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Chapter 3: Using the Web Interface

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Default message when the event = TRUE Default message when the event =

FALSE

Device > USB slave connected

USB slave connected.

USB slave disconnected.

Device > WLAN authentication over
TLS with incorrect system clock

Established connection to wireless network
'[SSID]' via Access Point with BSSID
'[BSSID]' using '[AUTHPROTO]'
authentication with incorrrect system clock.

Peripheral Device Slot > * >
Numeric Sensor > Unavailable

Peripheral device '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in
slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' unavailable.

Peripheral device
'[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot
'[EXTSENSORSLOT]' available.

Peripheral Device Slot > * >
Numeric Sensor > Above upper
critical threshold

Peripheral device '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in
slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' asserted 'above
upper critical' at [READING].

Peripheral device
'[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot
'[EXTSENSORSLOT]' deasserted
'above upper critical' at [READING].

Peripheral Device Slot > * >
Numeric Sensor > Above upper
warning threshold

Peripheral device '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in
slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' asserted 'above
upper warning' at [READING].

Peripheral device
'[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot
'[EXTSENSORSLOT]' deasserted
'above upper warning' at [READING].

Peripheral Device Slot > * >
Numeric Sensor > Below lower
warning threshold

Peripheral device '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in
slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' asserted 'below
lower warning' at [READING].

Peripheral device
'[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot
'[EXTSENSORSLOT]' deasserted
'below lower warning' at [READING].

Peripheral Device Slot > * >
Numeric Sensor > Below lower
critical threshold

Peripheral device '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in
slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' asserted 'below
lower critical' at [READING].

Peripheral device
'[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot
'[EXTSENSORSLOT]' deasserted
'below lower critical' at [READING].

Peripheral Device Slot > * > State
Sensor/Dry Contact > Unavailable

Peripheral device '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in
slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' unavailable.

Peripheral device
'[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot
'[EXTSENSORSLOT]' available.

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Summary of Contents for Premium+ RackLink RLNK-P415

Page 1: ...nk Monitor Control Alert Report Analyze THANK YOU Thank you for purchasing a Premium PDU with RackLink product Please read these instructions thoroughly before installing or assembling this product I...

Page 2: ...PDU 19 Connecting the PDU to a Power Source 19 Connecting the PDU to Your Network 19 Making a Wireless Connection With The USB WIFI Dongle 20 Supported Wireless LAN Configuration 20 Chapter 3 Using th...

Page 3: ...el 65 Understanding Sensor Dry Contact Position 66 Individual Sensor Dry Contact Pages 66 Sensor Dry Contact Location Example 70 User Management 70 Creating Users 71 Viewing Enabled or Disabled Users...

Page 4: ...ormation 178 Viewing Hardware Failures 179 Resetting Your PDU via Unit Reset 179 Retrieving Software Package Information via About PDU 182 PDU 182 Viewing PDU Details 182 Configuring Global Settings 1...

Page 5: ...r RJ 45 Port Pinouts 201 Expansion RJ 45 Port Pinouts 202 Feature RJ 45 Port Pinouts 202 Appendix B Resetting to Factory Defaults 204 Using the Reset Button 204 Using the CLI Command 205 Appendix C In...

Page 6: ...A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the prov...

Page 7: ...ain readily operable Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Do not overload the wall outlet where this device is being connected Do not overload this dev...

Page 8: ...de type terre poss de deux broches et une troisi me de mise la terre La broche large ou la troisi me fiche sont fournies pour des raisons de s curit Si la fiche fournie n entre pas dans votre prise d...

Page 9: ...ourant Ce dispositif doit rester en tat de marche D brancher cet appareil pendant les orages ou s il n est pas utilis pendant de longues p riodes Ne surchargez pas le r ceptacle de mur ou le circuit q...

Page 10: ...ocated on the outside of the box and make sure they match Prepare the installation site Check the branch circuit rating Where to Find Your IP Address Note The default network interface address 192 168...

Page 11: ...button Power Button and Inlet Note A power button is only provided on the Rackmount PDU Connect your PDU to an appropriately rated branch circuit See the markings on your PDU for appropriate input ra...

Page 12: ...ON and LIVE LIVE power The outlet is on and power is available Green flashing ON and LIVE The current flowing through the outlet is greater than the upper warning non critical threshold Cycling throu...

Page 13: ...ge Measurement example 120 7 VOLTS 2 ALARMS Title Alarm Amount or Value example NO ALARMS or 2 ALARMS 3 TEMPERATURE Title Temperature Sensor Measurement example 78 3 F 4 ACTIVE POWER Title Active Powe...

Page 14: ...On Series Surge Models Surges Value example 2 SURGES On Protected Fault MOV Models Fault Valule example PROTECTED or FAULT c FW FIRMWARE VERSION Title Firwmare Version Value example 3 3 0 5 0 d SERIA...

Page 15: ...Ethernet ports 1 and 2 Reset button 2x USB A port USB B port Feature port Expansion port Console port Sensor port Connection Port and Reset Button Functions The table below explains the function of e...

Page 16: ...device such as a wireless LAN adapter USB B Establishing a USB connection between a computer and the PDU for using the command line interface or performing the disaster recovery For disaster recovery...

