Metered switched rack pdus ap78xx ap79xx rack automatic transfer switches ap77xx environmental monitoring units ap9320 ap9340 netbotz 200 network management card 2 ap9630 ap9630ch ap9631 ap9631ch ap9635 35ch.
Apc metered rack pdu factory reset.
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Published on oct 28 2016 if you forget the password to your apc rack pdu generation 2 starts with part number ap8xxx.
This often happens not only with the sale of used equipment but also when there isn t good documentation or a company acquires a competitor and has to absorb all their power management it infrastructure.
This procedure simply reboots the embedded network management card which will render the network port inaccessible for a short period of time while it reboots.
Devices with an embedded network management card 1 include but are not limited to.
Press the reset button for 10 seconds the light might start pulsing or go out release the reset button and press it again for 1 second the light should pulse go orange.
The login username password then is apc apc.
Rack pdu 2g metered by outlet with switching zerou 20a 208v 16a 230v 21 c13 3 c19.
If your pdu is in warranty tech support can generally send you a new one.
If you use the loopback address or address such as 255 255 255 255 or 0 0 0 0 for the default gateway it can disable access to the pdu and yes the only way to reset it would be via a serial login.
Apc metered rack power distribution units pdus provide active metering to enable energy optimization and circuit protection.
Apc metered by outlet with switching rack power distribution units pdus enable advanced user customizable power control and individual outlet power metering.
Resetting the network interface using the small reset button near the network jack has no effect on the electrical output of the rack pdu or rack ats.
User defined alarm thresholds mitigate.
Perhaps you picked up an apc metered rack pdu used and want to use the built in management features but can t because you re locked out.
Then you can recover it by connecting to the pdu via the serial port using.