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cyber Switching Dualcom S User Manual

Serial and tcp/ip interfaces/ web/telnet/snmp with temp and humidity module
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TIME/DATE Setup............................ 32 NTP ................................32 NETWORK Setup............................. 33 LOGGING Setup ............................33 SNMP Setup ............................. 35 GENERAL Setup............................36 System Information ..........................37 FAQs .................................. 39 Mounting Diagram for Vertical Dualcom S ....................40 Temperature/Humidity Sensor ........................41 RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ......................42...
  • Page 3 CE certificate will go on this page.
  • Page 4 Symbols The following symbols are used as references and can be found on the Dualcom S: Caution: There is a risk of equipment damage and or personal injury. Follow the instructions. Caution: Hazardous voltages are present. To reduce the risk of electrical shock and possible injury, please follow the instructions.
  • Page 5 Rack Mounting Instructions When mounting the PDU to a network/data rack, please take note of the following safety and precautionary guidelines: A) Please only use the provided mounting hardware. B) Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient.

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions FOR YOUR SAFETY, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN SETTING UP YOUR EQUIPMENT: PON INITIAL INSPECTION IF THE UNIT APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED DO NOT INSTALL ONTACT YBER WITCHING IMMEDIATELY OLLOW ALL CAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS MARKED ON THE EQUIPMENT SUITABLY RATED LISTED BRANCH CIRCUIT BREAKER SHALL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE BUILDING INSTALLATION...
  • Page 7 Notes...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Hardware Overview (Horizontal Unit Shown) 1: Indicates the total number of amps being used 2: Green LED indicates outlet is energized; red LED indicates Cyber Breaker® has tripped. Amber LED indicates outlet current is outside of the high or low limit setting. 3: Temperature/humidity sensor port (RJ25) –...

  • Page 9: Hardware Specifications

    Hardware Specifications Circuit Total Continuous Model Receptacle Type Banks Input/Output Dualcom S 440i 16 A per bank Dualcom S 460L5 24 A per bank L5-30 Dualcom S 460L6 24 A per bank L6-30 Dualcom S 816i-EU 16 A Dualcom S 820...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Dualcom S

    Chapter CONNECTING THE DUALCOM S Perform the following to attach the Dualcom S unit using a serial or TCP/IP connection. Serial Connection 1) Attach the unit to a COM port on your computer using the supplied DB9 to RJ45 adapter and the supplied green inverse cable.

  • Page 11: Tcp/Ip Connection

    1) Note the MAC address from the label on the Dualcom S unit. 2) Attach the unit to a network with a DHCP server using the Ethernet port on the front of the Dualcom S unit. Power up unit and allow it to pick up an IP address.
  • Page 12 Note: It is recommended that you periodically change the password to prevent unauthorized access to the Dualcom S. The following screen appears:...

  • Page 13: Serial Interface Setup

    Chapter SERIAL INTERFACE SETUP Once communication with the Dualcom S is configured as described in the Serial Connection section, the serial interface is ready for use. Serial Interface Navigation There are two ways to navigate and select items using a serial connection: •...

  • Page 14: Turning An Outlet On/Off

    Note: When the Dualcom S is powered up, all outlets are ON by default. To change an outlet so that it will be off when the Dualcom S is powered up, turn off all desired outlets as described above and press 0. Similarly, turn on an outlet that is turned off and press 0 to have it be on whenever the Dualcom S powers up.
  • Page 15 There are ten outlet settings that can be changed: • Outlet Label • Reboot delay (sec.) • Reboot off (sec.) • Enable Low Current Alerts • Low Current (Amps) • Low Grace Period (ms) • Enable Cyber Breaker® the Virtual Circuit Breaker™ •...

  • Page 16: Setting High/Low Currents And Grace Periods

    Setting High/Low Currents and Grace Periods When the current rises above or falls below the current limit for longer than the grace period, current alerts send syslogs and trigger SNMP traps. Do the following to enable high/low current alerts and grace periods. Once enabled, a log and a SNMP trap will be sent if the measured current drops below or rises above the limit for longer than the low or high grace period.

  • Page 17: Temperature And Humidity Data & Settings

    Temperature and Humidity Data & Settings Setting Temperature and Humidity alerts trigger syslogs and SNMP traps when the temperature or humidity rises above or falls below the set value, informing the user when a problem occurs. High/low limits can be set individually for both sensors and for both temperature and humidity.

