APC AP7900 User Manual
Contents
Introduction--1
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Access Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Recover From a Lost Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Upgrading Firmware through a Serial Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Watchdog Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Control Console--15
How to Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Control Console Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Web Interface--24
How to Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Summary Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Navigation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Device and Outlet Management Menus--33
How to Configure and Control Outlet Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outlet Settings for Outlets and Outlet Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switched Rack PDU Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Scheduling Outlet Actions (Web Interface Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Event-Related Menus--53
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Event Actions (Web Interface Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Event Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
E-mail Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to Configure Individual Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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Data Menu (Web Interface Only)--69
Log Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuration Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Network Menu--71
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
System Menu--96
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Boot Mode--110
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
DHCP Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Security--117
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Creating and Installing Digital Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Using the APC Security Wizard--134
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Create a Root Certificate & Server Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Create an SSH Host Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
APC Device IP Configuration Wizard--148
Purpose and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Install the Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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Use the Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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How to Export Configuration Settings--153
Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
The Upload Event and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Using the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
File Transfers--161
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Upgrading Firmware: Methods and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Verifying Upgrades and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Product Information--171
Warranty and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Life-Support Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Index--174
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Introduction
Product Description
Features of the Switched Rack PDU
The APC® Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is a stand-alone,
network-manageable device that provides current monitoring and allows
programmable control of eight, sixteen, or twenty-four power outlets
(depending on the model).
You can manage a Switched Rack PDU through its Web interface, its
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control console, the InfraStruXure
• The Web interface supports using HTTPS access with Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) and using HTTP access.
• You can access the control console through a serial connection, Telnet,
or Secure SHell (SSH).
Manager, or SNMP:
• Your Rack PDU is compatible with the APC InfraStruXure system and
can be monitored and managed through the InfraStruXure Manager.
• You can use an SNMP browser and the APC PowerNet
Information Base (MIB) to manage your Rack PDU.
Switched Rack PDUs have these additional features:
• Current monitoring per phase or bank
• Configurable alarm thresholds that provide network and visual alarms
to help avoid overloaded circuits
• Independent outlet control
• Configurable power delays
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• 24 independent outlet user accounts
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Management
• Four levels of user access accounts—Administrator, Device Manager,
Read Only User, and Outlet User
• Event and data logging—the event log is accessible by Telnet, Secure
CoPy (SCP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), serial connection, or Web
browser (using HTTPS access with SSL, or using HTTP access). The
data log is accessible by Web Browser, SCP, and FTP
• E-mail notifications for Rack PDU and system events
• SNMP traps, Syslog messages, and e-mail notifications based on the
severity level of Rack PDU and system events
• A selection of security protocols for authentication and encryption
The Rack PDU does not provide power protection. Therefore,
APC does not recommend plugging a unit directly into any
unprotected power source, such as a wall outlet.
Initial setup
You must define the following three TCP/IP settings for the Switched Rack
PDU before it can operate on the network:
• IP address of the Rack PDU
• Subnet mask
• IP address of the default gateway
To configure the TCP/IP settings, see the Installation and Quick
Start manual provided as a PDF file on the Utility CD that came
See also
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with your Rack PDU and as a printed manual.
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Access Procedures
Overview
The Switched Rack PDU has two internal interfaces (control console and
Web interface) that allow you to manage the Rack PDU.
For more information about the internal user interfaces, see
Control Console and Web Interface.
The SNMP interface also allows you to use an SNMP browser with the
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PowerNet
PDU.
Management Information Base (MIB) to manage the Rack
To use the PowerNet MIB with an SNMP browser, see the
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PowerNet
SNMP Management Information Base (MIB)
See also
Reference Guide (\doc\en\mibguide.pdf), which is provided on the
Utility CD that came with your Switched Rack PDU.
Access priority for logging on
Only one user at a time can log on to the Rack PDU to use its internal user
interface features. The priority for access is as follows:
• Local access to the control console from a computer with a direct serial
connection to the Rack PDU always has the highest priority.
• Telnet or Secure SHell (SSH) access to the control console from a
remote computer has priority over Web access.
• Web access, either directly or through the InfraStruXure Manager, has
the lowest priority.
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Types of user accounts
The Rack PDU has four levels of access (Administrator, Device Manager,
Read-Only User, and Outlet User), all of which are protected by password
and user name requirements.
• An Administrator can use all of the management menus available in
the control console and the Web interface. The Administrator’s default
user name and password are both apc.
