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Contents

Managing Event Logging ...........................................................................................................232

Viewing the Local Event Log ...........................................................................................232

Viewing the Wireless LAN Diagnostic Log ......................................................................233

Clearing Event Entries.....................................................................................................234

Viewing Connected Users .........................................................................................................234

Monitoring Server Accessibility..................................................................................................235

Adding IT Devices for Ping Monitoring ............................................................................235

Editing Ping Monitoring Settings......................................................................................238

Deleting Ping Monitoring Settings ...................................................................................238

Checking Server Monitoring States.................................................................................239

Environmental Sensors and Actuators ......................................................................................239

Identifying Environmental Sensors and Actuators...........................................................240

Managing Environmental Sensors or Actuators ..............................................................244

Configuring Environmental Sensors or Actuators ...........................................................246

Viewing Sensor and Actuator Data..................................................................................251

Unmanaging Environmental Sensors or Actuators .........................................................256

Disabling the Automatic Management Function..............................................................257

Controlling Actuators .......................................................................................................257

Asset Management....................................................................................................................258

Configuring the Asset Sensor..........................................................................................258

Setting Asset Sensor LED Colors....................................................................................260

Configuring a Specific Rack Unit .....................................................................................261

Expanding a Blade Extension Strip .................................................................................262

Displaying the Asset Sensor Information ........................................................................263

Webcam Management...............................................................................................................264

Configuring Webcams .....................................................................................................264

Configuring Webcam Storage .........................................................................................265

Adjusting Image Properties .............................................................................................266

Viewing Webcam Snapshots or Videos ..........................................................................267

Saving Snapshots............................................................................................................268

Sending Snapshots or Videos in an Email or Instant Message ......................................269

Managing the Snapshots Saved to EMX.........................................................................270

Managing the Schroff LHX/SHX Heat Exchanger .....................................................................272

Enabling and Disabling Schroff LHX/SHX Heat Exchanger Support ..............................273

Configuring the LHX/SHX................................................................................................274

Monitoring the LHX/SHX .................................................................................................277

Turning the LHX/SHX On or Off ......................................................................................282

Requesting Maximum Cooling for an SHX-30.................................................................284

Managing Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM710.....................................................................285

Configuring the PM710 and Configuring Threshold Settings ..........................................285

Resetting the PM710 Minimum and Maximum Values....................................................286

Clearing the PM710 Energy Accumulators .....................................................................286

Bulk Configuration......................................................................................................................287

Saving the EMX Configuration ........................................................................................288

Copying the EMX Configuration ......................................................................................289

Backup and Restore of EMX Device Settings ...........................................................................290

Firmware Upgrade .....................................................................................................................291

Updating the EMX Firmware ...........................................................................................291

Viewing Firmware Update History ...................................................................................292

Full Disaster Recovery ....................................................................................................293

Updating the Asset Sensor Firmware..............................................................................293

Summary of Contents for EMX2-888

Page 2: ...FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and...

Page 3: ...er Source 9 Configuring the EMX 10 Connecting the EMX to a Computer 11 Installing the USB to Serial Driver Optional 12 Connecting the EMX to Your Network 14 Initial Network Configuration via CLI 15 Bu...

Page 4: ...64 LCD Display Panel 66 Overview of the LCD Display 67 Control Buttons 68 Operating the LCD Display 68 EMX2 888 Contact Closure Sensor Termination 76 Connecting Contact Closure Sensors to EMX2 888 77...

Page 5: ...Encryption 157 Configuring the Firewall 157 Setting Up User Login Controls 164 Setting Up Role Based Access Control Rules 168 Setting Up a TLS Certificate 172 Certificate Signing Request 173 Creating...

Page 6: ...Strip 262 Displaying the Asset Sensor Information 263 Webcam Management 264 Configuring Webcams 264 Configuring Webcam Storage 265 Adjusting Image Properties 266 Viewing Webcam Snapshots or Videos 26...

Page 7: ...t the Interface 309 Logging in to CLI 310 With HyperTerminal 310 With SSH or Telnet 311 With an Analog Modem 312 Different CLI Modes and Prompts 313 Closing a Local Connection 313 Help Command 314 Que...

Page 8: ...n Commands 389 Role Configuration Commands 402 Environmental Sensor Configuration Commands 407 Configuring Environmental Sensors Default Thresholds 412 Environmental Sensor Threshold Configuration Com...

Page 9: ...Feature RJ 45 Port Pinouts 440 EMX2 888 Feature RJ 45 Port Pinouts 441 Sensor RJ 12 Port Pinouts 441 Serial RS 232 Port Pinouts 441 RS 485 Port Pinouts 442 Appendix B Configuration or Firmware Upgrad...

Page 10: ...re via SCP 482 Appendix F LDAP Configuration Illustration 484 Step A Determine User Accounts and Roles 484 Step B Configure User Groups on the AD Server 485 Step C Configure LDAP Authentication on the...

Page 11: ...ettings 529 Thresholds and Sensor States 530 To Assert and Assertion Timeout 532 To De assert and Deassertion Hysteresis 534 PDView App for Viewing the EMX 536 Altitude Correction Factors 539 Ways to...

Page 12: ...page 11 Bulk Configuration Methods on page 21 Cascading the EMX via USB on page 22 Connecting Regular Asset Sensors to the EMX on page 28 EMX2 111 Connection on page 29 EMX2 888 Connection on page 31...

Page 13: ...he Cascading Modes on page 138 Checking the Internal Beeper State on page 148 Adding LDAP Server Settings on page 180 Creating Actions on page 188 Scheduling an Action on page 211 Send Sensor Report E...

Page 14: ...40 EMX2 888 Feature RJ 45 Port Pinouts on page 441 Configuration or Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive on page 443 Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP on page 454 Available SCP Command...

Page 15: ...sticking an electronic asset tag on it Raritan asset management sensors asset sensors Each asset sensor transmits the tag and position information to the EMX An EMX device You can remotely locate eac...

Page 16: ...exchanger to cool the air This integration provides a solution for remotely monitoring the heat exchanger Product Models There are two EMX models EMX2 111 EMX2 888 All models are functionally identica...

Page 17: ...your EMX is EMX2 888 which contains built in contact closure sensor terminals see Connecting Contact Closure Sensors to OLD EMX2 888 on page 541 and Connecting Contact Closure Sensors to EMX2 888 on...

Page 18: ...ios where APIPA applies DHCP is enabled on the EMX but no IP address is assigned to the EMX This may be caused by the absence or malfunction of DHCP servers in the network Note Configuration by connec...

Page 19: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 5 Retrieval of the link local IPv4 address See IPv4 Address on page 72...

Page 20: ...a Zero U EMX device using L brackets and two buttons To mount Zero U models using L brackets and two buttons 1 Align the two edge slots of the L bracket with the two screw holes on the top of the EMX...

Page 21: ...vice by screwing a mounting button in the back center of each L bracket and then having both buttons engage the mounting holes in the rack The recommended torque for the button is 1 96 N m 20 kgf cm M...

Page 22: ...Chapter 2 Rack Mounting an EMX 8 3 Secure with the provided end cap screws 4 Fasten the rackmount brackets ears to the rack using your own fasteners...

Page 23: ...clip install the clip before connecting a power cord A cable retention clip prevents the connected power cord from coming loose or falling off The use of cable retention clips is highly recommended fo...

Page 24: ...See IPv4 Address on page 72 3 Launch a web browser to configure the EMX See Login on page 84 Configuration using a connected computer 1 Connect the EMX to a computer See Connecting the EMX to a Compu...

Page 25: ...e a web browser for configuration make a network connection to the computer The EMX is automatically configured with the following link local addressing in any network without DHCP available https 169...

Page 26: ...x x See Login on page 84 Installing the USB to Serial Driver Optional The EMX can emulate a USB to serial converter over a USB connection A USB to serial driver named Dominion EMX Serial Console is re...

Page 27: ...re both dominion serial inf and dominion serial cat are stored Note If any Windows security warning appears accept it to continue the installation 4 Wait until the installation is complete Note If the...

Page 28: ...a standard network patch cable to the ETHERNET port on the EMX 2 Connect the other end of the cable to your LAN To make a wireless connection Do one of the following Plug a supported USB wireless LAN...

Page 29: ...WPA2 RSN Key management WPA PSK or WPA EAP with PEAP and MSCHAPv2 authentication Encryption CCMP AES Important Supported 802 11 network protocols vary according to the wireless LAN adapter being used...

Page 30: ...r ignore it To change it follow onscreen instructions to type your new password To ignore it simply press Enter 6 The prompt appears 7 Type config and press Enter 8 To configure network settings type...

Page 31: ...g If necessary configure more wireless parameters shown in the following table To set Use this command BSSID network wireless BSSID bssid bssid AP MAC address or none Authentication method network wir...

Page 32: ...ing BEGIN CERTIFICATE and the final line containing END CERTIFICATE If a certificate is installed configure the following Whether to Use this command Verify the certificate network wireless enableCert...

Page 33: ...v6 configuration method network ipv6 ipConfigurationMode mode mode automatic default or static Configure the preferred host name for the IPv4 DHCP or IPv6 automatic configuration Note The version vari...

Page 34: ...ry DNS server IPv4 or IPv6 secondary DNS server optional network version secondaryDNSServer ip address ip address IP address of the secondary DNS server 9 To quit the configuration mode type either of...

Page 35: ...guration file from it and copy this file to all of the other EMX devices See Bulk Configuration on page 287 Use a TFTP server Requirement DHCP is enabled in your network and a TFTP server is available...

Page 36: ...B Cascading Solution Guide which is available from Raritan website s Support page http www raritan com support To cascade the EMX devices via USB 1 Verify that the EMX devices to be cascaded are runni...

Page 37: ...e devices Do NOT connect any slave device to the LAN That is there is no connection of a standard network cable or USB wireless LAN adapter to the slave devices 7 Log in to the master device to config...

Page 38: ...ositions in the USB cascading configuration see Identifying Cascaded Devices on page 107 Tip The USB cascading configuration can be a combination of diverse Raritan products that support the USB casca...

Page 39: ...c PowerLogic PM710 63 Connecting Asset Management Sensors You can remotely track the locations of up to 64 IT devices in the rack by connecting an asset management sensor asset sensor to the EMX after...

Page 40: ...g diagram illustrates some asset sensors Note that Raritan provides more types of asset sensors than the diagram 8U MASTER asset sensor with 8 tag ports 8U SLAVE asset sensor with 8 tag ports 5U endin...

Page 41: ...above step to connect more slave asset sensors The length of the asset sensor assembly can be up to 64U The final asset sensor can be 8U or 5U depending on the actual height of your rack Connect the...

Page 42: ...her end of the asset tag B Tag connector C Adhesive area with the tape Note The barcode of each asset tag is unique and is displayed in the EMX device s web interface for identification Connecting Reg...

Page 43: ...page 26 2 Affix the adhesive end of an asset tag to each IT device through the tag s tape See Introduction to Asset Tags on page 28 3 Plug the connector of each asset tag into the corresponding tag po...

Page 44: ...er end of the X cable into the FEATURE port on the EMX2 111 A MASTER asset sensor B Asset tags C IT devices D Raritan X cable Note To connect Raritan s environmental sensor packages to EMX2 111 connec...

Page 45: ...ction to Asset Tags on page 28 3 Plug the connector of each asset tag into the corresponding tag port on the asset sensor Note If an IT device occupies more than one rack unit in the rack it is sugges...

Page 46: ...lar or composite asset sensor A blade extension strip contains 4 to 16 tag ports The following diagrams illustrate a tag connector cable and a blade extension strip with 16 tag ports Tag connector cab...

Page 47: ...r cable to the blade extension strip Plug the cable s connector into the socket at either end of the blade extension strip 2 Move the blade extension strip toward the bottom of the blade chassis until...

Page 48: ...ted to the blade extension strip via asset tags 5 Plug the tag connector of the blade extension strip into the closest tag port of the regular or composite asset sensor on the rack 6 Repeat the above...

Page 49: ...The composite asset sensor is especially useful for tracking large devices such as SAN boxes in the cabinet The following diagram illustrates AMS M3 Z Two RJ 45 connectors B Tag ports To connect comp...

Page 50: ...Asset Sensors on page 36 for the maximum number of composite asset sensors supported per chain e It is highly recommended using the cable ties to help hold the weight of all connecting cables 4 Repeat...

Page 51: ...posite asset sensors in a chain For details see Daisy Chain Limitations of Composite Asset Sensors on page 36 If you need to exceed the daisy chain limitation use Raritan s X cable to connect composit...

Page 52: ...power supply to asset sensors 3 Plug the male RJ 45 connector at the longer end of the X cable into the RJ 45 port labeled Input on the composite asset sensors A maximum of 5 additional composite ass...

Page 53: ...tan environmental sensor packages including DPX DPX2 DPX3 and DX sensor packages For detailed information on each sensor package refer to the Environmental Sensors Guide or Online Help on the Raritan...

Page 54: ...in total In addition it has two built in contact closure terminals to connect two contact closure sensors Therefore the total number of sensors and actuators it supports is 130 For information on conn...

