MasterSwitch™ VM
Power Distribution Unit
AP9221X166
AP9221EXPX166
Installation and
Quick Start Manual
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Thank You!
Thank you for selecting the APC MasterSwitch VM (vertical-mount) power distribution unit (PDU). It has been designed for many years of reliable, maintenance-free service. APC is dedicated to the development of highperformance electrical power conversion and control products. We hope that you will find this product a valuable, convenient addition to your system.
Please read this manual! It provides important safety, installation, and operating instructions that will help you get the most from your MasterSwitch VM unit.
Additional Documentation
This Installation and Quick Start Manual and the online
User Guide are available on the supplied CD or on our Web site: http://www.apcc.com/. The online User Guide contains additional information about the following topics related to MasterSwitch VM:
•detailed product description
•current sensing capabilities
•management interfaces
•user accounts
•customizing setup
•outlet control actions
•security
•obtaining customer service
•product information (LEDs, warranty, life-support policy, specifications)
Contents
Preliminary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features of MasterSwitch VM 1
Inventory 2
Please recycle 2
Installing MasterSwitch VM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mounting in a NetShelter enclosure 3
Mounting the controller 5
Hardwiring procedure 7
Connecting MasterSwitch VM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Caution 8 |
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Setting up a single unit |
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Setting up multiple units |
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Quick Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Required configuration 10
Configuring TCP/IP settings 10
Accessing MasterSwitch VM 14
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Features of American Power Conversion’s MasterSwitch VM is a MasterSwitch vertically-mounted, stand-alone, network-manageable power VM distribution unit (PDU) designed to accommodate a total of 16
outlets: eight individually-managed outlets and eight alwayson outlets. You can control MasterSwitch VM through available Web, Control Console, or SNMP interfaces. Additional features of MasterSwitch VM include:
•Independent control of each outlet for:
–Power On Delay
–Power Off Delay
–Reboot Duration
•Three levels of user access accounts:
–Administrator
–Device Manager
–Outlet User (16 independent accounts)
•An audible overload alarm to measure current for:
–overload
–user-set overload
–user-set low load
•Basic and MD5 authentication password security.
•A sleek, vertical design that occupies no U-space in a
rack environment. Includes rack-mount brackets for mounting in an APC NetShelter® or other standard (EIA310-D) 19-inch rack.
•Synchronized switching across units to permit control of redundant-feed devices.
•The capability of being daisy-chained in a series of up to four units, thereby providing outlet management control for up to 32 outlets (with an additional 32 always-on outlets).
•A versatile design that allows units to be easily hardwired.
•Event Logging of the MasterSwitch VM unit’s last 300 events.
•Auto-configuration feature, allowing customized configuration of all units from one ASCII text file.
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Preliminary Information continued
Inventory |
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MasterSwitch VM unit |
AP9221EXPX166 |
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MasterSwitch VM Controller |
AP9221NX166 |
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with a pre-installed Web/ |
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SNMP SmartSlot Card |
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Communication cable |
607-0035A |
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Configuration cable |
940-0024 |
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CD-ROM containing product |
991-1055C |
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documentation and the |
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Management Card Wizard |
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Brackets for the unit with 14 |
870-8215 |
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Brackets for the controller |
870-8213 and 870- |
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with 4 flat-head screws |
8183 |
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Installation and Quick Start |
990-6020A |
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Manual |
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Warranty registration card |
N/A |
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Please save them for later reuse or dispose of them appropriately.
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