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®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemContentsIFeatures of the System--1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System3Battery management featuresThe system enables you to do the following:• Identify weak or defective batteries th

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System93Severity levels definedSeverity DefinitionSevere Requires immediate action. Severe events can cause incorrect

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System94Management Card eventsCode Severity Description0x0001 Severe System: Coldstart. (The Management Card was turne

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System950x001E None System: control console user logged out.0x001F None System: Web user logged out.0x0020 None System

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System96You cannot configure actions for Management Card events that have no severity level.Not all of the “System” ev

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System97Battery Management System eventsCode Severity Description0x0801 Informational System: Communication establishe

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System980x0821 Informational Battery: Dryout/sulfation no longer present.0x0822 Severe Battery: Pilot temperature high

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System99Data Logging (Web interface)DescriptionUse the Data menu to do the following tasks:• Access the data log.• Def

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System100ConfigurationUse this option to change the Discharge and Charge Log Interval settings which define how often

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System101Boot ModeIntroductionOverviewIn addition to using a BOOTP server or manual settings, the Management Card that

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System102DHCP & BOOTP boot processWhen Boot mode is set to its default DHCP & BOOTP setting, the following occ

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System4Network Management FeaturesSupported network management applicationsAn APC Network Management Card (AP9517SQD)

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System103If a DHCP server responds with an invalid offer (for example, the offer does not contain the APC Cookie), the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System104DHCP Configuration SettingsManagement Card settingsUse the TCP/IP option in the Network menu of either the We

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System105When Boot mode is set to DHCP & BOOTP, two options are available:• After IP Assignment in the control con

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System106DHCP response optionsEach valid DHCP response contains options that provide the TCP/IP settings a Management

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System107Boot Mode Transition. Tag 2, Len 1, Data 1/2This option 43 setting enables or disables the After IP Assignmen

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System108TCP/IP options. A Management Card contained in the Battery Management System master controller uses the follo

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System109Other options. A Management Card contained in the Battery Management System master controller uses the follow

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System110SecuritySecurity FeaturesPlanning and implementing security featuresAs a network device that passes informati

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System111SNMP. File transfer protocols. Security Access DescriptionAvailable methods:• Community Name• Domain Name• NM

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System112Web Server. Changing default user names and passwords immediatelyAs soon as you complete the installation and

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System5Supported Web browsersAs your browser, you can use Microsoft® Internet Explorer (IE) 5.x or Netscape® 7.x to ac

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System113User names, passwords, community names (SNMP)All user names, passwords, and community names for SNMP are tran

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System114AuthenticationAuthentication versus encryptionYou can choose to use security features for the Battery Managem

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System115EncryptionSecure SHell (SSH) and Secure CoPy (SCP)The Secure SHell (SSH) protocol provides a secure mechanism

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System116Secure CoPy (SCP) is a secure file transfer application that you can use instead of FTP. SCP uses the SSH pro

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System117Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)For secure Web communication, you enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) by selecting HT

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System118You can use the APC Security Wizard, provided on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD, to create a ce

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System119Creating and Installing Digital CertificatesPurposeFor network communication that requires a higher level of

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System120Choosing a method for your systemUsing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, you can choose any of the fol

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System121– This method does not include the browser-based authentication provided by a CA certificate (a certificate s

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System122Method 2: Use the APC Security Wizard to create a CA certificate and a server certificate. You use the APC Se

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System6Getting StartedInitial SetupConfiguring TCP/IP settingsYou must define three TCP/IP settings for the Battery Ma

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System123– The length of the public key (RSA key) that is used for encryption when setting up an SSL session is 1024 b

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System124Method 3: Use the APC Security Wizard to create a certificate-signing request to be signed by the root certif

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System125consequently a higher level of security than the public key used in Method 1 (This longer encryption key is a

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System126FirewallsAlthough some methods of authentication provide a higher level of security than others, complete pro

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemBattery 127Using the APC Security WizardOverviewAuthenticationAuthentication verifies the identity of a user or

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System128Authentication of the server (in this case, the Management Card in the Battery Management System master contr

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System129Files you create for SSL and SSH securityUse the APC Security Wizard to create the following components of an

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System130• An SSH host key that your SSH client program uses to authenticate the Management Card in the Battery Manage

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System131Create a Root Certificate & Server CertificatesSummaryUse this procedure if your company or agency does n

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System132The procedureCreate the CA root certificate. Perform these steps. (Click Next to move from screen to screen.)