Page 55: ...able Plug the sensor cable s RJ 12 connector into the RJ 12 SENSOR port on the EMX To connect a DPX differential air pressure sensor 1 Plug one end of a Raritan provided phone cable into the IN port o...

Page 56: ...s CANNOT be cascaded You can only connect one hub to each SENSOR port on the EMX To connect DPX sensor packages via the DPX ENVHUB4 hub 1 Connect the DPX ENVHUB4 sensor hub to the EMX a Plug one end o...

Page 57: ...ble doubles the number of connected environmental sensors per SENSOR port This cable supports DPX sensor packages only Do NOT connect DPX2 DPX3 or DX sensor packages to it To connect DPX sensor packag...

Page 58: ...Connecting External Equipment Optional 44 2 The cable has two RJ 12 sensor ports Connect DPX sensor packages to the cable s sensor ports 3 Repeat the above steps if there are additional SENSOR ports o...

Page 59: ...the Raritan s sensor hubs If using a DPX ENVHUB4 sensor hub the cabling distance between the EMX and the sensor hub is up to 33 10 m Maximum Distance Illustration The following illustrates the maximu...

Page 60: ...package This cable is made up of one RJ 12 connector and one to three head connectors You have to connect DPX2 sensor packages to the sensor cable For more information on DPX2 sensor packages access...

Page 61: ...properly Therefore always occupy all head connectors prior to the final sensor package with a DPX2 sensor package To connect DPX2 sensor packages to the EMX 1 Connect a DPX2 sensor package to the fir...

Page 62: ...a DX sensor chain without using any RJ 12 to RJ 45 adapter See Connecting a DPX2 Sensor Package to DX on page 52 DPX3 Sensor Packages A DPX3 sensor package features the following Its connection interf...

Page 63: ...2 If you want to cascade DPX3 sensor packages get an additional standard network patch cable CAT5e or higher and then a Plug one end of the cable into the remaining RJ 45 port on the prior DPX3 b Plu...

Page 64: ...f DPX3 sensor packages in the chain must be less than 12 when a DPX2 sensor package is involved When connecting a DPX2 sensor package containing three DPX2 sensors A maximum of nine DPX3 sensor packag...

Page 65: ...de 12 DX packages and each package contains 3 functions a function is a sensor or actuator the EMX does NOT manage the last 4 functions because the total 36 12 3 36 exceeds 32 by 4 Tip To manage the l...

Page 66: ...nnector into the RJ 12 SENSOR port of the EMX 4 If needed connect a DPX2 sensor package to the end of the DX chain See Connecting a DPX2 Sensor Package to DX on page 52 Connecting a DPX2 Sensor Packag...

Page 67: ...l ports on the DPX3 ENVHUB4 sensor hub are RJ 45 instead of RJ 12 as the DPX ENVHUB4 sensor hub The DPX3 ENVHUB4 sensor hub supports all Raritan environmental sensor packages including DPX DPX2 DPX3 a...

Page 68: ...An RJ 12 to RJ 45 adapter is required for connecting a DPX or DPX2 sensor package to the hub This diagram illustrates a configuration with a sensor hub connected The EMX RJ 12 to RJ 45 adapter cable...

Page 69: ...r your EMX model see Connecting Environmental Sensor Packages on page 39 1 DX 1 DPX per sensor port An RJ 12 to RJ 45 adapter cable is required for connecting the DX sensor package to the EMX It is st...

Page 70: ...sensor package in green can be replaced by a DPX2 sensor package The sensor package in blue can be one DPX2 DPX3 or DX sensor package An RJ 12 to RJ 45 adapter cable MUST be used for connecting the D...

Page 71: ...Chapter 4 Connecting External Equipment Optional 57...

Page 72: ...or example the following diagram shows a sensor chain comprising both DX and DPX3 sensor packages The total number of sensor packages in this chain cannot exceed 12 You can add a DPX2 sensor package t...

Page 73: ...ideasonboard org uvc http www ideasonboard org uvc EMX supports up to two webcams You can use a powered USB hub to connect webcams if needed After connecting a webcam you can retrieve visual informat...

Page 74: ...dialog opens b If needed enter the GSM modem SIM PIN Connecting an Analog Modem The EMX supports remote dial in communications to access the CLI through an analog modem This dial in feature provides a...

Page 75: ...he external beeper s RJ 45 socket The beeper can be located at a distance up to 330 feet 100 m away from the EMX Connecting a Schroff LHX SHX Heat Exchanger To remotely monitor and administer the Schr...

Page 76: ...able into one of available RS 485 ports on your EMX To connect an LHX SHX heat exchanger to the FEATURE port using a Schroff serial cable 1 Plug one end of the DB9 serial cable into the RS232 port on...

Page 77: ...de From the EMX you can remotely reset the PM710 energy accumulators and the PM710 minimum and maximum reading values Additionally you can create event rules and actions for the PM710 such as emailing...

Page 78: ...r switch EMX2 888 rear panel power switch To power cycle the EMX turn off the device wait at least 10 seconds and turn it back on Note that a minimum of 10 second power off period is required or the d...

Page 79: ...asset management sensor which allows you to track the locations of IT devices on the rack A Schroff LHX 20 SHX 30 or LHX 40 device using an RJ 45 to RS 232 cable provided by Schroff An external beeper...

Page 80: ...Connection to this port is not required if wireless connection is preferred or if the EMX is a slave device in the USB cascading configuration See Cascading the EMX via USB on page 22 7 USB B Cascadi...

Page 81: ...selected target During the firmware upgrade FUP is displayed The ALARM status of the selected target Examples A numeric sensor enters the warning or critical level A discrete on off sensor enters the...

Page 82: ...as sensor readings position information and serial number of an environmental sensor package Operating the LCD Display After powering on or resetting this product the LCD display panel shows the firs...

Page 83: ...or example SENSOR 1 refers to the sensor 1 listed on the EMX web interface 1 SENSOR 24 refers to the 124 sensor 3 The LCD display shows the reading or state of the selected sensor in the middle of the...

Page 84: ...information C x is displayed twice the first one indicates the sensor hub s chain position which is always C 1 and the second one indicates the sensor s chain position 5 Press the FUNC button to disp...

Page 85: ...cted to the first FEATURE port This symbol indicates that you can switch between diverse rack units now by pressing the Up or Down button 30 indicates that the selected target is the 30th rack unit Th...

Page 86: ...does NOT appear it means a connected asset tag is detected on the rack unit IPv4 Address The IP address is available in the Device mode which is indicated by the alphabet d shown at the top of the LCD...

Page 87: ...y 2 The LCD display cycles between the four octets of the IPv4 address indicated by i4 at the upper right corner of the display For example 192 168 84 4 cycles in this sequence 192 168 84 4 MAC Addres...

Page 88: ...played The character M appears in the left side of the LCD display 3 The MAC address is displayed as M XX where XX are two digits of the MAC address The LCD will cycle through the MAC address from the...

Page 89: ...ce mode indicated by a d in at the top left of the display 2 Press the FUNC button until CA is displayed at the top right of the display 3 The device s position is represented by any number defined be...

Page 90: ...losure sensors more convenient Connect third party detectors switches to the CC sensor termination on your EMX2 888 Exception Older EMX2 888 models have the spring loaded CC sensor termination built i...

Page 91: ...a SENSOR port on the EMX For sensor information refer to the Environmental Sensors Guide or Online Help on the Raritan s website s Support page http www raritan com support Connecting Contact Closure...

Page 92: ...l module is separated from the EMX Important It is not guaranteed that all third party detectors switches are compatible with the EMX You need to test the compatibility after installing them To make c...

Page 93: ...termination point to secure the wires using a torque of 0 196 N m 2 kgf cm To make connections when the terminal module is separated from the EMX 1 Loosen the two screws on each side of the terminal m...

Page 94: ...ach wire of both detectors switches into each termination point 4 Use a screwdriver with a 2 5 mm wide shaft to tighten the screws above each termination point to secure the wires using a torque of 0...

Page 95: ...the leftmost of the EMX2 888 panel The upper LED is for CC2 The lower LED is for CC1 The LED is lit when the associated detector switch enters the alarmed state The meaning of a lit LED varies depend...

Page 96: ...ing this button when a serial connection is available See Resetting to Factory Defaults on page 477 Without the serial connection pressing this reset button only restarts the EMX software Beeper The E...

Page 97: ...onmental Sensors and Actuators 239 Asset Management 258 Webcam Management 264 Managing the Schroff LHX SHX Heat Exchanger 272 Managing Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM710 285 Bulk Configuration 287 Ba...

Page 98: ...d passwords See Creating a User Profile on page 149 Login The web interface allows a maximum of 16 users to log in simultaneously You must enable JavaScript in the web browser for proper operation To...

Page 99: ...either the inputs or any error message that appears 4 If a security agreement is displayed on the Login page accept it Otherwise you cannot log in successfully To select the agreement checkbox using...

Page 100: ...ing Examples on page 141 Password change request for first login On first login if you have both the Change Local User Management and Change Security Settings permissions you can choose to either chan...

Page 101: ...pports the password manager of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox You can choose to save the user name and password used to log in to the EMX when these two browsers ask whether you want...

Page 102: ...of the browser you use Choose the Refresh command or click the Refresh button on the web browser 2 Either the login page opens or the browser is closed depending on your choice in the previous step I...

Page 103: ...and open source information and a link to the online help EMX Explorer Pane The hierarchical tree to the left displays the EMX device you are accessing as well as all physical components embedded on...

Page 104: ...pter 6 Using the Web Interface 90 First level Second level Third level Auxiliary Ports RS 485 If one of the following is connected LHX 20 SHX 30 LHX 40 PowerLogic PM710 Webcam Snapashots Snapshots Web...

Page 105: ...ce 91 The EMX folder is named EMX by default The name can be customized See Naming the EMX on page 110 A Webcam icon appears only when a supported Logitech webcam is connected to the EMX See Connectin...

Page 106: ...MX by default The name can be customized See Naming the EMX on page 110 If it is not expanded click the white arrow prior to the folder icon or double click the folder The arrow then turns into a blac...

Page 107: ...Chapter 6 Using the Web Interface 93 3 Repeat Step 2 for other component groups you want to expand The expanded tree looks similar to this image...

Page 108: ...for other component groups you want to collapse Determining How to Display Tree Items By default the EMX web interface displays connected devices in the tree only if there are devices physically conn...

Page 109: ...row to select the device type to be displayed Select Asset Strip for asset sensors 4 Click OK In the tree the icon if present is followed by the device name if available device type and the port numbe...

Page 110: ...vice type for this port LHX 20 LHX 40 or SHX 30 4 Click OK In the tree the icon if present is followed by the device name if available device type and the port number or FEATURE port if applicable Set...

Page 111: ...the EMX web interface CLI Refers to the command line interface CLI The information in parentheses following CLI indicates how this user is connected to the CLI Serial Represents the local connection...

Page 112: ...If there are too many tabs to be all shown two arrows and appear at the left and right borders of the pane Click either arrow to navigate through all tabs To close any data page click the Close button...

Page 113: ...additional web interface elements or operations that are useful Warning Icon If the value you entered in a specific field is invalid a red warning icon appears to the right and the field in question i...

Page 114: ...ios For a numeric sensor no thresholds have been enabled If any thresholds have been enabled for a numeric sensor the sensor reading is within the normal range which is between the lower and upper war...

Page 115: ...nsor s reading drops below the lower warning threshold above upper critical The numeric sensor s reading reaches or exceeds the upper critical threshold above upper warning The numeric sensor s readin...

Page 116: ...example the Back command on the Internet Explorer IE shortcut menu works the same as the Back button in the IE browser Both of these functions take you to the previous page For information on each sh...

Page 117: ...Chapter 6 Using the Web Interface 103 Dashboard When you log in to the web interface the Dashboard page is displayed by default This page provides an overview of the EMX device s status...

Page 118: ...anger See The Yellow or Red Highlighted Sensors on page 100 After clicking any other icon in the hierarchical tree the Dashboard page is overridden To return to the Dashboard page click the Dashboard...

Page 119: ...h column of the alarms list Column Description Name The customized name of the Alarm action Reason The first event that triggers the alert First Appearance The date and time when the event indicated i...

Page 120: ...ng conditions detected by internal or external sensors so that you are alerted to take actions This section is labeled Alerted Sensors The Alerted Sensors section lists any or all of the following Any...

Page 121: ...e USB Cascading Solution Guide which is available from Raritan website s Support page http www raritan com support To identify the USB cascading status of a EMX device 1 Choose Maintenance Device Info...

Page 122: ...e on a standalone EMX Cascaded Device Connected Indicates whether the presence of a slave device is detected on the USB A port yes Connection to a slave device is detected no NO connection to a slave...

Page 123: ...ace 109 The following diagram shows 1 indicating it is the first slave Slave 1 The final slave device shows a non zero number which indicates its position in the Cascade Position field and no in the C...

Page 124: ...e device name 1 In the left pane click the EMX folder The Settings page opens Note This folder s name changes after customizing the device name See Naming the EMX on page 110 2 Click Setup on the Sett...

Page 125: ...rs 2 The Interface Settings tab should have been selected If not click the Interface Settings tab 3 In the Network Interface field click the drop down arrow and select Wired from the list 4 To change...

