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PDUMH15NET/PDUMH20NET
Switched Rack PDU
• 120V, 60Hz AC Input and Output
PDUMH15HVNET/PDUMH20HVNET
Switched Rack PDU
• 208/230V, 50/60Hz AC Input and Output
Important Safety Instructions 2
Installation 2
Features 9
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This manual contains instructions and warnings that should be
followed during the installation, operation, and storage of this product.
Failure to heed these instructions and warnings may affect the product
warranty.
Important Safety Instructions
• ThePDUprovidesconvenientmultipleoutlets,butitDOESNOTprovidesurgeorlinenoise
 protectionforconnectedequipment.
• ThePDUisdesignedforindooruseonlyinacontrolledenvironmentawayfromexcessmoisture,
 temperatureextremes,conductivecontaminants,dustordirectsunlight.
• DonotconnectthePDUtoanungroundedoutletortoextensioncordsoradaptersthateliminate
 theconnectiontoground.
• ThepowerrequirementforeachpieceofequipmentconnectedtothePDUmustnotexceedthe
 individualoutlet’sloadrating.
• ThetotalpowerrequirementforequipmentconnectedtothePDUmustnotexceedthemaximum
 loadratingforthePDU.
• DonotdrillintoorattempttoopenanypartofthePDUhousing.Therearenouser-serviceable
 partsinside.
• DonotattempttomodifythePDU,includingtheinputplugsandpowercables.
• DonotattempttousethePDUifanypartofitbecomesdamaged.
• DonotattempttomountthePDUtoaninsecureorunstablesurface.
• Neverattempttoinstallelectricalequipmentduringathunderstorm.
• Useofthisequipmentinlifesupportapplicationswherefailureofthisequipmentcanreasonably
 beexpectedtocausethefailureofthelifesupportequipmentortosignificantlyaffectitssafetyor
 effectivenessisnotrecommended.Donotusethisequipmentinthepresenceofaflammable
 anestheticmixturewithair,oxygenornitrousoxide.
Installation
Mounting the PDU
ThePDUsupportsfiveprimarymountingconfigurations:1URack,0URack(Vertical),Wall,Under-
CounterandReduced-Depth.
Note: Regardless of configuration, the user must determine the fitness of hardware and procedures before mounting. The PDU and
included hardware are designed for common rack and rack enclosure types and may not be appropriate for all applications. Exact
mounting configurations may vary. Screws for attaching the mounting brackets and cord retention shelf to the PDU are included. Use
only the screws supplied by the manufacturer, or their exact equivalent (#6-32, 3/16" flat head).
1-1 1U Rack Mounting: Use 3 screws Ato
attacheachofthe2longermountingbrackets B
tothePDUasshown.YoucanmountthePDUin
arecessedpositionbyattachingthemounting
bracketssotheyextendbeyondthefrontpanelof
thePDU.(Ifyouplantousethecordretention
shelf,attachthemountingbracketsinarecessed
position.)MountthePDUintherackby
inserting4user-suppliedscrews Cthrough the
mountingbrackets Dandintothemounting
holesoftherackrails.
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1-2 0U Rack Mounting: Use 3 screws Ato
attacheachofthe2shortermountingbrackets
BtothePDUasshown.MountthePDU
verticallybyinserting2ormoreuser-supplied
screws Cthroughthemountingbrackets Dand
intomountingpointsintherackorrack
enclosure.
1-3 Wall Mounting: Use 3 screws Ato attach
eachofthe2shortermountingbrackets Bto the
PDUasshown.MountthePDUtothewallby
inserting2ormoreuser-suppliedscrews C
throughthemountingbrackets Dandinto
securemountingpoints.
1-4 Under-Counter Mounting: Use 3 screws
Atoattacheachofthe2shortermounting
brackets BtothePDUasshown.Mountthe
PDUunderthecounterbyinserting2ormore
user-suppliedscrews Cthroughthemounting
brackets Dandintosecuremountingpoints.
