APC Switched Rack PDU AP9224103
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1. gt c gt N T Je N G File Transfer Item Definition Describe the Current Transfer Settings Remote TFTP Server IP The IP address of the remote TFTP server defined in the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings TFTP Remote Server IP Remote FTP Server IP The IP address of the remote FTP server defined in the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings FTP Remote Server IP Remote FTP Server User Name The user name of the FTP server defined in the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings FTP Client User Name Remote FTP Server Password The password of the FTP server defined in the Network menu s TFTP FTP settings FTP Client Password Configure the Name of the File to Download Filename The name of the file to be downloaded Initiate the File Transfer Result of Last File Transfer Displays the result of the last file transfer Initiate File Transfer Via Allows you to choose whether the file will be transferred using TFTP or FTP Tools Item Definition No Action Causes no action Restarts the management card operation but does not Reboot Card affect MasterSwitch VM outlet states Restores all configuration settings including user accounts to their defaults Warning This will reset the TCP IP settings and enable BOOTP Reset Card to Defaults Reset Card to Defaults Restores all configuration s2. gt La gt WA B i WA A Product Descriptions Products Described in This Manual MasterSwitch VM PDUs APC provides three MasterSwitch VM PDUs e AP9227 e AP9228 e AP9229 AP9227 and AP9228 are identical except for their power cords The power cord of the AP9227 model has a NEMA 5 15 plug and the power cord of the AP9228 model has a NEMA L5 20 plug MasterSwitch VM controller APC provides a MasterSwitch VM controller AP9224 for remote monitoring of MasterSwitch VM units over a network connection The controller contains a pre installed Web SNMP Management Card Software program for basic remote monitoring If you did not purchase a MasterSwitch VM controller and your operating system is Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 you can still perform basic monitoring over the internet using the program Comz2Telnet provided on your MasterSwitch VM CD ROM To use Com2Telnet see Initial setup no controller MasterSwitch VM AP9227 and AP9228 Always on outlet Provides continuous power to outlets Switched outlet Provides individually managed power control to outlets Outlet status LED Indicates the state of the switched outlet See MasterSwitch VM Outlets Outlet label Identifies the outlet by number Overcurrent alarm silence button Silences the audible alarm Overcurrent audible alarm Alerts you to an overload on the unit Overc
3. oD J WA Initial setup with controller You must define three TCP IP settings for the MasterSwitch VM before it can operate on the network e IP address of the Management Card e Subnet mask e IP address of the default gateway If a default gateway is not present enter an IP address of a computer on the same subnet that is always active Note For instructions on configuring the MasterSwitch VM network settings see the installation manual included with the unit and on the CD After you configure MasterSwitch VM no further configuration is required The remaining MasterSwitch VM properties are pre configured at the factory However you may want to customize these properties for your application See Menu Items for more details on changing MasterSwitch VM properties Configuring outlets for operation MasterSwitch VM allows you to configure an outlet for on demand operation which consists of On Off and Reboot Outlet Control Actions The sections that follow describe each operation that you can configure for your MasterSwitch VM unit Immediate On This action immediately turns an outlet on Immediate Off This action immediately turns an outlet off gt la gt i 9 Je N Immediate Reboot This action immediately turns an outlet off and then turns it back on after the outlet s Reboot Duration expires Outlet is on Immediate Reboot command is issued Outlet is turned off
4. autotransfusion devices blood pumps defibrillators arrhythmia detectors and alarms pacemakers hemodialysis systems peritoneal dialysis systems neonatal ventilator incubators ventilators for adults and infants anesthesia ventilators infusion pumps and any other devices designated as critical by the U S FDA Hospital grade wiring devices and leakage current protection may be ordered as options on many APC UPS systems APC does not claim that units with this modifications are certified or listed as hospital grade by APC or any other organization Therefore these units do not meet the requirements for use in direct patient care gt AS WU gt 7 Len VY J AY APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the following ways e Visit the APC Web site to find answers to frequently asked questions FAQs to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit customer support requests www apc com Corporate Headquarters Connect to localized APC Web sites for specific countries each of which provides customer support information www apc com support Global support with FAQs knowledge base and e support e Contact an APC Customer Support center by telephone or e mail Regional centers APC headquarters U S 1 800 800 4272 Canada toll free 1 401 789 5735 Latin America USA Europe
