Raritan PX3TS User manual

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Raritan PX3TS
The PX3TS transfer switch provides AC power to rack IT equipment from one of two AC power sources, and automatically selects
which source powers the load based on power availability and quality.
This Quick Setup Guide is intended for experienced users. For detailed instructions, refer to the PX3TS transfer switch online help
from the Support page ( http://www.raritan.com/support/ ) on Raritan's website.
Note: This guide covers two types of transfer switch products -- PX3TS and PX3TS with iX7™controller (also known as PX3TS-iX7 or
iX7™). Unless otherwise specified, PX3TS refers to both PX3TS and PX3TS-iX7 product models. For major differences between the two
products, see
iX7-Specific Features (on page 9).
Safety Precautions
WARNING! Read and understand all sections in this guide
before installing or operating this product. Failure to heed any
of the following WARNINGS may result in electric shock, fire,
personal injury and death. Prior to operating this product, the
user should read the online help and specifically the warnings
in the online help.
WARNING! Connect this product to an AC power source
whose voltage is within the range specified on the product's
nameplate.
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.
WARNING! Use this product in a dry location.
WARNING! Connect this product to a protective earth ground.
Never use a "ground lift adaptor" between the product's plug
and the wall receptacle.
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What's Included
The PX3TS device
Bracket pack and screws
Quick Setup Guide
Warranty card
Two replacement fuses for the inlet transfer switch
Note: Depending on your PX3TS' ratings, appropriate fuse
types vary. You can order additional fuses from Raritan.
See Technical Specifications in the Online Help for
appropriate fuse types and Raritan part numbers for
these fuses.
A null-modem cable with DB9 connectors on both ends
(Raritan number: 254-01-0006-00) (optional)
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Front View
1U models:
2U models:
1. Connection ports (6 ports on PX3TS models or 8 ports on
PX3TS-iX7 models)
2. LCD display and control buttons
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3. Transfer switch indicator lamps and control buttons
4. Overcurrent protectors - one for each bank of outlets
(available on some models only)
5. Fuses - one per inlet
Note: The location of fuses is model dependent. For some
2U models, fuses are located on the rear panel, but for
others, fuses are located on the front panel.
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Rear View
1U models:
2U models:
1. Inlets
2. Fuses - one per inlet
Note: The location of fuses is model dependent. For some
2U models, fuses are located on the rear panel, but for
others, fuses are located on the front panel.
3. Outlets
4. Two connection ports
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Mounting a PX3TS Device
Using appropriate brackets and tools, fasten the 1U or 2U
PX3TS device to the rack or cabinet. The way to install a
PX3TS device varies according to the device length.
To mount a PX3TS device which is long:
1. Attach mounting ears and mounting brackets to each side
of the PX3TS with provided screws.
2. Adjust slide-rail assemblies to match your rack posts and
fasten them to the rack using your own fasteners.
3. Line up the mounting brackets with slide-rails and push
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4. Fasten front mounting ears to the rack using your own
fasteners.
To mount a PX3TS device which is short:
1. Attach a rackmount bracket to both sides of the PX3TS
with the provided screws. For a 1U model, the total
number and locations of screw holes are different from
the following 2U diagram.
2. Insert the cable-support bar into rackmount brackets.
3. Secure with the provided end cap screws.
4. On a 2U model, repeat the above steps to install another
cable-support bar.
5. Fasten the rackmount brackets' ears to the rack using
your own fasteners.
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Inlet and Outlet Power Connections
The PX3TS connects to two different, but identically rated,
branch circuits.
The PX3TS will operate when the branch circuit voltages are
out of phase, but works most reliably and fastest when in
phase. The front panel Phase Sync lamp lights if inlets are out
of phase.
Connecting Power and Equipment
Your PX3TS may have fuses and/or circuit breakers. Verify
that all are firmly seated or set to ON before connecting
power.
The PX3TS inlets are labeled INLET 1 (I1) and INLET 2 (I2).
INLET 1 is the factory default preferred inlet, and INLET 2 is
the factory default alternate inlet.
Tip: You can switch preferred and alternate inlets if needed.
See Manual Transfer (on page 5).
To make power connections:
1. Connect PX3TS inlets to branch circuits.
2. Connect loads to PX3TS outlets.
3. Apply power to branch circuits.
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Testing Indicator Lamps
Press the Lamp Test control button and visually verify that all
transfer switch indicator lamps turn on. See Control Push
Buttons
(on page 5).
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Power Quality Indicator Lamps
Inlet power quality is shown using a tricolor LED.
Normal (green): Power quality (voltage and frequency) is
good.
Warning (orange): Power quality is not optimal but
acceptable.
Critical (red): Power is not available or power quality is not
acceptable.
Note: See
Power Quality Setup (on page 7) for how to
configure voltage and frequency settings.
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Inlet Configuration Indicator Lamps
A green LED indicates which inlet is preferred. The default is
Inlet 1.
The preferred inlet powers the outlets unless its power
quality goes critical. The Manual Transfer button may change
the preferred inlet. See
Control Push Buttons (on page 5).
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Active Inlet Indicator Lamps
A green LED indicates which inlet is powering the outlets.
Only one LED is on at a time.
The Manual Transfer button transfers power to the other
inlet.
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Alarm Indicator Lamps
Lamp Meaning
Manual
Disabled
The front panel Manual Transfer button is
disabled. See
Control Push Buttons (on
page 5).
Phase Sync Inlets are out of phase.

