APC AP9617 Bedienungsanleitung

® USER’S GUIDE network management card Contents i Introduction -- 1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Internal Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Watchdog F[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card ii Event-Related Menus -- 66 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Event Actions (Web Interface only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Event Reci[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 1 Intr oduction Pr oduct Description Featur es The APC AP9617 Networ k Management Card EX is a web-based management product that us es multiple, open sta ndards such as T elnet, HTTP , and SNMP to provide full management of suppo rted devices: • The following is a list of some of this Management Card’ s[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 2 Network management featur es The Management Card can perform a va riety of t asks. The figure that follows identifies and briefly describes the networ k management applications that can wo rk with a DC Power Plan t that connects to the network through the Management Card. The APC Management Card Wi zard i[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 3 Internal Management Featur es Overview The Management Card has two interna l interfaces (contr ol console and W eb interface) which provide menus with options that allow you to manage the DC Power Plant and the Management Card. The Management Card’s SNMP interface also allows you to use an SNMP browser [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 4 T ypes of user accounts The Management Card has tw o levels of access (A dministrator and Device Manager), both of whic h are protected by Password and User Name requirements. • An Administrator can use all of the management menu s available in the control console and the W eb interface. The Administrat[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 5 Fr ont Panel Intr oduction The front-panel features of the N etwork Management Card (AP9617) include S t atus LEDs, a Reset button, and a 1 0/100Base-T connector . m Featur es 10 Lin k - RX/TX Sta tus 10/100B ase- T Reset AP9617 Net work Man agement Ca rd EX Smar t Slot / 100 Feature Descri ption Reset bu[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 6 Link-RX/TX ( 10 / 100 ) LED This LED indicates the network status. Status LEDs These LEDs indicate the Management Card’ s status. Condition Description Of f Either the Manageme nt Card is rec e iving no network traf fic, or the device which connects the Management Card to the network is turned off or no[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 7 Wa t c h d o g F e a t u r e s Overview T o detect internal problems and recove r from unanticipated inputs, the Management Card uses internal, system-wide wa tchdog mechanisms. When it reboots it self to recover from an internal problem, a Sy stem: W armst art event is record ed in the Event Log. Network[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 8 Contr ol Console How T o Log On Overview Y o u can use either a local (serial) connection, or a remote (T elnet) connection with a computer on th e Management Card’s subnet to access the control console. Use case-sensitive User Name and Passw ord entries to log in (by default, apc and apc , for an Admin[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 9 Local access to the contr ol console Y ou can use a local computer th at connects to th e Management Card through the Managem ent Card’s serial por t. The type of cable to use depends on the location of the Management Card in the DC Power Plant: • Ty p e 1 : The Management Ca rd is an integrated part [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 10 T o connect T ype 2 equipment: 1. Select a serial port at the local computer , and disabl e any service that uses that port. 2. Use the smart-signaling (advance d signaling) cabl e (940-0024 or 940-1524) to connect th e selected port to the serial port on the mounting bracket of the Management Card. T o [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 11 How to Recover fr om a Lost Passwor d Y ou can use a local computer th at connects to th e Management Card through the serial port at the Ma nagement Card’s mo unting bracket to access the control console. 1. Select a serial port at the loca l computer , and di sable any service which uses that port. 2[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 12 Main Scr een Example main scr een The following is an example of the screen that appears when you log onto the control console at a Networ k Management Ca rd (AP9617). User Na me: apc Passwor d : *** America n Po wer C onve rsio n Ne twor k Managem ent Card AOS v1.0 .7 <c> Cop yrig ht 20 04 A ll R [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 13 Information and status fields Main scr een information fields. • T wo fields identify th e APC operating system (AOS) and application (APP) firmware versions. The app lication firmware us es a name that identifies the type of DC Powe r Plant that the Ma nagement Card connects to the network. In the Exa[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 14 Main scr een status fields. •A