Page 126: ...the Network Interface field click the drop down arrow and select Wireless from the list 4 Check the Hardware State field to ensure that the EMX device has detected a wireless USB LAN adapter If not ve...

Page 127: ...y period against the system time b Click Browse to select a TLS certificate file Then you can Click Show to view the certificate s contents Click Remove to delete the installed certificate if it is in...

Page 128: ...P NTP SMTP SSH Telnet FTP SSL TLS SNMP SysLog To select the appropriate Internet Protocol 1 Choose Device Settings Network The Network Configuration dialog appears 2 Click the IP Protocol tab 3 Select...

Page 129: ...alphanumeric characters and or hyphens Cannot begin or end with a hyphen Cannot contain more than 63 characters Cannot contain punctuation marks spaces and other symbols Select the Specify DNS server...

Page 130: ...the IPv6 Settings tab 3 In the IP Auto Configuration field click the drop down arrow and select the desired option from the list Option Description Automatic To auto configure the EMX select Automatic...

Page 131: ...routes so that your EMX can communicate with the other subnet Each static route requires Destination IP address of the current subnet and prefix length using the format IP address prefix Next Hop IP...

Page 132: ...ork interface controllers NIC have been installed in one network server leading to two available subnets and IP forwarding has been enabled All of the NICs and EMX devices in the examples use static I...

Page 133: ...any device in the other subnet 192 168 200 0 In the IPv4 Append new Route dialog you should specify Destination 192 168 200 0 24 Next Hop 192 168 100 88 IPv6 example Your EMX fd07 2fa 6cff 2405 30 Tw...

Page 134: ...l since only fully qualified domain name can be used for specifying the LDAP server For information on external authentication see Setting Up External Authentication on page 178 Modifying Network Serv...

Page 135: ...he corresponding field Valid range is 1 to 65535 Warning Different network services cannot share the same TCP port 3 Enable or disable either or both ports To enable or disable the HTTP port select or...

Page 136: ...Event Rules and Actions on page 187 To configure SNMP communication 1 Choose Device Settings Network Services SNMP The SNMP Settings dialog appears 2 Enable or disable SNMP v1 v2c and or SNMP v3 by c...

Page 137: ...ce In addition you can decide to log in using either the password or the public key over the SSH connection To change SSH service settings 1 Choose Device Settings Network Services SSH The SSH Setting...

Page 138: ...ettings 1 Choose Device Settings Network Services Modbus The Modbus Settings dialog appears 2 To enable the Modbus TCP access select the Enable Modbus TCP Access checkbox To disable it deselect the ch...

Page 139: ...the Modbus TCP client s are passed through the EMX to the connected Modbus RTU devices or Modbus bus The Modbus RTU devices on the bus are identified with their Modbus RTU addresses using the Modbus u...

Page 140: ...t communication parameters Default Address Optional If the Modbus TCP client does not support Modbus RTU unit identifier addressing enter a Default Address If you must provide a unit identifier addres...

Page 141: ...nt 1 Click Device Settings Network Services Service Advertisement 2 Click Yes in the Changing Service Advertisement confirmation dialog box The feature is enabled and the Service Advertisement checkbo...

Page 142: ...se the servers below and ignore DHCP provided servers checkbox is deselected This method is usable only when either IPv4 or IPv6 DHCP is enabled To use the NTP servers that are manually specified sele...

Page 143: ...dar do either of the following Press Ctrl Up arrow or Ctrl Down arrow to switch between years Click which is adjacent to the year to show a list of years and months Select the desired year from the li...

Page 144: ...NTP RFC visit http tools ietf org html rfc4330 http tools ietf org html rfc4330 to refer to the section 5 Windows NTP servers may have a root dispersion of more than one second and therefore cannot sy...

Page 145: ...tting Up Your Preferred Measurement Units on page 153 If your preferences are different from the default measurement units your preferences rather than the defaults apply to the EMX user interfaces af...

Page 146: ...to the FEATURE port so that the EMX web interface only displays the device in the manner you wish To configure the FEATURE port 1 Click the Feature Port folder The Feature Port page opens in the righ...

Page 147: ...iary Port page opens in the right pane 2 Select the Port 1 device on the page and click Setup at the bottom of the page The Auxiliary Port Setup dialog appears 3 Select the desired mode in the Detecti...

Page 148: ...Chapter 6 Using the Web Interface 134 LHX 20 SHX 30 LHX 40 PowerLogic PM710...

Page 149: ...face You can set diverse bit rate settings for console and modem operations Usually the EMX can detect the device type and automatically apply the preset bit rate To change the serial port baud rate s...

Page 150: ...he Cascading Mode A maximum of eight EMX devices can be cascaded using USB cables and therefore share only one Ethernet connection See Cascading the EMX via USB on page 22 The Ethernet sharing mode ap...

Page 151: ...or details the port numbers see Port Number Syntax on page 139 Note If reversing or disconnecting the USB cable from a slave device causing the slave device to become a master or standalone device you...

Page 152: ...share the same IP address Each cascaded device can be remotely accessed through the network regardless of the cascading mode applied Illustration In the following diagrams it is assumed that users ena...

Page 153: ...tax In the Port Forwarding mode all devices in the USB cascading configuration share the same IP address To access any cascaded device you must assign an appropriate port number to it Master device Th...

Page 154: ...of each cascaded device s port numbers can be retrieved from the web interface See Setting the Cascading Mode on page 136 Standard TCP UDP ports The master device can be also accessed through standard...

Page 155: ...or the master device is 00 so each port number is 5NN00 as shown below Protocols Port numbers HTTPS 50000 HTTP 50100 SSH 50200 TELNET 50300 SNMP 50500 MODBUS 50600 Examples using 5NN00 ports To access...

Page 156: ...168 84 77 50001 To access Slave 1 via HTTP the IP address is http 192 168 84 77 50101 To access Slave 1 via SSH the command is ssh p 50201 192 168 84 77 Slave 2 device Position code for Slave 2 is 02...

Page 157: ...You can have the measurement unit vary between meter and foot according to user credentials See Setting Default Measurement Units on page 131 To specify the altitude of the EMX device 1 In the left pa...

Page 158: ...rs are connected the larger the update interval is Therefore type a large number in the Measurements Per Log Entry field when there are a large number of environmental sensors connected Whenever measu...

Page 159: ...send alerts or event messages to a specific administrator by email To do this you have to configure the SMTP settings and enter an IP address for your SMTP server and a sender s email address If any e...

Page 160: ...ate if it is inappropriate b Select or deselect the Allow expired and not yet valid certificates checkbox To always send the email messages even though the installed certificate chain contains a certi...

Page 161: ...estination dialog appears 3 In the URL field determine the following information Click the arrow to select http or https Type the URL or host name in the accompanying text box 4 If the destination ser...

Page 162: ...ternal beeper s state 1 Click the EMX folder in the left pane Note This folder s name changes after customizing the device name See Naming the EMX on page 110 2 Locate the Internal Beeper section in t...

Page 163: ...To manage any settings you must log in to the user account with appropriate permissions By default multiple users can log in simultaneously using the same login name Creating a User Profile To create...

Page 164: ...Note The SNMPv3 protocol must be enabled for SNMPv3 access See Configuring SNMP Settings on page 122 b Set up SNMPv3 parameters if enabling the SNMPv3 access permission Field Description Security Leve...

Page 165: ...irmation Authentication Protocol Click the drop down arrow and select the desired authentication protocol from the list Two protocols are available MD5 SHA 1 default Privacy Protocol Click the drop do...

Page 166: ...length or height In the Pressure Unit field select Pascal or psi as the measurement unit for pressure A Pascal is equal to one newton per square meter Psi stands for pounds per square inch Note The m...

Page 167: ...o the web interface and command line interface 8 Click OK Deleting a User Profile Delete outdated or redundant user profiles when necessary To delete user profiles 1 Choose User Management Users The M...

Page 168: ...t field select Meter or Feet as the measurement unit for length or height In the Pressure Unit field select Pascal or psi as the measurement unit for pressure 3 Click OK Setting Up Roles To manage any...

Page 169: ...e Arguments list is shown to the right such as the Switch Actuator permission Then select one or multiple arguments d Click Add to add the selected permission and arguments if any e Repeat Steps a to...

Page 170: ...st is shown to the right such as the Switch Actuator permission Then select one or multiple arguments d Click Add to add the selected permission and arguments if any e Repeat Steps a to d until you ad...

Page 171: ...on page 120 Configuring the Firewall The EMX has a firewall that you can configure to prevent specific IP addresses and ranges of IP addresses from accessing the EMX device or to prevent them from re...

Page 172: ...affic to from all IP addresses is discarded except the IP addresses accepted by a specific rule Default policies for inbound and outbound traffic can be different To change the default policy for inbo...

Page 173: ...cards traffic sent from the EMX to all IP addresses without sending any failure notification to the destination host Reject Discards traffic sent from the EMX to all IP addresses and an ICMP message i...

Page 174: ...c go to the Inbound Rules section To set rules for outbound traffic go to the Outbound Rules section 5 Create specific rules See the table for different operations Action Procedure Add a rule to the e...

Page 175: ...Mask field Select Accept Drop or Reject from the drop down list in the Policy field Accept Accepts traffic from to the specified IP address es Drop Discards traffic from to the specified IP address es...

Page 176: ...tings dialog 7 Click OK The rules are applied Editing Firewall Rules When an existing firewall rule requires updates of IP address range and or policy modify them accordingly To modify a firewall rule...

Page 177: ...ort the firewall rules 1 Choose Device Settings Security IP Access Control The Configure IP Access Control Settings dialog appears 2 To sort the IPv4 firewall rules click the IPv4 tab To sort the IPv6...

Page 178: ...determines how many times a user can attempt to log in to the EMX and fail authentication before the user is blocked Note that this function applies only to local authentication instead of authenticat...

Page 179: ...ngs dialog appears 2 Locate the Login Limitations section 3 To prevent more than one person from using the same login at the same time select the Prevent concurrent login with same username checkbox 4...

Page 180: ...east one uppercase character Required At least one numeric character Required At least one special character Required Number of restricted passwords in history 5 Note The maximum password length accep...

Page 181: ...ded You can edit or replace the default text as needed by typing directly in the security dialog or pasting text into it A maximum of 10 000 characters can be entered or pasted into the security banne...

Page 182: ...ased on their IP addresses To set up role based access control rules 1 Enable the feature See Enabling the Feature on page 168 2 Set the default policy See Changing the Default Policy on page 169 3 Cr...

Page 183: ...er s role 3 To determine the default policy for IPv6 addresses a Click the IPv6 tab b Ensure the Enable Role Based Access Control for IPv6 checkbox is selected c Select the action you want from the De...

Page 184: ...he user is a member of the specified role Deny Drops traffic from the specified IP address range when the user is a member of the specified role Click OK The system automatically numbers the rule Inse...

Page 185: ...t the rule to be modified in the rules list 5 Click Edit or double click the rule The Edit Rule dialog appears 6 Make changes to the information shown 7 Click OK Sorting Role Based Access Control Rule...

Page 186: ...ss Control for IPv4 checkbox is selected on the IPv4 tab or the Enable Role Based Access Control for IPv6 checkbox is selected on the IPv6 tab 4 Select the rule to be deleted in the rules list To make...

Page 187: ...and key files are already available Certificate Signing Request When appropriate certificate and key files for the EMX are NOT available one of the alternatives is to create a CSR and private key on t...

Page 188: ...pe a password The password is used to protect the certificate or CSR This information is optional and the value should be 4 to 64 characters long The password is case sensitive so ensure you capitaliz...

Page 189: ...are unavailable the alternative other than submitting a CSR to the CA is to generate a self signed certificate To create and install a self signed certificate 1 Choose Device Settings Security SSL Ce...

Page 190: ...ter the Self Sign checkbox is selected 4 Click Create New SSL Key to create both the self signed certificate and private key This may take several minutes to complete 5 You can also do any of the foll...

Page 191: ...selected files are installed on the EMX device Tip To verify whether the certificate has been installed successfully click the Active SSL Certificate tab 7 Click Close to quit the dialog Downloading K...

Page 192: ...local and external authentication is needed create user profiles on the EMX in addition to providing the external AA server s data When configured for external authentication all EMX users must have a...

Page 193: ...d Name DN and password Microsoft Active Directory AD If using a Microsoft Active Directory server consult your AD administrator for the name of the Active Directory Domain Bind Distinguished Name DN a...

Page 194: ...ntication The Authentication Settings dialog appears 2 Select the LDAP radio button to activate the LDAP LDAPS authentication 3 Click New to add an LDAP LDAPS AA server The Create new LDAP Server Conf...

Page 195: ...ts the authentication To always make the authentication succeed regardless of the validity period select this checkbox To make the authentication fail when any TLS certificate in the selected certific...

Page 196: ...Administrator for a specific domain name 19 To verify if the authentication configuration is set correctly you may click Test Connection to check whether the EMX can connect to the remote authenticat...

Page 197: ...n to enable the RADIUS authentication 3 Click New to add a RADIUS AA server The Create new RADIUS Server Configuration dialog appears 4 Type the IP address or host name of the RADIUS server in the IP...

