APC MasterSwitch, 1U, 16A, 208&230V, (8)C13
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1. Operating Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Approvals EMC verification CE with CISPR 22 and 24 Safety Agency MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide VDE IEC 60950 Continued on next page 47 Product Information Specifications continued Product specifications for AP9217 Type of Specification Electrical Input Nominal input voltage Acceptable input voltage Nominal input frequency Overcurrent protection Input connector Specification 100 120 VAC 90 140 VAC 50 60 Hz 20 A circuit breaker 12 ft 3 7 m attached NEMA L5 20 twist lock cord Output Output connectors Eight NEMA 5 15 outlets Maximum total current draw 16A Physical Size H x W x D 1 75 x 17 0 x 6 5 in 4 4x 43 2 x 16 5 cm Weight 6 6 Ib 3 0 kg Shipping weight 9 0 Ib 4 1 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating Storage 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m 0 to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m Temperature Operating Storage 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C 32 to 113 F 0 to 45 C Operating Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Approvals EMC verification FCC Class A DOC Class A VCCI Safety Agency MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide UL Continued on next page 48 Product Information Specifications continued Product specifications for AP9218 Type of Specification2. Note The character preceding each outlet indicates whether the outlet is on or off MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 8 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 Yes Yes Yes MasterSwitch Yes Yes No Event Log Yes Yes No Network Yes No No System Yes No No Logout Yes Yes Yes Help Yes Yes Yes Links Yes Yes Yes For instructions on configuring Device Manager and Outlet User accounts see User Manager on page 18 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 9 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Introduction Management Both the Web and Control Console interfaces provide the capabilities Options that this section describes for managing the MasterSwitch PDU but the information in this section is based on the Web interface If you are using Telnet or a serial interface to access the MasterSwitch PDU terminology may differ from what is used h
3. Administrator Account Item Definition The amount of time the user can be inactive on the system Auto Logout before being logged out automatically Default 3 minutes One of the following settings Basic Causes the Web Interface to use standard HTTP 1 1 login base64 encoded passwords Authentication MD5 Causes the Web Interface to use an MD5 based authentication login For MD5 authentication to function properly you must have cookies enabled in your browser Default Basic The user name User Name Access Administrator only Maximum 10 characters Default apc The password for HTTP 1 1 authentication only Password Access Administrator only Maximum 10 characters Default apc The password for MD5 only Authentication Access Administrator only Phrase Minimum 15 characters Maximum 32 characters Default admin user phrase Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 18 Menu Items System continued User Manager continued Device Manager Account Item Definition The user name User Name Maximum 10 characters Default device The password for HTTP 1 1 authentication only Password Maximum 10 characters Default apc The password for MD5 only Authentication Minimum 15 characters Phrase Maximum 32 characters Default device user phrase Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s G
4. 0x0501 Warning An outlet has rebooted If the outlet number is O then all outlets have rebooted 0x0509 Warning An outlet has turned on If the outlet number is 0 then all outlets have turned on 0x050B Warning An outlet has turned off If the outlet number is O then all outlets have turned off 0x0510 Warning An outlet has changed configuration If the outlet number is 0 then the Master outlet has changed 0x0901 Informational Add user 0x0902 Informational Delete user 0x0903 Informational Edit user MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 38 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Security Features Planning and As a network device that passes information across the network the implementing MasterSwitch PDU is subject to the same exposure as other devices on security features the network Use the information in this section to plan and implement the security features appropriate for your environment Port assignments If a Telnet FTP or Web server uses a non standard port a user must specify the port when using the client interface such as a Web browser The non standard port address becomes an extra password hiding the server to provide an additional level of security The TCP ports for which the Telnet FTP and Web servers listen are initially set at the standard well known ports for the protocols To hide the interfaces use any port
5. C Code column in event list 33 Codes event configuration 34 Community Name as Trap Receiver setting 30 Configuration auto configuration 4 customizing 4 FTP 15 TCP IP settings 4 Telnet port 16 TFTP 15 using menu options 10 Web port 16 Configuration column in event list 33 Configure Device Settings 12 Configuring event codes 34 multiple management cards 33 Contents screen 24 Control Console interface 6 Customer Support contacting 53 Customizing configuration 4 D Date Time section System menu 21 DC Power Plant events listed and described 38 Delete Log button 27 Deleting the Event Log 14 Description column in event list 33 Device Manager account 19 Disabling e mail for an event 34 e mail to a recipient 31 email to a recipient 25 sending any traps to an NMS 30 sending authentication traps to an NMS 30 traps for an event 34 DNS option on Network menu Control Console 26 DNS Domain Name Service option on Network menu control console 32 E E mail configuring 32 disabling for an event 34 Email option on Events menu 31 Email Test option 31 enabled by default for severe events 29 enabling and disabling 31 enabling for an event 34 reason to use local DNS server 32 setting up an account for the management card 31 using for paging 31 Email configuring 26 Email Test option 25 enabling and disabling 25 option on Events menu 25 reason to use local D
6. Trap Receiver setting 30 Recipient s SMTP Server option 25 31 Recipients option Events menu 25 31 RMA return material authorization number 43 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide S Security 39 authentication 40 features 39 Send via Email Recipients setting 31 Send via Email Recipients settings 25 Service obtaining 43 Setup initial 4 Severe severity level 36 Severity column in event list 33 Severity levels of Events 36 SMTP settings 32 From Address 26 SMTP Server 26 SNMP interface 7 SNMP traps option Events menu 29 SNMP section Network menu 16 Specifications AP9211 46 AP9212 47 48 System events listed and described 37 System menu 18 T TCP IP configuring settings 4 15 Reset Card to Defaults except TCP IP 23 section of Network menu 15 TCP IP amp DNS option Network menu Web interface 26 32 Telnet port configuring 16 Testing Email 25 Testing e mail 31 TFTP FTP section Network menu 15 To Address Email Recipients setting 25 31 Tools 23 Trap Generation trap receiver setting 30 Trap receivers settings 30 51 Index Traps disabling for an event 34 enabling for an event 34 Troubleshooting e mail configuration 32 email configuration 26 U URLs URL for event list 33 User Manager 18 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide WwW Warning severity level 36 Warranty informat