Stat field reports the M anagement Card status. Stat : P+ N+ A+ •A DC model and name field reports the status of the DC Power Plant. For example: DC Power Plant : No Alarms Present P+ The APC op erating sy stem (AOS ) is function ing properly . N+ The network is functio[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 15 Contr ol Console Menus Overview The control console dynamically expand s to provide options that you use to manage a Management Card and the DC Power Plant. Main menu The main Control Console menu has options that provide access to the control console’s management features: 1- Device Manager 2- Network[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 16 Menu structur e The menus in the control console list options by number and name. T o use an option, type the option’s number and press E NT ER , then follow any on- screen instructions. Some options access a new menu; other options allo w you to change a setting. Menus that allow yo u to change a s et[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 17 Network option T o do any of the following tasks, see Network Menu : • Configure the M anagement Card’s TC P/IP settings. • Use the Ping utility • Define settings that af fect the Managem ent Card’s FTP , T elnet, Web interface, SNMP , e-ma il, and DNS features System option T o do any of the f[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 18 We b I n t e r f a c e Intr oduction Overview The W eb interface provides options that you use to ma nage a Management Card and the DC Power Plant. W eb menu options Tw o Web menu options affect acce ss to the W eb interface. • Access : Enables (by default) or disables the Web interface. • Port : Def[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 19 Supported W eb br owsers As your browser , you can use Microsoft ® Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 (and higher) or Netscape ® 4.0.8 (and higher) to access the Management Card through its W eb interface. Some Web interface features (dat a veri fication, Event Log, and Data Log) require that you enable the fo[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 20 How to Log On Overview Y ou can use a Management Card’s DNS name or System IP address for the URL address of th e Web interface. Use your case-sensitive User Name and Password settings to log on (by default, apc and apc , for an Administrator , or device and apc , for a Device Manager). For information[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 21 URL addr ess formats T ype the Management Card ’s DNS name or IP address in the W eb browser ’s URL address field and press E NTER . Except as noted below , http:// is automatically added by the browser . • For a DNS name of Web1 , the entry would be: http://Web1 • For a System IP address of 1 58[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 22 Summary Page Example W eb page The following is an example of the navigation menu (see Navigation Menu ) and Summary page that app ear when you log onto the W eb interface at a Network Management Card.[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 23 Summary page fields The Summary page has two sections: •T h e DC section reports the st atus of a con nected DC Power Plant. • The Management Card section reports the following information: –T h e Name , Cont act and Location information fo r the Management Card – The login Date and Ti m e – T [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 24 Navigation Menu Overview When you log onto the W eb interface, the navigati on menu (lef t frame) includes the following elements: • The Management Ca rd’s IP address • DC menus to manage the DC Power Plant and its component s – System menu with DC Parameters and Active Alarms as options – Powe[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 25 Selecting a menu to perform a task Use the menus to perform tasks as follows: • T o manage a DC Power Plant, see DC Power Plant & Device Manager Menus • T o do the following, see Event-Related Menus : – Access the Event Log – Configure the actions to be taken based on an event’ s severity l[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 26 • T o do the following, see System Menu . – Control Administrator and Device Manager access – Define the system Name , Cont act , and Location values – Set the Date and Tim e used by the Management Card – Reboot the Management Card – Reset control console se ttings to default settings – Sel[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 27 Links menu Provides three user-definable URL link options. By default, these links access the following APC Web p ages: • APC’ s Web Site accesses the APC home p age • T est drive Demo accesses a demonstration p age where you can use samples of APC web-enabled products • APC Monitoring accesses t[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 28 Network Menu Intr oduction Overview The Netw ork menu has the options that you use to do the following tasks: • Define TCP/IP setting s, including BOOTP server settings, when a BOOTP server is used to pr ovide the needed TCP/IP values • Use the Ping utility • Define settings that af fect the Manage[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 