enter, between two percent
characters, the ID of the corresponding input device (for details see § 5.1 Sending status and values using
rules).
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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3.3.9.6. Settings
S
/ Rules
R
- Analog Input Monitoring
M
Rule
This rule can
c be used to monitor an
a Analog In
nput value (temperature, humidity, am
mbient light, current....)
and perforrm actions when the pred
defined value
e is exceeded
d.
Rule ID:
The ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM automaticcally createss an ID Code
e to clearly identify each
h rule. All the
e ID Codes
used to ide
entify rules start
s
with the letter "R" folllowed by a number
n
from
m 1 to 255. If you delete a rule in the
middle of the
t Rule list, the number of this rule will
w only be used again if no other rule
e is available
e.
Rule Nam
me:
In this field
d, enter the name you want
w
to give to
t the rule. The
T name ca
an be from 1 to 32 chara
acters long,
and can co
ontain alphan
numeric characters.
Rule Colo
or:
In this field
d, select one
e of the 48 sttandard colours you want to use to highlight the rrule when ex
xecuted. To
use own colours,
c
just type
t
in the Hex
H value of the colour yo
ou want. The
e Rule highlighting allows
s to quickly
identify the
e triggered ru
ule when displayed in the
e Rule Panel page or in a special use
ers page.
Rule Type
e:
In this dro
op-down list, choose Ana
alog Input Monitoring
M
Ru
ule then conffigure the evvent and the
e actions to
perform.
Configuring the Even
nt
Analog Input to moniitor:
Choose in the first Dro
op-Down list the
t device yo
ou want to monitor.
m
The ePowerSwitch 8XM supports:
- up to 32 temperature, humidity an
nd ambient light sensors,,
- up to 16 current probes,
- up to 16 EnergyMeter,
- up to 16 ePowerSwitcch 8XS /32.
Each devicce name, wh
hich can be defined by the administrrator (go to Settings/Sen
S
nsors Tab), is
s preceded
by the ID Code of the device. Forr example, all ID Codes used to iden
ntify tempera
ature sensors start with
the characcter "T" follow
wed by a num
mber.
A characte
er between brackets
b
can follow this ID
D Code:
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- The "X" character means that the corresponding sensor is physically not connected.
- The "!" character means that the corresponding sensor is physically connected but not activated. If you
want to activate it, go to the "Settings/Power Outlets" tab.
- The " " character (blank) means that the corresponding sensor is physically connected and activated.
According to the device you use, choose the Analog Input in the second Drop-Down (temperature,
humidity, light, current, energy...).
Action Condition:
The options "higher than" and "lower than" enable you to define when the rule has to be executed.
- Choose "higher than" if you want to execute the rule when the environment value exceeds the value you
defined in the field on the right of "higher than".
- Choose "lower than" if you want to execute the rule when the environment value is below the value you
defined in the field on the right of "lower than".
• For temperature, you can define values between -25°C and 60°C, +/- 2°C.
• For relative humidity, you can define values between 20 RH and 80 RH, +/- 3%.
• For ambient light, you can define values between 0 and 1000 Lux.
• For the effective current (rms), you can define values between 1 and 10 Amps.
Configuring the Actions
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure the following actions:
Set Group:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
group (Settings/Groups Tab).
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 execute.
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, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
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, choose 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.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch
power outlets settings.
Set Digital Output:
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open,
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose "pulse...", you will also be able to define a pulse delay
between 0 and 65535 seconds.
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the digital output settings.
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the digital output
settings.
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Send Syslog Messages:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab).
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".
Send Trap Message:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.
Mail to:
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab).
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). 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".
Syslog / Trap / Mail Message:
This field appears only if you have already specified at least one destination Syslog Server
(Misc/Log Settings Page), one destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Page) or a destination
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page).
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and
the e-mails.
The message can be completed with the status of an input (a power supply or door contact for example)
or the value of a sensor (a temperature sensor for example). For this, simply enter, between two percent
characters, the ID of the corresponding input device (for details see § 5.1 Sending status and values using
rules).
