Unless otherwise specified, all products presented in this user's guide are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of sale to the initial purchaser. PANDUIT Corp. warrants that its firmware designed by PANDUIT Corp. for use with the product will execute its functions when properly installed in the product for one year from the date of sale to the initial purchaser.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E OVERVIEW The DPoE™ Power Patch Panel provides a reliable and cost-effective solution for Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications, complaint with the IEEE 802.3af-2003 specifications. Each DPoE™ Power Patch Panel allows centralized powering of up to 24 devices, such as Internet Protocol-based (IP) telephones, Network Security Cameras, or Wireless Devices, over the same cabling used to provide the Ethernet connectivity.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Figure 2: DPoE™ Power Patch Panel (Rear View) Features and Benefits The following table highlights some of the capabilities of the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel along with the tangible benefit to the network operator.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E DPoE™ Power Patch Panel Feature Benefit Full power to all ports With all ports on the panel capable of delivering full PoE power, there’s no need to load balance across panels, design special wiring schemes or leave ports unused in the panel.
The DPoE™ Power Patch Panel requires a direct connection to a nominal -48VDC supply. A power supply may be purchased separately from PANDUIT or other vendors. Installation instructions for the individual power supply are included with that product. PANDUIT provides multiple individual power supply options as listed below.
Two butt splices may be used to extend the 10 Foot Power Harness. (Do not exceed a total length of 35 feet). Verify the above contents arrived in good condition. If not, contact PANDUIT Technical Support. Table 3: PANDUIT Corporation Contact Information PANDUIT Technical Support Fax:...
Finally, attach the loose end of the grounding strap to the rack within the same position as the panel. PANDUIT Structured Ground Kits for Data Center Rack ® Grounding can be used to properly ground PANDUIT NetRack Rack Systems and racks from most other manufacturers.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Network Connection 5. If the DPoE™ Element Manager is not being used to remotely manage the network of DPoE™ Power Patch Panels, skip to Connecting the Powered Devices below. Otherwise, using a...
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NOTE: Never install wiring in a slot previously used for a larger gauge wire. 10. Using the recommended punchdown tool (PANDUIT part number PDT110), punch down the connector into the punchdown slots on the back of the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel.
11. If the panel is being powered by a DPoE™ Power Supply (See page 9, Table 1: Power Supplies Available from PANDUIT for a list of available powering options), skip to Powering Up the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel Section below, since the DPoE™ Power Supply is equipped with a matched keyed power connector that will fit the power connector on the back of the panel.
Basic Troubleshooting Use the following guide to help resolve problems installing the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel. If the problem persists, contact PANDUIT Technical Support or a local sales representative. (See Table 3: PANDUIT Corporation Contact Information, for contact information.)
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Table 6: Basic Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Causes and Solutions The panel status LED does not light when power 1. The power supply fuse may be blown. Check is applied to the unit.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E OPERATION LED Indicators The DPoE™ Power Patch Panel displays system and port status through the use of LEDs on the front and rear of each panel. There is one panel status LED on the front left of the panel, 24 individual port status LEDs above each port, and two network status LEDs on the rear of the unit.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E LED Color Port LED Description Status of Power Ports Status Solid The system has failed to determine the Power is NOT being PD power requirements for this port. delivered down this port on Perhaps this PD is not an 802.3af-2003...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E DPoE™ ELEMENT MANAGER SOFTWARE The DPoE™ Element Manager software is used to remotely control, configure and monitor a DPoE™ Power Patch Panel within a network. Once installed on a shared or dedicated Windows-based Personal Computer (PC), the DPoE™...
Tools CD, remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive, and store it in a safe place. Next, launch the DPoE™ Element Manager application via the icon on the desktop. The splash screen will appear. When prompted, UserName: administrator, Password: Panduit (password is case sensitive and should be changed from this default) NOTE: The DPoE™...
