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Figure 2.1: VMR Series - Front Panel (Model VMR-16HD20-1 Shown)
Figure 2.2: VMR Series - Back Panel (Model VMR-16HD20-1 Shown)
Figure 2.3: NPS Series - Front Panel (Model NPS-16HD20-1 Shown)
Figure 2.4: NPS Series - Back Panel (Model NPS-16HD20-1 Shown)
Figure 5.1: Boot Priority Example 1
Figure 5.2: Boot Priority Example 2
Figure 9.1: The Help Menu (Administrator Mode; Text Interface - VMR Shown)
Figure 14.1: Web Access Parameters (Text Interface Only)
Figure B.1: RS232 SetUp Port Interface
1. Introduction
2. Unit Description
- 2.1. VMR Series - Front Panel
- 2.2. VMR Series - Back Panel
- 2.3. NPS Series - Front Panel
- 2.4. NPS Series - Back Panel
- 2.5. Additional Button Functions
3. Getting Started
- 3.1. Installing the VMR Hardware
  - 3.1.1. Apply Power to the VMR or NPS
  - 3.1.2. Connect your PC to the VMR or NPS
- 3.2. Communicating with the VMR or NPS
4. Hardware Installation
- 4.1. Connecting the Power Supply Cables
  - 4.1.1. Installing the Power Supply Cable Keepers
  - 4.1.2. Connect the VMR or NPS to Your Power Supply
- 4.2. Connection to Switched Outlets
- 4.3. Serial SetUp Port Connection
  - 4.3.1. Connecting a Local PC
  - 4.3.2. Connecting an External Modem
- 4.4. Connecting the Network Cable
- 4.5. Rack Mounting
5. Basic Configuration
- 5.1. Communicating with the VMR or NPS Unit
- 5.2. Configuration Menus
- 5.3. Defining System Parameters
- 5.4. User Accounts
- 5.5. Managing User Accounts
- 5.6. The Plug Group Directory
- 5.7. Defining Plug Parameters
  - 5.7.1. The Boot Priority Parameter
    - 5.7.1.1. Example 1: Change Plug A3 to Priority 1
    - 5.7.1.2. Example 2: Change Plug A5 to Priority 2
- 5.8. Serial Port Configuration
- 5.9. Network Configuration
- 5.10. Save User Selected Parameters
  - 5.10.1. Restore Configuration
6. Reboot Options
- 6.1. Ping-No-Answer Reboot
- 6.2. Scheduled Reboot
7. Alarm Configuration
- 7.1. The Over Current Alarms (VMR Only)
  - 7.1.1. Over Current Alarms - Load Shedding and Auto Recovery
- 7.2. The Over Temperature Alarms
  - 7.2.1. Over Temperature Alarms - Load Shedding and Auto Recovery
- 7.3. The Circuit Breaker Open Alarm
- 7.4. The Lost Voltage (Line In) Alarm
- 7.5. The Ping-No-Answer Alarm
- 7.6. The Invalid Access Lockout Alarm
- 7.7. The Power Cycle Alarm
- 7.8. The Plug Current Alarm (VMR Only)
8. The Status Screens
- 8.1. Product Status
- 8.2. The Network Status Screen
- 8.3. The Plug Status Screen
- 8.4. The Plug Group Status Screen
- 8.5. The Current Metering Status Screen (VMR Only)
- 8.6. The Current History Screen (VMR Only)
- 8.7. The Power Range Status Screen (VMR Only)
- 8.8. The Power History Screen
9. Operation
- 9.1. Operation via the Web Browser Interface
  - 9.1.1. The Plug Control Screen - Web Browser Interface
  - 9.1.2. The Plug Group Control Screen - Web Browser Interface
- 9.2. Operation via the Text Interface
  - 9.2.1. Switching and Reboot Commands - Text Interface
  - 9.2.2. Applying Commands to Several Plugs - Text Interface
- 9.3. The Automated Mode
- 9.4. Manual Operation
- 9.5. Logging Out of Command Mode
10. SSH Encryption
11. Syslog Messages
- 11.1. Configuration
12. SNMP Traps
- 12.1. Configuration:
13. Operation via SNMP
- 13.1. VMR/NPS SNMP Agent
- 13.2. SNMPv3 Authentication and Encryption
- 13.3. Configuration via SNMP
- 13.4. Plug Control via SNMP
  - 13.4.1. Plug Status/Control
  - 13.4.2. Plug Group Status/Control
- 13.5. Viewing VMR/NPS Status via SNMP
  - 13.5.1. Plug Status
  - 13.5.2. Unit Environment Status
- 13.6. Sending Traps via SNMP
14. Setting Up SSL Encryption
- 14.1. Creating a Self Signed Certificate
- 14.2. Creating a Signed Certificate
- 14.3. Downloading the Server Private Key
15. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters
- 15.1. Sending Parameters to a File
- 15.2. Restoring Saved Parameters
- 15.3. Restoring Previously Saved Parameters
16. Upgrading VMR/NPS Firmware
- 16.1. Firmware Upgrade Utility (Recommended)
- 16.2. The Upgrade Firmware Function (Alternate Method)
17. Command Reference Guide
- 17.1. Command Conventions
- 17.2. Command Summary
- 17.3. Command Set
Appendix A. Specifications
Appendix B. Interface Descriptions
- B.1. SetUp Port (RS232)
Appendix C. Customer Service
Index