• A Device Manager can use only the following menus:
– The Device Manager menu and its sub-menus in the control
console, and all menus in the top section of the navigation panel of
the Web Interface (Switched Rack PDU and Outlets).
– The Log option in the Events menu in the Web interface. A Device
Manager can also access the event log in the control console by
pressing
The Device Manager’s default user name is device; the password is apc.
• An Outlet User can access only the following menus:
– the Control option of the Outlets menu of the Web interface.
– the Device Manager menu and the Phase/Bank Monitor, Outlet
Control, and Power Supply Status sub-menus in the control console.
• A Read-Only User has the following restricted access:
– Access through the Web interface only.
– Access to the same menus as a Device Manager, but without the
capability to change configurations, control devices, or delete data.
Links to configuration options are visible but are disabled, and the
event and data logs display no Delete button.
The Read-Only User’s default user name is readonly, and the default
password is apc.
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account types, see User Manager and Outlet User Manager.
CTRL-L.
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You must use the Web interface to configure values for the
Read-Only User, and you must use the control console to
configure values for an Outlet User.
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How to Recover From a Lost Password
You can use a local computer, a computer that connects to the Rack PDU
or other device through the serial port to access the control console.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service that
uses that port.
2. Connect the serial cable (990-0144) to the selected port on the
computer and to the configuration port at the Rack PDU:
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal
selected port as follows:
– 9600 bps
– 8 data bits
– no parity
– 1 stop bit
– no flow control
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) and configure the
4. Press
prompt. If you are unable to display the User Name prompt, verify the
following:
– The serial port is not in use by another application.
– The terminal settings are correct as specified in step 3.
– The correct cable is being used as specified in step 2.
5. Press the Reset button. The Status LED will flash alternately orange
and green. Press the Reset button a second time immediately while
the LED is flashing to reset the user name and password to their
defaults temporarily.
6. Press
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prompt, then use the default, apc, for the user name and password. (If
you take longer than 30 seconds to log on after the User Name prompt
is redisplayed, you must repeat step 5 and log on again.)
ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User Name
ENTER as many times as necessary to redisplay the User Name
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7. From the Control Console menu, select System, then User
Manager.
8. Select Administrator, and change the User Name and Password
settings, both of which are now defined as apc.
9. Press
and restart any service you disabled.
CTRL-C, log off, reconnect any serial cable you disconnected,
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Upgrading Firmware through a Serial Connection
For a complete description of how to download a firmware upgrade
for your Rack PDU, see Upgrading Firmware: Methods and Tools.
That section also explains how to use network-based file transfer
tools, which complete a firmware upgrade more quickly than the
XMODEM protocol described here, which uses a serial connection.
You can use a local computer that connects to the Rack PDU through the
serial port on the front panel of the unit.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service
which uses that port.
2. Use the supplied serial cable (940-0144) to connect the selected port
to the serial port on the front panel of the Rack PDU.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and configure the
selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow
control. Save the changes.
4. Press
prompt.
5. Enter your user name and password (both apc, by default, for
administrators only) and press the
6. From the Control Console menu, select, in order, System, Tools, File
Transfer, and XMODEM.
7. At the prompt Perform transfer with XMODEM-CRC? type YES,
and press
8. The system will then prompt you to choose a transfer rate and to
change your terminal settings to match the transfer rate. Press
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to set the Switched Rack PDU to accept the download.
ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User Name
ENTER key.
ENTER.
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ENTER
9. In the terminal program, send the file using the XMODEM protocol.
When the transfer finishes, the console will prompt you to restore the
baud rate to normal.
Do not interrupt the download.
Caution
The Rack PDU will restart when the download is complete.
Upgrading the firmware will not interfere with the operation of
the outlets.
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Front Panel
Single-phase
Three-phase
Three-phase Switched Rack PDUs have one of the following two front
panels:
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Item Function
Load Indicator LED Identifies overload and warning conditions for the
displayed phase or bank. See Load indicator LED.
Input Selector On 3-phase models, press the input selector to
monitor the current of the next phase or bank.
For either 1- or 3-phase units, press and hold the
input selector to display the IP address of the Rack
PDU or to invert the display. At five seconds, the IP
address is displayed; at ten seconds the displayed
numbers invert.
10/100 Base-T Connector Connects the Rack PDU to the network.
Status LED See Status LED.
Link-RX/TX LED See Link-RX/TX (10/100) LED.
RJ-12 Serial Port Connects the Rack PDU to a terminal emulator
program for local access to the control console.