Page 17: ...s software without any loss of power to outlets The following image illustrates the location of the reset button Circuit Breakers The circuit breakers automatically trip disconnect power when the cur...

Page 18: ...image 3 Examine your PDU and the connected equipment to remove or resolve the cause that results in the overload or short circuit This step is required or you cannot proceed with the next step 4 Pres...

Page 19: ...ur PDU for appropriate input ratings or range of ratings 4 When the software has completed loading the outlet LEDs show a steady color and the front panel display illuminates The factory default state...

Page 20: ...USB hub to the USB A port on the PDU Then plug the USB WIFI Dongle into the appropriate USB port on the hub Note The PDU supports the A B G N 802 11 protocols Supported Wireless LAN Configuration If w...

Page 21: ...ric input fields Login Logout and Password Change Access the web interface The first time you log in to your PDU use the factory default admin user credentials The network interface and account defaul...

Page 22: ...Quick Access to a Specific Page on page 27 2 If any security alert message appears accept it 3 The login screen displays Type your user name and password User credentials are case sensitive 4 Optiona...

Page 23: ...permanently If you select this checkbox then click Not Now Or enter the new password and click Ok Users without permissions listed must change password Note This password change request also appears i...

Page 24: ...e there are other tabs available in the browser To log out by closing the web browser Click on the top right corner of the window OR Choose File Close or File Exit Web Interface Overview The web inter...

Page 25: ...click on the top left corner Number Web interface element Left side PDU name Note To customize the device name see PDU on page 182 Right side Your login name which you can click to view your user acc...

Page 26: ...history Menu Depending on your model and hardware configuration your PDU may show all or some menu items shown below If a menu item contains the submenu the submenu is shown after clicking that item T...

Page 27: ...ss of the PDU is 192 168 84 118 Page URL Peripherals https 192 168 84 118 peripherals Event Log https 192 168 84 118 maintenance eventLog 0 Sorting a List If any list displays this arrow in one of its...

Page 28: ...pears adjacent to the selected column header indicating the list is sorted in the ascending order based on that column Dashboard The Dashboard page contains four sections However the Alarms and Alerte...

Page 29: ...ilures on page 179 Alerted Sensors When no sensors enter the alarmed state this section shows the message No Alerted Sensors When any sensor enters the alarmed state this section lists all of them See...

Page 30: ...time Last Appearance The date and time when the event indicated in the Reason column occurred for the last time Count The number of times the event indicated in the Reason column has occurred More Al...

Page 31: ...he total number of alerted sensors For example 1 Critical 1 sensor enters the critical or alarmed state Numeric sensors enter the critical state State sensors enter the alarmed state 1 Warned 1 numeri...

Page 32: ...ld color indication For assigning threshold values and gauge color indicators see Sensor Threshold Settings on page 50 The current reading indicator Maximum displayable gauge value The current reading...

Page 33: ...Outlets checkbox See Selecting Multiple Outlets on page 40 Outlet buttons perform the following functions Power On Power Off Power Cycle Power cycling the outlet s turns the outlet s off and then back...

Page 34: ...vates and deactivates your configured load shedding settings for all outlets See Load Shedding Mode on page 36 Confirm the operation when prompted An outlet See Outlet Controls on page 39 Global Outle...

Page 35: ...ll outlets on the PDU You can change the order in which the outlets power ON This is useful when there is a specific order in which equipment should be powered up first In addition you can make a dela...

Page 36: ...the Delay column of the outlet that requires a wait after it is turned on 3 Type a new value in seconds 4 Click Save The PDU inserts a power on delay between the configured outlet and the one followin...

Page 37: ...ge 37 Load Shedding Setup Outlets that are turned off when load shedding is activated are called non critical Outlets that are not affected by load shedding are called critical outlets See Load Sheddi...

Page 38: ...age On Off and Cycle options are disabled for non critical outlets when load shedding mode is activated The message LOAD SHEDDING ACTIVE appears next to the Outlets title Deactivating Load Shedding Mo...

Page 39: ...guration icon and the outlet configuration page appears See Outlet Configuration Page on page 41 Note The configuration icon only appears after selecting an individual outlet It will not appear when m...

Page 40: ...vent Selecting Multiple Outlets To select multiple outlets You can switch any outlet regardless of its current power state That is you can turn on any outlet that is already turned on or turn off any...

Page 41: ...on or Command Action Power ON Power OFF Power cycle Power cycling the outlet s turns the outlet s off and then back on Reset Active Energy Resets active energy readings of selected outlets Only users...

Page 42: ...elected Outlet To power control a selected outlet 1 Click one of the power control buttons Button command Action Power ON Power OFF Power cycle Power cycling the outlet s turns the outlet s off and th...

Page 43: ...status To view outlet details 1 Click the Details title bar as shown 2 View the following data for your selected outlet Field Description Label The physical outlet number Outlet Status On Off or when...

Page 44: ...the checkbox labeled Enable AutoPing monitoring for this component Note The AutoPing Server Status is a display field showing one of the following component status connections Monitored Error Unreacha...

Page 45: ...is 5 to 600 seconds Wait time in seconds after unsuccessful ping Enter the wait time before sending the next ping if the previous ping did not respond Valid range is 3 to 600 seconds Number of consec...