29 Option Settings TCP/IP Use this option to enabl e or disable BOOTP , and when BOOTP is disabled, to define the three TCP/IP settings that the Management Card needs to operate on the network. • The Management Card’ s System IP address • The subnet mask value • The IP address of the default gateway[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 30 DNS This control console option is part of the TCP/IP & DNS option in the W eb interface. Configur e Domain Name Se rver Settings fields. Use these fields to define the IP addresses of the primar y and secondary Domain Name Servers (DNS) used by the Ma nagement Card’s e-mail feature. Send DNS Query[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 31 Ping utility (contr ol console) Select this option, ava ilable only in the control console, to check the Management Card’ s network connection by testing whether a defined IP address responds to the Ping network utility . By default, the default g ateway IP address (see TCP/IP ) is used. However , you [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 32 F TP Serv er , and T elnet & W eb options Each of these options has a setting whic h enables (by default) or disables Access , and a Port setting that identifies the TCP/IP port used for communications with the Mana gement Card. The default Port settings are 21 (FTP), 23 (T elnet), and 80 (Web interf[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 33 SNMP An Access option (the Settings option in the control console) enables (by default) or disables SNMP . When SNMP is enabled, the Access Control settings allow you to control how each of the four availa ble SNMP channels is used. T o define up to four NMSs to serve as trap receivers, see T rap Receive[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 34 Email Use this option to define two SMTP settings ( SMTP Server and From Address ) used by the Management Card’s e-mail feature. For more information abo ut these settings, see SMTP settings ; for more information about e-mail as it rela tes to the Manag ement Card, see E-mail Feature . Access Ty p e S[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 35 System Menu Intr oduction Overview The System menu has the options that y ou use to do the following tasks: • Configure system id entification, date and time settings, and Administrator and De vice Manager access • Synchronize the Manage ment Card’s real-time clock with a Network T ime Protocol (NT[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 36 Menu options Unless noted, the following menu options are ava ilable in the control console and W eb interface: • User Manager • Identification • Date & T ime • To o l s • Preferences (W eb interface) • Links (Web interface) • About System The About Sy stem option is a Help menu option [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 37 Option Settings User Manager Use this option to define the access values shared by the control console and the W eb interface. Identification Use this option to define the System Name , Cont act , and Location values used by the Management Card’ s SN MP agent. The option’s settings provide the values[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 38 Date & T ime Use this option to set the time and date used by the Ma nagement Card. The option displays the current settings, and allows you to change those settings manually , or through a Network T ime Protocol (NTP) Server . Set Manually . Use this option in the Web interface, or Manual in the con[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 39 T ools Use this option to reboot the Management Card or to reset so me or all of it s configuration settings to the ir original, default values. Pr efer ences (W eb interface) Use this option to define whether temperature values are displayed as Fahrenheit or Celsius in the W eb interface and the control[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 40 Links (W eb interface) Use this option to modify the links to APC W eb pages. About System This option identifies hardware information for the Mana gement Card, including its Model Number , Serial Number , Hardware Revision , Manufacture Date , MAC Address , and Flash T y pe. This information is set at t[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 41 DC Power Plant & Device Manager Menus Status Options System and battery status T o display system and battery status, do either of the following: • In the We b interface, select the DC Parameters option of the first menu item ( System ) • In the control console, select, in order , Device Manager [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 42 We b i n t e r f a c e . The Web interface displays the DC Pow er Plant page.