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1. A simple configuration could be to set up the eight function channels and limit values in the RMC and have your network management system read the single object rmcAlarmsExist periodically to see if everything is ok Set up your NMS to give an alarm event if rmcAlarmsExist returns 1 indicating that something is abnormal When this happens just browse the main web page in the RMC for a total overview and with its event list in plain English You could also read the analog values separately and define the limit values in your NMS This way you can have all eight digital inputs for alarms and thus get a total of 12 monitored objects Maybe the most common method is to use the traps one for each alarm channel User Manual RackMultiControl e 22 Technical specification IP40 steel powder coated RAL7035 1 U 482 6 mm 19 rack mounted 115 mm deep Ethernet 10BaseT IEEE 802 3 10MB TCP IP network protocol HTTP for web pages SMTP for sending email messages SNMP for network management systems 3 power relays 230 V AC 5 A 2 signal relays for alarm and door 24 V 1 A User Manual RackMultiControl e 232. RackMultiControl User Manual 2012 12 24 Table of Contents RMUC SBOFCIDUO o oon debat ieee needs 3 Install and learn the basics sssse 3 Easy return to the factory settings esee 7 INCBVOLK CONNEC OM sere tas asa e cU ocean ee ee 7 Set the IP address oos ea m ete Een POE an IS d bte erra 7 Min pa O enaa E 8 setting TNE date Gc UITIE eei e pe oH Rada be i helenae 8 Alarm acknowledge tto ttr bo eset tu node ait 9 ODOTLITIe dOOFT eco ne seated tov deqatvcat etc isdascodu die acorde 9 SIS I E cect tats deans ateac eda tetas O teenies 9 DIEI oe ehm deuce eater E ances MUN dT 10 POW Ci OU OS ater adot aa a Dette si Gat auto u ieu tu up ents 10 Adding more sensors eessssssseeeeeeeneneeeennnnns 1 Dietak THDU S iieiibotesc teta bete biete ie abou alan 11 Temperature SenSoOEsooudiou ato aa tup Paseo ees 12 Humidity SONS OF iua copines tono Det pr eda k apenas eser oe akon deua Duo pugne 12 Relay oUtpUls iim ordre d eh indt ens 13 SCOS Liens op Ee he See ass 15 Alarm tatus channels uae er nirani 15 Power OUDDHS a1 satbus tasti O 17 Limit Value S oos dub edito tod eei e d but di sett 18 Ala REC CTY S uen abe nda ocu Devoto dua exem sie yuatadaubaass 18 Passwords and lock COdCS c odio ten dc M lita 19 IN GUY Ol Ke Mose AE ecdesia E UEM 19 DINVIP ceu cigs oe decease a aaa E ere Cei Um dee 20 Restore factory Set lig s nci e oer a Res ne ti LS
3. Step downwards in the menu with the down button until you see Change IP address Then you press the right button and begin setting the address group by group with the up and down buttons When done you can wait and let the RMC automatically return from the menu or step the same way backwards This setting and others can also be entered with the PC cable and a terminal emulator This is the only thing you need to do to before you can browse the RMC web pages to change other settings Remember to check with your network administrator before you decide which address to use If you gave the RMC the address 192 168 0 101 you now enter that in the web browser address field Adress 197 168 0 101 v Ga till and click Go to or press ENTER User Manual RackMultiControl e 7 Main page Setting date amp time When you are connected to the RMC web server you must log in This assures that only you or your team can use the RMC Ansluta till 192 168 0 101 A RMC Anv ndarnamn rmc x L senord eee Kom ih g l senordet Avbryt The factory setting for both Name and Password is rmc in lower case Remember to change this for maximum security After clicking OK you will receive the main page looking like this Rack Multi Control i Alarm Reset 1 2 3 4 5 02 1 5 6 7 8 00000000 2005 06 13 18 51 42 RMC Rebooted p ce Foren coor The present status 1s shown in
4. If you just need a warning when the temperature reaches 60 degrees then you are all set We suspect though that you expect more On the following pages you will see how easy it 1s to add functions and change settings to suit your needs Remember that you can get familiar with the system and test all settings without destroying anything You can at any time restore the factory settings as you will see next User Manual RackMultiControl e 6 Factory setting Network connection Set the IP address Let s begin by describing what we call the total factory restore e Pull the power plug to turn the RMC off Wait a few seconds e Hold the left arrow button pressed and reconnect the power plug Keep the button pressed until you get this message on the display Now if you press and hold the up arrow button all settings will be restored to the ones set when delivered If you change your mind before you press UP you can press DOWN instead or just do nothing After about 20 seconds the function is cancelled and the RMC is starting up in a normal manner With a standard patch cable and the Ethernet connector you hook up the RMC to your network If you maybe when testing prefer to connect directly to your computer you will need a crossed cable Remember in that case to specify fixed IP address and subnet mask in your computer 10baseT You can set the IP address in your RMC with the front panel display and arrow buttons