5. gt Ka W gt YA m D J WA U Authentication Authentication versus encryption The MasterSwitch VM controls access by providing basic authentication through user names passwords and IP addresses but provides no type of encryption These basic security features are sufficient for most environments in which sensitive data is not being transferred To ensure that data and communication between the MasterSwitch VM and the client interfaces such as Telnet and the Web browser cannot be captured you can provide a greater level of security by enabling MD5 authentication for the Web interface gt A WY gt N U hr WY MD5 authentication for the Web interface The Web interface option for MD5 authentication enables a higher level of access security than the basic HTTP authentication scheme The MD5 scheme is similar to CHAP and PAP remote access protocols Enabling MD5 implements the following security features The Web server requests a user name and a password phrase distinct from the password The user name and password phrase are not transmitted over the network as they are in basic authentication Instead a Java login applet combines the user name password phrase and a unique session challenge number to calculate an MD5 hash number Only the hash number is returned to the server to verify that the user has the correct login information MD5 authentication does not reveal the login inf
6. C Storage 13 to 149 F 25 to 65 C Operating humidity 0 to 95 non condensing AP9229 approvals MasterSwitch VM EMC verification FCC Class A VCCI CISPR 22 Class A C Tick Safety agency UL CSA VDE gt a WY gt N U hr WY AP9224 specifications MasterSwitch VM controller Electrical Input Nominal input voltage 24 VDC Maximum total current draw 0 1 A 24 VDC Physical Size H x W x D 1 73 x 5 53 x 6 75 in 4 39 x 14 0 x 17 3 cm Weight 1 7 Ib 8 kg Shipping Weight 4 6 Ib 2 1 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m Storage O to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m Temperature Operating 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage 13 to 149 F 25 to 65 C Operating humidity 0 to 95 non condensing AP9224 approvals MasterSwitch VM controller EMC verification FCC Class A VCCI CISPR 22 Class A C Tick Warranty and Service Limited warranty APC warrants the MasterSwitch VM unit and controller to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase Its obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing at its own sole option any such defective products This warranty does not apply to equipment that has been damaged by accident neg
7. Cancel command Reboot Duration is issued expires Outlet remains Outletis turned off on gt L W gt YA m D J WA U gt L W gt YA m D J WA U Delayed On This action turns on an outlet according to its Power On Delay Outlet is off Delayed On command is issued Power On Delay Cancel command is issued Outlet remains off Power On Delay expires Outletis turned on Delayed Off This action turns off an outlet according to its Power Off Delay Outlet is on Delayed Off command is issued Power Off Delay Cancel command is issued Outlet remains on Power Off Delay expires Outletis turned off gt L W gt YA m D J WA U gt Ka W gt YA m D J WA U Delayed Reboot This action turns an outlet off after the outlet s Power Off Delay expires Once the outlet s Reboot Duration expires the outlet is turned on Outlet is on Delayed Reboot command is issued Power Off Delay Cancel command Power Off Delay is issued expires Outlet remains Outlet is turned off on Cancel Reboot command is Duration issued expires Outlet remains off Outlet is turned on Sequenced Reboot This action is available only through Master Outlet Control Initiating this action immediately powers off all outlets Each outlet will wait t
8. and is used to generate alarms that you define The values displayed are e The aggregate current e A percentage of the branch circuit rating which is derived using the following formula Number of Amps Consumed Branch Circuit Rating mas In the Unit Configuration section of the MasterSwitch VM menu you can define Overload Outlet Restrictions conditions that generate an Overload Audible Alarm and the Low Current Threshold See Unit Configuration for a detailed description of the items listed in the menu gt A WY gt N U hr WY gt la gt i 9 Je N Overload Outlet Restrictions Outlet Restrictions prevents users from turning on outlets when the current sensor detects an overload condition The following restrictions can be set for each unit e None Outlets always turn on e On Warning Outlets do not turn on when the Overload Warning Threshold has been exceeded e On Overload Outlets do not turn on when the full load percentage exceeds 100 Overload Audible Alarm You can customize the Overload Audible Alarm so that it never sounds it sounds when the load exceeds 100 or it sounds when the load exceeds its Overload Warning Threshold The value for the Overload Warning Threshold can be set at a value that you determine based on the needs of your system If the Overload Audible Alarm is set to On Overload Warning and the load exceeds the Overload Wa
9. and displaying event data However you may need to select a four digit date format in Note the spreadsheet to display all four digits The event txt file includes the following information not directly shown in Web and control console event log screens e The version of the event txt file format first field The Date and Time the event txt file was retrieved The Name Contact Location and IP address of the unit s management card e An unique Event Code for every type of event gt la gt i 9 Je N Deleting an event log in the FTP interface To delete the event log type del event txt No confirmation is required A new event txt file is created immediately in response to the Deleted Log event gt YW gt YA m D J WA gt c gt N D Je N G Network TCP IP TFTP FTP Item Definition System IP The IP address of the unit Subnet Mask The network subnet mask Default Gateway The local default gateway router address BOOTP Enables or disables BOOTP requests for TCP IP settings at startup Item Definition TFTP Client Remote Server IP The network address of the TFTP server used for downloads FTP Client Remote Server IP The network address of the FTP server used for downloads User Name The user name for access to the FTP server Password The password fo