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Lamp Meaning
Fuse Blown fuse.
The replacement fuse must be either the
same as the Raritan-provided fuse or
equivalent.
To order fuses from Raritan, see Technical
Specifications in the Online Help for
appropriate fuse types and Raritan part
numbers.
Internal Failure Internal hardware failure.
Contact Raritan technical support. The web
interface contains additional indicators for
specific internal failures.
Overload Power to load is turned off due to a short
circuit.
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Control Push Buttons
Button Action taken when pressed
Alarm Override Forces a manual transfer during an
alarm condition.
Lamp Test Turns on all transfer switch indicator
lamps. Power Quality LEDs turn orange.
Manual Transfer Transfers power to the other inlet.
Newly-activated inlet becomes the
preferred inlet.
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Operating Modes
Normal: The preferred inlet is active while the alternate inlet
is in the normal or warning state.
Non-redundant: The preferred inlet is active while the
alternate inlet goes critical or loses power.
Standby: The alternate inlet is active.
Off: Neither inlet is active because of an alarm or internal
failure, or because both inlets go critical. See
Manual
Transfer
(on page 5) for restoring power.
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Automatic Transfer
An automatic transfer to the alternate inlet occurs when the
preferred inlet's power quality goes critical.
An automatic retransfer back to the preferred inlet occurs
when the preferred inlet's power quality returns to normal.
Note: See
Transfer Options Setup (on page 6) for retransfer
settings.
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Manual Transfer
The Manual Transfer button changes the active inlet and also
sets the newly-activated inlet to be the preferred inlet.
The Manual Transfer button is disabled when an alarm lamp
is active. Use this procedure to override the alarm and force a
manual transfer.
1. Correct the problem in load that caused the alarm.
2. While holding down the Alarm Override button, press
Manual Transfer.
Note: This procedure does not apply when the Manual
Disabled or Fuse alarm lamp is turned on.
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Connecting the PX3TS to Your Network
PX3TS can be connected to a wired or wireless network. For
connection to a wireless network. See
Appendix B: Wireless
Configuration (on page 8).
To make a wired connection for PX3TS:
1. Connect a standard network patch cable to the ETHERNET
port on the PX3TS.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to your LAN.
To make a wired connection for PX3TS-iX7:
You can connect either Ethernet port of an iX7™device to
the LAN, but the "green" port labeled "ETH 10/100/1000"
is highly recommended because it supports 1000 Mbps.
Refer to the above procedure for cable connection.
If connecting both ports to the LAN, you must connect
them to two "different" subnets. If you are not sure
whether the device is connected to the same or different
subnets, contact your IT department.
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PX3TS Configuration
Note: If your networking environment is not the DHCP IPv4
networking environment, for example, an IPv6 network, refer
to Appendix A: Configuration via a Mobile Device or PDView
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Step 1: Display the IPv4 or IPv6 Address
The DHCP-assigned IPv4 address is available using the front
panel display. Depending on the model you purchased, the
front panel display is similar to either diagram below. For
PX3TS-iX7 models with the new panel, you can retrieve both
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, if available.
- OR -
To retrieve the "IPv4" address on PX3TS:
1. Press the MODE button to enter the Device mode,
indicated by an alphabet "d" at the top left of the display.
