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Configuration continued

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.

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American Power Conversion DP300E series Enabling remote control, Connecting Serially through the Control Console