10. delete the account Item Definition Outlet user name for both HTTP 1 1 and MD5 authentication 10 isarName characters maximum Note A User Name in orange indicates the user account has been disabled Outlet user password for HTTP 1 1 authentication 10 characters Password maximum Authentication Outlet user authentication phrase for MD5 authentication The Phrase phrase must be 15 to 32 characters User Description Identification description of the outlet user 30 characters maximum Account Status Enables disables or deletes an outlet s account Note A disabled account prevents the Outlet User of the account from logging on The User Name appears in orange if the account has been disabled MasterSwitch VM Selects the outlets to which users have access Outlet Access Delete User Deletes an outlet s account gt Ka W gt YA m D J WA U Identification Item Definition Name The system name used to identify the device This name will be used for the sysName OID in the SNMP agent Contact he contact or owner of the device This will be used for the sysContact OID in the SNMP agent Locaion he physical location of the device This will be used for the sysLocation OID in the SNMP agent Date Time Item Definition Date The date for the system in the format MM DD YY Time The time for the system in the format HH MM SS 24 hour time
11. followed by the System IP address the IP address of the MasterSwitch VM unit followed by a colon and the configured Web Port value 8000 in the following example http 170 241 17 51 8000 You can also enter the DNS name This requires a DNS server entry for the MasterSwitch VM unit For example http MasterSwitchVM25 2 Respond to the username and password prompts The default Administrator user name and password are both apc all lowercase To change the user name password and time out values in the System menu see User Manager and Outlet User Manager Some Web interface features data verification and MD5 authentication require that you enable JavaScript and or Java In order for MD5 to function properly you must also have cookies Note enabled on your Web browser gt la gt i 9 Je N gt c gt N T Je N G Control Console interface You can manage MasterSwitch VM through the Control Console remotely by using Telnet or locally through a serial connection Telnet To access the MasterSwitch VM unit s Control Console using Telnet at the Windows command prompt MS DOS prompt enter telnet and the IP address of the unit For example telnet 159 215 12 144 Serial connection To access the Control Console using a serial connection 1 Use the supplied configuration cable 940 0144 to connect your serial port to the configuration port on the Mas
12. technician will give you a return material authorization RMA number If the warranty expired you will be charged for repair or replacement Pack the unit carefully The warranty does not cover damage sustained in transit Enclose a letter with your name address RMA number and daytime phone number a copy of the sales receipt and a check as payment if applicable Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of the shipping carton Ship by insured prepaid carrier to the address provided by the Customer Support technician Life Support Policy General policy American Power Conversion APC does not recommend the use of any of its products in the following situations In life support applications where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the life support device or to affect significantly its safety or effectiveness in direct patient care APC will not knowingly sell its products for use in such applications unless it receives in writing assurances satisfactory to APC that a the risks of injury or damage have been minimized b the customer assumes all such risks and c the liability of American Power Conversion is adequately protected under the circumstances Examples of life support devices The term life support device includes but is not limited to neonatal oxygen analyzers nerve stimulators whether used for anesthesia pain relief or other purposes
13. MasterSwitch VM unit Each type of account provides a different level of access to the management menus There is one Administrator account one Device Manager account and up to 16 Outlet User accounts In you are using the Com2Telnet program for basic remote monitoring with no controller there is only a single user name and password and no multiple accounts See Initial setup no controller gt A WY gt N U hr WY Account access to outlets and menu items Administrator and Device Manager accounts have access to all outlets The Administrator account can configure and manage all other accounts Each Outlet User has access only to the outlets assigned to his or her account For instructions on configuring Device Manager and Outlet User accounts see User Manager and Outlet User Manager MasterSwitch VM Account Type Main Menu Kems Administrator Device Manager Outlet User Outlets Yes Yes Yes MasterSwitch VM Yes Yes No Event Log Yes Yes No Network Yes No No System Yes No No Logout Yes Yes Yes Help Yes Yes Yes Links Yes Yes Yes gt c gt N D Je N G LLI UO A aa LLI V gt gt La gt WY B J WA A Outlets Control actions You can perform Outlet Control Actions on individual outlets by Individual Outlet Control or on all accessible outlets as a group by Mast
14. Middle East 353 91 702020 Africa Ireland Japan 03 5434 2021 p Guidance 3 Local country specific centers go to www apc com support contact for contact information Contact the APC representative or other distributor from whom you purchased your APC product for information on how to obtain local customer support gt la gt i 9 Je N Copyright Entire contents copyright 2002 American Power Conversion All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited APC the APC logo and MasterSwitch are trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions All other trademarks product names and corporate names are the property of their respective owners and are used for informational purposes only 990 6021B 05 2002 gt a WY gt N U hr WY