[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 43 Contr ol Console. The DC Power Plant screen displays the same status information as the DC Power Plant p age of the Web interface. DC System Voltage (V) : -54.30 DC System Current (A) : 0.21 DC System Temperature(degC) : 32.90 Battery Current (A) : 0.014 Battery Temperature (degC) : 30.11 Battery Float V[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 44 Management Options DC Power Plant options Contr ol Console and W eb Interface. T o access the following menu options to manage the DC Power Plant: • In the control console, select Device Manager and DC Power Plant . • In the Web interface, use the menus in the top section of the navigation panel. Con[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 45 DC System: DC System Parameters & OEM Parameters We b I n t e r f a c e . DC System Parameters are di splayed at the bottom of the DC Power Plant p age, which you a ccess by selecting DC Parameters at the first menu ( System ) in the navigation panel. At the bottom of the p age are two links: • T o[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 46 Contr ol Console. From Device Manager , type 1 to select DC Power Plant , then type 1 again to select DC System . The following options are displayed. 1- DC System Parameters 2- OEM Parameters From the DC System menu, type 1 to select DC Sy stem Parameters , which displays the following menu items: Menu [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 47 From the DC System menu, type 2 to select OEM Parameters , which displays the following calibration parameters, which are set at the factory and cannot be changed: 8- Hardware T emperature Alarm The alarm acti on to occur in response to a ny of th e follo wing • No temperatu re probe cable is conne cte[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 48 Power Modules: Rectifiers and Converters From the Device Manager menu, type 1 to select DC Power Plant . Then type 2 to select Power Modules . The following options are displayed. 1- Rectifiers 2- Converters Each option has sub -menus for parameters, alarms, and st atus. Rectifiers. From the Rectifiers s[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 49 From the Rectifiers sub-menu, type 2 for configurable Rectifier Alarms : Rectifier Alarms Description 1- High V oltage Alarm The alarm action that occur s if the High V oltage Thr e shold has been violated. See Rectifier Parameters . Allowed values : any standard ala rm selectio n a . 2- Low V oltage Ala[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 50 8- Current Limit Alarm The alarm action that occur s if on e or more rectifiers have been forced into the “current limited” mode. Allowed values : any standard ala rm selectio n a or n of N b . 9- S t andby Alarm The alarm action that oc cu rs if the co ntrol unit is hold ing one or more rectifiers i[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 51 From the Rectifiers sub-menu, type 3 for Rectifier St atus . Then at the prompt, enter the number of a rectifier for a report of it s status. St atus Field Description Device T ype The device type of the rectifi er , including voltage and ampera ge. All rectifiers in a DC Power Plant must be the same ty [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 52 Converters. From the Converters sub-menu, type 1 for configurable Converter Parameters . Converter P arameters Descripti on 1- High V oltage Thres hold (V) If converte r voltage exceed s this value , a converte r high voltage alarm occurs. T o set the alarm action, see Converter Alarms . 2- Low V oltage [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 53 From the Converters sub-menu, type 2 for configurable Converter Alarms . Converter Alar ms Description 1- High V oltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if th e High V oltage Threshol d has been violat ed. See Converter Parameters . Allowed value s: any standard alar m selection a . 2- Low V oltage Ala[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 54 8- Current Limit Alarm The alarm action that occurs if on e or more conv erters have been forced into the “c urrent l imited” mo de. Allowed value s: any standard alar m selection a or n of N b . 9- S tandby Alarm The alarm actio n that occurs i f one or more of the converte rs are in standby mode. A[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 55 From the Converters sub-menu, type 3 for Converter St atus . Then at the prompt, enter the number of a converter for a report of its st atus. St atus Field Description Device T ype The device ty pe of th e converte r . In S tandby Reports Yes if the control unit is hold ing the con verter in standb y mod[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 56 Distribution: Br eakers and Fuses From Device Manager , type 1 to select DC Power Plant . Then type 3 to select Distribution . The following opti ons are displayed. 1- Breakers ( range of numbers ) 2- Fuses ( range of numbers ) From the Distribution sub-menu, type 1 for Breakers or 2 for Fuses . Then at [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 57 Batteries: Status, Th r esholds and Alarms From Device Manager , type 1 to select DC Power Plant . Then type 4 to select Batteries . The following options are displayed. 1- Battery Status 2- Battery Thresholds 3- Battery Alarms Battery Status. From the Batteries sub-menu, type 1 for Battery St atus : Men[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 58 Battery Thr esholds. From the Batteries sub-menu, type 2 to display and configure Battery Thresholds : Menu Item Description 1-Float V oltage (V) The DC Power Plan t voltage, in v olts Min imum: – 58.00 Maximum : – 40.00 2- Max Recharge (A) The battery maximum recharge rate, i n amps. Min imum: 0 Max[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 59 8- Amp Hours (AHr) The battery amp-hour si ze, in amp-ho urs. 9- Compensa tion Method On enables and Off disables battery te mperature compensation. 