Belkin BULLDOG PLUS User manual

Belkin Bulldog Plus
Shutdown Management Software
for Windows
User’s Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of Bulldog Plus to manage your
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Bulldog Plus is designed to provide
end users the ability to take proactive steps to protect their equipment from
power related damages. Bulldog Plus allows for automatic shutdowns,
scheduled shutdowns anda variety of other features that help you manage
your system and its peripheral components.
Bulldog Plus provides detailed information about the UPS and its protected
equipment. It is easy to install and program, yet has the necessary features to
handle all of one’s power requirements. Included is the capability for network
management protocol (SNMP and DMI). Bulldog Plus will disseminate UPS
information into SNMP protocol and project it to the appropriate Network
Management Station (NMS), such as HP OpenView. To make use of
resources on the Internet, Bulldog Plus also supports HTTP protocol. This
enables end-users to monitor their UPS anywhere, anytime, by simply utilizing
their web browser.
Bulldog Plus runs in the background as a Windows service, and
communicates with the UPS in order to ensure that your computer and
attached components are protected from any power problems.
Bulldog Plus features:
1.Graceful operating system shutdown
2.Scheduled tests, shutdown/restarts of the UPS, turn on/off receptacles
3.Flexible events
4.Notification: Pager, e-mail and audible alarm, network broadcasting and
SNMP
5.Real-time values of voltage, current, frequency and loading...
6.Historical data & graph
7.Network monitoring
8.Multi-computer shutdown/restart
9.Support Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
10.Support Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
11.Support HTTP, remote monitor and control using Internet browser
12.Support Universal Serial Bus (USB)
13.Multi-lingual menus
Introduction

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USB(Universal Serial Bus) Setup:
HID(Human Interface Device) setup procedure
1. When the USB cable is first connected to the USB port on your computer,
the Windows 98 dialog called “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear
automatically. (To display this dialog manually, you can choose the Start
button and then Settings to access the Control Panel, and then double
click on Add New Hardware. The USB cable needs to be connected
first.)
2. The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box guides you through the
installation process. Click on Next to move from step to step.
3. A dialog states "Windows will now search for any new Plug and Play
devices on your system". Click Next.
4. A subsequent dialog gives you these options:
Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)
Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the
driver you want.
Please accept the recommended choice by clicking on Next.
5. The Wizard will then search your hard drive for a file
called .....\INF\hiddev.inf. This file contains all the information that
Windows needs to install the correct device drivers.
6. At this point the Wizard might ask for the Windows CD-ROM, place the
CD in the CD-ROM drive and select OK.
7. The installation process will continue automatically until a dialog displays
indicating that the drivers have been installed. Select the Finish button
and your drivers are installed.
Bulldog Plus Setup:
1. Place the Bulldog CD in your CD-ROM device and execute the
setup.exe to run the setup program.
2. Check the communication type of your UPS. If you select the USB
option you must have connected the UPS to the computer and install the
HID driver.
3. During the installation, the following dialog gives you 5 options:
•Program File: Files contain Bulldog Service, Bulldog Monitor and this
on-line help.
•Audio Files: Some .wav files. These files will be played to notify you
when power event occurs.
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•HTTP Files: Bulldog Plus HTTP DLL file and web page files.
•SNMP Files: Bulldog Plus SNMP DLL file.
•DMI Files: Bulldog Plus DMI DLL file and MIF file.
4. After finishing the installation, the setup process will create a Bulldog
Plus association.
5. The Bulldog Plus software is comprised of two modules:
•An UPS Monitoring Module (Bulldog Service), which runs in the
background as a Windows NT Service and communicates to the UPS.
•An User Interface Module (Bulldog Monitor), which enables you to
control and configure Bulldog Plus through the drop down menus and
dialog boxes. It also allows you to monitor the UPS through the Main
Screen.
Setup: To modify, repair or remove Bulldog Plus from your hard disk.
Help: Bulldog Plus on-line help.
Bulldog Monitor: User interface, used to monitor and configure your UPS.
Bulldog Service: Bulldog Plus service program, used to communicate
with your UPS.

