User`s guide

Configuration

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System Settings

You can edit system settings. From the Settings > System menu item, you can edit system information and

settings (see Figure 21).

Figure 21. System Settings Page

Select one of the items on the System page, and then double-click the item, or single-click on the

corresponding button in the right-hand side menu:

Edit system information modifies contact and location information.

Edit language allows you to change the interface language (Czech, English, French, German, Japanese,

Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, or Traditional Chinese).

Edit scan settings are the default access settings that are automatically set for new discovered nodes.

Edit update settings and Check for updates provide features that allow the system to automatically check

for Eaton software updates for you. When a new software version is detected on www.eaton.com, a wizard

displays and provides upgrade instructions for you. (Database information is retained with this operation.)

Edit modules settings allows you to enable/disable Eaton IPM optional modules:

- Ma

nagement enables nodes settings mass configuration and nodes upgrade features

- Sh

utdown enables shutdown of the computer running Eaton IPM in the event of a power failure

- Infr

astructure Connections enables management of virtualized IT systems

- Redu

ndancy provides support for >1 UPS in N+1 redundant configurations

- Use

r Drivers integrates new devices in the IPM supervision application by using predefined common

base objects and user-specific objects

NOTE This feature allows IPM to supervise any SNMP- or Network UPS Tools

(NUT)-available devices. You can customize and adapt the IPM acquisition engine to

any kind of Data Center device, such as HVAC, Rack controller, storage, or DC Power

System controller.