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  • Page 1

    1111 West 35th Street Chicago, IL 60609 Customer Support : (773) 869-1234 www.tripplite.com UPS SNMPWEBCARD U SER ’ S G UIDE FCC Radio/TV Interference Notice The SNMPWEBCARD has been tested and found to com ply with the li mits for a C lass A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonabl e p[...]

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    200503172 93-2453 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction __________________________________________________________________ 1 System Requirements _________________________________________________________________________ 1 Details - SN MPWEBCARD ____________________________________________________________________ 2 Package Contents ______________[...]

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    C h a p t e r 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n Congratulations on the purchase of your new SNMPWEBCARD. Your SNMPWEBCARD will connect your UPS to your LAN. This will allow you to m onitor and control the UPS from any PC on the LAN, using eit her: • SNMP protocol and popular SNMP net work managem ent platform s such as HP OpenView, IBM NetVie w, etc., or[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide SNMPWEBCARD Details 1 2 3 5 4 Figure 1-1: SNMPWEBCARD Item Description 1 RJ45 Ethernet Connector 2 RJ45 Ethernet Connector wit h Link & Status LEDs 3 Configuration Port 4 ENVIROSENSE Connector 5 UPS Slot Connector 2[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide Package Contents The following item s should be included in your package. If any items are m issing, contact your dealer imm ediately : • SNMPWEBCARD • Installation and Quick Start Guide • Configuration Cable • CD-ROM Including - MIBs - Owner’s Manual 3[...]

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    C h a p t e r 2 C o n f i g u r a t i o n Your SNMPWEBCARD can be configured for use wit h many diffe rent LAN setups and for many different applicati ons. This chapter explains the procedures and setti ngs used in SNMPWEBCARD configuration. Selecting an IP Address You must choose an IP address for your SNMP WEBCARD before c onnecting it to your ne[...]

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    Managing the UPS e. Save settings. The card will then reboot; depending on the sel ected configuration settings, it will take 2-5 mi nutes for the card to become initialized.* 5. Prepare SNMPWEBCARD for Operation a. Remove the cable connecting the SNMPWEBCARD to the computer. b. Test network configuration by pi nging the IP address given to the SNM[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide C h a p t e r 3 S N M P Your SNMPWEBCARD allows a UPS to be m anaged by SNMP tools, usi ng the UPS SNMP Agent and the UPS SNMP M IB. The UPS SNMP Agent is in the SNMPWEBC ARD SNMP firmware. It responds to standard SNMP comm ands ( get , get next and set ) and will generate SNMP traps (messages) if configured to d o so. T[...]

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    C h a p t e r 4 B r o w s e r I n t e r f a c e You may m onitor and control a UPS syst em with an SNM PWEBCARD using an Internet browser. The card generates navi gable HTML pages. These HTML pages are updated to match UPS status every 30 seconds; the browser will refresh the displayed information aut omatical ly. To update the inform ation on a pa[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide Figure 4-1: Status Screen Menu Bar The buttons on the Menu Bar are headings. Clicking on a heading will take you the main page for that menu. If there are su b- menu options, buttons will ap pear in a frame on the left-hand side of the screen belo w the menu bar. Clicking on a sub-menu button will make it active. The bu [...]

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    Troubleshooting Alarm Status The Alarm Status frame m onitors connected d evices for normal or alarm conditions. This frame will appear at the bottom of every screen, providing a convenient means of notification when alarm conditions occur. (See Figure 4-2.). Figure 4-2: Alarm Status F rame Status —Indicates the severity of the al arm condition. [...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide Loads The Loads Screen provides a graphical inte rface to turn on and off any controllable lo ad segment or outlet on a UPS system that supports load managem ent. For each controllable load segment, a representative on/off control will be displayed in the load tab le. If the UPS does not support individual load cont rol,[...]

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    Troubleshooting Settings Menus Device This menu allows device settings to be cu stomized for simplified remote m anageme nt of the device via a web browser or a remot e PowerAlert Console appli cation. (See Figure 4-5.) Location —Provides an alphanumeric field to i dentify the specific location of the power device. Region —Provides an alphanum [...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide Events The Events settings page allows you cust omize PowerAlert’s response to power even ts or abnorm al conditions on the device. A sample list of events is shown below. No te: Available events vary by device. To select an event, click on it. Th e available actions for that event will appear on the right side of the [...]

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    Troubleshooting Adding an Email Contact —To configure an email address to use when events occur, click on the New button and fill in the information i n the pop-up window. Once the SMTP server and at l east one em ail contact have been added, you can send a t est email to verify that the settings are correct. To send a test em ail, click on an em[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide Figure 4-8: Configuring SNMP Trap Dest inations Network The Settings-Network Menu defin es how the SNMPWEBCARD w ill operate on a network . Please contact you network administrat or if there are any questions regarding these sett ings. (See Figure 4-9.) Figure 4-9: Network Setting s Menu 14[...]

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    Troubleshooting TCP/IP Menu Mac Address— Unique physical address of the SNMPWEBCARD. Boot Mode— Defines how the card will obtain an IP ad dress to run on the network . There are two options: Static: The card m ust be assigned an address ma nually. DHCP: The card will request an address fro m a DHCP server on the network. This is the default set[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide System Date/Time— The SNMPWEBCARD has a real-tim e clock with an onboard battery for backup when the card has been powered down. To set the d ate/time, enter the correct information and click the Save Change button to write the changes to the card. (See Figure 4-10.) Figure 4-10: Set Da te/Time Security —The SNMPWEBC[...]

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    Troubleshooting Event Logs All events are logged to PowerAlert 's log database. These event logs may be revi ewed by date or by event/cat egory. (See Figure 4-12.) Figure 4-12: Event Logs 17[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide C h a p t e r 5 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g This chapter covers som e comm on problems you m ay encounter duri ng the configuration and norm al operation of the SNMP WEBCARD. Whenever a problem is encountered: • Make sure that the SNMPWEBCARD is turn ed on. • Check all connections and make sure they are secure. •[...]

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    A p p e n d i x A S p e c i f i c a t i o n s SNMPWEBCARD CPU Intel 80186-25 Memory ROM/RAM: 512Kbytes NVRAM: 2Kbytes Power Consumpti on: < 4 Watts Power Input: 12 VDC regulated Size: 130mm (L) x 60mm (W) Ethernet Connector: 10 BaseT RJ-45 phone jack LEDs: 2 DIP Switches: 2 Temperature/Humidity Connection PS/2 connector Environmental Specificati[...]

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    SNMP Adapter User’s Guide PS/2 Connector PS/2 Connector Pins Pin Name Description 1 GND Ground 2 +9V or +12V Power 3 Not used 4 Not used 5 Tx Serial transmit 6 Rx Serial receive Serial Port – Adapter Card Figure 2:- Pin Assignments PIN Name Description 1 GND +12V GND 2 +12V +12V Power 3 RXDUPS Connect to UPS Tx signal 4 TXDUPS Connect to UPS Rx[...]