Network Management Card AP9617 AP9618 AP9619 Installation and Quick Start
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Contents How to Avoid Equipment Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disconnect UPS power 1 Disconnect chassis power 1 How to Recover from a Lost Password. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preliminary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Quick Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Overview 10 TCP/IP configuration methods 10 APC Management Card Wizard 11 BOOTP & DHCP configuration 11 Local access to the control console 14 Remote access to the control console 15 Control console 16 How to Access a Configured Network Management Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Avoid Equipment Damage Disconnect UPS power You do not need to turn off a Symmetra® or a Silcon® model UPS to install the Management Card. Caution Damage to the UPS or APC Network Management Card (AP9617 or AP9618) can result if you do not remove all AC and DC power from a Smart-UPS® or Matrix-UPS®, an Expansion Chassis, or a Triple Expansion Chassis before you install the Management Card. Smart-UPS 1. Turn off the equipment that connects to the UPS. 2.
How to Recover from a Lost Password You can use a local computer that connects to the Management Card or other device through the serial port to access the control console. 1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service that uses that port. 2. Connect the serial cable (940-0103) to the selected port on the computer and to the configuration port at the battery manager. 3.
Preliminary Information Features All Network Management Cards have standard features that do the following: • Detect 10/100 Mbps connection speeds • Provide a data log accessible by FTP or a Web browser • Provide UPS scheduling features • Provide support for the APC PowerChute Network Shutdown utility • Provide an event log that is accessible by Telnet, FTP, SCP, or a Web browser • Generate system log (Syslog) messages • Allow using a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to provide the TCP/IP
Preliminary Information AP9618U and AP9619U upgrade kits You can use an AP9618U kit to convert an AP9617 Network Management Card EX or an AP9619 Network Management Card EM into an AP9618 Network Management Card EM/ MDM. You can use an AP9619U kit to convert an AP9617 Network Management Card EX into an AP9619 Network Management Card EM.
Preliminary Information Inventory The Management Card package includes the following items: • This Installation and Quick Start Guide • Network Management Card • APC Network Management Card utility CD • Smart-signaling cable • Installation of Multiple Management Cards sheet • Declaration of Conformity • Warranty registration form • Network Management Card quality assurance test slip Note Disclaimer American Power Conversion is not responsible for damage sustained during reshipment of this product.
Installation in a UPS Overview You can install the Management Card in a card slot in a Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS, or Symmetra. For a Silcon UPS, the Management Card installs in a Silcon Triple Expansion Chassis (AP9604S). Step 1: Turn off all power (Smart-UPS or Matrix-UPS) You do not need to turn power off for a Symmetra UPS. Caution Damage to the UPS or Management Card can result if you do not remove all AC and DC power from a Smart-UPS or Matrix-UPS model UPS. Smart-UPS 1.
Installation in a UPS Step 2: Install the Network Management Card If you are installing the Management Card in a Symmetra UPS that uses more than one APC management product, see Installation of Multiple Management Cards, a copy of which came with the Management Card. You must install the APC management products in the correct order for them to operate properly. Caution The Network Management Card is sensitive to static electricity.
Expansion/Triple Chassis Installation Overview Use an Expansion Chassis or a Triple Expansion Chassis if the UPS has no card slot available. Use only a Silcon Triple Expansion Chassis (AP9604S) with a Silcon UPS. Note The Management Card installs in the chassis and communicates with the UPS through the cable connection between the chassis and the UPS.
Expansion/Triple Chassis Installation Step 2: Install the Network Management Card If the UPS uses more than one APC management product, see Installation of Multiple Management Cards, a copy of which came with the Management Card. You must install the APC management products in the correct order for them to operate properly. The Network Management Card is sensitive to static electricity.
Quick Configuration Overview You must configure the following TCP/IP settings before the APC Network Management Card can operate on a network: • IP address of the Management Card • Subnet mask • Default gateway If a default gateway is unavailable, use the IP address of a computer that is located on the same subnet as the Management Card and that is usually running. The Management Card uses Note the default gateway to test the network when traffic is very light.
