APC AP7900 manual Introduction, Product Description, Features of the Switched Rack PDU

Switched Rack PDU

USER’S GUIDE

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Introduction

Product Description

Features of the Switched Rack PDU

The APC® Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is a stand-alone, network-manageable device that provides current monitoring and allows programmable control of eight, sixteen, or twenty-four power outlets (depending on the model).

You can manage a Switched Rack PDU through its Web interface, its control console, the InfraStruXure® Manager, or SNMP:

•The Web interface supports using HTTPS access with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and using HTTP access.

•You can access the control console through a serial connection, Telnet, or Secure SHell (SSH).

•Your Rack PDU is compatible with the APC InfraStruXure system and can be monitored and managed through the InfraStruXure Manager.

•You can use an SNMP browser and the APC PowerNet® Management Information Base (MIB) to manage your Rack PDU.

Switched Rack PDUs have these additional features:

•Current monitoring per phase or bank

•Configurable alarm thresholds that provide network and visual alarms to help avoid overloaded circuits

•Independent outlet control

•Configurable power delays

•24 independent outlet user accounts

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