(Use the supplied serial cable 940-0144.)
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Item Function
Digital Display Displays the current (amps) for the phase or bank
indicated by the illuminated Load Indicator LED. On
3-phase units, the Digital Display will cycle through
the phases or banks, displaying the current for each
for 3 seconds.
If an internal communication failure or power supply
failure occurs (for either a 1- or 3-phase model), the
Digital Display displays Er, which you can clear by
pressing the input selector.
Reset Button Resets the Rack PDU without affecting the outlet
status.
Link-RX/TX (10/100) LED
This LED indicates the network status.
Condition Description
Off The device that connects the Rack PDU to the network is off or
not operating correctly.
Flashing Green The Rack PDU is receiving data packets from the network at 10
Megabits per second (Mbps).
Flashing Orange The Rack PDU is receiving data packets from the network at
100 Megabits per second (Mbps).
Solid Green or
Orange
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Status LED
This LED indicates the network status of the Rack PDU.
Condition Description
Off The Rack PDU has no power.
Solid Green The Rack PDU has valid TCP/IP settings.
Flashing Green The Rack PDU does not have valid TCP/IP settings.
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Solid Orange
Flashing Orange The Rack PDU is making BOOTP requests.
Flashing Orange and
Green (alternating)
† If you do not use a BOOTP or DHCP server, see the Installation and Quick Start manual
provided in PDF on the Utility CD that came with your Rack PDU and as a printed manual to
configure the TCP/IP settings.
A hardware failure has been detected in the Rack PDU. Contact
APC Worldwide Customer Support.
The Rack PDU is making DHCP requests.
Load indicator LED
The load indicator LED identifies overload and warning conditions for the
displayed phase or bank.
Condition Description
Solid Green The current of the displayed phase or bank is below the
Current Overload threshold.
Yellow The displayed phase or bank is in a Near Overload Warning
condition. The current is above the Near Overload Warning
threshold.
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Red The displayed phase or bank is in an Overload condition. The
current is above the Overload Alarm threshold.
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Watchdog Features
Overview
To detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs, the Rack
PDU uses internal, system-wide watchdog mechanisms. When it restarts
itself to recover from an internal problem, a System: Warmstart event is
recorded in the event log.
Network interface watchdog mechanism
The Rack PDU implements internal watchdog mechanisms to protect itself
from becoming inaccessible over the network. For example, if the Rack
PDU does not receive any network traffic for 9.5 minutes (either direct
traffic, such as SNMP, or broadcast traffic, such as an Address Resolution
Protocol [ARP] request), it assumes that there is a problem with its network
interface and restarts itself.
Resetting the network timer
To ensure that the Rack PDU does not restart if the network is quiet for 9.5
minutes, the Rack PDU attempts to contact the Default Gateway every 4.5
minutes. If the gateway is present, it responds to the Rack PDU, and that
response restarts the 9.5-minute timer. If your application does not require
or have a gateway, specify the IP address of a computer that is running on
the network most of the time and is on the same subnet. The network traffic
of that computer will restart the 9.5-minute timer frequently enough to
prevent the Rack PDU from restarting.
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Control Console
How to Log On
Overview
You can use either a local (serial) connection, or a remote (Telnet or SSH)
connection to access the control console.
Use case-sensitive User Name and Password entries to log on (by default,
apc and apc for an Administrator, or device and apc for a Device
Manager). A Read-Only User has no access to the control console.
If you cannot remember your user name or password, see
How to Recover From a Lost Password.
There is no default password for Outlet User accounts. (An Administrator
must define the password and other account characteristics for an Outlet
User.)
See Outlet User Manager.
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Remote access to the control console
You can access the control console through Telnet or Secure SHell (SSH),
depending on which is enabled. (An Administrator can enable these access
methods through the Telnet/SSH option of the Network menu.) By default,
Telnet is enabled. Enabling SSH automatically disables Telnet.
Telnet for basic access. Telnet provides the basic security of
authentication by user name and password, but not the high-security
benefits of encryption. To use Telnet to access the control console from any
computer on the same subnet:
1. At a command prompt, type telnet and the System IP address for
the Rack PDU (when the PDU uses the default Telnet port of 23), and
then press
telnet 139.225.6.133
ENTER. For example:
If the PDU uses a non-default port number (between 5000
and 32768), you need to include a colon or a space
(depending on your Telnet client) after the IP address and
then enter the port number.
2. Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and apc for an
Administrator, or device and apc for a Device Manager).
