Black Box Power View Enhanced PDU manual Overview, Remote access, Convenient remote rebooting

FEATURES

•Remotely controls and monitors power.

•Accessible through your network or across the Internet.

•Switches outlets on, off, or reboots.

•Switches outlets individually or as a group.

•Monitors the amperage draw over the entire circuit.

•Optional Environmental Monitor tracks temperature, humidity, or other environmental factors.

The Power View Enhanced PDU is manageable through

the network or the RS-232 serial port.

RJ-12 Environmental	RS-232 Serial	Ethernet
	Port	Port
Monitor Port
Environmental		Power View
Unit
		Enhanced PDU

Ethernet

Network

Temperature and	Modem	PC
Humidity Probe

OVERVIEW

The Power View Enhanced Power Distribution Unit (PDU) combines intelligent power distribution, remote manage- ment, power monitoring, and environmental monitoring in one compact rackmountable solution.

The Power View enables you to remotely control the power to up to eight devices, monitor the amperage draw over the entire circuit, and monitor environmental conditions within the cabinet with the separate Environmental Monitor.

Remote access

The Power View Enhanced PDU has two interfaces: HTML and Telnet. The unit supports up to 128 defined user accounts, and up to 17 users can access the unit simultaneously.

Access the HTML interface using your Web browser across your local Ethernet network or even across the Internet. The HTML interface features easy-to-use menus for access to the unit’s status and configuration.

Or, you can monitor and control the Power View through the serial port using a traditional Telnet command-line interface.

Convenient remote rebooting

The Power View Enhanced Power Distribution Unit (PDU) enables you to power on, power off, or reboot all your rackmount devices from a Web browser anywhere on your network or even on the Internet.

To reboot multiple devices or devices with redundant power supplies, the Power View enables you to group outlets in one or more named groups. Then you can apply changes to all outlets in a group with one command.

High capacity

The Power View Enhanced PDU supports 20 amps rather than the standard 15 amps found on most PDUs. To make the most of this capacity, when you put power to the Power View, it powers each outlet sequentially with a two-second delay between outlets. This power sequencing staggers individual loads, eliminating sudden power surges that can trip circuit breakers.

The Power View Enhanced PDU measures and reports the power load over the entire circuit in amperes. This enables you to maximize the amount of equipment on a circuit without worrying about overloading it.

Environmental Monitor

The optional Environmental Monitor enables you to remotely monitor conditions within the cabinet. The monitor does not require an external power source, additional soft- ware, or its own IP address. All you need to do to install it is to mount it to the Power View using the included flanges and screws, connect it to the Power View using the included cables, and connect the probe.

Although the Environmental Monitor is primarily intended to monitor cabinet temperature and humidity (probe included), it can be used with other contact-closure sensors to monitor a variety of environmental conditions. For instance, the Water Sensor Probe detects water, so you can tell that your sprinkler system has gone off.

If you have a monitoring need requiring a specific sensor, Contact Tech Support for more information.

7/12/2007	724-746-5500	blackbox.com
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