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Eaton Power Xpert Gateway Minislot (PXGMS) UPS Card ® ® Quick Start Instructions Package Contents Power Xpert Gateway Minislot (PXGMS) UPS Card USB Cable Quick Start Instructions...
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Section 1 Installation Checklist Verify that the following items are available: Power Xpert Gateway Minislot (PXGMS) UPS Card package contents (see front cover) Phillips ® screwdriver Available USB port on a computer running Microsoft Windows ® ® Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer ®...
If not already done, record the MAC address for future reference (see Step 2 on page 2). To prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD), place one hand on a metal surface, such as the UPS rear panel. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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Connect an active Ethernet cable (not supplied) to the Ethernet 10/100 connector on the PXGMS card (see Figure 3). Status Ethernet 10/100 DHCP Restart Ident Power PXGMS UPS Setup Figure 3. Install the Ethernet Cable Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
To connect the card to the computer: Go to www.eaton.com/pxgms and perform one of the following: Click the Power Xpert Gateway Minislot UPS Card link beside the PXGMS card photograph. In the left column under Products and Services > Power Quality and Monitoring >...
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For Windows XP , continue to "Install the USB Driver Software (Windows XP)" on page 7. For Windows 7 , continue to "Install the USB Driver Software (Windows 7)" on page 14. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
To install the USB driver software on a computer running Windows XP: On the Welcome window, select No, not this time and click Next (see Figure 6). Figure 6. Found New Hardware Wizard – Welcome Window Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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Figure 7. Found New Hardware Wizard – Install Software Window Select Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install and click Next (see Figure 8). Figure 8. Found New Hardware Wizard – Installation Options Window Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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Select Network adapters and click Next (see Figure 9). Figure 9. Found New Hardware Wizard – Hardware Type Window Select Have Disk... and click Next (see Figure 10). Figure 10. Found New Hardware Wizard – Select Network Adapter Window Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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Select the file and click Open. Figure 12. Locate File Window In the Install from Disk window, the path to the powerxpert.inf file displays in the Copy manufacturer’s file from box. Click OK. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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(see Figure 13). Figure 13. Found New Hardware Wizard – Select Network Adapter Window Note: If the caution message shown in Figure 14 displays, click Continue Anyway. Figure 14. Caution Message Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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USB driver has been successfully installed (see Figure 16). Figure 16. Network Connections Window Note: By default, the PXGMS card requests an IP address through DHCP when the card is connected to a network. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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To verify the IP address assigned through DHCP , continue to "Verify IP Address Assignment" on page 18. To manually enter a fixed IP address for the card’s network connection, continue to "Assign an IP Address" on page 20. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
Under Devices and Printers, select Device Manager to open the Device Manager window. Figure 17. Control Panel Window – Hardware and Sound Expand Other devices and select RNDIS/Ethernet Gadget (see Figure 18). Right-click Update Driver Software. Figure 18. Device Manager Window Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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The path to the powerxpert.inf file displays in the Search for driver software in this location box. Click Next (see Figure 20). Figure 20. Update Driver Software Window – Browse for Driver Software Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Device Manager. Expand Network adapters. Verify that Linux USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget is listed under Network adapters (see Figure 23). Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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14. Verify that the assigned IPv4 address is in the 192.168.200.x range, where “x” is typically “1. ” The USB driver software installation is complete. Figure 24. Command Prompt Window – Adapter IP Address Information Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
Log on as administrator. The default user name and default password are “admin. ” The PXGMS card Web page displays. Select Network from the Configuration menu. The Network page displays (see Figure 25). Figure 25. PXGMS Card Network Page Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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“admin. ” The PXGMS card Web page displays. Note: For detailed information, refer to the user’s guide for the PXGMS card, which is available through a link on the Documentation tab or from www.eaton.com/pxgms. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
“admin. ” If the PXGMS card Web page displays, the fixed IP Address is correct. Note: For detailed information, refer to the user’s guide for the PXGMS card, which is available through a link on the Documentation tab or from www.eaton.com/pxgms. Eaton PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 1...
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