American Power Conversion DP300E series quick start Enabling remote control

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Enabling remote control

By default, the management card does not allow commands issued from remote computers. To enable remote control, you must connect serially to the Silcon management card and change the default setting.

Connecting Serially through the Control Console.

1	Connect	the supplied communication cable (APC part
	number	940-0024C) to an available serial port on your
	computer and to the Monitoring Port on front panel of
	the chassis.
2	Disable PowerChute		plus ,UNIX Respond, or other

service that may be using the serial port on the computer.

3Run a terminal emulator such as Windows™ HyperTerminal.

4Configure the appropriate serial port with the following

settings: 2400	bps, no parity,	8 data bits,	1 stop bit, and
no flow control.

Note: Some terminal emulators such as HyperTerminal require that you disconnect and reconnect for the new serial settings to take effect.

5 From your computer, press	E NTER	until the user name
prompt appears.

6Enter the default user name and password: apc, both lowercase.

7From the Control Console, preform the following steps in the order given:

a	Choose		Device Manager		(number	1 ) from the menu
	and press		E NTER .
b	Choose the appropriate UPS from the menu and press
	E NTER .
c	Choose		Control	(number	1 ) from the menu and press
	E NTER .
d	Choose		Enable Remote Control			(number	3 ) from the
	menu, press			E NTER ,and follow the prompts to enable
	remote control.
e	Press	E SC until the Main menu appears.
f	Choose		Logout	(number	4) from the menu and press

E NTER .

Note: The new settings will not take effect until you log out.