7. always active Configuring TCP IP To configure TCP IP settings see TCP IP on page 15 and see the settings MasterSwitch nstallation and Quick Start Manual included in printed form with the MasterSwitch PDU and in Portable Document Format Install pdf on this CD ROM Customizing your After you configure MasterSwitch network settings no further configuration 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 Auto configuration The management card within the MasterSwitch PDU supports an auto configuration utility that you can use to create a configuration file which you can then download to other MasterSwitch PDUS either to individual 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 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 4 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Managing the MasterSwitch PDU Management Interfaces Management After you configure a MasterSwitch PDU with the proper network Options settings you can manage the unit remotely through its Web Telnet Control Console SNMP and WAP interfaces You can also use the Control Console to manage a MasterSwitch PDU locally through a serial connec
8. Configuring the local SMTP server 25 Testing E mail 25 Configuring SMTP and DNS Settings 26 DNS server 26 SMTP settings 26 Event Related Menus and Options Event LOJ coo ieaie naa an dubii ead dete ae eee anaes 27 Actions Option Web Interface only e 29 Severity levels of events 29 SNMP Traps action 29 Email action 29 Related topics 29 Recipients Option 0000 eee ee 30 Email Option oii eect e reece ewe R4 EE x RURAL 32 DNS server 32 SMTP settings 32 How to Configure Individual Events 33 Event list access 33 Event list format 33 Management Card and MasterSwitch Events 36 SECUN os ck sd cakes Red h dee ee seed cows o Security Features 2 ccc ese 0 eer ee Ra E LR E as 39 Planning and implementing security features 39 Port assignments 39 User names passwords community names 39 Authentication es cee es eh ee a RU Rees ae e ac da cn ce 40 Authentication versus encryption 40 MD5 authentication Web interface 40 Summary of access methods 42 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide Contents Product Information n Warranty Information 24 665 0006000800000 ee enc ews 43 Obtaining service 43 Warranty exclusions 43 Obtaining Customer Support 00002 eee 44 Life Support Policy sssri com RE Rs 45 General policy 45 Examples of life support devices 45 Specifications ss wa e ax eed pear emda
9. Electrical Input Nominal input voltage Acceptable input voltage Nominal input frequency Overcurrent protection Input connector Specification 100 230 VAC 90 250 VAC 50 60 Hz 20 A circuit breaker IEC 320 C20 inlet and IEC 320 8 2 ft 2 5 m detached IEC C20 HO5W F361 50 C 19 cord Output Output connectors Eight IEC 320 C13 outlets Maximum total current draw 16A Physical Size H x W x D 1 75 x 17 0 x 6 5 in 4 4x 43 2 x 16 5 cm Weight 6 6 Ib 3 0 kg Shipping weight 9 0 Ib 4 1 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating Storage 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m 0 to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m Temperature Operating Storage 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C 5 to 149 F 15 to 65 C Operating Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Approvals EMC verification CE with CISPR 22 and CISPR24 FCC Part 15 Class A AS NZS 3548 and VCCI Safety Agency MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide VDE IEC 60950 UL 49 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit A About Card 24 Access limiting NMS access by IP address 17 42 Account types access to menus for each type 9 Administrator 18 Device Manager 19 Outlet User 20 Actions option Events menu 29 Administrator account 18 Approvals AP9211 46 AP9212 47 48 Authentication 40 Authentication Traps Trap Receiver setting 30 Auto configuration 4
10. Immediate Reboot and Delayed Reboot use this value URL Links Defines HTTP links to relevant Web pages MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 12 Menu Items Event Log Displaying the To display the Event Log select the Event Log menu in the Web Event Log interface or press CTRL L in the Control Console interface The Event Log displays the following information for the most recent 300 events for the MasterSwitch PDU tm Desertion ene Tre sate on witen ne event oewos our Description of the event Retrieving the To retrieve the Event Log using client side FTP E tog by using 1 From an MS DOS prompt type ftp card ip where card ip is the IP address of your MasterSwitch PDU 2 After you log into the unit s FTP 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 Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 13 Menu Items Event Log continued Retrieving the 3 Type get event txt The MasterSwitch PDU transmits the Event Event Log by using Log containing at least the last 300 events to your specified drive FTP continued The s
11. Management Card and MasterSwitch Events continued Management card events Code Severity Description 0x0001 Severe System Coldstart The Management Card was turned on System Warmstart The Management Card was reset after 0x000 Severe it was already turned on 0x0003 Warning System SNMP configuration change System An unauthorized user attempted to access the 0x0004 Informational SNMP interface System An unauthorized user attempted to access the 0x0005 Waring control console interface System An unauthorized user attempted to access the Web 0x0006 Warning interface 0x0008 Warning System Password changed 0x000C No severity System File transfer started FTP 0x000D No severity System File transfer started TFTP OxOOOF No severity System File transfer failed 0x0014 No severity System Control console user logged on 0x0015 No severity System Web user logged on 0x0016 No severity System FTP user logged on 0x0018 No severity System Reset to Defaults 0x0019 No severity System Initializing data Note You cannot configure actions for Management Card events that have no severity level Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 37 Event Related Menus and Options Management Card and MasterSwitch Events continued MasterSwitch events Code Severity Description
12. mail option of the Control Console s Network Menu Settings Setting Description Defines the user and domain names of the recipient To use e mail for paging use the e mail address for the recipient s To pager gateway account for example myacct100 skytel com The Address pager gateway generates the page Note The recipient s pager must be able to use text based messaging Lets you choose one of the following methods for routing e mail Send e mail through the Management Card s SMTP server Selecting Local SMTP Server which is the recommended option ensures that the e mail is sent before the unit s 20 second time out Send via and if necessary is retried several times e Send e mail directly to the recipients remote SMTP server If you select the Recipient s SMTP Server option and the remote SMTP server is busy the time out may prevent some e mail from being sent With this option the management card tries to send the e mail only once E mail Enables by default or disables sending e mail to the defined Generation recipient Configuring the When you select the Local SMTP Server option for the Send via local SMTP server setting you must do one of the following Make sure that forwarding is enabled at that server so that the server can route e mail to external SMTP servers Note Always see your SMTP server administrator before changing the configuration of your SMTP server Setup a special e mail account
13. numbers from 5000 to 65535 User names All user names passwords and community names for SNMP are passwords transferred over the network as plain text A user who is capable of community names monitoring the network traffic can determine the user names and passwords required to log in to the Administrator Device Manager and Outlet User accounts of the Control Console or Web interface of a MasterSwitch PDU This security limitation of the protocols affects any device using Telnet a Web server or an SNMP version 1 agent MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 39 Security Authentication Authentication The MasterSwitch PDU controls access by providing basic versus encryption authentication through user names passwords and IP addresses but provides no type of encryption These basic security features are sufficient for most environments in which sensitive data is not being transferred To ensure that data and communication between the MasterSwitch PDU and the client interfaces such as Telnet and the Web browser cannot be captured you can provide a greater level of security by enabling MD5 authentication described below for the Web interface MD5 The Web interface option for MD5 authentication enables a higher level authentication of access security than the basic HTTP authentication scheme The Web interface MD5 scheme is similar to CHAP and PAP remote access protocols Enabling MD5 implements the following s
