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Synaccess netBooter PDU Series User Manual

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netBooter™ PDU Series User Manual
Quick Startup Reference Guide
The system is shipped with the following default settings.
Local Master Serial Port
Baud Rate
9600
Data Bits
8
Parity
None
Stop Bits
1
Hardware
None
Handshaking
Hold a pin in the "rst" hole when you supply power to the device. This will enable DHCP mode. The
default name of the PDU is REMOTEPDU; you can also find the MAC address printed on a label on top
Hold a pin in the rst hole for 10+ seconds and release. This will reset all settings back to factory default,
including the administration settings (e.g. user accounts and passwords will be wiped and reset). Note
that this will NOT interrupt power operations on device outlets.
Networking
IP (Static)
Mask
Gateway
Default account Info:
Username: admin
Password: admin
Booting in DHCP Mode
of the unit.
Resetting to Default Settings
192.168.1.100
255.255.0.0
192.168.1.1

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  • Page 1 netBooter™ PDU Series User Manual Quick Startup Reference Guide The system is shipped with the following default settings. Local Master Serial Port Networking Baud Rate 9600 IP (Static) 192.168.1.100 Data Bits Mask 255.255.0.0 Parity None Gateway 192.168.1.1 Stop Bits Hardware None Handshaking Default account Info:...

  • Page 2: Connecting To Your Device

    Connecting to your Device Connecting via Ethernet (device is connected to network equipment) Connect to the default static IP by connecting to 192.168.1.100 through your web browser or through telnet. If the connection is successful on a web browser, you will receive a login prompt. The default username and password is admin/admin.
  • Page 3 Once you are in the Network & Internet settings window, find the ethernet port that corresponds to the one you are directly connecting to your device, and click on the “Edit” button for IP Assignment (picture shown below). You will need to change the IP settings from “Automatic (DHCP)”...
  • Page 4 For devices with USB serial ports, no extra drivers are needed for modern versions of Windows. We will need to first retrieve the COM port assigned to your device. For DB9 devices, this will correspond to the assigned COM port that you have connected your device to.

  • Page 5: Configuring Your Device

    Once you have updated the settings, navigate to the “Session” section at the top of the left hand menu, set connection type to “Serial”. Set your Serial Line to the COM port that your device is connected to, and click on the “Open” button at the bottom.
  • Page 6 Basic System configuration settings can be configured in the “System” section of the left hand menu. Of note, this includes enabling/disabling web access, telnet access, setting telnet authentication mode, and enabling NTP or setting date time information in the absence of NTP. If you are accessing the device via command line interface (e.g.

  • Page 7: Outlet Setup

    Outlet Setup In the Web UI, you can configure various Outlet operation settings in the “Outlet Setup” section of the left hand menu. Please note that making a change in this section requires you to click on the “Save Outlet Settings” button within that section (and not necessarily the Save button at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 8 Groups of outlets can be defined (pictured below) in the “Global Settings” section for group-based operations (e.g. turn on/off/reboot all outlets in Group 1 or 2). Sequential On Delay refers to the time to wait between turning on each outlet within the group. If you would like to restrict access and control to specified outlets by user account, refer to the User Administration and Outlet Reservation...
  • Page 9 AutoPing AutoPing gives you functionality to automatically reboot a set of outlets after a specified number of pings to a destination IP fail. This can be used to test if a device powered by the PDU is still alive, and to power cycle this device if no ping response is returned.
  • Page 10 Reboot Attempts to Fix Problem For Action Type = ‘Reboot”, the number of times to attempt a reboot if pings continue to fail. Max value is 254. A value of 0 will infinitely attempt reboots. ICMP Time Out in Seconds The maximum time (in seconds, between 1 and 9) that the PDU will (only on DU models) wait for a ping response before determining failure.
  • Page 11 Event logging can be configured in the web UI in the “Event Notification” section. Locally stored event logging can be viewed in the “View Event Logging” section of the Web UI. Refer to the following tables for documentation on each setting or event: Event Trigger Description User Login...

  • Page 12: Faq And Troubleshooting

    Environment Temperature Upper Threshold Upper temperature threshold (in Celsius) to use for triggering “Environment Temperature Threshold” event logging Lower Threshold Lower temperature threshold (in Celsius) to use for triggering “Environment Temperature Threshold” event logging Email Interval (in Minutes) Interval between email (in minutes), specifically for current and temperature threshold event notifications via email Local Event Logging &...
  • Page 13 Will resetting the PDU power cycle the outlets? If you reset your PDU using “nwset” or “Restart network”, your device outlets will maintain their power state through a reset. Why am I getting a 414 error when accessing the PDU webpage from a domain name? Depending on the PDU model, the longest allowable domain name is no longer than 15 characters.
  • Page 14 Networking and System Configuration/Operations CLI Command Description nwshow Displays network settings and status, including IP address, gateway, MAC address, and more nwset Resets the network interface dhcp <x> Sets IP to DHCP mode (x=1) or Static mode (x=0) ip <ip> <mask> Sets the static IP address of the device to <ip>...

  • Page 15: Command List

    Power Outlet Operations CLI Command Description pset <n> <v> Sets outlet # <n> to <v>, where <n> represents the outlet number, and v represents state (0 is OFF, 1 is ON) For example, “pset 2 1” will set outlet number 2 to ON ps <v>...

  • Page 16: Return Codes

    Example to reboot outlet 2 http://192.168.1.100/cmd.cgi?$A4 2 “ ” Get Outlet Status Returns: xxxx,cccc,cccc,tt OR xxxx,cccc,tt Where each “x” denotes an outlet state (1=ON, 0=OFF), with the right most “x” representing outlet 1. “c” denotes AC current draw(amps) and “t” represents temperature (Celsius) Set all Outlets to 1 = ON, 0 = OFF...

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