LEGRAND Raritan PX3-1000 Series User manual

PX3-1000 Series
User Guide
Xerus™Firmware v3.6.0
Copyright © 2019 Raritan, Inc.
PX3-1000-1H-v3.6.0-E
March 2020
255-80-0034-00

WARNING! Read and understand all sections in this guide before installing or operating this product.
WARNING! Connect this product to an AC power source whose voltage is within the range specified on the
product's nameplate. Operating this product outside the nameplate voltage range may result in electric shock,
fire, personal injury and death.
WARNING! Connect this product to an AC power source that is current limited by a suitably rated fuse or
circuit breaker in accordance with national and local electrical codes. Operating this product without proper
current limiting may result in electric shock, fire, personal injury and death.
WARNING! Connect this product to a protective earth ground. Never use a "ground lift adaptor" between the
product's plug and the wall receptacle. Failure to connect to a protective earth ground may result in electric
shock, fire, personal injury and death.
WARNING! This product contains no user serviceable parts. Do not open, alter or disassemble this product. All
servicing must be performed by qualified personnel. Disconnect power before servicing this product. Failure to
comply with this warning may result in electric shock, personal injury and death.
WARNING! Use this product in a dry location. Failure to use this product in a dry location may result in electric
shock, personal injury and death.
WARNING! Do not rely on this product's receptacle lamps, receptacle relay switches or any other receptacle
power on/off indicator to determine whether power is being supplied to a receptacle. Unplug a device
connected to this product before performing repair, maintenance or service on the device. Failure to unplug a
device before servicing it may result in electric shock, fire, personal injury and death.
WARNING! Only use this product to power information technology equipment that has a UL/IEC 60950-1 or
equivalent rating. Attempting to power non-rated devices may result in electric shock, fire, personal injury and
death.
WARNING! Do not use a Raritan product containing outlet relays to power large inductive loads such as
motors or compressors. Attempting to power a large inductive load may result in damage to the relay.
WARNING! Do not use this product to power critical patient care equipment, fire or smoke alarm systems. Use
of this product to power such equipment may result in personal injury and death.
WARNING! If this product is a model that requires assembly of its line cord or plug, all such assembly must be
performed by a licensed electrician and the line cord or plugs used must be suitably rated based on the
product's nameplate ratings and national and local electrical codes. Assembly by unlicensed electricians or
failure to use suitably rated line cords or plugs may result in electric shock, fire, personal injury or death.
WARNING! This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm.
Safety Guidelines

1. Installation of this product should only be performed by a person who has knowledge and experience
with electric power.
2. Make sure the line cord is disconnected from power before physically mounting or moving the location of
this product.
3. This product is designed to be used within an electronic equipment rack. The metal case of this product is
electrically bonded to the line cord ground wire. A threaded grounding point on the case may be used as
an additional means of protectively grounding this product and the rack.
4. Examine the branch circuit receptacle that will supply electric power to this product. Make sure the
receptacle’s power lines, neutral and protective earth ground pins are wired correctly and are the correct
voltage and phase. Make sure the branch circuit receptacle is protected by a suitably rated fuse or circuit
breaker.
5. If the product is a model that contains receptacles that can be switched on/off, electric power may still be
present at a receptacle even when it is switched off.
Tip 1: The outlet (socket) shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
Tip 2: For detailed information on any Raritan PDU's overcurrent protectors' design, refer to that model's
product specification on Raritan website's PDU Product Selector page
https://www.raritan.com/product-selector.
Safety Instructions

This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of
this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without express prior
written consent of Raritan, Inc.
© Copyright 2019 Raritan, Inc. All third-party software and hardware mentioned in this document are
registered trademarks or trademarks of and are the property of their respective holders.
FreeType Project Copyright Notice
Portions of this software are copyright © 2015 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.
FCC Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a commercial installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful
interference.
VCCI Information (Japan)
Raritan is not responsible for damage to this product resulting from accident, disaster, misuse, abuse,
non-Raritan modification of the product, or other events outside of Raritan's reasonable control or not arising
under normal operating conditions.
If a power cable is included with this product, it must be used exclusively for this product.

