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6 

SERIAL INTERFACE SETUP 

Once communication with the Dualcom S is configured as described in the 

Serial Connection

 section, the serial interface is ready for use.  

Serial Interface Navigation 

There are two ways to navigate and select items using a serial connection: 

•

  Press a number key (if applicable) 

•

  Use the arrow keys to highlight an item, and hit 

Enter

 to select it. 

Once an item has been selected, you can edit it by pressing 

Backspace

 to 

erase existing values, and the number/letter keys to enter new ones. You can 
also use 

Backspace

 to return to a previous screen. 

Outlet States & Settings

 

From the main menu, type 

1

 to select 

Outlet States & Settings

.  

 

 

 

Chapter 

2 

Summary of Contents for Dualcom S

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Page 2: ...System Settings 12 TIME DATE Setup 13 NETWORK Setup 14 LOGGING Setup 15 SNMP Setup 16 GENERAL Setup 17 USER S Setup 18 WEB INTERFACE SETUP 21 Outlet Tab 22 Turning an Outlet On Off 22 Rebooting an Outlet 23 Editing the Properties of an Outlet 23 Setting High Low Currents and Grace Periods 24 Enabling Cyber Breaker the Virtual Circuit Breaker 25 Scheduling a Task 25 Temp Hum Tab 26 Logs Tab 28 User...

Page 3: ...iii CE certificate will go on this page ...

Page 4: ...risk of equipment damage and or personal injury Follow the instructions Caution Hazardous voltages are present To reduce the risk of electrical shock and possible injury please follow the instructions TCP IP Web Telnet and SNMP 10BaseT ethernet port Serial Port Direct RS232 connection to a laptop or desktop PC ...

Page 5: ... Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted so that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading E Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and to the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings s...

Page 6: ...TCHING EQUIPMENT ELECTRICAL RATING LABEL NEVER PLACE FOREIGN OBJECTS OF ANY KIND THROUGH OPENINGS IN THE EQUIPMENT CONDUCTIVE FOREIGN OBJECTS WILL PRODUCE A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE AND OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN INSTALLING THE UNIT INTO A RACK DO NOT BLOCK VENTILATION OPENINGS OF THE UNIT THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE DUAL...

Page 7: ...vii Notes ...

Page 8: ... LED indicates outlet is energized red LED indicates Cyber Breaker has tripped Amber LED indicates outlet current is outside of the high or low limit setting 3 Temperature humidity sensor port RJ25 optional 4 RS232 Serial port RJ45 5 Ethernet port RJ45 6 AC inlet receptacles C 20 shown 7 AC outlets 5 20R shown ...

Page 9: ...1620V 1 16 A 5 20 Dualcom S 1620VATX 1 16 A 5 20 Dualcom S 1630ViCB 2 16 A per bank C13 Dualcom S 1630ViCBMO 2 16 A per bank C13 C19 Dualcom S 1630ViCBMOMV 2 16 A per bank C13 C19 Dualcom S 1632ViCB 2 16 A per bank C13 Dualcom S 1632ViCB EU 2 32 A 20 A per bank C13 Dualcom S 1632ViCBMO 2 16 A per bank C13 C19 Dualcom S 1632ViCBMO EU 2 16 A per bank C13 C19 Dualcom S 1640V 2 16 A per bank 5 20 Oper...

Page 10: ...ed DB9 to RJ45 adapter and the supplied green inverse cable 2 Setup a terminal program using the following default settings 9600 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control 3 Establish a connection and log on using admin as the User Name and password as the Password Note It is recommended that you periodically change the password to prevent unauthorized access to the Dualcom S Chapter 1 ...

Page 11: ...hentication If problems with logging in are experienced please download the latest version or update the browser The following describes how to connect to the Dualcom S using a web browser 1 Note the MAC address from the label on the Dualcom S unit 2 Attach the unit to a network with a DHCP server using the Ethernet port on the front of the Dualcom S unit Power up unit and allow it to pick up an I...

Page 12: ...5 Note It is recommended that you periodically change the password to prevent unauthorized access to the Dualcom S The following screen appears ...

Page 13: ...elect items using a serial connection Press a number key if applicable Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and hit Enter to select it Once an item has been selected you can edit it by pressing Backspace to erase existing values and the number letter keys to enter new ones You can also use Backspace to return to a previous screen Outlet States Settings From the main menu type 1 to select Outlet...

Page 14: ... all desired outlets as described above and press 0 Similarly turn on an outlet that is turned off and press 0 to have it be on whenever the Dualcom S powers up Rebooting an Outlet To reboot an individual outlet navigate to the desired outlet and press R r The outlet will turn off after the reboot delay timer expires and then turn back on once the reboot off timer terminates To reboot all outlets ...

Page 15: ...rent Alerts High Current Amps High Grace Period ms Note The Enable Low High Current Alerts options must be selected for the Low High Current and Low High Grace Period settings to be operational See Setting High Low Currents and Grace Periods 1 To change the Outlet Label or Reboot delay off times navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 2 Use Backspace and the number letter keys to change va...

