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    In st al lat ion an d Quick Configu ration Manua l NetBotz ® Rack Monitor 450/55 0 NBRK0450 NBRK0550[...]

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    This man ual i s avai la ble i n Engl ish on the enclose d C D. Dieses Handbuch is t in Deuts ch auf der beilie gend en CD-ROM verfügba r . Este manua l está disponi ble en español en el CD-ROM adjunt o. Ce m anuel est d isponi ble en français sur l e CD-ROM ci-inclu s. Quest o manuale è di s ponib ile in ita l i a n o nel CD-ROM alle gato. ?[...]

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    Cont ent s NetBotz Rack Monitor 450/550 Ins t all ation and Quick Confi guratio n Manual i Intro duction .......... ............ ............. ............ ............ .......... 1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Documen t Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    NetBot z Rack M onit or 450/550 Inst al lat ion and Quick Configur at ion M anual ii Acc ess an Ap p liance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ov erv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Administ rator account user ID and passwo r d . . . . . [...]

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    1 NetBotz Rack Moni t or 45 0/550 I nstal l at ion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manual Int r oduc ti o n Prod uct Des cription The Americ a n Power C onv ersion ( AP C ® ) NetBotz ® Rack Monitor 550 or NetBotz Rack Monitor 450 functions as the central hardwa r e applia nc e for a NetBotz securit y and envi ronmental monit or i ng system. The rack- m[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 2 • NetBotz Door Switch Sensor f or Rooms or Third Par ty Racks (NBES0302) • NetBotz Door Switch Sensor f or APC Racks (NBES0303) • NetBotz Dry Contact Cable (NBES0304) • NetBotz 0-5 V Sensor Cable (NBES030 5) • NetBotz V ibrat ion Sensor (NBES0306) • NetBot[...]

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    3 NetBotz Rack Moni t or 45 0/550 I nstal l at ion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manual  Al ert LED Ind icate s the a lert st atus of the s yste m . Whe n mor e than one al er t exist s, the mos t sev ere will be indic a t ed. • F lashin g once e very eig ht s econds—In formationa l • F lashin g once e very f our seconds — W arnin g • F la[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 4 Invent ory Inspect the con tents of the package to e nsure t ha t th e part s incl uded match those shown below . Report missing or damaged cont e n ts to APC or your APC reselle r . However , if damage was due to shipping, immediatel y report the damage t o the shipp[...]

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    5 NetBotz Rack Moni t or 45 0/550 I nstal l at ion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manual Inst allat ion Inst all the A ppliance Install the appl iance in the front or the rear of the rack or enclosu re using the ra ck-mount procedure, which re quires 1 U of ra c k space. When installing the appli a n c e, take i nto cons ideration t he foll owing: Cauti[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 6 Rac k-mount inst a llation 1. Choose a location for the applianc e in the front or rear of the rack. The appliance occupi es one U-sp a ce . A not ched hole or a number on the rack vertical r a i l denot es the middle of a U-space. Caution: T o avoi d equipment d amag[...]

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    7 NetBotz Rack Moni t or 45 0/550 I nstal l at ion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manual Power cord an d netwo rk cable co nnections Caution: Before you ener gize the appl iance, review the electr ical spe c ifi c atio ns on page 24 to avoid overlo a di ng the circuit. Caution: Make sur e you prope rly ground the appliance by plugging the po w er co rd [...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 8 Connect Se nsors to Sensor Por t s This procedure applie s to the followi ng se ns ors, which are supporte d by the applianc e and connect to the sensor po rts: • T emperat ure Sensor (AP9335T) • T e m perat ur e/Humidit y Sensor (AP9335TH) • NetBotz V ibrat ion[...]

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    9 NetBotz Rack Moni t or 45 0/550 I nstal l at ion a nd Quick Configurat ion Manual Connect an Alarm Beacon and Othe r Optiona l Device s 1. Inst all an alarm beaco n: – Install the a lar m beacon in a visible positi on either on the roof o f the rack or insid e the r ack. – Route the alarm beacon cable to the appli a nce. The ala r m b e ac on[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 10 Connect Se nsors and Sensor P ods to A-Link Port s Wi th a Ne tBot z 550, you can cas c ade up to a combined t otal of twelve NetBotz Rack Sensor Pod 150s (NBPD0150) a nd NetBotz Room Sensor Pod 1 55s (NBPD0155) plus up to a combined to tal of e i ght T emperat ure S[...]

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    11 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Initial Con figuration Note: Dis r ega rd the pr oc edur es in t his section i f you ha ve APC Infr a S truXure Centr a l as par t of your syste m . S e e the documentat ion for your Infra StruXure device for more inf orm atio n. Over view Y ou mu st c onfig ur e the f[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 12 Install the s erial co nfigu ratio n utilit y a nd ot her p rograms . The N etB otz Serial Configura tion Utility i s a Java ® -based appl ication th a t c onfi gures the ne twork sett ings on your NetBotz applia nce. Use the Net Botz Appliance Utility CD to insta l[...]

