Local access to the command line interface

For local access, use a computer that connects to the Rack PDU through the serial port to access the command line interface:

1.Select a serial port at the computer and disable any service that uses that port.

2.Connect the serial cable (APC part number 940-0144A) from the selected serial port on the computer to the Serial port on the Rack PDU.

3.Run a terminal program (e.g., HyperTerminal) and configure the selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

4.Press ENTER. At the prompts, enter your user name and password.

About the Main Screen

Following is an example of the main screen, which is displayed when you log on to the command line interface of a Rack PDU.

American Power Conversion

Network Management Card AOS

vx.x.x

(c)Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved

RPDU 2g

vx.x.x

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name

: Test Lab

 

Date : 10/30/2012

 

Contact

: Don Adams

 

Time : 5:58:30

 

Location

: Building 3

Hours, 21 Minutes

User

: Administrator

Up Time

: 0 Days, 21

Stat

: P+ N4+ N6+

A+

APC>

Two fields identify the APC operating system (AOS) and application (APP) firmware versions. The application firmware name identifies the type of device that connects to the network. In the example above, the application firmware for the Rack PDU is displayed.

Network

Management Card AOS

vx.x.x

RPDU 2g

 

vx.x.x

• Three fields identify the system name, contact person, and location of the Rack PDU.

Name

:

Test Lab

 

Contact

:

Don Adams

Location :

Building

3

An Up Time field reports how long the Rack PDU has been running since it was last turned on or reset.

Up Time : 0 Days, 21 Hours, 21 Minutes

• Two fields identify when you logged in, by date and time.

Date : 10/30/2012

Time : 5:58:30

The User field identifies whether you logged in through the Administrator or Device Manager account. (The Read Only User account cannot access the command line interface.)

User : Administrator

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AP8886, AP88XX, AP8861 specifications

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