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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3.3.10. Misc
M
/ Con
ntrol Panell
This page is very help
pful for the ad
dministrator because it gives
g
a comp
plete overvie
ew of all the peripherals
which are currently connected orr have been
n connected to the ePo
owerSwitch 8
8XM. At a glance,
g
the
administra
ator can checck the statuss of the pow
wer supplies of the ePow
werSwitch 8X
XM and the connected
Peripherals. He can also check th
he values of the connectted sensors, check the sstatus of the connected
dry contaccts and of cou
urse control all the power outlets of th
he connected
d ePowerSw
witch units.
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3.3.11. Misc
M
/ Rule
e Panel
This page shows all the rules the
e administrattor has creatted and activated. The rrules which have been
executed can also be
e highlighted
d in differentt colours ac
ccording to the
t
emergen
ncy of the action.
a
The
highlight colours can be
b customized during the creation of the
t rule (Setttings/Rules P
Page).
For supervvision purposse, the administrator can
n create spe
ecial accountts which disp
play only som
me specific
rules. In th
he example below, the user
u
Bill has the possibiliity to supervvise 4 rules a
and to see on
o a glance
the rules which
w
have been
b
triggered.
The page is automatically refreshed every 10 seconds.
s
ses
ssion, the web
w server of
o the ePowerSwitch 8X
XM won’t au
utomatically close this
Unlike a standard
kind of se
ession. Open
ning many sessions
s
of this affects
s the perform
mances of th
he web serv
ver.
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3.3.12. Misc
M
/ Log
The log file
f
keeps a running lo
og of eventss and activ
vities occurriing on the device. The
e logs are
automatica
ally cleared when
w
the devvice is reboo
oted. The file will display up
u to 2048 re
ecent logs.
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3.3.13. Misc
M
/ Log Settings
This page allows you to
t configure the
t logs. The
e Log file is used
u
by the system
s
to record actions
s, warnings,
errors and
d problems. It is often quite
q
useful to
t discover the causes of tricky pro
oblems. The messages
recorded in the log file
f
and sen
nt as copy to a Syslog
g server are
e classified into 8 seve
erity levels
(Emergenccy, Alert, Crittical, Error, Warning,
W
Nottice, Informational and De
ebug).
Primary Syslog
S
Serve
er:
If you want to enable th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XM to
o send mess
sages to a Syyslog Server,, check the box
b "Syslog
Server Add
dress" and enter
e
the add
dress of the Syslog
S
Serve
er you wish to
o use. You ccan enter eith
her the
hostname or the IP add
dress of a Syyslog server. The Syslog
g uses port 44
43/UDP.
erver:
Secondarry Syslog Se
In this field
d you can de
efine the IP Address
A
of a secondary Syslog
S
Server.
Example: syslog.ePow
s
werSwitch 8X
XM.com or 19
92.168.1.252
2
Email Add
dress:
If you want to enable th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XM to
o send e-mails, check the
e box "e-mail address" an
nd specify
the destina
ation e-mail address
a
to be used.
Type of messages
m
to send:
Specify in this field the
e type of messsages you want
w
to send to the speciffied e-mail address.
(for detailss see Syslog Messages: Severity Levvel definition)).
LOGOUT::
Click "Logo
out" at the bo
ottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes.
DISCARD CHANGES:
Click "Disccard Change
es" at the botttom of the pa
age to discarrd all the cha
anges you ha
ave made on
n this page.
APPLY CH
HANGES:
Click "App
ply Changes"" at the bottom of the pag
ge to save ch
hanges.
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4. POW
WER OU
UTLET CONTR
C
ROL AND
D PERIP
PHERAL
LS STAT
ATUS
1. Start yo
our Web brow
wser and typ
pe the IP add
dress of yourr ePowerSwittch 8XM. The browser diisplays the
authenttication dialo
og box.
2. Enter a user name and its corre
esponding pa
assword. The
e status of th
he ePowerSw
witch 8XM is displayed.
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d
lisst, choose the power con
ntrol unit you want to conttrol or the pe
eripheral for which
w
you
3. In the drop-down
want to
o know the sttatus.
If you lo
og in as systtem administtrator, you wiill be able to::
- contro
ol all the pow
wer outlets an
nd all the pow
wer outlet groups of the connected
c
eP
PowerSwitch
h devices,
- displa
ay the instantt values of alll the conneccted sensors (temperature, humidity, ambient light),
- displa
ay the status of all digital inputs.
