MGE UPS Systems Switched PDU - Manuals

2. Installation Equipment Overview A number is printed above each outlet. The outlets are labeled 1 through 16. These numbers may be used in commands that require an outlet name. See Outlet Naming and Grouping in Chapter 3: Outlet Naming and Grouping for more information. The power inlet connects to...

2. Installation Safety Precautions This section contains important safety and regulatory information that should be reviewed before installation and use. For input and output current ratings, see Power Ratings in Technical Specifications. Only for installation and use in a Service Access Location in...

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2. Installation Connecting Devices To avoid the possibility of noise due to arcing: 1. Keep the device’s on/off switch in the off position until after it is plugged into the outlet, or log into the user interface and turn the outlets off before connecting the devices to the unit(s). After connecting...

3. Operations I NTERFACES 12 Outlet Naming and Grouping 12 Usernames and Passwords 12 HTML I NTERFACE 13 Logging In 13 Outlet Control 14 Individual .............................................................................................................................14 Group .....................

3. Operations Interfaces The Switched PDU has two interfaces: the HTML interface accessed via the HTTP enabled Ethernet connections and the command line for serial and Telnet connections. Outlet Naming and Grouping For commands requiring an outlet name, you may specify it in one of two ways: a prede...

3. Operations HTML Interface The HTML interface is constructed of three major components: the System Location bar, the User/Navigation bar and the Control Screen. The System Location bar displays the Switched PDU’s location and IP address as well as the current Control Screen title. The User/Navigat...

3. Operations Outlet Control The Outlet Control section offers access to the Individual and Group outlet control pages. From the Individual and Group pages, the user can review and manipulate power control functions for all outlets and groups assigned to the current user. Both pages include the outl...

3. Operations Network The Network configuration page is used for maintenance of the network interface. From this page an administrator may configure the IP address, subnet mask and gateway address as well as view the link status, speed and duplex value. The Switched PDU is configured with the follow...

3. Operations Setting the HTTP authentication method: The Switched PDU HTTP server supports two authentication methods for security and validation of the username-password – Basic and MD5 digest. The Basic method utilizes Base64 encoding to encode and deliver the username-password over the network t...

3. Operations Changing a user’s access privilege level: The Switched PDU has four defined access privilege levels; Admin, User, On-Only and View-Only: • Admin: Full-access for all configuration, control (On, Off, Reboot), status and pass through. • User: Partial-access for control (On, Off, Reboot),...

3. Operations Tools The Tools section contains access to rebooting the unit, uploading new firmware as well as resetting the unit to factory defaults. This section is available to administrative level users only. Restart Performing a warm boot: Select the Restart from the Action drop-down menu and p...

3. Operations Operations Command Summary Command Description On Turns one or more outlets on Off Turns one or more outlets off Reboot Reboots one or more outlets Status Displays the on/off status of one or more outlets ILoad Displays the total cumulative input load Istat Displays the status of the i...

3. Operations Administrative Command Summary (continued) Set FTP Filename Specifies the file to be uploaded via FTP Set FTP Filepath Specifies the filepath for the file to be uploaded Set FTP Host Sets the FTP Host IP address Set FTP Password Sets the password for the FTP Host Set FTP Username Sets ...

3. Operations Operations Commands Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the Switched PDU environment and control session operations. NOTE: Users must be granted access to affect any change in outlet state. Turning outlets on The On command turns on an outlet or group. W...

3. Operations Displaying outlet status The Status command displays the on/off status of one or more outlets. The command displays the status of only those outlets for which the current username has power control access. This display includes the outlet absolute and descriptive names, the Outlet Stat...

3. Operations Displaying the status of the Environmental Monitor The Envmon command displays the status of the integrated Environmental Monitor. By default, only administrative user accounts are allowed access to the Envmon command. An administrator may user the Set User Envmon command to enable and...

3. Operations Administration Commands Administration commands may only be issued by a user with administrative privileges, such as the predefined Admn user or another user who has been granted administrative privileges with the Set User Admnpriv command. User Administration Creating a user account T...

3. Operations Changing a password The Set User Password command changes a user’s password. For security, when you type a password, the characters are not displayed on the screen. See Usernames and Passwords for more information. To change a password: At the Switched PDU: prompt, type set user passwo...

3. Operations Displaying user outlet, group and serial port access The List User command displays all accessible outlets, groups and serial ports for a user. To display user outlet, group and serial port access: At the Switched PDU: prompt, type list user , optionally followed by a username. Press E...

3. Operations Adding an outlet to a group The Add OutletToGroup command adds an outlet to a group. To add more than one outlet, but not all outlets, you must use multiple Add OutletToGroup commands. To add an outlet to a group: At the Switched PDU: prompt, type add outlettogroup , optionally followe...