15. Rear Status Flashing green The unit does not have valid network settings A hardware failure has been Controller Rear Link RX TX eles detected in the unit Biiriking Red The unit is making BOOTP requests slowly The device which connects the unit off to the network whether a router hub or concentrator is off or not operating correctly Flashing Green The unit is receiving data packets from the network LLI gt UO 4 aa LL V gt gt La gt WA B J WA A Operation Setup and Outlet Configuration Initial setup no controller The Com2Telnet program provided on the MasterSwitch VM CD acts as a Telnet server allowing you to perform basic remote management of a MasterSwitch VM unit without the controller and its pre installed management card Com2Telnet runs on a server that is adjacent to the MasterSwitch VM unit in the same rack and is connected to the unit through the serial port of the server You then use Telnet to access that server remotely to monitor the unit Comz2Telnet is supported on Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 Note To use SNMP to manage a MasterSwitch VM unit remotely you need the MasterSwitch VM Controller AP9224 Contact your APC representative or order the controller through APC s Web site www apc com Operating Modes You can use either of the following operating modes f
16. able capability The NMS IP filters allow access from designated IP addresses e 159 215 12 1 allows only the NMS with that IP address to have access e 159 215 12 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 215 12 segment e 159 215 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 215 segment e 159 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 segment e 0 0 0 0 or 255 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS FTP Server These methods are available e User name and password e Selectable server port Server Enable Disable Only the Administrator account has access Web Server These methods are available e User name and password e Selectable server port e Server Enable Disable e MD5 Authentication option In basic HTTP authentication mode the user name and password are transmitted base 64 encoded with no encryption MD5 authentication mode uses a user name and password phrase gt La UW gt WA oD J WA Product Information Specifications AP9227 amp AP9228 specifications MasterSwitch VM Electrical Input Nominal input voltage Nominal input frequency Input connector 100 115 VAC 50 60 Hz For AP9227 Attached NEMA 10 ft SJT 14 AWG power cord with 5 15 plug For AP9228 Attached NEMA 12 ft SJT 12 AWG power cord with L5 20 plug Output output connectors 16 NEMA 5 15 outlets 8 always on 8 individually managed Q
17. any NMS on the 159 215 segment e 159 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 segment e 0 0 0 0 or 255 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS NMS IP Defines whether an NMS identified by the NMS IP option has Access Type Write access can use GETs and SETs has Read access can use only GETs or is Disabled cannot use GETs or SETS gt A WY gt N U hr WY gt A WY gt N U hr WY SNMP Trap Receiver Item Definition Community Name The password that the unit uses when it sends traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP option 15 character maximum Receiver NMS IP The IP address of the NMS that will receive traps sent by the unit To send no traps to any NMS set 0 0 0 0 as the Trap Receiver IP Trap Generation Enables or disables the ability of the unit to send traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP option Authentication Traps Enables or disables the ability of the unit to send authentication traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP gt la gt i 9 Je N System User Manager You configure the properties of the Administrator and Device Manager under the User Manager section The Administrator has unrestricted access but the Device Manager can configure only the MasterSwitch VM unit the Device Manager cannot configure Network a
18. e unit to which the outlet is connected and the synchronization set to which it cules belongs This information appears in the following form unit outlet synchronization set Name Identifies each outlet 23 characters maximum Power On Delay The time that the outlet waits before turning on after the command is issued Used by Delayed On Sequenced Reboot and Delayed Sequenced Reboot Power Off Delay The time that the outlet waits before turning off after the command is issued Used by Delayed Off Delayed Reboot and Delayed Sequenced Reboot Reboot Duration The time that the outlet remains off during a reboot Used by Immediate Reboot and Delayed Reboot Outlet Configuration Links Item Definition Identifies each outlet the unit to which the outlet is connected and the synchronization set to which it sulle belongs This information appears in the following form unit outlet synchronization set Name Identifies the outlet 23 characters maximum Link Defines HTTP links to relevant Web sites gt c gt N D Je N G Event Log The log in the Web and Control Console interfaces The event log displays the MasterSwitch VM unit s last 300 events To view the event log select the Event Log menu in the Web interface or press CTRL L in the Control Console The log contains the date of occurrence in DD MM YYYY
