WTI MPC Series User manual

WTI Part No. 13762
Rev. B
MPC Series
Managed Power Controllers
Models Covered:
MPC-8H-1
MPC-8H-2
MPC-16H-1
MPC-16H-2
MPC-20V-1
MPC-20V-2
MPC-REMOTE
User's Guide

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Warnings and Cautions:
Installation Instructions
Secure Racking
If Secure Racked units are installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, they may
require further evaluation by Certification Agencies. The following items must be
considered.
1. The ambient within the rack may be greater than room ambient. Installation
should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation is not
compromised. The maximum temperature for the equipment in this environment is
45°C. Consideration should be given to the maximum rated ambient.
2. Installation should be such that a hazardous stability condition is not achieved due
to uneven loading.
Input Supply
Check nameplate ratings to assure there is no overloading of supply circuits that could
have an effect on overcurrent protection and supply wiring.
Grounding
Reliable earthing of this equipment must be maintained. Particular attention should
be given to supply connections when connecting to power strips, rather than direct
connections to the branch circuit.
No Serviceable Parts Inside; Authorized Service Personnel Only
Do not attempt to repair or service this device yourself. Internal components must be
serviced by authorized personnel only.
• Shock Hazard - Do Not Enter
• Lithium Battery
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace
only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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Warnings and Cautions
Disconnect Power
If any of the following events are noted, immediately disconnect the unit from the outlet
and contact qualified service personnel:
1. If the power cord becomes frayed or damaged.
2. If liquid has been spilled into the device or if the device has been exposed to rain
or water.
Two Power Supply Cables
Note that this unit features two separate power circuits, and that a power supply cable is
required for each power circuit. Before attempting to service or remove this unit, please
make certain that both power supply cables are disconnected from the power source.
15-Amp “Starter” Cables
MPC-8H-1 units, MPC-16H-1 units and MPC-20V-1 units are shipped with two 125 VAC,
15 Amp “Starter” Cables. These Starter Cables will allow you to connect the MPC to
power for bench testing and initial start up and are adequate for applications that only
require 15 Amps. For 20-Amp power switching applications, please refer to the WTI
Power Cable guide supplied with the unit, or use appropriate 20-Amp cables.

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Agency Approvals
FCC Part 15 Regulation
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 when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment
EMC, Safety, and R&TTE Directive Compliance
The CE mark is affixed to this product to confirm compliance with the following
European Community Directives:
• Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws
of Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility;
and
• Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of
the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use
within certain voltage limits;
and
• Council Directive 1999/5/EC of 9 March on radio equipment and
telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their
conformity.
Industry Canada
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications
The Ringer Equivalence Number is an indication of the maximum number of devices
allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may
consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of
the RENs of all the devices does not exceed five.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
2. Unit Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1. MPC-H Series - Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2. MPC-H Series - Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.3. MPC-V Series - Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.4. Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1. Installing the MPC Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.1. Apply Power to the MPC-20V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.2. Connect your PC to the MPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2. Communicating with the MPC-20V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.3. Installing and Operating the Optional MPC-REMOTE Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
4. Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1. Connecting the Power Supply Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1.1. Installing the Cable Keepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1.2. Connect the MPC to Your Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2. Connection to Switched Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3. Serial Console Port Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3.1. Connecting a Local PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3.2. Connecting an External Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.4. Connecting the Network Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.5. Connecting the Optional MPC-REMOTE Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
5. Basic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1. Communicating with the MPC Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.1. The Text Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.2. The Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.1.3. Access Via PDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.2. Configuration Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.3. Defining System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.3.1. The Real Time Clock and Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.3.2. The Invalid Access Lockout Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5.3.3. Automated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.3.4. Log Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.3.4.1. The Audit Log and Alarm Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.3.4.2. The Current Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.3.4.3. Reading and Erasing Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.3.5. Callback Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.4. User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.4.1. Command Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.4.2. Plug Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.5. Managing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.5.1. Viewing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.5.2. Adding User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.5.3. Modifying User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5.5.4. Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

