Dominion PX Quick Setup Guide
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2. Connect the other end of the cable to your LAN.
QS Rule
Configuring the Dominion PX
1. Go to the computer that you connected to the Dominion PX
device and open a communications program such as
HyperTerminal or PuTTY.
2. Select the appropriate COM port, and make sure the port
settings are configured as follows:
Bits per second = 9600
Data bits = 8
Stop bits = 1
Parity = None
Flow control = None
3. Press Enter. The opening configuration prompt appears.
4. Type
config
and press Enter.
5. The Dominion PX prompts you to assign a device name to
the PDU. Type the name and press Enter.
6. Then the Dominion PX prompts you to enter several
networking parameters.
IP
address
The default IP configuration method is
DHCP. To assign the Dominion PX an IP
address, choose either:
Auto
configuration:
Type
dhcp
or
bootp
and let the DHCP or BOOTP
server provide the IP address.
Static IP address:
Type
none
and
when prompted, enter an IP address,
network mask and gateway.
IP access
control
Leave this disabled for now. This disables the
Dominion PX's firewall. You can enable the
firewall and create access control rules after
the initial installation and configuration.
LAN
interface
speed
Leave the default
auto
, or type
10
or
100
for
10 or 100 Mbps.
LAN
interface
duplex
mode
Leave the default
auto
, or type
half
or
full
for
half or full duplex.
SNMP
agent
Leave the default
yes
, or type
no
to disable
the SNMP agent implemented on the
Dominion PX device.
SNMP
v1/v2c
protocol
This setting appears only when the SNMP
agent is enabled.
Leave the default
yes
, or type
no
to disable
the SNMP v1/v2c protocol. If enabled,
specify the read and write community strings
when prompted. The default read community
string is "raritan_public," and the default write
community string is "raritan_private."
SNMP v3
protocol
This setting appears only when the SNMP
agent is enabled.
Leave the default
no
, or type
yes
to enable
the SNMP v3 protocol. If enabled, determine
whether to force the SNMP v3 encryption
when prompted.
7. When the SNMP agent is enabled, the Dominion PX
prompts you to specify the system location and contact
person regardless of the SNMP protocol settings. Type
appropriate values and press Enter.
8. The Dominion PX now prompts you to configure the NTP
settings for date and time. To use LDAP authentication, the
PDU’s time must be in sync with the LDAP server.
NTP
enabled
or
disabled
There are two options to configure the date
and time.
Synchronization with NTP servers:
Type
y
to have the date and time sync
up with the NTP server(s).
Date and time customization: Type
n
to disable the synchronization with
NTP servers. Later you can log in to
the Dominion PX web interface for
setting the date and time manually.
Time
zone
After enabling the NTP synchronization, a list
of time zones is displayed on the page. Type
the number or the name of the desired time
zone.
Daylight
savings
time
If enabling the NTP synchronization, the
system prompts you to set the daylight
savings time. When the daylight savings time
applies to the selected time zone, type
yes
to
enable the daylight savings time or type
no
to
disable it.
NTP
server
settings
There are two ways to specify the NTP
servers.
DHCP- or BOOTP-assigned NTP
server(s): Type
yes
, and the
Dominion PX will sync up with the
NTP server(s) provided by the DHCP
or BOOTP server.
Manually-specified NTP servers:
Type
no
and then enter the primary
and secondary NTP servers when
prompted.
