Battery Management System

USER’S GUIDE

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Problem

Solution

 

 

Cannot access the

Make sure that you did not change the baud rate. Try 2400,

control console

9600, 19200, or 38400.

through a serial

 

connection

 

 

 

Cannot access the

• Make sure you are using the correct access method (Telnet or

control console

SSH). An Administrator can enable these access methods

remotely

through the Telnet/SSH option of the Network menu. By

 

default, Telnet is enabled. Enabling SSH automatically disables

 

Telnet.

 

• For Secure SHell (SSH), the Battery Management System may

 

be creating a host key. The Battery Management System can

 

take up to 5 minutes to create this host key, and SSH is not

 

accessible during that time.

 

 

Cannot access the

• Verify that HTTP or HTTPS access is enabled.

Web interface

• Make sure you are specifying the correct URL — one that is

 

consistent with the security system used by the Battery

 

Management System. SSL requires https, not http, at the

 

beginning of the URL.

 

• Verify that you can ping the adapter.

 

• Verify that you are using a Web browser that is supported for

 

the Battery Management System. See Supported Web

 

browsers.

 

• If the Battery Management System has just restarted and SSL

 

security is being set up, the Battery Management System may

 

be generating a server certificate. The Battery Management

 

System can take up to 5 minutes to create this certificate, and

 

the SSL/TLS server is not available during that time.

 

 

Cannot access the

1. Verify that HTTP access is enabled.

Web interface

2. Verify that you can ping the adapter.

 

3. Verify that you are using a Web browser that is supported for

 

the Battery Management System. See Supported Web

 

browsers..

 

 

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