CHAPTER 7: Alarm Configuration

Plug Thresholds: Defines current consumption level(s) that will trigger alarm(s) at each switched outlet. The Plug Thresholds can be configured to trigger an alarm when current consumption rises above a user-defined "High" value and/or when current consumption falls below a user-defined "Low" value. This allows you to define a "normal" current range for each outlet, allowing the Plug Current Alarm to be triggered whenever current consumption strays outside of this range. (Default = undefined.)

Plug Group Thresholds: Defines current consumption level(s) that will trigger alarm(s) for each user-defined Plug Group. The Plug Group Thresholds can be configured to trigger an alarm when total current consumption for a given Plug Group rises above a user-defined "High" value and/or when current consumption falls below a user-defined "Low" value. This allows you to define a "normal" current range for each Plug Group, allowing the Plug Current Alarm to be triggered whenever total current consumption for the Plug Group strays outside of this range.

(Default = undefined.)

Note:

In order to define Plug Group Thresholds, you must first define at least one Plug Group as described in Section 5.6.

Plug "Off" Low Alarm: Allows you to configure the "Low" current alarm to suppress triggering when an outlet is purposely switched Off. When this feature is "On", the Outlet Managed PDU will generate a Low alarm whenever current drops below the Low threshold value, even if the current drop is due to an outlet being purposely switched Off. When this feature is "Off", the Outlet Managed PDU will not generate a Low alarm due to a current drop caused by an outlet being switched Off. (Default = On)

Notes:

The Plug "Off" Low Alarm feature will also be applied to Plug Groups.

When the Plug "Off" Low Alarm feature is enabled (On), the Outlet Managed PDU will always generate a Low current alarm when current drops below the Low threshold value, even when the current drop was caused by one or more outlets in the Plug Group being purposely switched Off.

When the Plug "Off" Low Alarm feature is disabled (Off), the Outlet Managed PDU will not generate a Low current Alarm when a current drop is caused by all outlets in the Plug Group being purposely switched Off.

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