SSH for high-security access. If you use the high security of SSL for the
Web interface, use Secure SHell (SSH) for access to the control console.
SSH encrypts user names, passwords and transmitted data.
The interface, user accounts, and user access rights are the same whether
you access the control console through SSH or Telnet, but to use SSH, you
must first configure SSH and have an SSH client program installed on your
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Local access to the control console
You can use a local computer that connects to the Rack PDU through the
serial port on the front panel of the unit.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service
which uses that port.
2. Use the supplied serial cable (940-0144) to connect the selected port
to the serial port on the front panel of the Rack PDU.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and configure the
selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow
control. Save the changes.
4. Press
prompt.
ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User Name
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Main Screen
Example main screen
The main screen that is displayed when you log on to the control console of
a Rack PDU:
User Name : apc
Password : ***
American Power Conversion Network Management Card AOS v2.6.4
(c) Copyright 200 2 Al l Ri gh ts Res er ve d Rack PDU APP v2.6.6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : MS3 Test Unit Date : 6/25/2004
Contact : Bill Cooper Time : 10:16:58
Location : Testing Lab User : Administrator
Up Time : 0 Days 0 Hours 43 Minutes Stat : P+ N+ A+
Switched Rack PDU : Co mm un ic at io n Es ta bl is he d
------- Control Console -------------------------------------------------------
1- Device Manager
2- Network
3- System
4- Logout
<ESC>- Main Menu, <ENTER>- Refresh, <CTRL-L>- Event Log
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Information and status fields
Main screen information fields.
• Two fields identify the APC operating system (AOS) and application
(APP) firmware versions. The application firmware uses a name that
identifies the type of device that connects to the network. In the
Example main screen, the application firmware for the Rack PDU is
displayed.
Network Management Card AOS v2.6.4
Rack PDU APP v2.6.6
• Three fields identify the system Name, Contact, and Location values.
Name : MS3 Test Unit
Contact : Bill Cooper
Location : Testing Lab
To set the Name, Contact, and Location values, see System
Menu.
•An Up Time field reports how long the Rack PDU has been running
since it was last reset or since power was applied.
Up Time : 0 Days 0 Hours 43 Minutes
• Two fields identify when you logged on, by Date and Time.
Date : 6/25/2004
Time : 10:16:58
•A User field identifies whether you logged on as Administrator, Device
Manager, or Outlet User.
User : Administrator
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Main screen status fields.
•A Stat field reports the Rack PDU status.
Stat : P+ N+ A+
P+ The APC operating system (AOS) is functioning properly.
N+ The network is functioning properly.
N? A BOOTP request cycle is in progress.
N– The Rack PDU failed to connect to the network.
N! Another device is using the IP address of the Rack PDU.
A+ The application is functioning properly.
A– The application has a bad checksum.
A? The application is initializing.
A! The application is not compatible with the AOS.
If the AOS status is not P+, contact APC Worldwide Customer
Support, even if you can still access the Rack PDU.
• A Rack PDU model and name field reports the status of the Rack PDU.
For example:
Switched Rack PDU: Communication Established
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Control Console Menus
Menu structure
The menus in the control console list options by number and name. To use
an option, type the corresponding number and press
any on-screen instructions.
For menus that allow you to change a setting, you must use the Accept
Changes option to save the changes you made.
While in a menu, you can also do the following:
ENTER, then follow
• Type ? and press
the menu has help available).
• Press
• Press
current menu.
• Press
• Press
Manager only).
ENTER to refresh the menu.
ESC to go back to the menu from which you accessed the
CTRL-C to return to the main (control console) menu.
CTRL-L to access the event log (Administrator and Device
For information about the event log, see Event-Related
Menus.
ENTER to access brief menu option descriptions (if
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Main menu
The main control console menu has options that provide access to the
management features of the control console:
1- Device Manager
2- Network
3- System
4- Logout
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When you log on as Device Manager or as an Outlet User,
you will not have access to the Network or System menus.
Device Manager option
This option accesses the Device Manager menu. Select the components
you want to manage from this menu. To do any of the following tasks, see
Switched Rack PDU Settings:
1- Phase/Bank Monitor/Configuration
2- Phase/Bank Outlet Restriction Configuration
3- Outlet Control/Configuration
4- Power Supply Status
Option 4 is not available to outlet users.
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Network option
To do any of the following tasks, see Network Menu:
• Configure the TCP/IP settings for the Rack PDU or, when the Rack
PDU will obtain its TCP/IP settings from a server, configure the settings
for the type of server (DHCP or BOOTP) to be used.
