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    In st al lat ion an d Quick Configu ration Manua l NetBotz ® Rack Monitor 20 0 NBRK0200[...]

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    This man ual i s avai la ble i n Engl ish on the enclose d C D. Dieses Handbuch is t in Deutsc h auf der beil iegend en CD-ROM verfügba r . Este manua l está disponi ble en espa ñol en el CD-ROM adjunt o. Ce m anuel est d isponi ble e n fra nçais s ur l e CD-ROM c i-inc lus. Quest o ma nual e è disp onib ile in itali an o nel CD-R OM alle ga t[...]

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    Cont ent s NetBotz Rack Monito r 200 Ins talla tion and Qu ick Configurat io n Manua l i Intro ducti on .......... ............ ...... ............. ............ ...... .......... 1 Product D e scription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Documen t Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l ii Import ant Inf ormatio n about t h e De fault Gat eway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 How to Update the BOOTPTAB F ile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 How to Use the APC Devic e IP Configuration Wiza rd . . . . . . . . . . . 17 How to Use ARP, P ing, a[...]

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    1 NetBot z Rack Monit or 200 In stall ation and Q uic k Configurat i on Man ual Int rod uct io n Prod uct Des cription The Americ an Power Conversi on (APC ® ) NetBotz Rack Mon itor 20 0 is a centra l hardwa re appl iance f or an APC environmental moni toring an d control syste m. The rack-mountable Rack Monitor 200 inc lude s six universa l senso[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 2 Receiving I n spection Inspect the package and its conte nts f or shipping da mage and ensure that the parts inc luded in the shipment m atch all of the part s l isted in the i nventory t able. Immedia tely report any shippin g damage t o the s hippin g age nt. R eport mi[...]

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    3 NetBot z Rack Monit or 200 In stall ation and Q uic k Configurat i on Man ual Additional Option s The following optio ns are avai lable for the Rack Monitor 200. For more informati on, c onta ct your APC represe ntative or the distr ib utor from whom you purchas ed your APC product. • Ne t Botz Rack Sensor Pod 150 (NBPD0150) • T emperature Se[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 4 Inst allation P hys i c al De scr ip ti on Rear T ooll ess m ounting p e gs allow for ins tallation in APC NetShelter ® VX and S X ra cks a nd e nclosur es without using an y U-spaces. (F or more detai ls, see “T oolless peg -mount inst a l lation” on page 6.) Front [...]

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    5 NetBot z Rack Monit or 200 In stall ation and Q uic k Configurat i on Man ual  A-Link port s Used to c asc ade up to twe lve Ne tBot z Rack Se nsor P od 150s (NBPD0150) a n d a combi ned total of e ight T emper ature Se nsors with Digital Displa y (AP9520T ) and T emperatu re / Humidit y S en sor s with Digit al Displ ay (AP95 20TH) . Pr ovi d[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 6 How to Inst a ll the Ra ck Mon itor 200 N ote: Insta ll the Rack Monitor 200 in an envir onment c ompatibl e with the envir onmenta l specifica tion s on page 23. Not e : When yo u install the R ack Monitor 2 00 i n the rack, do not crea te a haza rdous condition due to u[...]

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    7 NetBot z Rack Monit or 200 In stall ation and Q uic k Configurat i on Man ual Rac k-mount inst allati on 1. Choose a location for the Rack Monitor 200 in the front or rear of the rack. The Rack M onito r 200 occupi es one U-space . A notch ed hole or a number on the vertical rail of the rack deno tes the middle of a U-space. Caution: T o a voi d [...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 8 Power c ord and ne twork cab le connections Perform the steps be low to complete the inst alla tion of the Rack Monitor 200. Caution: Before you ener gize the Rack Monitor 200, rev ie w the electric a l specific a tion s on page 23 to avoid overloa di ng the cir cuit prov[...]

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    9 NetBot z Rack Monit or 200 In stall ation and Q uic k Configurat i on Man ual How to Inst a ll the T emperat ure/Hu midity Senso r 1. Choose a location and insta ll the temper ature/hu m idi ty sen sor . A void locations in dir e ct sunlight or other l ocati ons that may af fect the sensor reading, such a s near wi ndows, r oom e ntra nces, a ir [...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 10 How to Connect S ensors to Un iversal Se nsor Por t s This pr ocedure appl ie s to t he followi ng sensors , whic h ar e supp orted by the R ack Moni tor 2 00 and connect to the unive rsal sensor por ts: • T emperature Sensor (AP9335T) • T emperature/Humidit y Sensor[...]

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    11 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual How to Connect an Alarm B eacon and Other Optiona l Devices 1. T o instal l an alarm beaco n: – Mount the alar m beacon in a visible positio n eith er on the roof of the rack or inside the rack. – Route th e alarm beac on cable to the Rack Mo nitor 200. The alar [...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 12 How to Cascad e Device s to A-L ink Ports Y ou can cascade to A-Link ports up to twe lve NetBotz Rack Sensor Pod 150s (NBPD0150) and up to a combined total of eight T emperature Sensor s with Digital Displ ay (AP95 20T) and T emperature / Humidity Sensors with Digi tal D[...]