14. x D 1 75 x 17 0 x 6 5 in 4 4x 43 2 x 16 5 cm Weight 6 0 Ib 2 7 kg Shipping weight 7 5 lb 3 4 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating Storage 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m 0 to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m Temperature Operating Storage 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C 32 to 113 F 0 to 45 C Operating Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Approvals EMC verification FCC Class A DOC Class A VCCI Safety Agency MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide CSA UL Continued on next page 46 Product Information Specifications continued Product specifications for Type of AP9212 de Specification Electrical Input Nominal input voltage Acceptable input voltage Nominal input frequency Overcurrent protection Input connector Specification 100 230 VAC 90 250 VAC 50 60 Hz 12 A circuit breaker IEC 320 C14 inlet and IEC 320 C13 to C14 power extender cord 2m Output Output connectors Eight IEC 320 C13 outlets Maximum total current draw 10A Physical Size H x W x D 1 75 x 17 0 x 6 5 in 4 4x 43 2 x 16 5 cm Weight 4 5 Ib 2 0 kg Shipping weight 6 0 Ib 2 7 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating Storage 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m 0 to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m Temperature Operating Storage 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C 32 to 113 F 0 to 45 C
15. MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit AP9211 AP9212 AP9217 AP9218 Users Guide APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit InfrOdUcHOD ee uw coo 24 So eee ee ee eda ee oe RE Product Description mmm psum 1 Front panel 1 LEDs 2 Rear panel 3 Initidl Setup s i30 chin a cee imc aces du d C die 4 Configuring TCP IP settings 4 Customizing your configuration 4 Auto configuration 4 Managing the MasterSwitch PDU Management Interfaces 2 00 eee 5 Management Options 5 Web interface 5 Control Console interface 6 WAP Interface 8 Password Protected Accounts ls uae 9 Menu ltems cr ee ee RR Inn 10 aiugereiU edleln M eq E LOTO Gy OTI 10 OUtlets 5 32m aco ea endow Fie eds Be ee Sere Sans amp 11 MasterSwitch 000 cee hn n 12 Event LOG 2 253 one ye quads S mS ge bdo ad 13 Retrieving the Event Log by using FTP 13 Using a spreadsheet to view the Event Log 14 Deleting the Event Log in the FTP interface 14 NOtWOLIK cisco eo HAS a daw he rcc qup Be eas 15 TFTP FTP 15 Telnet Web 16 SNMP 16 Outlet User Management 20 Identification 21 Date Time 21 File Transfer 22 Links 23 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide Contents Accessing and Navigating the Online Help 24 APC Interactive Assistant 24 About Card 24 Configuring and Using E mail Notification Configuring E mail Recipients ee 25 Settings 25
16. NS server 26 setting up an account for the Management Card 25 using for paging 25 Email Generation Email Recipients setting 31 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide Email Recipients settings 31 Email Generation 25 Send via 25 To Address 25 Enabling e mail for an event 34 e mail forwarding to external SMTP servers 31 email forwarding to external SMTP servers 25 e mail to a recipient 31 email to a recipient 25 sending any traps to an NMS 30 sending authentication traps to an NMS 30 traps for an event 34 Encryption not supported 40 Event Log contents 13 14 deleting 14 displaying 13 menu 13 retrieving wth FTP 13 viewing as a spreadsheet 14 Event log for management card deleting the log del command FTP 28 Delete button 27 typing d in control console 27 displaying the log CTRL L in control console 27 Log option 27 Event mask codes for event configuration 34 event txt file contents 28 importing into spreadsheet 28 Events listed and described DC Power Plant events 38 management card events 37 system events 37 Events menu options Actions 29 Email 29 Log 27 Recipients 25 31 SNMP traps 29 evntlist htm format and column contents 33 purpose 33 50 Index F File Transfer 22 From Address setting for e mail 32 From Address setting for email 26 Front panel 1 FTP to retrieve text version of event log 28 H Help Help
17. Name and Password settings apc by default for both protect FTP access On the Network menu use the FTP option in the control console or the TFTP amp FTP option in the Web interface to change these settings 3 Use the get command to transmit the text version of the Management Card s event log to your local drive ftp get event txt To clear all events from the log use the de1 command A new event txt file is created immediately to record the Deleted Log event ftp del event txt 250 Requested file action okay completed ftp To exit from FTP type quit MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 28 Event Related Menus and Options Actions Option Web Interface only Enabling and disabling event actions Severity levels of events Event Log action SNMP Traps action Email action Related topics Use the Actions option of the Events menu to enable or disable the following for events that have a specified severity level e Events Log SNMP Traps Email Some Management Card system events do not have a severity level and you cannot disable actions for those events All MasterSwitch events and some Management Card events have a default severity level of Severe Warning or Informational See Severity levels defined on page 36 To use an evntlist htm page to change the default severity level of an event see How to Configure Individual Events on page 33 Disable this action to prevent the lo
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19. binary configuration file cfg file and use the Management Card Wizard to send the cfg file to multiple Management Cards over the network See the Management Card Addendum on the MasterSwitch CD To configure the actions for events based on their default severity levels instead of individually see Actions Option Web Interface only on page 29 To access the event list add evntlist htm to the Management Card s URL address value IP address or DNS name You cannot access the event list directly from the Web interface menus For an IP address of 159 215 12 114 and the default TCP port of 80 the URL is http 159 215 12 114 evntlist htm For an IP address of 159 215 12 114 and a TCP port other than 80 in this example 5000 the URL is http 159 215 12 114 5000 evntlist htm For a DNS name of writers the URL is http writers evntlist htm The evntlist htm page defines the following for each event Code The event s unique event code Description The text used for the event Severity The event s default severity level Configuration The hexadecimal code that defines the actions to occur for the event and provides a link to the event mask that you use to configure the event See Event mask settings on page 34 Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 33 Event Related Menus and Options How to Configure Individual Events continued Event mask From the evntlist htm page to re
