APC AP9618 manual

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This manu al is available in En glish on the enclosed CD. ❖❖❖ Dieses Handbuch ist in Deutsch auf der beiliegenden CD-ROM verf ügbar . ❖❖❖ Este manu al está disponible en español en el C D-ROM ad junto . ❖❖❖ Ce manu el est disponible en fran çais sur le CD- ROM ci-inclus. ❖❖❖ Questo man uale è disponibile in italian o ne[...]

Installati on and Quick Start Manual Conte nts How to A void E quipme nt Dama ge . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disconnect UPS power 1 Disconne ct chassis po wer 1 How to Recov er from a Lost P asswo rd . . . . . . . . . 2 Prelim inary I nfor matio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 New stan dard featur es 3 Existin g features 3 AP96 18 fea tur[...]

2 Installation and Quic k Start Manual Contents Quick Conf igura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Overvi ew 10 TCP/IP configur ation metho ds 10 APC Ma nag eme nt Ca rd Wi zard 11 BOOTP & DHCP con figuration 11 Local acc ess to t he cont rol con sole 14 Rem ote acce ss to the co ntro l conso le 15 Contr ol consol e 16 How to [...]

Installati on and Quick-Start Ma nual 1 How to Avoid E q uipment Damage Disconnec t U PS power Y ou do not need to turn off a Sym m etra ® or a Silcon ™ mo del UPS to install the Managem en t Card. Smart-UPS 1. T urn off the equipm ent th at connects to the UPS. 2. Disconnect the UPS from its A C input source. 3. Press the OFF button on the UPS [...]

2 Installation and Quic k-Start Manual How to Recover from a Lost Passwor d Y ou can use a local computer, a computer that connects to the Managem ent Card throug h the serial port at the Manag em ent Card ’ s UPS, Expansion C hassis, or T riple Expansion C hassis , to access the control console. 1. Select a serial port at the local computer and [...]

Installati on and Quick-Start Ma nual 3 Pr eliminar y Information New stand ard features The AP9617, AP961 8, and A P9619 Man agem ent C ards include the follow in g new feat ures: • Generates sy stem log (Sy slog) m essages • Allow s usin g a dy nam ic host conf iguration protocol (DHCP) server to provide the TCP/IP val ues a Netw ork Managem [...]

4 Network Management Card Preliminary Informati on AP9618U and AP9619U upgrade kits Y ou can use an A P9618 U kit to convert an A P9617 Network Managem ent C ard EX or an AP9619 Netw ork Managem ent Card EM int o an AP9618 Netw ork Managem ent C ard EM/ MDM . Y ou can use an A P9619 U kit to convert an A P9617 Network Managem ent C ard EX into an A[...]

Installati on and Quick-Start Ma nual 5 Preliminary Informa tion Inventory The Managem en t Card package inclu des the follow ing item s : • This Installation and Q uick S tart Guide • Network Man agem ent Card • APC Netw ork Managem en t Card utility CD • Smart- signali ng cable • Ins tal l ati on of M ul ti ple M ana gem e nt C ards she[...]

6 Installation and Quic k-Start Manual Installation in a UPS Overview Y ou can instal l the Manag emen t Card in a card slot in a Smart- UPS, Matrix-UPS, or Sym m etra. For a Silcon UPS, the Managem ent Card inst alls in a Silcon T riple Expansion Chassis (A P9604S). Step 1: T urn off all powe r (Smart-UPS or Matrix-UPS) Y ou do not need to turn po[...]

Installati on and Quick-Start Ma nual 7 Installatio n in a UPS Step 2: Inst all the Network Management Card If you are installi ng th e Manag emen t Card in a Sym m etra UPS that uses m ore than one APC m anag em ent product, see Installation of Multiple Management C ar ds , a copy of w h ich came w ith th e Managem en t Card. Y ou mus t install th[...]