UserName and password. NOTE: When the management system is first installed, the default UserName is administrator with a password of Panduit (notice the capital “P”). Passwords are case-sensitive. This default UserName and Password should be changed once the user is familiar with the DPoE™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Graphical User Interface The DPoE™ Element Manager has an easy-to-use graphical user interface with pull-down menus and tool bars, which make configuring and provisioning the network easy. When the DPoE™ Element Manager software is opened, the following system-level opening screen appears.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E If the operator selects an individual panel from the Tree View of the network area, a second screen, which overlays the Message Log and List View areas, allows the operator to configure and monitor a specific DPoE™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Panel Discovery Once the DPoE™ Element Manager is connected into the network, the “Discover” capability can be used to "find" the deployed DPoE™ Power Patch Panels (refer to Connecting the DPoE™ Element Manager Host Computer to the Host DPoE™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Subnet Search After selecting a Subnet option, the Add, Edit, and Remove buttons become active and give the network operator a chance to enter or modify the subnet information in the DPoE™ Element Manager prior to starting the Subnet search.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E After entering the Starting IP Address, Ending IP Address, and SNMP Write Community , the Start button will initiate the Discover capability. Whether a subnet search or an IP range search was conducted, the discovered DPoE™ Power Patch Panel information will be populated in the DPoE™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Provisioning the Panel The DPoE™ Element Manager has the capability to discover all of the DPoE™ Power Patch Panels in the network and display them in a format where the panels are grouped by their host racks based on the information entered into the panels during the provisioning process.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E If the computer running the DPoE™ Element Manager is not in the subnet for the new NOTE: IP address and cannot communicate with it, you will receive a timeout message...
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E 5. The table contains the MAC and IP address of the all of the discovered DPoE™ devices. The message log will include the MAC and IP address of the newly discovered device(s). The MAC Address can now be used to associate the discovered device with the information contained on the installation worksheet, and the Panel Attributes can now be entered.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E The DPoE™ Power Patch Panel name, rack name, rack space position, and contact name should be entered here like the previous example. The DPoE™ Element Manager will create a rack with that name, and any device that has the same rack name will be grouped under that rack.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E right clicking, and choosing “Paste Panel." All of the Panel Attributes will be applied to the new device. Select “Edit Panel” and edit Panel Attributes and make the appropriate modifications.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E The top portion of the panel-level opening window provides a view of the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel, complete with the current LED status, IP address, rack name and rack location. The information on this screen can be edited by selecting the Edit Panel Info…...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Active Port Indicator By clicking on any device port, its status information will be displayed and the selected port will be highlighted with a yellow flashing indicator on the EMS screen.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Panel IP Address The DPoE™ Power Patch Panels come with a factory setting of DHCP address assignment. After the panel is connected to the DPoE™ Element Manager, the network administrator may change this setting by adding an IP address &...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E SNMP Retry While running the DP E™ Element Manager Software you may receive a timeout message: In certain network conditions you may want to select the number of times a SNMP message retry occurs prior to receiving this Timeout error message.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Trap Settings The Trap Setting section allows the network operator to configure the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel to send configuration and alarm messages to up to three different IP addresses.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Backup of Panel and Port Information Once a DP E™ device has been discovered, information from that device can be exported using the Export Device Information in the Tools menu bar. This may be necessary if the DP E™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Once confirmed, another dialog box will appear and require a file name (such as “Panel A Ports”) and a desired location to save the file. Once the Device and the Port information are saved, factory resets, firmware downloads, or other reconfigurations may be performed, with the ability to restore the previous device and port configuration information.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E A pop-up window will ask for confirmation to import the device information. A pop-up window will also ask for confirmation to import the port information. After confirmation, the Import Port screen will appear, requiring the previously saved panel port information (from the Export exercise) to be located and opened.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Clicking the View Port Info button will display the following screen and allow the network operator to administer the ports on a given DPoE™ Power Patch Panel. Figure 8: View All Ports Screen...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Figure 9: View Individual Port Screen Clicking on the Edit button will bring up a screen to edit individual ports on a DPoE™ Power Patch Panel. If the network operator were simultaneously configuring multiple ports, the Multiple Port Edit screen would...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Administration Control - This setting (ON/OFF) allows the network operator to control whether each individual port is sourcing PoE power. If this field is set to off, the port acts like any port on a non- powered patch panel rather than a PoE port.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E View Entire Log The View Entire Log button on the tool bar on the View Panel Screen can be used to view log file. Viewing the message logs can also be activated from most points within the DPoE™ Element Manager using the button on the top tool bar.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Figure 11: View Message Log Filter Parameter Screen Network operator can sort through and view this subset by any combination of: • Date range • Rack number or range of rack numbers •...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Refresh the Network Refresh option under the Devices pull-down menu or the button ( ) on the top tool bar provides an easy mechanism to make sure that the configuration and status information in a deployed network of DPoE™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Before any e-mail messages can be sent from the system, the SMTP Server and NOTE: Source E-mail Address fields must be entered. The Source E-mail Address will be used as the "from" address on all e-mails sent from the Element Manager.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Panel level searches can be conducted by any combination of: • MAC address • Panel Name • Rack Name • Rack Space Location • Hardware Version • IP Address •...