20. configure actions for an event SEIS 1 Click the link the current hexadecimal code for the event 2 Enter a new hexadecimal code as an event mask to reconfigure the bits that control the actions for the event 3 Click Apply The bits are numbered 0 to 23 from left to right Note Bit 5 and bits 14 through 23 are unused Make sure these bits are always set to 0 Bits 0 to 3 represent the event s severity Settings for Bits 0 to 3 Severity No severity Informational Warning Severe Bit 4 and bits 6 to 9 enable 1 or disable 0 event logging and trap receivers for the event Bit number Action enabled or disabled for the event Logging the event Sending traps to Trap Receiver 1 Sending traps to Trap Receiver 2 Sending traps to Trap Receiver 3 Sending traps to Trap Receiver 4 Bits 10 to 13 enable 1 or disable 0 e mail recipients for the event Bit number Action enabled or disabled for the event Sending e mail to recipient 1 Sending e mail to recipient 2 Sending e mail to recipient 3 Sending e mail to recipient 4 Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 34 Event Related Menus and Options How to Configure Individual Events continued Event mask You enter the hexadecimal code 3B0800 as an event mask rampie The event mask configures the following bit settings 0011 1011 0000 1000 0000 0000 The event
21. creen 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 Using a To view the event txt file after you obtain it use a spreadsheet spreadsheet to application The file is TAB delimited for automatic formatting of view the Event Log 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 PDU To display the year as four digits select a 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 IP address for the unit s Management Card e A unique Event Code for every type of event Deleting the Event To delete the Event Log type del event txt You are not prompted Log in the FTP to confirm the deletion The screen displays information similar to the interface 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 MasterSwitch Power Distrib
22. e Telnet server for the Port MasterSwitch PDU resides Default port 23 Access Enables or Disables Web access The TCP IP port where the Web server for the Port MasterSwitch PDU resides Default port 80 SNMP The SNMP section of the Network menu displays the following SNMP settings Item Definition SNMP Access Enables or disables SNMP access Access Control Controls access to each of the four SNMP channels Defines up to four network management stations NMSs to which traps are sent Trap Receiver Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 16 Menu Items Network continued SNMP continued Access control The Access Control section of the SNMP menu identifies the current settings for all four SNMP channels and provides the configurable values for a selected channel Definition The password that the NMS identified by the NMS IP option must use for SNMP access to the MasterSwitch PDU The Community Name allowed access type is defined by the Access Type option Maximum 15 characters Limits access to the NMS or NMSs specified You specify the value as a specific IP address for one NMS or as an IP address filter for multiple IP addresses For example e 159 215 12 1 allows only the NMS with the specific IP address of 159 215 12 1 to have access 159 215 12 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 215 12 segment 159 215 255 255 allows access for any NMS o
23. ecurity features The Web server requests a user name and a password phrase distinct from the password The user name and password phrase are not transmitted over the network as they are in basic authentication Instead a Java login applet combines the user name password phrase and a unique session challenge number to calculate an MD5 hash number Only the hash num ber is returned to the server to verify that the user has the cor rect login information MD5 authentication does not reveal the login information n addition to the login authentication each form post for config uration or control operations is authenticated with a unique chal lenge and hash response After the authentication login subsequent page access is restricted by IP addresses and a hidden session cookie You must have cookies enabled in your browser Pages are trans mitted in their plain text form with no encryption Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 40 Security Authentication continued MD5 authentication If you use MD5 authentication which is available only for the Web Web interface interface disable the less secure interfaces including Telnet FTP and continued SNMP For SNMP you can disable write only access so that read access and trap facilities are still available Although MD5 authentication provides a much higher level of security than the plain text access methods complete protec
24. ems Help Contents Accessing and Navigating the Online Help APC Interactive Assistant About Card The Contents screen provides an overview of many parameters reported and configured through the Web and Control Console interfaces To access the online help do one of the following e n the Web interface select Help at the lower left in the naviga tion frame e Inthe Control Console type to access the Help menu When using any menu you can access the internal help pages by clicking at the end of the black title bar APC Interactive Assistant brings APC Customer Service to the Web When you select APC Interactive Assistant the MasterSwitch PDU transmits information to the APC Interactive Assistant server The server then provides customized up to date product information such as whether a later version of firmware is available and provides access to extensive context sensitive help About Card provides the following information about the MasterSwitch PDU The serial number The hardware revision The date and time at which the application version and APC OS information was loaded MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 24 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Configuring and Using E mail Notification Configuring E mail Recipients Menu options To identify up to four e mail recipients use one of the following e The Recipients option of the Web interface s Events menu e The E
25. end e mail messages you must use the TCP IP amp DNS option Web interface or DNS option control console in the Network menu to identify the domain name service DNS server by its IP address If the Management Card does not receive a response from the DNS server within five seconds e mail cannot be sent Therefore use a DNS server on the same segment as the Management Card or on a nearby segment but not across a WAN After you define the DNS server s IP address verify that DNS is working correctly by entering the DNS name of a computer on your network to obtain the IP address for that DNS name SMTP settings The Email option in the Network menu accesses the following SMTP settings Setting Description SMTP Server The DNS name of the SMTP server The contents of the From field in the e mail messages sent by the Management Card From Address Note See the documentation for your SMTP server to determine whether you must you use a valid user account on the server for this setting MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 32 Event Related Menus and Options How to Configure Individual Events Options to configure individual events Event list access Event list format You can configure individual events as follows Use the evntlist htm page See Event list access on this page Use the I2C Configuration Utility on the MasterSwitch CD You edit a text file ini file convert that file to a
26. ere 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 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 10 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 The outlet turns on Immediate Off The outlet turns off Immediate Reboot The outlet turns off immediately waits the outlet s Reboot Duration time and turns on Delayed On The outlet turns on according to its Power On Delay Delayed Off The outlet turns off according to its Power Off Delay Sequenced Reboot 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 Delayed Reboot The outlet turns off after its Power Off Delay waits its own Reboot Duration and turns on Delayed Sequenced Reboot 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 t