10- Comp T emp Coefficient (mV/degC/cell) The compensation temp erature co efficient, in millivolts. Min imum: – 4.99 Maximum : 0 1 1- High Knee T emperat[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 60 Battery Alarms. From the Batteries sub-menu, type 3 to display and configure Battery Alarms : Menu Item D escription 1- Discharge Alarm The alarm action that occurs if ba ttery out put current ex ceeds the Discharge Threshold. See Battery Thresholds . Allowed values: any standard alarm se lection a . 2- [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 61 8- Accept Changes Use this option t o save y our changes. Menu Item D escription a S tandard alarm selecti ons: • Major activates the major rel ay . • Minor activates the minor relay . • Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified. • Ignore ignores the alarm.[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 62 Relays: Output Relays and Input Relays From Device Manager , type 1 to select DC Power Plant . Then type 5 to select Relays . The following options are displayed. 1- Input Relays 2- Output Relays Ty p e 1 for a menu of Inp ut Relays, or type 2 for a menu of Output Relays, including the Minor and Major Re[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 63 L VD (Low V oltage Disconnect) From Device Manager , type 1 to select DC Power Plant . Then type 6 to select L VD. At the prompt, enter the number of a Low V oltage Dis connect (L VD) on your system to view the status (Opened or Closed) and to configure options for that L VD. The following table uses L V[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 64 Power Plant Alarms/Internal Log From Device Manager , type 1 to select DC Power Plant . Then type 7 to select Power Plant Alarms/Internal Log . The following options are displayed: 1- Power Plant Status 2- Power Plant Internal Log Alarm Status. From the Pow er Plant Ala rms/Internal Log sub-menu, type 1 [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 65 Power Plant Internal Log. From the Power Plant Al arms/Internal Log sub-menu, type 2 to display , on the first scr een, the ten mo st recent DC Power Plant events and the date and time at wh ich each event occurred. Press E NTER to scroll through earlier events. Y ou can view this DC Power Plant event lo[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 66 Event-Related Menus Intr oduction Overview The Event s menu provides access to the options that you use to do the following tasks: • Access the Event Log • Define the actions to be taken w hen an event occurs, based on the severity level of that event – Event logging – SNMP trap notification – [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 67 Menu options In the W eb interface, all of the event s options ar e accessed through the Event s menu. In the control console, access the available events-related options as follows: • Use the Email option in the Network menu to define the SMTP server and e-mail recipients. • Use the SNMP option in t[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 68 Event Log Overview The DC Power Plant supports an event-lo gging cap ability for all DC Power Plant application firmware modules. Th is allows you to re cord and view DC Power Plant and Management Card events. Y ou can use any of the following to view the Event Log: • W eb interface • Control console[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 69 W eb interface The Log option in the Event s menu accesses the Event Log. This log displays all of the events that have b een recorded since the log was last deleted, in reverse chro nological order . The Delete Log button clears all events from the log. Contr ol console When logged on at the control con[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 70 How to use F TP to r etrieve log files Y ou can use FTP to retrieve a tab-delineated Event Log ( event.txt ) or Dat a Log ( data.txt ) file that you can import into a spread sheet application. • The file reports a ll of the event s ( event.txt ) or data ( data.txt ) recorded since the log wa s last del[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 71 2. Use the case-sensitive User Name and Password for either an Administrator or a Device Manager User to log on. – For Administrator , apc is the default for User Name and Password . – For Device Manager , device is the default for User Name , and apc is the default for Password . 3. Use the get comm[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 72 Event Actions (W eb Interface only) Overview The Actions option is available only in the Web interface’ s Events menu. This option allows you to do the following: • Select which actions will occur for ev ents that have a s pecified severity level: – Event Log selects which severity leve ls cause an[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 73 Severity levels With the exception of some System (Management Card) events that do not have a severity level assigned, events are assigned a defaul t severity level based on the seriousn ess of the event. • Informational: Indicates an event that requ ires no action, such as a notification of a return f[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 74 Email action By default, the Email action is enabled for all event s that have a severity level assigned. However , before you can use e-mail for event notifications, you must define the e-mail recipients. See E-mail Feature .