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Belkin Bulldog Service runs in the background as a Windows NT Service
when the system initiates. You can also run Bulldog Service manually by
selecting the Start Menu-Program Files -Belkin Bulldog-Bulldog Service.
Once Bulldog Service starts there is aBulldog Service icon located on the
system tray to indicate UPS status.
1. Normal
2. UPS Disconnect, cannot get any information from UPS.
3. Power Failed! The UPS is operating on battery power.
4. UPS Bypass Active!
Moving your mouse over the Bulldog Plus icon in the system tray and click the
right button to pop up the following menu
•Show Countdown: Belkin Bulldog displays the countdown time (time to
shutdown/suspend the operating system) window to remind the user that
the operating system will shutdown or suspend in the displayed time. This
function lets the user know clearly how much time is left to
shutdown/suspend the computer when power fails. The operating system
shutdown time can be adjusted from the Action menu
Bulldog Plus Ser
vice

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•Monitor: Run the Bulldog Plus user interface.
•Configuration: Displays the configuration window, allows you to change
the UPS parameters.
•Meters: Shows UPS real-time meters.
•Program Stop: If this item marked Bulldog Plus stopped. Unmark it and the
program will resume.
Once a power event has occurred, Bulldog Plus will pop up a broadcast dialog
box to inform user what happened to UPS.

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Bulldog Monitor enables you to control and configure Bulldog Plus through
drop down menus and dialog boxes. It also allows you to monitor the UPS
through the Main Screen. It is not necessary for Bulldog Monitor to reside in
your computer’s memory, the execution depends on the user's requirement.
This can save precious system resources.
After finishing the Bulldog Plus installation, Bulldog Service automatically
loads into memory and runs once the Windows operating system starts up.
There is a Bulldog Plus icon that lies in the system tray to indicate current
UPS status.
To run the Bulldog Monitor, moves the mouse cursor over the Bulldog Plus
icon and double-click to launch Bulldog Monitor, or click the right button to pop
up the menu:
Then select Monitor to run the program. You can also launch Bulldog Monitor
without running Bulldog Service, select Bulldog Monitor from Program Files -
Bulldog Plus menu.
Bulldog Plus Monitor

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Bulldog Monitor Main Screen:

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BULLDOG Plus software is comprised of two modules: BULLDOG Service
and BULLDOG Monitor. You may run both the programs in a computer to
monitor your localized UPS or run the programs in two different computers.
1. Operation Mode:
BULLDOG Service can operate in "Master" Mode (which allows
BULLDOG to send commands to its connected UPS) in "Serial Slave"
mode (which listens to its connected UPS) or in "Networking Slave" mode
(which obtains the UPS information from Master via the network). If two or
more computers are communicating with a single UPS, only one of these
computers should be in Master mode; the others should be in Slave mode
to prevent them from sending contradictory commands.
When a power event occurs, the Master gets the information then
transmits it to Salve(s). Each BULLDOG Service executes different
"Actions"(FlexEvent) so that the system manager can configure different
strategies into each different computer. For example: When a power
failure occurs, the file server and mail server won't shutdown until the UPS
battery is low, but other less important workstations execute shutdown
after 5 minutes, and the initial workstations shutdown after 10 minutes.
Shutting down workstations preserves more battery power for your mission
critical network servers.
2. Remote Monitoring and Control:
Bulldog Monitor has the ability to monitor Local hosts and Remote hosts.
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You can run only Bulldog Monitor without running Bulldog Service. Bulldog
Monitor will search hosts in the LAN(Local Area Network) which runs
Bulldog Service in the combo box. Click on the Host Selection combo box
to list the searched hosts in the LAN. Select one, then Bulldog Monitor will
connect to the selected host.
If the host is located on the Internet, you can also input the remote host IP
address from the View Menu-Remote Hosts menu shows the hosts you
can establish connections with.
3. Remote Monitoring and Control: Internet Browser.
Another way to remote monitor Bulldog Service is by using the Internet
Browser. Launch the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape

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Communicator, type the IP address in the URL and press enter. You
will then be able to see the UPS information. You can change the network
port number to prevent conflict with other WEB server programs. If the port
number isn't 80 you have to type URL like this: http://172.16.176.141:2000
where 2000 is the port number you assigned.