Page 46: ...tion that the outlet is in the OFF state during the cycling process Cycle Outlet until Recovery The duration that the outlet waits in each transition state during the cycling process OFF and then ON 4...

Page 47: ...w and edit outlet settings 1 Click the Settings title bar as shown 2 View the following data on the Settings page Name State on device startup Power off period during power cycle Non critical 3 Click...

Page 48: ...rmine how long this outlet is turned off before turing back on Options PDU defined xxx or customized time PDU defined xxx follows the global power off period setting which is set on PDU on page 182 Th...

Page 49: ...hin the past tens of minutes The default is to show the outlet s active power data 4 Click the drop down beneath the diagram to choose a different data type and show the waveform of other outlet power...

Page 50: ...tion The PDU and assertion timeout see Sensor Threshold Settings on page 50 4 Click Save Sensor Threshold Settings This section explains the thresholds settings for a numeric sensor Thresholds Sensor...

Page 51: ...shold R Lower Warning threshold Critical Red above upper critical Upper Critical threshold R below lower critical R Lower Critical threshold Alarmed Red alarmed State sensors enter the abnormal state...

Page 52: ...rts a state for it whenever a bad state change occurs To assert a state To assert a state is to announce a new worse state Below are bad state changes that cause the PDU to assert above upper critical...

Page 53: ...ecified wait time the PDU does NOT assert the worse state Note To disable the assertion timeout set it to 0 zero For most sensors the measurement unit in the Assertion Timeout field is sample Sensors...

Page 54: ...PDU performs the assertion action to announce the above upper warning state If the temperature drops below 25 degrees Celsius within 5 seconds the PDU does NOT perform the assertion action To De asse...

Page 55: ...s value For example if Deassertion Hysteresis 2 then Upper Critical 33 so its deassertion level 33 2 31 Upper Warning 25 so its deassertion level 25 2 23 Lower Critical 10 so its deassertion level 10...

Page 56: ...contacts Numeric sensors Detectors that show both readings and states such as temperature sensors State sensors Detectors that show states only such as contact closure sensors Dry contacts A dry conta...

Page 57: ...e control action icons on the top right corner Note On and Off buttons only appear when dry contacts are selected Go to an individual sensor s or dry contact s data setup page by clicking its name If...

Page 58: ...e sensor package s label It helps to identify your sensors dry contacts See Finding the Sensor s Serial Number on page 65 Position The data indicates where this sensor or dry contact is located in the...

Page 59: ...re managing multiple sensors dry contacts at a time Tip When the total of managed sensors dry contacts reaches the maximum 32 you cannot manage additional ones The only way to manage any sensor dry co...

Page 60: ...shows its serial number Otherwise it shows the word unused 3 Click Manage Managing Multiple Sensors Dry Contacts To manage multiple sensors dry contacts When the total of managed sensors dry contacts...

Page 61: ...re default threshold settings Any changes made to default threshold settings not only re determine the initial threshold values applying to newly added sensors but also the threshold values of the alr...

Page 62: ...he PDU highlights the sensors entering the abnormal state with a yellow or red color Note that numeric sensors can change colors only after you have enabled their thresholds Tip When an dry contact is...

Page 63: ...a Unmanaged sensors dry contacts are listed only when they are physically connected to the PDU They disappear when they are no longer connected They do not have an ID number They show the unmanaged st...

Page 64: ...or enters the abnormal state unavailable The communication with the managed sensor is lost OR Sensor packages are upgrading their sensor firmware Note On contact closure sensors the normal state depen...

Page 65: ...actuator appears listed in the web interface after each sensor or actuator is detected by the PDU Match the serial number from the tag to those listed in the sensor table Identifying the Sensor Posit...

Page 66: ...the 2nd channel of the sensor package Individual Sensor Dry Contact Pages A sensor s or dry contact s data setup page is opened after clicking any sensor or dry contact name on the Peripheral Devices...

Page 67: ...of Peripherals on page 56 To customize the threshold settings for this particular sensor deselect the Use Default Thresholds checkbox and then modify the threshold fields below it Note For concepts o...

Page 68: ...iption Any descriptive text you want Location X Y and Z Describe the sensor s or dry contact s location in the data center by typing alphanumeric values for the X Y and Z coordinates See Sensor Dry Co...

Page 69: ...y contact page 1 Click the desired control button Turn ON Turn OFF 2 Confirm the operation on the confirmation message An dry contact s state is marked in red when it is turned on Using Other Sensor o...

Page 70: ...et to Rack Units it can be any number ranging from 0 to 60 When its format is set to Free Form it can be any alphanumeric value comprising 0 to 24 characters See PDU on page 182 User Management User M...

Page 71: ...of the New User page as follows Note You must enter information in the fields showing the message required Field or Setting Description User Name The name the user enters to log in to the PDU 4 to 32...

Page 72: ...e SNMPv3 access by this user Note The SNMPv3 protocol must be enabled for SNMPv3 access See Configuring SNMP Settings on page 91 Security Level Click the field to select a preferred security level fro...

Page 73: ...ion or Authentication Privacy is selected Field or Setting Description Authentication Click this field to select the desired authentication protocol Two protocols are available MD5 SHA 1 default Priva...