Page 198: ...essfully connects to one of the listed servers Note After successfully connecting to one external authentication server the EMX STOPS trying to access the remaining authentication servers in the list...

Page 199: ...authentication server when that server is no longer available or used for remote authentication To remove one or multiple authentication servers 1 Choose Device Settings Security Authentication The Au...

Page 200: ...ntication servers in the access list is accessible the EMX authenticates against the connected authentication server only When the connection to all remote authentication servers fails the EMX allows...

Page 201: ...m notifications if a DX tamper sensor has been connected and the EMX detects that the communication with the connected tamper sensor is lost If these do not satisfy your needs you can create additiona...

Page 202: ...d until a person acknowledges it By default this action has been assigned to the built in tamper detection event rules For information on acknowledging an alarm see Alarms List on page 105 Note No IP...

Page 203: ...ximum cooling Applies the maximum cooling to the LHX SHX device See Request LHX SHX Maximum Cooling on page 195 This option is available only when the Schroff LHX SHX support has been enabled Send sna...

Page 204: ...steps 8 Click Close to quit the dialog Action Group You can create an action group that performs up to 32 actions After creating such an action group you can easily assign this set of actions to an ev...

Page 205: ...t reaches the maximum number of alert notifications For information on acknowledging an alarm see Alarms List on page 105 To create an Alarm action 1 Click the Actions tab 2 Click New 3 In the Action...

Page 206: ...st the time c In the Max numbers field specify the maximum number of times the alert notification is resent Values range from 1 to infinite 7 If needed you can instruct the EMX to send the acknowledgm...

Page 207: ...ns on the external beeper so that it buzzes continuously Off Turns off the external beeper so that it stops buzzing 7 Click OK Note If you create an event rule for the external beeper but disconnect i...

Page 208: ...nt log is generated only when there are changes made to any asset sensors or asset tags such as connection or disconnection events To push out the sensor data 1 Choose Device Settings Event Rules The...

Page 209: ...number starting at 1 5 In the Action field click the drop down arrow and select the desired action Request LHX SHX maximum cooling 6 Click OK Send a Snapshot via Email This option notifies one or mult...

Page 210: ...one time in the email Time before first Snapshot s the amount of time in seconds between when the event is triggered and the webcam begins taking snapshots Time between Snapshots s the amount of time...

Page 211: ...eld Default messages are sent based on the event See Default Log Messages on page 216 for a list of default log messages and events that trigger them 8 If needed select the Use Custom Log Message chec...

Page 212: ...t to access This is the address to which notifications are sent by the SNMP system agent 4 In the Port fields enter the port number used to access the device s 5 In the Community fields enter the SNMP...

Page 213: ...ity level Security level Description noAuthNoPriv Select this if no authorization or privacy protocols are needed authNoPriv Select this if authorization is required but no privacy protocols are requi...

Page 214: ...og opens 2 Click the Actions tab 3 Click New 4 In the Action name field type a new name for the action The default name is New Action number where number is a sequential number starting at 1 5 In the...

Page 215: ...d certificate chain is outdated or not valid yet deselect this checkbox 8 Click OK Send Sensor Report You may set the EMX so that it automatically reports the latest readings or states of one or multi...

Page 216: ...ultiple ones To select all methods simply click c To delete any method select it in the left list box and click to move it back to the right list box To make multiple selections press Ctrl click or Sh...

Page 217: ...MP translates to JQPublic logged into the device on 2012 January 30 21 00 See Email and SMS Message Placeholders on page 224 for a list and definition of available variables To configure SMS message 1...

Page 218: ...to make it buzz Turn Beeper Off Turns off the internal beeper to make it stop buzzing 6 Click OK Switch Peripheral Actuator If you have any actuator connected to the EMX you can set up the EMX so it a...

Page 219: ...enabled the LHX SHX related actions will be available See Enabling and Disabling Schroff LHX SHX Heat Exchanger Support on page 273 Use this action to switch the LHX SHX on or off when for example tem...

Page 220: ...orm Start recording or Stop recording If Start recording is selected do the following a Use the slide bar to specify the total number of snapshots to be taken when the event occurs The maximum amount...

Page 221: ...ew 3 In the Rule name field type a new name for identifying the rule The default name is New Rule number where number is a sequential number 4 Select the Enabled checkbox to activate this event rule 5...

Page 222: ...xiliary RS 485 devices assertion is displayed as connected and deassertion as disconnected Discrete on off sensor state change Available radio buttons include Alarmed No longer alarmed and Both Alarme...

Page 223: ...only when the chosen function is disabled Both The EMX takes the action when the chosen function is either enabled or disabled User logon state Available radio buttons include Logged in Logged out and...

Page 224: ...inaccessible or accessible 7 In the Actions field select the desired action from the Available actions list box and click to move it to the Selected actions list box To make multiple selections press...

Page 225: ...time Otherwise the scheduled action will NOT be performed at the specified time if the buffer time is too short For example if you want an action to be performed at 11 00 am you should finish scheduli...

Page 226: ...nd February in particular does not have the date 30 and probably even 29 Check the calendar when selecting 29 30 or 31 Yearly This option requires three settings Month January through December Date 1...

Page 227: ...Define a Send sensor report action that is named Send Hourly Temperature Sensor Readings This action reports temperature sensor readings via the selected destination action Send Sensor Temp Report Ema...

Page 228: ...ting the Send Hourly Temperature Sensor Readings action For details see Send EMail on page 196 2 Create the Send sensor report action Send Hourly Temperature Sensor Readings a Choose Device Settings E...

Page 229: ...nation action Send Sensor Temp Report Email Add the desired temperature sensor s from the Available Sensors list to the Report Sensors box d Click OK For details see Send Sensor Report on page 201 3 C...

Page 230: ...sensor readings at 0 30 am 1 30 am 2 30 am 3 30 am 4 30 am and so on until 23 30 pm every day Default Log Messages Following are default log messages triggered and emailed to specified recipients when...

Page 231: ...set strip STRIPID STRIPNAME changed to VALUE by user USERNAME Asset Management Rack Unit Config Changed Config of rack unit RACKUNIT of asset strip STRIPID STRIPNAME changed by user USERNAME to LED Op...

Page 232: ...onfig parameter PARAMETER changed to VALUE by user USERNAME from host USERIP Device Device settings saved Device settings saved from host USERIP Device Device settings restored Device settings restore...

Page 233: ...d 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 authenticatio...

Page 234: ...device EXTSENSORNAME in slot EXTSENSORSLOT is SENSORSTATENAME Modem Dial in link established An incoming call from caller CALLERID was received The incoming call from caller CALLERID was disconnected...

Page 235: ...ensor PLSENSORNAME on Power Logic Device at PORTTYPE port PORTID deasserted below lower critical at SENSORREADING SENSORREADINGUNIT Server Monitoring Error Error monitoring server MONITOREDHOST ERRORD...

Page 236: ...anagement Webcam detached Webcam WEBCAMNAME WEBCAMUVCID removed from port WEBCAMUSBPORT Webcam Management Webcam settings changed Webcam WEBCAMNAME settings changed by user USERNAME LHX SHX Connected...

Page 237: ...Maximum cooling was requested for LHX at PORTTYPE port PORTID Maximum cooling is not any more requested for LHX at PORTTYPE port PORTID LHX SHX Parameter Data Loss Data loss in parameter memory was de...

Page 238: ...YPE port PORTID was crossed The humidity on LHX at PORTTYPE port PORTID is within thresholds LHX SHX External Water Cooling Failure An external water cooling failure occurred on LHX at PORTTYPE port P...

Page 239: ...ifier IFNAME The human readable name of a network interface ISASSERTED Boolean flag whether an event condition was entered 1 or left 0 LDAPERRORDESC An LDAP error occurred LHXFANID The ID of a fan con...

Page 240: ...ent TIMESTAMP The timestamp of the event occurrence UMTARGETROLE The name of a user management role an action was applied on UMTARGETUSER The user an action was triggered for USERIP The IP address a u...

Page 241: ...in the internal log when the specified events occur Sample Sensor Level Event Rule In this example we want the EMX device to send SNMP traps to the SNMP manager when the reading of the temperature se...

Page 242: ...user logs in or logs out The event rule is set like this Event User activity Any user User logged in Trigger condition Both Actions System Event Log Action To create the above event rule 1 Select User...

Page 243: ...nt Send email Modifying an Event Rule You can change an event rule s event action trigger condition and other settings if any Exception Events and actions selected in the built in event rules are not...

Page 244: ...rl click or Shift click to highlight multiple ones To add all actions click To remove any action select it from the Selected actions list box and click to move it back to the Available actions list bo...

Page 245: ...essage appears Then click Yes to save the changes Discard to abort or Cancel to return to the current settings page 6 Click Close to quit the dialog Deleting an Event Rule or Action If any event rule...

Page 246: ...wing the Local Event Log You can view over 2000 historical events that occurred to the EMX device in the local event log When the log size exceeds 256KB each new entry overwrites the oldest entry To d...

Page 247: ...tic Log The WLAN Diagnostic Log dialog appears Each entry in the log consists of the event s ID number Date and time Description Note The Show WLAN Diagnostic Log button is available only when the Net...

Page 248: ...ected users 1 Choose Maintenance Connected Users The Connected Users dialog appears showing a list of connected users with the following information Column Description User Name The login name used by...

Page 249: ...specific IT devices are alive by having the EMX device continuously ping them An IT device s successful response to the ping commands indicates that the IT device is still alive and can be remotely ac...

Page 250: ...0 seconds Number of consecutive unsuccessful pings for failure The number of consecutive pings without any response before the monitored equipment is declared Unreachable Valid range is 1 to 100 Wait...

Page 251: ...itoring for this server checkbox is selected 5 To make the EMX declare the accessibility of the monitored PDU every 15 seconds 3 pings 5 seconds when that PDU is accessible do the following a In the N...

Page 252: ...ng Monitoring Settings You can edit the ping monitoring settings for any IT device whenever needed To modify the ping monitoring settings for an IT device 1 Choose Device Settings Server Reachability...

Page 253: ...3 The column labeled Status indicates the accessibility of each monitored equipment Status Description Reachable The monitored equipment is accessible Unreachable The monitored equipment is inaccessib...

Page 254: ...nternal conditions while discrete on off sensors show sensor states only to indicate state changes Only numeric sensors have threshold settings As for actuators they are used to control a device or sy...

Page 255: ...a serial number tag attached to its rear side The serial number for each sensor or actuator appears listed in the web interface after each sensor or actuator is detected by the EMX To identify each de...

Page 256: ...rmation The sensor port number such as Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 and so on The sensor or actuator s location in the sensor chain such as Chain Position 1 Chain Position 2 and so on If a DPX3 ENVHUB4 sensor...

Page 257: ...connected to the SENSOR port 1 via the DPX3 ENVHUB4 sensor hub this sensor s or actuator s Position column becomes Port 1 Chain Position 1 Hub Port x Chain Position 2 where x is the hub s port to whi...

Page 258: ...the left pane 2 Select the checkbox of the desired sensor or actuator on the Peripheral Devices page To manage multiple ones select multiple checkboxes Note To identify all detected sensors or actuato...

Page 259: ...vironmental Sensors or Actuators on page 256 Special note for a Raritan humidity sensor As of release 3 1 0 a Raritan humidity sensor is able to provide two measurements in the user interface relative...

Page 260: ...Actuator s Location on page 248 When the term Rack Units appears inside the parentheses in the Z location field indicating that the Z coordinate format is set to Rack Units you must type an integer n...

Page 261: ...eric value in the Assertion Timeout samples field See To Assert and Assertion Timeout on page 532 To use the default threshold settings select the Use Default Thresholds radio button To modify the def...

Page 262: ...se location values to track records of environmental conditions in fixed locations around your IT equipment The X Y and Z values act as additional attributes and are not tied to any specific measureme...

Page 263: ...hreshold settings 1 Click Peripheral Devices in the EMX Explorer pane and the Peripheral Devices page opens in the right pane 2 Click Default Thresholds Setup on the Peripheral Devices page A dialog a...

Page 264: ...dentical upper and lower thresholds follow the procedure below to set up all temperature sensors together To configure thresholds of multiple environmental sensors 1 Click the Peripheral Devices folde...

Page 265: ...te an environmental sensor or actuator s position in either of the following manners Port n where n is the number of the SENSOR port on the EMX where a specific environmental sensor package is connect...

Page 266: ...appears in the Actuator column Reading State States of Managed Sensors An environmental sensor shows the state after being managed Available sensor states vary depending on the sensor type numeric or...

Page 267: ...or that sensor When the communication with a contact closure sensor s processor is lost all detectors that is all switches connected to the same sensor package show the unavailable state Note When the...

Page 268: ...old Reading Upper Warning threshold Note The symbol means smaller than or equal to alarmed State This state means a discrete on off sensor is in the abnormal state Usually for a contact closure sensor...

Page 269: ...above upper critical State This state means a numeric sensor s reading is above the upper critical threshold as indicated below Upper Critical Threshold Reading Note The symbol means smaller than or e...

Page 270: ...ripheral Devices page simply select the checkbox in the header row Note If the desired action cannot be performed on any of the selected sensors or actuators that action becomes unavailable Deselect t...

