User’s guide, Battery management system – APC Battery Management System User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE

Battery Management System

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Configure or reconfigure the TCP/IP settings locally

To configure a single Network Management Card through a serial
connection:

1. Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP/IP settings.
2. Connect the serial configuration cable that came with the Network

Management Card or with the device that contains an embedded
Network Management Card.
a. Connect one end to an available communications port on your

computer. Make sure no other application is using the port.

b. Connect the other end to the serial port of the card or device.

3. From the

Start

menu, launch the Wizard application.

– If the Network Management Card is not configured, wait for the

Wizard to detect it.

– If you are assigning basic TCP/IP settings serially to a Network

Management Card, click

Next>

to move to the next screen.

4. Select

Locally (through the serial port)

, and click

Next >

.

5. Enter the TCP/IP settings (

System IP

,

Subnet Mask

, and

Default

Gateway

) for the Network Management Card. Then click

Next >

.

6. On the

Transmit Current Settings Remotely

screen, if you check-

mark

Start a Web browser when finished

, the default Web browser

connects to the device that contains the Network Management Card
after you transmit the card’s settings.

7. Click

Finish

to transmit the TCP/IP settings. If the IP address you

entered is in use on the network, the Wizard prompts you to enter an IP
address that is not in use. Enter a correct IP address, and click

Finish

.

8. If you selected

Start a Web browser when finished

in step 6, you can

now configure other parameters through the Web interface of the card
or device.

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