27. for the Management Card This account then forwards the E mail to an external e mail account Testing E mail In the Web interface use the E mail Test option to send a test e mail message to a configured recipient MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 25 Configuring and Using E mail Notification Configuring SMTP and DNS Settings Requirements for To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP to send e mail when using SMTP an event occurs you must define the following settings e The IP address of the Domain Name Service DNS server The DNS name of the SMTP server and the From Address set tings for SMTP The e mail addresses for a maximum of four recipients Note To page an e mail recipient who uses a text based pager gateway see the description of the To Address setting in Settings on page 25 DNS server To enable the Management Card to send e mail messages you must use the TCP IP amp DNS option Web interface or DNS option Control Console in the Network menu to identify the Domain Name Service DNS server by its IP address If the unit does not receive a response from the DNS server within five seconds e mail cannot be sent Therefore use a DNS server on the same segment as the unit or on a nearby segment but not across a WAN After you define the DNS server s IP address verify that DNS is working correctly by entering the DNS name of a computer on your network to obtain the IP address for
28. gging of all events that have a severity level By default all events are logged By default the SNMP Traps action is enabled for all MasterSwitch events and for Management Card events that have a severity level informational warning or severe To use SNMP traps for event notifications you must first identify the trap receivers up to four by their specific IP addresses See Trap receivers on page 30 By default the Email action is enabled for severe events only To use e mail for event notification you must first define the e mail recipients See page 31 See Event Log on page 27 See Management card events on page 37 and MasterSwitch events on page 38 for a description and the default severity level if any for each event MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 29 Event Related Menus and Options Recipients Option Trap receivers You can define up to four NMSs to be used as trap receivers when an event occurs that has SNMP traps enabled In the Web interface use the Trap Receiver settings available through the Recipients option of the Events menu In the control console use the SNMP option of the Network menu Item Definition Community Name The password 15 characters or less used when traps are sent to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP setting Receiver NMS IP The IP address of the NMS to which traps are sent If this setting is 0 0 0 0 the default no traps are se
29. gos 46 Product specifications for AP9211 46 Product specifications for AP9212 47 MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Introduction Product Description Front panel www apcc com Reset Button Re initializes the MasterSwitch PDU without affecting the outlet state Status LED Link RX TX LED Indicates the status of the Ethernet LAN connection and the state of the management card as described in LEDs on page 2 Eight Outlet Power LEDs Indicates whether the associated outlet is on Serial Port Connects the MasterSwitch PDU to a terminal emulator program to access the Control Console RJ 45 Port Connects the MasterSwitch PDU to an Ethernet LAN using the 10Base T communication cable This connection allows configuration of the MasterSwitch PDU through the Web Telnet or SNMP Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 1 Introduction Product Description continued LEDs Each outlet has a corresponding LED that indicates the state of the outlet and two LEDs indicate the status of the entire unit The following table describes the conditions indicated by the LEDs Outlet LED Description The Outlet is on The Outlet is off Status The MasterSwitch PDU has no power Green The MasterSwitch PDU has valid network settings Flash
30. ime in seconds of any outlet in the group 4 Waits its own Power On Delay 5 Turns on Cancel Pending Commands All pending commands are canceled for the outlet s Note The Outlet State appears in orange with an asterisk indicating that a command is pending for the outlet s MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 11 Menu Items MasterSwitch Configure Device Settings Unit Name Item Definition The name of the MasterSwitch PDU Maximum 23 characters Coldstart Delay The time that the MasterSwitch PDU waits before applying power to outlets after AC power is applied to the unit Reboot Duration Outlet Configuration Outlet Name 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 Sequenced Reboot and Delayed Sequenced Reboot use this value Item Definition The name that identifies the outlet Maximum 23 characters Power On Delay The time that the outlet waits before turning on after the command is issued Delayed On Sequenced Reboot and Delayed Sequenced Reboot use this value Power Off Delay The time that the outlet waits before turning off after the command is issued Delayed Off Delayed Reboot and Delayed Sequenced Reboot use this value Reboot Duration The time that the outlet will remain off during a reboot
31. ing Green The MasterSwitch PDU does not have valid network settings Red A hardware failure has been detected in the MasterSwitch PDU Blinking Red The MasterSwitch PDU is making BOOTP requests Link RX TX MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide Off The device that connects the MasterSwitch PDU to the network a router hub or concentrator is off or is not operating correctly Flashing Green The MasterSwitch PDU is receiving data packets from the network Continued on next page 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 AP9211 AP9217 rear panel with NEMA 5 15 outlets The following figure shows the MasterSwitch AP9212 AP9218 rear panel with IEC 320 C13 outlets MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide Introduction Initial Setup Required network You must configure the following network settings of the MasterSwitch settings PDU before it can operate on a network P address of the unit e Subnet Mask e P address of the default gateway Note If a default gateway is not present enter an IP address of a computer that is on the same subnet and that is
32. ion 43 Web interface 5 Web port configuring 16 52 APC Contact Information APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge You can contact APC Customer Support in any of the following ways e Use an APC web page to find answers to frequently asked questions FAQs to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit customer support requests http www apcc com Corporate Headquarters Connect by links to APC web pages for specific countries and regions each of which provides customer support infor mation http www apcc com support Submit customer support requests e Contact local or regional APC Customer Support by telephone or e mail For e mail addresses and local country specific customer support telephone numbers worldwide go to http www apcc com support contact For e mail addresses and technical support telephone num bers of major APC regional customer support centers use the following list Us jeep edis 1 800 800 4272 toll free 1 401 789 5735 United Latin America States apctchla 9 apcc com Europe Middle East 353 91 702020 Ireland Africa apceurtech apcc com 03 5434 2021 Japan jsupport apcc com Contact the APC representative or other distributor from whom you purchased your APC hardware device or APC software application for information on how to obt
33. irect serial cable connection or over the network using Telnet to do the following To display the event log in reverse chronological order press CTRL L e To scroll through the last 300 or fewer recorded events use the space bar To clear all events from the log type d and press ENTER while viewing the log Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 27 Event Related Menus and Options Event Log continued Accessing the log FTP The event txt file is a text version of the Management Card s event continued log e tis tab delimited so that it can be imported into any spread sheet application e It reports as many as 5000 events that occurred since the log was last deleted e tincludes information that is not displayed in the Management Card s event log as displayed by the Web interface and control console The version of the event txt file format first field The Date and Time the event txt file was retrieved Note You may need to select a four digit date format in your spreadsheet application to display all four digits of the year The Name Contact Location and IP address of the Man agement Card The unique Event Code for every type of event To use FTP to retrieve the event txt file do the following 1 At a command prompt type ftp and the IP address of the Management Card and press ENTER ftp 159 215 12 114 2 Log on Note Case sensitive User