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The Main Screen has 7 areas that present information on the operating status
of your UPS. These areas are discussed in the following sections.
Host Selection: Press the combo box to select hosts that runs Bulldog Plus
in the LAN. Users can monitor or control the UPS remotely (password is
needed).
Connection Indication: The logo will rotate while the communication
between Bulldog Monitor and Bulldog Service is established.
Information Display: Press Bottom Layer Buttons to change the information
that is displayed in this area.
Recent Event Log: Preserve last 10 event logs in the combo box, click on the
combo box to pull down and view the logs.
Top Layer Buttons
These buttons are used to increase the speed of your operation, refer to
the dialog boxes in the menu.
Configuration: Same as the System-> Configuration in the menu.
Meters: Same as the View-> Meters in the menu.
Event Log: Same as the View-> Event Log in the menu.
History Graph: Same as the View-> History Graph in the menu.
Bulldog Plus Monitor Operations

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Bulldog Monitor Main Menu
The Main Screen has a menu bar at the top with 5 main options:
1. System: This menu allows you to set the Bulldog Plus and computer
parameters.
2. Control: This menu allows you to set UPS buzzer, outlet, and test.
3. View: The View menu allows you to see the real-time values and
history event or history data.
4. Wizard: Directs users to configure the most frequent use of settings,
the wizard guides users step-by-step to finish their configuration.
5. Help: The Help menu allows you to access the online help system.

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The system menu allows you to configure the UPS and the monitoring screen
parameters. When you select the System menu from Main Menu bar, a drop
down menu appears offering you the following menu options:
Login: Used for Remote Monitor. User must enter the password verification
before he can control or configure the UPS.
Configuration: The Configuration menu allows you to tailor various Bulldog
Plus parameters.
Monitor Screen: Allows you to change displayed item in the Scroll Screen of
Information Display Area.
Font: Sets the font size. Bulldog Plus will resize the window automatically.
Window: This menu allows you to change the displayed items in the
Information Display Area. The items in the menu refer to each button in the
Bottom Layer Buttons.
Close Monitor: Stops Bulldog Monitor.
Login
When attempting to use Bulldog Monitor as a Remote Monitor (connect
to different host) you have to enter the password for verification if you
want to do such tasks as configurations, or to control the UPS.
Otherwise, you can only view the UPS information.
If user runs Bulldog Service and Bulldog Monitor on the same computer,
you can perform such configurations or control the UPS without the
password.
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To change your password, please choose the Set Password option from
Configure -Network menu
Monitor Screen
This dialog box allows you to change displayed items in the Scroll
screen of the Information Display Area
Language: Choose a language that suits your operating system needs.
Program will automatically replace the on-line help file and audio files to
your selected preferences.
Meters: Press the Main button from the Bottom Layer Buttons, and you
will see that there are two meters in the information area. You can
change the displayed items of the two meters.
Scroll Window: Press the Scroll button from the Bottom Layer Buttons,
and the scroll window will display the information in this area. This item
allows you to change the display menu and its items.
FontThis menu allows you to change the font size of Bulldog Monitor window.
Window
This menu allows you to change the display items in the Information
Display Area. The items in the menu refer to each button in the Bottom
Layer Buttons.
Close Monitor
Close Bulldog Monitor and leave Bulldog Service running.

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The Configuration Screen has a menu bar at the top with three main options:
Devices: This menu allows you to configure the modem, pager and e-mail
applications.
UPS: The UPS menu allows you to plan and set the UPS schedule or perform
the Action...
Network: This menu allows you to choose the Master/Slave settings or
configure SNMP, HTTP functions.
Configuration Window
UPS Communication Port: COM1, ... COM4, USB.
Next UPS Test Date/Time: The date of the next user-initiated UPS self test.
Setting from System->Configuration->UPS->Schedule.
Next UPS Shutdown Date/Time: This field displays the date of the next
shutdown the computer and UPS. Setting from
System->Configuration->UPS->Schedule.
Next UPS Restart Date/Time: The date of the next restart UPS. Setting from
System->Configuration->UPS->Schedule.
Local Host IP: IP address of a computer, which runs Bulldog Monitor.
Bulldog Service Mode: Bulldog Service acts as a Master or Slave.
Remote Host IP: The host, which runs Bulldog Service. If Bulldog Monitor and
Bulldog Service runs on the same computer and this field will be empty.
Configuration

