APC Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) - Manual

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USER’S GUIDE
switched rack pdu
Contents
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Introduction -- 1
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features of the PDU 1
Access Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overview 3
Access priority for logging on 3
Types of user accounts 4
How to Recover From a Lost Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Single-phase 8
Three-phase 8
Link-RX/TX (10/100) LED 10
Status LED 10
Load indicator LED 11
Watchdog Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Overview 12
Network interface watchdog mechanism 12
Resetting the network timer 12
Control Console -- 13
How to Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Overview 13
Remote access to the control console 13
Local access to the control console 14
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Example main screen 15
Information and status fields 15
Control Console Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Menu structure 18
Main menu 19
Device Manager option 19