APC - AP9641 - UPS Network Management Card with Network Shutdown and Environmental Monitoring

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The firmware executable will then begin the upgrade process. This process may take as long as 5-7 minutes to finish. Once finished, close the executable. Insert the flash drive into a USB port on your NMC, see “Front Panel (AP9641)” and “Front Panel (AP9643)”. 8. Reboot the NMC and wait for the card to reboot fully. NOTE: Network Management Cards with theSKU of AP9617, AP9618, or AP9619 use firmware 3.X and Network Management Card 2 units with theSKU of AP9630, AP9631 use version 5.X or 6.X firmware. The correct firmware for each platform must be used and they are not interchangeable. To install the application module, repeat step 5 and step 6. In step 6, use the application module file name. Connect the Management Card to an available serial port on the host computer with the supplied cable (part number 940-0024).

Press the Reset button on the Management Card or reseat the Network Management Card in the SmartSlot, then immediately start pressing the key repeatedly until the Boot Monitor prompt displays: BM>. Once you have entered Boot Monitor mode correctly, the Network Management Card 3's status LED will be solid orange in color. (Boot Monitor mode is required on NMC3 for an XMODEM upgrade in any situation.) Kit includes all necessary parts to install an AP9635 for all G5000 UPS serial numbers and firmwares.If you have any other type of computer, then you will need to manually upload each firmware file to the Web SNMP/Network Management Card. Go to the XMODEM or Manual sections belowfor additional instructions.

DHCP/BootP andretry optionsare only available in NMC2 AOS 5.0.X. It is no longer an option in AOS versions > 5.0.X From the terminal program's Transfer menu, select the appropriate firmware .bin firmwarefile to transfer via XMODEM-CRC. To do this within HyperTerminal, go to Transfer ->Send File. On the dialog box that pops up, browse the computer for the appropriate firmware .bin file. Once you do that, ensure the selected protocol is XMODEM and then press Send to begin the file transfer. For AP9617/18/19 based devices, the AOS should be transferred first and then the procedure should be repeated for the application file.

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Note: This add-on option is only able to monitor the UPS, and not any power distribution. The embedded NMC within the UPS must be used to monitor any power distribution. The "shell" once connected via SSH is severely limited but adequate to collect sufficient data for my purposes (input line conditions and battery level). NOTE: To upgrade multiple Management Cards using an FTP client or using SCP, write a script which automatically performs the procedure. Ships with AP9630 pre-installed in units manufactured post 2012. Older G7000 models require a special upgrade kit pre-2012 manufacture date. NOTE: This method can be used to configure the embedded UPS NMC2 or optional secondary NMC2 for SRT models.

bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control for initial configuration, 2400 bps for NMC configuration - refer to user's manual for more information Configuration Method 5 - via Smart-UPS front panel LCD -(Supported SMT, SMX, and SRT * Models with UPS NMC2/NMC3) Open a terminal session. Configure the terminal session to 2400bps, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.If you are using HyperTerminal, select Call->Disconnect and then Call->Connect to apply the changes to the serial port. NOTE: Certain terminal emulation programs, such as PuTTy, do not support the XMODEM protocol.NOTE: If your UPS LCD menu doesn't have the Configure NMC: option after putting the UPS LCD menu in Advanced mode, you may have one or more of the following happening: Your UPS display will look similar to one of the following types shown below. Press ESC to bring up the Menu, if not already displayed. NOTE: Tests have shown that even with the network properly configured, the ability to reference devices that support this option is not immediate.In APC tests, it took between 6 and 16 minutes before this functionality worked. However, it worked every time (max wait 16 minutes).Depending on your network setup, your experience may differ. There are different ways that you can upload the firmware for each device. Please choose a methodthat works best foryou. NOTE: This wizard will also not workwith any Network Management Card familyif the NMC was previously configured and not in DHCP or BOOTP boot mode. v5.0.0 and higher of the wizard, available from apc.com, allows you to locate unconfigured cards or locate configured cards on the network by IP range.