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Basic Configuration

• PowerConfiguration: (VMR Only) In the Web Browser Interface, the Voltage

Calibration parameter, Power Factor parameter and Power Efficiency parameter are

defined via the System Parameters Menu. In the Text Interface, these parameters

reside in a separate submenu, which is accessed via the Power Configuration

option. For more information on Power Configuration, please refer to Section 5.3.5.

Note: The Power Configuration option is not available on NPS units.

• EnergyWiseConfiguration: Defines parameters that are needed in order for the

VMR or NPS to serve as an element in a Cisco EnergyWise network. This item

allows the following parameters to be defined. (Default = Off.)

Note: In the Web Browser Interface, EnergyWise parameters are defined via

the "EnergyWise" link in the General Parameters fly-out menu.



Enable: Enables/disables the VMR/NPS unit's ability to particapate in a Cisco

Energywise network. (Default = Off)



Domain: The Energywise Domain Name; up to eighty characters long.

(Default = Undefined.)



Secret: A password that is used to authenticate each element in a Cisco

Energywise network. The Secret parameter can be up to eighty characters long.

(Default = Undefined.)

• SerialNumber: Allows the serial number for the VMR/NPS unit to be saved and

displayed. When this parameter is defined, the serial number can be displayed via

the Product Status screen in the Web Browser or by invoking the /J* command in

the Text Interface. Since the serial number plate on the VMR/NPS unit is not always

easily accessible after installation, it is often helpful to define the serial number here

in order to simplify the process of determining the serial number later.

(Default = undefined.)

5.3.1. The Real Time Clock and Calendar

The Real Time Clock menu is used to set the VMR/NPS internal clock and calendar. The

configuration menu for the Real Time Clock offers the following options:

• Date: Sets the Month, Date, Year and day of the week for the VMR/NPS real-time

clock/calendar.

• Time: Sets the Hour, Minute and Second for the VMR/NPS real time clock/calendar.

Key in the time using the 24-hour (military) format.

• TimeZone: Sets the time zone, relative to Greenwich Mean Time. Note that the

Time Zone setting will function differently, depending upon whether or not the NTP

feature is enabled and properly configured. (Default = GMT (No DST).)



NTPEnabled: The Time Zone setting is used to adjust the Greenwich Mean

Time value (received from the NTP server) in order to determine the precise local

time for the selected time zone.



NTPDisabled: If NTP is disabled, or if the VMR/NPS is not able to access the

NTP server, then status screens and activity logs will list the selected Time Zone

and current Real Time Clock value, but will not apply the correction factor to the

displayed Real Time Clock value.