Sentry Industries PT40 User Manual

Server Technology Solutions for the Data Center Equipment Cabinet Sentry Commander - PT40 Installation and Operations Manual © 2004 Server Tec

Installation Before installing your Commander, refer to the following lists to ensure that you have all the items shipped with the unit as well as all

Safety Precautions This section contains important safety and regulatory information that should be reviewed before installing and using the Commande

Connecting to the Power Source The input power cord must first be attached to the unit before connecting the unit to the power source. Each outlet po

Chapter 3: Operations INTERFACES 10 Outlet Naming and Grouping 10 Usernames and Passwords 10 HTML INTERFACE 11 Logging In 11 Outlet Control 12 Ind

Operations Interfaces The Sentry has two interfaces: the HTML interface accessed via the HTTP enabled Ethernet connections and the command line for se

HTML Interface The HTML interface is constructed of three major components: the System Location bar, the User/Navigation bar and the Control Screen.

Outlet Control The Outlet Control section offers access to the Individual and Group outlet control pages. From the Individual and Group pages, the us

Configuration The Configuration section offers access to all unit configuration options including Network, Telnet/HTTP, Serial Ports, Outlets, Groups

Telnet/SSH The Telnet/SSH configuration page used to enable or disable Telnet and SSH support and configure the port number that the Telnet or SSH ser

Serial Ports The Serial Ports configuration page is used for maintenance of all serial/Pass-Thru ports. NOTE: Pass-Thru connections may only be init

Instructions This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literatu

Outlets The Outlets configuration page is used for assignment and/or editing of outlet descriptive names and wakeup states. Editing the outlet descrip

Changing a user’s access privilege level: The Sentry has four defined access privilege levels; Admin, User, On-Only and View-Only: • Admin: Full-ac

FTP The FTP configuration page is used for setup and maintenance of all settings required to perform an FTP firmware upload. See Appendix B: Uploadin

Configuring input feed traps: Click on the Input Feed Traps link. On the subsequent Input Feed Traps page, select or deselect the desired traps and p

Command Line Interface Logging In Logging in through Telnet requires directing the Telnet client to the configured IP address of the unit. Logging in

Administrative Command Summary (continued) Delete Groupfromuser Removes access to one or more groups for a user Delete Outletfromgroup Deletes an o

Operations Commands Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the Sentry environment and control session operations. NOTE:

Displaying outlet status The Status command displays the on/off status of one or more outlets. The command displays the status of only those outlets

Displaying accessible groups The List Groups command displays accessible groups for the current user. To display accessible groups: At the Sentry: pro

Connecting to a serial device The Connect command allows Pass-Thru serial connection to devices attached to one of the two standard serial ports (Con

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Features and Benefits ...

Administration Commands Administration commands may only be issued by a user with administrative privileges, such as the predefined Admn user or anoth

Setting user access level privileges The Set User Access command sets the access level privileges for a user. The Sentry has four defined access p

Adding outlet access to a user The Add OutletToUser command grants a user access to one or all outlets. To grant access for more than one outlet, bu

Deleting serial/Pass-Thru port access for a user The Delete PortFromUser command removes a user’s access to a serial/Pass-Thru port. You cannot remov

Adding an outlet to a group The Add OutletToGroup command adds an outlet to a group. To add more than one outlet, but not all outlets, you must use m

Displaying outlet information The Show Outlets command displays information about all outlets. This information includes: • Descriptive outlet nam

Enabling or disabling active signal checking for serial/Pass-Thru connections The Set Port Dsrchk command enables or disables active signal checking f

Displaying serial/Pass-Thru port information The Show Ports command displays information about all serial/Pass-Thru ports. This information includes

Displaying system configuration information The Show System command displays all system configuration information. • Firmware version • NIC module

Displaying Infeed information The Show Infeeds command displays information about all infeeds. This information includes the absolute and descriptiv

Displaying network configuration information The Show Network command displays TCP/IP, Telnet, SSH, Web, SSL and SNMP configuration information. • I

HTTP Administration NOTE: A restart is required after setting or changing ANY Telnet/Web configurations. See Performing a warm boot on page 35 for

FTP Administration You may upload new versions of firmware into the Sentry using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This allows access to new firmware rel

Displaying FTP configuration information The Show FTP command displays all FTP configuration information. • FTP Host IP address • FTP Host usernam

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations SSL 42 Enabling and Setting up SSL Support 42 SSL Technical Specifications 42 SSH 43 Enabling and Setting up SSH Su

Advanced Operations SSL Secure Socket Layers (SSL) version 3 enables secure HTML sessions between a Sentry Remote Power Manager and a remote user. SS

SSH Secure Shell (SSH) version 2 enables secure network terminal sessions between a Sentry Remote Power Manager and a remote user over insecure netw

SNMP The Sentry family of products supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This allows network management systems to use SNMP request

Setting the trap timer The Set Traptime command sets the timer period between repeated error-condition traps. The valid range for the timer period i

Chapter 1: Introduction FEATURES AND BENEFITS 2 Communication Access Modes ...

SNMP Traps The Sentry supports three types of SNMP traps. Traps are enabled at the tower (T), infeed (I) or outlet (O) level. Trap Summary Name Level

Load Trap The Load trap is generated whenever the total input load on an infeed exceeds a preset threshold. Load traps include the reported input lo

Enabling or Disabling a Load trap The Set Trap Infeed Load command is used to enable or disable an Infeed Load trap. To Enable or Disable a Load trap:

Displaying trap configuration information The Show Traps command displays information about all traps. To display trap information: At the Sentry:

Chapter 5: Appendices APPENDIX A: RESETTING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS 52 To reset to factory defaults from the HTML interface ...

Appendices Appendix A: Resetting to Factory Defaults You may reset the non-volatile RAM that stores all configurable options. This clears all adminis

Appendix C: Technical Specifications Models Model Voltage Inlet* Outlets Additional Ports PT40-H404-1-02 100-120V, 50/60Hz IEC 60320/C20 4 NEM

Data Connections RS-232 port Sentrys are equipped standard with an RJ45 DTE RS-232c serial port. This connector may be used for direct local access o

Pass-Thru Port The Sentry is equipped with four RJ12 DTE Pass-Thru ports for connection to serial devices. RJ12 crossover cables are provided for co

Introduction The Server Technology Inc. Sentry family of products provides easy, practical, and secure solutions for power distribution, power managem

Appendix D: Warranty, Product Registration and Support Warranty and Limitation of Liability Server Technology, Inc. agrees to repair or replace Produ

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Chapter 2: Installation STANDARD ACCESSORIES 6 ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ITEMS 6 EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW 6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 7 INSTALLING THE POWER INPUT RETENT