MGE UPS Systems Power Supply AmpMeter PDU User Manual

AmpMeter PDU  
Installation and user  
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1. Getting Started  
Quick Start Guide  
The following instructions will help you quickly install and configure your AmpMeter PDU for use on your  
network. For detailed information on each step, go to the page number listed to the right.  
For your network security, MGE UPS SYSTEMS strongly recommends the removal of the predefined  
user account prior to attachment to your network.  
1. Mount the AmpMeter PDU..................................................................................................................... 6  
2. Connect to the power source................................................................................................................. 3  
3. Connect the devices to the AmpMeter PDU.......................................................................................... 7  
4. Connect to the AmpMeter PDU ............................................................................................................. 8  
5. Configure the AmpMeter PDU (remote monitoring units only) .............................................................. 8  
Login as the predefined Administrator (MGEUPS/MGEUPS) ..................................................... 10  
Create new administrative user account ............................................................................... 14, 22  
Configure location and tower names..................................................................................... 12, 26  
Remove the predefined Administrator................................................................................... 14, 22  
6. Connect the AmpMeter PDU to the network  
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2. Installation  
Before installation, refer to the following lists to ensure that you have all the items shipped with the unit as well  
as all other required items.  
Standard Accessories  
Mounting hardware - two removable flanges with four M4 screws and two mounting L-brackets with nut  
plates and four sets of screws and washers.  
For remote monitoring units only:  
RJ45 to RJ45 crossover cable  
RJ45 to DB9F serial port adapter (for connection to standard DB9M DTE serial port)  
Additional Required Items  
Phillip screwdriver  
Screws, washers and nuts to attach the unit to your rack  
Equipment Overview  
The Input Current LED(s) displays the current load for each infeed or electrical phase per infeed.  
Each Branch Circuit / electrical phase is color-coded for easy identification.  
The power inlet/cord(s) connects the PDU to the electrical power source.  
Two RJ45 connectors for Serial (RS-232) and Ethernet connection (remote monitoring units only).  
Two mini RJ11 connectors for Temperature/Humidity sensors (remote monitoring units only).  
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Figure 0.1 AmpMeter PDU Views  
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2. Installation  
Safety Precautions  
This section contains important safety and regulatory information that should be reviewed before installation  
and use. For input and output current ratings, see Power Ratings in Technical Specifications.  
Only for installation and use in a  
Restricted Access Location in  
accordance with the following  
installation and use instructions.  
Seulement pour l’installation et  
l’utilisation dans une Zone Interdite  
conformément aux installations et  
l’utilisation des indications suivants.  
Nur zur Installation und Verwendung in  
einem Sicherheitsbereich gemäß den  
folgenden Installations- und  
Verwendungsanleitungen.  
This equipment is designed to be  
installed on a dedicated circuit.  
Cet équipement est conçu à être  
installé sur un circuit spécialisé.  
Diese Ausrüstung ist zur Installation in  
einem festen Stromkreis vorgesehen.  
Dedicated branch circuit must have  
circuit breaker or fuse protection; 3-  
phase/multi-pole dedicated branch  
circuits must have circuit breaker or fuse  
protection for each phase/pole located  
together. PDUs have been designed  
without a master circuit breaker or fuse  
to avoid becoming a single point of  
failure. It is the customer’s responsibility  
to provide adequate protection for the  
dedicated branch power circuit.  
Le circuit de dérivation spécialisé doit Der als Standleitung verwendete  
être équipé de disjoncteurs ou de  
fusibles ;  
Lorsqu'ils sont triphasés ou  
Zweigstromkreis muss mit einem  
Überlastschalter bzw. einer Sicherung  
ausgestattet sein; bei Standleitungs-  
multipolaires, ils doivent être équipés Zweigstromkreisen mit 3  
de disjoncteurs ou de fusibles sur  
chaque phase ou pôle. Les PDU ont  
Phasen/mehreren Polen müssen  
zusammengehörige Phasen/Pole  
été conçus sans disjoncteur ou fusible individuell durch einen Überlastschalter  
principal afin de ne pas constituer le  
seul point de rupture. Le client est  
bzw. eine Sicherung geschützt sein. In  
PDUs ist kein Haupt-Überlastschalter  
seul responsable de la protection des bzw. keine Hauptsicherung installiert.  
Protection should not exceed the Total  
Input Rating of the PDU and must meet  
all applicable local, state and federal  
codes and regulations.  
circuits électriques de dérivation  
spécialisés. Cette protection ne doit  
pas excéder la consommation totale  
en entrée du PDU et doit être  
conforme aux normes et à la  
réglementation locales, d'état et  
fédérales.  
Dadurch wird ausgeschlossen, dass die  
PDU als alleinige Schwachstelle in  
Frage kommt. Es liegt in der  
Verantwortung des Kunden, den als  
Standleitung verwendeten  
Zweigstromkreis durch entsprechende  
Schutzmaßnahmen vor Überlastung zu  
schützen. Der Wert für den  
Überlastschutz darf nicht über dem Wert  
für die Eingangsstromstärke der PDU  
liegen und muss geltenden örtlichen und  
staatlichen Bestimmungen entsprechen.  
The plug on the power supply cord shall  
be installed near the equipment and  
shall be easily accessible.  
La prise sur le cordon d’alimentation  
Der Stecker des Netzkabels muss in der  
sera installée près de l’équipement et Nähe der Ausrüstung installiert werden  
sera facilement disponible.  
und leicht zugänglich sein.  
Always disconnect the power supply  
cord before opening to avoid electrical  
shock.  
Toujours déconnecter le cordon  
d’alimentation avant d’ouvrir pour  
éviter un choque électrique.  
Ziehen Sie vor dem Öffnen immer das  
Netzkabel heraus, um die Gefahr eines  
elektrischen Schlags zu vermeiden.  
WARNING! High leakage current!  
Earth connection is essential before  
connecting supply!  
ATTENTION ! Haut fuite très  
ACHTUNG! Hoher Ableitstrom! Ein  
possible ! Une connection de masse Erdungsanschluss ist vor dem  
est essentielle avant de connecter  
l’alimentation !  
Einschalten der Stromzufuhr  
erforderlich!  
Installing the Power Input Retention Bracket  
For Switched PDUs with a total maximum output <30A, it may be  
necessary to install the power input retention bracket prior to mounting  
the Switched PDU within the rack.  
To install the power input retention bracket:  
1. Remove the two screws attaching the IEC 60320 C19 inlet to the  
enclosure.  
2. Assemble and attach the retention bracket to the enclosure as  
shown.  
Figure 2. Retention Bracket assembly  
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2. Installation  
Mounting  
Figure 3. Mounting  
Horizontal/Rack  
Vertical/Tower  
1. Select the appropriate bracket mounting points  
for proper mounting depth within the rack.  
2. Attach the brackets to these mounting points  
with two screws for each bracket.  
3. Install the enclosure into your rack, using the  
slots in each bracket. The slots allow about ¼  
inch of horizontal adaptability to align with the  
mounting holes of your rack.  
1. Attach the removable flanges to the mount  
points on the rear of the enclosure using M4  
screws.  
2. Attach the mounting L-brackets to the flanges  
with the supplied screws, washers and nut  
plates. The slots allow about 1½ inches of  
vertical adaptability.  
3. Attach the top and bottom brackets to your rack.  
Connecting to the Power Source  
To attach a power cord to the unit:  
1. Plug the female end of the power cord firmly into its connector at the base.  
2. Use a screwdriver to tighten the two screws on the retention bracket.  
To connect to the power source:  
Plug the male end of the power cord into the AC power source.  
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2. Installation  
Connecting Devices  
To avoid the possibility of noise due to arcing:  
1. Keep the device’s on/off switch in the off position until after it is plugged into the outlet.  
2. Connect devices to the outlets.  
On 230V units, install a retention clip for each outlet; Pull the prongs out slightly and insert them into holes  
on the sides, then insert the device’s power cord and snap the clip over the cord.  
NOTE:  
1. MGE UPS SYSTEMS recommends even distribution of attached devices across the all available outlets to  
avoid exceeding the outlet, quad or octet ratings limitations. See Power Ratings in Technical  
Specifications for more information.  
2. The outlet retention clips provided with 230V units are designed for use with MGE UPS SYSTEMS’s IEC  
60320/C13 to IEC 60320/C14 cable and may not properly fit 3rd party cables.  
Always disconnect the power supply cord before opening to avoid electrical shock.  
Afin d’éviter les chocs électriques, débranchez le cable électrique avant d’ouvrir.  
Immer Netzleitung auskuppeln vor den Aufmachen um elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden.  
Connecting the Sensors  
The AmpMeter PDU may be equipped with two mini RJ11 T/H ports for attachment of the included  
Temperature/Humidity sensor. Attach the mini RJ11 plug of the sensor(s) to the appropriate T/H port if  
applicable.  
Connecting to the Unit (Remote Monitoring Units Only)  
Serial (RS232) port  
AmpMeter PDU models may be equipped with an RJ45 Serial RS-232 port for attachment to a PC or networked  
terminal server using the supplied RJ45 to RJ45 crossover cable and RJ45 to DB9F serial port adapter as  
required. See Data Connections in Technical Specifications for more information on the Serial RS-232 port.  
Ethernet port  
AmpMeter PDU models may be equipped with an RJ45 10/100Base-T Ethernet port for attachment to an  
existing network. This connection allows access via Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH) or a common web browser.  
The unit configured with the following network defaults to allow unit configuration out-of-the-box through either  
Telnet/SSH or via a web browser:  
IP address:  
Subnet Mask:  
Gateway:  
192.168.1.254  
255.255.255.0  
192.168.1.1  
The local PC network connection must be configured as noted below:  
NOTE: Contact your system administrator for instructions in reconfiguring the network connection.  