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5. Basic Configuration (continued)
5.6. The Plug Group Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.6.1. Viewing Plug Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
5.6.2. Adding Plug Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
5.6.3. Modifying Plug Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
5.6.4. Deleting Plug Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
5.7. Defining Plug Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
5.7.1. The Boot / Sequence Delay Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.8. Serial Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.8.1. Serial Port Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.8.2. Serial Port Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.9. Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.9.1. Network Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
5.9.2. Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.9.3. IP Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
5.9.3.1. Adding IP Addresses to the Allow and Deny Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
5.9.3.2. Linux Operators and Wild Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
5.9.3.3. IP Security Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
5.9.4. Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
5.9.5. Domain Name Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
5.9.6. SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
5.9.7. LDAP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
5.9.7.1. Adding LDAP Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
5.9.7.2 Viewing LDAP Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
5.9.7.3. Modifying LDAP Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
5.9.7.4. Deleting LDAP Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
5.9.7.5. LDAP Kerberos Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
5.9.8. TACACS Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
5.9.9. RADIUS Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
5.9.10. Email Message Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
5.10. Save User Selected Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
6. Reboot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1. Ping-No-Answer Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1.1. Adding Ping-No-Answer Reboots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.1.2. Viewing Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.1.3. Modifying Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.1.4. Deleting Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.2. Scheduled Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.2.1. Adding Scheduled Reboots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.2.2. Viewing Scheduled Reboot Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.2.3. Modifying Scheduled Reboots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.2.4. Deleting Scheduled Reboots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
7. Alarm Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.1. The Over Current Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2. The Over Temperature Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.3. The Circuit Breaker Open Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.4. The Lost Communication with AUX Units Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
7.5. The Lost Voltage (Line In) Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
7.6. The Ping-No-Answer Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
7.7. The Invalid Access Lockout Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

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8. The Status Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1. The Network Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.2. The Plug Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.3. The Plug Group Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.4. The Current Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.5. The Current History Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
9. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.1. Operation via the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.1.1. The Plug Control Screen - Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.1.2. The Plug Group Control Screen - Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2. Operation via the Text Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.2.1. The Plug Status Screen - Text Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.2.2. Switching and Reboot Commands - Text Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
9.2.3. Applying Commands to Several Plugs - Text Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
9.3. The Automated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
9.4. Manual Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9.5. Logging Out of Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
10. SSH Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
11. Syslog Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11.1. Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11.2. Testing Syslog Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
12. SNMP Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.1. Configuration: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.2. Testing the SNMP Trap Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
13. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.1. Sending Parameters to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.2. Restoring Saved Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
14. Upgrading MPC Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
15. Command Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
15.1. Command Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
15.2. Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
15.3. Command Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
15.3.1. Display Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
15.3.2. Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5
15.3.3. Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8
Appendices:
A. RS232 Port Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apx-1
B. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apx-2
C. Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apx-3
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1

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List of Figures
2.1. MPC-8H - Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2. MPC-16H - Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3. MPC-8H-1 - Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.4. MPC-8H-2 - Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.5. MPC-16H-1 - Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.6. MPC-16H-2 - Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.7. MPC-20V Series - Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
5.1. The Plug Status Screen (Text Interface; MPC-20V Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.2. The Home Screen (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.3. The System Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.4. The System Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.5. The Add User Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.6. The Add User Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.7. The Add Plug to Group Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5.8. The Add Plug to Group Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5.9. The Plug Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.10. The Plug Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.11. Serial Port Configuration Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5.12. Port Configuration Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5.13. Network Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
5.14. Network Configuration Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
5.15. Network Port Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
5.16. Network Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.17. SNMP Access Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
5.18. SNMP Trap Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
5.19. SNMP Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
5.20. LDAP Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
5.21. LDAP Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
5.22. Add LDAP Group Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
5.23. Add LDAP Group Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
5.24. LDAP Kerberos Set Up Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
5.25. LDAP Kerberos Set Up Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
5.26. The TACACS Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
5.27. The TACACS Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
5.28. The RADIUS Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
5.29. The RADIUS Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
5.30. The Email Messaging Parameters Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
5.31. The Email Messaging Parameters Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
6.1. The Add Ping-No-Answer Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2. The Add Ping-No-Answer Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.3. The Add Scheduled Reboot Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.4. The Add Scheduled Reboot Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
7.1. The Alarm Configuration Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.2. The Alarm Configuration Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.3. The Over Current Alarm Menu (Initial Threshold, Text Interface Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.4. The Over Current Alarm Menu (Initial Threshold, Web Browser Interface Shown) . . . . . . 7-4
7.5. The Over Temperature Alarm Menu (Initial Threshold, Text Interface Shown) . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.6. The Over Temperature Alarm Menu (Initial Threshold, Web Browser Interface Shown) . . 7-7
7.7. The Circuit Breaker Open Alarm Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7.8. The Circuit Breaker Open Alarm Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7.9. The Lost Communication with AUX Units Alarm Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.10. The Lost Communication with AUX Units Alarm Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . 7-13