Page 74: ...used permissions including Acknowledge Alarms Change Own Password Change PDU Inlet Outlet Overcurrent Protector Configuration Switch Outlets View Event Settings View Local Event Log Note With multiple...

Page 75: ...eleting Multiple User Accounts To delete multiple user accounts 1 Select User Management Users to open the Users page which lists all user accounts 2 On the Users page click to make checkboxes appear...

Page 76: ...If the two do not satisfy your needs add new roles To create a role 1 Select User Management Roles The Roles page appears 2 Assign a role name 1 to 32 characters long Case sensitive Spaces are permitt...

Page 77: ...oles to open the Roles page which lists all defined roles If desired you can sort the list by clicking the desired column header See Sorting a List on page 27 The Admin role is not user configurable s...

Page 78: ...u must have Administrator Privileges to change other users passwords See Editing or Deleting Users on page 75 For more information about changing your password on your first login see Changing Your Pa...

Page 79: ...Default Measurement Units Default measurement units are applied to all PDU user interfaces across all users including users accessing the PDU via external authentication servers For a list of affected...

Page 80: ...ted local users when they have not configured their own preferred measurement units See Creating Users on page 71 The sensor report sent because of the Send Sensor Report action See Send Sensor Report...

Page 81: ...teway configure the Common Network Settings section See Common Network Settings on page 83 To use DHCP assigned DNS servers and gateway instead of static ones see step 3 To manually specify DNS server...

Page 82: ...me which must meet the following requirements Consists of alphanumeric characters and or hyphens Cannot begin or end with a hyphen Cannot contain more than 63 characters Cannot contain punctuation mar...

Page 83: ...ce Determine which IP address is used when the DNS resolver returns both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses IPv4 Address Use the IPv4 addresses IPv6 Address Use the IPv6 addresses DNS Suffixes optional Specify a...

Page 84: ...valid destination address d Select Gateway or Interface from the drop down and provide the following additional information If you select Gateway enter a gateway address in the adjacent text box If y...

Page 85: ...to NON Auto values which may result in a duplex mismatch 4 Configure IPv4 settings as follows a Select the Enable IPv4 checkbox to enable the interface This checkbox is selected by default b In the IP...

Page 86: ...ted Static enter a valid IPv6 address with a prefix length in the text box provided The address follows an IP address prefix length syntax Example fd07 2fa 6cff 1111 0 128 Wireless Network Settings 1...

Page 87: ...rd This field appears only when EAP PEAP is selected Type your password CA Certificate This field appears only when EAP PEAP is selected A third party CA certificate may or may not be needed If needed...

Page 88: ...s a Select the Enable IPv4 checkbox to enable the interface This checkbox is selected by default b In the IP Auto Configuration drop down select DHCP or Static and provide the following additional inf...

Page 89: ...for technical support Note that the WLAN Diagnostic Log shows data only after the Network Interface is set to Wireless Each entry in the log consists of ID number Date and time Description To view the...

Page 90: ...nual at www middleatlantic com resources power downloads aspx By default SSH is enabled Telnet is disabled and all TCP ports for supported services are set to standard ports You can change default set...

Page 91: ...intending to force the PDU to use a specific AES cipher refer to your client s user documentation for information on configuring AES settings For example you can enable a cipher and disable the other...

Page 92: ...otification on page 141 5 You must download the SNMP MIB for your PDU to use with your SNMP manager a Click the Download MIBs title bar to show the download links b Click the PDU2 MIB download link Se...

Page 93: ...LS If your SMTP server supports the Transport Layer Security TLS select this checkbox 3 Settings for the CA Certificate Field or Setting Description Click this button to install a certificate file The...

Page 94: ...evice Settings Network Services SSH 2 To enable or disable the SSH access select or deselect the checkbox 3 To use a different port type a port number 4 Select one of the authentication methods Passwo...

Page 95: ...n about service advertising refer to Enabling Service Advertising in the Premium PDU With RackLink Advanced User Manual at www middleatlantic com resources power downloads aspx To enable or disable se...

Page 96: ...ches the IP address determines whether the traffic is accepted or discarded Any subsequent rules matching the IP address are ignored Subnet mask is required When typing the IP address you must specify...

Page 97: ...ccepts traffic from to the specified IP address es Drop Discards traffic from to the specified IP address es without sending any failure notification to the source or destination host Reject Discards...

Page 98: ...box has been selected or you cannot edit or delete any rule 4 Perform the desired action Make changes to the selected rule and then click Save For information on each field see Creating IP Access Cont...

Page 99: ...f this role only Select an option in the Policy field Accept Accepts traffic from the specified IP address range when the user is a member of the specified role Deny Drops traffic from the specified I...

Page 100: ...in the list Ensure the IPv4 or IPv6 checkbox has been selected or you cannot select any rule 4 Perform the desired action Make changes to the selected rule and then click Save For information on each...

Page 101: ...riate valid certificate and key files are already available and you just need to install them See Installing or Downloading Existing Certificate and Key on page 105 Creating a New SSL Certificate Sign...

Page 102: ...key length bits A larger key length enhances the security but slows down the PDU s response Only 2048 is available now Self Sign For requesting a certificate signed by the CA ensure this checkbox is...