Quick Configuration APC Management Card Wizard You can use the APC Management Card Wizard (if it is supported for the firmware release you are using) at a Windows® 98, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP computer to configure a Management Card. Not all releases support the wizard. To configure multiple Management Cards, or to configure a Management Card, see the Network Management Card User’s Guide on the Utility See also CD. 1.
Quick Configuration BOOTP & DHCP configuration The Boot Mode setting, a TCP/IP option in the Management Card’s Network menu, identifies how the TCP/IP settings will be defined. The possible settings are Manual, DHCP only, BOOTP only, and DHCP & BOOTP (the default setting).The DHCP & BOOTP setting assumes that a properly configured DHCP or BOOTP server is available to provide TCP/IP settings to Management Cards.
Quick Configuration Note For the MAC address, look on the bottom of the Management Card or on the Quality Assurance slip included in the package. 3. When the Management Card reboots, the BOOTP server provides it with the TCP/IP settings. – If you specified a bootup file name, the Management Card attempts to transfer that file from the BOOTP server using TFTP or FTP. The Management Card assumes all settings specified in the bootup file.
Quick Configuration DHCP. You can use a RFC2131/RFC2132-compliant DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP settings for the Management Card. See also This section briefly summarizes the Management Card communication with a DHCP server. For more detail about how a DHCP server is used to configure the network settings for a Management Card, see “DHCP Configuration” in the Network Management Card Users’ Guide. 1.
Quick Configuration Local access to the control console You can use a local computer that connects to the serial port on the front of the Management Card to access the control console. 1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service that uses that port. 2. Use the configuration cable (940-0103) to connect the selected port to the serial port on the front panel of the Management Card. 3.
Quick Configuration Note For the MAC address, look on the bottom of the Management Card or on the Quality Assurance slip included in the package. 2. Use Ping with a size of 113 bytes to assign the IP address defined by the ARP command. For the IP address defined in step 1, use one of the following Ping commands: – Windows command format: ping 156.205.14.141 -l 113 – LINUX command format: ping 156.205.14.141 -s 113 3. Use Telnet to access the Management Card at its newly assigned IP address.
Quick Configuration Control console After you log on at the control console, as described in “Local access to the control console” on page 15 or “Remote access to the control console” on page 15: 1. Choose Network from the Control Console menu. 2. Choose TCP/IP from the Network menu. 3. If you are not using a BOOTP or DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP settings, select the Boot Mode menu. Select Manual boot mode, and then press ESC to return to the TCP/IP menu. (Changes will take effect when you log out.
How to Access a Configured Network Management Card Overview After the Network Management Card is running on your network, you can use the interfaces summarized here to access the unit. For more information on the interfaces, see the User’s Guide. See also Web interface As your browser, you can use Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 (and higher) or Netscape® 4.0.8 (and higher, except Netscape 6.x) to access the Management Card through its Web interface.
How to Access a Configured Network Management Card See also Telnet/SSH See the chapter entitled “Security” in the User’s Guide for information on choosing and setting up your network security. Use the Web/SSL option of the Network menu to enable or disable the HTTP or HTTPS protocols. You can access the control console through Telnet or Secure SHell (SSH), depending on which is enabled. (An Administrator can enable these access methods through the Telnet/SSH option of the Network menu.
How to Access a Configured Network Management Card SNMP After you add the PowerNet MIB to a standard SNMP MIB browser, you can use that browser for SNMP access to the Network Management Card. The default read community name is public; the default read/write community name is private. Note FTP If you enable SSL and SSH for their highsecurity authentication and encryption, disable SNMP. Allowing SNMP access to the Network Management Card compromises the high security you implement by choosing SSL and SSH.
Radio Frequency Interference Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Warning USA—FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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