3. Operations Serial Port Administration Creating a descriptive serial port name The Set Port Name command assigns a descriptive name to a serial port. You may use this name in commands that require a port name as an alternative to using the port’s absolute name. To create a port name: At the Switch...

3. Operations System Administration Creating a location description The Set Location command specifies text that appears in the HTML control screen’s Location field. The text is also appended to a Welcome to banner that appears when a user successfully logs in serially or through a Telnet session. I...

3. Operations Displaying the firmware version The Version command displays the firmware version. To display the firmware version: At the Switched PDU: prompt, type version and press Enter . Performing a warm boot The Restart command performs a warm boot of the Switched PDU. NOTE: System user/outlet/...

3. Operations Displaying network configuration information The Show Network command displays TCP/IP, Telnet, SSH, Web, SSL and SNMP configuration information. • IP address, subnet mask and gateway • Enabled-disabled status of Telnet, SSH, HTTP,SSL and SNMP support • Telnet, SSH, and HTTP port number...

3. Operations Setting the HTTP authentication method The Set HTTP Security command is used to set the method of authentication. The Switched PDU HTTP server supports two authentication methods for security and validation of the username-password – Basic and MD5 digest. For more information on authen...

3. Operations SNTP Administration Switched PDU supports the use of a network time service to provide a synchronized time reference. Setting the SNTP server address The Set SNTP command is used to set the primary and secondary SNTP server addresses. To set the SNTP server address: At the Switched PDU...

4. Advanced Operations SSL 45 Enabling and Setting up SSL Support 45 SSL Technical Specifications 45 SSH 46 Enabling and Setting up SSH Support 46 SSH Technical Specifications 46 SNMP 47 MIB, OID and Support Error! Bookmark not defined. Enabling and Setting up SNMP Support 47 SNMP Traps 49 Configuri...

4. Advanced Operations SSL Secure Socket Layers (SSL) version 3 enables secure HTML sessions between a Switched PDU Remote Power Manager and a remote user. SSL provides two chief features designed to make TCP/IP (Internet) transmitted data more secure: • Authentication – The connecting client is ass...

4. Advanced Operations SSH Secure Shell (SSH) version 2 enables secure network terminal sessions between a Switched PDU Remote Power Manager and a remote user over insecure network. SSH provides an encrypted terminal sessions with strong authentication of both the server and client, using public-key...

4. Advanced Operations SNMP The Switched PDU family of products supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This allows network management systems to use SNMP requests to retrieve information and control power for the individual outlets. The Switched PDU includes an SNMP v1 agent support...

4. Advanced Operations Displaying SNMP configuration information The Show SNMP command displays all SNMP configuration information. • SNMP support status • SNMP community strings • Trap timer value • Trap destinations To display SNMP configuration information: At the Switched PDU: prompt, type show ...

4. Advanced Operations Outlet Status traps Status Error Description On Outlet is on Off Outlet is off OnWait Outlet Status in transition OffWait Outlet Status in transition OnError x Outlet should be off but current is sensed at the outlet OffError x Outlet should be on but no current is sensed at t...

4. Advanced Operations Temp Trap The Temp trap is generated whenever the temperature on a temperature/humidity sensor is beyond preset thresholds. Temp traps include the reported temperature, temp status, Location of the Switched PDU, and identifier and name of the affected sensor. Any error state g...

4. Advanced Operations Configuring Traps SNMP Trap Command Summary Command Description Set Trap EM Status Enables or disables the Environmental Monitor Status trap Set Trap THS Status Enables or disables a temperature/humidity sensor Status trap Set Trap THS Temp Enables or disables a temperature/hu...

4. Advanced Operations Displaying trap configuration information The Show Traps command displays information about all traps. To display trap information: At the Switched PDU: prompt, type show traps and press Enter . Example The following command requests trap configuration information: Switched PD...

5. Appendices Resetting to Factory Defaults You may reset the non-volatile RAM that stores all configurable options. This clears all administrator-editable fields and resets all command line configurable options to their default values, including all user accounts. You may reset the unit to factory ...

5. Appendices Technical Specifications Models Europe/Asia Model Voltage Inlet Cordset (10’) Outlets RSNM-R8-E02 230V, 60Hz IEC 60320/C20 * 8 IEC 60320/C13 RSMS-R8-E02 230V, 60Hz IEC 60320/C20 * 8 IEC 60320/C13 RSNM-T16-E02 230V, 60Hz IEC 60320/C20 * 16 IEC 60320/C13 RSMS-T16-E02 230V, 60Hz IEC 60320...

5. Appendices 301-0399-4 Rev A. - Page 59 Data Connections RS-232 port The Switched PDU is equipped standard with an RJ45 DTE RS-232c serial port. This connector may be used for direct local access or from other serial devices such as a terminal server. An RJ45 crossover cable is provided for connec...