Page 271: ...he Settings section The setup dialog appears 3 Deselect the Peripheral Device Auto Management checkbox 4 Click OK Controlling Actuators If you have any DX sensor packages with actuators connected whic...

Page 272: ...r 1 Connect the asset sensor to the EMX if it is not already 2 Expand the Feature Ports folder in the navigation tree 3 Click the desired asset sensor in the left pane The page specific to that asset...

Page 273: ...e to the RJ 45 connector of the asset sensor will be marked with the index number 1 in the web interface For the latest version of asset sensors with a built in tilt sensor it is NOT necessary to conf...

Page 274: ...he tag ports without tags connected is red You can change the default LED color settings for all tag ports on an asset sensor assembly This feature is accessible only by users with Administrative Priv...

Page 275: ...o that this LED behaves differently from others on the same asset sensor To change an LED s settings 1 Connect the asset sensor to the EMX if it is not already 2 Expand the Feature Ports folder in the...

Page 276: ...ck OK Expanding a Blade Extension Strip A blade extension strip like an asset sensor has multiple tag ports After connecting it to a specific asset sensor it is displayed as a folder on that asset sen...

Page 277: ...g the Asset Sensor Information The hardware and software information of the connected asset sensor is available through the web interface To display the asset sensor information 1 Expand the Feature P...

Page 278: ...bcam can be sent via email or instant message See Sending Snapshots or Videos in an Email or Instant Message on page 269 Events that trigger emails containing snapshots from a webcam can be created Se...

Page 279: ...ebcam Storage Once a snapshot is taken using the Store Snapshot to Webcam Storage feature it is stored locally on the EMX by default Up to ten 10 images can be stored on the EMX at once To save more t...

Page 280: ...of images that can be saved to the storage location 9 Click OK Adjusting Image Properties If any snapshot or video properties such as the brightness contrast saturation and gain settings do not satisf...

Page 281: ...webcam are displayed in the right pane of the EMX web interface once a webcam is selected in the navigation tree Snapshots and videos can also be displayed in Live Preview mode in the Primary Standalo...

Page 282: ...isplayed on the webcam you can manually save it onto the EMX A snapshot is saved as a JPEG file and stored on the Snapshots page Warning The snapshots stored on the EMX are cleared when rebooting the...

Page 283: ...and two remote sessions of the recipients Note All Live Preview sessions sharing the same URL including one Primary Standalone Live Preview window and two associated remote sessions are identified as...

Page 284: ...instant message 1 In the navigation tree click on the webcam that is capturing the snapshot or video you want to provide a link to other people The snapshot or video is displayed in Live Preview mode...

Page 285: ...and time each snapshot was taken and the webcam that took each snapshot is displayed when viewing snapshots Details such as the webcam location and or labels if any are displayed in the Details secti...

Page 286: ...maximum cooling is requested The exact information is dependent on your Schroff model See your Schroff LHX SHX manual for details on each device s settings and features To monitor one LHX SHX heat exc...

Page 287: ...ds to be enabled before the device appears in the navigation tree or on the dashboard Additionally Schroff LHX SHX Heat Exchanger support must be enabled in order for the LHX MIB to be accessible thro...

Page 288: ...SHX temperature or fan speed thresholds for alerts or to customize the name of the LHX SHX device for easy identification See Configuring the Auxiliary Port on page 133 or Configuring the Feature Port...

Page 289: ...ture Ports folder as needed 2 Click the desired LHX SHX device Its page opens in the right pane 3 Click Setup in the Settings section of the page The Setup dialog opens 4 Type a name for the heat exch...

Page 290: ...s are getting close to a critical condition The LHX SHX settings are stored on the EMX port where the LHX SHX device is connected and are lost if that device is moved to a different port To configure...

Page 291: ...n timeout type a numeric value in the Assertion Timeout samples field See To Assert and Assertion Timeout on page 532 5 Click OK Monitoring the LHX SHX The EMX web interface lets you monitor the statu...

Page 292: ...SHX Heat Exchanger section where the LHX SHX summary is shown LHX SHX summary on the Ports page Click the Auxiliary Ports folder in the EMX Explorer pane OR Click the Feature Ports folder The port pa...

Page 293: ...ailed LHX SHX sensors or emergency cooling activation Accumulative operating hours If any LHX SHX sensor enters the critical or warning level that sensor row is highlighted in red or yellow See The Ye...

Page 294: ...ifferent statuses of the connected LHX SHX heat exchanger Icons Device status The heat exchanger is turned ON and operating normally The heat exchanger is turned OFF The heat exchanger is turned ON bu...

Page 295: ...exchanger is physically connected to the EMX device a section labeled Alert States appears on its device page The Alert States section contains information identifying the LHX sensors that currently f...

Page 296: ...information is located in the Statistics section of each heat exchanger page Below are the time units used for operating hours h hour s d day s For example 3d 5h means the total operating time is 3 da...

Page 297: ...r Switch Off or Switch On 3 If you clicked Switch Off a dialog appears prompting you to confirm the operation Click Yes to turn it off or No to abort the operation The heat exchanger s icon changes af...

Page 298: ...for an SHX 30 the message Maximum cooling requested is displayed in the Alerts section of the page For additional information on the SHX 30 maximum cooling feature see the SHX 30 documentation To req...

Page 299: ...liary Ports folder is not expanded expand it to show all devices connected to the RS 485 ports 4 Click the desired sensor in the EMX Explorer pane The page specific to that sensor opens in the right p...

Page 300: ...to that sensor opens in the right pane 3 Click on Reset All Min Max Values at the bottom left of the Sensors section of the page 4 Click OK to confirm All values are reset Clearing the PM710 Energy A...

Page 301: ...eges to save and copy the EMX configurations Note No device specific data is saved to the Bulk Configuration file such as environmental sensor or certain network settings To back up or restore a speci...

Page 302: ...and rack unit names SNMP name location and contact Server monitor entries Because the date and time settings are saved in the configuration file users should exercise caution when distributing the co...

Page 303: ...irmware Upgrade on page 291 3 Choose Maintenance Bulk Configuration The Bulk Configuration dialog appears 4 In the Copy Bulk Configuration section click Browse to select the configuration file stored...

Page 304: ...the AES 128 encryption algorithm To restore the EMX using a backup XML file 1 Choose Maintenance Backup Restore The Backup Restore of Device Settings dialog opens 2 In the Copy Device Settings sectio...

Page 305: ...connection To update the firmware 1 Choose Maintenance Update Firmware The Update Firmware dialog appears 2 In the Firmware File field click Browse to select an appropriate firmware file 3 Click Uplo...

Page 306: ...grade via USB on page 453 Viewing Firmware Update History The firmware upgrade history if available is permanently stored on the EMX device This history indicates when a firmware upgrade event occurre...

Page 307: ...firmware from the EMX device to upgrade its own firmware During the firmware upgrade the following events take place The asset sensor is completely lit up with the blinking LEDs changing the color fr...

Page 308: ...e you want to check in the Host Name field 3 In the Timeout s field type a timeout value in seconds to end the trace route operation Note that if the timeout value is too small the trace route results...

Page 309: ...hnical Support Rebooting the EMX You can remotely reboot the EMX device via the web interface Rebooting the EMX does not reset the configuration of the device as is done during a factory reset Note Re...

Page 310: ...ternet To use online help Active Content must be enabled in your browser If you are using Internet Explorer 7 you must enable Scriplets Consult your browser help for information on enabling these feat...

Page 311: ...ssary select the Match partial words checkbox to include information matching part of the words entered in the Search text box The search results are displayed in the left pane 6 To have the left pane...

Page 312: ...Configuring Users for Encrypted SNMP v3 299 Configuring SNMP Notifications 300 SNMP Gets and Sets 305 Enabling SNMP By default SNMP v1 v2c is enabled on the EMX so the EMX can communicate with an SNMP...

Page 313: ...ation the location of the system 5 Select the MIB to be downloaded The SNMP MIB for your EMX is used by the SNMP manager Important You must download the SNMP MIB for your EMX to use with your SNMP man...

Page 314: ...s provided If the inform communication fails it is resent You can define the number of times and the intervals to resend the inform communication or leave the defaults of five resends in three second...

Page 315: ...tifications To configure the EMX to send SNMP notifications 1 Choose Device Settings Network Services SNMP The SNMP Settings dialog appears 2 On the Notifications tab select the Enabled checkbox to en...

Page 316: ...ld enter the number of times you want to resend the inform communication if it fails For example inform communications are resent up to 5 times when the initial communication fails 5 In the Host field...

Page 317: ...ifications To configure the EMX to send SNMPv3 notifications 1 Choose Device Settings Network Services SNMP The SNMP Settings dialog appears 2 On the Notifications tab select the Enabled checkbox to e...

Page 318: ...ication is resent if the first is not received For example resend a new inform communication once every 3 seconds b In the Number of Retries field enter the number of times you want to resend the info...

Page 319: ...acy Protocol DES or AES Enter the privacy passphrase and then confirm the privacy passphrase SNMP Gets and Sets In addition to sending notifications the EMX is able to receive SNMP get and set request...

Page 320: ...the EMX device ASSETMANAGEMENT MIB The SNMP MIB file for asset management LHX MIB The SNMP MIB file for managing the LHX SHX heat exchanger s 4 Click Save to save the file onto your computer File dow...

Page 321: ...ed later in the MIB as The sensor state boardFirmwareVersion part of the configGroup group describes the firmware version SNMP Sets and Thresholds Some objects can be configured from the SNMP manager...

Page 322: ...out Enabling Thresholds When enabling previously disabled thresholds via SNMP make sure you set a correct value for all thresholds that are supposed to be enabled prior to actually enabling them Other...

Page 323: ...terface The EMX provides a command line interface that enables data center administrators to perform some basic management tasks Using this interface you can do the following Reset the EMX device Disp...

Page 324: ...ms prior to Windows Vista To log in using HyperTerminal 1 Connect your computer to the EMX via a local connection 2 Launch HyperTerminal on your computer and open a console window When the window firs...

Page 325: ...ing an SSH or Telnet client such as PuTTY Note PuTTY is a free program you can download from the Internet See PuTTY s documentation for details on configuration To log in using SSH or Telnet 1 Ensure...

Page 326: ...modem connected See Connecting an Analog Modem on page 60 2 Make sure the computer you are using has an appropriate modem connected 3 Launch a terminal emulation program and configure its baud rate s...

Page 327: ...In this mode the prompt changes to config or config and you can change EMX device and network configurations See Entering Configuration Mode on page 338 Diagnostic Mode You can enter the diagnostic mo...

Page 328: ...er the administrator mode Help command under the configuration mode config Help command under the diagnostic mode diag Press Enter after typing the help command and a list of main commands for the cur...

Page 329: ...uery available role configuration parameters config role To query available parameters for the role create command config role create Showing Information You can use the show commands to view current...

Page 330: ...k show network ip option Variables option is one of the options all v4 or v6 Option Description all This options shows both IPv4 and IPv6 settings Tip You can also type the command without adding this...

Page 331: ...detailed information add the parameter details to the end of the command show network wireless details Network Service Settings This command shows the network service settings only including the Teln...

Page 332: ...P service zeroconfig Only displays the settings of the zero configuration advertising Device Configuration This command shows the EMX configuration such as the device name firmware version and model t...

Page 333: ...ugh remote authentication servers show user defaultPreferences Note If a user has set his her own preferred measurement units or the administrator has changed any user s preferred units the web and CL...

Page 334: ...ype Temperature Reading 31 8 deg C normal Serial number AEI0950133 Description Not configured Location X Not configured Y Not configured Z Not configured Position Port 1 Using default thresholds yes V...

Page 335: ...Without the parameter details only the sensor ID sensor type and reading are displayed Note A discrete on off sensor displays the sensor state instead of the numeric reading With the parameter detail...

Page 336: ...ackages each of which may contain more than one sensor or actuator show peripheralDevicePackages Information similar to the following is displayed An environmental sensor package is a peripheral devic...

Page 337: ...also type the command without adding this option all to get the same data A specific actuator number Displays the information for the specified actuator only The actuator number is the ID number assig...

Page 338: ...ure Reading 31 8 deg C State normal Active Thresholds Sensor specific thresholds Default Thresholds for Temperature sensors Lower critical threshold 10 0 deg C Lower warning threshold 15 0 deg C Upper...

Page 339: ...related data is NOT available Environmental Sensor Default Thresholds This command syntax shows a certain sensor type s default thresholds which are the initial thresholds applying to the specified ty...

Page 340: ...settings Security Settings This command shows the security settings of the EMX show security To show detailed information add the parameter details to the end of the command show security details Disp...

Page 341: ...tions all or a user s name Option Description all This option shows all existing user profiles Tip You can also type the command without adding this option all to get the same data a specific user s n...

Page 342: ...all to get the same data a specific role s name This option shows the data of the specified role only Displayed information Role settings are displayed including the role description and privileges S...

Page 343: ...t number For the EMX device with only one FEATURE port the valid number is always 1 Rack Unit Settings of an Asset Sensor For the Raritan asset sensor a rack unit refers to a tag port This command sho...

Page 344: ...ly connected For the EMX device with only one FEATURE port the number is always 1 rack_unit is the index number of the desired rack unit tag port on the selected asset sensor The index number of each...

