INTELLIGENT NMC USER MANUAL
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Section 1
– System Overview
NMC Controller
All Panduit Intelligent NMCs feature a Hot Swappable NMC Controller. This centralized
piece of intelligent hardware receives an IP address, contains a Graphical Web
Interface and is addressable over the network.
Connecting the NMC via Ethernet Port
Connecting the NMC to a LAN provides communication through an Internet or Intranet
connection enabling monitoring and control over the intelligent power distribution unit.
1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Network port on the NMC (see Figure 1).
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the Network port on the router (or another
LAN device).
Figure 1: Ethernet Port for Network Connection
From the factory the NMC defaults to DHCP and HTTP
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connection. If you are
connected to a network with a DHCP server, the NMC automatically receives an IP
address. If there is no DHCP server, the NMC will assign an IP (Auto IP). The Auto IP
address will be a link-local IP address, and it can be obtained using the instructions in
Appendix C: Direct connect to the UPS via Ethernet without Bonjour. The NMC supports
mDNS to discover the DHCP IP or the Auto IP. The mDNS address format is “panduit-
ups-nmc-
<macaddress>.local”. For example, the mDNS address for Figure 1
corresponds to “panduit-ups-nmc-000F9C03000B.local” The address is a unique
address based on the NMC MAC address.
