APC AP9221EXPX166 - Manual

2 Preliminary Information continued Inventory MasterSwitch VM ( AP9221X166 ) comes with the following items: Please recycle The shipping materials for MasterSwitch VM are recyclable. Please save them for later reuse or dispose of themappropriately. Item Part Number Quantity MasterSwitch VM unit AP92...

3 Installing MasterSwitch VM Mounting in aNetShelterenclosure MasterSwitch VM comes with rack-mount brackets formounting in an APC NetShelter enclosure or other standard ( EIA310-D ) 19 -inch rack. To mount in an enclosure: 1. Align the brackets (provided) with the holes on the rear of the unit. 2. ...

4 Installing MasterSwitch VM continued Mounting in aNetShelterenclosure,continued 4. Insert a caged nut above and below a notched hole on a vertical mounting rail at the highest point in your chosenlocation. 5. Align the mounting holes of the top bracket on the unit with the caged nuts you installed...

6 Installing MasterSwitch VM continued Mounting thecontroller,continued 3. Insert caged nuts on the vertical mounting rails at your chosen location. 4. Align the controller’s brackets with the caged nuts that you inserted in Step 3. 5. Insert mounting screws (provided with enclosure) and tighten. Co...

8 Connecting MasterSwitch VM Caution MasterSwitch VM does not provide power protection. Therefore, APC does not recommend plugging the unit directly into any unprotected power source, such as a wall outlet. Setting up asingle unit 1. Connect the power cord of each device you wish to connect to the o...

10 Quick Configuration Requiredconfiguration You must configure the network settings of MasterSwitch VM before it can operate on a network. The required settings are: • IP address of MasterSwitch VM • Subnet Mask• IP address of the default Gateway After you have configured MasterSwitch VM network se...

11 Quick Configuration continued ConfiguringTCP/IP settings,continued Through the Management Card Wizard. The MasterSwitch VM controller contains a management card that provides the network interface. The Management Card Wizard provides aquick way to configure all management card settings, including...

12 Quick Configuration continued ConfiguringTCP/IP settings,continued 6. Enter the default user name and password: apc , both lowercase. 7. Once the Main menu appears, choose Network. 8. From the Network menu, choose TCP/IP . 9. Within the TCP/IP menu: a. Disable BOOTP b. Accept changes. c. Set a va...

13 Quick Configuration continued ConfiguringTCP/IP settings,continued Over the Network by ARP. (Address Resolution Protocol) To configure MasterSwitch VM TCP/IP settings using ARP : 1. Connect the unit to the network. 2. From a command prompt on a computer connected to the local subnet, type arp -s ...

14 Quick Configuration continued AccessingMasterSwitchVM You can access MasterSwitch VM using a Web browser, Telnet, or SNMP . See the appropriate paragraph below for details. Through a Web browser. 1. From your Web browser, enter the System IP address or DNS name, if configured, of the MasterSwitch...

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