APC AP9617 Use apc for the User Name and Password, Local access to the control console

Quick Configuration

Local access to the control console

You can use a local computer, a computer that connects to the Management Card through the serial port at the Management Card’s UPS or expansion chassis, to access the Control Console.

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

2.Unless an APC smart-signaling cable (940-0024 or 940- 1524) is already connected to the selected port, connect the smart-signaling cable that came with the Management Card to the selected port and to the serial port at the Management Card’s UPS or chassis.

3.Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and configure the selected port for 2400 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control, and save the changes.

4.Press ENTER to display the User Name prompt.

5.Use apc for the User Name and Password.

6.See “Control console” on page 16 to finish the configuration.