If you lo
og in as a usser (ePowerS
Switch 8XM handles
h
up to
o 255 accounts), you willl be able to:
- contro
ol individuallyy all the power outlets an
nd all the pow
wer outlet gro
oups for whicch you have the rights,
- displa
ay the valuess of all the co
onnected sen
nsors for whic
ch you have the rights,
- displa
ay the status of all the dig
gital inputs fo
or which you have the rights.
The ON
N button allow
ws you to sw
witch ON the corresponding power ou
utlet or group
p of power ou
utlets.
The OF
FF button allo
ows you to switch
s
OFF th
he correspon
nding power outlet or group of power outlets.
The RE
ESTART buttton allows you
y
to switcch OFF the correspondin
c
ng power ou
utlet or group of power
outlets.. The powerr outlet or grroup of powe
er outlets wiill then be automatically switched ON after the
delay defined
d
by the
e administrator (see Setttings / powerr outlets Page).
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5. APPENDIX
5.1. Sending status information and sensor values using rules
The administrator can create rules (see Settings/Rules) to trigger actions and send personalized
messages in form of Syslog messages, SNMP traps or emails when an event occurs. Moreover, the
administrator also has the possibility to complete his messages with status information of an input (a
power supply or a door contact for example) or the value of a sensor (a temperature sensor for example).
In the "Syslog/Trap/Mail Message" field of the rule settings page, the administrator has simply to enter the
ID of the input of which he wants to send the status or value. This ID is made of the ID of the device where
the input is located and the ID of the input itself.
The IDs have to be entered between two percent characters.
Many IDs can be specified in the text box but the message must not exceed 255.
Syntax: %[device ID]:[input ID]%
To know all IDs currently used by the system, go to the "Settings/Rules" page and click on "Add a New
Rule". The two IDs of the monitored input are displayed in the two fields in the middle of the page.
- To know all Digital Input IDs, choose "Digital Input Monitoring Rule" as Rule Type.
- To know all Analog Input IDs, choose "Analog Input Monitoring Rule" as Rule Type.
- To know all Power Status IDs, choose "Power Supply Monitoring Rule" as Rule Type.
Examples:
- To send the value of the T1 temperature, the administrator could add following line in the
"Syslog/Trap/Mail Message" text area:
Temperature is %T1:T1%
- To send the state of the D1 door contact of the DIM1 Digital Input Module, the administrator could add
following line in the "Syslog/Trap/Mail Message" text area:
Door contact status is %DIM1:DI1%
The schedule rule can be used to send status information or sensor values on specified weekdays
at regular interval.
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5.2. Ping and Scan Methods
ePowerSwitch 8XM has two methods to check whether an IP equipment (PC, server, router, Webcam...)
is still alive:
Address Pinging:
The first method uses the well-known Ping command whereby a request is sent to a specific IP address.
The Ping command, which is an echo request, enables you to determine through an ICMP protocol
(Internet Control Message Protocol) if an IP device is available on the network. If the system reacts to this
request, ePowerSwitch 8XM knows that the TCP/IP connection is established. If the system does not
react to one or several requests, ePowerSwitch 8XM can automatically switch the device off and after a
specified delay switch it again on (Reboot function).
Port Scanning:
The second method uses the Port Scan command to test a specific TCP/IP port. In other words, this
command allows you to find out if a specific protocol is available on a server (for example HTTP, FTP,
Telnet, SMTP, POP...). ePowerSwitch 8XM simply tries to connect to a specific server port. 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 device off and after a specified delay
switch it again on (Reboot function).
- The Supervision function works only if the ePowerSwitch 8XM is connected to the LAN.
- The Ping and Scan functions can be used separately or together.
- The network route between ePowerSwitch 8XM and the IP device you wish to supervise should
be as direct as possible, so do not use unnecessary routers and complex wiring between them.
A problem on a router or the wiring could reboot the IP device to supervise.
- Execute several Pings and/or Scans before running the Reboot function. It could be possible
that the IP device doesn't respond although it is still working.
- Choose a realistic supervision cycle. One second is possible, however it's not necessary to
overload the network with Ping and Scan requests.