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Contents
Safety Guidelines ii
Safety Instructions iii
Applicable Models xvii
What's New in the PX3 User Guide xix
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Product Models ............................................................................................................................................1
Package Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Zero U Products................................................................................................................................. 1
1U Products....................................................................................................................................... 2
2U Products....................................................................................................................................... 2
APIPA and Link-Local Addressing.................................................................................................................. 2
Before You Begin ..........................................................................................................................................3
Unpacking the Product and Components ......................................................................................... 3
Preparing the Installation Site...........................................................................................................3
Checking the Branch Circuit Rating................................................................................................... 4
Filling Out the Equipment Setup Worksheet .................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2 Rackmount, Inlet and Outlet Connections 5
Circuit Breaker Orientation Limitation ......................................................................................................... 5
Rack-Mounting the PDU............................................................................................................................... 5
Rackmount Safety Guidelines ...........................................................................................................5
Mounting Zero U Models Using L-Brackets....................................................................................... 6
Mounting Zero U Models Using Button Mount ................................................................................ 7
Mounting Zero U Models Using Claw-Foot Brackets ........................................................................ 8
Mounting Zero U Models Using Two Rear Buttons.........................................................................10
Mounting Zero U Models Using L-Brackets and Buttons ................................................................11
Mounting 1U or 2U Models ............................................................................................................12
Connecting a PX3 Locking Line Cord........................................................................................................... 14
Disconnecting a PX3 Locking Line Cord...........................................................................................15
Installing Cable Retention Clips on the Inlet (Optional) ............................................................................. 16
Installing Cable Retention Clips on Outlets (Optional)...............................................................................17
Locking Outlets and Cords..........................................................................................................................18
SecureLock™ Outlets and Cords......................................................................................................18

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Button-Type Locking Outlets...........................................................................................................20
Chapter 3 Initial Installation and Configuration 21
Connecting the PDU to a Power Source.....................................................................................................21
Connecting the PX3 to Your Network.........................................................................................................22
USB Wireless LAN Adapters ............................................................................................................23
Supported Wireless LAN Configuration .......................................................................................... 23
Dual Ethernet Connection...............................................................................................................24
Configuring the PX3....................................................................................................................................24
Connecting a Mobile Device to PX3 ................................................................................................25
Connecting the PX3 to a Computer.................................................................................................31
Bulk Configuration Methods ......................................................................................................................33
Cascading Multiple PX3 Devices for Sharing Ethernet Connectivity ..........................................................34
Cascading All Devices via USB ......................................................................................................... 35
Extended Cascading with PX3 Devices ............................................................................................ 38
Restrictions of Port-Forwarding Connections .................................................................................41
Power-Sharing Restrictions and Connection .............................................................................................. 43
Making a Power-Sharing Connection..............................................................................................44
Power-Sharing Configurations and Restrictions..............................................................................45
Supported Sensor Configurations for Power Sharing .....................................................................46
Chapter 4 Connecting External Equipment (Optional) 48
Connecting Raritan Environmental Sensor Packages................................................................................. 48
Identifying the Sensor Port .............................................................................................................49
DX2 Sensor Packages....................................................................................................................... 49
DX Sensor Packages......................................................................................................................... 51
DPX3 Sensor Packages ....................................................................................................................52
DPX2 Sensor Packages ....................................................................................................................54
DPX Sensor Packages ......................................................................................................................57
Using an Optional DPX3-ENVHUB4 Sensor Hub..............................................................................62
Mixing Diverse Sensor Types...........................................................................................................63
Connecting Asset Management Strips .......................................................................................................68
Combining Regular Asset Strips ......................................................................................................69
Introduction to Asset Tags ..............................................................................................................71
Connecting Regular Asset Strips to PX3 ..........................................................................................71
Connecting Blade Extension Strips.................................................................................................. 73
Connecting Composite Asset Strips (AMS-Mx-Z) ............................................................................ 75