5. occur only once after start up You never need to set the calendar clock manually Remember though to check your computer clock as the accuracy of event listings depend on it The RMC clock is also used for automatic reset of the temporary lock code when used Acknowledge alarms When an alarm triggers the channel indicator starts blinking in red Open the door Settings both on the RMC and on the main web page If you press any of the front panel buttons the alarms will be acknowledged You can also acknowledge alarms with this button on the main web page Acknowledge When you acknowledged the alarm the acoustic alarm and web alert signal turn silent and the channel indicator turns to steady red Both on the RMC front panel and on the web page RackMultiControl has a built in code lock function to unlock the cabinet door You install a keypad connected to the RMC in the door When entering a 4 to 8 digit code the door unlocks The relay that controls the unlocking 1s activated a programmable amount of time The time can be from 1 to 60 seconds The unlocking can also be controlled by this button on the main web page If activated the door immediately unlocks with the same programmed time If you click this button HE NM you will be transferred to a web page with a menu where you select which settings you like to alter Feel confident to test as you don t risk anything Everything about these settings will be ex
6. the same manner as on the RMC front panel The channel indicators will show red green or off If there are unacknowledged alarms these channels will blink in red and you will also hear an alert sound On the display you can see the temperatures and analog input 4 value for connected sensors The page will be updated every 15 seconds and the alert sound is repeated The list of events is emptied every time the RMC is restarted and the event RMC Rebooted is registered The fifteen latest events are always listed on the main page with the latest event on top Alarm raised events are listed in red to have them stand out All other events are listed in black When the RMC starts up the second row on the front panel display is empty Now after the first login row two shows the date and time For the sake of the environment and to avoid unnecessary service we have made a calendar clock with no backup battery Each time User Manual RackMultiControl e 8 the RMC starts up the date and time is set to 1980 01 01 00 00 00 and begins counting The date and time is not yet shown on the display All events will be stored with this temporary date and time After the first web server login the date and time is set by the calling computer The RMC calculates the time difference and adds that to all the stored events Now the date and time is displayed on the display At every new login the date and time is set The time difference calculation
7. what to enter on the keypad to open the door The code must be 4 to 8 consecutive digits Valid until hour defines when the temporary lock code shall be removed Open time in seconds defines how many seconds the door relay will be activated If the Emka swing handle is used or any type of latching lock mechanism set this to second All basic network settings are defined here The first five settings 1s normally acquired from the network administrator The RMC must have a unique IP address to identify itself on the network The Subnet mask tells the RMC if outgoing traffic should go via the gateway router or if the receiver is on the Same segment Own Email address Many email servers require that the mail client sending mail has an own email address defined User Manual RackMultiControl e 19 Cabinet or System name should be a unique name The name will be included in the mail messages SNMP Here you set the parameters to enable you to manage the RMC via SNMP and a management system I I 1m F Trap ReceweriP QeemNam O System Contact 000000000000 System Location 1 If you do not want to receive traps from this RMC leave Trap receiver IP blank Restore factory settings Attention This option restores the factory settings Network settings does not change Restore Cancel Click on Restore if you are absolutely sure that you want to restore the factory settings Otherwise you clic