1-5 Reduced-Depth Mounting: Use 3 screws
Atoattacheachofthe2shortermounting
brackets BtothePDUasshown.Mountthe
PDUtoastablesurfacewiththeoutletsfacing
upwardbyinserting2ormoreuser-supplied
screws Cthroughthemountingbrackets Dand
intosecuremountingpoints.
1-6 Cord Retention Shelf Attachment
(Optional): Use 2 screws Ato attach the cord
retentionshelf BtothefrontpanelofthePDU.
Installation continued
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2-1 NEMA Adapter Connection (Optional -
PDUMH20HVNET Only): The
PDUMH20HVNETincludesaplugadapterthat
addsaNEMAL6-20Pplugtotheinputpower
cord.Usethisadapteronlyifyouwillbe
connectingthePDUMH20HVNETtoaNEMA
L6-20Routlet.InserttheIEC60320C19
connector AoftheadapterintotheIEC60320
C20connector Boftheinputpowercord.
Securetheconnectionwiththeretentionbracket
Cbyusingtheincludedboltstofastenthetwo
halvesofthebracketaroundtheconnectionas
shown.Caution: To avoid the risk of electric
shock, ensure that the Neutral (L2) conductor
has been identified before connecting the PDU.
2-2 Input Power Cord Connection (Select
Models with Unattached Power Cords Only):
InserttheIEC60320C19(PDUMH20HVNET)
orIEC60320C13(PDUMH15HVNET)
connector Aoftheinputpowercordintothe
IEC60320C20(PDUMH20HVNET)orIEC
60320C14(PDUMH15HVNET)inlet Bofthe
PDU.Connecttheotherendoftheinputpower
cord CtoacompatiblesourceofACpower,
suchasaUPSsystem,PDUorutilityoutlet.
ThePDUshouldbeprovidedwithover-current
protection:PDUMH20HVNETshouldbe
providedwithamaximum20Abranch-rated
over-currentprotectiondevice;
PDUMH15HVNETshouldbeprovidedwitha
maximum15Abranch-ratedover-current
protectiondevice.
Note: The AC power source should not share a circuit with a
heavy electrical load (such as an air conditioner or
refrigerator).
2-3 Connect Input Power Cord
(PDUMH15NET and PDUMH20NET):
Connecttheinputplug Atoacompatiblesource
ofACpower,suchasaUPSsystem,PDUor
utilityoutlet.ThePDUshouldbeprovidedwith
over-currentprotection:PDUMH15NETwitha
maximum15Abranch-ratedprotectiondevice.
PDUMH20NETwithamaximum20Abranch-
ratedprotectiondevice.
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2-4 Equipment Power Cord Connection:
InserttheIEC60320C14connectors Aofthe
equipmentpowercordsintotheIEC60320C13
output receptacles BofthePDU
(PDUMH15HVNETandPDUMH20HVNET).
InsertpowercordsintotheNEMA5-15Routput
receptacles B(PDUMH15NET)orNEMA
5-15/20Routputreceptacles B
(PDUMH20NET).TheLED Cneareachoutput
receptacleilluminateswhenthereceptacleis
readytodistributeliveACpower.Thedigital
load meter Dwilldisplaythetotalconnected
equipmentloadinamps.
2-5 Cord Retention (Optional): Ifyou
attachedthecordretentionshelfinstep 1-6 , tie
theinputpowercordandeachequipmentpower
cordtotheretentionshelf.Attacheachcordto
theretentionshelfbyloopingthecordand
securingittoanattachmentpointwithoneof
theincludedcableties.Makesurethateachcord
canbeunpluggedfromthePDUwithout
removingthecabletie.
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Networking the PDU
Note: The MAC address of the PDU (a 12-digit string in this format: 000667xxxxxx) is printed on a label attached to the PDU enclosure.
The MAC address is also printed on a label attached to the internal network card.
Ifyournetwork'sDHCPserverwillassignadynamicIPaddresstothePDUautomatically,gotoStep
4-1 .IfyouwillassignastaticIPaddresstothePDUmanually,gotoStep 5-1 .Ifyouareuncertain
whichmethodtouse,contactyournetworkadministratorforassistancebeforecontinuingthe
installationprocess.
