CyberPower RMCARD205TAA User Manual
CyberPower RMCARD205TAA User Manual

CyberPower RMCARD205TAA User Manual

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Remote Management Card
RMCARD205 / RMCARD305
User's Manual
The Remote Management Card allows a
UPS system and environmental sensor to
be managed, monitored, and configured.
© 2017, CyberPower Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
K01-E000001-05

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  • Page 1 Remote Management Card RMCARD205 / RMCARD305 User’s Manual The Remote Management Card allows a UPS system and environmental sensor to be managed, monitored, and configured. © 2017, CyberPower Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. K01-E000001-05...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Save and Restore Configuration Settings ........... 50 Troubleshooting ................... 51 Conformance Approvals ................52 Appendix 1: ..53 IP Address Settings for CyberPower Remote Management Card Appendix 2: How to Configure a RMCARD User Account in Authentication Servers ... Appendix 3: ............... 56...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Overview The CyberPower Remote Management Card allows for remote monitoring and management of a UPS attached to a network. After installing the hardware and configuring an IP address, the user can access, monitor, and control the UPS from anywhere in the world! Simply use a web browser, command line interface or SSH client to access your UPS.
  • Page 4 CyberPower Remote Management System System Requirements  A 10/100Mbps Ethernet connection to an existing network  Web Browser or SSH client  (Optional) NMS (Network Management System) compliant with SNMP Application Unpacking Inspect the Remote Management Card upon receipt. The package should contain the following: ...
  • Page 5 CyberPower Remote Management System Front Panel RMCARD205 1. Universal Port 2. Ethernet Port RMCARD305 3. Tx/Rx Indicator 4. Link Indicator LED Status Indicators Link LED Condition The Remote Management Card is not connected to the Network/ or the Remote Management Card power is off...
  • Page 6: Installation Guide

    Guide Step 1. Hardware Installation Note: The CyberPower Remote Management Card is hot-swappable, so you do not need to turn off the UPS to install it. 1. Remove the two retaining screws from the expansion slot and remove the cover.
  • Page 7 3. The main window of the Power Device Network Utility program is shown in Figure 1. The configuration tool will display all CyberPower Remote Management devices present on the local network subnet. The "Refresh" button is used to search the local network subnet again.
  • Page 8 CyberPower Remote Management System 5. You can modify the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway address for the Device MAC Address listed in the Device Network Settings window, as shown in Figure 2. The factory default IP Address is 192.168.20.177 and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 9 CyberPower Remote Management System 8. If the IP address change is successful, you will see a message confirming the IP set up is OK, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4. Setup IP Address successfully message. 9. In case the change is not successful, for example, if the IP address change is unsuccessful you will see a warning message.
  • Page 10: Web Interface