Page 103: ...d Key and Certificate on page 103 Uploading a CA Signed Key and Certificate To get a certificate from a certificate authority CA first create a CSR and send it to the CA See Creating a New SSL Certifi...

Page 104: ...e of the state or province where your company is located Locality The city where your company is located Organization The registered name of your company Organizational Unit The name of your departmen...

Page 105: ...onal To download the self signed certificate and or private key click Download Key or Download Certificate in the New SSL Certificate section You are prompted to open or save the file Click Save to sa...

Page 106: ...ding the newly created private key rather than the one of the currently installed certificate 3 You are prompted to open or save the file Click Save to save it onto your computer To install available...

Page 107: ...he external AAA server Local authentication only users will have no access to the PDU except for the admin who always can access the PDU If the external authentication fails an Authentication failed m...

Page 108: ...k port used by the LDAP server The type of the LDAP server usually one of the following options OpenLDAP If using an OpenLDAP server consult the LDAP administrator for the Bind Distinguished Name DN a...

Page 109: ...then switches to local authentication 4 Click Save Adding LDAP Servers To add an LDAP server 1 Choose Device Settings Security Authentication 2 Click New in the LDAP Servers section 3 Enter informati...

Page 110: ...elect this checkbox if it is required to validate the LDAP server s certificate by the PDU prior to the connection If the certificate validation fails the connection is refused CA Certificate Consult...

Page 111: ...ss The object class for user entries Usually it is inetOrgPerson User Search Subfilter Search criteria for finding LDAP user objects within the directory tree Active Directory Domain The name of the A...

Page 112: ...PDU clock and the LDAP server clock are out of sync the installed TLS certificates if any may be considered expired To ensure proper synchronization administrators should configure the PDU and the LD...

Page 113: ...the Authentication page after finishing adding servers See Managing External Authentication Settings on page 113 5 Click Add Server The new Radius server is listed on the Authentication page 6 To add...

Page 114: ...o access the remaining servers in the authentication list regardless of the user authentication result Configuring Login Settings Choose Device Settings Security Login Settings to open the Login Setti...

Page 115: ...ut If you type a value the value must be followed by a time unit such as 4 min See Time Units on page 187 Keep the idle timeout to 20 minutes or less if possible This reduces the number of idle sessio...

Page 116: ...Minimum Password Length The default is 8 characters Change the minimum password character length as desired Maximum Password Length The default is 32 characters Change the maximum password character l...

Page 117: ...login screen Do either of the following or the login fails In the web interface select the checkbox labeled I understand and accept the Restricted Service Agreement Tip To select the agreement checkb...

Page 118: ...M by clicking the AM or PM button Use the NTP server Select Synchronize with NTP Server There are two ways to assign the NTP servers To use the DHCP assigned NTP servers DO NOT enter any NTP servers f...

Page 119: ...n For example you can make the PDU email the temperature report every hour Note that you need the Administrator Privileges to configure event rules Creating an Event Rule With an Action To create an e...

Page 120: ...e Click Create For details see Scheduling an Action on page 147 Built in Rules and Rule Configuration The PDU is shipped with four built in event rules which cannot be deleted If the built in event ru...

Page 121: ...ause we want to select numeric sensor related event s Then a field for numeric sensor related events appears Click this field to select one of the numeric sensor related events from the list 6 In this...

Page 122: ...e radio buttons include Alarmed Open On No longer alarmed Closed Off and Both Alarmed Open On The PDU takes the action only when the chosen sensor enters the alarmed open or on state No longer alarmed...

Page 123: ...ction only when the monitoring of any specified component starts Monitoring stopped The PDU takes the action only when the monitoring of any specified component stops Both The PDU takes the action whe...

Page 124: ...m host USERIP Device Firmware update started Firmware upgrade started from version OLDVERSION to version VERSION by user USERNAME from host USERIP Device Firmware update completed Firmware upgraded su...

Page 125: ...link is now down Device Peripheral Device Firmware Update Firmware update for peripheral device EXTSENSORSERIAL from OLDVERSION to VERSION SENSORSTATENAME Device Sending SMTP message failed Sending S...

Page 126: ...erted above upper critical at READING Peripheral Device Slot Numeric Sensor Above upper warning threshold Peripheral device EXTSENSORNAME in slot EXTSENSORSLOT asserted above upper warning at READING...

Page 127: ...pper critical Inlet Sensor Above upper warning threshold Sensor INLETSENSOR on inlet INLET asserted above upper warning Sensor INLETSENSOR on inlet INLET deasserted above upper warning Inlet Sensor Be...

Page 128: ...Sensor Below lower critical threshold Sensor OUTLETSENSOR on outlet OUTLET asserted below lower critical Sensor OUTLETSENSOR on outlet OUTLET deasserted below lower critical Outlet Sensor Active Energ...

Page 129: ...ered fault state PDU Sensor 12V Supply 1 Status fault PDU Sensor 12V Supply 1 Status Unavailable Global sensor powerSupplyStatus1 unavailable Global sensor powerSupplyStatus1 available Component Monit...

Page 130: ...ser USERNAME from host USERIP User Administration Password changed Password of user TARGETUSER changed by user USERNAME from host USERIP User Administration Password settings changed Password settings...

