APC AP7900 manual Types of user accounts

Switched Rack PDU

USER’S GUIDE

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Types of user accounts

The Rack PDU has four levels of access (Administrator, Device Manager, Read-Only User, and Outlet User), all of which are protected by password and user name requirements.

•An Administrator can use all of the management menus available in the control console and the Web interface. The Administrator’s default user name and password are both apc.

•A Device Manager can use only the following menus:

–The Device Manager menu and its sub-menus in the control console, and all menus in the top section of the navigation panel of the Web Interface (Switched Rack PDU and Outlets).

–The Log option in the Events menu in the Web interface. A Device Manager can also access the event log in the control console by

pressing CTRL-L.

The Device Manager’s default user name is device; the password is apc.

•An Outlet User can access only the following menus:

–the Control option of the Outlets menu of the Web interface.

–the Device Manager menu and the Phase/Bank Monitor, Outlet Control, and Power Supply Status sub-menus in the control console.

•A Read-Only User has the following restricted access:

–Access through the Web interface only.

–Access to the same menus as a Device Manager, but without the capability to change configurations, control devices, or delete data.

Links to configuration options are visible but are disabled, and the event and data logs display no Delete button.

The Read-Only User’s default user name is readonly, and the default password is apc.

To set User Name and Password values for the four account types, see User Manager and Outlet User Manager.

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