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Port level searches can be conducted by any combination of: • Port Number • PD Type • Work Area Location • Administration Control • Detection Status • Power Priority •...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E DPoE™ Element Manager Log Messages The following types of messages are generated within the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel network and are displayed in the DPoE™ Element Manager logs. While most of these messages are generated by a DPoE™...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Miscellaneous Settings Several miscellaneous settings must be configured for the DPoE™ Element Manager to communicate properly with a deployed network of Power Patch Panels. The Settings option under the Tools pull-down menu provides an easy mechanism to administer these settings.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Insure that the DPoE™ device is connected to a Network with the PC that has the DPoE™ Element Manager application running and has the device to be programmed discovered (refer to Panel Discovery section).
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Table 12: DPoE™ Power Patch Panel Firmware Update LED Status System LED Network LED State Description Elapsed Time Color and activity Color and activity Ethernet Switch 00 – 01 seconds...
The DPoE™ Shielded Power Patch Panel requires a direct connection to a nominal 48VDC supply. An individual power supply may be purchased separately from PANDUIT or other vendors. Installation instructions for the individual power supply are included with that product. PANDUIT provides multiple individual power supply options as listed below.
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’ are used to secure the shielded cable to the rear shield, and secure the shield. Verify the above contents arrived in good condition. If not, contact PANDUIT Technical Support. Table 15: PANDUIT Corp Contact Information PANDUIT Technical Support Fax:...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Panel Mounting Procedure WARNING: Only trained and qualified service personnel should install or service DPoE™ Power Patch Panels. Before installing or servicing DPoE™ Power Patch Panels or communication wiring, be aware of the hazards with the associated electrical circuitry.
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Connecting the Powered Devices 6. After the cables are properly terminated, place conductors into the punchdown slots in the appropriate wiring sequence. In order to support pre-standard powered devices utilizing Cisco Inline Power, the ALT POE "A"...
Record port information on the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel Installation Worksheet (PANDUIT part no. PN377*). To ensure proper shielding, there must be approximately 1" (25.4 mm) between the cable foil or braid covered with copper tape and the punchdown connector.
12. Using the two butt splices provided with the panel, and paying attention to the polarity of the supply voltage, crimp the power harness wires to the supply wires. A crimping tool, such as the PANDUIT part number CT-100, can be used. The provided butt splices (PANDUIT part number BSV14X) support 14-16 AWG solid or stranded wire.
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Close the shields together over the cables and secure with PAN-TY's (PANDUIT part no. PLT1.5I-M). Fasten the shields together using US standard screws with the grounding strap in-...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E 16. Secure the cables to the shield tabs with the remaining PAN-TY's. Powering Up the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel 17. Apply power the panel. Once power is applied to the unit, the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel will go through its power up sequence.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Behavior as viewed from the back of the unit Behavior as viewed from the front of the unit If the panel were set to static IP addressing rather If the panel were set to static IP addressing rather...
Mounts to standard EIA 19” rack or 23” rack when used with panel extender Mounting Option: brackets (PANDUIT part number PEB1). Extender brackets are not included with the DPoE™ Power Patch Panel. Packaging See page 9, Table 2: Package Contents...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E GLOSSARY American Wire Gauge DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Internet Protocol Light-Emitting Diode Media Access Control Megahertz Network Management System o.d. Outside Diameter...
PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E APPENDIX 2 - TFTP SERVER INSTALL There are many excellent TFTP Servers readily available on the Internet that run on all types of computer platforms: Windows, Linux, DOS, Mac, etc.
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Click “Yes” Click “Next”...
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Click “Finish” Now run the program. Move your mouse to the Start Menu (lower left corner): Start Menu-> All Programs -> Solar Winds Free Tools -> TFTP Server Go to the “File -> Configure” menu...
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PANDUIT® DPoE™ Power Patch Panel User Manual Part Number: PN378E Select the directory that contains the new DPoE product file. (i.e. C:\tftp_dir) That is it! Your TFTP server has now been configured correctly. After the download works you will see something like this on the screen that shows the file transfer.
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