APC AP7900 manual System requirements for outlet groups

Switched Rack PDU

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System requirements for outlet groups

To set up and use synchronized outlet control groups:

•You need a 10/100Base-T TCP/IP network, with an Ethernet hub or switch that has a power source not shared by the computers or other devices being synchronized.

•If outlets groups are to be synchronized across multiple Switched Rack PDUs, those Switched Rack PDUs must meet the following requirements:

–They must be on the same subnet.

–They must use firmware that has the same version number, which must be 2.6.1 or higher for both the APC Operating System (AOS) module and the Application module. As later firmware revisions become available, be sure to upgrade each Switched Rack PDU.

•You need a computer that can initiate synchronized control operations through the Web interface or control console of the Switched Rack PDUs or through SNMP.

•You must ensure that Multicast network traffic is allowed for the selected Multicast IP address by each switch that connects the Switched Rack PDUs.

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