Page 345: ...pe Variables n is one of the options all or a number Option Description all Displays all entries in the event log An integer number Displays the specified number of last entries in the event log The n...

Page 346: ...action events webcam Events for webcam management if available cardReader Events for card reader management if available powerLgic Events about Power Logic PM710 if this device is connected Wireless L...

Page 347: ...lity server n details Variables n is a number representing the sequence of the IT device in the monitored server list You can find each IT device s sequence number using the CLI command of show server...

Page 348: ...tory buffer for storing history commands show history bufferlength Displayed information The current history buffer length is displayed Reliability Data This command shows the reliability data show re...

Page 349: ...tion A specific integer number Displays the specified number of last entries in the reliability error log Examples This section provides examples of the show command Example 1 Basic Security Informati...

Page 350: ...when typing the show security details command Clearing Information You can use the clear commands to remove unnecessary data from the EMX After typing a clear command press Enter to execute it Note D...

Page 351: ...ic log for the wireless LAN WLAN connection clear wlanlog OR clear wlanlog y If you entered the command without y a message appears prompting you to confirm the operation Type y to clear the WLAN log...

Page 352: ...figuration command and press Enter to change the settings Important To apply new configuration settings you must issue the apply command before closing the terminal emulation program Closing the progr...

Page 353: ...ommand changes the EMX device s name config emd name name Variables name is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters The name variable must be enclosed in quotes when it contains spaces...

Page 354: ...ensor is attached This is because the device s altitude is associated with the altitude correction factor See Altitude Correction Factors on page 539 config emd deviceAltitude altitude Variables altit...

Page 355: ...nt feature config emd peripheralDeviceAutoManagement option Variables option is one of the options enable or disable Option Description enable Enables the automatic management feature for environmenta...

Page 356: ...Note If you enable the wireless networking mode and the EMX does not detect any wireless USB LAN adapter or the connected wireless USB LAN adapter is not supported the message Supported Wireless devi...

Page 357: ...preferV4 or preferV6 Option Description preferV4 Use the IPv4 addresses returned by the DNS server preferV6 Use the IPv6 addresses returned by the DNS server Setting Wireless Parameters You must conf...

Page 358: ...o either PSK or Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP config network wireless authMethod method Variables method is one of the authentication methods PSK or EAP Method Description PSK The wireless au...

Page 359: ...wireless eapIdentity identity Set the EAP password config network wireless eapPassword After performing the above command the EMX prompts you to enter the password Then type the password and press En...

Page 360: ...he TLS certificate chain option2 is one of the options true or false Option Description true Always make the wireless network connection successful even though the TLS certificate chain contains any c...

Page 361: ...configuration mode See Entering Configuration Mode on page 338 2 Type the following command and press Enter config network wireless eapCACertificate 3 The system prompts you to enter the contents of...

Page 362: ...4xDTALBgNVBAMTBENSTDEwFwYDVR0BAQH BA0w C4AJODMyOTcwODEwMBgGA1UdAgQRMA8ECTgzMjk3MDgyM4ACBSA wDQYDVR0KBAYwBAMCBkAwCwYJKoZIhvcNAQEEA4GBAH2y1VCEw A4zaXzSYZJTTUi3uawbbFiS2yxHvgf28 8Js0OHXk1H1w2d6qOH H21X82...

Page 363: ...specify the preferred host name which is optional The following is the command config network ipv4 preferredHostName name Variables name is a host name which Consists of alphanumeric characters and or...

Page 364: ...ipv4 gateway ip address Variables ip address is the IP address of the gateway The value ranges from 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Setting the IPv4 Primary DNS Server After selecting the static IP config...

Page 365: ...secondary DNS server The value ranges from 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Note The EMX supports a maximum of 3 DNS servers If two IPv4 DNS servers and two IPv6 DNS servers are available the EMX only uses...

Page 366: ...dify an existing static route config network ipv4 staticRoutes modify route_ID dest 2 hop Variables dest 1 is a combination of the IP address and subnet mask of the other subnet The format is IP addre...

Page 367: ...ptional The following is the command config network ipv6 preferredHostName name Variables name is a host name which Consists of alphanumeric characters and or hyphens Cannot begin or end with a hyphen...

Page 368: ...e 355 config network ipv6 primaryDNSServer ip address Variables ip address is the IP address of the primary DNS server This value uses the IPv6 address format Setting the IPv6 Secondary DNS Server Aft...

Page 369: ...signed DNS server with the primary secondary DNS server you assign disable This option resumes using the DHCP assigned DNS server Setting IPv6 Static Routes If the IPv6 network mode is set to static I...

Page 370: ...l replace the original route setting Its format is IP address prefix length You can modify either the IP address or the prefix length or both Setting LAN Interface Parameters A LAN interface configura...

Page 371: ...s mode is one of the modes auto half or full Option Description auto The EMX selects the optimum transmission mode through auto negotiation half Half duplex Data is transmitted in one direction to or...

Page 372: ...ces http Change the HTTP port config network services http port n Enable or disable the HTTP port config network services http enabled option Variables n is a TCP port number between 1 and 65535 The d...

Page 373: ...options true or false Option Description true Forces any access to the EMX via HTTP to be redirected to HTTPS false No HTTP access is redirected to HTTPS Changing the Telnet Configuration You can enab...

Page 374: ...its TCP port using the CLI commands An SSH command begins with network services ssh Enabling or Disabling SSH This command enables or disables the SSH service config network services ssh enabled opti...

Page 375: ...c key authentication is selected you must type a valid SSH public key for each user profile to log in over the SSH connection See Specifying the SSH Public Key on page 397 Setting the SNMP Configurati...

Page 376: ...ring config network services snmp readCommunity string Variables string is a string comprising 4 to 64 ASCII printable characters The string CANNOT include spaces Setting the SNMP Write Community This...

Page 377: ...sysLocation value Variables value is a string comprising 0 to 255 alphanumeric characters Changing the Modbus Configuration You can enable or disable the Modbus agent configure its read only capabili...

Page 378: ...s the Modbus port config network services modbus port n Variables n is a TCP port number between 1 and 65535 The default Modbus port is 502 Enabling or Disabling the Service Advertisement This command...

Page 379: ...tion Method The following command sets the wireless authentication method to PSK config network wireless authMethod PSK Example 4 Static IPv4 Configuration The following command enables the Static IP...

Page 380: ...is command specifies the primary time server if synchronization with the NTP server is enabled config time ntp firstServer first_server Variables The first_server is the IP address or host name of the...

Page 381: ...TP servers false Customized NTP server settings do NOT override the DHCP specified NTP servers Setting the Time Zone The CLI has a list of time zones to configure the date and time for the EMX config...

Page 382: ...onfig time set time hh mm ss Variables Variable Description yyyy mm dd Type the date in the format of yyyy mm dd For example type 2015 11 30 for November 30 2015 hh mm ss Type the time in the format o...

Page 383: ...ility of NTP servers specified manually on your EMX and then shows the result For instructions on specifying NTP servers via CLI see Setting NTP Parameters on page 366 To perform this command successf...

Page 384: ...ontrol ipv6 Modifying Firewall Control Parameters There are different commands for modifying firewall control parameters IPv4 commands Enable or disable the IPv4 firewall control feature config securi...

Page 385: ...s without sending any failure notification to the source host reject Discards traffic from all IP addresses and an ICMP message is sent to the source host for failure notification Tip You can combine...

Page 386: ...insert rule_number ip_mask policy IPv6 commands Add a new rule to the bottom of the IPv6 rules list config security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule add direction ip_mask policy Add a new IPv6 rule by insert...

Page 387: ...re notification insert is one of the options insertAbove or insertBelow Option Description insertAbove Inserts the new rule above the specified rule number Then new rule s number the specified rule nu...

Page 388: ...6 rule modify direction rule_number ipMask ip_mask policy policy Variables direction is one of the options in or out Direction Description in Inbound traffic out Outbound traffic rule_number is the nu...

Page 389: ...list IPv4 commands config security ipAccessControl ipv4 rule delete direction rule_number IPv6 commands config security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule delete direction rule_number Variables direction is on...

Page 390: ...you cannot successfully log in to the EMX In the web interface select the checkbox labeled I understand and accept the Restricted Service Agreement Tip To select the agreement checkbox using the keybo...

Page 391: ...ng simultaneous logins using the same user name and the idle time permitted before forcing a user to log out A login limitation command begins with security loginLimits You can combine multiple comman...

Page 392: ...sword aging feature Password Aging Interval This command determines how often the password should be changed config security loginLimits passwordAgingInterval value Variables value is a numeric value...

Page 393: ...userBlocking blockTime value2 Variables value1 is an integer between 3 and 10 or unlimited which sets no limit on the maximum number of failed logins and thus disables the user blocking function valu...

Page 394: ...les the strong password feature Minimum Password Length This command determines the minimum length of the password config security strongPasswords minimumLength value Variables value is an integer bet...

Page 395: ...acter config security strongPasswords enforceAtLeastOneUpperCaseCharacter option Variables option is one of the options enable or disable Option Description enable At least one uppercase character is...

Page 396: ...ated when changing the password config security strongPasswords passwordHistoryDepth value Variables value is an integer between 1 and 12 Role Based Access Control In addition to firewall access contr...

Page 397: ...control policy config security roleBasedAccessControl ipv6 defaultPolicy policy Variables option is one of the options true or false Option Description true Enables the role based access control featu...

Page 398: ...ding on where you want to add a new rule in the list the command syntax for adding a rule varies IPv4 commands Add a new rule to the bottom of the IPv4 rules list config security roleBasedAccessContro...

Page 399: ...ember of the specified role insert is one of the options insertAbove or insertBelow Option Description insertAbove Inserts the new rule above the specified rule number Then new rule s number the speci...

Page 400: ...ipv4 rule modify rule_number startIpAddress start_ip endIpAddress end_ip role role policy policy IPv6 commands Modify a rule s IPv6 address range config security roleBasedAccessControl ipv6 rule modi...

Page 401: ...en the user is a member of the specified role deny Drops traffic from the specified IP address range when the user is a member of the specified role Deleting a Role Based Access Control Rule These com...

Page 402: ...its location in the list config security ipAccessControl ipv4 rule add 192 168 84 123 24 accept insertAbove 5 Results A new IPv4 firewall control rule is added to accept all packets sent from the IPv4...

Page 403: ...w rule becomes the 3rd rule and the original 3rd rule becomes the 4th rule User Configuration Commands Most user configuration commands begin with user except for the password change command Creating...

Page 404: ...After performing the above command EMX prompts you to enter a new password Then 1 Type a new password and press Enter 2 Re type the new password for confirmation and press Enter Variables name is the...

Page 405: ...Change a user s telephone number config user modify name telephoneNumber phone_number Change a user s email address config user modify name eMailAddress email_address Variables name is the name of th...

Page 406: ...se Option Description true Enables the specified user profile false Disables the specified user profile Forcing a Password Change This command determines whether the password change is forced when a u...

Page 407: ...u want to change option1 is one of the options enable or disable Option Description enable Enables the SNMP v3 access permission for the specified user disable Disables the SNMP v3 access permission f...

Page 408: ...authentication_passphrase Variables name is the name of the user whose settings you want to change authentication_passphrase is a string used as an authentication passphrase comprising 8 to 32 ASCII...

Page 409: ...er modify name authenticationProtocol option5 Variables name is the name of the user whose settings you want to change option5 is one of the options MD5 or SHA 1 Option Description MD5 MD5 authenticat...

Page 410: ...unit commands can be combined so that you can set all measurement units at a time To combine all commands see Multi Command Syntax on page 431 Note The measurement unit change only applies to the web...

Page 411: ...hange option3 is one of the options pascal or psi Option Description pascal This option displays the pressure value in Pascals Pa psi This option displays the pressure value in psi Specifying the SSH...

Page 412: ...ew SSH public key 4 Type the new key and press Enter Deleting a User Profile This command deletes an existing user profile config user delete name Changing Your Own Password Every user can change thei...

Page 413: ...referred measurement units are set differently by themselves or the administrator Diverse measurement unit commands can be combined so that you can set all default measurement units at a time To combi...

Page 414: ...height in meters feet This option displays the length or height in feet Set the default pressure unit config user defaultpreferences preferredPressureUnit option3 Variables option3 is one of the opti...

Page 415: ...user profile May is created The new user profile is enabled The admin role is assigned to the new user profile Example 2 Modifying a User s Roles The following command assigns two roles to the user M...

Page 416: ...length unit is set to feet The default pressure unit is set to psi Role Configuration Commands A role configuration command begins with role Creating a Role This command creates a new role with a lis...

Page 417: ...one argument for a privilege All Privileges This table lists all privileges Privilege Description acknowledgeAlarms Acknowledge Alarms adminPrivilege Administrator Privileges changeAssetStripConfigur...

Page 418: ...uritySettings View Security Settings viewSnmpSettings View SNMP Settings viewUserSettings View Local User Management viewWebcamSettings View Webcam Snapshots and Configuration The switchActuator privi...

Page 419: ...riables name is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters description is a description comprising alphanumeric characters The description variable must be enclosed in quotes when it cont...

