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    Inst allation and Quick S t art Automatic T ransfer Switch[...]

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    This manual is available in English on the enclosed CD. Dieses Handbuch ist in Deutsch auf der beiliegenden CD-ROM verfügbar . Este manual está dispon ible en español en el CD-ROM adjun to. Ce manuel est disp onible en fr ançais sur le C D-ROM ci-inclus. Questo manuale è disponibil e in italiano nel CD-ROM allegato. 本マニュアルの日本[...]

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    Content s Automati c Transfer Swi tch — Install ation and Quick Start i Prelim inary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Additional do cumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Please r ecycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Receiving i[...]

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    Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 1 Preliminary Information Addit ional d ocumen t ation This Instal lation and Qui ck S tart Manual and t he online Us er ’ s Guide are availabl e on the suppl ied CD or on t he American Power Conversio n (APC ® ) W eb site www .apc.com . The online User ’ s G uid e conta ins add ition[...]

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    Preliminary Information 2 Automatic Transfer Sw itch - Installatio n and Quick Sta rt Produc t invento ry  Automati c T ransfer Swi tch  Rack-mount brackets  Front and r ear rail se gments  Communic ation cable mph 008 0a[...]

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    Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 3 Overview Front panel Co nfigura tion A B Output Input Pr ef e ren c e AB A ut om a ti c Tr a n s f e r S w i t ch Reset L i nk - RX/TX Status 10/10 0 Sm ar t Sl ot Ne twor k M ana geme nt Car d mph00 26 a No. Item Description/Function  Reset switch Restarts the Network Management Card[...]

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    4 Automatic Transfer Sw itch - Installatio n and Quick Sta rt Inst allation Att ach mounting bracket s Attach the lef t and right mounting brackets t o the uni t, using two flat- head, Phil lips screws (provid ed) for each brack et. Disassemble the adjustable brackets The ad justable br ackets are ne cessary o nly if you are using a four- post encl[...]

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    Inst all ation Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 5 Att ach rear segme nt s to the rack 1. Insert caged nut s (provide d with your enclosure) on the enclosure’ s rear vertical mounting rai ls at your chosen loca tion. 2. Align th e rear se gments of the a djustabl e bracket wit h the caged nut s you insert ed in ste p 1. [...]

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    Installation 6 Automatic Transfer Sw itch - Installatio n and Quick Sta rt Mount the Automatic T ransfer Switch in the enclosure 1. Positi on the Automatic T ransfer Swi tch in front of the mounted rear adjust able bracket segm ent s. 2. Align th e front an d rear adj ustable bra cket segmen ts, and sl ide the fron t segments onto the r ear segm en[...]

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    Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 7 Quick Configuration Overview Y ou must conf igure the fol lowing TCP/IP sett ings befor e the Automatic Tra nsfer Switc h can operate on a networ k: • IP addre ss of the Automa tic T rans fer Switch • Subnet mask • Defau lt gateway TCP/IP con figuration methods Use one of the foll [...]

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    Quick Configuratio n 8 Automatic Transfer Sw itch - Installatio n and Quick Sta rt Device IP Configu ration Wizard Y ou can use the Device IP Con figurati on W izard on a W indows NT ® 4.0, W indows 2000 ® , W indows 2003, or W indows XP compute r to discove r unconfigure d Automatic T r ansfer Switches and configu re their basic TCP/IP se ttings[...]

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    Quick Configur ation Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 9 BOOTP . Y ou c an use an RFC951-c ompliant BOOTP serv er to conf igure the TCP/ IP settings for the Auto mati c Transfer Swit ch. 1. Enter t he Automatic T rans fer Switch’ s MAC and I P addresses, t he subnet mask and default gateway s ettings, and an optiona l Bo[...]

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    Quick Configuratio n 10 Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 2. A properl y configured DHCP server r esponds with a DHCP o ffe r that incl udes all o f the setti ngs that the Automati c T ransfer Swit ch needs for net work communicat ion. The DHCP off er also in cludes th e V endor Spec ific In formation option (DHCP opti on [...]

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    Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 11 How to Access the Automatic T ransfer Switch Interfaces Overview After t he Automatic T ransfer Switch is running on your network, yo u can use t he interfaces summarized here to acce ss the uni t. Web interface As your br owser , you can use Microso ft ® Interne t Explorer 5. 0 (and h[...]

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    How to Access the Automatic Tra nsfer Switch Interfaces 12 Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start T elnet/ SSH Y ou can ac cess the cont rol console through T elnet or Secur e SHell (SSH), de pending on whi ch is enabled. (An Administ rator ca n enable thes e access method s through t he Te l n e t / S S H opt ion of th e Netwo[...]

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    How to Access the Automatic Tr ansfer Switch Inter faces Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 13 FTP/SCP Y ou can use FTP ( enabled by default) or Secure CoPy (SCP) to transfe r new firmware t o the Automatic T ransfer Switch , or to acc ess a copy of t he Automati c T ransfer Switc h’ s ev ent logs. SCP provide s the highe[...]

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    14 Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start Configuring the A TS Configurin g sensitivity The sensi tivity set ting contro ls how tole rant the A TS is of fluctua tions in power before i t switches t o the sec ondary power source. Config ure the se nsitivity range for your A TS using t he Switch Configurat ion menu. When sensitiv[...]

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    Configur ing the ATS Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 15 Remote access to the co ntrol consol e From any computer on the same su bnet as the Automatic T ransfer Swit ch, you ca n use ARP and Ping to assign an IP add ress to a Automatic T ransfer Switch, and the n use T elnet to access that Automatic T ransfe r Switch’ s[...]

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    16 Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start Recovering From A Lost Password 1. Select a serial port at the local compu ter and disa ble any ser vice that us es that p ort. 2. Connect APC s erial ca ble 990-1000A t o the Automat ic T ransfer Switch seria l port and t o the serial port on the l ocal computer . Run a terminal pr ogr[...]

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    Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 17 W arranty Limited wa rranty APC war rants the Aut oma tic Transfer Sw itch to be free from defe cts in ma teri als a nd work mans hip for a pe riod of t wo years from th e date of purchase. I ts obligat ion under t his warrant y is limited to repair ing or repla cing, at its own sole op[...]

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    Warran ty 18 Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 4. Pack the unit care fully . The warr anty does not cover damag e sustain ed in transi t. Enclose a letter wi th your name, address, RMA number a nd daytime phone number; a co py of the sal es receip t; and a ch eck as paymen t, if appli cable. 5. Mark the RMA numbe r clearly[...]

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    Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start 19 Life-Support Policy Gener al policy American Po wer Conversi on ( APC ) does not recommend t he use of an y of its prod ucts in the followi ng situat ions: • In lif e-support ap plications where fail ure or malfun ction of t he APC product c an be reasonab ly expecte d to cause failur[...]

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    20 Automatic Tr ansfer Switch - In stallation an d Quick Start Radio Frequency Interference USA — FCC This equi pment has be en tested an d found to comply with the l imits for a Cl ass A digita l device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designe d to provid e reasona ble protect ion against harmful i nterferenc e when the e[...]

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    10/2005 990-1233E-001 *990-1233E-001* Customer s upport for this or any other APC pro duct is av ailable at no char ge in any of the foll owing ways: • V isit th e APC W eb site to access documents i n the APC Knowled ge Base and to submit cu stomer support requests . – www .apc.com (Corpora te Headquar ters) Connect t o locali zed APC W eb sit[...]