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    Switched Rack Powe r Distributi on Unit Installation and Quick -Start Ma nual[...]

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    This manual is available in English on the enclosed CD. Dieses Handbuch ist in Deutsch auf der beiliegenden CD-ROM verfügbar . Ce manuel est disponib le en français sur le C D-ROM ci-inclus. Questo manuale è disponibil e in italiano nel CD-ROM allegato. Instr ukcja Obslug i w jêzyku polskim jest dos têpna na CD. Este manual está dispon ible e[...]

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    Contents Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al i Prelim inary In formati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features of the Switched Rack PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Additional documen tation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Inventor y . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    ii Switched Ra ck PDU Insta llatio n and Qui ck-Start Manual How to Dow nload Firmwa re Update s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Warrant y and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Warranty limitations . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 1 Pr eliminary Information Featur es of the Switched Rack PDU American Po wer Conversi on’ s Switched Rack Power Dis tribution Uni t (PDU) is a stand-alone , network-man ageable de vice that al lows programmabl e control of 8, 16, or 24 p ower outle ts throug h its W eb, SNMP , or Cont[...]

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    Preliminary Information 2 Switched Rack PDU Installation and Q uick-Start Manual Additiona l documentatio n The Switch ed Rack PDU User’ s Guide an d the Switc hed Rack PDU Addendum are av ailable on the suppl ied CD or on the APC W eb site: www .apc.com/ . The onlin e User’ s Guide (. doceng usr guide.pdf) contains add itional informat ion [...]

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    Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 3 Install the Switched Rack PDU Installation guidelines • If the PDU is insta lled in a n enclosed communicati ons rack, t he recommen ded maximum amb ient temperat ure shoul d be no grea ter than 45° C. • Instal l the PDU so t hat ther e is air flow to the front an d rear face of t[...]

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    Install the Switched Ra ck PDU 4 Switched Rack PDU Installation and Q uick-Start Manual Install in an enclosu r e or rack Y ou can mount th e Switched Ra ck PDU in a 19- inch NetShelt er ® enclosur e or rack or other EIA- 310-D stand ard 19-inc h rack. T o insta ll the PD U in a Ne tShe lter enc los ure : 1. Choose a mounting po sition f or the PD[...]

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    Install the Switched Rack PDU Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 5 a. Insert a caged nut (provide d with the enc losure) a bove and below a not ched hole on each ver tical moun ting rail i n your chosen l ocation. b. Align the mountin g holes of the brack ets with t he insta lled caged nut s. Insert and tight en screws . [...]

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    6 Switched Rack PDU Installation and Q uick-Start Manual Quick Configuration Over v iew Y ou must configur e the followi ng TCP/IP setting s before t he Switche d Rack PDU can op erate on a network: • IP addre ss of the S witched Rack PDU • Subnet mask • De fault g ate way TCP/IP configuration methods Use one of the foll owing methods to defi[...]

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    Quick Configur ation Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 7 APC Management Card Wiz ar d Y ou can use th e APC Managemen t Card W izard at a W indows ® 9 8, W indows NT ® 4.0, W indows 2000, or W indows XP compu ter to configur e a PDU. 1. Insert the APC Switched Rac k PDU Utilit y CD into a computer on your net work. 2. [...]

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    Quick Configuratio n 8 Switched Rack PDU Installation and Q uick-Start Manual BOOTP . Y ou can use an RFC951-comp liant BOOTP se rver to conf igure the T CP/I P s ettin gs f or the Swit che d Rac k PDU . If t he BOO TP s erver is properl y configur ed, the Swit ched Rack PDU’ s default settin g ( DHCP & BOOTP ) fo r BOOT Mode caus es it to di[...]

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    Quick Configur ation Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 9 DHCP . Y ou can use a RFC2131/RFC21 32-compliant DHCP s erver to configur e the TCP/I P settin gs for the Swit ched Rack PDU. 1. The Switched Rack PDU s ends a DHCP request that use s the follo wing to ide ntif y it self: – V endor Cla ss Ide ntifier ( AP C by de[...]

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    Quick Configuratio n 10 Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al Local access to the contr ol console Y ou can use a loc al computer to con nect to the PDU to ac cess th e control console. 1. Select a seri al port a t the loc al computer , and disable a ny servic e which uses that por t. 2. Use the config uration c able (940-01[...]

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    Quick Configur ation Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 11 3. Use T elnet to acce ss the Swi tched Rack PDU at it s newly as signed IP addre ss. For exampl e: telnet 156.205.14.141 4. Use apc for both Us er Name and Pas sword. 5. See “Control con sole” on t his page t o finish the confi guration. Contr ol console Afte[...]

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    12 Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al How to Access a Config ur ed Swit ched Rack PDU Over v iew After t he Switched Rack PDU is runnin g on your net work, you can use several dif ferent int erfaces to access the Switc hed Rack PDU. W eb interf ace Use Micros oft ® Int ernet Expl orer 5.0 ( and higher) or Netscape ® 4.0[...]

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    Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 13 How to Recover Fr om a Lost Passwor d Y ou can use a local comput er that connects t o the Switc hed Rack PDU through t he seria l port on the front of the un it. 1. Select a s erial port at a loc al co mputer , and disa ble any s ervice t hat uses the port. 2. Use the config uration [...]

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    14 Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al How to Download Firmwar e Updates Y ou can use a local c omputer that connect s to the S witched Rack PDU through t he seria l port on the front of the un it. 1. Select a seri al port a t the loc al computer , and disable a ny servic e that us es that po rt. 2. Use the config uration [...]

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    Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al 15 W arranty and Service Limi ted warr anty APC warrants t he Switched Rack PDU to be fre e from defects in materia ls and workma nship for a period of two years from the da te of purch ase. Its obl igation u nder this warranty i s limite d to repai ring or replaci ng, at it s own sole o[...]

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    16 Switch ed Rac k PDU I nstal lation a nd Qu ick-St art Manu al Life-Support Policy General po licy American Power Conversion (APC) doe s not recommend th e use of any of its p rod ucts in th e fo llow ing situat ion s: • In lif e-support applica tions wher e failur e or malfun ction of t he APC product can be rea sonably exp ected to c ause fai[...]

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    Radio Fr equency Interference This equip ment has be en tested an d found to comp ly with the limit s for a Class A di gital devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to prov ide re asonable p rotection a gainst ha rmful interf erence whe n the eq uipment is operated in a co mmercial environme nt. This equ ipment gen[...]

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    APC W orldwide Customer Support Customer s upport for this or any other AP C product i s available at no char ge in any of the foll owing ways: • V isit the APC W eb site to find a nswers to fr equently a sked questi ons ( FA Q s), to access doc uments in the APC Knowledge Base, and to submit customer support r equests. – www .apc.com (Corp ora[...]