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    13 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Note: If the COM port assoc iated with the port to which your USB cable is con ne cted is c urrently in use by another applicati on, the me ssage beside the COM port in the Own er colum n indicates that the port i s not a vail a ble. T o corr e ct this, cl ose the appl[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 14 The NetBotz Conf i g uration Wizar d Use the Configurati on W izard to configure the f ollowi ng sett ings on your applian c e: • Domain Name Server Settings • Clock and Calendar Setti ngs • Region Settings • Administra tor Us er ID and Pa ssword • E-Mail S[...]

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    15 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Root a ccoun t user I D and p asswor d Y our Ne tBot z applianc e has a pre-conf igured root account . The root account is used only for appliance communicati ons that are performed using the USB Conso le Port, e.g. , when you use the Serial Configurati on Utility to s[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 16 Ad van ced Vie w Use the Advanced V iew to view sensor data, cam era images, and oth er appliance dat a in a custom Java applica tion. Y ou can also use the Advanced V iew to generate relay output a c tions and configur e all applianc e feat ures. The Advanc e d V ie[...]

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    17 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Configu re appl iance s ettings Open the Advance d V i ew and perform t he foll owing Appliance Sett ings tasks. The icons associate d with each t a s k are located i n the Confi guration p a ne, in the Appliance S e t tings region. 1. Set the Cloc k settings. B y def [...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 18 Conf igur e aler t act ions Y ou c a n configur e your applia nce to play audio alert notific ations thro ugh the headphone/spe aker jack on your C amer a Pod 160 or Sensor P od 120 or to send an e- m ail a lert notifica tion to your e -m ail addr e s s when sensor t[...]

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    19 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Upgrad e Options Soft w are F eat ure Upg rad es The BotzW ar e on your appli ance can be upgraded using the Upgrad e task in the Advanced V iew . The followin g soft ware packs can be added to your applia nce . • Advanced Softwar e Pack, which includes the following[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 20 Add po ds to your a pp liance The NetBo tz Rack M onitor 550 suppo rts t he following p ods: • A combined total of 4 Camera Pod 160s, Camer a P o d 120s, and CCTV Adapter Pod 120s. • A combined total of 12 Sensor Pod 150s, Sensor Pod 155s, Sensor Pod 120s, and 4-[...]

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    21 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Install and config ure a C C TV Ad apt er Pod 120. T o install a CCTV Adapter Pod 120, connect your video source to the appropria te DIN, BNC, or RCA video input jack o n the pod. Use the USB cable to connect your pod to your NetBo tz applianc e, or to a USB hub connec[...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 22 Co nnect a USB dig it al I/O de vice Y ou c a n incre a se the number of dry conta c t senso r s that can be connec ted to your applia nce by connecti ng a supp orted USB digita l I / O device to your appl iance. The followi ng US B digital I /O devices are s upporte[...]

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    23 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Conn ect e xtern al senso r s T o install an external se nsor , plug the sens or into an avail a b le External Port on any Senso r Pod 150, Sensor Pod 155, or Senso r Pod 120. Note: W hen conne cting a sensor to a Sensor Pod 120, be sure to note both th e s e nsor pod [...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 24 S pecifications Electr ical Input volt age, nomi na l 100–240 V AC; 50/60 Hz Maximum total c urrent dra w 0.25 A Physical Dimensi ons (H x W x D) 43.5 x 432.0 x 93.0 mm (1.7 x 17.0 x 3.7 in ) W eight 1.40 kg (3.0 9 lb) Env ironme ntal Elev ation (a bove MSL) Operat[...]

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    25 NetBotz Rack Moni tor 450/55 0 Instal lation a nd Quick Configur ation Manual Wa r r a n t y T wo-Y ear Factory W arranty This warranty ap plies only to the products you purchase for your use in accorda nce with this manual. Te r m s o f w a r r a n t y APC warrants its p roducts t o be fre e from defe cts in m ate ri als and wor k m anship for [...]

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    NetBot z R ack Mo nitor 450/ 550 Installat ion and Quick Configur at ion Manual 26 IN NO EVENT SHALL A PC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS , AFFILIA TES OR E MPLOYEES BE LIABLE FO R ANY FOR M OF INDIRE CT , SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL O R PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING O UT OF T HE USE, SERVI CE O R INST ALLA TION, OF THE PRODUCTS, W HETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN CON[...]

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    Radio Freque ncy Int erference Changes or modific ations to this u n it not exp ressly appr oved by the party r esponsible f or compliance could void the user ’ s au th or ity to opera t e this e quipment. USA — FCC This e quipment has been teste d and fo und t o comply wi th the limits for a Class A digital device, pu rsuant to part 15 of the [...]

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    12/20 08 99 0-3 291B-0 01 *990- 329 1B-0 01* APC W orldw ide Cust om e r Support Customer suppor t for this or any other APC product is available at no char ge in any of the following ways: • V isit t he APC W eb s ite t o access docum ents in the APC Knowl edge Base and to submit cus tom er suppor t requests. – www .apc.com (Corporate Headquar[...]