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Outlet User

You can create up to 16 independent Outlet User accounts for a

Management

MasterSwitch PDU.

 

 

Current Outlet User List. The list shows the existing outlet user

 

accounts and the outlets to which they have access. To select an

 

existing account to edit or delete, click on the underlined user name, To

 

add a user, select Add New User.

 

Configure the Outlet User Account Settings. Following are the

 

configurable settings for Outlet User Manager.

 

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Item

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

The outlet user name for both HTTP 1.1 and MD5

 

 

authentication.

 

User Name

Maximum: 10 characters

 

 

Note: If the User Name is in orange, the user account

 

 

has been disabled.

 

 

 

 

Password

The outlet user password for HTTP 1.1 authentication.

 

Maximum: 10 characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Outlet user authentication phrase for MD5.

 

Authentication Phrase

Minimum: 15 characters

 

 

 

 

Maximum: 32 characters.

 

 

 

 

User Description

A descriptive Identification of the outlet user.

 

Maximum: 30 characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enables, disables, or deletes the outlet user’s account.

 

Account Status

Note: A disabled account prevents the Outlet User of the

 

 

account from logging in. The User Name is in

 

 

orange if the account has been disabled.

 

 

 

 

MasterSwitch Outlet

Selects the specific outlets to which an outlet user will

 

Access

have access.

 

 

 

 

Delete User

To delete an account, change the Account status to delete

 

Outlet User, or click Delete User.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APC AP9218, AP9211, AP9217, AP9212 manual Configurable settings for Outlet User Manager

AP9212, AP9217, AP9211, AP9218 specifications

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