8. 005 06 13 20 09 54 Alarm cleared on channel 2 TEST ALARM 2005 06 13 20 09 43 Alarm acknowledged 2005 06 13 20 08 05 Email alarm sentto supportm iotec com 2005 06 13 20 09 03 ALARM raised on channel 2 TEST ALARM 2005 06 13 20 07 53 Door unlocked by system operator 2005 06 13 20 07 45 Manual ON Server 2 2005 06 13 20 07 41 Manual ON Server 1 2005 06 13 19 51 42 RMC Rebooted User Manual RackMultiControl e 3 You can connect many types of sensors to RackMultiControl There are three inputs for temperature sensors and one 4 20 mA current input for a humidity transmitter or anything with a similar current signal The eight digital opto isolated inputs are for on off signals from a simple contact or any equipment that outputs a 24 volt DC signal Smoke detectors intrusion alarms and power loss signals are connected here There are three power relays for on off control of fans cooling system or heater with built in thermostat functions controlled by the temperature sensors and limit settings The relays are also individually programmable for manual operation You can use that to remotely recycle power to servers routers etc One signal relay opens the door and one signal relay is for an external alarm in a reception or maybe a beacon siren on the cabinet A numeric keypad can be connected for the code lock function and a GSM modem for sending SMS alarms On the front of the RMC you can easily see the p
9. 20 vill esos asa a ae E 21 Technical specification ssseeeeeeeeese 23 User Manual RackMultiControl e 2 RMC short intro RackMultiControl RMC is a system for supervising network and server cabinets You can monitor temperature humidity smoke power supply or whatever you find suitable to protect your expensive equipment You can of course use it to supervise any kind of equipment It 1s basically an advanced and modern version of a traditional alarm panel When delivered the RMC is set up to monitor one temperature and to generate an alarm on channel if the temperature reaches the high limit value You can easily return to this factory setup So there is no need to worry about messing things up by testing all the various settings RackMultiControl has an embedded web server With a standard web browser installed in all computers today you can easily view the RMC web pages to monitor status and change settings No software installation is required On the main web page you get total overview of the present status and the fifteen latest events Rack Mus Cosoi ons Alarm Reset Open door senas _ Hep 2005 06 13 20 10 41 Alarm acknowledged 2005 06 13 20 10 28 Email alarm sentto support iotec cam 2005 05 13 20 10 26 ALARM raised on channel 2 TEST ALARM E Seweri 2008 06 13 20 10 20 Manual ON Server 1 E Servera 2005 06 13 20 10 15 Manual OFF Server 1 2
10. RMC senses 24 volts at the input resistor it is regarded as an ON condition If ON User Manual RackMultiControl e 1 1 Temp sensors Humidity sensor is the normal condition you select normally closed in the channel setting Analog inputs 1 2 and 3 is made for temperature sensors only The sensor is a temperature sensitive resistor called thermistor connected to one end of a two wire cable The other end of the cable has a plug for easy installation If only one temperature sensor is used 1t must be connected to input 1 Please observe that the RMC is programmed for a specific type of thermistor If you like to make your own temperature sensor use the Mitsubishi CH25 10k Analog inputs 1 2 3 4 1718 19 2021 22 23 24 23 The analog input 4 is made for sensors that transmits a current signal of 4 20 mA This could for example be a sensor for relative humidity RH Analog input 4 has a three way connector and can supply 24 volt DC to the sensor The 24 volt supply is short circuit protected and the 4 20 mA input is overcurrent protected Connection input 4 1 24V 2 4 20 mAin 3 0V User Manual RackMultiControl e 12 Relay outputs The alarm relay can be used to activate an acoustic alarm in a reception or a flashing beacon on top of the cabinet In these cases an acknowledge button to silence the alarm is recommended One of the digital inputs can be used as external acknowledge This five way te
11. k Cancel User Manual RackMultiControl e 20 SNMP Here we present the hard facts directly If you use SNMP and a network management system NMS we think you will feel at home here Our enterprise number is 11072 IOTEC AB The RMC supports the system group in the MIB II objects sysDescr sysObjectlD sysUpTime sysContact sysName sysLocation sysServices The private MIB presently contains the following objects rmcTemp 1 Integer value in degrees Celcius of temperature 1 rmcTemp 2 Integer value in degrees Celcius of temperature 2 rmcTemp 3 Integer value in degrees Celcius of temperature 3 rmcAnalog 4 Value 0 100 of the current signal 4 20 mA at analog input 4 rmcAlarmsExist ALL OK 0 or ALARMS EXISTS 1 This can be seen as the sum of all alarms You could have your management system read this object periodically to see if everything is ok and if not check the main web page for a total overview rmcAlarm 1 rmcAlarm 8 Eight objects one for each alarm channel giving OK Q or ALARM 1 rmcOut 1 rmcOut 3 Status for the three power outputs Can also be set on or off by the NMS rmcTrapMessage When an alarm trap is sent this object holds the alarm text string which are appended to the trap In the MIB file there are eight traps defined The MIB file can be downloaded from this site Supervision with the RMC using SNMP can be configured in several ways User Manual RackMultiControl e 21