Reconfiguration of your network connection may require a restart to take effect.  
IP address:  
Subnet Mask:  
192.168.1.x (where x is 2-253)  
255.255.255.0  
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3. Operations  
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3. Operations  
This chapter contains information on commands and abilities available only in models equipped for remote  
monitoring.  
Interfaces  
The AmpMeter PDU has two interfaces: the HTML interface accessed via the HTTP enabled Ethernet  
connections and the command line for serial and Telnet connections.  
Usernames and Passwords  
The AmpMeter PDU has one predefined administrative user account (username/password: MGEUPS/MGEUPS)  
and supports a maximum of 128 defined user accounts  
NOTE: For security, MGE UPS SYSTEMS recommends removal of the predefined administrative user account  
after a new account with administrative rights has been created.  
Only an administrative-level user may perform operations such as creating/removing user accounts and command  
privileges, changing passwords and displaying outlet and user information. An administrator may also view the  
status of and control power to all outlets.  
The administrator may create additional user accounts and then grant these users the right to view the status of  
and control power to specific outlets, groups and ports.  
Usernames may contain from 1 to 16 characters and are not case sensitive; spaces are not allowed. Passwords  
may contain up to 16 characters, and are case sensitive.  
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3. Operations  
HTML Interface  
The HTML interface is constructed of three major components: the System Location bar, the User/Navigation  
bar and the Control Screen. The System Location bar displays the AmpMeter PDU’s location and IP address  
as well as the current Control Screen title. The User/Navigation bar displays the current user and privilege level  
and provides access to all HTML pages. And the Control Screen is used to display current data and allow  
changes to outlet states or system configuration.  
The following sections describe each interface section/page and their use.  
Figure 4. Example HTML page  
Logging In  
Logging in through HTML via a web browser requires directing a web client to the configured IP address of the  
unit.  
To log in by HTML:  
1. In the login window, enter a valid username and password and press OK.  
If you enter an invalid username or password, you will be prompted again.  
You are given three attempts to enter a valid username and password combination. If all three fail, the  
session ends and a protected page will be displayed.  
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3. Operations  
Environmental Monitoring  
The Environmental Monitoring section offers access to the Input Load page. This section is available to  
administrative level users and users with Environmental Monitoring view rights.  
Input Load  
The Input Load page displays the AmpMeter PDU (s) absolute and descriptive name and the cumulative input  
load in amperes of all devices attached to the AmpMeter PDU at the time the page was loaded. This page will  
refresh automatically every 10 seconds.  
Sensors  
The Sensors page displays:  
Temperature/humidity sensor’s absolute and descriptive names  
Temperature/humidity sensor readings in degrees Celsius and percent relative humidity  
Configuration  
The Configuration section offers access to all unit configuration options including Network, Telnet/HTTP, Serial  
Ports, Outlets, Groups, Users, FTP, Proxy/SNTP and SNMP. This section is available to administrative level  
users only.  
System  
The System configuration page is used for reference of system information such as Ethernet NIC Serial Number,  
Ethernet MAC address and system firmware and hardware revisions as well as assignment and maintenance of  
the system location and tower descriptive names.  
For description names, up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal –  
spaces and colon characters are not allowed) are allowed.  
NOTE: Spaces may be used for the location description only.  
Creating a descriptive system location name:  
Enter a descriptive name and press Apply.  
Creating a descriptive unit name:  
Click on the Tower Names link.  
On the subsequent Tower Names page, enter a descriptive name and press Apply.  
Creating descriptive input feed names:  
Click on the Input Feed Names link.  
On the subsequent Input Feed Names page, enter a descriptive name and press Apply.  
Creating a descriptive Pass through port name:  
Click on the Serial Port Names link which will open the Serial Ports configuration page. See Creating a  
descriptive serial port name: on page 14 for additional information on creating descriptive Serial port names.  
Creating a descriptive Environmental Monitor name:  
Click on the Environmental Monitor Names link.  
On the subsequent Environmental Monitor Names page, enter a descriptive name and press Apply.  
Creating descriptive sensor names:  
Click on the Sensor Names link.  
On the subsequent Sensor Names page, enter a descriptive name and press Apply.  
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3. Operations  
Network  
The Network configuration page is used for maintenance of the network interface. From this page an  
administrator may configure the IP address, subnet mask and gateway address as well as view the link status,  
speed and duplex value.  
The AmpMeter PDU is configured with the following network defaults to allow unit configuration out-of-the-box  
through either Telnet or HTML:  
IP address:  
Subnet Mask:  
Gateway:  
192.168.1.254  
255.255.255.0  
192.168.1.1  
The initial local PC network connection must be configured as noted below:  
NOTE: Contact your system administrator for instructions in reconfiguring the network connection.  
Reconfiguration of your network connection may require a restart to take effect.  
IP address:  
Subnet Mask:  
192.168.1.x (where x is 2-253)  
255.255.255.0  
NOTE: The unit must be restarted after network configuration changes.  
Setting the IP address, subnet mask or gateway:  
In the appropriate field, enter the IP address, subnet mask or gateway address and press Apply.  
Telnet/SSH  
The Telnet/SSH configuration page used to enable or disable Telnet and SSH support and configure the port  
number that the Telnet or SSH server watches. For more information on SSH see page 35.  
Enabling or disabling Telnet or SSH support:  
Select Enabled or Disabled from the appropriate Server drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Changing the Telnet or SSH server port number:  
In the appropriate Port field, enter the port number and press Apply.  
HTTP/SSL  
The HTTP/SSL configuration page used to enable or disable HTTP and SSL support, configure the port number  
that the HTTP server watches and responds to, selection of the method of authentication used and SSL access  
level. For more information on SSL see page 34 in.  
Enabling or disabling HTTP or SSL support:  
Select Enabled or Disabled from the appropriate Server drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Changing the HTTP server port number:  
In the HTTP Port field, enter the port number and press Apply.  
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3. Operations  
Setting the HTTP authentication method:  
The AmpMeter PDU HTTP server supports two authentication methods for security and validation of the  
username-password – Basic and MD5 digest.  
The Basic method utilizes Base64 encoding to encode and deliver the username-password over the network to  
the HTTP server for decoding and authentication. This basic method is supported by all web browsers and  
offers a minimum level of security.  
NOTE: The Base64 algorithm is widely-known and susceptible to packet-sniffer attack for acquisition of the  
encoded username-password string.  
The MD5 digest method provides stronger protection utilizing one-way encoded hash numbers, never placing  
the username-password on the network. Instead, the sending browser creates a challenge code based on the  
hash algorithm, provided username-password and unique items such as the device IP address and timestamp,  
which is compared against the HTTP server internal user database of valid challenge codes. The MD5 digest  
method offers a higher level of security than the Basic method but at present is not supported by all browsers.  
NOTE: MD5 is known to be fully supported by Internet Explorer 5.0+, Navigator 7.0+ and Firefox 1.0+.  
Select Basic or MD5 from the Authentication drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Setting SSL access level  
AmpMeter PDU SSL supports configuration of SSL connections as being either optional or required. The  
default access level is set to optional.  
Optional –Both non-secure (HTTP) and SSL encrypted connections (HTTPS) are allowed access.  
Required – ONLY SSL encrypted connections (HTTPS) are allowed access.  
Select Optional or Required from the Secure Access drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Serial Ports  
The Serial Ports configuration page is used for maintenance of the serial ports.  
NOTE: Pass through connections may only be initiated from the command line interface via a Telnet/SSH  
session.  
Setting the data-rate for the serial ports:  
Select the serial port data-rate from the drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Creating a descriptive serial port name:  
Click on the Edit link in the Action column next to the port to be configured.  
On the subsequent Serial Port Edit page, enter the descriptive name. Up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable  
characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal, spaces and colon characters are not allowed) are allowed. Press Apply.  
Enabling or disabling serial port active signal checking:  
Click on the Edit link in the Action column next to the port to be configured.  
On the subsequent Serial Port Edit page, select On or Off from the DSR Check drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Users  
The Users configuration page is used for creation and removal of usernames, assignment of accessible outlets  
and group, assignment of privilege levels and the changing of user passwords.  
Creating a new user:  
Enter a user name in the Username field. Up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to  
126 decimal, spaces and colon characters are not allowed) are allowed.  
Enter a password for the new user and verify in the Password and Verify Password fields. For security,  
password characters are not displayed. Press Apply.  
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3. Operations  
Removing a user:  
Click on the Remove link in the Action column for the user to be removed and press Yes on the subsequent  
confirmation window.  
Changing a user password:  
Click on the Edit link in the Action column for the associated user.  
On the subsequent User Edit page, enter a password and verify the new password for the new user in the  
Password and Verify Password fields. For security, password characters are not displayed. Press Apply.  
Changing a user’s access privilege level:  
The AmpMeter PDU has four defined access privilege levels; Admin, User, On-Only and View-Only:  
Admin:  
User:  
Full-access for all configuration, control (On, Off, Reboot), status and Pass through.  
Partial-access for status and Pass through of assigned outlets, groups and serial  
ports.  
The administrator may also grant administrative privileges to other user accounts allowing the AmpMeter PDU to  
have more than one administrative-level user.  
NOTE: You cannot remove administrative privileges from the MGEUPS user unless another user has already  
been given administrative access level privileges created.  
Click on the Edit link in the Action column for the associated user.  
On the subsequent User Edit page, select Admin, User, On-only or View-only from the Access Level  
drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Granting or removing Environmental Monitoring viewing privileges:  
Click on the Edit link in the Action column for the associated user.  
On the subsequent User Edit page, select Yes or No from the Environmental Monitoring drop-down menu and  
press Apply.  
