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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

7-4

Alarm Configuration

• Subject: This parameter is used to define the text that will appear in the "Subject"

field for all email notification messages generated by the alarm. (Defaults =

"Alarm: Over Current (Initial)" or "Alarm: Over Current (Critical)")

• LoadShedding: Provides access to a submenu which is used to configure

and enable the Load Shedding feature for the Over Current Alarm. When Load

Shedding is enabled and properly configured, the VMR will switch user-selected

plugs On or Off whenever the current load exceeds the Alarm Set Threshold value.

If the Auto Recovery feature is enabled, the VMR can also return these user-

selected plugs to their prior status when current load falls below the Alarm Clear

Threshold value. For more information on the Load Shedding Feature and Auto

Recovery, please refer to Section 7.1.1.

7.1.1. Over Current Alarms - Load Shedding and Auto Recovery

The Load Shedding feature is used to switch specific, user-defined, non-essential plugs

On or Off whenever current load exceeds the Alarm Set Threshold value. This allows

the VMR to automatically shut Off plugs in order to reduce current load when the load

approaches user-defined critical levels. When the Auto Recovery feature is enabled,

the VMR can also automatically "undo" the effects of the Load Shedding feature when

current load again falls to a user-defined non-critical level.

The VMR also allows you to define separate Load Shedding/Recovery actions for an

Over Current Branch Alarm and an Over Current Line Alarm. For example, if the Line

Alarm is triggered, Load Shedding can switch Off Plugs A1 and B1, yet when the Branch

"A" Alarm is triggered, the VMR can switch Off Plugs A1 and A2.

Together, the Load Shedding and Auto Recovery features allow the VMR to shut off

power to non-essential devices when the current load is too high, and then switch those

same non-essential devices back On again when the load falls to an acceptable level.

The Load Shedding Configuration Menus allow you to define the following parameters:

Notes:

• Current and Power Monitoring features are not available on NPS units.

• The Load Shedding Configuration Menus for all Over Current Alarms offer

essentially the same set of parameters, but parameters defined for each

alarm are separate and unique. For example, parameters defined for Over

Current (Initial) Alarm Load Shedding will not be applied to Over Current

(Critical) Alarm Load Shedding and vice versa.

• In the Web Browser Interface, the "Unit to Configure" and "Branch"

parameters are found in the Over Current Alarm configuration menus.

• The "Unit to Configure," "Branch A," "Branch B" and "Line" parameters are

used to determine which unit or branch the Load Shedding functions will be

applied to.

• The Line Alarms are not available on some VMR models.

• UnittoConfigure: In some WTI power control products, this item is used to select

either a local unit or an auxiliary unit. In VMR series products, this option presently

has no function. (Default = Local.)

• BranchALoadShedding: Defines the Load Shedding actions that will be

executed when an Over Current Branch Alarm is triggered at Branch "A".