Page 131: ...gs of the System SNMP Notification Action and vice versa See Configuring SNMP Settings on page 91 Actions you can create 1 Choose Device Settings Event Rules 2 Click the Action field to select an acti...

Page 132: ...age 143 Switch peripheral dry contact Switches on or off the mechanism or system connected to the specified dry contact See Switch Peripheral on page 144 Syslog message Makes the PDU automatically for...

Page 133: ...elected field To remove all methods simply click Deselect All 4 To enable the notification resending feature select the Enable Re scheduling of Alarm Notifications checkbox 5 In the Re scheduling Peri...

Page 134: ...ings Event Rules 2 Select Change load shedding state from the Action list 3 In the Operation field select either one below Start Load Shedding Enters the load shedding mode when the specified event oc...

Page 135: ...Log an Event Message To create a log event message action 1 Choose Device Settings Event Rules 2 Select Log event message from the Action list The option Log event message records the selected events...

Page 136: ...he Destination field If the desired destination is not available yet see the Data Push page to specify it See Configuring Data Push Settings on page 158 4 Click Create Send Email You can configure ema...

Page 137: ...ect the Use Custom Log Message checkbox and then create a custom message up to 1024 characters in the provided field 6 When clicking anywhere inside the text box the Event Context Information displays...

Page 138: ...DU such as temperature or humidity sensors An example of this action is available in the section titled Send Sensor Report Example on page 148 To create a send sensor report action 1 Choose Device Set...

Page 139: ...hods simply click Deselect All 8 In the Available Sensors field select the desired target s sensor a Click the first to select a target sensor from the list b Click the second to select the specific s...

Page 140: ...sages to be sent when an event occurs and can customize the message Messages consist of a combination of free text and PDU placeholders The placeholders represent information which is pulled from the...

Page 141: ...on This option sends an SNMP notification to one or multiple SNMP destinations To create a send SNMP v2c notifications action 1 Choose Device Settings Event Rules 2 Select Send SNMP notification from...

Page 142: ...nt stations Tip An SNMP v2c notification action permits only a maximum of three SNMP destinations To assign more than three SNMP destinations to a specific rule first create several SNMP v2c notificat...

Page 143: ...for accessing the host make sure the User ID has the SNMPv3 permission d Select the host security level Security level Description noAuthNoPriv Select this if no authorization or privacy protocols ar...

Page 144: ...click that outlet s 10 To remove all outlets click Deselect All 11 If Turn Outlet On or Cycle Outlet is selected in step 3 you can choose to select the Use sequence order and delays checkbox so that...

Page 145: ...d all actuators click Select All 8 To remove any selected actuator from the Selected Actuators field click that actuator s 9 To remove all actuators click Deselect All 10 Click Create Syslog Message U...

Page 146: ...TCP TLS A TLS certificate is required Do the following a Type an appropriate port number in the TCP Port field Default is 6514 b In the CA Certificate field click to select a TLS certificate After ins...

Page 147: ...e an action 1 Choose Device Settings Event Rules 2 To select any action s select them one by one from the Available Actions list 3 To select all available actions click Select All 4 To remove any acti...

Page 148: ...to 31 The time is measured in 12 hour format so you must correctly specify AM or PM by clicking the AM PM button Note that NOT every month has the date 31 and February in particular does not have the...

Page 149: ...set the Minute to 30 Then the PDU will send out an email containing the specified temperature sensor readings hourly every day Whenever you want the PDU to stop sending the temperature report simply...

Page 150: ...he IP address of the device the event occurred on DEVICENAME The name of the device the event occurred on DEVICESERIAL The unit serial number of the device the event occurred on ERRORDESC The error me...

Page 151: ...sor name OUTLET The outlet label PDUPOLESENSOR The sensor name for a certain power line PDUSENSOR The PDU sensor name PERIPHDEVPOSITION The position of an attached peripheral device PHONENUMBER The ph...

Page 152: ...ole an action was applied on UMTARGETUSER The user an action was triggered for USERIP The IP address a user connected from USERNAME The user who triggered an action VERSION The firmware version the de...

Page 153: ...ple Outlet Level Event Rule In this example we want the PDU to send SNMP notifications to the SNMP manager for any sensor change event of outlet 3 The event rule involves Event Outlet Outlet 3 Sensor...

Page 154: ...nlet in the Event field 2 Select Sensor to refer to sensor related events 3 Select Any sub event to include all events related to all sensors of this inlet and all thresholds such as current voltage u...

Page 155: ...gger condition Alarmed Action Activate Load Shedding Step 2 create the contact closure triggered load shedding event rule 1 Click on the Event Rules page 2 In this illustration assign the name Contact...

Page 156: ...ailed Event selected Action included Device Any sub event Send email Example 3 This example illustrates a situation where two event rules combined regarding the outlet state changes causes the PDU to...

Page 157: ...ing SNMP on page 193 In addition using an NTP time server ensures accurately time stamped measurements By default data logging is enabled You must have the Administrator Privileges or Change PDU Inlet...

Page 158: ...a Click to select http or https b Type the URL or host name in the accompanying text box 4 If selecting https a CA certificate is required for making the connection Click to install it Then you can 5...

Page 159: ...ng settings for optimal results Tip To make the PDU automatically log send notifications or perform other actions for any component monitoring events you can create event rules See Event Rules and Act...