19. er Outlet Control You can apply a Control Action only to an outlet that is not executing a command If a command is pending the State is displayed as orange Immediate On Turns outlet on Immediate Off Turns outlet off Immediate Reboot Turns off the outlet immediately waits the outlets Reboot Duration time and turns the outlet back on See Immediate Reboot Delayed On Turns on the outlet after its Power On Delay See Delayed On Delayed Off Turns off the outlet after its Power Off Delay See Delayed Off Sequenced Reboot only with Master Outlet Control Immediately powers off all outlets Each outlet waits the longest Reboot Duration time in seconds of any outlet in the set plus its own Power On Delay and then turns on Delayed Reboot Turns off an outlet after the outlets Power Off Delay After the outlet s Reboot Duration the outlet is turned on See Delayed Off Delayed Sequenced Reboot only with Master Turns off each outlet after its Power Off Delay When the outlets are turned off each outlet waits the longest Reboot Duration time of any outlet in the set of outlets plus its own Power On Delay before the Outlet Control outlet turns on Cancel all pending commands to the outlets Outlet state is displayed Cancel in orange with an asterisk when a command is pending for an outlet Synchronized set configuration Outlets that are members of a sy
20. ettings except TCP IP to Except TCP IP their defaults Links Item Definition Configure each User Link up to 3 Name The link name that will appear on the menu bar URL The HTTP link in URL form http mysite com mypage com Configure the APC Links Name View the name of an APC link URL Define the URL of each APC link The hyperlinks are defined and used only in the MasterSwitch VM Web interface Note gt c gt N T Je N G gt a WY gt N Y Pa WY Help Types of Help MasterSwitch provides help menus on each interface On the Web interface the Help menu is located on the lower left side of the screen or as a button on the black title bars In the Control Console type to access the Help menu Contents The Contents screen provides an overview of many parameters reported and configured through the Web and Control Console interfaces To access the internal help pages select Help in the navigation frame in the Web interface or click the at the end of the black title bars in the Control Console About Card About Card provides the following information about the MasterSwitch VM unit the serial number the hardware revision and the date and time that the version of APC OS was loaded gt La gt WY B J WA A D O LLI Security Security Features The sec
21. format the time of occurrence in HH MM SS format and a description for each event Accessing the event log using FTP You can retrieve the event log using client side FTP 1 From an MS DOS prompt type ftp card ip where card ip is the IP address of your MasterSwitch VM unit 2 After logging into the unit s FTP server type dir ftp gt dir You see a listing similar to the following 200 Command okay lon for 144 Mar 23 2002 aos303 bin apc 458752 Mar 23 2002 ms220 bin apc 4096 Mar 29 2002 event txt 150 Opening data connecti wx wx wx l1 apc apc 262 wx wx wx 1 apc SESS 1 ape 226 Closing data connecti ftp 194 bytes received Kbytes sec ftp gt on in 0 00 Seconds 194000 00 Retrieving the event log using the FTP interface To retrieve the event log type get event txt The MasterSwitch VM unit transmits the event log to your specified drive The unit ensures that at least the last 300 events are transmitted You see a list similar to the following ftp gt get event txt 200 Command okay 150 Opening data connection for event txt 226 Closing data connection ftp 3694 bytes received in 0 11 Seconds 33 58 Kbytes sec ftp gt Viewing the event log After retrieving the event txt file you can view it using a spreadsheet The file is TAB delimited so it will format automatically into columns The MasterSwitch VM unit always uses four digit year representation when logging
22. he longest Reboot Duration time in seconds in the set of outlets on a MasterSwitch VM unit plus its own Power On Delay When these two delays expire the outlet will be turned on Outlet is on Sequenced Reboot command is issued Outlet is turned off Longest Reboot Duration expires Power On Delay Cancel command Power On Delay is issued expires Outlet Outlet is remains off turned on gt A WY gt N U hr WY Delayed Sequenced Reboot This action is available only through Master Outlet Control Initiating this action turns off outlets after their Power Off Delay expires Once all the outlets on the unit are turned off each outlet will wait the longest Reboot Duration time in the set of outlets plus its own Power On Delay When these two delays expire the outlet will be turned on Outlet is on Delayed Sequenced Reboot command is issued Power Off Delay Cancel command Power Off Delay is issued expires Outlet Outlet is remains on turned off Longest Reboot Duration expires Power On Delay Cancel command Power On is issued Delay expires Outlet Outlet is gt A WY gt N U hr WY Current sensing Each MasterSwitch VM unit is equipped with a sensor that measures the total current being used by the unit and devices connected to the unit The current measurement is displayed on the first screen when you log on
23. ligence or misapplication or has been altered or modified in any way This warranty applies only to the original purchaser Warranty limitations Except as provided herein APC makes no warranties express or implied including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Some jurisdictions do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties therefore the aforesaid limitation s or exclusion s may not apply to the purchaser Except as provided above in no event will APC be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of this product even if advised of the possibility of such damage Specifically APC is not liable for any costs such as lost profits or revenue loss of equipment loss of use of equipment loss of software loss of data costs of substitutes claims by third parties or otherwise This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary according to jurisdiction gt Ka 9 gt Len Y J gt c gt N T Je N G Obtaining service To obtain support for problems with your MasterSwitch VM unit and controller 1 2 Note the serial number and date of purchase Contact Customer Support at a phone number on the back cover of this document A technician will try to help you solve the problem by phone If you must return the product the
