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USER’S GUIDE Metered Rack PDU
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Administration: General Options
Identification (Administration>General>Identification)
Define values for Name (the device name), Location (the physical location), and
Contact (the person responsible for the device) used by the Rack PDU’s SNMP agent.
These settings are the values used for the MIB-II sysName, sysContact, and
sysLocation Object Identifiers (OIDs).
Set the Date and Time
Method (Administration>General>Date & Time>mode)
Set the time and date used by the Rack PDU. You can change the current settings
manually or through a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server:
• Manual Mode: Do one of the following:
– Enter the date and time for the Rack PDU.
– Mark the checkbox Apply Local Computer Time to match the date and time
settings of the computer you are using.
• Synchronize with NTP Server: Have an NTP Server define the date and time for the
Rack PDU.
For more information about MIB-II OIDs, see the PowerNet
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SNMP
Management Information Base (MIB) Reference Guide, available on the
Metered Rack PDU Utility CD and the APC Web site, www.apc.com.
Setting Definition
Primary NTP Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the primary NTP server.
Secondary NTP Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the secondary NTP server
when a secondary server is available.