Adding and Deleting serial port access:  
Click on the Ports link in the Access column for the associated user.  
On the subsequent User Ports page, select or deselect ports to be accessed by the user and press Apply.  
FTP  
The FTP configuration page is used for setup and maintenance of all settings required to perform an FTP  
firmware upload. See page 46, Uploading Firmware for more information on uploading firmware.  
Setting the FTP Host IP Address:  
Enter the IP address in the Host IP Address field and press Apply.  
Setting the FTP username:  
Enter the FTP server username in the Username field, and press Apply.  
Setting the FTP password:  
Enter the FTP server password in the Password field, and press Apply.  
Setting the filepath:  
Enter the path of the file to be uploaded in the Directory field, and press Apply.  
Setting the filename for upload:  
Enter the filename of the file to be uploaded in the Filename field, and press Apply.  
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3. Operations  
Testing the FTP upload configuration:  
This test validates that the unit is able to contact and log onto the specified FTP server, download the firmware  
file and verify that the firmware file is valid for this unit.  
Press Test.  
SNTP  
The SNTP configuration page is used for setup and maintenance of SNTP support.  
Setting the SNTP Server Address:  
Enter the IP address in the primary and/or secondary address field and press Apply.  
SNMP  
The SNMP configuration page is used for setup and maintenance of all settings required to enable SNMP  
support as well as access to the trap configuration pages. For additional information on SNMP support and  
detailed descriptions of available traps, see on page 34.  
NOTE: Traps are generated according to a hierarchical architecture; i.e. if a Tower Status enters a trap  
condition, only the Tower Status trap is generated. Infeed and Outlet Status traps are suppressed until the  
Tower Status returns to Normal.  
Enabling or disabling SNMP support:  
Select Enabled or Disabled from the drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Setting the community strings:  
Enter the community string in the appropriate field and press Apply.  
Community strings may be 1 to 24 characters  
Setting the trap timer:  
Enter a trap timer value in the Error Trap Repeat Time field and press Apply.  
The Error Trap Repeat Time value may be 1 to 65535 (in seconds).  
Setting trap destinations:  
Enter an IP address in the appropriate Trap Destination field and press Apply.  
Enabling or disabling tower traps:  
Click on the Tower Traps link.  
On the subsequent Tower Traps page, select or deselect the desired traps and press Apply.  
Configuring input feed traps:  
Click on the Input Feed Traps link.  
On the subsequent Input Feed Traps page, select or deselect the desired traps and press Apply.  
For Load traps, enter a maximum load value for the infeed in the High Load Threshold field and press Apply.  
The High Load Threshold value may be 0 to 255 (in amperes).  
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3. Operations  
Tools  
The Tools section contains access to rebooting the unit, uploading new firmware as well as resetting the unit to factory  
defaults. This section is available to administrative level users only.  
Restart  
Performing a warm boot:  
Select the Restart from the Action drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Note: System user/outlet/group configuration or outlet states are NOT changed or reset with this command.  
Resetting to factory defaults:  
PDU to factory defaults from the HTML interface.  
Uploading new firmware:  
See Uploading Firmware on page 46 for more information on uploading new firmware from the HTML interface.  
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3. Operations  
Command Line Interface  
Logging In  
Logging in through Telnet requires directing the Telnet client to the configured IP address of the unit.  
Logging in through the Console (RS232) port requires the use of a terminal or terminal emulation software  
configured to support ANSI or VT100 and a supported data rate (300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400,  
57600, or 115200 BPS) - 8 data bits-no parity-one stop bit and Device Ready output signal (DTR or DSR).  
To log in by RS-232 or Telnet:  
1. Press Enter. The following appears, where x.xx is the firmware version:  
AmpMeter PDU Version x.xx  
Username:  
NOTE: Logging in by Telnet will automatically open a session. It is not necessary to press Enter.  
2. At the Username: and Password: prompts, enter a valid username and password. And press Enter.  
You are given three attempts to enter a valid username and password combination. If all three fail, the  
session ends.  
When you enter a valid username and password, the command prompt (AmpMeter PDU:) appears. If a location  
identifier was defined, it will be displayed before the AmpMeter PDU: prompt. See Creating a location  
description on page 26 for more information.  
You may enter commands in any combination of uppercase and lowercase. You must enter all command  
characters correctly; there are no command abbreviations. There are two types of commands: operations and  
administration. A user must have administrative privileges to use the administration commands. The following  
tables list and briefly describe each command.  
Operations Command Summary  
Command  
ILoad  
Description  
Displays the cumulative input load per branch or phase  
Displays the status of the infeeds  
Connects to a serial port  
Istat  
Connect  
Login  
Ends the current session and brings up the Username: prompt  
Ends a session  
Logout  
Quit  
Ends a session  
List Ports  
Lists all accessible serial ports for the current user  
Administrative Command Summary  
Add Porttouser  
Create User  
Delete Portfromuser  
List User  
Grants a user access to one or all serial ports  
Adds a user account  
Removes access to one or all serial ports  
Displays all accessible outlets/groups/ports for a user  
Displays privilege levels for all users  
Deletes a user account  
List Users  
Remove User  
Restart  
Performs a warm boot  
Set Envmon Name  
Specifies a descriptive field for the integrated Environmental Monitor  
Set Envmon THS Name Specifies a descriptive field for a temperature-humidity sensor  
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Administrative Command Summary (continued)  
Set FTP Filename  
Set FTP Filepath  
Set FTP Host  
Specifies the file to be uploaded via FTP  
Specifies the filepath for the file to be uploaded  
Sets the FTP Host IP address  
Set FTP Password  
Set FTP Username  
Set Gateway  
Sets the password for the FTP Host  
Sets the username for the FTP Host  
Sets the Gateway  
Set Infeed Name  
Set Ipaddress  
Set Location  
Specifies a descriptive field for the infeed  
Sets the IP address  
Specifies a descriptive field for the HTML control screen and login banner  
Sets the Subnet Mask  
Set Subnet Mask  
Set Telnet Port  
Set Telnet  
Sets the Telnet server port number  
Enables or disables Telnet access  
Set Tower Name  
Set User Access  
Set User Envmon  
Set User Password  
Set Port Name  
Set Port Dsrchk  
Set Port Speed  
Show FTP  
Specifies a descriptive field for the AmpMeter PDU  
Sets the access level for a user  
Grants or removes privileges to view input and environmental monitoring status  
Changes the password for a user  
Specifies a descriptive field for a serial port  
Sets the DSR active signal checking for a serial port  
Set the connection speed for all serial ports  
Displays FTP configuration information  
Show Infeeds  
Show Network  
Show Ports  
Displays infeed configuration information  
Display network configuration information  
Displays serial port configuration information  
Displays system configuration information  
Displays tower configuration information  
Displays the AmpMeter PDU firmware version  
Show System  
Show Towers  
Version  
To display the names of commands that you may execute:  
At the command prompt, press Enter. A list of valid commands for the current user appears.  
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3. Operations  
Operations Commands  
Operations commands provide information about the AmpMeter PDU environment and control session  
operations.  
Displaying accessible serial ports  
The List Ports command displays accessible serial ports for the current user.  
To display accessible serial ports:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type list ports and press Enter.  
Example  
The follow command displays all accessible serial ports for the current user:  
AmpMeter PDU: list ports<Enter>  
Port  
ID  
Port  
Name  
Console  
Console  
Displaying infeed status  
The Istat or Iload command displays the status of one or more infeed.  
This display includes the infeed absolute and descriptive names and the Input Status and current Load reported  
to the AmpMeter PDU by the infeed.  
To display status of one or more infeeds:  
Type istat and press Enter, or  
Type iload and press Enter.  
Examples  
The following command displays the infeed status:  
AmpMeter PDU: istat  
Input  
Feed ID Feed Name  
Input  
Input  
Status  
Input  
Load  
.AA  
HQ_1_Infeed_A  
On  
10.5 Amps  
Connecting to a serial device  
The Connect command allows Pass through serial connection to devices attached to the standard serial port  
(Console).  
To connect to a serial device:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type connect console and press Enter.  
To disconnect from a serial device:  
Type: !*break and press Enter.  
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3. Operations  
Displaying the status of the Environmental Monitor  
The Envmon command displays the status of the integrated Environmental Monitor.  
By default, only administrative user accounts are allowed access to the Envmon command. An administrator  
may user the Set User Envmon command to enable and disable access for other user accounts.  
To display the status of the Environmental Monitor:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type envmon and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays the status of the Environmental Monitor.  
AmpMeter PDU: envmon<Enter>  
Environmental Monitor .A  
Name: Florida_HQ_1  
Status: Normal  
Temperature/Humidity Sensors  
ID  
.A1  
.A2  
Name  
Temperature  
Not Found  
23.5 Deg. C  
Humidity  
Not Found  
22 % RH  
Temp_Humid_Sensor_A1  
T/H2_Florida_HQ_1  
Starting a new session  
The Login command activates the Username: prompt. The current session ends, allowing a user to log in and  
start a new session under a different username.  
To start a new session:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type login and press Enter. The Username: prompt appears.  
Ending a session  
The Quit or Logout commands ends a session. A session ends automatically when no activity is detected for  
five minutes, or upon loss of connection.  
To end a session:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type quit and press Enter, or  
Type logout and press Enter.  
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3. Operations  
Administration Commands  
Administration commands may only be issued by a user with administrative privileges, such as the predefined  
MGEUPS user or another user who has been granted administrative privileges with the Set User MGEUPSpriv  
command.  
User Administration  
Creating a user account  
The Create User command creates a user account with the specified username and password. See Usernames  
and Passwords in this chapter for more information.  
To create a user account:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type create user, optionally followed by a 1-16 character username (Spaces  
are not allowed, and usernames are not case sensitive). Press Enter.  