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Connecting a Logitech Webcam................................................................................................................. 78
Connecting a GSM Modem ........................................................................................................................79
Connecting an Analog Modem................................................................................................................... 79
Connecting an External Beeper..................................................................................................................80
Connecting a Schroff LHX/SHX Heat Exchanger .........................................................................................80
Connecting a Modbus RTU Device or Bus ..................................................................................................81
Chapter 5 PDU Linking 82
FAQs ...........................................................................................................................................................83
PDU Linking in the Web GUI....................................................................................................................... 85
Designating the Master Unit ........................................................................................................... 86
Adding a Link Unit ...........................................................................................................................87
Master Units Manage Link Units..................................................................................................... 90
Releasing a Link Unit ....................................................................................................................... 91
Switching to a Different PDU ..........................................................................................................92
Re-linking a Link Unit.......................................................................................................................93
Viewing Link Unit Information ........................................................................................................95
Outlet Groups................................................................................................................................ 103
Pairwise Outlet Groups .................................................................................................................108
OCPs Page ..................................................................................................................................... 110
Peripherals Page............................................................................................................................110
Feature Ports Page ........................................................................................................................ 111
Displays for Master and Link Units...........................................................................................................111
PDU Linking in the CLI...............................................................................................................................113
PDU Linking CLI Commands ..........................................................................................................114
Chapter 6 Introduction to PDU Components 115
Panel Components ................................................................................................................................... 115
Inlet ...............................................................................................................................................116
Outlets...........................................................................................................................................117
Connection Ports...........................................................................................................................117
Dot-Matrix LCD Display .................................................................................................................119
Reset Button.................................................................................................................................. 151
Circuit Breakers ........................................................................................................................................151
Resetting the Button-Type Circuit Breaker ...................................................................................152
Resetting the Handle-Type Circuit Breaker...................................................................................152
Fuse .......................................................................................................................................................... 153
Fuse Replacement on Zero U Models ...........................................................................................153
Fuse Replacement on 1U Models .................................................................................................155

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Beeper ......................................................................................................................................................156
Replaceable Controller ............................................................................................................................. 157
Threaded Grounding Point.......................................................................................................................158
Chapter 7 Using the Web Interface 159
Supported Web Browsers ........................................................................................................................ 159
Login, Logout and Password Change........................................................................................................ 159
Login.............................................................................................................................................. 159
Changing Your Password...............................................................................................................162
Remembering User Names and Passwords .................................................................................. 163
Logout ........................................................................................................................................... 163
Web Interface Overview .......................................................................................................................... 164
Menu.............................................................................................................................................167
Quick Access to a Specific Page.....................................................................................................169
Sorting a List.................................................................................................................................. 170
Dashboard ................................................................................................................................................171
Dashboard - Inlet I1....................................................................................................................... 173
Dashboard - OCP ...........................................................................................................................175
Dashboard - Alerted Sensors.........................................................................................................176
Dashboard - Inlet History ..............................................................................................................178
Dashboard - Alarms.......................................................................................................................180
PDU........................................................................................................................................................... 182
Internal Beeper State .................................................................................................................... 183
Time Units .....................................................................................................................................184
Setting Thresholds for Total Active Energy or Power....................................................................184
+12V Power Supply Sensor ........................................................................................................... 186
Inlet ..........................................................................................................................................................187
Configuring a Multi-Inlet Model....................................................................................................190
Outlets......................................................................................................................................................192
Available Data of the Outlets Overview Page ...............................................................................193
Individual Outlet Pages .................................................................................................................193
OCPs .........................................................................................................................................................195
Individual OCP Pages..................................................................................................................... 197
Peripherals ...............................................................................................................................................202
Yellow- or Red-Highlighted Sensors..............................................................................................208
Managed vs Unmanaged Sensors/Actuators................................................................................210
Sensor/Actuator States .................................................................................................................211
Finding the Sensor's Serial Number ..............................................................................................212
Identifying the Sensor Position and Channel ................................................................................ 213
How the Automatic Management Function Works ...................................................................... 215
Managing One Sensor or Actuator................................................................................................ 215
Individual Sensor/Actuator Pages .................................................................................................217
Z Coordinate Format ..................................................................................................................... 222
Feature Port ............................................................................................................................................. 223
Asset Strip .....................................................................................................................................225
External Beeper.............................................................................................................................233

