APC Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) manual Introduction, Product Description

USER’S GUIDE switched rack pdu

®

Introduction

Product Description

Features of the PDU

The APC® Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is a stand-alone, network-manageable device that allows programmable control of eight, sixteen, or twenty-four power outlets (depending on the model).

You can control a PDU remotely through its Web, control console (serial or telnet), or SNMP interfaces.

PDUs have these additional features:

•Independent outlet control

•Power sequencing

•24 independent Outlet User accounts

•Three levels of user access accounts:

–Administrator

–Device Manager

–Outlet User

•Event Log accessible by Telnet, FTP, serial connection, or a Web browser

•E-mail notifications for PDU events and system events

•SNMP traps and e-mail notifications based on the severity level of PDU and system events

•Basic and MD5 authentication for password security

1