At the Password: prompt, type a password of up to 16 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 32 to  
126 decimal). Passwords are case sensitive. Press Enter. To specify no password, press Enter at the  
prompt.  
At the Verify Password: prompt, retype the password. Press Enter. To verify no password, press Enter at the  
prompt.  
Example  
The following command creates the user account JaneDoe:  
AmpMeter PDU: create user JaneDoe<Enter>  
Password: <Enter>  
Verify New Password: <Enter>  
For security, password characters are not displayed.  
Removing a user account  
The Remove User command removes a user account.  
NOTE: You may remove the predefined user account MGEUPS only if another user account has been granted  
administrative privileges using the Set User MGEUPSpriv command.  
To remove a user account:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type remove user, optionally followed by a username. Press Enter.  
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3. Operations  
Changing a password  
The Set User Password command changes a user’s password. For security, when you type a password, the  
characters are not displayed on the screen. See Usernames and Passwords for more information.  
To change a password:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set user password, followed by a username and press Enter.  
At the Password: prompt, type the new password and press Enter. Passwords may contain up to 16  
characters, and spaces are not allowed. To specify no password, press Enter at the prompt.  
At the Verify Password: prompt, retype the new password and press Enter. To verify no password, press  
Enter at the prompt.  
Examples  
The following command changes the password for the user JohnDoe:  
AmpMeter PDU: set user password johndoe<Enter>  
Password: <Enter>  
Verify Password: <Enter>  
The following command blanks the password for the user JaneDoe:  
AmpMeter PDU: set user password<Enter>  
Username: janedoe<Enter>  
Password: <Enter>  
Verify Password: <Enter>  
Setting user access level privileges  
The Set User Access command sets the access level privileges for a user. The AmpMeter PDU has two  
defined access privilege levels; Admin, User. For more information on user access levels, see Changing a  
The administrator may also grant administrative privileges to other user accounts allowing the AmpMeter PDU to  
have more than one administrative-level user.  
NOTE: You cannot remove administrative privileges from the MGEUPS user unless another user has already  
been given administrative access level privileges created.  
To set the access level privilege for a user:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set user access, followed by admin, or user, optionally followed by a  
username and press Enter.  
Examples  
The following command sets the user access level for JohnDoe to Admin:  
AmpMeter PDU: set user access admin johndoe<Enter>  
The following command sets the user access level for JaneDoe to User:  
AmpMeter PDU: set user access user janedoe<Enter>  
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3. Operations  
Granting and removing input status viewing privileges  
The Set User Envmon command grants or removes input status viewing privileges to/from a user.  
NOTE: This command also grants or removes viewing privileges for the status of the optional Equipment  
Cabinet Environmental Manager and attached sensors. See the Equipment Cabinet Environmental Manager  
Installation and Operations manual for more information.  
To grant or remove input status viewing privileges for a user:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set user envmon followed by on or off, optionally followed by a  
username and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command grants intput status viewing privileges to the user JohnDoe:  
AmpMeter PDU: set user envmon on johndoe<Enter>  
Displaying the access privilege levels  
The List Users command displays all defined users with their access privilege level.  
To display user access privilege levels:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type list users and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays all users with their access privilege level:  
AmpMeter PDU: list users<Enter>  
User  
Name  
Privilege  
Level  
Environmental  
Monitoring  
JOHNDOE  
JANEDOE  
Admin  
User  
Allowed  
Not Allowed  
Adding serial port access to a user  
The Add PortToUser command grants a user access to the serial port.  
To grant serial port access to a user:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type add porttouser console and a username. Press Enter.  
Deleting serial port access for a user  
The Delete PortFromUser command removes a user’s access to the serial port. You cannot remove access to  
the serial port for an administrative level user.  
To delete serial port access for a user:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type delete portfromuser console and a username. Press Enter.  
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3. Operations  
Displaying user serial port access  
The List User command displays all ports for a user.  
To display user serial port access:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type list user, optionally followed by a username. Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays information about the user JaneDoe:  
AmpMeter PDU: list user janedoe<Enter>  
Username: JANEDOE  
Ports:  
Port  
ID  
Port  
Name  
Console  
Console  
JaneDoe may access the Console serial port.  
Serial Port Administration  
Creating a descriptive serial port name  
The Set Port Name command assigns a descriptive name to a serial port. You may use this name in  
commands that require a port name as an alternative to using the port’s absolute name.  
To create a port name:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set port name, followed by the absolute outlet name and a descriptive  
name of up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal - spaces are not  
allowed). Port names are not case sensitive. Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command adds the descriptive name Rack1 to Console port:  
AmpMeter PDU: set port name console Rack1<Enter>  
Setting the serial ports data-rate  
The Set Port Speed command sets the default data-rate for the serial port.  
Valid data-rates are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200.  
To set the serial port data-rate:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set port speed, follow by the data-rate and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the serial ports data-rate to 38400 BPS:  
AmpMeter PDU: set port speed 38400<Enter>  
Enabling or disabling active signal checking for serial connections  
The Set Port Dsrchk command enables or disables active signal checking for serial connections to devices  
attached to any of the available serial ports.  
To enable or disable active signal checking for serial connections:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set port dsrchk console, on or off, and press Enter.  
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3. Operations  
Displaying serial port information  
The Show Ports command displays information about all serial ports. This information includes:  
Serial port data rate  
Descriptive port name, if applicable  
DSR signal checking settings  
To display serial port information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show ports and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays all serial port information:  
AmpMeter PDU: show ports<Enter>  
Serial Port Configuration  
ALL Ports:  
Baud Rate: 38400  
Console Port:  
DSR Check: ON  
System Administration  
Creating a location description  
The Set Location command specifies text that appears in the HTML control screen’s Location field. The text is  
also appended to a Welcome to banner that appears when a user successfully logs in serially or through a  
Telnet session.  
If you do not issue this command, or if you issue this command without specifying any text, the control screen ’s  
Location field will be blank and no Welcome to banner will be displayed.  
To create a location description:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set location, followed by a descriptive name of up to 24 alphanumeric  
and other typeable characters (ASCII 32 to 126 decimal - spaces are allowed). Press Enter.  
Omitting any characters after typing ‘set location’ deletes any previously specified text.  
Examples  
The following command specifies Florida HQ as the descriptive location for the control screen and the login  
banner:  
AmpMeter PDU: set location Florida HQ<Enter>  
The following command deletes any previously specified location description:  
AmpMeter PDU: set location<Enter>  
In this case, the control screen’s Location field will be blank, and no welcome banner will be displayed after a  
successful login.  
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3. Operations  
Displaying system configuration information  
The Show System command displays all system configuration information.  
Firmware version  
NIC module serial number and MAC address  
Hardware revision code and Flash size  
Uptime since last system restart  
System location description  
To display system configuration information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show system and press Enter.  
Example  
System Information  
F/W Version:  
NIC S/N:  
AmpMeter PDU Version 5.2i  
1600001  
MAC Address:  
00-0a-9c-10-00-01  
H/W Rev Code: 0  
Flash Size:  
Uptime:  
1 MB  
0 days 6 hours 14 minutes 1 second  
Location:  
Florida HQ  
Creating a descriptive tower name  
The Set Tower Name command assigns a descriptive name to a tower. This descriptive name is displayed  
when the Show Traps command is issued. See ??? on page 28 for more information on the Show Traps  
command.  
To create a tower name:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set tower name, followed by the absolute tower name, then the  
descriptive name of up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal - spaces  
are not allowed). Press Enter.  
Examples  
The following command adds the descriptive name Florida_HQ_1 to tower .a:  
AmpMeter PDU: set tower name .a Florida_HQ_1<Enter>  
Displaying tower information  
The Show Towers command displays information about the AmpMeter PDU. This information includes the  
absolute and descriptive AmpMeter PDU names.  
To display tower information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show towers and press Enter.  
Example  
AmpMeter PDU: show towers<Enter>  
Tower  
ID  
Tower  
Name  
.A  
Florida_HQ_1  
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Creating a descriptive infeed name  
The Set Infeed Name command assigns a descriptive name to an infeed. This descriptive name is displayed  
when the Show Traps command is issued.  
To create a infeed name:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set infeed name, followed by the absolute infeed name, then the  
descriptive name of up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal - spaces  
are not allowed). Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command adds the descriptive name HQ_1_Infeed_A to the infeed on the AmpMeter PDU:  
AmpMeter PDU: set infeed name .aa HQ_1_Infeed_A<Enter>  
Displaying Infeed information  
The Show Infeeds command displays information about all infeeds. This information includes the absolute and  
descriptive infeed names.  
To display tower information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show infeeds and press Enter.  
Example  
AmpMeter PDU: show infeeds<Enter>  
Input  
Input  
Feed ID Feed Name  
.AA  
.AB  
.BA  
.BB  
HQ_1_Infeed_A  
HQ_1_Infeed_B  
HQ_2_Infeed_A  
HQ_2_Infeed_B  
Displaying the firmware version  
The Version command displays the firmware version.  
To display the firmware version:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type version and press Enter.  
Performing a warm boot  
The Restart command performs a warm boot of the AmpMeter PDU.  
NOTE: System user/outlet/group/port configuration or outlet states are NOT changed or reset with this  
command.  
To perform a warm boot:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type restart and press Enter.  
TCP/IP Administration  
NOTE: A restart of the AmpMeter PDU is required after setting or changing ANY TCP/IP configurations. See  
Setting the IP address  
The Set Ipaddress command sets the TCP/IP address of the network interface controller.  
To set the IP address:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ipaddress, followed by the IP address and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the IP address to 12.34.56.78:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ipaddress 12.34.56.78<Enter>  
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Setting the subnet mask  
The Set Subnet command sets the subnet mask for the network the PT40 will be attached to.  