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7.11. The Lost Voltage (Line In) Alarm Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7.12. The Lost Voltage (Line In) Alarm Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7.13. The Ping-No-Answer Alarm Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
7.14. The Ping-No-Answer Alarm Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
7.15. The Invalid Access Lockout Alarm Menu (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
7.16. The Invalid Access Lockout Alarm Menu (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
8.1. The Network Status Screen (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.2. The Network Status Screen (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.3. The Plug Status Screen (Administrator Mode; Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.4. The Plug Status Screen (Administrator Mode; Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.5. The Plug Group Status Screen (Administrator Mode; Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.6. The Plug Group Status Screen (Administrator Mode; Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.7. The Current Monitor Screen (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8.8. The Current Monitor Screen (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8.9. The Current History Screen (Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
8.10. The Current History Screen (Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
9.1. The Plug Control Screen (Administrator Mode; Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2. The Plug Group Control Screen (Administrator Mode; Web Browser Interface) . . . . . . . . 9-3
9.3. The Help Menu (Administrator Mode; Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.4. The Plug Status Screen (Administrator Mode; Text Interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
11.1. The Test Menu (Text Interface, Administrator Mode Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
A.1. RS232 Console Port Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apx-1

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1. Introduction
WTI’s MPC series Managed Power Controllers allow secure, remote monitoring and
management of AC powered rack mount equipment via SSL, SSH, web browser, telnet,
external modem or local terminal. The MPC can monitor power to your equipment, and
automatically notify you when changes in current levels, temperature, circuit breaker
status or other factors exceed user-defined threshold values.
The MPC features two separate power circuits with up to 20 Amps handling capacity per
branch circuit, and is available in a horizontal, rack mount version with eight or sixteen
switched outlets, or as a “zero unit” vertical mount model with 20 switched outlets.
Power Monitoring and Management:
The MPC constantly monitors current, temperature levels, circuit breaker status and
other factors at your network equipment rack. If the MPC detects that user defined
thresholds for these values have been exceeded, the unit can promptly notify you
via email, SNMP, Syslog, LED or audible alarm. In addition, the MPC can also notify
you when it detects that a device is not responding to ping commands, when the
Invalid Access Lockout has been triggered, or when a loss of communication with the
optional auxiliary units is detected. The MPC also records current consumption data
to a convenient log file, which can be retrieved in either ASCII, XML, or CSV format or
displayed in graph format.
Security and Co-Location Features:
Secure Shell (SSHv2) encryption and address-specific IP security masks prevent
unauthorized access to command and configuration functions.
The MPC also provides four different levels of security for user accounts: Administrator,
SuperUser, User and ViewOnly. The Administrator level provides complete access to
all plug functions, operating features and configuration menus. The SuperUser level
allows switching and rebooting of all plugs but does not allow access to configuration
functions. The User level allows access to only a select group of Administrator-defined
plugs. The ViewOnly level allows you to check plug status and unit status, but does not
allow switching or rebooting of outlets.
The MPC also includes full Radius support, LDAP capability, TACACS capability, DHCP
and an invalid access lockout feature. An Audit Log records all user access, login and
logout times and command actions.
Convenient, Durable Design:
The MPC features two separate power circuits and can support up to 40 Amps per unit;
each power circuit is split into two separate circuit breakers. 120 VAC models include
NEMA 5-20 R outlets and 240 VAC models include IEC320-C13 outlets. The MPC is
also available with an optional remote front panel, which can be used to display the
status of MPC units installed in hard-to-reach spots, deep inside equipment racks. Each
MPC unit can also be connected to up to three additional units, allowing control of up to
80 outlets via a single IP Address .