Dynamic IP Address Assignment
4-1 Connect PDU to Network:WhilethePDU
ispowered,connectastandardEthernetpatch
cabletotheRJ-45Ethernetport AonthePDU.
Note: This port is not compatible with PoE
(Power over Ethernet) applications.ThePDU
willattempttoobtainanIPaddressviaDHCP.
Thismaytakeaslongasseveralminutes,
dependingonyournetworkenvironment.
4-2 Discover IP Address:ContactyournetworkadministratortodeterminewhichdynamicIP
addresshasbeenassignedtothePDUbytheDHCPserver.ThePDUcanbeidentifiedontheDHCP
serverbyreferringtoitsMACaddress.(TheMACaddressisa12-digitstringinthisformat:
000667xxxxxx.RefertotheMACaddresslabelattachedtothePDU.)Youmaywishtorequestalong-
termleaseperiodfortheIPaddress,dependingonyourapplication.AfteryouhavediscoveredtheIP
address,skipSteps 5-1 through 5-6 andproceeddirectlytoStep 6-1 .
Static IP Address Assignment
5-1 Determine IP Information:Before
assigningastaticIPaddress,you'llneedtoknow
theIPaddress,gatewayaddressandsubnetmask.
Ifyoudonothavethisinformation,contactyour
networkadministratorforassistance.
5-2 Configure Terminal Emulation Program:
OpenaVT100-compatibleterminalemulation
program(suchastheHyperTerminalprogram
bundledwithMicrosoft®Windows®)ona
computerwithanavailableDB9serialport.(A
notebookcomputermaybethemostconvenient
choice.)Settheterminalemulationprogramto
usetheCOMport Athatcorrespondstothe
computer’sDB9serialport.Specifythe
parameters Brequiredtocommunicatewiththe
PDUterminalinterface:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
Iftheterminalemulationprogramsupports
multipleemulationmodes,youmayalsoneed
tospecifyVT100emulation C.
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Networking the PDU continued
5-3 Connect PDU to Computer: Use the
mini-DINtoDB9serialcable(partnumber
73-1025)includedwiththePDUtoconnect
thePDUtothecomputer.Thecircular
connector Aatoneendofthecableattachesto
the8-pinmini-DINserialport BonthePDU.
(Aligntheconnectorcarefullytoavoid
damagingthepins.)TheDB9connector Cat
theotherendofthecableconnectstothe
computer'sserialport D.
5-4 Connect PDU to Network: While the
PDUispowered,connectastandardEthernet
patchcabletotheRJ-45Ethernetport Aon
thePDU.Note: This port is not compatible with PoE
(Power over Ethernet) applications.
5-5 Configure PDU in Terminal Mode:
Afterabriefpause,aninitializationpage
shouldappearintheterminalemulation
program.Pressanykeyonthekeyboardwithin
10secondstochangethePDUsettings.(Ifthe
10-secondperiodhaselapsed,youcanreboot
thePDUbypoweringdowncompletelyand
thenrestoringpower.)
Followthesequenceofresponsesbelowin
ordertoassignanIPaddresstothePDU.The
defaultterminalmoderootpasswordis
TrippLite.SampleIPsettingsareshown-
supplyyourownIPinformationwhenyou
configureyourPDU.
Press A to Accept the settings, or M to Modify? M
Enter the root password: *********
Reset configuration to default values (Y/N)? N
For each of the following questions, you can press <Return> to select the value shown in
braces, or you can enter a new value.
NETWORK INTERFACE PARAMETERS:
Should this target obtain IP settings from the network?[N] N
Static IP address [192.168.1.19]? 192.168.0.123
Static IP address is 192.168.0.123
Subnet Mask IP address [255.255.0.0]? 255.255.255.0
Subnet Mask IP address is 255.255.255.0
Gateway address IP address [192.168.1.1]? 192.168.0.1
Gateway address IP address is 192.168.0.1
Youcanalsochangetherootpassword,real-timeclockandothersettings.(TrippLiterecommends
againstchangingthedefaultsettingsunlessyouareanadvanceduserwithaspecificpurpose.)After
youhavefinishedenteringsettings,thePDUwillsavechangestomemoryandreboot(thismaytake
severalminutes).AfterthePDUreboots,theinitializationpageshoulddisplaythenewstaticIP
settings.