To set the subnet mask:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set subnet, followed by the subnet mask and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the subnet mask to 255.0.0.0  
AmpMeter PDU: set subnet 255.0.0.0<Enter>  
Setting the gateway  
The Set Gateway command sets the IP address of the default gateway the AmpMeter PDU uses to access  
external networks.  
To set the gateway IP address:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set gateway, followed by the gateway IP address and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command set the gateway IP address to 12.34.56.1:  
AmpMeter PDU: set gateway 12.34.56.1<Enter>  
Displaying network configuration information  
The Show Network command displays TCP/IP, Telnet, SSH, Web, SSL and SNMP configuration information.  
IP address, subnet mask and gateway  
Enabled-disabled status of Telnet, SSH, HTTP,SSL and SNMP support  
Telnet, SSH, and HTTP port numbers  
HTTP authentication method and SSL access setting  
Network status  
See page 32 for more information on SNMP and Secure Proxy  
To display network configuration information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show network and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays the network configuration information:  
AmpMeter PDU: show network<Enter>  
Network Configuration  
IP Address:  
Subnet Mask:  
Gateway:  
12.34.56.78  
255.0.0.0  
12.34.56.1  
Telnet:  
SSH:  
HTTP:  
SSL:  
Enabled  
Enabled  
Enabled  
Enabled  
Enabled  
Port:  
Port: 65535  
Port: 80  
23  
Security: BASIC  
Access: Required  
SNMP:  
Network Status  
Link:  
Up  
Speed:  
Duplex:  
Negotiation:  
100 Mbps  
Full  
Auto  
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3. Operations  
HTTP Administration  
NOTE: A restart is required after setting or changing ANY Telnet/Web configurations. See Performing a warm  
boot on page 28 for more information.  
Enabling and disabling HTTP support  
The Set HTTP command is used to enable or disable HTTP support.  
To enable or disable HTTP support:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set http, followed by enabled or disabled and press Enter.  
Changing the HTTP server port  
With HTTP support enabled, the HTTP server watches and responds to requests on the default HTTP port number 80.  
This port number may be changed using the Set HTTP Port command.  
To change the HTTP port:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set http port, followed by the port number and press Enter.  
Example  
The following changes the HTTP port number to 2048:  
AmpMeter PDU: set HTTP port 2048<Enter>  
Setting the HTTP authentication method  
The Set HTTP Security command is used to set the method of authentication. The AmpMeter PDU HTTP server  
supports two authentication methods for security and validation of the username-password – Basic and MD5 digest.  
For more information on authentication methods, see Setting the HTTP authentication method: on page 14.  
To set the HTTP authentication method:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set http security, followed by basic or md5 and press Enter.  
Telnet Administration  
NOTE: A restart of the AmpMeter PDU is required after setting or changing ANY Telnet/Web configurations.  
See Performing a warm boot on page 28 for more information.  
Enabling and disabling Telnet support  
The Set Telnet command is used to enable or disable Telnet support.  
To enable or disable Telnet support:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set telnet, followed by enabled or disabled and press Enter.  
Changing the Telnet port  
With Telnet support enabled, the Telnet server watches and responds to requests on the default Telnet port number 23.  
This port number may be changed using the Set Telnet Port command.  
To change the Telnet socket:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set telnet port, followed by the port number and press Enter.  
Example  
The following changes the Telnet port number to 7001:  
AmpMeter PDU: set telnet port 7001<Enter>  
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3. Operations  
FTP Administration  
You may upload new versions of firmware into the AmpMeter PDU using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This allows  
access to new firmware releases for firmware improvements and new features additions. The following  
commands are used to configure the AmpMeter PDU for an FTP firmware upload. See 0Uploading Firmware for  
more information on initiating a FTP firmware upload.  
Setting the FTP Host IP address  
The Set FTP Host command sets the FTP host IP address allowing for firmware file uploads.  
To set the FTP Host IP address:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ftp host, followed by the Host IP address and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the FTP Host IP address to 12.34.56.99:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ftp host 12.34.56.99<Enter>  
Setting the FTP username  
The FTP Username command sets the username as required by the FTP Host.  
To set the FTP username:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ftp username, followed by the FTP username and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the FTP username to Guest:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ftp username guest<Enter>  
Setting the FTP Password  
The FTP Password command sets the password as required by the FTP Host.  
To set the FTP password:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ftp password, followed by the FTP password and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the FTP password to OpenSesame:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ftp password OpenSesame<Enter>  
Setting the filename to be uploaded  
The FTP Filename command sets the filename of the firmware file to be uploaded.  
To set the FTP filename:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ftp filename, followed by the firmware filename and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the FTP filename to snb_s53a.bin:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ftp filename snb_s53a.bin<Enter>  
Setting the filepath for the file to be uploaded  
The FTP Filepath command sets the filepath for the firmware file to be uploaded.  
To set the FTP filepath:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ftp filepath, followed by the filepath and press Enter.  
Example  
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3. Operations  
Displaying FTP configuration information  
The Show FTP command displays all FTP configuration information.  
FTP Host IP address  
FTP Host username and password  
Firmware filepath and filename  
To display FTP configuration information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show ftp and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays the FTP configuration information:  
AmpMeter PDU: show ftp<Enter>  
FTP Configuration  
Host IP Address: 12.34.56.99  
Username:  
Password:  
Directory:  
Filename:  
guest  
OpenSesame  
snb_s53a.bin  
SNTP Administration  
AmpMeter PDU supports the use of a network time service to provide a synchronized time reference.  
Setting the SNTP server address  
The Set SNTP command is used to set the primary and secondary SNTP server addresses.  
To set the SNTP server address:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set sntp, followed by primary or secondary, and the SNTP server IP  
address. Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command set the primary SNTP server address to 204.152.184.72:  
AmpMeter PDU: set sntp primary 204.152.184.72<Enter>  
Displaying SNTP configuration information  
The Show SNTP command displays all SNTP configuration information.  
To display SNTP configuration information  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show sntp and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays the SNTP configuration information:  
AmpMeter PDU: show sntp <Enter>  
SNTP Date/Time (GMT): 2003-02-21 21:32:48  
SNTP Primary IP Address:  
204.152.184.72  
SNTP Secondary IP Address: 0.0.0.0  
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4. Advanced Operations  
This chapter contains information on commands and abilities available only in models equipped for remote  
monitoring.  
SSL  
Secure Socket Layers (SSL) version 3 enables secure HTML sessions between a AmpMeter PDU Remote  
Power Manager and a remote user. SSL provides two chief features designed to make TCP/IP (Internet)  
transmitted data more secure:  
Authentication – The connecting client is assured of the identity of the server.  
Encryption – All data transmitted between the client and the server is encrypted rendering any  
intercepted data unintelligible to any third party.  
SSL uses the public-and-private key encryption system by RSA, which also requires the use of digital  
certificates. An SSL Certificate is an electronic file uniquely identifying individuals or websites and enables  
encrypted communication; SSL Certificates serve as a kind of digital passport or credential. The AmpMeter  
PDU product’s SSL Certificate enables the client to verify the AmpMeter PDU’s authenticity and to  
communicate with the AmpMeter PDU securely via an encrypted session, protecting confidential information  
from interception and hacking.  
SSL Command Summary  
Command  
Set SSL  
Description  
Enables/disables SSL support  
Sets SSL access as optional or required  
Set SSL access  
Enabling and Setting up SSL Support  
NOTE: A restart of the AmpMeter PDU is required after setting or changing ANY SSL configurations. See  
Enabling or disabling SSL support  
The Set SSL command is used to enable or disable SSL support.  
To enable or disable SSL support:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ssl, followed by enabled or disabled and press Enter.  
Setting SSL access level  
The Set SSL Access command is used to assign use of SSL as optional or required. The default access level  
is set to optional.  
To change the access level:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ssl access, followed optional or required, and press Enter.  
Example  
The following changes the access level to required:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ssl access required<Enter>  
SSL Technical Specifications  
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) version 3  
Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1 (RFC 2246)  
SSL/TLS-enabled HTTPS server (RFC 2818)  
Self-Signed X.509 Certificate version 3 (RFC 2459)  
Asymmetric Cryptography:  
1024-bit RSA Key Exchange  
Symmetric Cryptography Ciphers:  
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA  
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA  
TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA  
TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA  
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4. Advanced Operations  
SSH  
Secure Shell (SSH) version 2 enables secure network terminal sessions between a AmpMeter PDU Remote  
Power Manager and a remote user over insecure network. SSH provides an encrypted terminal sessions with  
strong authentication of both the server and client, using public-key cryptography and is typically used as a  
replacement for unencrypted Telnet. In addition to enabling secure network terminal sessions to the AmpMeter  
PDU for configuration and power management, the SSH session may be used for secure Pass through  
connections to attached devices.  
SSH requires the configuration and use of a client agent on the client PC. There are many freeware, shareware  
or for-purchase SSH clients available. Two examples are the freeware client PuTTY and the for-purchase client  
SecureCRT ® by VanDyke® Software. For configuration and use of these clients, please refer to the applicable  
software documentation.  
SSH Command Summary  
Command  
Set SSH  
Description  
Enables/disables SSH support  
Sets the SSH server port number  
Set SSH port  
Enabling and Setting up SSH Support  
NOTE: A restart of the AmpMeter PDU is required after setting or changing ANY SSH configurations. See  
Enabling or disabling SSH support  
The Set SSH command is used to enable or disable SSH support.  
To enable or disable SSH support:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ssh, followed by enabled or disabled and press Enter.  
Changing the SSH server port  
With SSH support enabled, the SSH server watches and responds to requests on the default SSH port number  
22. This port number may be changed using the Set SSH Port command.  
To change the SSH port:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set ssh port, followed by the port number and press Enter.  
