user

Access: Administrator only

Description: Configure the user name, password, and inactivity timeout for the Administrator, Device User, and Read-Only User account types. For information on the permissions granted to each account type, see “Types of User Accounts” on page 2.

Option

Argument

Description

 

 

 

-an

<admin name>

Set the case-sensitive user name for each account type. The maximum

-dn

<device name>

length is 10 characters.

-rn

<read-only name>

 

 

 

 

-ap

<admin password>

Set the case-sensitive password for each account type. The maximum

-dp

<device password>

length is 32 characters. Blank passwords (passwords with no characters)

-rp

<read-only password>

are not allowed.

 

 

 

-t

<minutes>

Configure the time (3 minutes by default) that the system waits before

 

 

logging off an inactive user.

 

 

 

Example 1: To change the Administrator user name to XYZ, type:

user -an XYZ

Example 2: To change the log off time to 10 minutes, type:

user -t 10

web

Access: Administrator only

Description: Enable access to the Web interface using HTTP or HTTPS.

For additional security, you can change the port setting for HTTP and HTTPS to any unused port from 5000 to 32768. Users must then use a colon (:) in the address field of the browser to specify the port number. For example, for a port number of 5000 and an IP address of 152.214.12.114, type:

http://152.214.12.114:5000

Option

Argument

Definition

 

 

 

-S

disable http https

Configure access to the Web interface. When HTTPS is enabled, data is

 

 

encrypted during transmission and authenticated by digital certificate.

 

 

 

-ph

<http port #>

Define the TCP/IP port used by HTTP to communicate with the Rack

 

 

PDU (80 by default).

 

 

 

-ps

<https port #>

Define the TCP/IP port used by HTTPS to communicate with the Rack

 

 

PDU (443 by default).

 

 

 

Example: To prevent all access to the Web interface, type: web -S disable

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APC AP88XX, AP8886, AP8861 manual User, Web

AP8886, AP88XX, AP8861 specifications

The APC AP8861, part of the AP88XX series, is a highly versatile and advanced power distribution unit (PDU) designed to meet the growing demands of data centers and IT environments. This series encompasses state-of-the-art technologies and features designed to enhance both operational efficiency and reliability.

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