5-6 Remove Serial Cable: RemovetheserialcablefromthePDUandproceedtoStep 6-1 .
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Installation continued
Networking the PDU continued
Testing Network Connection
6-1 Access PDU with Web Browser:Afteran
IPaddresshasbeenassignedtothePDU,attempt
toaccessitwithaWebbrowserthatsupports
frames,formsandJava™.OpenaWebbrowser
onacomputerconnectedtotheLANandenter
theIPaddressassignedtothePDU.Youshould
bepromptedforapassword A.Theusernameis
adminandthedefaultpasswordisadmin.After
youentertheusernameandpassword,the
PowerAlertStatus page Bwillappearinthe
browserwindow.Formoreinformationabout
configurationandoperationofthePDUviathe
PowerAlertinterface,refertothe
SNMPWEBCARDUser'sGuide,includedonthe
CD-ROMbundledwiththePDU.
Note for Network Management System Users Only: Two MIB files
- Tripplite.mib and RFC1628.mib - must be loaded on each
Network Management Station that will monitor the PDU via
SNMP. The files are provided on the CD-ROM included in the
product package.
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Features
AC Input Power Inlet (Model PDUMH15HVNET):TheIEC
60320C14inletconnectstothedetachableACInputPowerCord.
AC Input Power Inlet (Model PDUMH20HVNET):TheIEC
60320C20inletconnectstothedetachableACInputPowerCord.
AC Input Power Cord (Model PDUMH15HVNET): The
detachablecordhasanIEC60320C13connector AandanIEC
60320C14connector B.
AC Input Power Cord (Model PDUMH20HVNET): The
detachablecordhasanIEC60320C19connector AandanIEC
60320C20connector B.
AC Input Power Cord (Model PDUMH15NET): The cord is
permanentlyattachedtothePDUandhasaNEMA5-15Pplug.
AC Input Power Cord (Model PDUMH20NET): The cord is
permanentlyattachedtothePDUandhasaNEMAL5-20Pplug.
AC Input Adapter (Model PDUMH20HVNET): The adapter
convertstheACinputpowercordtoaNEMAL6-20Pplug.The
includedretentionbracket(notshown)securestheconnection.
AC Input Adapter (Model PDUMH20NET): Theadapterconverts
NEMAL5-20PinputplugstoNEMA5-20Pinputplugs.
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NEMA 5-15R Output Receptacles (PDUMH15NET): During
normaloperation,theoutputreceptaclesdistributeACpowerto
connectedequipment.Whenanoutletislive,theassociatedLED
illuminates.
NEMA 5-15/20R Output Receptacles (PDUMH20NET): During
normaloperation,theoutputreceptaclesdistributeACpowerto
connectedequipment.Whenanoutletislive,theassociatedLED
illuminates.
IEC 60320 C13 Output Receptacles (PDUMH15HVNET &
PDUMH20HVNET):Duringnormaloperation,theoutput
receptaclesdistributeACpowertoconnectedequipment.Whenan
outletislive,theassociatedLEDilluminates.
Digital Load Meter (Ammeter):Thetotalelectricalcurrentdrawn
byconnectedequipmentisdisplayedonthemeterinamperes.
Cord Retention Shelf:WhenitisattachedtothePDU,thecord
retentionshelfprovidessecureattachmentpointsfortheinputcord
andconnectedequipmentcords.Usetheincludedcabletiesto
securethecordstotheshelf.
Longer Mounting Brackets:UsethesebracketstomountthePDU
horizontallyinastandardrackorrackenclosure.Themounting
depthcanbeadjustedbyattachingthebracketstodifferentpositions
onthePDU.
Shorter Mounting Brackets:UsethesebracketstomountthePDU
ina0Urack,wallorunder-counterconfiguration.
Factory Port:Theportisreservedforconfigurationbyfactory
authorizedpersonnelonly.Donotconnectanythingtotheport.
Features continued
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