Example  
The following changes the SSH port number to 65535:  
AmpMeter PDU: set ssh port 65535<Enter>  
SSH Technical Specifications  
Secure Shell (SSH) version 2  
Asymmetric Cryptography:  
Diffie-Hellman DSA/DSS 512-1024 (random) bits per NIST specification  
Symmetric Cryptography:  
AES256-CBC  
AES192-CBC  
AES128-CBC  
RIJNDAEL256-CBC  
RIJNDAEL192-CBC  
RIJNDAEL128-CBC  
3DES-192-CBC  
BLOWFISH-128-CBC  
ARCFOUR-128  
Message Integrity:  
HMAC-SHA1-160  
HMAC-MD5-128  
HMAC-SHA1-96  
HMAC-MD5-96  
Authentication:  
Username/Password  
Session Channel Break Extension (for RS232 Break)  
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4. Advanced Operations  
SNMP  
The AmpMeter PDU family of products supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This  
allows network management systems to use SNMP requests to retrieve information and control power for the  
individual outlets.  
The AmpMeter PDU includes an SNMP v1 agent supporting standard MIB I and MIB II objects.  
NOTE: For security, SNMP support is disabled by default.  
SNMP Command Summary  
Command  
Description  
Set snmp  
Enables or disables SNMP support  
Sets the ‘get’ community string  
Set snmp getcomm  
Set snmp setcomm  
Set snmp trapdest1  
Set snmp trapdest2  
Set snmp traptime  
Show snmp  
Sets the ‘set’ community string  
Sets a destination IP addresses for traps  
Sets a destination IP addresses for traps  
Sets the delay for steady state condition traps  
Displays all SNMP configuration information  
Enabling and Setting up SNMP Support  
AmpMeter PDU SNMP support must be enabled and configured for access to AmpMeter PDU3 MIB objects  
and generation of all AmpMeter PDU3 traps.  
Enabling/disabling SNMP support  
The AmpMeter PDU SNMP command is used to enable or disable SNMP support.  
To enable SNMP support:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set snmp, followed by enabled or disabled and press Enter.  
NOTE: A restart of the AmpMeter PDU is required after enabling or disabling SNMP support. See Performing  
a warm boot on page 28 for more information.  
Setting trap destinations  
The Set SNMP Trapdest1 and Trapdest2 commands are used to set the IP addresses of SNMP management  
stations receiving all traps. AmpMeter PDU supports a maximum of two trap destinations; one must be defined  
to enable trap generation.  
To set the trap destination:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set snmp, trapdest1 or trapdest2, the Ipaddress and press Enter.  
Example  
The following sets the trap destination 1 to 64.42.31.208:  
AmpMeter PDU: set snmp trapdest1 64.42.31.208<Enter>  
To reset the trap destination:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set snmp, trapdest1 or trapdest2, 0.0.0.0 and press Enter.  
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4. Advanced Operations  
Setting the trap timer  
The Set Traptime command sets the timer period between repeated error-condition traps. The valid range for  
the timer period is 1 to 65535 (in seconds).  
The default value for the timer period is 60 seconds.  
To set the trap timer:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set traptime, followed by the timer period and press Enter.  
Example  
The following sets the timer period to 180 seconds:  
AmpMeter PDU: set traptime 180<Enter>  
Setting the Get/Set community strings  
AmpMeter PDU supports two SNMP community strings that provide varying levels of access to objects defined  
in the AmpMeter PDU3 MIB.  
Community strings may be 1 to 24 characters.  
Setcomm  
The Setcomm string provides read-write access to AmpMeter PDU3 MIB objects.  
The default Setcomm string is “private”  
To set the Setcomm community string:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set snmp setcomm, followed by the string and press Enter.  
Getcomm  
The Getcomm string provides read-only access to AmpMeter PDU3 MIB objects.  
The default Getcomm string is “public”.  
To set the Getcomm community string:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set snmp getcomm, followed by the string and press Enter.  
Setting the Trap community string  
The Set SNMP Trapcomm command is used to set the community string that is included with all generated  
traps. This string must be defined to enable trap generation.  
The trap community string may be 1 to 24 characters.  
The default Trapcomm string is “trap”.  
To set the Trapcomm community string:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set snmp trapcomm, followed by the string and press Enter.  
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4. Advanced Operations  
Displaying SNMP configuration information  
The Show SNMP command displays all SNMP configuration information.  
SNMP support status  
SNMP community strings  
Trap timer value  
Trap destinations  
To display SNMP configuration information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show snmp and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command displays the SNMP configuration information:  
AmpMeter PDU: show snmp<Enter>  
SNMP Configuration  
SNMP:  
Enabled  
private  
public  
trap  
SET Community String:  
GET Community String:  
TRAP Community String:  
Error Trap Repeat Time (seconds): 180  
Trap Destination 1:  
Trap Destination 2:  
64.42.31.208  
(undefined)  
SNMP Traps  
The AmpMeter PDU supports three types of SNMP traps. Traps are enabled at the tower (T), infeed (I) or  
outlet (O) level.  
Trap Summary  
Name Level(s) Description  
Status T, I, O  
Operational status change  
Control status change  
Input load out of limit  
Change  
Load  
O
I
All traps include the Location of the AmpMeter PDU as defined with the Set Location command. See Creating a  
location description on page 12 for more information.  
Status trap  
A Status trap is generated when an error condition occurs on a tower, infeed or outlet. Status traps include the  
reported Status, the Location of the AmpMeter PDU, and identifier and name of the affected tower, infeed or  
outlet.  
Any Trap Status generates a Status trap and triggers the trap timer. A new trap is generated at the end of  
every timer period until the Status returns to a non-error status.  
Tower Status traps  
Status  
Error  
Description  
Normal  
NoComm  
Tower is working correctly  
Communication to the tower has been lost  
x
Infeed Status traps  
Status  
On  
Error  
Description  
Infeed is on  
OffError  
NoComm  
x
x
Infeed should be on but no current is sensed at the infeed  
Communication to the infeed has been lost  
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Environmental Monitor Status traps  
Status  
Error  
Description  
Normal  
NoComm  
The Environmental Monitor is working correctly  
x
Communication to the Environmental Monitor has been lost  
Temperature/Humidity Sensor Status traps  
Status  
Found  
Error  
Description  
The sensor has been detected  
NotFound  
Lost  
No sensor has been detected  
x
x
Sensor initially detected but communication to the sensor has been lost  
Communication to the sensor has been lost  
NoComm  
NOTE: Traps are generated according to a hierarchical architecture; i.e. if a Tower Status enters a trap  
condition, only the Tower Status trap is generated. Infeed and Outlet Status traps are suppressed until the  
Tower Status returns to Normal.  
Change trap  
The Change trap is generated for all outlet status changes between any on/off conditions. Change traps  
include the outlet status, Location of the AmpMeter PDU, and identifier and name of the affected outlet. For  
descriptions of the outlet status types, please refer to the prior table.  
Load Trap  
The Load trap is generated whenever the total input load on an infeed exceeds a preset threshold. Load traps  
include the reported input load, load status, Location of the AmpMeter PDU, and identifier and name of the  
affected infeed.  
Any error state generates a Load trap and triggers the trap timer. A new trap is generated at the end of every  
timer period until the Load returns to a non-error status.  
Load traps  
Status  
Error  
Description  
Normal  
Infeed is on and within preset thresholds  
Infeed is off  
NotOn  
Reading  
LoadHigh  
OverLoad  
ReadError  
NoComm  
Non-error state – Load status currently being read  
Infeed current load exceeds preset threshold  
Infeed current load exceeds the measurable range for the infeed  
Unable to read Load status  
x
x
x
x
Communication to the infeed has been lost  
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Temp Trap  
The Temp trap is generated whenever the temperature on a temperature/humidity sensor is beyond preset  
thresholds. Temp traps include the reported temperature, temp status, Location of the AmpMeter PDU, and  
identifier and name of the affected sensor.  
Any error state generates a Temp trap and triggers the trap timer. A new trap is generated at the end of every  
timer period until the Temp returns to a non-error status.  
Temp traps  
Status  
Error  
Description  
Normal  
The sensor is working correctly and the temperature is within preset thresholds  
No sensor has been detected  
NotFound  
Reading  
TempLow  
TempHigh  
ReadError  
Lost  
Temp status currently being read  
x
x
x
x
x
Temperature at the sensor below preset low threshold  
Temperature at the sensor exceeds preset high threshold  
Unable to read Temp status  
Sensor initially detected but communication to the sensor has been lost  
Communication to the sensor has been lost  
NoComm  
Humidity Trap  
The Humidity trap is generated whenever the umidity on a temperature/humidity sensor is beyond preset  
thresholds. Humidity traps include the reported relative humidity, humidity status, Location of the AmpMeter  
PDU, and identifier and name of the affected sensor.  
Any error state generates a Humidity trap and triggers the trap timer. A new trap is generated at the end of every  
timer period until the Humidity returns to a non-error status.  
