Panduit SmartZone Use and care manual

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Technical Reference 79-SZ
Description
Beacons can be used to aid guided patching and tracing operations in the data center. When a Move,
Add, or Change (MAC) request or Trace operation between two PViQ panels is remotely initiated in
SmartZone, it is not always obvious where the two panels are located. Beacons, installed on top of
each cabinet and properly configured in SmartZone, will illuminate when any panel located in the
cabinet is involved in a MAC or Trace operation. The idea is to first guide the technician to the correct
cabinet using the beacon and then further guide the technician to the correct port by looking at LEDs
on the PViQ panel.
Hardware
The hardware necessary to provide the beacon feature consists of 2 beacons, 1 beacon controller,
and its power adapter.
The beacon controller is actually a Xytronix relay controller, model X301, which switches 12VDC
current on and off to each beacon as instructed to do so via SmartZone. Note: SmartZone does not
support relay controllers from other manufacturers. Each beacon controller controls 2 beacons which
are connected to the beacon controller via 12AWG wires.
Beacon Setup and Use with SmartZone
Applies to:
SmartZone Users
Objective:
This Technical Reference describes the beacon controller and beacon
hardware and setup necessary to work with SmartZone. It also describes
the SmartZone setup and operation for beacons.
Documentation
Reference:
Consult the manufacturer's website, www.controlbyweb.com, for current
product documentation for the X301 WebRelay Controller.
Pre-Requisites:
The beacon controller firmware must be version 1.12
Published: 7/25/18

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The beacon controller can be mounted to a cabinet. It is DC-powered and requires an AC-to-CD
power brick. The beacon controller has a standard 10/100 Ethernet connection to the network side
and a screw-down terminal block on the beacon side. The beacons are connected to the relay
controller via 12AWG wire. Typically, the
beacon controller controls one beacon in the same cabinet as the beacon controller and another
beacon in an adjacent cabinet. To fully deploy the beacon function, every cabinet would need a
beacon, whereas, only every other cabinet would need a beacon controller.
Bill of Materials
The Bill of Material for the beacon, beacon controller, and associated items are shown in Appendix I.
The beacon controller is a third-party device and cannot be purchased through Panduit. Beacons can
be purchased directly from the manufacturer or through Panduit. Note: Panduit provides limited
support for third party devices.
Wiring Diagrams
The wiring diagram is shown in Appendix II. Power is connected to the first 2 screw terminals and to
each set of screw terminals controlling the beacons. Use 12AWG wire to connect the beacons to the
respective screw terminals as shown.

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Mounting
The beacon controller can be mounted to the cabinet, rack, or rack-mounted shelf using Velcro or
screws as shown in Appendix III. The beacons can be mounted to the top of a cabinet or rack using
Velcro or screws. The power brink should be secured to the cabinet, rack, or rack-mount shelf using
Velcro, cable ties, or some other fastener.
Power
The beacon controller is powered with an AC to DC power adapter. The AC input may need an
adapter to work with regional plugs. Xytronix sells adapter plugs for use in the U.K., EU and Australia.
The 2 wires of 12-volt side of the adapter are screwed down to the terminal block as shown in
Appendix II.
Beacon Controller Firmware
The beacon controller firmware must be version 1.12. The firmware version can be seen on the Main
tab of the web interface as shown below.
SmartZone only supports firmware version 1.12. Use of previous versions of firmware has
detrimental results. See the Xytronix X301 user’s manual for firmware upgrade procedure. See the
manufacturer’s website, www.controlbyweb.com, for firmware.
Beacon Controller testing
The beacon controller and connected beacons should be tested to verify correct wiring and ensure
operation. See Appendix IV for testing procedures.

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Performing the Procedure
The beacon controller must first be setup using its web-based user interface. See the Xytronix
WebRelay X301 Quick Start guide available on the manufacturer’s website, www.controlbyweb.com,
for details.
The IP address and other network parameters should be set up for the customer's environment along
with SNMP community strings, SmartZone server IP address and beacon controller name.
IP Address
The IP address is setup on the Network tab.
SNMP Community String
In order for SmartZone to write to the Beacon Controller, the SNMP community string must be set up.
This is done on the Password tab of the web interface under the Control password section as shown
below. Set Enable Control password to Yes and type the password. The password should also be
entered into SmartZone’s SNMP strings in the SNMP tab in the System Administration module.

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SmartZone Server IP address
Set SNMP Enabled to Yes and enter the IP address of the SmartZone server next to SNMP Manager
IP in the Advanced Network tab.

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Beacon Controller Name
Enter the Beacon Controller name in the Main Header Text field under the Control Page Setup tab.
This is the display name SmartZone will use in the Location Tree after the Beacon Controller is
discovered. It is important to have a unique name for each Beacon Controller to distinguish each one
in SmartZone.
SmartZone setup for the Beacon Controller and Beacons
Allow SmartZone to write to the beacon controller
Go to the System Administration module, select System Configuration tab and the System Properties
tab and select Y for the option Allow writing to Beacon devices.

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Beacon Controller Discovery
SmartZone treats the beacon controller as another network device that can be discovered.
SmartZone does not actually discover the beacons but will automatically add 2 beacons for every
beacon controller it discovers. SmartZone will join L1 and L2 to the name of the beacon controller to
indicate the beacons.
Beacon Controller and Beacon placement
Place the Beacon Controller in its rack by dragging it to its rack or using cut and paste. Similarly, drag
or cut and paste the beacons to their racks.

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Beacon Association with Beacon Controller
SmartZone cannot discover the beacons that are connected to a beacon controller but it will
automatically add 2 beacons and associate them with the beacon controller. The association is
shown in the Association tab.
To check the associated beacons, highlight the beacon controller and click the Association tab.

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Operation in SmartZone
When a MAC or Trace operation is initiated in SmartZone, the corresponding beacons will illuminate
in SmartZone.
Trace Mode example
Turn on Trace Mode for any panel port in a rack where a beacon is located. As shown below, port 3
for panel 1 in rack 1 is enabled for Trace Mode.
Port 3 is connected to a panel in rack 2. The beacons on top of racks 1 and 2 in the data center will
illuminate. SmartZone will reflect the illumination in the GUI as shown below.

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When the beacon is illuminated, SmartZone will also reflect it in graphical view. For example, by
selecting graphical view for rack 1, the beacon is depicted in an illuminated state.
Returning the panels to secure mode, turns off the beacons on top of the racks in the data center and
SmartZone reflects this by showing a gray beacon image.