Quick Configuration
10 Switched Rack PDU Installation and Quick-Start Manual
Local access to the control console
You can use a local computer to connect to the PDU to access the control
console.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service
which uses that port.
2. Use the configuration cable (940-0144) to connect the selected port
to the serial port on the front panel of the PDU.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and configure
the selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and
no flow control, and save the changes.
4. Press ENTER to display the User Name prompt.
5. Use apc for the user name and password.
6. See “Control console” on page 11 to finish the configuration.
Remote access to the control console
From any computer on the same subnet as the Switched Rack PDU, you
can use ARP and Ping to assign an IP address to the Switched Rack
PDU, and then use Telnet to access that Switched Rack PD U’s control
console and configure the needed TCP/IP settings.
1. Use ARP to define an IP address for the Switched Rack PDU, and
use the Switched Rack PDU’s MAC address in the ARP comma nd.
For example, to define an IP address of 156.205.14.141 for the
Switched Rack PDU that has a MAC address of 00 c0 b7 63 9f 67,
use one of the following commands:
– Windows command format:
arp -s 156.205.14.141 00-c0-b7-63-9f-67
– LINUX command format:
arp -s 156.205.14.141 00:c0:b7:63:9f:67
2. Use Ping with a size of 113 bytes to assign the IP address defined
by the ARP command. For example:
– Windows command format:
ping 156.205.14.141 -l 113
– LINUX command format:
ping 156.205.14.141 -s 113
Note
After the Switched Rack PDU has its IP address configured,
you can use Telnet, without first using ARP and Ping, to
access that Switched Rack PDU.
Note
For the MAC address, look on the bottom of the PDU or on
the Quality Assurance slip included in the package.