Using The Web/Snmp Card In Serial Pass-Through Mode - IBM UPS3000 LV Installation And Maintenance Manual

7. Select Date and Time from the menu at the top of the page and enter the
8. Select Set Values to save the date and time settings.
The Web/SNMP Card is now configured for operation on your network. See the
online help for detailed information about each menu selection.

Using the Web/SNMP card in serial pass-through mode

During normal operation, the Web/SNMP card controls the communication path to
the uninterruptible power supply and provides network-based access to
uninterruptible power supply data through the Web and through SNMP. You can
disable the normal operation of the Web/SNMP card and enable serial
communication in a pass-through mode directly to the uninterruptible power supply.
You can use serial pass-through mode for scenarios similar to the following:
v The uninterruptible power supply firmware requires a field upgrade and a 9600
v You want to run a local copy of the Powerware LanSafe software and
Before you begin, go to http://www.powerware.com/ to download a later version of
the Web/SNMP card firmware, if available.
To set up the serial pass-through mode, complete the following steps:
1. Change the dip switch positions on the Web/SNMP card to On and On. The
2. Press the Web/SNMP card Reset switch to restart the card in the serial
3. Using the DB9-to-RJ-45 cable that comes with the uninterruptible power supply,
4. Connect the DB9 end of the cable into an available serial port on a workstation
5. You can now run applicable software on your workstation or notebook computer
6. When you are finished using the Web/SNMP card in serial pass-through mode,
7. Return the dip switch to the original settings.
8. Press the Reset button to restart the card.
applicable date and time information in the specified format.
baud serial port connection to the uninterruptible power supply is required to
perform the upgrade.
communicate serially with the uninterruptible power supply.
default is Off and Off. For the location of the dip switch, see the illustration on
page 27.
pass-through mode.
connect the RJ-45 end of the cable into the COM connector on the Web/SNMP
card.
or notebook computer.
and can communicate serially with the uninterruptible power supply at 9600
baud, 8 bits, not parity, and 1 stop bit.
Note: In serial pass-through mode, communication through the Web/SNMP
Ethernet connector stops and any existing connections, for example, to
NetWatch software clients or SNMP management tools, also stops.
disconnect the DB9-to-RJ-45 cable from the card and the workstation or
notebook computer.
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