Web Power Switch Pro Model

Had one issue that I needed to contact support about. I am glad I did. Sergei was awesome. I thought for sure that I would need to RMA the machine, but Sergei knew his product and I was able to recover. Details at the end. Quite frankly, I expected this product to be "cheap Chinese crap". There were cheaper products, so I opted for this one because it had an on-device LCD so that I could configure it locally. This Web Power Switch was NOT cheap. It is AS ENTERPRISE as anything I've used in large data centers. I love the build of this device. It is basically a proper Linux machine with quality EE switching materials. The features list is impressive. It is almost as if this company took EVERY feature request and implemented it into their software/firmware. My issue that required tech support (google web spiders, please index this!): Naturally, when I received the device, the first thing I did after changing the default admin password was update the software and firmware on the device to the latest stable version from the manufacturer. So, I updated from 1.4.something to 1.7.7. All went fine. I then configured the device to my liking and then used the "locking bits" to lock down the device such that you would need physical access to the switch in order to change any setting. Nice feature! The problem came when I forgot to open up the api access to my router, so I had to clear the locking bits. Unfortunately, the reset button did not clear the lock bits as the documentation promised. So, I had a functioning device, but it was locked into a certain state. I tried and tried for 2 days. I always assume my own stupidity first, so I read and re-read all the docs. I then contacted their support by email on a Friday night. I did not get an answer until Monday morning, but I did not expect one over the weekend. Sergei was extremely responsive and helped me telnet into the machine (I know, telnet? what is this 1995? <- joke) after rapidly pressing the reset button. He then told me the commands to put the device into a maintenance state. Strangely, the advice was then to re-flash the same firmware. It, indeed, worked. Sergei was forth-coming about this being an issue and will be repaired in the next version. The device is working flawlessly and I've forgotten its doing its thing in my server cabinet. I use it to reboot my extremely crappy Comcast cable service modem when the service goes out several times per week. This switch does the job well and allows me to be very specific regarding the terms of the reboot. It also has a wifi chip that can act as gateway (meaning device connect to its SSID) or supplicant mode where the switch connects as a client to your existing wifi gateway. I love this. I set the switch to act as a wifi gateway because I want to pull out my phone, connect the phone's wifi device to the switch's SSID and then proceed to operate the outlets. The reason is that if the main wifi gateway is offline or needs to be power-cycled, I won't be able to access the switch because it is a client of the device that needs rebooting.

I am not sure why negative reviews have been posted. I bought a unit back in July of 2020 and have just ordered a second unit. The unit bought in 2020 controls our streaming computer setup. I use SSH or SNMP via simple batch files on a PC to control it. I can also log in from home or on-site if need be. The new unit will replace three dual outlet 5G Store switch units that monitor our network equipment , thus greatly simplifying the setup. The unit is very well built. It is easy to setup and configure and it does what it should do. Full disclosure, I am an engineer, but the manual is easy to understand and the software in the unit is intuitive. Could it be better, oh most certainly, but even where it less than perfect, the unit is easy enough to figure out. They even have a unit available on-;line so you can see and play with the web interface. As regards firmware updates, I've done three so far with absolutely no issues. So again, I am not sure what people are complaining about. it's a great unit and works well.

This thing is awesome for custom control and logic. The user experience/interface is designed by engineers - meaning its not full of animations and perfectly beveled corners for browser buttons. But its designed by engineers. It works perfectly and has almost exactly what I would have built into it myself if I were trying to marry an Arduino with It has a fully featured RESTy API to remotely control >anything< the device allows. But its really awesome feature is that it allows you to customize pretty much every aspect of the device using Lua script. I have used these devices to fully manage the daily car of my carnivorous plant garden. Using lua various outlets turn on based on sunrise or sunset to simulate standard daylight ramp up/down, as well as irrigation, fountain and filter pumps for water. You can even extend the provided API to some extent for custom controls or triggers for custom logic running in Lua. I've had several Lua threads running across multiple of these devices for over 6 months with no issues. The only thing that takes it down is when the main power fails, and then when the power comes back its set to just resume the appropriate switch state and go on. The only downsides - for me - are that it is not in any way designed to be water/dust proof - which is not unexpected as it is a bunch of outlets and needs cooling but would have been nice if it was potentially a little more intrusion resistent. Would by more, but the new model uses membrane buttons and where mine are mounted I can't see the buttons - I can navigate by feel on the one I have, but new models have nothing to feel for the buttons. This will help with dust/water intrusion though.

I purchased this as a solution for managing power to my network rack hardware in a rental where I can’t go in and fix problems since there is a property management company involved between myself and the tenants. This thing fits the bill perfectly, at a reasonable price point. It’s nice that it can work via wifi, but what sold me was the wired support. So many of the inexpensive solutions are WiFi only. I need something that is wired and more reliable. I also need something that can manage reboots across multiple items, independently, and this does that beautifully. It’s not exactly “consumer friendly” in its setup, and the documentation is a bit sparse/scattered. But for the price, if you know what you’re doing enough to need something like this, you should be fine. The unit itself seems extremely well built, heavy duty, and has so much customizability it should serve whatever needs I might have. It doesn’t come with any sort of app or remote management features built in besides its own built-in web interface, so keep that in mind. I set up a VPN and dynamic DNS on my router that allows me to access and modify its settings from thousands of miles away, but be sure you are prepared to set up something similar if you want to use this and actively manage it remotely. I have only had the unit a couple months, but the price/performance ratio seemed perfect, and after getting it and setting it up at my regular residence in preparation for putting it at the rental, I decided to keep it at my regular residence and buy a second one for the rental, based on how happy I was with it.

