APC AP9212, AP9211, AP9217, AP9218 User Manual

MasterSwitch

Power Distribution Unit

AP9211 AP9212 AP9217 AP9218

Users Guide

MasterSwitch

Contents

Power Distribution Unit

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front panel—1

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LEDs Rear panel

Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Configuring Customizing your configuration Auto-configuration

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TCP/IP

settings—4

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Managing the MasterSwitch PDU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Management Options—5 Web interface Control Console interface WAP Interface

Password-Protected Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MasterSwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Event Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Retrieving the Event Log by using FTP—13 Using a spreadsheet to view the Event Log Deleting the Event Log in the FTP interface

Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

TFTP/FTP—15

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Telnet/Web SNMP

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Outlet User Management—20 Identification Date/Time File Transfer Links

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Contents

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Accessing and Navigating the Online Help—24 APC Interactive Assistant About Card

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Configuring and Using E-mail Notification. . . . . . . . . .

Configuring E-mail Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Settings—25 Configuring the local SMTP server Testing E-mail

Configuring SMTP and DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

DNS server—26 SMTP settings

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Event-Related Menus and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Actions Option (Web Interface only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Severity levels of events—29

SNMP

Email action Related topics

Recipients Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Email Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

DNS SMTP

How to Configure Individual Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Event list access—33 Event list format

Traps action—29

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server—32

settings—32

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Management Card and MasterSwitch Events. . . . . . . . . . 36

Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Planning and implementing security features—39 Port assignments User names, passwords, community names

Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Authentication versus encryption—40

authentication (Web interface)—40

MD5

Summary of access methods

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Contents

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Obtaining service—43 Warranty exclusions

Obtaining Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Life-Support Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

General policy—45 Examples of life-support devices

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Product specifications for AP9211—46 Product specifications for AP9212

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

APC Worldwide Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MasterSwitch

Introduction

Product Description

Front panel

Reset Button

Power Distribution Unit

Re-initializes the MasterSwitch outlet state.

without affecting the

PDU

Status

LED

Link-R

X/TX LED

Eight Outlet Power

LED

Serial Port

Port

RJ-45

Indicates the status of the Ethernet the state of the management card, as described in

on page 2

Indicates whether the associated outlet is on.

Connects the MasterSwitch PDU program to access the Control Console.

Connects the MasterSwitch using the 10Base-T communication cable. This connection allows configuration of the MasterSwitch through the Web, Telnet, or

PDU

SNMP

connection and

LAN

to a terminal emulator

to an Ethernet

LEDs

LAN

PDU

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MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User’s Guide 1

Introduction

Product Description continued

LEDs

Each outlet has a corresponding outlet, and two

LED

s indicate the status of the entire unit. The following

LED

that indicates the state of the

table describes the conditions indicated by the

LED Status Description

Outlet LED

Status

Link-RX/TX

On The Outlet is on.

Off The Outlet is off.

Off The MasterSwitch

Green

Flashing Green

Red

Blinking Red

Off

Flashing Green

The MasterSwitch PDU settings.

The MasterSwitch PDU network settings.

A hardware failure has been detected in the MasterSwitch

The MasterSwitch requests.

The device that connects the MasterSwitch

o the network (a router, hub, or

PDU t

concentrator) is off or is not operating correctly.

The MasterSwitch packets from the network.

PDU

LED

has no power.

has valid network

does not have valid

is making

is receiving data

BOOTP

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Introduction

Product Description continued

Rear panel

The following table lists the features of the MasterSwitch rear panel shown in the figures on this page.

Power Cord/ IEC Inlet

Outlets

Outlet Label

Circuit Breaker

The following figure shows the MasterSwitch ( panel with

NEMA 5-15

outlets.

AP9211/AP9217

) rear

The following figure shows the MasterSwitch ( panel with

MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User’s Guide 3

IEC-320 C13

outlets.

AP9212/ AP9218

) rear

Introduction

Initial Setup

Required network settings

Configuring TCP/IP settings

Customizing your configuration

You must configure the following network settings of the MasterSwitch

PDU

before it can operate on a network:

address of the unit

•

• Subnet Mask

address of the default gateway

•

Note: If a default gateway is not present, enter an

of a computer that is on the same subnet and that is always active.

To configure MasterSwitch Installation and Quick Start Manual, included in printed form with the MasterSwitch PDU and in Portable Document Format (Install.pdf) on this CD-ROM.

After you configure MasterSwitch network settings, no further configuration is required. The remaining MasterSwitch properties are pre-configured to default settings at the factory. However, you may want to customize these properties for your application. For more information, see

Managing the MasterSwitch PDU on page 5.

TCP/IP

settings, see TCP/IP on page 15 and see the

address

Auto-configuration

The management card within the MasterSwitch configuration utility that you can use to create a configuration file, which you can then download to other MasterSwitch units one at a time or to multiple units at the same time. For more information, see the Management Card Addendum (addendum.pdf on the MasterSwitch CD-ROM).

