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CHAPTER 4: Startup/Configuration
The General Parameters menu offers the following options:
1. System Password: (Up to 16 characters, case sensitive.) When the system
password is defined, the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will display a
prompt before allowing access to command mode. If the system password is
entered, the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will start up in system mode. To
define the system password, type 1 and press [Enter]. (Default = undefined.)
NOTE
If the system password is not defined, the password prompt will not be
displayed, and the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will always start up
in system mode.
2. Site ID: Defines a text string (up to 32 characters) that denotes the installation
site. To define the Site ID, type 2 and press [Enter]. (Default = undefined.)
3. Modem Initialization String: To define the modem initialization string (up to
32 characters), type 3 and press [Enter]. For more information on the
initialization string, please refer to the user’s guide for your external modem.
Make certain that the modem is set to auto-answer in one ring. (Default =
ATE0M0Q1&C1&D2S0=1.)
4. Modem Disconnect String: To define the Disconnect String (up to 32
characters), type 4, press [Enter], and follow the instructions in the submenu.
For more information, please refer to the user’s guide for your external
modem. (Default = undefined.)
5. Baud Rate: To select the baud rate for the modem port and console port, type
5, press [Enter], and follow the instructions in the submenu. Make certain to
select a rate that is compatible with the external modem and/or the device
connected to the console port. (Default value determined by option switch 1;
Factory setting = 9600.)
NOTE
When this setting is changed, the new baud rate will not be applied until
you exit and then re-enter the Dual-Port Network Power Switch
Command Mode.
6. Command Echo: Enables/disables the command echo. When enabled,
commands sent to the Dual-Port Network Power Switch will be echoed back
to your PC, allowing keystrokes to be displayed . To enable/disable the echo,
type 6, press [Enter], and follow the instructions in the submenu. (Default
determined by option switch 3; Factory setting = Disabled.)
