BlueWalker SNMP NMC Card manual

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    1 Netw ork Manage ment Card User Manual[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 2 Contents Contents _____ _____ ______ ____ _____ _____ _____ ______ _____ ______ ______ 2 Chapter 1 Overview _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ______ _____ __ 3 1.1 NMC package contents ________________________________________ _______ 4 1.2 NMC CD Resources ________________________________________ _________ 4 1.3 [...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 3 Chapter 1 O vervie w NMC (Network Management Card) can receive the status information of UPS, and also c an se nd comm ands to control UPS. User can manage UPS with NMC via web browser or via n etwork management software which supports SNMP pr otocol. Once UPS output is a bnormal or other event s are touched off, NMC wil[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 4 1.1 NMC package contents 1. NMC with mounting bracket, p ackaged with ESD bag . 2. RJ45 to DB9 converter cable. 3. Quick Installation Guid e. 4. NMC CD-ROM. 1.2 NMC CD Resources NMC CD -ROM contain s NMC Ut ility, Quick Installatio n Guide, User Ma nual, MIB files, S y stem Prot ect Software for variou s OS, and NMC firm[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 5 1.4 NMC Applications NMC is kind of S NMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) m anager to comm un icate UPS via Ethernet, it provides access inf ormation and send comm an ds for the UPS . NMC supports two c ommunicating protocols which are SNMP and HTTP for application. Through NMS (Network Management S tation) or we b [...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 6 Chapter 2 NM C parameters settin g via serial COM port There are two meth ods for NMC parameters setting: one is via seria l COM port, the other is via web bro wser. It offers basic parameters setting thro ugh a serial COM port f or NM C conf igura tion such as I P Configuration, Pass Through, Res et Configuration to def[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 7 7. Select the correct connection port. 8. Configure the parameters of the serial port: 960 0 bps, 8 bits, Non e parity , 1 stop bit and None flo w control .[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 8 9. Please turn on UPS and wai ting N MC st art successfully, there will be some information sh own on the hype r term inal interface. Refer to the following di agram, inp ut NMC password, the default pass word of NMC is password 10. Af ter inputting the NMC password, all main menus will be s hown on the hyper terminal in[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 9 12. Basin g on t he m ain m enus, please select “2 ” to s end com mand t o UPS, the function is just f or double checking UPS reply data correct ly or not. 13. Basin g on the main m enu, please select “3” to conf igure NMC param eters to default value. 14. Basin g on the main menus, pleas e select “4” to rest[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 10 Chapter 3 NM C&UPS manageme nt via w eb bro w ser In this section, it particularly i ntroduces how to configure N MC, manage UPS and monitor UPS param eters via web browser. 3.1 NMC Parameters setting via w eb bro w ser Please Note: Be fore implementing th e N MC setting for a ll co nfiguring parameters, user h as t[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 11 Diagram 3.1.2 3.1.3 Em ail Notification menu Email Notificatio n menu can be accessed by S ett ing s     E mail Notification . NMC will send an Email to user when UPS event happens. Email Message Sett ing, there are columns wh ich Mail Server, User Accou nt, User P assword, S ender’s Email address, Mail Su[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 12 Diagram 3.1.3 3.1.4 SNMP TRAP Recei vers menu SNMP trap receiv ers menu can be assessed by UPS Management     SNM P TRAP Receivers . In this menu, the c olumns NMS IP address, Trap Type, S everity and Description are configur ed by user’s demand. The default o f Community Strings column is “ public”, a[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 13 Diagram 3.1.4 3.1.5 F irm w are Upload menu Firmware upload m enu can be accessed b y Sett ings     Firmw are Upload . This menu off ers upload NMC firmware via web bro wser. W hen user is going to upload N MC firmware, user has to become ad ministrat or of NMC first. The default name is “ root ”, and th[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 14 Diagram 3.1.7 3.1.8 R eboot system menu NMC reboot system m enu can be accessed by Setting     Reboot System . The menu off ers a function for user to reboot NMC s ystem if it is necessary. W hen user is going to r eboot NMC system, user has to bec ome administrator of NMC first. T he def ault name is “ ro[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 15 3.2 UPS monitoring via w eb bro w ser 3.2.1 UPS Status menu UPS status m enu c an be accesse d by UPS Monitori ng     UPS Status . User can view real-tim e operating status of the UPS f rom the web page directly. Please refer to diagram 3.2.1. Diagram 3.2.1 3.2.2 UPS Alarm menu UPS Alarm menu can be accessed[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 16 different parameters s hown on the interface is depe nded on different UPS type. Please refer t o diagram 3.2.3. Diagram 3.2.3 3.2.4 UPS Powered Devices Me nu UPS Powered Devic es menu can be accesse d by UPS Monitoring     UPS Powered Devi ces . The table shows the amount of computers with SPS (System Prote[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 17 3.1.1), UPS f irmware version, NMC firmware version and MAC address. Please refer to diagra m 3.2.5. Diagram 3.2.5 3.2.6 UPS Log menu UPS Log menu can be accessed by Logs     U PS Log . There are two hundred latest data l ogs shown on the interface at m ost. Please refer to diagram 3.2.6. User c an export up[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 18 Diagram 3.2.7 3.3 UPS control via w eb bro w se r Please Note: Before i mplementing the NMC setting for all configuring parameters, user h as to become NMC admi nistrator f irst. While configure parameters for NMC via w eb brow ser, ther e will be a pop-up di alog to ask the nam e and password of NMC administrator. Only[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 19 3.3.2 UPS Battery Test Schedule m enu UPS Battery Test S chedule menu can be accessed b y UPS Management     UPS Battery Test Schedule . User can conf igure schedule test on specific da y or week ly day. User can configure “Quick Batte ry Test”, “Test Until Battery Lo w” and “Timed Test”. “Batt[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 20 Diagram 3.3.3 3.3.4 UPS Shutdown Schedule menu UPS Shutdown Sche dule menu can be accessed by UPS Management     UPS Shutdow n Schedule . User can contr ol UPS output on or off on specific day o r on weekly day, please refer to dia gram 3.3.4. Diagram 3.3.4 3.3.5 UPS Shutdown menu UPS Shutdown menu can be ac[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 21 - W ar ning: It means that NMC will i nform the computer installed with SP S of the event once the shut down condition happens. - Client S hutdown: It me ans that NMC w ill inf orm the computer installed with SPS of the event and se nd shutdown comm and to the comput er once the shutdown condition h appens. - “UPS Tur[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 22 Diagram 3.3.6[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 23 Chapter 4 NM C & UPS management via SNMP Please note: i f user wants to use N MC v ia SN MP prot ocol, p lease mak e sure IP addr ess a nd Gateway o f NM C correct. Please refer to s ection 2.1 o r section 3.1.1 for IP address and Gateway settings. NMC support SN MP protocol, user c an man age N MC and UPS vi a S NM[...]

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    Network M anageme nt Card 24 Chapter 5 NM C Utility - Find NMC in the LA N Via NMC Utilit y , user can find NM C automatically and quickly in t he LAN. User can link to the web of NMC. Please refer to the following diagram. NMC Utility can be f ound in NMC CD-ROM packaged with NMC, NMC Utility supports W indows XP / W indows 7.[...]