2. The LCD display cycles between the four octets of the IPv4
address, indicated by "i4" at the upper right corner of the
display.
For example, 192.168.84.4 cycles in this sequence:
192 --> 168 --> 84 --> 4
To retrieve the IPv4 or IPv6 address on PX3TS-iX7:
1. Press or to show the "Main Menu."
2. Press or to select "Device Info," and press
.
3. Press or until the device's IP address is
displayed.
Note: If your network only supports IPv6 or DHCP is
unavailable, the IP address must be configured through an
USB connection to a mobile device. See Appendix A:
Configuration via a Mobile Device or PDView
(on page 7).
Step 2: Log in to the PX3TS Web Interface
1. Open a web browser and type the IP address of PX3TS.
If the link-local addressing has been enabled, you can
type
pdu.local instead of an IP address. See Appendix
A: Configuration via a Connected Computer.
2. Accept any security warnings that may appear.
3. Type the default user credentials and click Login.
User name: admin
Password: raritan
4. When prompted to change the password, change or ignore
it.
To change it, type the new password and click Ok.
To ignore it for this time only, click Not Now.
To ignore it permanently, select "Do not ask again" and
click Not Now.
Step 3: PX3TS Web Configuration Overview
1. In the left menu, click Transfer Switch.
2. Click Edit Settings to configure the transfer options.
3. Click Edit Power Quality Parameters to configure power
quality.
Transfer Options Setup
1. (Optional) Assign a name to the inlet transfer switch if
wanted.
2. Enable/disable the front panel Manual Transfer button.
3. Enable/disable automatic retransfer, and determine
whether to perform retransfer when inlets are out of
phase. Retransfer is the transfer back to normal operation
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4. Enter the time (seconds) preferred inlet power must be in
the normal state before retransfer occurs.
Power Quality Setup
Inlet power quality state (normal/warning/critical) is derived
from the inlet's voltage and frequency quality - whichever is
lower. If voltage or frequency is critical, power quality is
critical. If either is warning, quality is warning. When both are
normal, power quality is normal.
PX3TS transfers to standby operation when preferred inlet
power quality goes critical and retransfers to normal
operation when power quality returns to normal. The warning
state does not cause transfers and is intended as an early
warning indication of a possible problem.
When quality goes from better to worse, the state change is
said to assert. You configure how long the quality must
remain in the worse state before the state change actually
occurs. When quality goes from worse to better, the state
change is said to deassert. You configure the hysteresis - how
much the quality must be better than the threshold - before
the state change occurs.
Voltage and frequency configuration is identical.
1. Enter upper and lower thresholds for warning and critical.
2. Enter deassertion hysteresis values.
3. Enter assertion times (seconds).
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Appendix A: Configuration via a Mobile Device or
PDView
An iOS or Android mobile device, such as a smartphone or
tablet, can function as a local display of PX3TS. Note that the
Android device must support USB "On-The-Go" (OTG), or this
function does not work.
Step 1: Download the "PDView" App
Raritan's app "PDView" is required for the mobile device to
function as a local display. It is a free app.
To download PDView:
1. Visit either Apple App or Google Play Store.
 https://itunes.apple.com/app/raritan-pdview/id780382
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 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rar
itan.android.pdview
2. Install PDView.
Step 2: Connect the Mobile Device to PX3TS
The USB cable and USB port to connect are determined by
your mobile operating system.
To connect your mobile device to PX3TS:
1. Get an appropriate USB cable for your mobile device.