    CyberPower Remote Management System eb Interface Login User Account You will need to enter a User Name and Password to login to the interface, and can select a preferred language after login. There are two user account types. 1. Administrator...
  • Page 11 CyberPower Remote Management System Envir Data Name The name of the environmental sensor. Location The location of the environmental sensor. A list of the five most recent device events. All events are related to Recent Device Events configuration changes. [UPS] The following items can be displayed/configured through the UPS page; however, different UPS models may have different items displayed/configured.
  • Page 12 CyberPower Remote Management System [UPS->Information] Display the technical specifications of the UPS. Information Description Model The model name of the UPS. Serial Number The serial number of the UPS. Voltage Rating The nominal output voltage rating (Volts) of the UPS.
  • Page 13 CyberPower Remote Management System power to equipment and switches to battery mode frequently. High/Low Input (or When the utility power voltage or output voltage (depending on UPS Output) Voltage model) is higher/lower than the threshold, the UPS will supply battery Threshold power to the connected equipment.
  • Page 14 CyberPower Remote Management System When utility power restores, the UPS will start to recharge until the Recharged Capacity specified battery capacity is met before restoring output power. Returned Delay The Returned Delay will take effect every time when the UPS is turned on.
  • Page 15 CyberPower Remote Management System If this option is enabled, the UPS will detect if the input wiring is not Wiring Fault Detecting grounded or is reversed. It is recommended to insure the UPS wiring has a ground connection first. When the UPS is in Battery Mode with 0% for the time configured, the...
  • Page 16 Follow the steps below if the battery test fails: Repeat the battery test and replace the batteries if the test fails again. Contact CyberPower for assistance if the battery test fails after the batteries have been replaced. Last Test Date The date of the most recent battery test.
  • Page 17 CyberPower Remote Management System Note: 1. “N/A” means the UPS model does not have this function. 2. It is recommended to perform at least one calibration every 3 months. 3. A complete calibration causes the battery capacity to deplete. Ensure the UPS has sufficient time to completely recharge after performing a calibration.
  • Page 18 [UPS->EnergyWise] The EnergyWise initiative focuses on reducing the energy consumption of all devices connected to a Cisco network. Through this compatibility, the CyberPower Remote Management Card is recognized to work with other EnergyWise-enabled entities and can be easily monitored and controlled to achieve the best energy performance under the EnergyWise operation framework.
  • Page 19 CyberPower Remote Management System ® ® [UPS->PowerPanel List] Display the Information of the connected PPBE (PowerPanel Business Edition) Clients. The connection is established by PPBE Clients. The listed clients will be removed if disconnected for 1 hour. Item Definition Configuration Max Clients Shutdown The max time that all the connected clients require to shutdown.
  • Page 20 CyberPower Remote Management System Rate of Change The rate used to define an abnormal change in temperature. Unit The unit of temperature measurement. Humidity High Threshold Upper limit for normal humidity. Low Threshold Lower limit for normal humidity. The point at which the difference between the High and Low humidity Hysteresis threshold changes from abnormal to normal.
  • Page 21 CyberPower Remote Management System Accumulated Cost Cumulative cost of the energy used by the device since the last reset. Accumulated CO2 Cumulative CO2 emissions from the device since the last reset. [Logs->Graphing] This page is used to display the data of the Status Record. The graphing function makes the status records easier to view.
  • Page 22 CyberPower Remote Management System [Logs->Syslog] Allow users to set syslog server and send test message. Item Definition Syslog Enable or disable Syslog function. Facility Code Select Syslog facility. Server IP The IP address of Syslog server. Server Port The UDP port used by the Syslog server.
  • Page 23 CyberPower Remote Management System [System->Security->Authentication] Set for login authentication and software authentication. Item Definition Login Authentication Local Account Use local account Administrator or Viewer settings to log in. Use RADIUS configuration settings to log in. If RADIUS authentication RADIUS , Local Account fails then Local Account settings will be used to log in.
  • Page 24 CyberPower Remote Management System 4. Enter New Password 5. Enter Confirm Password 6. Click “Apply” Note: The maximum length of both User Name and Password is 15 characters. [System->Security->RADIUS Configuration] After setting the proper RADIUS server, the Remote Management Card can use user name and password set on the RADIUS server to login.
  • Page 25 CyberPower Remote Management System [System->Network Service->TCP/IPv4] Display the current TCP/IPv4 settings. Set DHCP and DNS server settings. Item Definition Displays the current TCP/IP settings: IP address, subnet mask, gateway, Current Configuration and DNS server. Select the “Enable DHCP” option and click “Apply” to get IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway from DHCP server.
  • Page 26 CyberPower Remote Management System The allowable action for the NMS through the community and IP address. • Read Only: GET command allowed any time; SET command restricted. • Access Type Write/Read: GET command allowed any time; SET command allowed anytime unless a user session is active.
  • Page 27 CyberPower Remote Management System ‧ RC4 SHA (128 bits) ‧ RC4 MD5 (128 bits) Http Settings The TCP/IP port of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) (80 by Http Port default) Https Settings The TCP/IP port of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
  • Page 28 CyberPower Remote Management System [System->Network Service->FTP Service] Allow users to Enable/Disable the FTP server service and configure the TCP/IP port of the FTP server (21 by default). Item Definition Allow Access Enable the access to FTP server. The TCP/IP port of the FTP server (21 by default). Users can change Service Port port setting to any unused port from 5000 to 65535 to enhance security.
  • Page 29 CyberPower Remote Management System [System->Notifications->E-mail Recipients] Set up to five email recipients to receive notifications when configured Events occur. To add a new recipient, click “New Recipient”. To modify or delete an existing Recipient, click the e-mail address of that recipient. To check if SMTP setting and the email recipients are set correctly, click “TEST”...
  • Page 30 CyberPower Remote Management System E_PHONE_MESSAGE as the event message, described by the SMS provider specification, and fill in the POST URL and POST BODY fields. The expressions will be replaced by the relevant content before the message is sent by the SMS provider.
  • Page 31 CyberPower Remote Management System [System->About] Display system information for the Remote Management Card. Item Definition Model Name Model name of the Remote Management Card. Hardware Version The hardware version of the Remote Management Card. Firmware Version The current firmware version installed on the Remote Management Card.
  • Page 32: Command Line Interface