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System7‘Useful termsBatteries: Single or multi-cell lead-acid or nickel-cadmium blocks that are connected together in

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1336. On the next screen, review the summary of the certificate. Scroll downward to view the certificate’s uniqu

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System134Create an SSL Server User Certificate. Perform these steps. (Click Next to move from screen to screen.)1. On

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1356. On the next screen, review the summary of the certificate. Scroll downward to view the certificate’s uniqu

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System136Alternatively, you can use FTP or Secure CoPy (SCP) to transfer the server certificate to the Management Card

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System137Create a Server Certificate and Signing RequestSummaryUse this procedure if your company or agency has its ow

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System138The procedureCreate the Certificate Signing Request (CSR). Perform these steps. (Click Next to move from scre

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1396. On the next screen, review the summary of the certificate. Scroll downward to view the certificate’s uniqu

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System140Import the signed certificate. When the external Certificate Authority returns the signed certificate, perfor

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System141Load the server certificate to the Management Card. Perform these steps:1. On the Network menu of the Web int

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System142Create an SSH Host KeySummaryThis procedure is optional. If you select SSH encryption, but do not create a ho

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System8Accessing the User InterfacesAccess ProceduresAccess priorities among the interfacesAfter the Battery Managemen

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1436. The summary screen displays the SSH version 1 and version 2 fingerprints, which are unique for each host k

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System144Load the host key to the Management Card on the Battery Management System master controller. Perform these st

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System145How to Export Configuration SettingsRetrieving and Exporting the .ini fileSummary of the procedureAs an Admin

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System146Contents of the .ini fileThe config.ini file that you retrieve from a Battery Management System Management Ca

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System147Detailed proceduresUse the following procedures to retrieve the settings of one Battery Management System Man

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System148Customizing. You must customize the file to change at least the TCP/IP settings before you export it.1. Use a

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System149– Retain the original customized file for future use. The file that you retain is the only record of your com

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System150The event and its error messagesThe following system event occurs when the receiving Battery Management Syste

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System151Messages in config.iniA device associated with the Battery Management System from which you download the conf

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System152Using the Device IP Configuration WizardOn Windows operating systems, you can choose to update the basic TCP/

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System9Web interfaceTo access and log on to the Battery Management System’s Web interface:1. In the URL Location field

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System153APC Device IP Configuration WizardPurpose and RequirementsPurpose: configure basic TCP/IP settingsYou can use

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System154Install the WizardDownload the wizardYou can download the latest version of the APC Device IP Configuration W

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System155Use the WizardLaunch the WizardThe installation creates a shortcut link in the Start menu that you can use to

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System156Run the Wizard to perform the configuration. To discover and configure, over the network, installed or embedd

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System157Configure or reconfigure the TCP/IP settings locallyTo configure a single Network Management Card through a s

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System158File TransfersIntroductionOverviewThe Battery Management System Management Card automatically recognizes bina

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System159Upgrading FirmwareFirmware definedBroadly defined, firmware is highly specialized, reliable software that res

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System160Obtain the latest firmware versionTo determine if updated firmware is available to download, go to the “Softw

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System161Firmware files (Battery Management System)The APC Operating System (AOS) and application module files used wi

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System162Firmware file transfer methodsYou can use FTP or SCP to upgrade the firmware of one or more Battery Managemen

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System10Control console interfaceYou can manage the Battery Management System through the control console, using eithe

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System163Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Battery Management System Management CardFor you to be able to use FTP to upgra

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1643. Type open and the Battery Management System’s IP address, and press ENTER. If the Port setting for FTP Ser

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System165To use Secure CoPy (SCP) to upgrade the firmware for one Battery Management System Management Card:1. Identif

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System166Use FTP or SCP to upgrade multiple Battery Management System Management CardsTo upgrade multiple Battery Mana

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1673. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal), and configure the selected port for 9600 bps (or 19200 bps

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System168Verifying Upgrades and UpdatesOverviewTo verify that the firmware upgrade was successful, see the Last Transf

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System169AlarmsFault Alarm CriteriaFault LED Fault CriteriaCharger Voltage Low Charger Less than 2.1 volts per cell fo

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System170Alarm Relay and LED OperationSituation/Condition Alarm Relay Status LEDsNOTE: Alarm Relay operates as a “Fail

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System171TroubleshootingManagement CardAccess problems (Battery Management System Management Card)Problem SolutionUnab

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System172Cannot access the control console through a serial connectionMake sure that you did not change the baud rate.