12. ondition no longer remains This makes it possible to observe intermittent error conditions If you select Alarm auto acknowledge the channel is automatically cleared when the alarm condition returns to normal Local alarm selects what local action should be taken on this alarm Acoustic alarm Alarm relay or both Type of contact can select whether the digital input is normally off open or normally on closed Output action on alarm can turn the power outputs off and or unlock the door automatically on an alarm condition If smoke or fire is detected then you probably don t want the fans to run Alarm text defines the text presented on the event list on the front panel display in mail messages and with SNMP traps User Manual RackMultiControl e 16 Power outputs If you select Power outputs from the settings menu this form will be visible Here you can set how the three power outputs shall work The three outputs has a corresponding button on the main web page The button text can be defined here The buttons also show the present on off status of the outputs Output 1 can have Thermostat function for cooling controlled by temperature sensor 1 Manual control on the web page or by a SNMP management system Output 2 can have Thermostat function for cooling controlled by temperature sensor 1 if a second cooling pack is desired Thermostat function for cooling of a second cabinet controlled by tem
13. perature sensor 2 Manual control on the web page or by a SNMP management system Output 3 can have Thermostat function for heating controlled by temperature sensor 1 Thermostat function for cooling a third cabinet controlled by temperature sensor 3 Analog input 4 controlled On if too high or too low Maybe as a hygrostat function to control humidity Manual control on the web page or by a SNMP management system A manually controlled output could be used to remotely reboot a computer Manually controlled outputs can be set to start in ON condition Useful if the RMC isn t powered by a UPS User Manual RackMultiControl e 17 Limit values The menu button Limit values takes you to this web page form This form probably does not need a detailed description The descriptive text says it all The first three limit values are for the thermostat control of the power outputs The other eight limit values control limit alarms Alarm receivers Here is where you enter the email addresses and phone numbers receiving the alarm and SMS messages You can also define a digital input 1 8 to act as an external acknowledge Email address4 0000 User Manual RackMultiControl e 18 Passwords amp lock codes Network Here are the access settings User name and Password web pages controls access to all web pages The factory settings shown here should be changed so only you or your team have access Lock codes controls
14. plained further down the manual User Manual RackMultiControl e 9 Help Power outputs Lone The help button will transfer you to the web site rmcsupport com where you can read the latest version of this manual and find other things to help you to use the RMC The power output buttons controls these relay outputs if set for manual mode or just shows the status if in thermostat mode F serer After this soft start you can now continue with the following sections and learn how to connect additional sensors and to set up a local alarm User Manual RackMultiControl e 10 Adding more sensors Digital inputs There are a total of eight digital on off inputs Digital inputs 1 2 4 4 5 4 12723745 6 7 6 amp 8 910 111213141516 Inputs 1 and 2 have 3 way connectors and can supply the sensor with 24 volt DC The smoke detector is connected here The smoke detector comes ready with cable and plyg Input 3 and 4 is used for free contact sensors like door contacts Inputs 5 to 8 has a common six way connector but with the same flexibility as input and 2 regarding 24 volt supply The 24 volt supply is short circuit protected This schematic shows some examples to connect different kinds of sensors te4 DI hi ev Lop p ww pote vay ES a wv ote ep P mcn e Ji yt eoeoo Po io 9 ool Io 9 C GO TJ CP CT nu d e 2 uw oo zy e The important thing to remember is that when the