Page 16: ...gh Grace period times navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 6 Use Backspace and the number keys to change values Press Enter when done Enabling Cyber Breaker the Virtual Circuit Breaker Cyber Breaker the Virtual Circuit Breaker provides protection for each individual outlet so if one is pulling too much current only that outlet is tripped It also eliminates uncertainties about when a cir...

Page 17: ...oth sensors and for both temperature and humidity High low limits can be set individually for both sensors and for both temperature and humidity This allows for maximum granularity and flexibility when monitoring a rack From the main menu type 2 to select Temperature and Humidity Data Settings The following screen appears From here you can do the following as administrator only Enable the primary ...

Page 18: ...for the secondary sensor navigate to Enable Alert under Secondary Sensor and press Enter An x appears indicating the option is active Press Enter again to remove the x and disable the option 5 To change the High Low Temperature or High Low Humidity Alert threshold for the secondary sensor navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 6 Use Backspace and the number keys to change values Press Ent...

Page 19: ...llowing Send the logs to an administrator by pressing 1 Send the logs to an administrator and clear the log buffer by pressing 2 Clear the log buffer by pressing 3 System Settings From the main menu type 4 to select System Settings The following screen appears ...

Page 20: ...r unit It is important that the time and date be accurate as they directly affect the logs and schedules for desired use The time and date can be set manually or automatically using NTP From the System Settings screen type 1 to select Time Date The following screen appears There are six Time Date and two NTP settings that can be changed Hour 24 hour format e g 7pm would be 19 Minute from 1 59 Mont...

Page 21: ...nsate for Daylight Savings Time navigate to Daylight Savings Time and press Enter An x appears indicating the option is active Press Enter again to remove the x and disable the option 5 To activate NTP and automatically get the time date from the network server navigate to Use NTP and press Enter An x appears indicating the option is active Press Enter again to remove the x and disable the option ...

Page 22: ...s navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 3 Use Backspace and the number keys to change values Press Enter when done 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each network setting to be changed Note For any new settings to take effect the Dualcom S must be rebooted Do so by navigating to REBOOT and pressing Enter Once the Dualcom S reboots it may take a minute you ll be prompted to log on again 5 If no c...

Page 23: ...To change any of the values navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 2 Use Backspace and the number keys to change values Press Enter when done 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each network setting to be changed 4 To have the log buffer e mailed to you once it s full navigate to Send e mail when log buffer is full and press Enter An x appears indicating the option is active Press Enter again to r...

Page 24: ...er again to remove the x and disable writing to Community 1 Repeat to enable Community 2 4 To change public as the password string for Community 1 navigate to public and press Enter 5 Use Backspace and the letter keys to change values Press Enter when done Repeat to change private as the password string for Community 2 6 By default the Trap Host IP is disabled IP address is 000 000 000 000 To enab...

Page 25: ...he optional Temperature Humidity sensor readings are in Fahrenheit or Celsius Serial BAUD Rate xxxx Default is 9600 Choose 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 or 57600 1 To change any of the values navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 2 Use Backspace and the number keys to change values Press Enter when done 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each general setting to be changed 4 To require a confirmatio...

Page 26: ...me Specify the username 3 to 15 characters Spaces are allowed Password Specify the password 6 to 15 characters Confirm on the next input box Note You ll need to re enter your password under Retype Password for verification purposes 4 To change any of the values navigate to the desired setting and press Enter 5 Use Backspace and the number letter keys to change values Press Enter when done 6 Repeat...

Page 27: ...utlets that appear under User can modify these outlets Administrators can modify ALL outlets and press Enter An x appears indicating the user has control over that outlet Press Enter again to remove the x and deny the user access to that outlet 9 Repeat step 8 to set unset any remaining outlets the user can control 10 Once all settings and options have been set navigate to SAVE USER and press Ente...

Page 28: ...ed Outlets o Change the state of the outlets o Setup scheduling o Rename outlets o View current draw per outlet o Set outlets to a certain state when unit powers up o Set up Cyber Breaker the Virtual Circuit BreakerTM Temp Hum o Enable the primary and or secondary sensor alert o Set the high low temperature humidity limits Logs o View the last 64 events that have occurred in detail Users o Add Edi...

Page 29: ...an outlet on or off Reboot an outlet Edit the properties of an outlet Set High Low Currents and Grace Periods Enable Cyber Breaker the Virtual Circuit Breaker Turning an Outlet On Off When the Dualcom S is booted up all outlets by default are turned on and represented by a green LED To turn an individual outlet off click the Off link next to the desired outlet The green LED icon changes to white i...

Page 30: ...et The outlet turns off after the reboot delay timer expires and then turn back on once the reboot off timer terminates To reboot all outlets at once click Reboot next to ALL Note The settings for both the reboot delay timer and reboot off timer can be changed in the properties of each individual outlet see Editing the Properties of an Outlet The default for both timers is five seconds Editing the...

Page 31: ... Low Currents and Grace Periods When the current rises above or falls below the set current level threshold for longer than the set grace period current alerts trigger syslogs or SNMP traps Do the following to enable high low current alerts grace periods and the Virtual Circuit Breaker Once enabled a log and an SNMP trap will be sent if the measured current drops below or rises above the limit for...