    CyberPower Remote Management System ommand Line Interface How to log on User can log on to the command line interface through either console network access (Telnet or SSH) or local access (Serial Connection). 1. Network access to the command line interface When user logs in with the admin username and admin password through Telnet or SSH, there are two types of interfaces available.
  • Page 33 CyberPower Remote Management System 2. Local access to the command line interface To log on via serial connection, the PC/server must be connected directly to the Universal port of the RMCARD using the included RJ45/DB9 Serial Port Connection Cable, and perform the following steps.
  • Page 34 Display UPS input information output show Display UPS output information Example 1: To view UPS information CyberPower > ups info show UPS information Model: OL1000XL Voltage Rating: 100V Working Frequency: 40~70 Hz Power Rating: 1000 VA Current Rating: 10 Amp...
  • Page 35 CyberPower Remote Management System Example 1: To reboot UPS turn off delay 10sec and reboot duration 20sec. CyberPower > upsctrl reboot 10/20 upscfg Description: Show and configure UPS supply power, UPS sensitivity, UPS high voltage threshold, UPS low voltage threshold, UPS bypass condition, UPS bypass high threshold, UPS bypass low threshold, UPS recharge delay, UPS recharge capacity, UPS working mode, and UPS return delay.
  • Page 36 To view the available value voltage this UPS output power can be set. CyberPower > upscfg supply? Example 2: To define bypass condition as check utility voltage only CyberPower > upscfg bypasscond voltonly Example 3: To define UPS recharge delay as 2 minutes CyberPower > upscfg rechargedelay 120...
  • Page 37 Set day of month. time <00:00:00> Set system time. Example 1: To define timezone offset as +08:00 CyberPower > date timezone +0800 Example 2: To define the date as March 21, 2015 CyberPower > date yyyy 2015 mm 3 dd 21...
  • Page 38 CyberPower Remote Management System Example 3: To define the time as 13:45:12 CyberPower > date time 13:45:12 Description: Show and configure NTP server IP, NTP update interval time. Option Argument Description show Display all NTP information for RMCARD If enable was set, System will set date and time from...
  • Page 39 Hardware Version: 1.1 Firmware Version: 1.0.3 Firmware Update Date: 03/08/2015 MAC Address: 00-0C-15-00-B9-42 Example 2: To reset RMCARD to default parameter. CyberPower > sys reset all Description: Show and configure type of Daylight Saving Time. Option Argument Description show Display all DST information for RMCARD disable-Disable DST.
  • Page 40 CyberPower Remote Management System CyberPower > dst type manual Start time (0~23): 2 Start week of month: second Start day of week: Sun Start month: Mar End time (0~23): 2 End week of month: first End day of week: Sun...
  • Page 41 CyberPower Remote Management System Example 1: To change authentication type to Radius, Local Account CyberPower > login type radiuslocal admin / device Description: Show and configure the primary/secondary manager IP, username, password of admin/device user. Option Argument Description show Display all admin or device information for this RMCARD primip <primary manager IP>...
  • Page 42 CyberPower Remote Management System Radius Server Secret: testsecret Radius Server Port: 1812 Example 2: To view radius server information CyberPower > radius show Primary Radius Server Server IP: 192.168.26.33 Server Secret: testsecret Server Port: 1812 ldap Description: Show and configure information of LDAP server.
  • Page 43 <system dns> Set DNS of system Example 1: To disable DHCP and define IP address to 192.168.26.33 CyberPower > tcpip dhcp disable ip 192.168.26.33 tcpip6 Description: Show and configure status of IPv6 router control, IPv6 manual IP. Option Argument...
  • Page 44 Enable or disable IPv6 manual ip. <manual IPv6 IP> Set manual IPv6 ip. Example 1: To define IPv6 manual IP address then show the information of IPv6 CyberPower > tcpip6 manualip 2001:cdba:0:0:0:0:3257:9652 show Access: Enable Router Control: Enable Manual: Enable Manual IPv6 Address: [2001:cdba::3257:9652] snmpv1 Description: Show and configure status of SNMPv1.
  • Page 45 <ssh port> communicate. Example 1: To set SSH server port to 5000 and enable the access to SSH CyberPower > console sshport 5000 access ssh Description: Show and configure FTP access type and TCP/IP port of FTP. Option Argument Description...
  • Page 46 CyberPower Remote Management System Example 2: To clear all event logs. CyberPower > eventlog clear Do you want to clear all eventlog [yes / no]: yes syslog Description: Show and configure information of SYSLOG server. Option Argument Description show Display all syslog information for RMCARD Add syslog server then input syslog server IP /Port appear later on.
  • Page 47 CyberPower Remote Management System Example 1: To add Syslog server. CyberPower > syslog add Syslog Server IP: 192.168.26.33 Syslog Server Port: 514 Example 2: To view information of syslog CyberPower > syslog show Syslog: Enable Facility Code: user Server1 IP: 192.168.26.33...
  • Page 48: Reset To Factory Default Setting / Recover From A Lost Password

