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    Basic and Meter ed Rack Power D istribution Un it AP7862J AP7562J Installation and Quick -Start Ma nual[...]

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    This manual is available in English on th e enclosed CD.[...]

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    Contents Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit i Produ ct Description and Invent ory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Additio nal docume ntation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Invento ry . . . . . . .[...]

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    ii Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit Warrant y and Ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Limited w arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Warrant y limi tations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Obtain ing s ervice . . . .[...]

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    Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 1 Pr oduct Description and Inventory Description Thi s manual pr ovides in formation on i nstalli ng and oper ating the followi ng three- phase Rack Power Dist ributio n Units ( PDU s): Metered PDU AP7862J: NEMA L21-20 plug 42 NEMA 5-15 outl ets Basic PDU AP7562J: NEMA L21-20 plug 42 NEMA 5-15 outl[...]

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    Product Descript ion an d Inventory 2 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibutio n Unit Additiona l documentatio n The Meter ed Rack P D U User ’ s Guide and the Metered Rack PDU Addendum a re avail able on th e supplied CD or on ou r W eb si te: http://www .apc.com/ . The onlin e user ’ s guide (. Docengusr guide.pdf ) contai ns additi on[...]

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    Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 3 How to Install the Ba sic and Meter e d PDU Attach the cor d r etention tray s Attac h the cord r etent ion tra ys to the PDU , usin g four flat-he ad screws (provid ed) per tray . Attach cor ds to the tray Attach a cord to the tra y by looping the cord and s ecuring i t to the tray , using a wi [...]

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    How to Install the Basic and Metered PDU 4 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibutio n Unit T oo lless mounting 1. Slide t he mounting pe gs into the holes loca ted in the channel i n the rear pa nel of the enclo sure. 2. S nap t he PDU into plac e by pushing it downwar d until it locks i nto positi on. Note Y ou can mount two PDU s on one side [...]

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    How to Install the Basic and Metered PDU Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 5 Bracket-mo unting Y ou can or der a rack -mount bracket ki t from APC ( AR8116BLK) . The bracket s attach to the PDU in either of two direc tions, shown in the figure s in step 1. Consider the ori entati on of the PDU in the enclo sure before a t tachin g [...]

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    How to Install the Basic and Metered PDU 6 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibutio n Unit 2. Insert mounting screws (p rovided with the bracket ki t) in the top and bott om positions in t he channel where t he brackets ali gn with the h oles. T ighten the screws t o secure t he PDU to the encl osure. – Recessed orientation – Raised orie nt[...]

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    Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 7 Operation Disp lay inte rface (AP78 62J only) Link - Rx/Tx 10 / 100 Status Serial Port Rese t Pre ss to sele ct li ne. Pre ss a nd h ol d to in ver t d ispla y . - W ar ning - OK - Overl oad      L3 L2 L1 Amps Amps     Phase Indicator LED s: • Indicates the phase corr[...]

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    8 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibutio n Unit Quick Configuration for a Meter ed PDU Over v iew Y ou must con figure the f ollowing TCP/IP settings before the PDU can operate on a network: • IP addr ess of the PDU • Subnet mask • De fault g atewa y TCP/IP configuration methods Use one of the following to define the TCP/IP settin gs: ?[...]

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    Quick Config uration for a Metered PDU Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 9 BOOTP & DHCP configuration The Boot Mode setting, a TCP/IP opt ion in th e PDU ’s Network menu, identi fies how TCP/IP settin gs will be defined. Th e possibl e settings are Manual , DHCP only , BOOTP only , and DHCP & BOOTP (the defaul t setti ng)[...]

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    Quick Conf igurati on for a Metered PDU 10 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit DHCP . Y ou can use a RFC2 131/RFC2132 -com plian t DHCP server to configur e the TCP/IP se ttings for t he PDU . 1. The PDU sends a DH CP reques t that uses the following to identif y itself : – V endor Cla ss Identi fier ( APC by de faul t) – Client [...]

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    Quick Config uration for a Metered PDU Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 11 Local access to the contr ol console Y ou can use a local computer to connect to the PDU to access t he control console. 1. Select a serial port a t the local compu t er , and dis able any servic e which uses that port. 2. Use the c onfiguration c able (940[...]

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    Quick Conf igurati on for a Metered PDU 12 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 3. Use T elnet to access the PDU at its newly ass i gned IP a ddress. For example: telnet 156.205.14.141 4. Use apc for bot h User Name and Password. 5. See “Contr ol console” on t his page t o finish the con figurati on. Contr ol console After yo u lo[...]

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    Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 13 How to Access a Configur ed PDU Over v iew After t he PDU is r unning on your network, you c an use se veral dif ferent interf aces to access the PDU . Br o wser interface As your br owser , use Microsoft ® In ternet Explorer 5.5 (or h ighe r) to configur e PDU options or t o view the Event log[...]

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    14 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit How to Recover Fr om a Lost Passwor d Y o u can use a lo cal c omp uter that con nect s to t he PDU through t he serial port on t he front panel of the unit. 1. Select a serial port at a local co m pute r , and disabl e any servic e that uses the port. 2. Use the c onfiguration c able (940-01 44[...]

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    Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 15 Specifications AP786 2J/AP75 62J Electrical Nominal in put voltage 173 V , 3-phase Acceptable input voltage ± 10 % Nominal input voltage Inpu t fr eque ncy 47 – 63 Hz Input connectors NEMA L21-20 plug Output connecto rs 42 NEMA 5- 15 outlet s Maximum tot al current dr aw 20 A per Phas e Physi[...]

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    16 Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit W arranty and Service Limited war ranty APC warrants the PDU to be free fr om de fec ts in ma teri als an d workmanshi p for a per iod of two years f rom the date of pu rchase. I ts obligat i on und er this wa rranty is limited to repairing or replaci ng, at it s own sole op tion, any such def e[...]

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    Basic an d Metered Ra ck Pow er Distr ibution Unit 17 Life-Support Policy General po licy American Po wer Conversion ( APC ) does not recommend the use of any of its produ cts in the f ollow ing situat ions: • In lif e-support applications where fa ilure or malfuncti on of the APC product can be reasonably exp ected to c ause failure o f the life[...]

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    Radio Fr equency Interfer ence This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inte rference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and[...]

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    APC W orldwide Customer Support Customer s upport for this or any other APC product is avai lable at no char ge in any of the following ways : • V isit th e APC W eb site t o find answers to fr equently asked ques tions ( FA Q s), to acces s documents in the APC Knowledge Ba se, and to s ubmit customer sup port reque sts. – www .apc.com ( Corpo[...]