How to Access a Configured Switched Rack PDU
Overview | After the Switched Rack PDU is running on your network, you can use |
| several different interfaces to access the Switched Rack PDU. |
| To use the interfaces identified here, see the User’s Guide |
| and the Addendum. |
| Note |
Web interface | Use Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 (and higher) or Netscape® 4.0.8 |
| (and higher) to configure Switched Rack PDU options or to view the |
| Event log. |
1.Address the Switched Rack PDU by its IP address or DNS name (if configured).
2.Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and apc for an Administrator, or device and apc for a Device Manager).
Telnet | You can use Telnet to access a Switched Rack PDU’s control console |
| from any computer on the same subnet. |
| 1. At a command prompt, use the following command line, and press |
| ENTER: |
| telnet <address> |
| As <address>, use the Switched Rack PDU’s IP address or DNS |
| name (if configured). |
| 2. Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and apc for an |
| Administrator, or device and apc for a Device Manager). |
SNMP | After you add the PowerNet MIB to a standard SNMP MIB browser, |
| you can use that browser for SNMP access to the Switched Rack PDU. |
| The default read community name is public; the default read/write |
| community name is private. |
FTP | You can use FTP (enabled by default) to download new firmware to the |
| Switched Rack PDU, or to access a copy of the Switched Rack PDU’s |
| event logs. |
| 1. At a command prompt, use the following command line, and press |
| ENTER: |
| ftp <address> |
| As <address>, use the Switched Rack PDU’s IP address. |
| 2. Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and apc for an |
| Administrator, or device and apc for a Device Manager). |
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