[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 75 Event Recipients Overview The W eb interface and cont rol console both have opti ons that allow you to define up to four trap receivers and up to four e-mail a ddresses to be used when an event occurs that has the SNMP traps or e-mail enabled. See Event Actions (Web Interface only) . T rap Receiver setti[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 76 E-mail Featur e Overview Y ou can use the Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail to a maximum of four recipients when an event occurs. T o use the E-mail feature, you must define the following settings: • The IP addresses of the primary a nd secondary Domain Name Service (DNS) servers, as[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 77 SMTP settings The Email option in the Netw ork menu accesses the following settings: Email Recipients We b i n t e r f a c e . The Recipient s option in the Events menu or the Configure the Email recipient s link in the “Email Configuration” page accesses the settings you us e to identify up to four [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 78 Contr ol console. The Email option in the Network Menu, accesses the e- mail recipient settings. Setting Description To Address 1 Defines the use r and domain name s of the recipient. T o use e-mail for paging, use the e -mail addre ss for that recip ient’s pager gateway a ccount (for example, myacct10[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 79 Format Selects the form at used for e-mail messages: Short : Ident ifies only the ev ent that occurred . For exam ple: DC: Communic ations Lost Long : Includes informatio n ab out the Manag ement Card and the DC Power Plant , as well as th e event. Fo r example: Name : PowerPlant1 Location : T esting Lab[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 80 How to Configur e Individual Events “Event List” page The Actions option in the Event s menu opens the “Event Actions Configuration” page. Y ou use the Det ails button in this page to access a complete list of the System (Manageme nt Card) and DC (DC Power Plant) events that can be reported by yo[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 81 Data Menu (W eb Interface Only) Log Option Use this option to acce ss a log that stores inform ation about the DC Power Plant and the power input to that DC Power Plant. The information in the Da ta Log is sampled and stored based on the log interval defined by the Dat a menu’ s Configuration Option . [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 82 Configuration Option Use this option to access the “Data L og Configuration” page. This page reports how much dat a can be stored in the Data Log based on the Log Interval setting, which defines how of ten data is sampled and recorded in the Data Log. If you change the Log Interval , the report updat[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 83 Security Security Featur es Planning and implementing security featur es As a network device that passes i nformation across the network, the Network Management Card is subjec t to the same ex posure as other devices on the network. Use the information in this section to plan and implement the security f[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 84 Summary of access methods Interface Security Access Notes Serial Control Console Access is by user na me and pas s w or d . Always en abled. Te l n e t Control Console These meth ods are available: • User name and p assword • Selectable server port • Server Enable /Disable The user name an d passw [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 85 Authentication Authentication versus encryption The Network Management Card controls access by providing basic authentication through user names, passwords, a nd IP addresses, but provides no type of encry ption. These basic security features are suff icient for most environments, in which sensitive dat [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 86 T r oubleshooting Management Car d Management Car d access pr oblems For problems that are not describ ed in the following t able, see SNMP issues . If you still cannot reso lve the problem, see W arranty and Service . Problem Solution Unable to pi ng the Management Card If the Management Card’s S tatu[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 87 SNMP issues Problem Solution Unable to perform a GET • V erify the read (GET) communit y name . • Use the control console or Web interfac e to ensure that the NMS has access. See SNMP . Unable to perform a SET • V erify the read/write (SET) community name. • Use the control console or Web interfa[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 88 Pr oduct Information Wa r r a n t y a n d S e r v i c e Limited warranty APC warrants the Network Ma nagement Card to be free from defect s in materials and workmanship for a peri od of two years fr om the date of purchase. Its obligation under this warranty is limited to rep a iring or replacing, at its[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 89 S pecifically , APC is not liable for any co sts, such as lost profit s or revenue, loss of equipment, loss of use of equipment, loss of software, loss of dat a, costs of substitutes, claims by third parties, or otherwise. