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Chapter 5 Shutdown

The Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) provides local computer graceful shutdown when connected to a

UPS through either a Network Management Card, USB port or RS-232 port.

This shutdown feature can be enabled or disabled from the Se

ttings > System > Modules Settings selection

path.

NOTE Refer to the Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) User’s Guide for a detailed

description of the Shutdown feature.

NOTE When the Shutdown feature is enabled, the software displays a communication

error until the Power Source is correctly configured as described in “Shutdown

Configuration”.

Shutdown Configuration

To access the shutdown configuration options and verify that the Shutdown Module is enabled (administrator

access):

1. From the left-side Vie

ws panel of the Eaton IPM main interface window, select the Settings > Shutdown

menu item.The Shutdown page displays (see Figure 75).

The following configuration options are provided on the righ

t-side panel of the Shutdown page:

Edit power source

Edit shutdown configuration

Edit advanced shutdown criteria

Edit UPS configuration

Test access

Test shutdown

Figure 75. USB/Serial Power Source on Shutdown Page

To configure shutdown, perform the following actions:

1. Click the Ed

it Power Source button.

2. In the Power source field, select the UPS that powers the computer hosting the Eaton IPM.