Humidity traps  
Status  
Error  
Description  
Normal  
The sensor is working correctly and the relative humidity is within preset thresholds  
No sensor has been detected  
NotFound  
Reading  
HumidLow  
HumidHigh  
ReadError  
Lost  
Humidity status currently being read  
x
x
x
x
x
Relative humidity at the sensor below preset low threshold  
Relative humidity at the sensor exceeds preset high threshold  
Unable to read Humidity status  
Sensor initially detected but communication to the sensor has been lost  
Communication to the sensor has been lost  
NoComm  
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4. Advanced Operations  
Configuring Traps  
SNMP Trap Command Summary  
Command  
Description  
Set Trap EM Status  
Set Trap THS Status  
Set Trap THS Temp  
Set Trap THS Temphigh  
Set Trap THS Templow  
Set Trap THS Humid  
Set Trap THS Humidhigh  
Set Trap Tower Status  
Set Trap Infeed Status  
Set Trap Infeed Load  
Set Trap Infeed HighThresh  
Set Trap Outlet Change  
Set Trap Outlet Status  
Show Traps  
Enables or disables the Environmental Monitor Status trap  
Enables or disables a temperature/humidity sensor Status trap  
Enables or disables a temperature/humidity sensor Temp trap  
Sets a temperature/humidity sensor Temp trap high limit  
Sets a temperature/humidity sensor Temp trap low limit  
Enables or disables a temperature/humidity sensor Humid trap  
Sets a temperature/humidity sensor Humid trap high limit  
Enables or disables the Tower Status trap  
Enables or disables the Infeed Status trap off  
Enables or disables the Infeed Load trap  
Sets the Infeed Load trap high limit  
Enables or disables the Outlet Change trap  
Enables or disables the Outlet Status trap  
Displays trap configurations  
Enabling or Disabling a Status trap  
The Set Trap … Status command is used to enable or disable Status traps for a Tower, Infeed, Outlet,  
Environmental Monitor or Sensor.  
To Enable or Disable a Status trap:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap (tower, infeed, outlet, em or ths) status, followed by the  
tower, infeed, outlet, Environmental Monitor or sensor name, and on or off. Press Enter, or  
Type set trap (tower, infeed, outlet, em or ths) status all, followed by on or off and press Enter.  
Examples  
The following command enables the Status trap for the first tower, using the tower’s absolute name:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap tower status .a on<Enter>  
The following command enables the Status trap for the tower named Florida_HQ_1:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap tower status Florida_HQ_1 on<Enter>  
NOTE: Enabling lower hierarchical traps automatically enables traps of higher hierarchical value: i.e. enabling  
an Outlet Status trap automatically enables the Infeed and Tower Status traps for that outlet. Conversely, if a  
Tower Status trap is disabled, all associated Infeed Status & Load and Outlet Status traps will be disabled.  
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4. Advanced Operations  
Enabling or Disabling a Load trap  
The Set Trap Infeed Load command is used to enable or disable an Infeed Load trap.  
To Enable or Disable a Load trap:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap infeed load, followed by the infeed name, and on or off. Press  
Enter, or  
Type set trap infeed load all, followed by on or off and press Enter.  
Examples  
The following command enables the Load trap for second infeed on the first tower, using the infeed’s absolute  
name:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap infeed load .AB on<Enter>  
The following command disables the Load trap for all infeeds:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap infeed load all off<Enter>  
NOTE: Enabling lower hierarchical traps automatically enables traps of higher hierarchical value: i.e. enabling  
an Infeed Load trap automatically enables the Infeed and Tower Status traps for that infeed.  
Setting the Infeed Load limit  
The Set Trap Infeed Loadhigh command is used to set the upper load limits for an input feed.  
To set the infeed load limit:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap infeed loadhigh, followed by the infeed name, and a value  
from 0 to 255 in amperes. Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the infeed load limit for the second infeed on the first tower to 25 amperes, using  
the infeed’s absolute name:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap infeed loadhigh .ab 25<Enter>  
Enabling or Disabling a Change trap  
The Set Trap Outlet Change command is used to enable or disable an Outlet Change trap.  
To Enable or Disable a Change trap:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap outlet change, followed by the outlet name and on or off. Press  
Enter, or  
Type set trap outlet change all, followed by on or off and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command enables the Change trap for the third outlet on the first infeed of the second tower,  
using the outlet’s absolute name:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap outlet change .ba3 on<Enter>  
Enabling or Disabling the Temp trap  
The Set Trap THS Temp command is used to enable or disable the Temp trap.  
To Enable or Disable the Temp trap:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap ths temp, followed by the sensor name and on or off. Press  
Enter.  
Example  
The following command enables the Temp trap for the first temperature-humidity sensor:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap ths temp .a1 on<Enter>  
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4. Advanced Operations  
Setting the Temperature sensor threshold limits  
The Set Trap THS Templow and Set Trap THS Temphigh commands are used to set the lower and upper  
threshold limits for the Temperature sensor.  
To set the Temperature threshold limits:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap ths, templow or temphigh, followed by the sensor name and  
a value from 0 to 127 in degrees Celsius. Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the second temperature high threshold limit to 95:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap ths temphigh .a2 95<Enter>  
Enabling or Disabling the Humid trap  
The Set Trap THS Humid command is used to enable or disable the Humid trap.  
To Enable or Disable the Humid trap:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap ths humid, followed by the sensor name and on or off. Press  
Enter.  
Example  
The following command enables the Humid trap for the first temperature-humidity sensor:  
AmpMeter PDU: set traps ths humid .a1 on<Enter>  
Setting the Humidity sensor threshold limits  
The Set Trap THS Humidlow and Set Trap THS Humidhigh commands are used to set the lower and upper  
threshold limits for the Humidity sensor.  
To set the Humidity threshold limits:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set trap ths, humidlow or humidhigh, followed by the sensor name  
and a value from 0 to 100 in percent relative humidity. Press Enter.  
Example  
The following command sets the first humidity sensor low threshold limit to 5:  
AmpMeter PDU: set trap ths humidlow .a1 5<Enter>  
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4. Advanced Operations  
Displaying trap configuration information  
The Show Traps command displays information about all traps.  
To display trap information:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type show traps and press Enter.  
Example  
The following command requests trap configuration information:  
AmpMeter PDU: show traps <Enter>  
Tower trap configuration:  
Tower  
ID  
Tower  
Name  
Status  
Trap  
.A  
.B  
Florida_HQ_1  
Florida_HQ_2  
ON  
ON  
More (Y/es N/o): y  
Input feed trap configuration:  
Input  
Feed ID Feed Name  
Input  
Status  
Trap  
Load  
Trap  
High  
Thresh  
.AA  
.BA  
HQ_1_Infeed_A  
HQ_2_Infeed_A  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
255 A  
255 A  
More (Y/es N/o): y  
Environmental Monitor .A trap configuration:  
Name: Florida_HQ_1  
Status Trap: ON  
Temperature/Humidity Sensor .A1  
Temperature/Humidity Sensor .A2  
Name: Temp_Humid_Sensor_A1  
Status Trap: ON  
Name: T/H2_Florida_HQ_1  
Status Trap: ON  
Temp Trap: ON  
Temp Trap: ON  
Low: 0  
High: 127 Deg.C  
Humid Trap: ON  
Low: 5  
High: 100 % RH  
Deg.C  
Low: 0  
High: 95 Deg.C  
Humid Trap: ON  
Low: 0  
High: 100 % RH  
Deg.C  
% RH  
% RH  
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5. Appendices  
Resetting to Factory Defaults  
You may reset the non-volatile RAM that stores all configurable options. This clears all administrator-editable  
fields and resets all command line configurable options to their default values, including all user accounts.  
You may reset the unit to factory defaults from the command line or the HTML interface, or by pressing the  
reset button. You must have administrator-level privileges to issue the command. Using the reset button may  
be necessary when a forgotten password prevents administrator login. Each of the methods updates the  
current working configuration to the factory defaults.  
NOTE: Resetting the unit resets all TCP/IP and Telnet/Web configurations. Reconfiguring the TCP/IP and  
Telnet/web settings will be required.  
To reset to factory defaults from the HTML interface  
On the Restart page in the Tools section of the HTML interface, select Restart and reset to factory  
defaults from the drop-down menu and press Apply.  
To reset to factory defaults from the command line  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type restart factory and press Enter.  
To reset to factory defaults using the reset button  
Locate the recessed reset button directly beside the Serial & Ethernet ports. You will need a non-conductive,  
non-metallic tool that fits inside the recess.  
Insert the tool in the recess, then depress and hold the reset button for at least ten seconds.  
NOTE: If the reset button is depressed and held for more than 15 seconds, the reset will abort.  
Uploading Firmware  
You may upload new versions of firmware using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This allows access to new  
firmware releases for firmware improvements and new features additions.  
NOTE: To begin an FTP upload session, you must first configure the FTP Host address, username/password,  
filename and filepath. For information on configuring the FTP settings required for firmware upload see FTP  
You may initiate an FTP upload session by issuing a command or from the HTML interface. You must have  
administrator-level privileges to initiate an upload.  
To initiate an FTP upload session from the HTML interface  
On the Restart page in the Tools section of the HTML interface, select Restart and upload firmware via  
FTP from the drop-down menu and press Apply.  
Upon issuing this command the unit will restart and upload the firmware file specified with the FTP Filename  
command from the previously configured FTP Host. See See FTP Administration on page 31 for more  
information.  
To initiate an FTP upload session from the command line  
The Restart FTPLoad command initiates an upload of firmware. Upon issuing this command the unit will restart  
and upload the firmware file specified with the FTP Filename command from the previously configured FTP  
Host. See FTP Administration on page 31 for more information.  
To initiate an FTP firmware upload session:  
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type restart ftpload and press Enter.  