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 90 Life-Support Policy General policy American Power Conversion (APC) does not recommend the use of any of its product s in th e following situations: • In life-support applicati ons where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonabl y expected to caus e failure of the life-support device or[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 91 Ca uti on T HE N ETWO RK M ANAGEMENT C ARD IS SENSITIVE TO ST ATIC ELECTRICITY . W HEN HANDLING THE M ANAG EME NT C ARD , TOUCH ONLY THE END PLATE WHILE USING ONE OR MORE OF THESE ELECTROST ATIC - DISCHARGE DEVICES (ESD S ): WRIST STRAP S , HEEL STRAP S , TOE STRAP S , OR CONDUCTIVE SHOES .[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 92 Specifications Electrical Physical Item Specification Acceptable input vol tage 19-30 VDC Maximum tot al current draw 1 10 mA Item Specification Size (H × W × D) 1.46 × 4.75 × 4.3 in (3.7 × 12.1 × 10.9 cm ) Weight .25 lb (.1 1 kg) Shipping weight .8 lb (.36 kg)[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 93 Index Numerics 1 of N alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 2 of N alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 A About DC Power Plant menu 65 About System menu 26, 40 About your DC Power P lant system 65 Access FTP, Telnet, and Web interfac e 32 limiting NMS SNMP access by IP address 3 3 security options for each inte[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 94 Compensation Method configuring in control console 59 Compensation Temperature Coefficient configuring in control console 59 displaying 57 Configuration Alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 Configuring proxy server before using Web i nterface 19 Contact identification 37 Control console Device Manager menu [...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 95 E Electrical specif ications 92 E-mail configuring 76 enabled by default for severe events 7 4 enabling and disabli ng 78 message format (long or short) 79 reason to use local DNS se rv er 76 setting up an account for the Management Card 78 using for paging 78 Email action, confi guring for events 74 Ema[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 96 G Generation 78 GET commands, troubleshooting 87 H Hardware Current Al arm (battery) 60 Hardware Temperature Alarm battery 60 system 47 Hardware Voltage Alarm converters 54 rectifiers 50 Help About System option (Web interface) 26 on control console 16 High Knee Temperature configuring in control console[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 97 Low Voltage Alarm battery 60 converters 53 rectifiers 49 Low Voltage Threshold battery 58 converters 52 rectifiers 48 M Main screen displaying identifica tion 1 3 firmware values displayed 13 login date and time 13 status 14 Up Time 13 User access identifi cation 13 Management Card port assignment 83 sec[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 98 P Paging by using e-mail 78 Passwords default for Administrator acc ount 20 default for Device Manager accoun t 20 for NMS that is a trap receiver 75 User Manager access 37 using non-standards po rts as extra passwords 83 PCB Serial Number converters 55 rectifiers 51 Physical specifications 92 Ping utili[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 99 Access Type setting 34 Authentication Traps 75 Community Name setting 33 enabling and disabli ng 33 NMS IP setting 33 security access for SNMP interfac e 83 SNMP traps option 73 troubleshooting problems 8 7 Specifications 92 electrical 92 physical 92 Standby Alarm converters 54 rectifiers 50 Status in We[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 100 inability to receive traps 87 proxy server problems 19 SNMP problems 87 Traps, not identified 87 verification checkli st 86 U Unidentified traps, tr oubleshooting 87 Up Time control console main s creen 13 Web interface 23 Update Interval 38 URL address fo rmats 21 Use SMTP Server 78 User access identif[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 101 APC W orldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the following ways: • V isit the APC Web site to access document s in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit cust omer support requests. – ww w .apc.com (Corporate Headquarters) Conne[...]

® USER’S GUIDE network management card 102 Copyright Entire contents copy right © 2004 American Power Conversion. All right s reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. APC, the APC logo, and InfraS truXure are tradem arks of American Power Conversion Corporation and may be regi stered in some ju risdictions. A[...]