iOS : Use the regular USB cable shipped with your iOS
mobile device.

Android : Use an USB OTG adapter cable.
2. Connect the mobile device to the appropriate USB port on
the PX3TS.

iOS : USB-A port.
 Android : USB-B port
Step 3: Launch PDView
You can access the PX3TS web interface via PDView to view or
change the settings.
To access the PX3TS web interface:
1. Launch PDView on your mobile device.
2. Wait until PDView detects the connected PX3TS device and
shows the word "Connected" in green.
3. If the factory-default user credentials "admin/raritan"
remain unchanged, PDView automatically logs in to the
PX3TS web interface.
If they have been changed, the login screen displays
instead and you must enter appropriate user credentials
for login.
4. (Optional) For initial login, you are prompted to change the
password. See
Step 2: Log in to the PX3TS Web
Interface
(on page 6).
5. Now you can view the data or change any PX3TS settings.
For details, refer to the user guide or online help on
the Raritan website.
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Appendix B: Wireless Configuration
USB Wireless LAN Adapters
The PX3TS supports the following USB Wi-Fi LAN adapters.
Wi-Fi LAN adapters Supported 802.11
protocols
SparkLAN WUBR-508N A/B/G/N
Proxim Orinoco 8494 A/B/G
Zyxel NWD271N B/G
Edimax EW-7722UnD A/B/G/N
TP-Link TL-WDN3200 v1 A/B/G/N
Raritan USB WIFI A/B/G/N
Note: To use the Edimax EW-7722UnD or Raritan USB WIFI
wireless LAN adapter to connect to an 802.11n wireless
network, the handshake timeout setting must be changed to
500 or greater, or the wireless connection will fail.
Supported Wireless LAN Configuration
If wireless networking is preferred, ensure that the wireless
LAN configuration of your PX3TS matches the access point.
The following is the wireless LAN configuration that the
PX3TS supports.
Network type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
Protocol: WPA2 (RSN)
Key management: WPA-PSK, or WPA-EAP with PEAP
and MSCHAPv2 authentication
Encryption: CCMP (AES)
Important: Supported 802.11 network protocols vary
according to the wireless LAN adapter being used with the
PX3TS. See
USB Wireless LAN Adapters (on page 8).
Making a Wireless Connection
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To make a wireless connection:
Do one of the following:
Plug a supported USB wireless LAN adapter into the
USB-A port on your PX3TS.
Connect a USB hub to the USB-A port on the PX3TS.
Then plug the supported USB wireless LAN adapter
into the appropriate USB port on the hub.
See
USB Wireless LAN Adapters (on page 8) for a list of
supported wireless LAN adapters.
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Appendix C: Other Information
RJ-45 Cap in the Feature Port (for Non-iX7 Models
Only)
PX3TS models have a cap plugged into the FEATURE port
when shipping out of the factory. The cap is intended to
protect the port from connecting to inappropriate equipment.
Remove it if needed.
Note: PX3TS-iX7 models do NOT have this cap plugged when
shipping out of the factory.
iX7-Specific Features
PX3TS with iX7™controller supports the following significant
features, which are NOT supported by non-iX7 PX3TS models.
Dual networking with two Ethernet ports (ETH1/ETH2):
Both Ethernet ports must connect to two "different"
subnets. Connection to the same subnet is NOT
recommended.
Power sharing via the EXPANSION port: Power sharing
ensures the continuous accessibility to the iX7™controller
when a power failure occurs on both inlets.
For more information on dual Ethernet and power sharing
functionality, refer to PX3TS online help or user guide. Port
locations on your iX7™may look different from the following
illustration.
Identifying the Sensor Port
Warning: If you purchase Raritan's environmental sensor
packages, make sure you connect them to the correct port
on the PX3TS, or damages may be caused to the PX3TS
and/or connected sensor packages.
How to identify the SENSOR port:
The correct port is labeled SENSOR.
The SENSOR port is marked with YELLOW color, as shown
below.
 PX3TS

PX3TS-iX7
Additional Information
For more information about PX3TS and the entire Raritan
product line, see Raritan's website (www.raritan.com). For
technical issues, contact Raritan Technical Support. See the

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Contact Support page in the Support section on Raritan's
website for technical support contact information worldwide.
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a copy of the open source code. For details, see the Open Source Software
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