  • Page 18: Logs

    Logs The Dualcom S maintains a log of 64 events at a time. When enabled, the Dualcom S can e-mail the log to a designated person manually at anytime, or automatically once the log file is full. If the log file is full and e-mail is not enabled, the unit will overwrite the oldest event, and thus keep the log current.

  • Page 19: System Settings

    The following screen appears: From here, you can do the following: • Send the logs to an administrator by pressing 1. • Send the logs to an administrator and clear the log buffer by pressing 2. • Clear the log buffer by pressing 3. System Settings From the main menu, type 4 to select System Settings.

  • Page 20: Time/Date Setup

    From here you can set the following attributes: • • Time/Date SNMP Settings • • Network Settings General Settings • • Logging Settings Manage Users TIME/DATE Setup The following shows how to set the time and date on your unit. It is important that the time and date be accurate as they directly affect the logs and schedules for desired use.

  • Page 21: Network Setup

    • Day (from 1-31) • Year (full format i.e. 2004) • Time Zone: (e.g. GMT – 08:00 = Pacific Standard Time) • NTP Server 1: (Address of first NTP server) • NTP Server 2: (Address of second NTP server) Note: The Use NTP option must be selected for the NTP Server 1 and NTP Server 2 settings to be operational.

  • Page 22: Logging Setup

    Once the Dualcom S reboots (it may take a minute), you’ll be prompted to log on again. 5) If no changes were made, or you don’t wish to reboot the Dualcom S at this time, hit Backspace to return to the System Settings screen.

  • Page 23: Snmp Setup

    There are three syslog settings and four e-mail settings that can be changed: • Syslog Server (specify the IP address of your syslog server) • Log Facility (specify the logging facility) • Log Level (specify the level of logs you want to report) •...

  • Page 24: General Setup

    1. By default, SNMP is OFF. To allow SNMP, navigate to [ ] Enable SNMP and press Enter. An x appears indicating the option is active. Press Enter again to remove the x and disable SNMP. Note: If SNMP is not being used, disable it to prevent a security hazard. 2.

  • Page 25: User(S) Setup

    There are four General settings that can be changed: • Outlets page refresh rate (5-999s): xxx (Default is 10) This controls how often the Outlets web page refreshes. Please note that if the refresh rate is set too high the system will not have enough time to load the entire page.
  • Page 26 2. To delete a user, navigate to the user and press –. 3. To edit the settings for a particular user (or add a new one), navigate to the desired line and press Enter. A screen similar to following appears: There are two User settings that can be changed: •...
  • Page 27 7. To allow the user full admin privileges, navigate to Administrator [ ] and press Enter. An x appears indicating the option is active. Press Enter again to remove the x and deny the user full admin privileges. 8. To select which outlets a normal user has control of, navigate to one of the eight outlets that appear under User can modify these outlets (Administrators can modify ALL outlets): and press Enter.

  • Page 28: Web Interface Setup

    WEB INTERFACE SETUP Once the Dualcom is configured and on the network as explained in the TCP/IP Connection section, the Dualcom S unit is ready for use. The web interface features five tabs that run along the top of the page: The following functions can be performed from within the tab listed: •...

  • Page 29: Outlet Tab

    Enable Cyber Breaker® the Virtual Circuit Breaker™ Turning an Outlet On/Off When the Dualcom S is booted up, all outlets by default are turned on and represented by a green LED. To turn an individual outlet off, click the Off link next to the desired outlet.

  • Page 30: Rebooting An Outlet

    To turn all outlets on or off at the same time, click on On or Off next to ALL To change an outlet so that it will be off when the Dualcom S is powered up, do the following: 1. Turn off all desired outlets as described above.

  • Page 31: Setting High/Low Currents And Grace Periods

    • Enable Low Current Alerts • Low Current (Amps) • Low Grace Period (ms) • Enable Cyber Breaker® Virtual Circuit Breaker™ • Enable High Current Alerts • High Current (Amps) • High Grace Period (ms) • Reboot delay (sec.) • Reboot off (sec.) Note: The Enable Low/High Current Alerts options must be selected for the Low/High Current and Low/High Grace Period settings to be...

  • Page 32: Enabling Cyber Breaker® The Virtual Circuit Breaker

    4. To change the High Current or High Grace period times, click in the box next to either option and enter a new time. 5. Click Save Properties when done. Enabling Cyber Breaker® the Virtual Circuit Breaker™ Cyber Breaker® the Virtual Circuit Breaker™ provides protection for each individual outlet, so if one is pulling too much current, only that outlet is tripped.