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Schroff LHX/SHX ............................................................................................................................ 234
Power CIM..................................................................................................................................... 239
User Management.................................................................................................................................... 240
Creating Users...............................................................................................................................241
Editing or Deleting Users...............................................................................................................244
Creating Roles ............................................................................................................................... 246
Editing or Deleting Roles............................................................................................................... 248
Setting Your Preferred Measurement Units ................................................................................. 249
Setting Default Measurement Units ............................................................................................. 250
Device Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 251
Configuring Network Settings .......................................................................................................253
Configuring Network Services.......................................................................................................278
Configuring Security Settings ........................................................................................................289
Setting the Date and Time ............................................................................................................312
Event Rules and Actions................................................................................................................316
Setting Data Logging ..................................................................................................................... 372
Configuring Data Push Settings .....................................................................................................373
Monitoring Server Accessibility..................................................................................................... 382
Front Panel Settings ...................................................................................................................... 386
Configuring the Serial Port ............................................................................................................387
Lua Scripts ..................................................................................................................................... 389
Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................... 394
Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................ 396
Device Information........................................................................................................................ 398
Viewing Connected Users ............................................................................................................. 403
Viewing or Clearing the Local Event Log ....................................................................................... 405
Updating the PX3 Firmware .......................................................................................................... 406
Viewing Firmware Update History ................................................................................................410
Bulk Configuration.........................................................................................................................411
Backup and Restore of Device Settings......................................................................................... 418
Network Diagnostics .....................................................................................................................420
Downloading Diagnostic Information ........................................................................................... 421
Hardware Issue Detection.............................................................................................................421
Rebooting the PX3.........................................................................................................................423
Resetting All Settings to Factory Defaults ..................................................................................... 423
Retrieving Software Packages Information................................................................................... 424
Webcam Management.............................................................................................................................425
Configuring Webcams and Viewing Live Images...........................................................................427
Sending Links to Snapshots or Videos...........................................................................................430
Viewing and Managing Locally-Saved Snapshots.......................................................................... 432
Changing Storage Settings.............................................................................................................434
SmartLock and Card Reader .....................................................................................................................438
SmartLock...................................................................................................................................... 440
Card Readers ................................................................................................................................. 445

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Chapter 8 Using SNMP 447
Enabling and Configuring SNMP............................................................................................................... 447
SNMPv2c Notifications..................................................................................................................448
SNMPv3 Notifications ...................................................................................................................449
Downloading SNMP MIB .......................................................................................................................... 452
SNMP Gets and Sets .................................................................................................................................453
The PX3 MIB .................................................................................................................................. 453
A Note about Enabling Thresholds................................................................................................ 455
Chapter 9 Using the Command Line Interface 456
About the Interface .................................................................................................................................. 456
Logging in to CLI ....................................................................................................................................... 457
With HyperTerminal......................................................................................................................457
With SSH or Telnet ........................................................................................................................ 458
With an Analog Modem ................................................................................................................459
Different CLI Modes and Prompts................................................................................................. 459
Closing a Local Connection............................................................................................................460
The ? Command for Showing Available Commands.................................................................................460
Querying Available Parameters for a Command...................................................................................... 461
Showing Information................................................................................................................................462
Network Configuration..................................................................................................................462
PDU Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 466
Outlet Information ........................................................................................................................ 467
Inlet Information ...........................................................................................................................468
Overcurrent Protector Information .............................................................................................. 469
Date and Time Settings ................................................................................................................. 470
Default Measurement Units..........................................................................................................470
Environmental Sensor Information...............................................................................................471
Environmental Sensor Package Information.................................................................................472
Actuator Information .................................................................................................................... 473
Inlet Sensor Threshold Information .............................................................................................. 474
Inlet Pole Sensor Threshold Information ...................................................................................... 476
Overcurrent Protector Sensor Threshold Information.................................................................. 478
Environmental Sensor Threshold Information.............................................................................. 479
Environmental Sensor Default Thresholds....................................................................................480
Security Settings............................................................................................................................ 481
Authentication Settings.................................................................................................................482
Existing User Profiles.....................................................................................................................483
Existing Roles................................................................................................................................. 484
Serial Port Settings ........................................................................................................................ 484
EnergyWise Settings......................................................................................................................484
Asset Strip Settings........................................................................................................................ 485
Rack Unit Settings of an Asset Strip ..............................................................................................485
Event Log.......................................................................................................................................486