34. is configured as follows e The severity level is severe The event will be logged Traps generated by the event will be sent to trap receivers 1 and 2 When the event occurs e mail will be sent to recipient 3 only MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 35 Event Related Menus and Options Management Card and MasterSwitch Events Event generation The Management Card and MasterSwitch both generate events which are logged in the event log Any event of either type generates a unique code which you can use in applications to identify the event To use SNMP traps for event notifications you must first identify the trap receivers up to four by their specific IP addresses See Trap receivers on page 30 Severity levels defined Severity Definition Requires immediate action Severe events can cause incorrect Severe operation of the DC Power Plant or its supported equipment or can cause loss of power protection during a power failure Needs action if the condition worsens but does not require Warning immediate attention Informational Requires no action Note All MasterSwitch events and some Management Card events have a severity level For information about how severity levels define the actions associated with events see Actions Option Web Interface only on page 29 Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 36 Event Related Menus and Options
35. ks and c the liability of American Power Conversion is adequately protected under the circumstances The term ife support device includes but is not limited to neonatal oxygen analyzers nerve stimulators whether used for anesthesia pain relief or other purposes autotransfusion devices blood pumps defibrillators arrhythmia detectors and alarms pacemakers hemodialysis systems peritoneal dialysis systems neonatal ventilator incubators ventilators for adults or infants anesthesia ventilators infusion pumps and any other devices designated as critical by the U S FDA Hospital grade wiring devices and leakage current protection may be ordered as options on many APC UPS systems APC does not claim that units with these modifications are certified or listed as hospital grade by APC or any other organization Therefore these units do not meet the requirements for use in direct patient care MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 45 Product Information Specifications Product specifications for AP9211 Type of Specification Electrical Input Nominal input voltage Acceptable input voltage Nominal input frequency Overcurrent protection Input connector Specification 100 120 VAC 90 140 VAC 50 60 Hz 15 A circuit breaker 15 ft 4 5 m attached NEMA 5 15 line cord Output Output connectors Eight NEMA 5 15 outlets Maximum total current draw 12A Physical Size H x W
36. le MD5 Authentication option MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide In basic HTTP authentication mode the user name and password are transmitted base 64 encoded with no encryption MD5 authentication mode uses a user name and password phrase 42 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Product Information Warranty Information Limited warranty Obtaining service Warranty exclusions American Power Conversion APC warrants the MasterSwitch PDU to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase Its obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing at its own sole option any such defective products This warranty does not apply to equipment that has been damaged by accident negligence or misapplication or has been altered or modified in any way This warranty applies only to the original purchaser To obtain service under warranty you must obtain a Returned Material Authorization RMA number from APC or a designated APC service center Products must be returned to APC or to an APC service center with transportation charges prepaid and must be accompanied by a brief description of the problem and proof of date and place of purchase See Contacting Customer Support on page 44 for more information including packaging shipping and labeling requirements for returned products Except as provided herein American Power Conve
37. line and MD5 authentication require that you enable JavaScript or Java on your web browser and MD5 authentication also requires that you have cookies enabled Control Console In addition to or instead of using the Web interface you can use the interface Control Console to manage the MasterSwitch PDU by one of the following modes of access Telnet for remote management e A serial interface for local management Telnet To access the unit s Control Console 1 Choose Connect then Remote Server 2 Type the IP address of the MasterSwitch PDU 3 Click the Connect button Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 6 Managing the MasterSwitch PDU Management Interfaces continued Control Console Serial Interface To access the unit s Control Console use the supplied interface null modem cable to connect the serial port of the computer to the serial continued port on the MasterSwitch PDU and set the terminal port to the following communication settings Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Handshaking Local Echo 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 Sys
38. menu 24 Interactive Assistant 24 12C utility to configure multiple management cards 33 Identification section System menu 21 Informational severity level 36 Interactive Assistant 24 Interfaces management 5 IP addresses of DNS server for e mail 32 of DNS server for email 26 of trap receivers 30 L LEDs 2 Life support policy 45 Links section System menu 23 Local SMTP Server option 25 31 Log option Events menu 27 Logging an event configuration code for 34 M Management card events listed and described 37 using the Wizard 33 Management interfaces Control Console 6 Web 5 Managing MasterSwitch 5 MasterSwitch menu 12 MD5 authentication 40 Menu items 10 Menus Event Log 13 Help 24 MasterSwitch 12 Network 15 Outlets 11 System 18 N Network menu 15 Network menu options DNS Control Console 26 DNS control console 32 Email Control Console 25 Email control console 31 TCP IP amp DNS Web interface 26 32 O Online help 24 Outlet Configuration 12 Outlet Control Actions 11 Outlet User accounts 20 Outlet User Management 20 Outlets menu 11 P Paging by using Email 25 Paging by using e mail 31 Panel front 1 rear 3 Password protected accounts 9 Passwords for NMS that is a trap receiver 30 Port assignments 39 Problems persistent 44 Product description 1 Product information 43 R Rear panel 3 Receiver NMS IP
39. n next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 20 Menu Items System continued Identification Item Definition Name The system name used to identify the device Name will be used for the sysName OID in the SNMP agent Contact The contact for or owner of the device Contact will be used for the sysContact OID in the SNMP agent Location Date Time The physical location of the device Location will be used for the sysLocation OID in the SNMP agent Item Definition Date The date for the system in the following format MM DD YY Time The time for the system in the following format HH MM SS 24 hour time Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 21 Menu Items System continued File Transfer The File Transfer section of the System menu provides access for managing file transfers Item Description The IP address of the remote TFTP server defined in the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings TFTP Remote Server IP Remote TFTP Server IP The IP address of the remote FTP server defined in the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings FTP Remote Server IP Remote FTP Server IP The user name for the FTP server defined in Remote FTP Server User Name the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings FTP Client User Name The password for the FTP server defined in Remote FTP Server Password the Network menu s TFTP FTP se