15. reaches 60 degrees Click on the Alarm amp Status channels button to get this menu where you select which channel to alter Channel 1 l e Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 es eT channel ae User Manual RackMultiControl e 15 After selecting a channel the actual channel settings form appears where you can alter the following Temp 1 too high v Mem v Beeper and relay s mo action v High temperature cee iain Signal souree 00 Function 0000 Locala 00 Type of contact ioari l Output action on alarm Mamet Signal source selects which condition or input signal will affect this channel to generate an alarm or simply show a status In this example the factory setting the signal source is Temp 1 too high which means that this channel will raise an alarm when temperature reaches the setting for limit value HIGH temp 1 Now suppose you have a smoke detector connected to digital input 1 Then you could for channel 2 select Digital input 1 as signal source You can also for a channel use a power relay status as signal source just to show 1f the cooling fans are running Function controls whether the channel should act as an alarm or a status indicator There is also an option called Alarm auto acknowledge Normally when an alarm is raised the channel indicator starts blinking in red A memory function makes the channel go on blinking even 1f the alarm c
16. resent status of up to eight function channels If any channel shows a red light an alarm event has occurred A function channel can also act as a simple status indicator with a green light When an alarm event occurs an email message can be sent to any email address These messages can of course be rerouted to a cellular phone as a SMS message through a suitable gateway or directly via the GSM accessory TEMP HUMIDITY SMOKE IHTRUSIOH CODE FAHS HORH DOOR User Manual RackMultiControl e 4 Install and learn the basics When you for the first time get in contact with the RMC it s supposed to be as smooth as possible RackMultiControl is delivered with a setup for monitoring one temperature This means that channel 1 raises an alarm if the temperature reaches 60 degrees Celsius The only thing you need to do is to connect the power cord and the temperature sensor to analog input 1 When powered up it presents itself like this on the display and then turns all channel indicators on First in a green color and then in red just to verify that all indicators are working ok After a couple of seconds the display shows the temperature on line 1 If you instead get this message the temperature sensor is probably not connected to analog input 1 Analog input 2 and 3 1s also used for temperature sensors but if you only have one it must be connected to input 1 The display backlight is turned on at startup and when an
17. rminal plug is used for the external alarm and to control a door lock Alarm relay Door relay zb 27 20 29 30 This schematic shows an example The door relay can release an electric door lock with the code lock function Please observe if the Emka swinghandle is used together with the RMC numeric keypad leave the terminals 29 and 30 unconnected User Manual RackMultiControl e 13 The power relays can control fans cooling system or heater with built in thermostat functions The RMC measures the temperature and decides depending on the limit values what to do The relays are also individually programmable for manual operation You can use that to remotely recycle power to servers routers etc Power relays OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 User Manual RackMultiControl e 14 Settings Alarm amp Status This section describes how to alter settings via the web pages Click this button C Ses and you will see this menu page where you can select the type of setting you wish to alter Rack Mutti Control Alarm amp Status channels Power outputs E Email alarm receivers Passwords amp Lock codes Restore factory settings n ee The eight function channels can be seen as the channel selector on your TV set You choose freely where in this selector you put your alarm and status objects On delivery only channel one is set up for raising an alarm when the temperature
18. y of the buttons are pressed It turns off automatically after five minutes If you have the code lock accessory together with the Emka swinghandle the backlight turns on when the door unlocks and turns off when locked User Manual RackMultiControl e 5 The eight function channels Shows the present status at all times A quick look is enough to see if anything is out of normal If any function channel has a red indication some error condition has occurred If a channel has turned a green indication on it just shows the status of an output relay or any of the digital inputs Each channel is freely programmable to be an alarm with red indication or simply a green status indicator Now let us say that the temperature around our first sensor reaches 60 degrees Celsius The temp limit alarm will trigger channel number one and it starts to blink in red A built in acoustic alarm is activated with the same interval as the blinking The alarm relay activates If you press any of these buttons the alarm becomes acknowledged and the channel shows a steady red light if the alarm condition still exist The acoustic alarm stops and the alarm relay returns inactive When the temperature goes down below 60 degrees again the alarm clears and the red light goes out A channel set up for status indication maybe to see if the cooling fans are running have only that simple function Green light means that the fans are running
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