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Network Connections Diagnostic Log ...........................................................................................487
Server Reachability Information ...................................................................................................487
Command History .........................................................................................................................488
Reliability Data .............................................................................................................................. 489
Reliability Error Log ....................................................................................................................... 489
Reliability Hardware Failures ........................................................................................................489
Examples .......................................................................................................................................489
Clearing Information ................................................................................................................................492
Clearing Event Log......................................................................................................................... 492
Clearing Diagnostic Log for Network Connections........................................................................493
Configuring the PX3 Device and Network ................................................................................................493
Entering Configuration Mode .......................................................................................................493
Quitting Configuration Mode........................................................................................................494
PDU Configuration Commands .....................................................................................................494
Network Configuration Commands ..............................................................................................498
Time Configuration Commands .................................................................................................... 528
Checking the Accessibility of NTP Servers.....................................................................................533
Security Configuration Commands ...............................................................................................533
Outlet Configuration Commands .................................................................................................. 554
Inlet Configuration Commands .....................................................................................................554
Overcurrent Protector Configuration Commands......................................................................... 556
User Configuration Commands.....................................................................................................556
Role Configuration Commands .....................................................................................................568
Authentication Commands ...........................................................................................................571
Environmental Sensor Configuration Commands.........................................................................583
Configuring Environmental Sensors' Default Thresholds.............................................................. 587
Sensor Threshold Configuration Commands................................................................................. 589
Actuator Configuration Commands ..............................................................................................600
Server Reachability Configuration Commands..............................................................................601
EnergyWise Configuration Commands ......................................................................................... 604
Asset Management Commands ....................................................................................................606
Serial Port Configuration Commands............................................................................................613
Multi-Command Syntax ................................................................................................................615
Actuator Control Operations....................................................................................................................616
Switching On an Actuator .............................................................................................................617
Switching Off an Actuator .............................................................................................................617
Example - Turning On a Specific Actuator..................................................................................... 618
Unblocking a User ....................................................................................................................................618
Resetting the PX3 ..................................................................................................................................... 618
Restarting the PDU........................................................................................................................ 618
Resetting to Factory Defaults........................................................................................................619
Network Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................619
Entering Diagnostic Mode.............................................................................................................619
Quitting Diagnostic Mode .............................................................................................................620
Diagnostic Commands................................................................................................................... 620

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Retrieving Previous Commands ...............................................................................................................622
Automatically Completing a Command.................................................................................................... 622
Logging out of CLI ..................................................................................................................................... 623
Chapter 10 Using SCP Commands 624
Firmware Update via SCP .........................................................................................................................624
Bulk Configuration via SCP .......................................................................................................................625
Backup and Restore via SCP .....................................................................................................................626
Downloading Diagnostic Data via SCP...................................................................................................... 627
Uploading or Downloading Raw Configuration Data ...............................................................................629
Keys that Cannot Be Uploaded ..................................................................................................... 632
Appendix A Specifications 634
Maximum Ambient Operating Temperature ...........................................................................................634
Serial RS-232 "RJ-45" Port Pinouts ...........................................................................................................634
Sensor RJ-45 Port Pinouts ........................................................................................................................634
Feature RJ-45 Port Pinouts....................................................................................................................... 635
Expansion RJ-45 Port Pinouts...................................................................................................................636
Appendix B Equipment Setup Worksheet 637
Appendix C Configuration or Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive 641
Device Configuration/Upgrade Procedure ...............................................................................................641
System and USB Requirements ................................................................................................................ 642
Configuration Files.................................................................................................................................... 643
fwupdate.cfg ................................................................................................................................. 644
config.txt .......................................................................................................................................648
devices.csv .................................................................................................................................... 650
Creating Configuration Files via Mass Deployment Utility............................................................ 651
Data Encryption in 'config.txt'.......................................................................................................652

