36 Cyclades ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide
To connect to a device through a serial port [Expert]:
1. Select Expert - Applications - Connect.
2. Select a port number or alias from the Serial pull-down menu.
3. Click Connect. A Java applet viewer appears. If authentication is specified for the selected
port, you are prompted to log in. If not, you are logged in automatically.
4. Log in if prompted.
Expert - Applications - IPDU Power Mgmt
When an administrator selects Expert - Applications - IPDU Power Mgmt., the following five tabs
appear:
• Outlets Manager
• Outlets Group Ctrl
• View IPDUs Info
• Configuration
• Software Upgrade
NOTE: You can manage the power on a connected IPDU only if the serial port where the IPDU is connected is
configured for power management (see To configure a serial port for IPDU power management [Expert]: on page
83). For other restrictions and prerequisites, see Power Management on page 6.
Applications - IPDU Power Mgmt. - Outlets Manager
An administrator can select Expert - Applications - IPDU Power Mgmt. - Outlets Manager to
perform the following tasks:
• Check the status of outlets.
• Turn outlets on and off.
• Cycle power.
• Lock outlets to prevent accidental changes in power state (Cyclades IPDUs only).
• Unlock the outlets (Cyclades IPDUs only).
• Assign an alias to the outlet (to identify the device for which it provides power).
• Change the interval that elapses after one outlet is turned on before another outlet is turned on.
• Save the current configuration to Flash memory in the IPDU.