Page 2 - ADDENDUM; NetworkA; Network Management Card Wizard; Introduction; Overview
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 1 Network Management Card Wizard Introduction Overview The APC Network Management Card Wizard is a Microsoft ® Windows ® application that pre-configures and reconfigures single or multiple Management Cards of APC devices. . The Wizard works locally through the s...
Page 3 - System requirements; Installing the Wizard; Online Help
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 2 System requirements The Wizard runs on Windows ® 98, Windows NT ® , Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP Intel-based workstations. Configuring Network Management Card settings Using the Wizard, you can configure basic settings locally or remotely for the...
Page 4 - Quick configuration of the required settings
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 3 Quick configuration of the required settings You can configure the required TCP/IP settings quickly using the Wizard. Initially configuring Management Cards of NetworkAIR PA Air Conditioners To configure Network Management Cards initially, use the Wizard to co...
Page 5 - Reconfiguring multiple Network Management Cards
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 4 Reconfiguring multiple Network Management Cards To reconfigure multiple Network Management Cards: 1. Deploy your NetworkAIR PA Portable Air Conditioners without any pre- configuration. 2. Configure the TCP/IP settings of each NetworkAIR PA Air Conditioner remo...
Page 6 - Using the Network Management Card Wizard; Configuring the required TCP/IP settings
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 5 Using the Network Management Card Wizard Configuring the required TCP/IP settings To configure the Network Management Card’s required TCP/IP settings remotely: 1. Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP/IP settings. 2. From the Start menu, launc...
Page 7 - Pre-configuring the Network Management Card
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 6 Pre-configuring the Network Management Card To pre-configure the Network Management Card: 1. Use the link in the Start menu to launch the Wizard application, and then click Next > on the opening screen. 2. Select the Custom (Advanced) option from the “Insta...
Page 11 - File Transfers
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 10 File Transfers Introduction Overview The Network Management Card automatically recognizes binary firmware files. Each of these files contains a header and one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks (CRCs) to ensure that the data contained in the file is not corru...
Page 12 - Firmware defined
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 11 Upgrading Firmware Firmware defined Broadly defined, firmware is highly specialized, reliable software that resides on a memory chip within a computer or computer-related device. The firmware allows the Management Card to manage the NetworkAIR PA Portable Air...
Page 13 - Obtain the latest firmware version
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 12 Obtain the latest firmware version To determine if updated firmware is available to download, go to the “Software Downloads” page, www.apc.com/tools/download , on the APC Web site. The firmware upgrade consists of the two modules: An APC Operating System (AOS...
Page 15 - Firmware file transfer methods
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 14 Firmware file transfer methods You can use FTP or SCP to upgrade the firmware of one or more Network Management Cards over the network. You can use XMODEM to upgrade the firmware for a Network Management Card that is not on the network. When you use FTP, SCP,...
Page 23 - Verifying Upgrades and Updates
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 22 Verifying Upgrades and Updates Overview To verify that the firmware upgrade was successful, see the Last Transfer Result message, available through the FTP Server option of the Network menu (in the control console only), or use an SNMP GET to the mfiletransfe...
Page 24 - Updating Configuration Settings; Methods; Using Telnet or Web interfaces
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 23 Updating Configuration Settings Methods The Management Card stores its configuration settings internally. These include TCP/IP, TFTP, SSL, SCP, FTP, Web, Device Manager, password, and system settings. To edit or update the configuration settings for the Manag...
Page 26 - Using the APC Security Wizard
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 25 Using the APC Security Wizard Overview Authentication Authentication verifies the identity of a user or a network device (such as an APC Network Management Card). Passwords typically identify computer users. However, for transactions or communications requiri...
Page 27 - How certificates are used.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 26 How certificates are used. Most Web browsers, including all browsers supported by the Network Management Card, contain a set of CA root certificates from all of the commercial Certificate Authorities. Authentication of the server (in this case, the Network Ma...
Page 28 - Files you create for SSL and SSH security
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 27 Files you create for SSL and SSH security Use the APC Security Wizard to create the following components of an SSL and SSH security system: • The server certificate for the Network Management Card, if you want the benefits of authentication that such a certif...
Page 30 - Create a Root Certificate & Server Certificates; Summary
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 29 Create a Root Certificate & Server Certificates Summary Use this procedure if your company or agency does not have its own Certificate Authority and you do not want to use a commercial Certificate Authority to sign your server certificates. • Create a CA ...
Page 31 - Procedure; Create the CA root certificate.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 30 Procedure Create the CA root certificate. Perform these steps. (Click Next to move from screen to screen.) 1. If the APC Security Wizard is not already installed on your computer, install it by running the installation program APC Security Wizard.exe from the...
Page 32 - Load the CA root certificate to your browser.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 31 7. The last screen verifies that the certificate has been created and instructs you on the next tasks. – This screen displays the location and name of the .p15 file that you will use to sign the server certificates. – This screen also displays the location an...
Page 33 - Create an SSL Server User Certificate.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 32 Create an SSL Server User Certificate. Perform these steps. (Click Next to move from screen to screen.) 1. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs , then APC Security Wizard , to start the Wizard program. 2. On the screen labeled Step 1, select SSL Server ...
Page 34 - Load the server certificate to the Network Management Card.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 33 7. The last screen verifies that the certificate has been created and instructs you on the next task, to load the server certificate to the Network Management Card. It displays the location and name of the Server Certificate, which has a .p15 file extension a...
Page 35 - Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 34 Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request Summary Use this procedure if your company or agency has its own Certificate Authority or if you plan to use a commercial Certificate Authority to sign your server certificates. • Create a Certificate Signing Re...
Page 37 - Import the signed certificate.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 36 8. Send the certificate signing request to an external Certificate Authority, either a commercial Certificate Authority or, if applicable, a Certificate Authority managed by your own company or agency. Import the signed certificate. When the external Certific...
Page 39 - Create an SSH Host Key; Create the host key.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 38 Create an SSH Host Key Summary This procedure is optional. If you select SSH encryption, but do not create a host key, the Network Management Card generates a 768-bit RSA key when it reboots. Host keys for SSH that are created with the APC Security Wizard are...
Page 40 - Load the host key to the Network Management Card.
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 39 you can verify that the correct host key was uploaded by verifying that the fingerprints displayed here match the SSH fingerprints on the Network Management Card, as displayed by your SSH client program. 7. The last screen verifies that the host key has been ...
Page 41 - APC Worldwide Customer Support
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 40 APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the following ways: • Visit the APC Web site to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit customer support requests. – www.apc...
Page 42 - Copyright
® ® ® ® ADDENDUM NetworkA IR ACPA4000 41 Copyright Entire contents copyright © 2004 American Power Conversion. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. APC, the APC logo, and NetworkAIR are trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation and may be ...
