Remote control panel

The remote control panel provides a way to use control panel functions through a PC. The graphical user interface of the remote control panel looks similar to the physical control panel.

The remote control panel has the following characteristics:

• The remote control panel is installed through Operations Console.
• A directly attached remote control panel is not supported, but you can use the remote control panel with a LAN-connected console. The use of virtual control panel is supported.
• You can use the interface of the remote control panel to restart and turn off the system. However, a LAN-connected remote control panel or the virtual control panel cannot turn on the system unless it is connected to the primary partition of an 8xx or earlier model and the primary partition is still active. You can use the remote control panel to perform most of the same functions as the physical control panel.
• You can use remote control panel APIs to automate control of the remote control panel through a user-created program.
• If your system uses a keystick, the Mode button works with the same functions as the physical control panel, depending on whether the keystick is inserted.