PDU

supports an auto-

PDU

s, either to individual

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MasterSwitch

Power Distribution Unit

Managing the MasterSwitch PDU

Management Interfaces

Management Options

Web interface

After you configure a MasterSwitch settings, you can manage the unit remotely through its Web, Telnet Control Console,

You can also use the Control Console to manage a MasterSwitch locally through a serial connection.

Only one user at a time can access a MasterSwitch interface users (using a terminal emulator) have precedence over Telnet users, and Telnet users have precedence over Web and WAP users.

To access and log on to the Web interface of the MasterSwitch

1. In the following:

URL

• If the Web port of the MasterSwitch value of 80, enter http:// followed by the unit’s The following example shows a typical

http://170.241.17.51

• If the Web port of the MasterSwitch than the default of address of the unit) followed by a colon and the configured Web port value (8000 in the following example).

http://170.241.17.51:8000

• If there is a can choose to enter the

SNMP,

Location field of the Web browser, do one of the

and WAP interfaces.

, enter the System IP address (the IP

DNS

server entry for the MasterSwitch

PDU

with the proper network

PDU

is set to the default

address:

PDU

is set to a value other

DNS

name to access the unit.

PDU

. Serial

address.

PDU

PDU:

, you

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MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User’s Guide 5

Managing the MasterSwitch PDU

Management Interfaces continued

Web interface, continued

Control Console interface

2. Respond to the user name and password prompts. The default for both the Administrator user name and the Administrator password is apc (lowercase). After you log on, you can change the user name, password, and time-out values through the System menu. See

Manager on page 18

Note: Some Web interface features (data verification, Assistant

Online, and JavaScript or Java on your web browser, and authentication also requires that you have cookies enabled.

In addition to or instead of using the Web interface, you can use the Control Console to manage the MasterSwitch following modes of access:

• Telnet, for remote management.

• A serial interface, for local management.

Telnet. To access the unit’s Control Console:

1. Choose

2. Type the IP address of the MasterSwitch

3. Click the Connect button.

Connect, then Remote Server.

MD5

authentication) require that you enable

MD5

PDU

by one of the

PDU

User

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Managing the MasterSwitch PDU

Management Interfaces continued

Control Console interface, continued

Serial Interface. To access the unit’s Control Console, use the supplied

null-modem cable to connect the serial port of the computer to the serial

PDU

port on the MasterSwitch

, and set the terminal port to the following

communication settings:

Baud Rate 2400

Data Bits 8

Stop Bits 1

Parity None

Handshaking None

Local Echo Off

Terminal Type

ANSI (VT100

)

Logging on. To log on to the Control Console using either Telnet or a

serial interface, respond to the user name and password prompts.The default for both the Administrator user name and the Administrator password is apc (lowercase).

Note: You can change the user name, password, and time-out

values through the System menu. See

page 18

User Manager on

SNMP interface

Using menu items. All menus of the Control Console list items by

number and name.

• To select an item, type the number, and press E

• For menus that configure value, always use the

NTER

Accept Changes

option to save any changes that you make.

MasterSwitch fully supports configurable through

SNMP

—all unit and outlet properties are

. For instructions on how to use

SNMP

to manage MasterSwitch, see the Mibguide.pdf and the NMS.pdf files in the Snmp folder on the

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Managing the MasterSwitch PDU

Management Interfaces continued

WAP Interface

To access and log on to the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) interface of the MasterSwitch

1. In the Enter the unit’s example shows a typical address:

2. Respond to the user name and password prompts. If it has not been changed since purchase, the default for both the Administrator user name and the Administrator password is apc (lowercase).

Depending on the level of access (Administrator, Device Manager or Outlet User), the WAP interface will display outlets assigned to the user who logged on and will offer the following control options for the MasterSwitch unit:

Note: The character preceding each outlet indicates whether the

URL

Location field of the Micro browser:

address followed by wap.wml. The following

123.456.78.9/wap.wml

•immediate on

•immediate off

• reboot

• master control of all outlets (All).

outlet is on (+) or off (–).

PDU:

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Managing the MasterSwitch PDU

Password-Protected Accounts

Account access

There are up to 16 Outlet User accounts, one Administrator account, and one Device Manager account. Each type of account provides a different level of access to the management menus.

• Each Outlet User account has access only to the outlets assigned to it.

• The Administrator and Device Manager accounts have access to all outlets.

• The Administrator account can configure and manage all other accounts.

Account Type

Menu Items

Administrator Device Manager Outlet User

Outlets

MasterSwitch

Event Log

Network

System

Logout

Yes Yes Ye s

Yes Yes No

Yes No No

Yes Yes Ye s

Help

Links

Yes Yes Ye s

For instructions on configuring Device Manager and Outlet User accounts, see

User Manager on page 18.

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MasterSwitch

Menu Items

Introduction

Power Distribution Unit

Management Options

Both the Web and Control Console interfaces provide the capabilities that this section describes for managing the MasterSwitch information in this section is based on the Web interface. If you are using Telnet or a serial interface to access the MasterSwitch terminology may differ from what is used here.

Menu access depends on which type of account has logged on. See

Password-Protected Accounts on page 9 for more information on

accounts.

Note: SNMP information appears in a separate document,

Mibguide.pdf, on this CD-ROM.