Page 32: ...l Circuit Breaker box A checkmark appears indicating the option is active Click again to remove the checkmark and disable the option Cyber Breaker trips the circuit if the current goes over the number of amps set in the High Current Amps box for longer than the number of milliseconds set in the High Grace Period box The LED for that outlet turns red indicating the outlet is no longer functioning T...

Page 33: ...the set value informing the user when a problem occurs High low limits can be set individually for both sensors and for both temperature and humidity This allows for maximum granularity and flexibility when monitoring a rack Note The respective Enable Alert option must be selected for the Low High Temperature and Low High Humidity Alert settings to be operational Click the Temp Hum tab to view a s...

Page 34: ...the desired high and low temperature and or humidity threshold number 5 Click Save 6 To enable the alert for the secondary sensor click Edit next to Secondary Sensor 7 Click in the Enable Temperature Humidity Alerts checkbox An x appears indicating the option is active Click again to remove the x and disable the option 8 To change the High Low Temperature or High Low Humidity Threshold settings fo...

Page 35: ...ally once the log file is full If the log file is full and e mail is not enabled the unit overwrites the oldest event thus keeping the log current To setup log e mail see the Logging Setup section under Setup Tab Click on the Logs tab to view a screen similar to the following The following can be done from this screen Refresh the log screen by clicking Refresh Logs ...

Page 36: ...b the user must be an Administrator Click the User tab to display a screen similar to the following To remove a user click Delete next to the user to remove The user and all of their settings will be deleted Edit Add Users To add or edit an existing user click Edit in the row desired A window similar to the following appears shown is an eight outlet Dualcom S 1 To add change the username click in ...

Page 37: ...oxes that appear under User may modify these outlets administrators can modify all outlets regardless of these settings you wish the user to have access to A checkmark appears indicating the user has control over those outlets Click again to remove a checkmark Note Only an administrator has access to change the above settings 4 To add or change a password enter a password between 6 to 15 character...

Page 38: ...een appears From here you can set the following attributes System Clock Settings Network Settings Logging Settings SNMP Settings General Settings The Setup tab is only accessible to administrators To make changes click Edit next to the appropriate heading ...

Page 39: ... to NTP Enabled A checkmark appears 2 Enter Server 1 and Server 2 settings in their respective boxes 3 Click the Save The page refreshes with the new date and time that the Dualcom S receives from the server To manually set the date and time uncheck the NTP Enabled check box and enter the date and time in the corresponding Date and Time boxes Be sure to select AM or PM and the time zone you are in...

Page 40: ... to edit and type in a new value Once all fields are filled in click Save and Reboot Note The network settings will not take affect until the unit has been rebooted LOGGING Setup Administrators can use this screen to setup e mail properties and server settings When enabled the Dualcom S can e mail the log to a designated person manually at anytime or automatically once the log file is full ...

Page 41: ...pecify a name Subject specify a subject Note The Dump logs to e mail when local buffer is full option must be selected for the SMTP Server and E mail Address settings to be operational To enable the e mail logs feature do the following 1 Enter an IP address in the box next to Syslog Server 2 Select the desired attributes from the Facility and Minimum Level pull down menus 3 Enter the SMTP Server n...

Page 42: ...e box next to this option A checkmark appears Note If SNMP is not being used disable it to prevent a security hazard Use Concatenated Username Password as Communities Once enabled you can use a concatenated username and password as communities For example adminpassword would work if the default username and password are used To enable click in the box next to this option A checkmark appears Commun...

Page 43: ...tact Location Enter System Name Dualcom S name System Contact contact person for Dualcom S and System Location Dualcom S location information in their respective boxes Note When done entering settings click on Save to activate all changes GENERAL Setup Behavioral settings such as outlet change confirmations and refresh rates can be changed from this screen The following can be set from this screen...

Page 44: ...s the time between successive outlets turning on at power up or when all outlets are turned on To set click in the box next to this option and enter a value Outlet stagger off rate in milliseconds 0 5000 Sets the time between successive outlets turning off when all outlets are turned off To set click in the box next to this option and enter a value Temperature Unit Select Celsius C or Fahrenheit F...

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Page 46: ...t the Dualcom S to factory default settings To reset the Dualcom S to factory defaults press and hold the reset button for approximately 10 seconds until the LED s flash rapidly and then release the reset button Caution Off outlets will simultaneously turn on On horizontal units the reset button is located through a hole on the right side of the Dualcom S just behind the front bracket On vertical ...

Page 47: ...40 Mounting Diagram for Vertical Dualcom S ...

Page 48: ...lugs into the RJ25 6P6C connector on the Dualcom S Once communication has been established between the two devices the display on the Dualcom S will update with the detected temperature humidity data See pages 10 and 26 for additional details A second remote sensor can be daisy chained from the temperature humidity sensor module to compare measurements from two different physical locations ...

Page 49: ...T EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USERS AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT NOTE THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMEN...

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