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System11Local access to the control console. You can use a local computer, a computer that connects to the Battery Man

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System173SNMP issues (Battery Management System Management Card)Problem SolutionUnable to perform a GET 1. Verify the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System174Product InformationWarranty and ServiceLimited warrantyAPC warrants the Battery Management System to be free

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System175Obtaining service (service contracts)If you could not resolve the problem using the information in Troublesho

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System176Life-Support PolicyGeneral policyAmerican Power Conversion (APC) does not recommend the use of any of its pro

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System177IndexAAbout menu option 73AccessAccess Type setting for SNMP 48FTP Server 39limiting NMS SNMP access by

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System178BOOTPAfter IP Assignment setting 105Communication settings 36DHCP & BOOTP boot process 102Remain in

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System179DHCPAfter IP Assignment setting 105APC cookie 106Communication settings 36Configuration 101Cookie Is

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System180FFacility (Syslog setting) 49File transfers 71, 158firmware files 161methods 162using FTP or SCP

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System181Management controller 7alarms 25Manual boot mode setting 34Manual option to set date and time 67Manuf

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System182Preferences 71Primary NTP Server 68Protocol Modeselecting for control console access 42selecting for We

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System12Telnet. To access the Battery Management System’s control console using Telnet:1. Use the command telnet and t

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System183e-mail 86e-mail settings 87SNMP 47Access Type setting 48Community name setting 47enabling and disab

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System184setting port assignments for extrasecurity 112subnet mask 33, 34system IP address 33, 34User Class

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System185VVendor Class setting 36, 104WWarning, severity level 93Web interface 9enable or disable protocols

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System186APC Worldwide Customer SupportCustomer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System187CopyrightEntire contents © 2005 American Power Conversion. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in p

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemIIBattery Management--17Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System13Password-protected AccountsAccount types and accessThe Battery Management System has three types of accounts,

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System14How to recover from a lost passwordYou can use a local computer that connects to the Battery Management System

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System155. Press ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User Name prompt. If you are unable to display the Use

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System16Watchdog FeaturesNetwork interface watchdog mechanism The master unit’s built-in Management Card implements in

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System17Battery ManagementMain ScreenGeneral system informationWhen you log on to the Web interface or control console

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System18Information displayed in the control console only. The main screen of the control console displays the followi

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System19Battery System and Device Manager MenusDisplaying data and alarmsYou can display battery information and view

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System20Web interface. Alarm categoryAlarms reported Data causing the alarmEnvironment Ambient TemperatureThe air temp

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System21Control console. You can use the control console to display battery information and alarms. To display battery

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System22Viewing details on alarmsYou can display detailed information on active alarms for any battery string. The ala

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemIIISystem Menu--61Access Restrictions and Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Purpose and ac

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System23Interpreting alarm detailsFor an alarm category:• The Web interface displays detailed alarm data and any confi

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System24Charger alarms. Battery alarms. Category Details DiagnosticsString Voltages The voltage of a battery string is

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System25Management Controller alarms. Charge Test When the Battery Management System applied a test current, the batte

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System26Monitor Relay StuckA relay is stuck in the master unit.Reset the unit using the recessed reset button on the b

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System27Configuration menuBattery Type Selection. Choose nickel-cadmium or lead-acid batteries.Battery Configuration.

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System28Temperature Configuration. Alarm Configuration. Maximum Pilot Temperature LimitThe maximum surface temperature

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System29Calibration menuSelect to calibrate either a String or a Unit. String. Select the string you wish to calibrate

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System30ModbusModbus lets you view the Battery Management System through your building management services interface.

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System31Reset Discharge VoltagesReset Lowest Discharge Voltages (control console). The lowest discharge voltage is the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System32Network MenuAccess Restrictions and Menu OptionsAccessOnly an Administrator has access to the Network menu.Men

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemIVEmail Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Requirements for us

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System33Option SettingsTCP/IPThis option accesses the following settings:• Boot mode setting: Selects the method used

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System34Boot mode setting. This setting selects which method will be used to define the Battery Management System’s TC

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System35Advanced settings. The Boot mode affects which settings are available:• Two settings are available for all Boo

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System36• Three settings are available for all Boot mode selections, except Manual, to identify the Management Card in

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System37DNSUse this option to define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name System (DNS) servers us

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System38• Enable or disable Reverse DNS Lookup. This feature is disabled by default. Enabling this feature is the reco

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System39FTP ServerUse the Access setting to enable or disable the FTP server. The server is enabled by default.Use the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System40Telnet/SSHUse the Telnet/SSH option to perform the following tasks:• Enable or disable Telnet or the Secure SH

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System41• Display the fingerprint of the SSH host key for SSH versions 1 and 2. Most SSH clients display the fingerpri

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System42Option DescriptionTelnet/SSH Network ConfigurationAccess Enables or disables the access method selected in Pro

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemVAuthentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Authentication versus

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System43Telnet/SSH Port ConfigurationTelnet Port Identifies the TCP/IP port used for communications by Telnet with the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System44SSH Server ConfigurationSSHv1 Encryption AlgorithmsEnables or disables DES, and displays the status (always en

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System45SSH User Host Key FileStatus The Status field indicates the status of the host key (private key). In the contr

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System46SSH Host Key FingerprintSSH v1 Displays the SSH version 1 fingerprint for the host key. The fingerprint is a u

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System47SNMPAn Access option (Settings in the control console) enables (by default) or disables SNMP. When SNMP is ena