24. n using Com2Telnet do not use the Reprogram Firmware option of the MSVM Firmware menu See Reprogram Firmware option not for use remotely Reprogram Firmware option not for use remotely The Com2Telnet program uses the firmware of the MasterSwitch VM unit itself for its menu options The Reprogram Firmware option of the MSVM Firmware menu puts the MasterSwitch VM unit into download mode ready to accept a firmware upgrade Do not use the Reprogram Firmware option when accessing Com2Telnet remotely through Telnet To download firmware to the MasterSwitch VM unit access this menu option only through a terminal emulation program such as Hyperterminal from the local computer that is connected to A the unit by a direct serial connection with baud rate set to Caution 19200 If you choose this option through Com2Telnet the MasterSwitch VM unit switches to download mode and only someone with direct access to the unit locally can take the unit out of download mode by pressing its Reset button You can obtain MasterSwitch VM firmware upgrades when available from the Software Downloads page of the APC Web site www apc com The latest firmware for the Web SNMP Management Card which is pre installed in the MasterSwitch VM controller is also on the Software Downloads page See the Management Card Addendum addendum pdf on the MasterSwitch VM CD ROM for instructions on downloading management card firmware gt L UW gt WA
25. nchronization set will all execute the same control action simultaneously within 16 milliseconds In a configuration where multiple redundant power cords are being used in a daisy chain configuration this feature permits synchronized switching across units When you configure a synchronization set you can assign an outlet to only one set and all the outlets in a specified set assume the characteristics of the lowest numbered outlet If you make changes to any of the outlets in a given set all of the outlets will take on the new characteristics Item Definition Set Number Identifies a specific set of outlets Member Outlets Identifies the outlets assigned to a given set In the Outlets menu you can identify the synchronization set to which an outlet belongs by the number in brackets For example unit outlet synchronization set gt c gt N T Je N G gt La UW gt WA oD J WA MasterSwitch VM Unit Configuration Item Definition Name Name of the MasterSwitch VM unit 23 characters maximum Cold Start The time that MasterSwitch VM delays applying power to outlets after AC Delay power is applied to the MasterSwitch VM unit Overload The percentage of a full load that triggers an overload warning The warning Warning causes the overcurrent alarm LED to flash green and sound the alarm if the Threshold overload audible alarm pro
26. nd System items Item Definition Auto Logout How long a user can be inactive before being logged off automatically Default 3 minutes Basic the default causes the Web Interface to use standard HTTP 1 1 login base64 encoded passwords MD5 causes the ante Mueanon Web Interface to use an MD5 based authentication login For MD5 to function properly you must enable cookies in your browser 10 characters maximum User Name Default for Administrator apc Default for Device Manager user device Password for HTTP 1 1 authentication only 10 characters Password f f maximum Default apc Authentication phrase for MD5 only The phrase must be 15 to 32 Authentication characters Phrase Default for Administrator admin user phrase Default for Device Manager user device user phrase gt la gt i 9 Je N Outlet User Manager You can create up to 16 independent Outlet User accounts for the MasterSwitch VM unit Each Outlet User is assigned a unique user name password description and an outlet access list as described below Current Outlet User List The list shows the existing outlet user accounts and the outlets to which they have access To edit an existing account click on the underlined user name To add a user select Add New User Configure the Outlet User Account Settings After you select an Outlet User Account you can configure the following settings or
27. or Com2Telnet After you configure the operating parameters COM port baud rate and Telnet listening port the two modes are very similar in operation e Console mode To configure the operating parameters you must edit the configuration file com2telnet ini directly e GUI Graphical User Interface mode You can configure operating parameters by using simple configuration screens gt L W gt YA m D J WA U Set up Com2Telnet requires Java Runtime Environment JRE version 1 3 or higher 1 To check your version of JRE use the following command java version 2 If the command returns the message command not founa or if the version it reports is not 1 3 or higher run Com2TelnetSetup exe to install the required JRE version gt c gt N T Je N G Launching Com2Telnet To enable remote monitoring of your MasterSwitch VM unit 1 Log on to the computer on which you installed the Com2Telnet software 2 Make sure you have connected the cable 940 0144 from the MasterSwitch VM unit to that computer 3 Run com2telnet exe For users to perform remote monitoring without a MasterSwitch VM controller by using Telnet the Com2Telnet program com2telnet exe must be running on the computer Note connected to the MasterSwitch VM unit To begin remote monitoring open a Telnet session specifying the IP address of the MasterSwitch VM unit For example telnet 159 215 12 144 Whe