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Modem
To let Bulldog Plus notify you via pager you must setup the modem device.
If you select the TAPI (Windows Telephony Application Programming
Interface) then Windows will handle the modem device, otherwise,
Bulldog Plus will control the modem device directly (AT Command).
a. COM Port: The communication port COM1, ...COM4.
b. Baud Rate: Set the data transmitting speed.
c. Initialize String: The string, which is sent to the modem before paging is
attempted.
d. Dial Prefix: The string, which is added to the beginning of each of the
Pager Numbers before they are sent to the modem.
e. Using TAPI: Lets Windows handle the modem device.
Notification Users -- Pager List
Program will set the modem to notify all via the pager numbers, which are
listed in the pager list. You can input your pager number for your own
notification purposes. For example: 060123456 is your pager number,
each ',' tells modem to delay 2 seconds, delay time is for setting waiting
period for the response signal, before proceeding to transmit to the
displayed number 119. 119 will appear in your pager LCD.
To trigger the pager notification you must enable the Pager Action in the
Action dialog box.
a. Add: Add a new pager number.
b. Modify: Modify the selected pager number.
c. Delete: Delete the selected pager number.
Notification Users -- e-mail
You can also e-mail users when power events occur. Users can choose
the way they want to send e-mails: MAPI or SMTP. The MAPI associates
with Microsoft Exchange (or Outlook) to send e-mails, so you must run the
Microsoft Outlook before BULLDOG Plus can send e-mails. Be sure to
configure a default Microsoft Exchange profile before usingBULLDOG
Plus. Make sure that your e-mail name is the same as the name in the
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Outlook address book.
To trigger the e-mail notification you must enable the e-mail Action in the
Action dialog box.
a. Add: Add a new user.
b. Modify: Modify the selected user name.
c. Delete: Delete the selected user.
Notifify Users -- Network Broadcast
You can also broadcast information to users when a power event has
occurred. The broadcast function is associated with Microsoft Messenger,
so to send messages you must run under the Windows NT operating
system.
To trigger the broadcasting notification you must enable the Broadcast
Action in the Action dialog box.
a. Domain: Enable this item to broadcast to all the users in the domain,
otherwise Bulldog Plus will send messages to the hosts that users assign.
b. Add: Add a new machine name.
c. Modify: Modify the selected machine name.
d. Delete: Delete the selected name.
Color
Used to change the screen color.
a. Color Items: This area lets you select an item, which you want to
change the color for. The right-top corner will display the current selected
color.
b. Change: Change the color you have selected.

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c. Default: Default setting.
d. Exit: Close the dialog box.
Close
Close the Configuration window.

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UPS Property
This dialog box allows you to configure the UPS COM port, battery
replacement date, ... etc. Load Warning and Load Severity used to
prevent UPS overload (see the UPS hardware user manual). In general,
Load Warning will notify the user to reduce the UPS load, Load Severity
will shutdown the computer to prevent overload.
a. COM Port: COM1, ...COM4, USB.
b. Load Warning: Load warning.
c. Load Severity: User must reduce UPS load.
d. Last Battery Replacement Date: Records the last battery replacement
date.
e. Next Battery Replacement Date: Displays the date of the next battery
replacement, Bulldog Plus will notify the user to replace the battery.
f. Host Name: Local host name.
Attached Devices
Allows the user to assign the attached device a name. When you're
controlling the outlet, Bulldog Plus will let you know which devices you are
controlling.
a. Select an Outlet Group: Assigns an outlet group. Please look at the
back panel carefully, some outlets may share one control relay, these
outlets are called an outlet group. If you turn off the outlet group (for
example: outlet1 and outlet2) then the UPS will stop power to the outlet
group outlet1and outlet2.
b. Device Name: Assigns the attached devices a name, for example:
Outlet Group1 is called Monitor for association with the monitor and Outlet
Group2 is called Computer for association with the CPU. These records
can improve the efficiency of your management. Don't forget to press
UPS