8 Installation and Quic k-Start Manual Expansion/T riple Chassis Installati on Overview Use an Expan sion Ch assis or a T riple Expansion Chass is if th e UPS has n o card slot available. The Managemen t Card installs in the chas sis and comm unicat es w ith the UPS throug h the cable connection between th e chassis and the UPS . When to use the AC[...]

Installati on and Quick-Start Ma nual 9 Expansion /Triple Chassis Insta llation Step 2: Inst all the Network Management Card If the UPS uses m ore than one APC m anag em ent product, see Installation of Multiple Management C ar ds , a copy of w h ich came w ith th e Managem en t Card. Y ou mus t install the APC manag em ent products in the correct [...]

10 Installation and Q uick-Start Manual Quick Configuration Overview Y ou m ust conf igure the f ollow ing TCP/IP set tings before the Managem ent Card can operate on a netw ork: • The IP address of the Manag em ent Card • The subnet mas k • The default gatew ay TCP/ IP configuration methods Use one of the follow ing m ethods to define th e T[...]

Installation and Q uick-Start Manual 11 Quick Configura tion APC Management Ca rd W i z a rd Y ou can use the APC Man agem ent Card W izard at a W i ndow s 95, W indows 98, W indows NT 4.0, or W indows 2000 computer to config ure a Managem ent C ard. 1. Follow the on -screen in structions to install the W i zard from the A PC Netw ork Manag emen t [...]

12 Network Management Card Quick Configura tion BOOTP . Y ou can u se an RFC 951-complian t BOOTP server to configure th e TCP/IP settings the Managem en t Card needs. 1. Enter the Managem ent C ard ’ s MAC and IP ad dress es, the subnet m ask, and defaul t gatew ay setting s, and an optional Bootup File Name in the BOOT P T AB fil e of the BOOT [...]

Installation and Q uick-Start Manual 13 Quick Configura tion DHCP . Y ou can use a RFC2131/RF C2132-compliant DHCP server to configure th e TCP/IP settings the Managem en t Card needs. 1. A Managem ent Card sends out a DHCP request that u se the follow ing to identi fy itself: – A V endor Class Identifier ( APC by defau lt) – A Client Identi fi[...]

14 Network Management Card Quick Configura tion Local ac cess to the control conso le Y ou can use a local computer, a computer that connects to the Managem ent Card throug h the serial port at the Manag em ent Card ’ s UPS, Expansion C hassis, or T riple Expansion C hassis , to access the control console. 1. Select a serial port at the local com[...]

Installation and Q uick-Start Manual 15 Quick Configura tion Remote access to the contr ol conso le From any com puter on the sam e subn et as the Manag ement Card, you can us e ARP and Ping in a process know n as gleaning , to assign an IP addr es s to a Managem ent C ard, and then use T elnet to access that Manag em ent Card ’ s control console[...]

16 Network Management Card Quick Configura tion Control console After y ou log on at the control cons ole, as described in either “ Local access to the control console ” on page 14 or “ Remote access to the control console ” on pag e 15: 1. Choose Net wo rk fro m the Control Co n sole menu. 2. Choose TCP/IP from the Network menu. 3. If nece[...]

Installation and Q uick-Start Manual 17 How to Access a Configur e d Network Manageme nt Car d Overview Once the Managem en t Card is runni ng on y our netw ork, y ou can use several different in terfaces to access the Man agem ent Card. We b i n t e r f a c e Y ou can use Internet Explorer 5.0 (and higher) or Netscape ® 4.0.8 (and higher) browser[...]

18 Network Management Card How to Access a Co nfigured Network Man agement Card FT P Y ou can use FTP (enabled b y defau lt) to downl oad new firmw are to a Manag emen t Card, or to access a copy of a Managem ent C ard ’ s even t or data logs. 1. At a comm an d prompt, type ftp address and press E NTER , where address is the Managem en t Card ’[...]

Radio Fr eq uency Int erference This equipment h as been tested and foun d to comply w ith th e limits for a Class A digital device, pursuan t to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm fu l interference w h en the equipm en t is operated in a commercial env ironm ent. This equipm ent gene[...]

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