28. ormation In addition to the login authentication each form post for configuration or control operations is authenticated with a unique challenge and hash response After the authentication login subsequent page access is restricted by IP addresses and a hidden session cookie You must have cookies enabled in your browser Pages are transmitted in their plain text form with no encryption If you use MD5 authentication which is available only for the Web interface disable the less secure interfaces including Telnet FTP and SNMP For SNMP you can disable write only access so that read access and trap facilities are still available For additional information on MD5 authentication see RFC document 1321 at the Web site of the Internet Engineering Task Force http www ietf org For CHAP see RFC document 1994 gt La UW gt WA oD d WA gt la gt i 9 Je N Summary of access methods Interface Security Access Notes Serial Control Console Access is by user name and password Always enabled Telnet Control Console These methods are available e User name and password e Selectable server port e Server Enable Disable The user name and password are transmitted as plain text SNMP These methods are available e Community Name e NMS IP filters e Agent Enable Disable e Four access communities with read write dis
29. perty is configured Any overload conditions that will prevent outlets from turning on The following actions are available e None Always allow outlets to be turned on e On Warning Do not allow outlets to be turned on when the Overload Overload Warning Threshold has been exceeded Outlet On Overload Do not allow outlets to be turned on when the load exceeds Restrictions 100 e On Overload Warning Sounds the alarm when the load exceeds the Overload Warning Threshold Note A changed setting is not used until an event occurs again e g if the overload warning threshold is exceeded and then changed no alarm sounds Any overload conditions that causes the audible alarm to sound If the alarm Gvenead sounds you can use the mute button to turn off the alarm or you can clear the Audible alarm Selecting Disabled will not clear the alarm The following actions are Alari available Disabled Disables the audible alarm On Overload Sounds the alarm when the load exceeds 100 Low Current The threshold for load current below which an SNMP trap is generated Threshold Longest reboot duration in the set of accessible outlets To change this value Reboot A Duration you must modify the reboot duration of accessible outlets Used by Sequenced Reboot and Delayed Sequenced Reboot gt c gt N T Je N G Outlet Configuration Item Definition Identifies each outlet th
30. power See Controller Front Status Configuration Port Connects the unit to a serial port on a device running appropriate terminal emulation software to access the Control Console Modular Port RJ11 Connects the unit to a MasterSwitch VM Reset Button Re initializes the network interface without affecting outlet state 10Base T network port Connects the unit to an Ethernet LAN for configuration or remote access control Status LED Indicates the status of the management card See Controller Rear Status gt c gt N D Je N G Link RX TX LED Indicates the status of the Ethernet LAN connection See Controller Rear Link RX TX gt L W gt YA m D J WA U LEDs MasterSwitch VM LEDs LED Status Description MasterSwitch VM On The outlet is on Outlets Off The outlet is off Off The unit has no power The unit is operating under Green normal load conditions MasterSwitch VM The unit is approaching its Overcurrent Alarm Flashing green maximum load Warning threshold exceeded Solidred The unit has exceeded its maximum load gt 100 gt A WY gt N U hr WY Controller LEDs LED Status Description Controller Front On The controller has power Status Off The controller has no power Off The unit has no power Solid green The unit has valid network settings Controller
31. r access to the FTP server FTP Server Access Enable or Disable FTP server access The TCP IP port on which the FTP server for the Port Management Card is located Default Port 21 gt A WY gt N U hr WY Telnet Web SNMP Item Definition Telnet Access Enables or Disables Telnet Access The TCP IP port where the Telnet server for the Port MasterSwitch VM unit is located Default Port 23 Web Access Enables or Disables Web Access The TCP IP port where the Web server for the Port MasterSwitch VM unit is located Default Port 80 Item Definition SNMP Access Enables or disables SNMP access Access Control Controls access to each of the four SNMP channels Trap Receiver Defines the NMSs up to four to which traps are sent SNMP Access Control Item Definition The password that the NMS identified by the NMS IP option must use for SNMP access to MasterSwitch VM The allowed access type is defined by the Access Type option 15 characters maximum Community Name Limits access to the NMS or NMSs specified You specify the value as a specific IP address for one NMS or as an IP address filter for multiple IP addresses For example e 159 215 12 1 allows only the NMS with that IP address to have access e 159 215 12 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 215 12 segment e 159 215 255 255 allows access for
32. rning Threshold the Overload Warning LED flashes green and the alarm sounds Low Current Threshold In addition to monitoring for overload conditions the current sensor monitors for low current conditions If current drops below the Low Current Threshold that you have defined the unit generates an SNMP trap to alert the host computer Q This item is available only in the Web SNMP interface Note gt AS WU gt 7 Len VY J AY Management Interfaces Interface options and their access precedence After you have configured MasterSwitch VM with the proper network settings you can manage MasterSwitch VM remotely through its Web Control Console and SNMP interfaces See Initial setup with controller You can also manage MasterSwitch VM locally using the Control Console through a serial connection Only one user at a time can access MasterSwitch VM Serial connections using a terminal emulator have precedence over Telnet users and Telnet users have precedence over Web users Web interface To access and log on to the MasterSwitch VM unit s Web interface perform these steps 1 In the URL Location field do one of the following If the MasterSwitch VM unit s Web port is set to the default value of 80 type http followed by the MasterSwitch VM unit s IP address For example http 170 241 17 51 If the MasterSwitch VM Web port is set to a value other than 80 type http