Page 160: ...Waiting for reliable connection Valid range is 0 to 100 5 Click Create 6 To add more IT devices repeat the same steps Initially the status of the added IT equipment shows Waiting for reliable connecti...

Page 161: ...by your PDU to make sure that PDU is properly operating all the time and the PDU must send out SNMP notifications trap or inform if that PDU is declared unreachable due to power or network failure The...

Page 162: ...ure 60 9 The Number of consecutive failures before disabling feature 0 unlimited can be set to any value you want 10 Click Create Step 2 Create an event rule to send SNMP notifications for the target...

Page 163: ...lay Off Select this checkbox to turn off the front panel display text Note Even with the Display Off checkbox selected the outlet relays still remain active and responsive Outlet Buttons Locked Select...

Page 164: ...trieve hardware and software information of components or peripheral devices connected to your PDU Tip If the information shown on this page does not match the latest status press F5 to reload it To d...

Page 165: ...l names position and firmware related information of connected environmental sensor packages Asset Management Provides device information regarding type number of components device ID hardware version...

Page 166: ...ngth of time for which a user remains idle 2 To disconnect any user click the corresponding a Click Disconnect on the confirmation message b The disconnected user is forced to log out Viewing or Clear...

Page 167: ...the next or previous five page numbers if available 12 If desired you can sort the list by clicking the desired column header See Sorting a List on page 27 Updating the PDU Firmware Firmware files ar...

Page 168: ...ogress bar appears on the web interface indicating the update status b The outlet LEDs flash if the relay boards are being updated If the firmware update does not include the update of the relay board...

Page 169: ...roller updated to almost 7 minutes with all microcontrollers for 48 outlets updated Take the above factors into account when estimating the PDU s firmware upgrade time The time indicated in this note...

Page 170: ...tributing the configuration file to the PDUs in a different time zone than the source device Tip To back up or restore all settings of a particular PDU use the Backup Restore feature instead See Backu...

Page 171: ...le Name Add a name for your new bulk profile with no spaces Note The name must only contain alphanumeric or characters 5 Description Add a description for your new bulk profile 6 Select the Select as...

Page 172: ...is selected as the backup format its content is encrypted using the AES 128 encryption algorithm Restoring a Bulk Configuration File To restore a bulk configuration You must have the Administrator Pri...

Page 173: ...The Bulk Profiles and Bulk Configuation page appears 2 After copying a bulk configuration or device backup file to the PDU the last record similar to the following is displayed at the bottom of both...

Page 174: ...are saved in the configuration file users should exercise caution when distributing the configuration file to the PDUs in a different time zone than the source device The bulk configuration file does...

Page 175: ...Download Device Settings Save the file to your computer 4 The file is saved in the XML format and if encrypted is selected as the backup format its content is encrypted using the AES 128 encryption al...

Page 176: ...ion file contains the Bulk configuration copied event rule Viewing the Last Configuration Copying Record To view the last configuration copying record 1 Choose Maintenance Backup Restore The Backup Re...

Page 177: ...ostics and then perform any function below Running a Ping Request To run a Ping request 1 Choose Maintenance Network Diagnostics The Network Diagnostics page appears 2 In the Ping section of the page...

Page 178: ...pears 2 Click the List TCP Connections title bar to show the list Downloading Diagnostic Information Important This function is used by MAP Technical Support for assistance and troubleshooting You can...

Page 179: ...section of the dashboard See Alarms on page 29 Hardware issues Description Network device not detected A specific networking interface of the PDU is not detected I2C Bus stuck A specific I2C bus is st...

Page 180: ...Maintenance Unit Reset The Unit Reset page appears 2 Click A pop up appears asking you to confirm the reboot 3 Click Reboot A pop up appears with a message and countdown timer showing the remaining ti...

Page 181: ...s Only active energy data and firmware upgrade history are retained To reset the device to factory defaults 1 Choose Maintenance Unit Reset The Unit Reset page appears 2 Click A pop up appears 3 Click...

Page 182: ...n source packages embedded in the PDU through the web interface To retrieve the embedded software package information 1 Choose Maintenance About PDU The About PDU page appears 2 A list of open source...

Page 183: ...election using is not preferred the value must include a time unit such as 50 s See Time Units on page 187 Field Function Note Name Customizes the device name Relay behavior on power loss Selects an o...

Page 184: ...tialization delay on device startup Determines how long the PDU waits before providing power to all outlets during power cycling or after recovering from a temporary power loss Range 1 second to 1 hou...

Page 185: ...default is to enable it See How the Automatic Management Function Works on page 187 Altitude Provide an altitude value in feet or meters depending on your configured preferences Active Powered Dry Co...

Page 186: ...lost Regardless of which mode is selected power is not required to keep relay contacts closed Non Latching Mode Relay always opens when power is lost This insures all relays are open when power is ap...

Page 187: ...vailable How the Automatic Management Function Works After enabling the automatic management function When the total number of managed sensors and dry contacts has not reached the upper limit yet the...

Page 188: ...follows 3 The PDU s internal 12V power supply status appears here Inlet You can view all inlet information configure inlet related settings or reset the inlet active energy on the Inlet page To open...