40. n the 159 215 segment 159 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 segment 0 0 0 0 or 255 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS Defines what actions the NMS that is identified by the NMS IP option can perform Access Type Write The NMS can use GETs and SETs Read The NMS can use only GETs Disabled The NMS can use neither GETs nor SETs Trap Receiver The Trap Receiver section of the SNMP menu identifies the current settings for all four trap receivers and allows you to change the values for a selected trap receiver Definition The password that the MasterSwitch PDU uses when it sends traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP Community Name option Maximum 15 characters The IP address of the NMS that will receive traps sent by the MasterSwitch PDU Note To send no traps to any NMS set 0 0 0 0 as the Trap Receiver IP Receiver NMS IP Enables or Disables the ability of the MasterSwitch PDU Trap Generation to send traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP option Enables or Disables the ability of the MasterSwitch PDU Authentication Traps to send authentication traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP option MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 17 Menu Items System User Manager The User Manager section of the System menu displays the following configurable properties of the Administrator and Device Manager accounts
41. nt to any NMS Trap Generation Enables by default or disables the sending of any traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP setting Authentication Traps Enables or disables the sending of authentication traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP setting Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 30 Event Related Menus and Options Recipients Option continued Email Recipients To identify up to four e mail recipients to be notified of events use one of the following The Recipients option of the Web interface s Events menu The Email option of the control console s Network Menu Setting Description Defines the user and domain names of the recipient To use e mail for paging use the e mail address for the recipient s pager gateway account for example To Address myacct100 skytel com The pager gateway pages the recipient Note The recipient s pager must be able to use text based messaging Selects one of the following methods for routing e mail Through the Management Card s SMTP server the recommended option Local SMTP Server This option ensures that the e mail is sent before the Management Card s 20 second timeout and if necessary is retried several times Directly to the recipient s SMTP server the Recipient s SMTP Server option On a busy remote SMTP server the timeout may prevent some e mail from being sent and with this opti
42. on the Management Card tries to send the e mail only once When the recipient uses the Management Card s SMTP server this setting has no effect Send via Enables by default or disables sending e mail to the defined Email Generation recipient When you select the Local SNMP Server option for the Send via setting you must do one of the following Make sure that forwarding is enabled at that server so that the server can route e mail to external SMTP servers Note Always see your SMTP server s administrator before changing the configuration of your SMTP server e Setup a special e mail account for the Management Card This account then forwards the e mail to an external account In the Web interface use the Email Test option to send a test message to a configured recipient MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 31 Event Related Menus and Options Email Option Requirements for To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP to send e mail when using SMTP an event occurs you must define the following settings The IP address of the domain name service DNS server The DNS name of the SMTP server and the From Address set tings for SMTP The e mail addresses for a maximum of four recipients Note To page an e mail recipient who uses a text based pager gateway see the description of the To Address setting in Email Recipients on page 31 DNS server To enable the Management Card to s
43. rsion makes no warranties express or implied including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Some jurisdictions do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties therefore the aforesaid limitation s or exclusion s may not apply to the purchaser Except as provided above in no event will APC be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of this product even if advised of the possibility of such damage Specifically APC is not liable for any costs such as lost profits or revenue loss of equipment loss of use of equipment loss of software loss of data costs of substitutes claims by third parties or otherwise This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 43 Product Information Obtaining Customer Support Contacting To obtain customer support for problems with the MasterSwitch PDU i Upper 1 Contact Customer Support at a phone number or address listed under APC Worldwide Customer Support on page 53 and be ready to provide the serial number and date of purchase of the MasterSwitch PDU 2 Be prepared to provide a description of the problem so that the technician can attempt to solve the problem over the phone 3 If phone consultation cannot solve the problem the technician will give you a Return Material Au
44. tem menu See User Manager on page 18 Using menu items All menus of the Control Console list items by number and name To select an item type the number and press ENTER e Formenus that configure value always use the Accept Changes option to save any changes that you make SNMP interface MasterSwitch fully supports SNMP all unit and outlet properties are configurable through SNMP 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 CD Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 7 Managing the MasterSwitch PDU Management Interfaces continued W AP Interface To access and log on to the WAP Wireless Application Protocol interface of the MasterSwitch PDU 1 In the URL Location field of the Micro browser Enter the unit s IP address followed by wap wm1 The following example shows a typical address 123 456 78 9 wap wml 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 e immediate on e immediate off reboot master control of all outlets All
45. that DNS name SMTP settings The E mail option in the Network menu accesses the following SMTP settings Setting Description SMTP Server The DNS name of the SMTP server The contents of the From field in the e mail messages sent by the Management Card From Address Note See the documentation for your SMTP server to determine whether you must use a valid user account on the server for this setting MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 26 APC MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit Event Related Menus and Options Event Log Logged events Accessing the log The Management Card s event log records normal and abnormal Management Card system events and MasterSwitch events Any conditions that cause an SNMP trap except for SNMP authentication failures are logged as events For a list of all events see Management Card and MasterSwitch Events on page 36 To disable the logging of events based on their assigned severity level use the Actions option in the Web interface s Events menu as described on page 29 To view or clear the Management Card s event log use the Web interface control console or FTP Web interface To display the last 300 or fewer events recorded in the event log in reverse chronological order use the Log option in the Events menu To clear all events from the log use the Delete Log button Control Console Use the control console from a local computer by d