• Use the Ping utility.
• Define settings that affect the FTP, Telnet, Web interface and SSL,
SNMP, e-mail, DNS, and Syslog features of the Rack PDU.
System option
To do any of the following tasks, see System Menu:
• Control Administrator, Device Manager, and Outlet User access
• Define the system Name, Contact, and Location values
• Set the date and time used by the Rack PDU
• Restart the Rack PDU
• Reset control console settings to their default values
• Access system information about the Rack PDU
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Web Interface
How to Log On
Overview
You can use the DNS name or System IP address of the Switched Rack
PDU for the URL address of the Web interface.
If you are using HTTPS (SSL/TSL) as your access protocol, your
login credentials are compared with information in a server
certificate. If the certificate was created with the APC Security
Wizard, when you log on you must use the same identifier for the
Rack PDU as you specified for the common name in the certificate
(either the IP address or the DNS name).
Use your case-sensitive user name and password settings to log on. The
default user name differs by account type:
• apc for an Administrator
• device for a Device Manager
• readonly for a Read Only User
The default password is apc for all three account types.
There is no default password for Outlet User accounts. (An Administrator
must define the password and other account characteristics for an Outlet
User.)
See Outlet User Manager.
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See Web/SSL (Web/SSL/TLS in the control console) to select, enable,
and disable the protocols that control access to the Web interface and
to define the Web-server ports for the protocols.
For information about the Web page that appears when you log on
to the Web interface, see Summary Page.
Supported Web browsers
As your browser, you can use Microsoft® Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 (and
higher) or Netscape
Rack PDU through its Web interface. Other commonly available browsers
also may work but have not been fully tested by APC.
Data verification, the event log, and the data log require that you enable the
following for your Web browser:
• JavaScript
•Java
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4.0.8 (and higher, except Netscape 6.x) to access the
• Cookies
In addition, the Rack PDU cannot work with a proxy server. Therefore,
before you can use a Web browser to access its Web interface, you must
do one of the following:
• Configure the Web browser to disable the use of a proxy server for the
Rack PDU.
• Configure the proxy server so that it does not proxy the specific IP
address of the Rack PDU.
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URL address formats
Type the Rack PDU’s DNS name or IP address in the Web browser’s URL
address field and press
server port in Internet Explorer, http:// or https:// is automatically
added by the browser.
If the error “You are not authorized to view this page” occurs
(Internet Explorer only), someone is logged onto the Web interface
or control console. If the error “No Response” (Netscape) or “This
page cannot be displayed” (Internet Explorer) occurs, Web access
may be disabled, or the Rack PDU may use a non-default Webserver port that you did not specify correctly in the address. (For
Internet Explorer, you must type http:// or https://as part of
the address when any port other than 80 is used.)
For more information, see Port assignments.
ENTER. Except when you specify a non-default web
• For a DNS name of Web1, the entry would be one of the following:
–http://Web1 if HTTP is your access mode
–https://Web1 if HTTPS (SSL/TLS) is your access mode
• For a System IP address of 139.225.6.133, when the Rack PDU uses the
default port (80) at the Web server, the entry would be one of the following:
–http://139.225.6.133 if HTTP is your access mode
–https//139.225.6.133 if HTTPS (SSL/TLS) is your access mode
• For a System IP address of 139.225.6.133, when the Rack PDU uses
a non-default port (5000, in this example) at the Web server, the entry
would be one of the following:
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–https://139.225.6.133:5000 if HTTPS (SSL/TLS) is your
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Summary Page
When you log on to the Web interface at the Switched Rack PDU, the status
view is at the right side of the screen, the quick status tab is at the upper
right, and the navigation menu is at the left.
Status
The Status view has three sections:
• The Device Status section reports any active alarm or warning
conditions and displays the load for each phase or bank, including a
graphic representation of the load thresholds.
• The Outlet Status section shows the number, phase or bank (for 3phase models), state (on, off), and name of the outlet.
•The Switched Rack PDU Parameters section shows the following:
– The Name, Contact, and Location information for the Rack PDU
– The date and time you logged on
– The Type of User (Administrator, Device Manager, Read Only
User, or Outlet User)
– The time (Up Time) the Rack PDU has been running continuously
since it was last reset or power was applied
– The rating of the Rack PDU (1- or 3-phase, and the maximum
number of amps per phase or bank)
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