APC ACRD500 User Manual

To configure a single cooling unit through a serial connection:

1. Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP/IP settings.
2. Connect the provided serial configuration cable from an available communications port on your 

computer to the serial port of the cooling unit. Make sure no other device is using the computer 
port.

3. From the Start menu, launch the Wizard application. 

a. If the cooling unit is not configured, wait for the Wizard to detect it.
b. If you are assigning basic TCP/IP settings serially to a cooling unit, click Next>.

4. Select Locally (through the serial port), and click Next >.
5. Enter the TCP/IP settings (System IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway) for the cooling unit. 

Then click Next >.

6. On the Transmit Current Settings Locally screen, if you select Start a Web browser when 

finished, the default Web browser connects to the cooling unit after the Wizard transmits the 
settings.

7. Switch the main breaker on the front of the electrical panel to 

O

FF

. Wait one second. Switch the 

main breaker to 

O

N

. 

If the IP address you entered is in use on the network, the Wizard prompts you to enter an IP 
address that is not in use. Enter a correct IP address, and click Finish.

8. If you selected Start a Web browser when finished in step 6, you can now configure other 

parameters through the Web interface of the cooling unit.

Note: If you wait too long to return power to the cooling unit, you must repeat step 7.