  • Page 33: Temp/Hum Tab

    Note: To utilize the outlet scheduling feature, the correct time and date must first be setup. To delete an event, click on the next to the desired event: Temp/Hum Tab Setting Temperature and Humidity alerts trigger syslog messages and SNMP traps when the temperature or humidity rises above or falls below the set value, informing the user when a problem occurs.
  • Page 34 Note: This can only be done by an administrator. 2. Click in the Enable Temperature/Humidity Alerts checkbox. An x appears indicating the option is active. Click again to remove the x and disable the option. 3. To change the High/Low Temperature or High/Low Humidity Threshold settings for the primary sensor, click in the box of the desired setting.

  • Page 35: Logs Tab

    Logs Tab The Dualcom S maintains a log of 64 events at a time. When enabled, the Dualcom S can e-mail the log to a designated person manually at anytime, or automatically once the log file is full. If the log file is full and e-mail is not enabled, the unit overwrites the oldest event, thus keeping the log current.

  • Page 36: Users Tab

    Users Tab The Users tab allows you to add or edit user attributes and assign user privileges. Up to 16 users can be created on the Dualcom S. To Access the Users tab, the user must be an Administrator. Click the User tab to display a screen similar to the following: To remove a user, click Delete next to the user to remove.
  • Page 37 2. To allow the user full admin privileges, click in the User is an administrator box. A checkmark appears indicating the option is active. Click again to remove the checkmark and deny the user full admin privileges. 3. To set which specific outlets a normal user has control of, click in all of the boxes that appear under User may modify these outlets (administrators can modify all outlets regardless of these settings) you wish the user to have access to.

  • Page 38: Setup Tab

    Setup Tab Click on the Setup Tab. The following screen appears: From here you can set the following attributes: • System Clock Settings • Network Settings • Logging Settings • SNMP Settings • General Settings The Setup tab is only accessible to administrators. To make changes, click Edit next to the appropriate heading.

  • Page 39: Time/Date Setup

    The time/date on the Dualcom S can either be set manually or automatically using NTP. To configure the NTP settings with an NTP Server, do the following: 1.

  • Page 40: Network Setup

    Note: The network settings will not take affect until the unit has been rebooted. LOGGING Setup Administrators can use this screen to setup e-mail properties and server settings. When enabled, the Dualcom S can e-mail the log to a designated person manually at anytime, or automatically once the log file is full.
  • Page 41 There are three syslog settings and four e-mail settings that can be changed: • Syslog Server (specify the IP address of your syslog server) • Facility (specify the logging facility) • Minimum Level (specify the level of logs you want to report) •...

  • Page 42: Snmp Setup

    4. Click the Dump logs to e-mail when local buffer is full box. A checkmark appears. 5. Click Save. The unit is now ready to send the log once the buffer is full. Note: The SMTP Server is the outgoing e-mail server. Please consult with the network administrator for any missing information.

  • Page 43: General Setup

    • System Name/Contact/Location Enter System Name (Dualcom S name), System Contact (contact person for Dualcom S), and System Location (Dualcom S location) information in their respective boxes. Note: When done entering settings, click on Save to activate all changes. GENERAL Setup Behavioral settings, such as outlet change confirmations and refresh rates, can be changed from this screen.

  • Page 44: System Information

    RS232 Baud Rate: pull-down menu. Note: When done entering settings, click on Save to activate all changes. System Information Click the System Information link at the bottom of the Setup screen to display current system information about the Dualcom S unit in use:...

  • Page 46: Faqs

    On horizontal units, the reset button is located through a hole on the right side of the Dualcom S just behind the front bracket; On vertical units, the reset button is located through a hole above the Serial RS232 port.

  • Page 47: Mounting Diagram For Vertical Dualcom S

    Mounting Diagram for Vertical Dualcom S...

  • Page 48: Temperature/Humidity Sensor

    The temperature/humidity sensor is an optional add-on module that can be used in conjunction with supporting Dualcom S units. The attached cable on the sensor plugs into the RJ25 (6P6C) connector on the Dualcom S. Once communication has been established between the two devices, the display on the Dualcom S will update with the detected temperature/humidity data.

  • Page 49: Radio Frequency Interference

    RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND (2) THIS DEVICE WILL ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. This Class “A”...

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