APC APC EPDU1016M User guide

User Guide

Easy Rack Power Distribution Unit

Metered 1P

EPDU1016M
EPDU1116M
EPDU1132M
EPDU1016M-GB
EPDU1116M-GB12
EPDU1132M-GB16
EPDU1132M-GB24

990-6265A-001

Publication Date: September 2020

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Table of Contents

General Information ...............................................................................................1

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Establish Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DHCP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Static IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Reset to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Front Panel Overview ............................................................................................ 4

Web User Interface ................................................................................................ 5

Supported Web Browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Log On to the Web User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Electricity Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Temperature and Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Alarm Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Alarm Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Energy Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SNMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

User Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Certificate Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Log File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Modbus TCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................13

Easy PDU Access Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SNMP Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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General Information

Important Safety Information

Read the instructions carefully and look at the equipment to become familiar with the device before trying to
install, operate, service or maintain it. The following special messages may appear throughout this document
or on the equipment to warn of potential hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a
procedure.

The addition of this symbol to a Danger or Warning product safety label indicates that an
electrical hazard exists that will result in personal injury if the instructions are not followed.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

DANGER

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, can result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION

CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, can result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE

NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury.

Safety

NOTICE

This product has not been tested for Radio Frequency Interference. Sale of this product where Radio
Frequency Interference testing is required is prohibited. This includes North America and Japan.

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Introduction

Product Features

This APC by Schneider Electric Rack Power Distribution Unit, the Easy PDU, may be used as a stand-alone,
network-manageable power distribution device. The Easy PDU provides real-time remote monitoring of
connected loads. User-defined alarms warn of potential circuit overloads. You can manage an Easy PDU
through its Web User Interface (Web UI), or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Easy PDUs have these additional features:

• Device power, apparent power, power factor and energy.

• Phase voltage, current.

• Configurable alarm thresholds that provide network to help avoid overloaded circuits.

• Various levels of access: Super User and General User. (Only one user allows to log in simultaneously
at same access level).

• Event logging.

• Modbus-TCP (disabled as default configuration)

• SNMP traps (V1, V2c, and V3).

• Security protocols for authentication and encryption.

• Synchronize the time with the SNTP Server.
NOTE: There is no Real Time Clock (RTC) battery on this device. You will need to set a SNPT server
the first time you log in.

Getting Started

To start using the Easy PDU:

1. Install the Easy PDU using the Installation Instructions that were shipped with your device.

2. Apply power and connect to your network. Follow the directions in the Installation Instructions.

3. Establish network settings (See “Establish Network Settings” on page 3.)

4. Begin using the Easy PDU by way of one of the following:

– Web User Interface (See “Web User Interface” on page 5.)

– Easy PDU Front Panel (See “Front Panel Overview” on page 4.)

– SNMP protocol (See “SNMP Settings” on page 8.)

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