33. terSwitch VM controller 2 Set the terminal port for the following communication settings Baud Rate 2400 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Handshaking None Local Echo Off Terminal Type ANSI VT100 Logging on Use the default values for Administrator name and password both apc all lowercase To change the username password and time out values through the System menu see User Manager gt c gt N D Je N G Selecting menu items To select a menu item type its number and press ENTER For menus that configure values always use the Accept Changes option to save your changes SNMP interface MasterSwitch VM fully supports SNMP all unit and outlet properties are configurable through SNMP To use SNMP to manage MasterSwitch VM see the MIB Reference Manual Mibguide pdf in the Snmp folder on the CD Auto configuring MasterSwitch VM Unit properties outlet properties and user accounts can be downloaded to MasterSwitch VM from a configuration file To auto configure your MasterSwitch VM units see the README txt file in the ConfigUtil folder on the CD and see the additional information on the 12C utility in the Management Card Addendum addendum pdf on the CD Password Protected Accounts MasterSwitch VM when used with the controller AP9224 provides three types of password protected accounts that allow you to control access to the
34. uiescent current draw Maximum total current draw Without loads 0 5 A With loads 12A for AP9227 16A for AP9228 Physical Size H x W x D 63 0 x 1 75 x 1 75 in 160 02 x 4 45 x 4 45 cm Weight 7 8 Ib 3 5 kg Shipping Weight 11 4 Ib 5 2 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m Storage 0 to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m oe e 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C parammg 13 to 149 F 25 C to 65 C Storage Operating Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing AP9227 amp AP9228 approvals MasterSwitch VM EMC verification FCC Class A VCCI Safety Agency AP9227 UL cUL AP9228 UL gt L W gt YA m D J WA gt c gt N D Je N G AP9229 specifications MasterSwitch VM Electrical Input Nominal input voltage Nominal input frequency Input connector 100 230 VAC 50 60 Hz IEC C20 inlet Output Output connectors 8 IEC C13 individually managed Maximum total current draw With loads 16A Physical Size H x W x D 47 0 x 1 75 x 1 75 in 119 38 x 4 45 x 4 45 cm Weight 6 0 Ib 2 3 kg Shipping Weight 8 0 Ib 3 6 kg Environmental Elevation above MSL Operating 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000 m Storage 0 to 50 000 ft 0 to 15 000 m Temperature Operating 32 to 104 F 0 to 40
35. urity features described in this section do not apply to monitoring performed with the Com2Telnet program These features apply are available only if you are using the Note MasterSwitch VM controller Planning and implementing security features As a network device that passes information across the network the MasterSwitch VM is subject to the same exposure as other devices on the network Use the information in this section to plan and implement the security features appropriate for your environment Port assignments If a Telnet FTP or Web server uses a non standard port a user must specify the port when using the client interface such as a Web browser The non standard port address becomes an extra password hiding the server to provide an additional level of security The TCP ports for which the Telnet FTP and Web servers listen are initially set at the standard well known ports for the protocols To hide the interfaces use any port numbers from 5000 to 65535 User names passwords community names All user names passwords and community names for SNMP are transferred over the network as plain text A user who is capable of monitoring the network traffic can determine the user names and passwords required to log in to the accounts of the Control Console or Web interface of the MasterSwitch VM This security limitation of the protocols affects any device using Telnet a Web server or an SNMP version 1 agent
36. urrent alarm LED Indicates an overload on the unit See MasterSwitch VM Overcurrent Alarm gt c gt N T Je N G Modular ports RJ11 Connects a unit to the controller another unit or with Com2Telnet and the 940 0144 cable instead of a controller to a local server The power cord of the AP9227 model has a NEMA 5 15 plug and the power cord of the AP9228 model has a NEMA L5 20 plug Note gt L W e gt YA t D J WA AP9229 Switched outlet Provides individually managed power control to outlets Outlet status LED Indicates the state of the switched outlet See MasterSwitch VM Outlets Overcurrent alarm silence button Silences the audible alarm Overcurrent audible alarm Alerts you to an overload on the MasterSwitch VM unit Overcurrent alarm LED Indicates an overload on the MasterSwitch VM unit See MasterSwitch VM Overcurrent Alarm Modular ports RJ11 Connects a unit to the controller another unit or with Com2Telnet and the 940 0144 cable instead of a controller to a local server gt A WY gt N U hr WY power cord An IEC 320 C19 to C20 power cord 960 0025 The AP9229 model has an IEC C20 inlet but no attached Q is provided Note gt L W e gt YA t D J WA MasterSwitch VM Controller AP9224 Status LED Indicates whether the controller is receiving
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