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System48EmailUse the Email option to do the following:• Define the SMTP server. • Configure e-mail recipients..Access

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System49SyslogBy default, the Battery Management System can send messages to up to four Syslog servers whenever Batter

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System50Syslog Server SettingsServer IP/Domain NameUses specific IP addresses or domain names to identify which of up

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System51Syslog test (Web interface). This option allows you to send a test message to the Syslog servers configured in

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System52Web/SSLUse the Web/SSL menu to perform the following tasks.• Enable or disable the two protocols that provide

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemVIAPC Device IP Configuration Wizard--153Purpose and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System53• Display the configured parameters of a digital server certificate, if one is installed.Creating and uploadin

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System54Option DescriptionWeb/SSL Network ConfigurationAccess Enables or disables the access method selected in Protoc

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System55HTTP/HTTPS Port ConfigurationHTTP Port Identifies the TCP/IP port used for communications by HTTP with the Bat

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System56SSL Server ConfigurationCipherSuite Enables or disables the following SSL encryption ciphers and hash algorith

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System57SSL Server CertificateStatus:The Status field indicates whether a server certificate is installed. (To display

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System58SSL Server CertificateFilename: You can create a server certificate with the APC Security Wizard and then uplo

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System59Parameter DescriptionCurrent Certificate DetailsIssued To: Common Name (CN): The IP Address or DNS name of the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System60Fingerprint: Each fingerprint is a long string of alphanumeric characters punctuated by colons. A fingerprint

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System61System MenuAccess Restrictions and Menu OptionsPurpose and accessUse the System menu to do the following tasks

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System62Menu optionsSee the following descriptions of the settings available from the System menu options:• User Manag

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management SystemVIITroubleshooting--171Management Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Acce

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System63Option SettingsUser ManagerUse this option to define the access values shared by the control console and Web i

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System64RADIUSRADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is an authentication, authorization, and accounting

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System65RADIUS Setting DefinitionAccess Local Only: RADIUS is disabled. Access to the Battery Management System is con

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System66Configuring the RADIUS server. You must configure your RADIUS server to work with the Battery Management Syste

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System67IdentificationUse this option to define the System Name, Location, and Contact values used by the SNMP agent f

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System68In the control console, use the NTP Client option to enable or disable (the default) the NTP Server updates. I

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System69ToolsInitiating an action. Use this drop-down list in the Web interface or the equivalent menu options in the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System70Uploading an initialization file (Web interface only). To transfer configuration settings from a configured Ba

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System71File Transfer (control console only). The File Transfer option of the Tools menu provides two methods for file

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System72Links (Web interface)Use this option to modify the links to APC Web pages.Setting DefinitionUser LinksName Def

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System1Features of the SystemIntroductionThe APC Battery Management System provides automated monitoring of large batt

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System73About System (control console)This option identifies hardware information for the Management Card, including M

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System74Event-related MenusIntroductionOverviewUse the options of the Events menu to do the following tasks:• Access t

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System75Menu optionsTo access the event-related options:• In the Web interface, use the Events menu. • In the control

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System76Event LogOverviewThe Battery Management System supports event logging.Use any of the following to view the Eve

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System77Accessing the logTo view or clear the Battery Management System’s event log, use the Web interface, control co

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System78How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log filesIf you are an Administrator or Device Manager, you can use FTP or S

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System79To use SCP to retrieve the file. To use SCP to retrieve the event.txt file, use the following command:scp user

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System804. You can use the del command to clear the contents of the event log or data log.ftp>del event.txt or ftp&

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System81Actions Option (Web interface only) Enabling and disabling event actionsUse the Actions option of the Events m

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System82To us e SNMP traps for event notifications, you must first identify the trap receivers (up to four) by their

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System2Battery Management CapabilitiesSystem capacityUsing the APC Battery Management System, you can monitor and main

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System83Recipients Option Trap Receivers You can define up to four NMSs to be used as trap receivers when an event occ

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System84Email Recipients To identify up to four e-mail recipients to be notified of events, use one of the following:•

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System85When you select Local SMTP Server for the Send via setting, do one of the following:• Make sure that forwardin

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System86Email OptionRequirements for using SMTP To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail when an

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System87DNS serversThe Battery Management System cannot send any e-mail messages unless at least the IP address of the

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System88How to Configure Individual EventsOptions to configure individual eventsYou can configure individual events us

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System89Event list formatThe evntlist.htm page defines the following for each event:• Code: The event’s unique event c

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System90Bits 0 to 3. These bits represent the event’s severity:Bit 4 and bits 6 to 9. These bits enable (1) or disable

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System91Event mask example You enter the hexadecimal code 3B0800 as an event mask.The event mask configures the follow

®USER’S GUIDEBattery Management System92Management Card and Battery Manager EventsEvent generationThe Management Card and Battery Management System bo