Recommended values:
- Interval between Requests: 10 sec or more
- Number of unsuccessful Requests before Reboot: 3 or more
- Delay before Reboot: 10 sec or more
- Delay before restarting monitoring after Reboot: 120 sec or more
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5.3. Technical Data
Network standards:
IEEE 802.3, 10 / 100 BASE-T
Network protocols:
TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS
Network connection:
RJ-45 connector for STP CAT5
Max. network cable length 100 meters
Serial connection:
RS232, SUB-D 9 female
SSL Technology:
Version 2 and 3
Operating temperature:
0°C to +40°C
Operating humidity:
10% to 80% RH (not condensing)
Dimensions (LxDxH):
170 x 110 x 42 mm
Weight:
0,63 kg
Approvals:
CE, EN55022 & EN55024
5.4. Commonly used Ports
TCP 25:
TCP 80:
UDP 123:
UDP 161:
UDP 162:
TCP 443:
UDP 514:
This port is used to deliver e-mails over SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).
This port is used for http connections.
This port is used to allow time synchronization over NTP (Network Time Protocol).
This port is used for SNMP Requests.
This port is used for SNMP Traps.
This port is used to allow SSL support (Secure Socket Layer).
This port is used to deliver Syslog messages.
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5.5. Syslog Messages: Severity Level Definitions
The Emergency level is the most severe type of message generated by ePowerSwitch 8XM and the
Debug severity level is the least severe one.
Severity Level 0, Emergency:
The following messages appear at severity 0:
- Continuous error!
- An SMTP Client could not be created
Severity Level 1, Alert:
The following messages appear at severity 1:
- Settings have been reinitialized through the serial connection
- ePowerSwitch 8XM does not respond
- Satellite "number" does not respond
- Sensor "number" does not respond
- Failure on Power Input A of Master M0
- Failure on Power Input B of Master M0
- Failure on auxiliary Power Input of Master M0
- Failure on Power Input A of Satellite (number)
- Failure on Power Input B of Satellite (number)
- I/O Extension Module has been disconnected
- A Mail could not be sent "subject" to "name"
- SMTP Client not available: a Mail could not be sent "subject" to "name"
Severity Level 2, Critical:
The following messages appear at severity 2:
- "file" config corrupted : restoring default values
Severity Level 3, Error:
ePowerSwitch 8XM doesn't generate Severity Level 3.
Severity Level 4, Warning:
The following messages appear at severity 4:
- Settings have been changed through the serial connection
- Settings have been changed through the network by User "name"
Severity Level 5, Notice:
The following messages appear at severity 5:
- Master M0 has been connected
- Satellite (number) has been connected
- Sensor (number) has been connected
- SSL Key has been reinitialized through the serial connection
- System has been restarted through the serial connection
- Power Supply A of Master restored
- Power Supply B of Master restored
- Auxiliary Power Supply of Master restored
- Power Supply A of Satellite (number) restored
- Power Supply B of Satellite (number) restored
- I/O Extension Module has been connected
- Rule (number) : Outlet (number) of Master has been switched ON
- Rule (number) : Group (number) has been switched ON
- Rule (number) : Dry Contact Output (number) has been open
- Rule (number) : Mail "subject" has been sent to "name"
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Severity Level 6, Informational:
The following messages appear at severity 6:
- System has been started
- Date & Time have been synchronized to a Network Time Server
- User "name" : Outlet (number) of Master M0 has been switched ON
- User "name" : Group (number) has been switched ON
- Dry Contact Input (number) has been opened
- Dry Contact Input (number) has been closed
- Dry Contact Output (number) has been opened
- Dry Contact Output (number) has been closed
- Mail "subject" has been sent to "name"
- Session opened by user "name"
Severity Level 7, Debug:
ePowerSwitch 8XM doesn't generate Severity Level 7.
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STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY
STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY
NEOL S.A.S. declares that this equipment is in compliance with the Electromagnetic
Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
Application of Council Directives:
89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC,
73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC
Standards to Which Conformity declared:EN 60950, EN 55022, EN 55024
Manufacturer's Name and Address:
4 Rue Nationale
NEOL S.A.S
67800 BISCHHEIM -FRANCE
Type of Equipment:
Power distribution and control unit
Type Designation:
ePowerSwitch 8XM
Reference:
ePowerSwitch 8XM
Years of Manufacture:
2007-2009
We, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms
to the above directives.
Bischheim, 24th September 2009
Paul REYSER,
General Manager
NEOL S.A.S.
All modifications reserved
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