User`s guide

31UPS Network Management Card 2 User’s Guide
When you have set the parameters, click Apply and the Cisco switch polls the domain and finds your UPS and
any attached devices, including those attached using Switched Outlet Groups.
The lower half of this screen shows your devices and categorizes them under Parent and Child (if relevant).
The Parent is always your UPS. If you have devices attached to Switched Outlet Groups, they display under the
Child Configuration heading.
The associated fields, Name, Role, Keywords, and Importance can be edited by clicking on the Name link or
you can accept the defaults. It is mandatory to have values in Name and Importance.
The values in Role, Keywords, Importance, must use standard specification values from Cisco
EnergyWise. They enable the querying of the state of your devices.
Universal I/O screens
The Universal I/O menu is relevant when you have installed the temperature and humidity sensors
(AP9335T/ TH) or the Dry Contact I/O Accessory (AP9810). Using these is often referred to as
environmental monitoring.
Temperature and Humidity screen
Path: Universal I/O > Temp & Humidity
Domain Name Specify the name of the domain shared between the NMC and the Cisco EnergyWise switch.
Secure Mode
Select this check box to enable secure mode for communication between the NMC and the
switch. This is optional.
Shared Secret
If you select the Secure Mode check box, you must then enter the secret shared password used
between your devices and the switch.
Field Description
Name The Name used to identify the parent and associated children of the UPS.
Role
This is a search category available to the Cisco switch.
The role defines the device’s job or function within the network.
The parent role default value is “Uninterruptible Power Supply”. The child role’s default value
is “Outlet Group”, if supported.
Keywords
This is a search category available to the Cisco switch.
Keywords are a way of grouping the parent and associated children devices. This enables the
filtering of search results and reporting.
The default value of a parent is “apc,ups,smartups”. The default of each child is
“apc,ups,smartups,outlet”.
Importance
Use the Importance field to rate or prioritize a device.
The value can be an integer number from 1 to 100 where 1 is the least important and 100 is the
most important. The default value of both the parent and each child is 1.
Field Description