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    13 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual How to Wire to the M od bus Interfac e T o connect to your buildi ng management syst em, use the Modbus RS-48 5 interfa ce. The Modbus interf ace suppor ts 2-wi re RS-485, plus ground. In additi on, Modbus requir es both te rmina tio n and polariz ation resi stor s a[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 14 Quick Conf igu ration Note: Disre gard the p rocedur es in this s ection i f you have APC Inf raS truXur e C entral or Infr aS truXur e Manager a s part of your syste m. See the documenta tio n for your Infr aS truXure device for mor e inf ormatio n. Consult with your ne[...]

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    15 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual DHCP Se rver The DHCP server must be set up with an e ncapsula ted AP C co okie i n th e V endor Specif ic I nformat ion option ( DHCP option 43); othe rwise, DHCP o f fers wil l b e ignor ed b y th e Rac k Monitor 200. I f yo u do not want to use option 43, disa ble[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 16 Import ant Informa tion about th e Default Ga teway Observe the f ol lowing when re quire d t o ente r a de fault gate way f or th e Rac k Monitor 200. ( Refe r to page 14. ) Note: If a defaul t gateway is unav ail able, use the IP address of a computer that is located o[...]

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    17 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual How to Use the APC Devic e IP Con figuratio n Wiza rd Wi th access to a computer on t he sa me ne twork se g ment a s the R ack M oni tor 200 and running W indo ws 2000, W indows S erver 20 03, or W indows XP , you can use t he APC De vice IP C onfigur ation W izard [...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 18 How to Use A RP , Pi n g, and T elnet From any computer on the same network a s the Rack Monitor 200, you can use ARP and Ping to assign an IP addr ess to a Rack Monitor 20 0, an d t hen use T elnet t o access the contro l conso le of the Rack Monitor 200 and config ure [...]

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    19 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual Control Cons ole Y ou can use the control consol e—a text- based , menu- dr iven Rack Monitor 200 softwar e interf a ce—to configur e TCP/IP setti ngs. How to access the control consol e Use a l oc al c omputer tha t connec ts to the R ack Moni tor 20 0 through t[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 20 Access the Rack Monitor 200 After the R ack Moni tor 2 00 is runn ing on y our ne twor k, yo u can access the following Rack Monit or 200 software use r interf ace s to finish co nfi guring an d to begin monitoring your syste m: • W eb interfac e (HTTP or HTTPS protoco[...]

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    21 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual T eln et for ba sic acce ss. T elnet provid es the basic sec urity of authenti c atio n by user name and password, but not the high - s ecurity be nef its of encrypti on. T o use T elnet to access t he cont r ol c onsole of the Rack M onitor 20 0: 1. At a c om mand p[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 22 Modbus Modbus l ets you view the R ack Moni tor 20 0 through t he int e rf ace of your buildi ng manag ement sy stem . It i s re ad -on ly . The Modbus interfac e support s 2-wi re RS-485, plus gr ound. Note : Modbus can be configure d to run at eit her 9600 or 19200 bps[...]

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    23 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual S pecification s NetBotz Rack Monitor 200 (NBRK 0200) El ect r ica l Input volt a ge , nominal , for AC Line Inlet 100–240 V ac; 50/60 Hz Maximum to tal c urrent dra w f or AC Line Inlet 10 A (defined by Swit ched Outl et l o ad + 0. 25 A) Maximum out put vol tage [...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 24 T emp erature/Hu midity Senso r (AP933 5TH) Syst em S pecif ications Specifications T emp eratur e accur a cy ±2 ºC (± 3 º F) , f rom 0 to 4 0 º C (3 2 to 1 0 4 ºF) Humidi ty ac curac y ± 4% RH, 20 to 90% RH, at 25ºC (77ºF ) ± 8% RH, 30 to 80% R H, from 15 to 3[...]

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    25 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual W a rra nty an d Li fe Su pp ort T wo-Y ear Fact ory W arranty This warranty ap plies only to the produ cts you purcha s e for your use in accorda nce with this manual . Te r m s o f w a r r a n t y APC warrants its p roducts to be free fr om defec ts in ma terials a[...]

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    NetBotz Rack Moni tor 2 00 Instal la tion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manua l 26 IN NO EVENT SHALL A P C, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AFFILI A TES O R EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FO R ANY FOR M OF INDIRECT , S PECI AL, CONSEQUENTIAL O R PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING O UT OF THE US E, SER VICE OR INST ALLA TION, OF THE PRODUCTS, W H ETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN CONTR[...]

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    27 Net Bot z Rack Monit or 200 In stal l ation and Quic k Confi gurat i on Man ual Life Su pport Policy Ge ne ral p olic y American Power Conver sion (APC) does not rec ommend the use of any of i ts produc ts in the foll owing situat ions: • In li fe-suppo r t appli c ations wh e re fa ilure or malfunc tion of t he AP C pro duct c an be r easonab[...]

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    Radio Freque ncy Interfe renc e Changes or modifica tions to this unit not expre ssl y appr oved by the party r e sponsi ble for comp lian ce co uld v oid t he us er ’ s a utho rity to op erat e this equi pment . USA — FCC This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class A digital de vice, pursuant to part 15 of t[...]

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    4/20 08 990- 3 283 -00 1 *990-3 283* APC W orldwide Custome r Support Customer suppor t for this or any other APC product is availa ble at no char ge in any of the following ways: • V isi t t he APC W eb site t o ac cess doc uments in the APC Knowl edge Base a nd to subm it customer suppor t re quests. – www .apc.c om (Corporate He adqua rters)[...]