    CyberPower Remote Management System eset to Factory Default Setting / Recover from a Lost Password To reset the CyberPower Remote Management Card to its factory default setting (including web log-in user name and password), please following these steps: RMCARD205 RMCARD305 1.
  • Page 49: Rmcard Firmware Upgrade

    1. Download the latest firmware 2. Extract the downloaded files to “C:\” 3. Open a command prompt window 4. Login to the CyberPower Remote Management Card with FTP command, in the command prompt type: (1) ftp (2) ftp > open (3) To [current IP address of RMCARD] [port];...
  • Page 50 CyberPower Remote Management System Method 2: Using Upgrade and Configuration Utility tool (Bulk firmware upgrade tool) 1. Install the CyberPower Upgrade and Configuration Utility tool available for download at www.CyberPower.com. 2. After installation completes, run the “Upgrade and Configuration Utility”.
  • Page 51 CyberPower Remote Management System 6. Select the Firmware and Data files and click “OK” to implement firmware upgrade, as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7. The File Locations of Firmware & Data window. 7. Click “Yes” to start firmware upgrade on selected devices, as shown in Figure 8.
  • Page 52: Save And Restore Configuration Settings

    CyberPower Remote Management System ave and Restore Configuration Settings Figure 10. Save/Restore Configuration in the main window. You can easily save and restore the device configuration to your local PC on the [System->About]. To save the configuration file, click “Save” to save the configuration to your local PC. The text file will have a default format of YYYY_MM_DD_HHMM.txt.
  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    2 2. Ensure the PC being used is on the same local network subnet as the CyberPower device you are trying to communicate with. 3. Ensure the Jumper on the Reset Pin is correctly installed. 1. Use method 1 and/or method 2 to get/set a correct IP address for the Remote Management Card.
  • Page 54: Conformance Approvals

    CyberPower Remote Management System onformance Approvals FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation.
  • Page 55: Appendix 1: Ip Address Settings For Cyberpower Remote Management Card

    All devices on a computer network need to have an IP address. Each device’s IP address is unique. The same address cannot be used twice. In order to assign an IP address to the CyberPower Remote Management Card, you must determine the range of the available IP addresses, and then choose an unused IP address to assign to the Remote Management Card.
  • Page 56 CyberPower Remote Management System 2. Select an IP Address for the CyberPower Remote Management Card Verify the IP Addresses for the computer and the Remote Management Card belong to the same subnet. Refer to the above network information, the possible IP Address for the Remote Management Card could be 192.168.20.* (* hereafter represents any number between 1 and 255).
  • Page 57: Appendix 2: How To Configure A Rmcard User Account In Authentication Servers

    CyberPower Remote Management System ppendix 2: How to Configure a RMCARD User Account in Authentication Servers RADIUS 1. Add a new attribute to RADIUS Dictionary as the Cyber vendor: 3808 – Vendor 2. Add two new specific attributes to RADIUS server interface under the vendor:...
  • Page 58: Appendix 3: Ups Firmware Upgrade

    1. Turn off the UPS. 2. Extract the update file to “C:\” 3. Open a command prompt window 4. Login to the CyberPower Remote Management Card with FTP command, in the command prompt type: (1) ftp (2) ftp > open (3) To [current IP address of RMCARD] [port];...
  • Page 59: Appendix 4: Software Support

    Business Edition Client is used to perform a graceful operating system shutdown when ® protected by a UPS/ATS PDU with a remote management card installed. PowerPanel Business Edition software is available on CyberPower Systems official website. Please visit www.CyberPower.com and go to the software section for free download. ® Communicate with PowerPanel...
  • Page 60 CyberPower Remote Management System Obtain IP Address for Linux Operating System The instructions in ‘Configure the IP address for the CyberPower Remote Management Card’ section ® are for Windows OS. For Linux Operating System, please use PowerPanel Business Edition Client software to scan and obtain the IP address.
  • Page 61: Appendix 5: Rmcard Adapter Guide

    CyberPower for ordering information or Technical Support. Note: RMCARD205 is designed for the 43x18mm (1.69x0.71inch) SNMP card expansion port of CyberPower PR, OR, and 1-3kVA OL series UPS, and ATS PDU. RMCARD305 is designed for the 57x23mm (2.24x0.91inch) SNMP card expansion port of...
  • Page 62 CyberPower Systems, Inc. www.cyberpower.com For USA and Canada: 4241 12th Ave East, Suite 400 Shakopee, MN 55379 Toll-free: (877) 297-6937 For all other regions: Please visit our website for local contact information. K01-E000001-05...

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