Avocent EVR1500-AM - Manual (Page 17)

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3. On the back of the EVR1500 environmental monitor appliance, insert into
plug-in modules 1 to 6, 2-wire digital sensors supplied by Avocent or a
third party. Place the sensor in the desired location. See Appendix C for
pinout information.
NOTE: Plug-in modules 7 and 8 are digital output ports.
4. With the small white ridge of the power connector facing up, plug the
supplied power cord into the back of the EVR1500 environmental monitor
appliance. Connect the appliance by plugging one end of the AC power
cord into the switching power supply. Plug the other end of the power
cord into the appropriate AC power source.
5. When power is applied, the appliance performs a boot sequence for
approximately 60 seconds. After the boot sequence is complete, press the
Enter key to display the login prompt on the Terminal screen. To manually
set the IP address follow the instructions in the next section, Confi guring
the EVR1500 Environmental Monitor Appliance.
NOTE: The EVR1500 environmental monitor appliance is factory confi gured to use the DHCP
(Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol) to obtain an IP address from the network. If your
appliance does not have a MAC address on the bottom of the appliance, you can obtain a MAC
address from the CLI (Command Line Interface) using the ifconfi g command as shown
in Figure 2.3.
6. Using Internet Explorer, launch the web GUI by typing the IP address
confi gured in the Confi guring the EVR1500 Environmental Monitor
Appliance section.
NOTE: You can download this application from the Sun Microsystems web site by typing
http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html in the web browser address bar.
Once the IP address has been set through the Terminal screen, changes to the IP address can
be made through the web GUI. Refer to Confi guring the Network in Chapter 3 for instructions.
7. Finally, confi gure the sensors. Refer to Chapter 3 for instructions on
confi guring the sensors.
Configuring the EVR1500 Environmental
Monitor Appliance
The initial configuration of the EVR1500 environmental monitor appliance
must be performed using terminal emulation software (such as
HyperTerminal
® ). After the initial confi guration, you can make changes
through a terminal connection or through the web GUI. See Configuring the
Network in Chapter 3 for instructions on configuring the EVR1500
environmental monitor appliance through the web GUI.