Set the Overload Outlet Restrictions

Path: Device Manager > Phase Load and Bank Load

Prevent users from applying power to outlets during an overload condition. You can set the following restrictions for each phase and bank:

•None: Users can apply power to outlets regardless of an Overload Alarm or Near Overload Warning.

•On Warning: Users cannot apply power to an outlet on the selected phase or bank if the current for that phase or bank has exceeded the Near Overload Warning threshold.

•On Overload: Users cannot apply power to an outlet on the selected phase or bank if the current for that phase or bank has exceeded the Overload Alarm threshold.

To set Overload Outlet Restrictions:

1.Click the Device Manager tab, then phase load or bank load from the Load Management menu.

2.Make selections for Overload Outlet Restriction.

3.Click Apply.

Configure and Control Outlet Groups

Outlet group terminology

An outlet group consists of outlets that are logically linked together on the same Rack PDU. Outlets that are in an outlet group turn on, turn off, and reboot in a synchronized manner:

•A local outlet group consists of two or more outlets on a Rack PDU. Only the outlets in that group are synchronized.

•A global outlet group consists of one or more outlets on a Rack PDU. One outlet is configured as a global outlet, which logically links the outlet group to outlet groups on up to three other Rack PDUs. All outlets in the linked global outlet groups are synchronized.

–For global outlet groups, the initiator outlet group is the group that issued the action.

–For global outlet groups, a follower outlet group is any other outlet group that is synchronized with the initiator outlet group.

When you apply an outlet control action to outlets that are members of an outlet group, the outlets are synchronized as follows:

•For a global outlet group, use the delay periods and reboot duration configured for the global outlet of the initiator outlet group.

•For a local outlet group, the outlets use the delay periods and reboot duration of the lowest- numbered outlet in the group.

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AP89XX, AP8941 specifications

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