46. thorization RMA number If the MasterSwitch PDU is under warranty repair or replacement is free of charge If the warranty has expired there will be a charge for repair or replacement 4 If you are asked to return the MasterSwitch PDU pack the unit carefully Damage sustained in transit is not covered by the warranty Enclose a letter in the package with your name address RMA number a copy of the sales receipt your daytime phone number and a check as payment if applicable Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of the shipping carton The factory will not accept any materials without this marking 5 Return the MasterSwitch PDU by insured prepaid carrier to the address provided by the technician MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 44 Product Information Life Support Policy General policy Examples of life support devices American Power Conversion APC does not recommend the use of any of its products in the following situations e In life support applications where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the life support device or to affect significantly its safety or effectiveness e n direct patient care APC will not knowingly sell its products for use in such applications unless it receives in writing assurances satisfactory to APC that a the risks of injury or damage have been minimized b the customer assumes all such ris
47. tion Only one user at a time can access a MasterSwitch PDU Serial interface users using a terminal emulator have precedence over Telnet users and Telnet users have precedence over Web and WAP users Web interface To access and log on to the Web interface of the MasterSwitch PDU 1 In the URL Location field of the Web browser do one of the following e If the Web port of the MasterSwitch PDU is set to the default value of 80 enter http followed by the unit s IP address The following example shows a typical IP address http 170 241 17 51 e If the Web port of the MasterSwitch PDU is set to a value other than the default of 80 enter the System IP address the IP 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 e If there is a DNS server entry for the MasterSwitch PDU you can choose to enter the DNS name to access the unit Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 5 Managing the MasterSwitch PDU Management Interfaces continued Web interface 2 Respond to the user name and password prompts The default for continued 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 User Manager on page 18 Note Some Web interface features data verification Assistant On
48. tion from security breaches is almost impossible to achieve Well configured firewalls are an essential element in an overall security scheme For additional information on MD5 authentication see RFC document 1321 at the Web site of the Internet Engineering Task Force For CHAP see RFC document 1994 Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 41 Security Authentication continued Summary of access methods Interface Serial Control Console Security Access Access is by user name and password Always enabled Telnet Control Console These methods are available User name and password Selectable server port Server Enable Disable The user name and password are transmitted as plain text These methods are available Community Name NMS IP filters Agent Enable Disable Four access communities with read write disable capability NMS IP filters allow access from either one IP address or from multiple IP addresses You specify multiple NMSs not by their literal IP addresses but in the format of an NMS IP filter See Access control on page 17 for more information FTP Server These methods are available User name and password Selectable server port Server Enable Disable Only the Administrator account has access Web Server These methods are available User name and password Selectable server port Server Enable Disab
49. ttings FTP Client Password Filename The name of the file to be downloaded Result of Last File Transfer Displays the results of the last file transfer Lets you choose whether the file will be Initiate File Transfer Via transferred by TFTP or FTP Continued on next page MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 22 Menu Items System continued Tools Item Definition No Action Causes no action Restarts the operation of the Management Card but Reboot Card does not affect the state of the MasterSwitch outlets Restores all configuration settings including TCP IP Reset Card to Defaults settings and user accounts to their defaults and enables BOOTP Reset Card to Defaults Restores all configuration settings to the default except Except TCP IP TCP IP settings Links The link names that you configure appear on the navigation menu at the left in the Web interface The APC links are pre defined but can be changed Link Type Definition A link name that will appear on the menu bar Up to 3 are allowed User Links The HTTP link in URL form for the link name specified as Name http mysite com mypage com APC Links View the names of the APC links Define the URL of each APC link Note Only the Web interface of the MasterSwitch PDU displays hyperlinks and allows you to define them MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide 23 Menu It
50. uide 19 Menu Items System continued Outlet User You can create up to 16 independent Outlet User accounts for a Management MasterSwitch PDU Current Outlet User List The list shows the existing outlet user accounts and the outlets to which they have access To select an existing account to edit or delete click on the underlined user name To add a user select Add New User Configure the Outlet User Account Settings Following are the configurable settings for Outlet User Manager Definition The outlet user name for both HTTP 1 1 and MD5 authentication User Name Maximum 10 characters Note If the User Name is in orange the user account has been disabled The outlet user password for HTTP 1 1 authentication Password Maximum 10 characters The Outlet user authentication phrase for MD5 Authentication Phrase Minimum 15 characters Maximum 32 characters m A descriptive Identification of the outlet user User Description i Maximum 30 characters Enables disables or deletes the outlet user s account Account Status Note A disabled account prevents the Outlet User of the account from logging in The User Name is in orange if the account has been disabled MasterSwitch Outlet Selects the specific outlets to which an outlet user will Access have access To delete an account change the Account status to delete Delete User Outlet User or click Delete User Continued o
51. ution Unit User s Guide 14 Menu Items Network TCP IP TFTP FTP The TCP IP section of the Network menu displays settings for the MasterSwitch PDU and allows you to configure the following TCP IP settings Item Description System IP The IP address of the MasterSwitch PDU Subnet Mask The network subnet mask Default Gateway The local default gateway router address BOOTP startup Enables or disables BOOTP requests for TCP IP settings at For control of file transfers the TFTP FTP section allows access to the following menu items on the TFTP FTP menu for the TFTP and FTP Client and the FTP Server Client or Server Menu Item Definition TFTP Client Remote Server IP The network address of the TFTP server used for downloads Remote Server IP The network address of the FTP server used for downloads FTP Client User Name The user name for access to the FTP server Password The password for access to the FTP server Access Enable or Disable FTP server access FTP Server Port MasterSwitch Power Distribution Unit User s Guide The TCP IP port on which the FTP server for the MasterSwitch PDU is located Default port 21 Continued on next page 15 Menu Items Network continued Telnet W eb Menu Item Definition Access Enables or Disables Telnet access Telnet The TCP IP port where th
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