Page 189: ...r factor Line frequency Hz The right side shows the current and voltage data per phase For a single phase device it shows only one line but for a three phase device it shows three lines L1 L2 and L3 I...

Page 190: ...formation 1 Choose Inlet The Inlet page appears 2 View inlet sensor information as follows If desired you can sort the list by clicking the desired column header See Sorting a List on page 27 3 Sensor...

Page 191: ...4 Click Reset on the confirmation message This inlet s active energy reading is then reset to zero Tip To reset ALL active energy counters on the PDU see PDU on page 182 Summary in the section title...

Page 192: ...63 Inlet History The Inlet history section behaves in the same manner as the outlets however the readings pertain to the total system power usage For more information see Oulet History on page 48 Inl...

Page 193: ...ur PDU to use with your SNMP manager See Downloading SNMP MIB on page 195 To enable SNMP v1 v2c and or v3 protocols 1 Choose Device Settings Network Services SNMP 2 In the SNMP Agent section enable SN...

Page 194: ...r example resend a new inform communication once every 3 seconds Number of Retries The number of times you want to resend the inform communication if it fails For example inform communications are res...

Page 195: ...when the initial communication fails Security Level Three types are available noAuthNoPriv neither authentication nor privacy protocols are needed AuthNoPriv only authentication is required authPriv...

Page 196: ...SNMP Gets and Sets In addition to sending notifications the PDU is able to receive SNMP get and set requests from third party SNMP managers Get requests are used to retrieve information about the PDU...

Page 197: ...tsUnitSensorValue is described later in the MIB as The sensor value pduRatedCurrent part of the configGroup group describes the PDU current rating SNMP Sets and Thresholds Some objects can be configur...

Page 198: ...ntic com resources power downloads aspx For the web interface see Setting the Date and Time on page 117 When using the SNMP SET command to specify or change NTP servers it is required that both the NT...

Page 199: ...K P920R 13 2 lbs 6 kg Rackmount RLNK P915R SP RLNK P920R SP 12 4 lbs 5 62 kg Compact RLNK P415 RLNK P420 6 6 lbs 3 kg Maximum Ambient Operating Temperature The maximum ambient operating temperature TM...

Page 200: ...cifications for Roll Off MOV Cutoff Frequency 50kHz 20dB decade 28dB 1MHz Operating Frequency 60 Hz UL CSA Standard UL CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 FCC IC Class Class B Surge tests based on the operating duty...

Page 201: ...e CROSSED The widespread blue Cisco RJ 45 to DB9 adapter cable is highly recommended which has the following pin assignments DB9 pin signal DB9 pin No RJ 45 pin No RJ 45 pin signal CTS 8 1 RTS DSR 6 2...

Page 202: ...nsion RJ 45 Port Pinouts RJ 45 Pin signal definition Pin No Signal Direction Description 1 12V Power fuse protected 2 12V Power fuse protected 3 GND Signal Ground 4 RS485_DP bi directional Data Positi...

Page 203: ...La broche 3 est uniquement destin e tre utilis e avec les appareils Middle Atlantic Products 4 TxD Output Transmit Data Data out 5 RxD Input Receive Data Data in 6 12V WARNING Pin 6 is only intended...

Page 204: ...onnection to a computer is required for using the reset button To reset to factory defaults using the reset button 1 Connect a computer to the PDU Refer to Connecting the PDU to a Computer in the Prem...

Page 205: ...to the CLI 1 Connect to the PDU Refer to Logging in to CLI or Connecting the PDU to a Computer in the Premium PDU With RackLink Advanced User Manual at www middleatlantic com resources power downloads...

Page 206: ...in to the CLI The PDU provides an easier way to reset the product to factory defaults in the CLI prior to login 1 Connect to the PDU and launch a terminal emulation program as described in the above...

Page 207: ...eb Interface Installing the RackLink Device Discovery Software on a PC To install RackLink Device Discovery software on a PC 1 Access www middleatlantic com downloads 2 Download and run the RackLink D...

Page 208: ...ptions appear 4 Click Browse if you wish to change the software installation folder 5 If desired select whether you want to install RackLink Discovery for everyone or just the current user 6 Click Nex...

Page 209: ...as been successfully installed and provides a default check box selection to Launch RackLink Discovery after closing the installer 8 Click Close Installing the RackLink Device Discovery Software on a...

Page 210: ...ce Discovery Software and Accessing a Connected PDU s Web Interface 210 The Device Discovery Setup dialog box appears 3 Click the disk and modify the location if you wish to change the software instal...

Page 211: ...g a Connected PDU s Web Interface 211 The Installation Type screen appears 5 Click Change Install Location if you wish to change the software installation folder 6 Click Install The installer indicate...

Page 212: ...covery program the tool automatically discovers all RackLink devices on the subnet to which you are connected 2 Use the Discover button to refresh the screen and discover any newly connected RackLink...

Page 213: ...cted PDU s Web Interface 213 4 The system prompts you for a username and password Note To log in with the administrator account the default credentials are Username admin Password admin To log in with...

Page 214: ...Atlantic Canada Voice 613 836 2501 Fax 613 836 2690 ca middleatlantic com customerservicecanada middleatlantic ca Middle Atlantic EMEA Technical Support Voice 31 0 495 726002 av emea middleatlantic s...

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