PDU

, but the

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Menu Items

Outlets

Outlet Control Actions

You can perform the following Outlet Control Actions on individual outlets or on all accessible outlets as a group (by

Master Outlet Control).

You can apply a Control Action only to an outlet that is not executing a command.

Item Definition

Immediate On

Immediate Off

Immediate Reboot

Delayed On

Delayed Off

Sequenced Reboot

Delayed Reboot

Delayed Sequenced

Reboot

The outlet turns on.

The outlet turns off.

The outlet turns off immediately, waits the outlet’s Reboot Duration time, and turns on.

The outlet turns on according to its Power On Delay.

The outlet turns off according to its Power Off Delay.

All outlets in the group assigned to the outlet user immediately turn off. Each outlet then waits the longest Reboot Duration (in seconds) of any outlet in the group, waits its own Power On Delay, and turns on.

The outlet turns off after its Power Off Delay, waits its own Reboot Duration, and turns on.

Each outlet in the group of accessible outlets does the following:

1. Waits its own Power Off Delay.

2. Turns off.

3. Waits the longest Reboot Duration time (in seconds) of any outlet in the group.

4. Waits its own Power On Delay.

5. Turns on.

All pending commands are canceled for the outlet(s).

Cancel Pending

Commands

Note: The Outlet State appears in orange with an asterisk

(*), indicating that a command is pending for the outlet(s).

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Menu Items

MasterSwitch

Configure Device Settings

Item Definition

Outlet Configuration

Unit Name

Coldstart Delay

Reboot Duration

The name of the MasterSwitch

Maximum: 23 characters.

The time that the MasterSwitch power to outlets after AC power is applied to the unit.

The longest reboot duration of any outlet in the group of accessible outlets. You can change this value only by modifying the Reboot Duration of individual accessible outlets. use this value.

Sequenced Reboot

Item Definition

Outlet Name

Power On Delay

Power Off Delay

Reboot Duration

The name that identifies the outlet.

Maximum: 23 characters.

The time that the outlet waits before turning on after the command is issued.

Delayed Sequenced Reboot

The time that the outlet waits before turning off after the command is issued.

Delayed Sequenced Reboot

The time that the outlet will remain off during a reboot.

Immediate Reboot

Delayed On, Sequenced Reboo

Delayed Off, Delayed Reboot

and

PDU

waits before applying

PDU

and

Delayed Sequenced Reboot

use this value.

Delayed Reboot

t, and

, and

use this value.

URL Links

Defines

links to relevant Web pages.

HTTP

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Menu Items

Event Log

Displaying the Event Log

Retrieving the Event Log by using FTP

To display the Event Log, select the Event Log menu in the Web interface or press C

TRL

+ L in the Control Console interface.

The Event Log displays the following information for the most recent events for the MasterSwitch

Item Description

Date

Time

Event

The date on which the event occurred (

The time at which the event occurred (

Description of the event.

To retrieve the Event Log using client-side

1. From an

address of your MasterSwitch

MS-DOS

prompt, type ftp card-ip, where card-ip is the

2. After you log into the unit's

PDU

FTP

DD/MM/YYYY

)

PDU

FTP

HH:MM:SS

server, type dir. The screen

)

displays information similar to the following:

ftp>dir 200 Command okay. 150 Opening data connection for /.

--wx-wx-wx 1 apc apc 262144 Jul 5 2000 aos253.bin

--wx-wx-wx 1 apc apc 458752 Jul 5 2000 msp202.bin

-r--r--r-- 1 apc apc 4096 Jul 5 2000 event.txt 226 Closing data connection. ftp: 194 bytes received in 0.00Seconds

194000.00Kbytes/sec. ftp>

300

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Menu Items

Event Log continued

Retrieving the Event Log by using FTP, con t inue d

Using a spreadsheet to view the Event Log

3. Type get event.txt. The MasterSwitch Log, containing at least the last 300 events, to your specified drive. The screen displays information similar to the following.

ftp>get event.txt 200 Command okay. 150 Opening data connection for event.txt 226 Closing data connection. ftp: 3694 bytes received in 0.11Seconds

33.58Kbytes/sec. ftp>

To view the event.txt file after you obtain it, use a spreadsheet application. The file is columns.

Note: When you import the event.txt file into a spreadsheet, the

spreadsheet may display the year in the date fields as only two digits instead of the four digits logged and displayed by the MasterSwitch four-digit date format in the spreadsheet.

The event.txt file also includes the following information that is not shown in the Web and Control Console Event Log screens:

• The version of the event.txt file format (first field).

• The date and time at which the event.txt file was retrieved.

• The Name, Contact, Location, and Management Card.

• A unique Event Code for every type of event.

TAB

-delimited for automatic formatting of

PDU

. To display the year as four digits, select a

PDU

transmits the Event

address for the unit’s

Deleting the Event Log in the FTP interface

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To delete the Event Log, type del event.txt. You are not prompted to confirm the deletion. The screen displays information similar to the following:

ftp>del event.txt 250 Requested file action okay, completed. ftp>

A new event.txt file is created immediately in response to the Deleted Log event.

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