Connect host pc to iopower, Power management software interface – Linkskey LKV-IOP08 User Manual

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ioPower User Guide Quick Installation

Connect host PC to ioPower

Now you can begin connecting your ioPower to the host
PC

Step 1. Run the ioPower Management software by double-
clicking its desktop icon or access Start /programs
/ioPower/ioPower Management.

Step 2. Connect the host PC to ioPower by clicking
Setting/Connect. And the software will automatically detect
COM port for ioPower….

Check the COM port detection message on the message
Box. After the COM port has been successfully detected,
click OK to connect.

Note that if you see the FAIL message such as in the following

picture, it means you have a faulty connection. Check your physical
COM port connection to make sure that everything is in place,
including the connectors and RS-232 cable integrity, etc.

Failure of COM port detection

Step 3. Then you can see the virtual front panel of the
connected ioPower unit(s).

Now get yourself a little bit familiar with the Management
Software interface ……….

Power Management Software Interface

When running the ioPower Management Software, you
should see a virtual front-panel identical to the physical front-
panel. If you are cascading multiple units of ioPower (using
the RJ-45 daisy-chain interfaces connected by a UTP cable),
you can then see a corresponding number of stacked virtual
front-panels, each of which showing its bank number, the
total current loads and time remaining status per port.

Virtual front-panels showing a single unit

Virtual front-panel operation

The virtual front-panel serves just like a real front-panel to
provide “one-touch” power on/off function. Just click each
virtual button to switch the power on and off

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However, to avoid accidental mistakes, ioPower
Management software will, by default, pop up a prompt for
confirmation of this change after you click the virtual power
button.

Power on/off confirmation dialog prompt

User can have free choice to disable/enable the confirmation
prompt according one’s convenience.

Menu Function

File/Exit (Ctrl-X)

To exit the management program, click File/Exit or use the
hotkey, Ctrl-X.

Setting/Connect

When ioPower is disconnected with host PC, click
Setting/Connect to connect to host PC.

Time Remain

Current Loads Display

Global Power Action Button

Bank Number Display

Power Button

Alarm LED (Red) Power ON LED (Green)

Release!

Press and hold

for 2 “ ….

Press and hold

for 2 “ ….