APC NETBOTZ NBWL0455 - Manual (Page 18)

14 NetBotz 455 Installation and Quick Configuration Manual
Connect Sensors and Sensor Pods to A-Link Ports
You can cascade up to a combined total of two NetBotz Rack Sensor Pod 150s
(NBPD0150) and NetBotz Room Sensor Pod 155s (NBPD0155) and up to a
combined total of eight Temperature Sensors with Digital Display (AP9520T)
and Temperature/Humidity Sensors with Digital Display (AP9520TH). You
cannot cascade appliances. Use one appliance per system. A-Link is an APC
proprietary CAN (Controller Area Network) bus. Devices compatible with
A-Link are not Ethernet devices and cannot coexist on an Ethernet bus with
other networking devices, such as hubs and switches.
Before performing this procedure, follow the installation instructions provided
with the devices you are cascading.
1. Connect sensors
and sensor pods to
the appliance as
shown.
– Use CAT-5 (or
equivalent)
Ethernet patch
cables (
 .
Caution: Do not
use crossover
cables.
– Connect to in
and out ports as
shown.
– The maximum
combined length
of all A-Link
cables must not
exceed 1000 m
(3,280 ft).
2. Plug an A-Link
terminator into the
unused A-Link
port (
 ).
(NBWL0455)
(NBPD0150)
Rack Sensor
Pod 150
NetBotz
NetBotz Room
Monitor 455
(NBPD0150)
Rack Sensor
Pod 150
NetBotz
(AP9520TH)
Humidity
Sensor
Temperature/