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USER’S GUIDE
Switched Rack PDU
1
Introduction
Product Description
Features of the Switched Rack PDU
The American Power Conversion (APC
®
) Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
is a stand-alone, network-manageable device that monitors current and allows
programmable control of eight, sixteen, or twenty-four power outlets (depending on the
model).
You can manage a Switched Rack PDU through its Web interface, its control console,
the InfraStruXure
®
Manager, or SNMP:
• Access the Web interface using HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), or using
HTTPS with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
• Access the control console through a serial connection, Telnet, or Secure SHell
(SSH).
• Use InfraStruXure Manager to monitor and manage your Rack PDU.
• Use an SNMP browser and the APC PowerNet
®
Management Information Base
(MIB) to manage your Rack PDU.
Switched Rack PDUs have these features:
• Monitors current per phase or bank
• Configurable alarm thresholds that provide network and visual alarms to help you
prevent overloaded circuits
• Independent outlet control
• Configurable power delays
• 24 independent outlet user accounts
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