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Firmware Upgrade via USB.......................................................................................................................653
Appendix D Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP 655
Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure...................................................................................................656
TFTP Requirements ..................................................................................................................................657
DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Windows......................................................................................................657
DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Windows......................................................................................................667
DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Linux............................................................................................................. 674
DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Linux............................................................................................................. 676
Appendix E Raw Configuration Upload and Download 678
Downloading Raw Configuration.............................................................................................................. 678
Download via Web Browsers ........................................................................................................678
Download via Curl .........................................................................................................................679
Uploading Raw Configuration .................................................................................................................. 680
Upload via Curl.............................................................................................................................. 681
Curl Upload Return Codes.............................................................................................................682
Appendix F Resetting to Factory Defaults 684
Using the Reset Button............................................................................................................................. 684
Using the CLI Command ...........................................................................................................................685
Appendix G PX3 Models with Residual Current Monitoring 686
RCM Current Sensor ................................................................................................................................. 686
RCM State Sensor.....................................................................................................................................687
Compliance with IEC 62020...................................................................................................................... 688
RCM Self-Test ...........................................................................................................................................689
Web Interface Operations for RCM..........................................................................................................690
Checking RCM State and Current.................................................................................................. 690
Setting RCM Current Thresholds................................................................................................... 692
Scheduling RCM Self-Test..............................................................................................................693
Disabling or Enabling Front Panel RCM Self-Test..........................................................................694
Setting RCM DC Current Thresholds ............................................................................................. 694
Front Panel Operations for RCM .............................................................................................................. 696
LCD Message for RCM Critical State.............................................................................................. 696
Checking RCM States and Current ................................................................................................ 697
Running RCM Self-Test..................................................................................................................698
RCM SNMP Operations ............................................................................................................................699
RCM Trap....................................................................................................................................... 699
RCM Residual Current and State Objects......................................................................................700
Setting RCM Thresholds ................................................................................................................700
Running RCM Self-Test..................................................................................................................700

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CLI Operations for RCM ............................................................................................................................700
Showing Residual Current Monitoring Information......................................................................701
Setting RCM Current Thresholds................................................................................................... 701
Setting Front Panel RCM Self-Test ................................................................................................ 703
Running RCM Self-Test..................................................................................................................703
Degaussing RCM Type B Sensors................................................................................................... 703
Appendix H Old Generations of PX3 Models 704
PX3 'Phase II' Front Panel Display.............................................................................................................704
PX3 'Phase I' Front Panel Display..............................................................................................................705
Overview of the LCD Display .........................................................................................................705
Control Buttons............................................................................................................................. 706
Operating the LCD Display ............................................................................................................707
Serial RS-232 "DB9" Port Pinouts .............................................................................................................720
Appendix I LDAP Configuration Illustration 721
Step A. Determine User Accounts and Roles............................................................................................ 721
Step B. Configure User Groups on the AD Server..................................................................................... 722
Step C. Configure LDAP Authentication on the PX3 .................................................................................723
Step D. Configure Roles on the PX3.......................................................................................................... 726
Appendix J Updating the LDAP Schema 729
Returning User Group Information .......................................................................................................... 729
From LDAP/LDAPS.........................................................................................................................729
From Microsoft Active Directory...................................................................................................729
Setting the Registry to Permit Write Operations to the Schema .............................................................730
Creating a New Attribute .........................................................................................................................730
Adding Attributes to the Class.................................................................................................................. 731
Updating the Schema Cache .................................................................................................................... 733
Editing rciusergroup Attributes for User Members.................................................................................. 733
Appendix K RADIUS Configuration Illustration 736
Standard Attributes..................................................................................................................................736
NPS Standard Attribute Illustration...............................................................................................736
FreeRADIUS Standard Attribute Illustration..................................................................................754
Vendor-Specific Attributes .......................................................................................................................755
NPS VSA Illustration ......................................................................................................................755
FreeRADIUS VSA Illustration ......................................................................................................... 767