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5. Appendices  
Technical Specifications  
Models  
Europe/Asia  
Model  
Voltage  
Inlet Cordset and Plug (10’)  
IEC 60320/C20*  
Outlets  
12 IEC 60320/C13  
12 IEC 60320/C13  
12 IEC 60320/C19  
24 IEC 60320/C13  
48 IEC 60320/C13  
84 IEC 60320/C13  
RA12-2-C20  
RA12-2-30932  
230V, 60Hz  
230V, 60Hz  
IEC 60309, 32A 3-pin 6Hr Blue  
IEC 60309, 32A 3-pin 6Hr Blue  
IEC 60309, 32A 3-pin 6Hr Blue  
IEC 60309, 32A 3-pin 6Hr Blue  
IEC 60309, 32A 3-pin 6Hr Blue  
RA12-D2-30932M 230V, 60Hz  
RA24-2-30932 230V, 60Hz  
RA48-D2-30932 230V, 60Hz  
RA84-D2-30932M 230V, 60Hz  
Americas  
Model  
Voltage  
Inlet Cordset and Plug (10’)  
NEMA L5-30P, 30A/120V locking  
NEMA L6-30P, 30A/208V locking  
IEC 60320/C20*  
Outlets  
12 NEMA 5-20R  
RA12-1-L530  
RA12-D2-L630  
RA12-2-C20  
RA24-2-L630  
RA48-D2-L630  
100-120V, 50/60Hz  
208-240V, 50/60Hz  
208-240V, 50/60Hz  
208-240V, 50/60Hz  
208-240V, 50/60Hz  
12 IEC 60320/C19  
12 IEC 60320/C13  
24 IEC 60320/C13  
48 IEC 60320/C13  
84 IEC 60320/C13  
NEMA L6-30P, 30A/208V locking  
NEMA L6-30P, 30A/208V locking  
NEMA L6-30P, 30A/208V locking  
RA84-D2-L630M 208-240V, 50/60Hz  
* Input cordset selected at time of purchase.  
Power Ratings  
Europe/Asia  
O utput C urrent R atings  
L’indice du courant de sortie  
Input C urrent R atings 1  
L’indice du courant dentrée  
Eingangsstromstärke  
Ausgangsstromstärke  
Vo ltage  
Tension  
C urrent  
Courrant  
Strom  
Vo ltage  
Tension  
O utlet  
Prise  
B ranch C ircuit  
Circuit de la Branche  
Zweigstromkreis  
T o tal  
Total  
M o del  
M odele  
P hase 2  
M odell  
Spannung  
Spannung  
Anschlussstelle  
Insgesamt  
230V 50/ 60H z  
230V  
50/60Hz  
230V  
50/60Hz  
RA12-2-C20  
10  
10  
10  
10  
10  
10  
16  
16  
20  
20  
20  
20  
20  
16  
230V  
50/60Hz  
230V  
50/60Hz  
RA12-2-30932  
RA12-D2-30932M  
RA24-2-30932  
RA48-D2-30932  
RA64-D2-30932M  
32  
32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
A: 32  
B: 32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
A: 32  
B: 32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
230V  
50/60Hz  
32  
32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
A: 32  
B: 32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
A: 32  
B: 32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
A: 32  
B: 32  
230V  
50/60Hz  
A: 32  
B: 32  
1 All current ratings are in amperes. Tous les indices de courant sont en ampères. Alle Angaben der Stromstärke erfolgen in  
Ampere.  
2 Each branch circuit or phase consists of: Chaque circuit de la branche comporte: Jeder Zweigstromkreis besteht aus:  
12HDx -  
2 outlets, prises, Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1+2, 3+4, 5+6  
12Vx, 24VDx  
One 6-outlet module; 6 outlets. 1 série de 6 prises de courants, soit au total 6 prises.  
1 gekuppelten Modulen mit je 6 Anschlüssen: 6 Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1a, 2a, 3a  
24Vx, 48VDx  
84VDx  
Two 6-outlet module; 12 outlets. 2 série de 6 prises de courants, soit au total 12 prises.  
2 gekuppelten Modulen mit je 6 Anschlüssen: 12 Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1a+1b,  
2a+3b, 3a+3b  
Two 7-outlet module; 14 outlets. 2 série de 7 prises de courants, soit au total 14 prises.  
2 gekuppelten Modulen mit je 7 Anschlüssen: 14 Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1a+1b,  
2a+3b, 3a+3b  
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5. Appendices  
Americas  
O utput C urrent R atings  
L’indice du courant de sortie  
Ausgangsstromstärke  
Input C urrent R atings 1  
L’indice du courant dentrée  
Eingangsstromstärke  
Vo ltage  
C urrent  
Vo ltage  
O utlet  
B ranch C ircuit  
T o tal  
M o del  
P hase
2  
M odele  
Tension  
Courrant  
Tension  
Prise  
Circuit de la Branche  
Total  
M odell  
Spannung  
Strom  
Spannung  
Anschlussstelle  
Zweigstromkreis  
16  
Insgesamt  
100-120V 50/ 60H z  
10 0 - 12 0 V  
50/60Hz  
10 0 - 12 0 V  
50/60Hz  
RA12-1-L530  
16  
24  
2 4  
208-240 60H z  
RA12-D2-L630  
208-240V  
60Hz  
A: 24  
B: 24  
208-240V  
60Hz  
A: 24  
B: 24  
12  
12  
12  
12  
12  
16  
16  
16  
16  
16  
208-240V  
60Hz  
208-240V  
60Hz  
RA12-2-C20  
16  
16  
208-240V  
60Hz  
208-240V  
60Hz  
RA24-2-L630  
RA48-D2-L630  
RA84-D2-L630M  
24  
2 4  
208-240V  
60Hz  
A: 24  
B: 24  
208-240V  
60Hz  
A: 24  
B: 24  
208-240V  
60Hz  
A: 24  
B: 24  
208-240V  
60Hz  
A: 24  
B: 24  
1 All current ratings are in amperes. Tous les indices de courant sont en ampères. Alle Angaben der Stromstärke erfolgen in  
Ampere.  
2 Each branch circuit or phase consists of: Chaque circuit de la branche comporte: Jeder Zweigstromkreis besteht aus:  
12HDx -  
2 outlets, prises, Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1+2, 3+4, 5+6  
12Vx, 24VDx  
One 6-outlet module; 6 outlets. 1 série de 6 prises de courants, soit au total 6 prises.  
1 gekuppelten Modulen mit je 6 Anschlüssen: 6 Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1a, 2a, 3a  
24Vx, 48VDx  
84VDx  
Two 6-outlet module; 12 outlets. 2 série de 6 prises de courants, soit au total 12 prises.  
2 gekuppelten Modulen mit je 6 Anschlüssen: 12 Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1a+1b,  
2a+3b, 3a+3b  
Two 7-outlet module; 14 outlets. 2 série de 7 prises de courants, soit au total 14 prises.  
2 gekuppelten Modulen mit je 7 Anschlüssen: 14 Anschlüsse. Input, Entrée, Eingang A, B: 1a+1b,  
2a+3b, 3a+3b  
Physical Specifications  
Operating  
32° to 122° F (0° to 50° C)  
Elevation(above MSL) 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)  
Storage  
Temperature  
-40° to 185° F (-40° to 85° C)  
0 to 50,000 ft (0 to 15000m)  
10 to 90%, non-condensing  
Relative Humidity  
10 to 90%, non-condensing  
Dimensions (H x W x D)  
Weight  
RA12-1  
31.25 x 1.75 x 2.25  
31.25 x 1.75 x 2.25  
3.5 x 17.0 x 10.0 in.  
63.5 x 1.75 x 2.25 in.  
63.5 x 3.5 x 2.25 in.  
66.0 x 3.5 x 2.25 in.  
(794 x 45 x 57 mm)  
7.4 lbs  
7.4 lbs  
17 lbs  
10 lbs  
(16 kg)  
(16 kg)  
(37 kg)  
(22 kg)  
RA12-2  
(794 x 45 x 57 mm)  
(89 x 437 x 178 mm)  
(1617 x 45 x 57 mm)  
(1617 x 89 x 57 mm)  
(1678 x 89 x 57 mm)  
RA12-D2  
RA24-2  
RA48-D2  
RA84-D2  
17.4 lbs (38 kg)  
24 lbs (53 kg)  
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5. Appendices  
Data Connections  
RS-232 port  
The AmpMeter PDU may be equipped standard with an RJ45 DTE RS-232c serial port. This connector may be  
used for direct local access or from other serial devices such as a terminal server. An RJ45 crossover cable is  
provided for connection to an RJ45 DCE serial port.  
Pin  
1
DTE Signal Name  
Input/Output  
Output  
Request to Send  
RTS  
2
Data Terminal Ready DTR  
Output  
3
Transmit Data  
Signal Ground  
Signal Ground  
Receive Data  
Data Set Ready  
Clear to Send  
TD  
Output  
4
5
87654321  
6
RD  
Input  
Input  
Input  
7
DSR  
CTS  
8
RJ45 to DB9F serial port adapter  
An RJ45 to DB9F serial port adapter may be provided for use in conjunction with the RJ45 crossover cable to  
connect to a PC DB9M DCE serial port. The adapter pinouts below reflect use of the adapter with the provided  
RJ45 crossover cable.  
Pin  
1
DCE Signal Name  
Input/Output  
2
Receive Data  
Transmit Data  
RD  
TD  
Output  
Input  
3
5
4
3
2
1
9
8
7
6
4
Data Terminal Ready DTR  
Signal Ground  
Input  
5
6
Data Set Ready  
Request to Send  
Clear to Send  
DSR  
RTS  
CTS  
Output  
Input  
7
8
Output  
Branch Circuit Protection  
Always disconnect the power supply cord before opening to avoid electrical shock.  
Afin d’éviter les chocs électriques, débranchez le cable électrique avant d’ouvrir.  
Immer Netzleitung auskuppeln vor den Aufmachen um elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden.  
Cabinet Distribution Units feature Branch Circuit protection on all outlets in the form of internal fuses. These  
fuses meet the strict safety requirements of UL/CSA 60950-1 for Branch Circuit Protection.  
Time-Delay Fuses – Class G  
Amperes  
Bussman Part Number  
20  
SC-20  
CooperBussman product data-sheet #1024  
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