APC Device IP Configuration Wizard

You can use the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard at a computer running Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows 2003, or Windows XP to configure the basic TCP/IP setting of a Rack PDU.

Most software firewalls must be temporarily disabled for the Wizard to discover unconfigured PDUs

Note

1.Insert the APC Metered and Switched Rack Power Distribution Units Utility CD into a computer on your network.

2.Launch the Wizard, when prompted, or, if prompted to restart the computer, access the Wizard from the Start menu after the computer has restarted.

3.Wait for the Wizard to discover the unconfigured PDU, then follow the on-screen instructions.

If you leave the Start a Web browser when finished option enabled, you can use apc for both the user name and password to access the Metered Rack

Note	PDU through your browser.

BOOTP & DHCP configuration

The TCP/IP option in the Network menu, under the Administration tab of the Web interface identifies how TCP/IP settings will be defined. The possible settings are Manual, DHCP, BOOTP, and DHCP & BOOTP (the default setting).

The DHCP & BOOTP setting assumes that a properly configured DHCP or BOOTP server is available to provide TCP/IP settings to the PDU.

If these servers are unavailable, see “APC Device IP Configuration Wizard” on this page, “Local access to the control console” on page 12, or “Remote access to the control console” on page 13 to configure the TCP/IP settings.

With TCP/IP configuration set to DHCP & BOOTP, the PDU attempts to discover a properly configured server. It first searches for a BOOTP server, and then a DHCP server. It repeats this pattern until it discovers a BOOTP or DHCP server.

For more information, see “BOOTP” on page 10 or “DHCP” on page 11.

Metered Rack Power Distribution Unit