Page 420: ...vilege2 privilege3 If a specific privilege contains any arguments add a colon and the argument s after that privilege config role modify name removePrivileges privilege1 argument1 argument2 privilege2...

Page 421: ...areUpdate viewEventSetup Results A new role tester is created Two privileges are assigned to the role firmwareUpdate Firmware Update and viewEventSetup View Event Settings Environmental Sensor Configu...

Page 422: ...supports the connection of diverse third party or Raritan s detectors switches You must specify the type of connected detector switch for proper operation Use this command when you need to specify th...

Page 423: ...w externalsensors n in the CLI It is an integer between 1 and 32 coordinate is a string comprising up to 24 ASCII printable characters and it must be enclosed in quotes Setting the Y Coordinate This c...

Page 424: ...tring comprising up to 24 ASCII printable characters and it must be enclosed in quotes Rack units coordinate is an integer number in rack units Note To specify the Z coordinate using the rack units se...

Page 425: ...ption true Default thresholds are selected as the threshold option for the specified sensor false Sensor specific thresholds are selected as the threshold option for the specified sensor Setting the A...

Page 426: ...sensor type basis including temperature humidity air pressure and air flow sensors The default thresholds automatically apply to all environmental sensors that are newly detected or added A default th...

Page 427: ...ensors temperature Temperature sensors airPressure Air pressure sensors airFlow Air flow sensors vibration Vibration sensors value is the value for the specified threshold of the specified sensor type...

Page 428: ...n a new value to the threshold at any time regardless of whether the threshold has been enabled Threshold Configuration Commands for a Sensor A sensor threshold configuration command for environmental...

Page 429: ...tch the type of the specified environmental sensor this error message appears Specified sensor type XXX does not match the sensor s type sensortype where XXX is the specified sensor type and sensortyp...

Page 430: ...mmand sets the Upper Critical threshold of the environmental temperature sensor with the ID number 2 to 40 degrees Celsius It also enables the upper critical threshold if this threshold has not been e...

Page 431: ...ctuator s description config actuator n description description Variables n is the ID number assigned to the actuator The ID number can be found using the EMX web interface or CLI It is an integer sta...

Page 432: ...e CLI to add or delete an IT device such as a server from the server reachability list or modify the settings for a monitored IT device A server reachability configuration command begins with serverRe...

Page 433: ...s the number of consecutive Unreachable declarations before the EMX disables the ping monitoring feature for the monitored device and returns to the Waiting for reliable connection state Valid range i...

Page 434: ...ings for declaring Unreachable config serverReachability modify n numberOfUnsuccessfulPingsForFailure fail_number Modify the wait time after a successful ping config serverReachability modify n waitTi...

Page 435: ...e Unreachable Valid range is 1 to 100 succ_wait is the wait time to send the next ping after a successful ping Valid range is 5 to 600 seconds fail_wait is the wait time to send the next ping after a...

Page 436: ...ables mode is one of the following cascading modes Mode Description bridging The network bridging mode where each cascaded device is assigned a unique IP address portForwarding The port forwarding mod...

Page 437: ...haracters The name variable must be enclosed in quotes when it contains spaces Specifying the Number of Rack Units This command syntax specifies the total number of rack units on an asset sensor conne...

Page 438: ...omUp Mode Description topDown The rack units are numbered in the ascending order from the highest to the lowest rack unit bottomUp The rack units are numbered in the descending order from the highest...

Page 439: ...MX device with only one FEATURE port the number is always 1 orientation is one of the options topConnector or bottomConnector Orientation Description topConnector This option indicates that the asset...

Page 440: ...tag port A rack unit configuration command begins with rackUnit Naming a Rack Unit This command syntax assigns or changes the name of the specified rack unit on the specified asset sensor config rackU...

Page 441: ...ed rack unit The index number of each rack unit is available on the Asset Strip page of the web interface mode is one of the LED modes automatic or manual Mode Description automatic This option makes...

Page 442: ...color setting overrides the global LED color setting on it See Setting LED Colors for Connected Tags on page 425 and Setting LED Colors for Disconnected Tags on page 426 Setting an LED Mode for a Rack...

Page 443: ...l rack units on the asset sensor 1 to BLACK that is 000000 to indicate the absence of a connected asset tag config assetStrip 1 LEDColorForDisconnectedTags 000000 Note Black color causes the LEDs to s...

Page 444: ...n conjunction with Raritan s Dominion LX KVM switch The Dominion LX only supports 19200 bps for communications over the serial interface Determine the MODEM baud rate config serial modemBaudRate baud_...

Page 445: ...length n Variables n is an integer number between 1 and 250 Multi Command Syntax To shorten the configuration time you can combine various configuration commands in one command to perform all of them...

Page 446: ...ures both SSID and PSK parameters simultaneously for the wireless feature config network wireless SSID myssid PSK encryp_key Results The SSID value is set to myssid The PSK value is set to encryp_key...

Page 447: ...e CLI It is an integer between 1 and 32 If you entered the command without y a message appears prompting you to confirm the operation Then Type y to confirm the operation OR Type n to abort the operat...

Page 448: ...er is blocked from accessing the EMX you can unblock them at the local console To unblock a user 1 Log in to the CLI interface using any terminal program via a local connection See With HyperTerminal...

Page 449: ...is complete Note If you are performing this command over a USB connection re connect the USB cable after the reset is completed or the CLI communications are lost Resetting to Factory Defaults The fol...

Page 450: ...u can type any diagnostic commands for troubleshooting Quitting Diagnostic Mode To quit the diagnostic mode use this command diag exit The or prompt appears after pressing Enter indicating that you ha...

Page 451: ...ng its network connectivity If the output shows the host is responding properly the network connectivity is good If not either the host is shut down or it is not being properly connected to the networ...

Page 452: ...s the network route between your EMX device and a network host diag traceroute host Variables host is the name or IP address of the host you want to trace Example Ping Command The following command ch...

Page 453: ...2 Press Tab or Ctrl i until the complete command appears Example 1 Type the first word and the first letter of the second word of the reset factorydefaults command that is reset f Then press Tab or Ct...

Page 454: ...e for all models regardless of the certification standard CE or UL Specification Measure Max Ambient Temperature 60 degrees Celsius EMX2 111 Feature RJ 45 Port Pinouts RJ 45 Pin signal definition Pin...

Page 455: ...d for use with Raritan devices 4 TxD Output Transmit Data Data out 5 RxD Input Receive Data Data in 6 12V Fuse protected 7 GND Signal Ground 8 DCD Input Reserved Sensor RJ 12 Port Pinouts RJ 12 Pin si...

Page 456: ...a in 3 TxD Output Transmit data 4 DTR Output Data terminal ready 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Input Data set ready 7 RTS Output Request to send 8 CTS Input Clear to send 9 RI Input Ring indicator RS 485...

Page 457: ...an appropriate firmware binary file is also required 4 Plug the USB drive into the USB A port of the EMX 5 The initial message shown on the front panel display depends on the first task performed by...

Page 458: ...your Raritan device Your EMX must be version 2 2 13 or later Note that the EMX interpreted the USB drive contents using the firmware which was running when plugging the USB drive into the EMX not the...

Page 459: ...Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive 445 Raritan provides a Mass Deployment Utility which helps you to quickly generate all configuration files for your EMX See Creating Configuration Files via Mass Dep...

Page 460: ...ion Specify the password of the specified admin user For a EMX with factory default configuration set this option to raritan logfile Specify the name of a text file where the EMX will append the log m...

Page 461: ...n for identifying a line or a EMX device in the device configuration file devices csv The option s value comprises one word and one number as explained below The word prior to the colon is an identifi...

Page 462: ...fter performing the bulk restore operation This option CANNOT be used with the option full_config_restore If a firmware upgrade will be performed at the same time you must generate the bulk configurat...

Page 463: ...se Raritan s Mass Deployment Utility to create this file by yourself or contact Raritan to get a device configuration file specific to your EMX model and firmware version Regular configuration key syn...

Page 464: ...MPv3 passphrases without knowing the firmware s internal encryption hashing algorithms are implemented as of release 2 4 0 Examples magic users 1 snmp_v3 auth_phrase swordfish magic users 1 snmp_v3 pr...

Page 465: ...mn to identify EMX devices By default a EMX searches for its serial number in the 1st column To override the default set the match option in the fwupdate cfg file to a different column Syntax Prior to...

Page 466: ...page http www raritan com support 2 Make sure Microsoft Excel s security level has been set to Medium or the equivalent for executing unsigned macros of this utility See the user documentation accomp...

Page 467: ...446 To use a USB drive to upgrade the EMX 1 Copy the configuration file fwupdate cfg and an appropriate firmware file to the root directory of the USB drive 2 Reference the firmware file in the image...

Page 468: ...ration or Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive on page 443 In This Chapter Bulk Configuration Upgrade Procedure 454 TFTP Requirements 455 DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Windows 456 DHCP IPv6 Configuration in...

Page 469: ...v4 Configuration in Windows on page 456 DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Windows on page 466 DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Linux on page 473 DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Linux on page 475 5 Make sure all of the...

Page 470: ...on c for write support Required for uploading the diagnostic file only the timeout for file upload is set to one minute or larger DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Windows For those EMX devices using IPv4 ad...

Page 471: ...on or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 457 The vendor class is named Raritan PDU in this illustration 2 Define one DHCP standard option Vendor Class Identifier a Right click the IPv4 node in DHCP to sel...

Page 472: ...Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 458 b Select DHCP Standard Options in the Option class field and Vendor Class Identifier in the Option name field Leave the String field blank 3 Add three options to the new ven...

Page 473: ...on or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 459 a Select Raritan PDU in the Option class field b Click Add to add the first option Type pdu tftp server in the Name field select IP Address as the data type an...

Page 474: ...t String as the data type and type 2 in the Code field d Click Add to add the third one Type pdu update magic in the Name field select String as the data type and type 3 in the Code field 4 Create a n...

Page 475: ...Appendix C Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 461 The policy is named PDU in this illustration c Click Add to add a new condition...

Page 476: ...Appendix C Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 462 d Select the vendor class Raritan PDU in the Value field click Add and then Ok e Click Next...

Page 477: ...guration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 463 f Select DHCP Standard Options in the Vendor class field select 060 Vendor Class Identifier from the Available Options list and type Raritan PDU 1 0 in t...

Page 478: ...guration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 464 g Select the Raritan PDU in the Vendor class field select 001 pdu tftp server from the Available Options list and type your TFTP server s IPv4 address in...

Page 479: ...ions list and type any string in the String value field This third option code is the magic cookie to prevent the fwupdate cfg commands from being executed repeatedly It does NOT matter whether the IP...

Page 480: ...gic cookie in DHCP and the one stored in EMX Therefore you must modify the magic cookie s value in DHCP when intending to execute the fwupdate cfg commands next time DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Windows...

Page 481: ...in DHCP to select Define Vendor Classes b Click Add to add a new vendor class c Specify a unique name for the vendor class type 13742 in the Vendor ID IANA field and type the binary codes of Raritan...

Page 482: ...Appendix C Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 468 2 Add three options to the Raritan PDU 1 0 vendor class a Right click the IPv6 node in DHCP to select Set Predefined Options...

Page 483: ...or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 469 b Select Raritan PDU 1 0 in the Option class field c Click Add to add the first option Type pdu tftp server in the Name field select IP Address as the data type...

Page 484: ...ring as the data type and type 2 in the Code field e Click Add to add the third one Type pdu update magic in the Name field select String as the data type and type 3 in the Code field 3 Configure serv...

Page 485: ...ration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP TFTP 471 c Select Raritan PDU 1 0 in the Vendor class field select 00001 pdu tftp server from the Available Options list and type your TFTP server s IPv6 address in...

Page 486: ...ptions list and type any string in the String value field This third option code is the magic cookie to prevent the fwupdate cfg commands from being executed repeatedly It does NOT matter whether the...

Page 487: ...the one stored in EMX Therefore you must modify the magic cookie s value in DHCP when intending to execute the fwupdate cfg commands next time DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Linux Modify the dhcpd conf f...

Page 488: ...the fwupdate cfg commands from being executed repeatedly It does NOT matter whether the IPv4 magic cookie is identical to or different from the IPv6 magic cookie The magic cookie is a string comprisi...

Page 489: ...ed Linux IPv6 settings in DHCP 1 Locate and open the dhcpd6 conf file of the DHCP server 2 The EMX will provide the following values to the vendor class option option 16 Configure related settings in...

Page 490: ...ookie The magic cookie is a string comprising numerical and or alphabetical digits in any format In the following illustration diagram it is a combination of a date and a serial number Important The m...

Page 491: ...ing the Reset Button An RS 232 serial connection to a computer is required for using the reset button The following diagrams show the reset button on EMX2 111 and EMX2 888 EMX2 111 EMX2 888 To reset t...

Page 492: ...g the EMX to factory defaults For information on CLI see Using the Command Line Interface on page 309 To reset to factory defaults after logging in to the CLI 1 Connect to the EMX device See Logging i...

Page 493: ...sier way to reset the product to factory defaults in the CLI prior to login 1 Connect to the EMX and launch a terminal emulation program as described in the above procedure 2 At the Username prompt in...