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AD-Related Configuration ........................................................................................................................768
Appendix L Additional PX3 Information 772
RJ45-to-DB9 Cable Requirements for Modem Connections ....................................................................772
Reserving IP Addresses in DHCP Servers..................................................................................................773
Reserving IP in Windows...............................................................................................................774
Reserving IP in Linux...................................................................................................................... 775
Sensor Threshold Settings ........................................................................................................................777
Thresholds and Sensor States ....................................................................................................... 777
"To Assert" and Assertion Timeout............................................................................................... 780
"To De-assert" and Deassertion Hysteresis................................................................................... 782
Default Voltage and Current Thresholds..................................................................................................785
Altitude Correction Factors ......................................................................................................................787
Unbalanced Current Calculation ..............................................................................................................787
Data for BTU Calculation .......................................................................................................................... 788
Ways to Probe Existing User Profiles........................................................................................................789
Raritan Training Website..........................................................................................................................789
Role of a DNS Server................................................................................................................................. 790
Cascading Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................790
Possible Root Causes.....................................................................................................................790
Slave Device Events in the Log ......................................................................................................793
The Ping Tool.................................................................................................................................794
Installing the USB-to-Serial Driver (Optional)........................................................................................... 795
Initial Network Configuration via CLI........................................................................................................796
Device-Specific Settings............................................................................................................................803
TLS Certificate Chain.................................................................................................................................804
What is a Certificate Chain............................................................................................................804
Illustration - GMAIL SMTP Certificate Chain .................................................................................807
Browsing through the Online Help...........................................................................................................810
Appendix M Integration 812
Dominion KX II / III Configuration.............................................................................................................812
Configuring Rack PDU Targets.......................................................................................................812
Turning Outlets On/Off and Cycling Power................................................................................... 816
Dominion KSX II, SX or SX II Configuration ............................................................................................... 817
Dominion KSX II............................................................................................................................. 817
Dominion SX and SX II ...................................................................................................................818
Power IQ Configuration............................................................................................................................822
dcTrack .....................................................................................................................................................823
dcTrack Overview.......................................................................................................................... 823
Asset Management Strips and dcTrack.........................................................................................824
Index 825

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This User Guide is applicable to all the following PDU Generations.
•PX3 with iX7™PDU Generation (1000 series)
Any PX Generations can be associated with existing metering families called
“Series”, from 1000 series to 5000 series.
For example, PX2-4000 and PX3-4000 series are all inlet metered and outlet
metered PDUs, but have different controller generations.
Note: For information on other PX2, PX3, PXC or PXO models, refer to respective
Online Help or User Guide on the Raritan website's Support page
(http://www.raritan.com/support/).
PX models comparison in brief:
Features
Inlet power
measurement
Outlet power
measurement
Outlet switching
Load shedding
1000 Series
2000 Series
3000 Series
(Inline meters)
4000 Series
5000 Series
Important: PDUs with similar model names but of different product families
may vary in their designs. For example, PX2-5660V and PX3-5660V do NOT
share the same outlet sequence and technical designs. For details on a
model's technical design, refer to their product specifications on Raritan
website's PDU Product Selector page
https://www.raritan.com/product-selector.
Comparison between PX2, PX3, PXC and PXO series:
Applicable Models

Chapter 1: Applicable Models
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Product models
PX2
PX3
PXC / PXO
Front panel display
LED display
Dot-matrix LCD
display
Dot-matrix LCD
display
Outlet latching relays
*
Number of LAN ports
1
2
2
Maximum LAN rate
100 Mbps **
1,000 Mbps
100 Mbps
Replaceable controller
***
Number of USB-A ports
1
2
1
Maximum USB rate
12 Mbps
480 Mbps
480 Mbps
RS-232 port
(CONSOLE/MODEM)
Male DB9
Connector
RJ-45 Connector
RJ-45 Connector
Expansion ports
****
SENSOR port type
RJ-12
RJ-45
RJ-45
* Only PX3 models with outlet switching have outlet latching relays.
** A few customized PX2 models also support the Ethernet speed up to 1000
Mbps.
*** Only PX3 "Zero U" models have the replaceable controller.
**** PX3 Expansion port is designed for power sharing of controllers.
Note: PX3 in this table only refers to PX3 PDUs with "iX7" controller.

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Important: If your PX3 is running any firmware version older than 3.3.0, you
must upgrade it to 3.3.x or 3.4.x before upgrading it to 3.5.0 or later. See
Updating the PX3 Firmware (on page 406).
New Features and Updates:
•PDU Linking (on page 82)
Please see the Release Notes for a more detailed explanation of the changes
applied to this version of PX3.
What's New in the PX3 User Guide