Menu Items

Network

TCP/IP

The TCP/IP section of the Network menu displays settings for the

 

MasterSwitch PDU and allows you to configure the following TCP/IP

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

System IP

 

The IP address of the MasterSwitch PDU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

 

The network subnet mask

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Gateway

The local default gateway (router address)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOOTP

 

Enables or disables BOOTP requests for TCP/IP settings at

 

 

startup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TFTP/FTP

For control of file transfers, the TFTP/FTP section allows access to the

 

following menu items on the TFTP/FTP menu for the TFTP and FTP

 

Client and the FTP Server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Client or

 

Menu Item

Definition

 

Server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TFTP Client

Remote Server IP:

The network address of the TFTP server

 

used for downloads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Server IP:

The network address of the FTP server used

 

 

for downloads.

 

 

 

 

 

FTP Client

 

 

 

 

User Name:

The user name for access to the FTP server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password:

The password for access to the FTP server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access:

Enable or Disable FTP server access.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTP Server

 

 

The TCP/IP port on which the FTP server for

 

 

Port:

the MasterSwitch PDU is located.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default: port 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APC AP9212, AP9218 manual TCP/IP section of the Network menu displays settings for, Settings, Client and the FTP Server

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