Page 494: ...lowing SCP command and press Enter scp firmware file user name device ip fwupdate firmware file is the EMX firmware s filename If the firmware file is not in the current directory you must include the...

Page 495: ...tion on page 287 To save the configuration using the SCP command 1 Type the following SCP command and press Enter scp user name device ip bulk_config xml user name is the admin or any user profile wit...

Page 496: ...ulk_restore Backup and Restore via SCP To back up ALL settings of a EMX including device specific settings you should perform the backup operation instead of the bulk configuration You can restore all...

Page 497: ...included in the file backup_settings xml to the EMX and displays the following message Starting restore operation The connection will be closed now SCP command examples Backup example scp admin 192 16...

Page 498: ...ail services uses TLS rather than SSL 3 0 In This Chapter Step A Determine User Accounts and Roles 484 Step B Configure User Groups on the AD Server 485 Step C Configure LDAP Authentication on the EMX...

Page 499: ...lustration we assume The groups roles for the EMX are named EMX_Admin and EMX_User User accounts emxuser emxuser2 usera and userb already exist on the AD server To configure the user groups on the AD...

Page 500: ...Appendix F LDAP Configuration Illustration 486 3 Add the emxuser and userb accounts to the EMX_Admin group 4 Verify whether each group comprises correct users...

Page 501: ...ick New to add an LDAP LDAPS AA server The Create new LDAP Server Configuration dialog appears 4 Provide the EMX with the information about the AD server IP Address Hostname Type the domain name techa...

Page 502: ...AccountName because the LDAP server is Microsoft Active Directory User Entry Object Class Ensure the field is set to user because the LDAP server is Microsoft Active Directory User Search Subfilter Th...

Page 503: ...vice and view settings Users assigned to the EMX_Admin role can both access and configure the EMX device because they have the Administrator permissions To create the EMX_User role with appropriate pe...

Page 504: ...dd 6 Click OK The EMX_User role is created 7 Keep the Manage Roles dialog opened to create the EMX_Admin role To create the EMX_Admin role with full permissions assigned 1 Click New The Create New Rol...

Page 505: ...le includes all privileges to describe the role 4 Click the Privileges tab to select the Administrator permission The Administrator permission allows users to configure or change all EMX settings a Cl...

Page 506: ...Appendix F LDAP Configuration Illustration 492 5 Click OK The EMX_Admin role is created 6 Click Close to quit the dialog...

Page 507: ...ese user role names by returning an attribute named as follows rciusergroup attribute type string This may require a schema extension on your LDAP LDAPS server Consult your authentication server admin...

Page 508: ...ma 1 Right click the Active Directory Schema root node in the left pane of the window and then click Operations Master The Change Schema Master dialog appears 2 Select the Schema can be modified on th...

Page 509: ...LDAP Display Name field 6 Type 1 3 6 1 4 1 13742 50 in the Unique x5000 Object ID field 7 Type a meaningful description in the Description field 8 Click the Syntax drop down arrow and choose Case Ins...

Page 510: ...Updating the LDAP Schema 496 2 Scroll to the user class in the right pane and right click it 3 Choose Properties from the menu The user Properties dialog appears 4 Click the Attributes tab to open it...

Page 511: ...ibutes for User Members To run the Active Directory script on a Windows 2003 server use the script provided by Microsoft available on the Windows 2003 server installation CD These scripts are loaded o...

Page 512: ...Appendix G Updating the LDAP Schema 498 3 Go to the directory where the support tools were installed Run adsiedit msc The ADSI Edit window opens 4 Open the Domain...

Page 513: ...pdating the LDAP Schema 499 5 In the left pane of the window select the CN Users folder 6 Locate the user name whose properties you want to adjust in the right pane Right click the user name and selec...

Page 514: ...0 7 Click the Attribute Editor tab if it is not already open Choose rciusergroup from the Attributes list 8 Click Edit The String Attribute Editor dialog appears 9 Type the user role created in the EM...

Page 515: ...soft Network Policy Server on page 501 or Non Windows RADIUS Server on page 525 In This Chapter Microsoft Network Policy Server 501 Non Windows RADIUS Server 525 Microsoft Network Policy Server In thi...

Page 516: ...ation so you must select RADIUS Standard as its vendor name when configuring the NPS server In this illustratrion we assume IP address of your EMX 192 168 56 29 RADIUS authentication port specified fo...

Page 517: ...n 503 2 Right click NPS Local and select Properties Verify the authentication and accounting port numbers shown in the properties dialog are the same as those specified on your EMX In this example the...

Page 518: ...The New RADIUS Client dialog appears 4 Do the following to add your EMX to NPS a Verify the Enable this RADIUS client checkbox is selected b Type a name for identifying your EMX in the Friendly name f...

Page 519: ...he Shared secret and Confirm shared secret fields The shared secret must be the same as the one specified on your EMX 5 Click OK Step B Configure Connection Request Policies You need to configure the...

Page 520: ...thod s d Standard RADIUS attributes In the following illustration we assume Local NPS server is used IP address of your EMX 192 168 56 29 RADIUS protocol selected on your EMX CHAP Existing role of you...

Page 521: ...Configuration Illustration 507 2 Right click Connection Request Policies and select New The New Connection Request Policy dialog appears 3 Type a descriptive name for identifying this policy in the P...

Page 522: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 508 You can leave the Type of network access server field to the default Unspecified...

Page 523: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 509 4 Click Next to show the Specify Conditions screen Click Add 5 The Select condition dialog appears Click Add...

Page 524: ...NAS IPv4 Address dialog appears Type the EMX IP address 192 168 56 29 and click OK 7 Click Next in the New Connection Request Policy dialog 8 Select Authenticate requests on this server because a loc...

Page 525: ...Connection Request Forwarding options must match your environment 9 When the system prompts you to select the authentication method select the following two options Override network policy authentica...

Page 526: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 512 Note If your EMX uses PAP then select PAP...

Page 527: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 513 10 Select Standard to the left of the dialog and then click Add...

Page 528: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 514 11 Select Filter Id from the list of attributes and click Add...

Page 529: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 515 12 In the Attribute Information dialog click Add 13 Select String type Raritan G Admin in the text box and then click OK...

Page 530: ...ix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 516 Admin inside the curved brackets is the existing role on the EMX It is recommended to use the Admin role to test this configuration The role name is case sen...

Page 531: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 517 14 The new attribute is added Click OK...

Page 532: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 518 15 Click Next to continue...

Page 533: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 519 16 A summary showing connection request policy settings is displayed Click Finish to close the dialog...

Page 534: ...t Connection Request Policies and double click the policy where you want to add a custom VSA The policy s properties dialog appears 3 Click the Settings tab 4 Select Vendor Specific and click Add The...

Page 535: ...umber field b Select String in the Attribute format field c Type Raritan G Admin User SystemTester in the Attribute value field In this example three roles are specified inside the curved brackets Adm...

Page 536: ...server is registered in AD only when NPS is configured for the FIRST time and user accounts are created in AD If CHAP authentication is used you must enable the following feature for user accounts cr...

Page 537: ...ation Illustration 523 3 Click OK and then OK again To grant EMX users remote access permission 1 Open Active Directory Users and Computers 2 Open the properties dialog of the user whom you want to gr...

Page 538: ...ation 524 3 Click the Dial in tab and select the Allow access checkbox To enable reversible encryption for CHAP authentication 1 Open Active Directory Users and Computers 2 Open the properties dialog...

Page 539: ...d using reversible encryption checkbox Non Windows RADIUS Server For a non Windows RADIUS server such as FreeRADIUS a vendor specific dictionary file is required Dictionary File Create a vendor specif...

Page 540: ...G roles where roles are one or multiple roles to which the user belongs For more details see Format of the string on page 526 Format of the string The format of string in the dictionary file is Rarita...

Page 541: ...Appendix H RADIUS Configuration Illustration 527 Therefore in Raritan s dictionary file the attribute line is like the following ATTRIBUTE Raritan Vendor Specific 26 Raritan G Admin User SystemTester...

Page 542: ...uccessfully reserve an IP address for the EMX in a Windows DHCP server use the EMX device s serial number as the unique ID instead of the MAC address IP address reservation procedure 1 Convert the ser...

Page 543: ...he EMX serial number Do NOT contain spaces in the ASCII codes In this example enter 50454731413030303033 Other fields Configure them according to your needs Sensor Threshold Settings This section expl...

Page 544: ...sensor and the range of each sensor state The diagram below shows how each threshold relates to each state above upper critical Upper Critical above upper warning Upper Warning normal Lower Warning be...

Page 545: ...States of above upper warning and below lower warning are warning states to call for your attention States of above upper critical and below lower critical are critical states that require you to imme...

Page 546: ...ssert 1 above upper warning above upper critical 2 normal above upper warning 3 normal below lower warning 4 below lower warning below lower critical Assertion Timeout In the threshold setup dialog th...

Page 547: ...Assertion Timeout Example for Temperature Sensors Assumption Upper Warning threshold is enabled Upper Warning 25 degrees Celsius Assertion Timeout 5 samples that is 5 seconds When a temperature senso...

Page 548: ...ounce the end of the previously asserted worse state Below are good state changes that cause the EMX to de assert the previous state 1 above upper critical above upper warning 2 above upper warning no...

Page 549: ...he hysteresis value For example If Deassertion Hysteresis 2 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 le...

Page 550: ...of the above upper warning state PDView App for Viewing the EMX Raritan has developed an app that can turn your iOS or Android mobile device into a local display for the EMX This app is called PDView...

Page 551: ...the PDView for Android devices 3 Connect your mobile device to the USB port of the EMX Your mobile device type determines which USB port on the EMX shall be used to connect the mobile device The PDVie...

Page 552: ...ion to the EMX 4 Log in to the PDView app at the login prompt Now you can view limited EMX information or even change some settings Tip To skip the final login step you can click the upper right icon...

Page 553: ...5 250 820 0 98 425 1394 1 00 500 1640 1 01 740 2428 1 04 1500 4921 1 15 2250 7382 1 26 3000 9842 1 38 Ways to Probe Existing User Profiles This section indicates available ways to query existing user...

Page 554: ...rs free training materials for various Raritan products on the Raritan training website http www raritantraining com The Raritan products introduced on this website include the intelligent PDU dcTrack...

Page 555: ...using an EMX2 888 with a removable terminal module see Connecting Contact Closure Sensors to EMX2 888 on page 77 To connect sensors to old EMX2 888 contact closure terminals 1 Strip the insulation ar...

Page 556: ...r buttons after inserting the wires properly 5 Verify that these wires are firmly fastened 6 By default the open status of the detector switch is considered normal To set the normal setting to closed...

Page 557: ...o is to add the EMX to dcTrack and also add each IT item where an asset tag is attached to dcTrack Note For instructions on connecting asset sensors see Connecting Asset Management Sensors on page 25...

Page 558: ...k as long as these items are in the Installed status Simply plug the item s asset tag into an asset sensor that is connected to the EMX that exists in dcTrack dcTrack automatically assigns the asset t...

Page 559: ...ngs 329 Automatically Completing a Command 439 Available SCP Commands xiv 480 B Backup and Restore of EMX Device Settings 287 290 448 Backup and Restore via SCP 290 482 Beeper xiii 82 Before You Begin...

Page 560: ...Configuring Users for Encrypted SNMP v3 299 Configuring Webcam Storage 206 264 265 269 271 Configuring Webcams 264 266 268 271 Connecting a DPX2 Sensor Package to DPX3 xii 50 58 Connecting a DPX2 Sen...

Page 561: ...uthentication 185 Disabling the Automatic Management Function 244 256 257 341 Displaying the Asset Sensor Information 263 Displaying the Device Information 106 Downloading Diagnostic Information xiii...

Page 562: ...tuator 434 Example 1 229 Example 1 Asset Sensor LED Colors for Disconnected Tags 429 Example 1 Basic Security Information 335 Example 1 Combination of IP Subnet Mask and Gateway Parameters 431 Example...

Page 563: ...n xiii 10 12 84 150 Login Limitation 377 Logout 87 Lowercase Character Requirement 380 M MAC Address xiii 73 Managing Environmental Sensors or Actuators 51 240 244 Managing Event Logging 232 Managing...

Page 564: ...Examples 86 137 140 141 Port Number Syntax 137 139 141 Power Switch xii 64 Product Models xii 2 Push Out Sensor Readings 147 189 194 Q Querying Available Parameters for a Command 314 315 Querying DNS...

Page 565: ...larmed to Normal Delay for DX PIR 411 Setting the Authentication Method 344 Setting the Automatic Daylight Savings Time 368 Setting the Baud Rates xiv 430 Setting the BSSID 348 Setting the Cascading M...

Page 566: ...ecific Attribute 520 Step C Configure LDAP Authentication on the EMX Device 487 Step D Configure Roles on the EMX Device 489 Strong Passwords 379 Supported Maximum DPX Sensor Distances 41 45 Supported...

Page 567: ...292 Viewing Sensor and Actuator Data 251 Viewing the Local Event Log 145 180 200 232 Viewing the Summary xiii 277 281 Viewing the Wireless LAN Diagnostic Log 233 Viewing Webcam Snapshots or Videos 59...

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