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USER’S GUIDE Network Management Card
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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 Management Card’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 Management Card. 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 Management Card.
– 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
Management Card.
For more information about MIB-II OIDs, see the PowerNet
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SNMP
Management Information Base (MIB) Reference Guide, available on the APC
Network Management Card 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.