I've been using these for a few years now for 24/7 lab automation and never a single issue, which I can't say for some IP power strips at 10x the price. The sockets can be controlled with a simple curl command with url to specify the socket to turn on or off. No drivers, software, or programming needed. This is less expensive than an iBoot that only controls one socket, fantastic value.

networker's review - overall its a great product that does exactly what its supposed to do. its based off a lot of open source software, which is a double edged sword. PROS: it has the same, if not more features than more expensive datacenter smart pdu's (but they're also ment for higher voltage/current). the base features in the gui are self explanatory. if you're plugging the thing with defaults into an existing network, just make sure 192.168.0.100 isnt already in use. looking at firewall logs, the device doesn't try to connect to any questionable third party IP, which is definitely good. and the AutoPing function is phenomenal! Im using this at a remote site that has a flaky modem, Autoping's set to cycle the modem's outlet if it can't ping google. hopefully this solves the problem of trying to get remote hands to "unplug it and plug it back in" cons: TLDR: the GUI needs some polishing, and more configurations made possible from the GUI. so far there aren't any MAJOR cons, but heres some things i found that could be easier: read the manual beforehand, there's some unintuitive things. it would be nice if there was a physical "menu" button so you could switch from outlet menu to network configuration. Documentation should be a bit more clear and user friendly. there is a software firewall, but its only in cli (iptables) - that should be a GUI function instead of "only allow from same submet". there is an assumption people are familiar with linux; people who want more "advanced" configurations will have issues because its not really in the manual. this leads to my original comment about open source software, a lot of people wouldn't know to reference original projects for documentation. A perfect example is the documentation for snmp only mentions snmp traps, but mentions nothing about polling. like i said, no real bad cons, but i could see non-IT people having a bit of an issue with the prerequisite learning curve.

I have about 50 of these at numerous clients (controlling File, Mail, FTP, Directory, Surveillance, and other Servers), and they have saved the day so many times over the last 20 years that I can't count. We VPN into clients and use the Web Power Switch to restart equipment. Inventory has been sporadic the last couple of years, and we might start using the rack-mounted versions (twice the cost). It helps if you have some understanding of IP addresses and networks. Most routers ship with the default addresses 196.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x. If you know how to plug your Mac or PC directly into the web power switch by Ethernet (neither plugged into your network), you will have no problem changing the IP to something not used at the destination. I wished it shipped configured for DHCP. Of course, you'll need network knowledge to get the device's IP to log in with the default credentials, then I can set it to the correct subnet to take or ship to the client. I'll agree with other reviewers, the software isn't the best, and I've bricked a few trying to reset. Technical support has been outstanding the few times we have called. The simple fact is, we haven't found anything better at a reasonable cost. I hope someday, a redesigned product is released that receives rave reviews.

This is a good product, but not for the faint of heart. It will probably do what you're considering it for, but even if you have a PhD and a MSCS and extensive Linux experience, you're absolutely going to struggle with the user interface. The documentation is pretty horrid too. It took me about 4 hours to finally get it working correctly. One of which was expended updating the firmware because it's not just download a file, upload it, and reboot (that would be way too easy). So why 5 Stars you might ask? Well because I can tell this is a very well physically engineered product and that the software is just trying to accommodate every conceivable customer request/option, and if I'd rated it 3 or 4 stars no one would read this and they might buy something else (which would be wrong). I've purchased two different other devices to do this job, and both failed after a few weeks in the field in the worst possible way; relay off. They were both inexpensive until I factored in the expenses of having to travel 1000 miles to remove them. The software is built on top of OpenWrt. For me that's good because I've written software for this OS before and understand how it thinks. I did not alter this device's software at all, but it's nice to know that I could extend its capabilities / role if I want to. It also gave me the ability to dig in and figure out why the WiFi network setup was failing after I'd tried to set it up via the web menus. I think if the company hired a usability engineer to overhaul the UI experience they'd sell a whole lot more of these, and they'd get a lot fewer negative reviews.

Desde que lo instalé, rara vez tengo que acercarme al cuarto donde lo instalé. Todo funciona de acuerdo a lo que dice la página y las instrucciones son muy claras.

I rarely write reviews. This item is good. It's expensive and the UI is dated, but having some experience in making these devices myself as a hobby, I understand the complexities and safety requirements, testing around consumer grade devices, and so it's well worth the money you pay for it. As I said, the UI is dated, but it works fine, and I'd be worried that "updating" it would remove functionality.

This item is currently installed at a remote telecom site and access via ISP over the internet. A great tool to have on hand for full AC control of systems when required from a user or maintenance point of view.

I am tech support for 10 Radio stations When I first started 7 years ago I was woken up almost every morning due to internet being out It’s auto ping features has automated modem and router reboots. my ability to sleep priceless Ok so now sell it to management I’m 600 km away from one of my stations Our automation computer is hung up and not responding to remote acess It needs to be rebooted 1 $249 ip power bar or 1200 km = $164 in gas , 15 hours of tech time 495 Plus120 in meals and accommodations Or $820 in savings Hard to justify not using them C Haskins

Absolute godsend. Required if your ISP requires that you power off your modem & router for several minutes. Worth it.