APC AP95100 Power supplier AP95100 User Manual

Use the External Ports task to specify the type of external sensors that are attached to each of the external 
sensor ports that are integrated with your Sensor Pod 120s and NetBotz devices, and to provide a unique 
identification label for each external sensor. You can use this task to define custom dry contact sensors.

To use the External Ports task: 

1. Launch the External Ports task. In addition to the IP address/hostname and status of each selected 

device, the DNS task's device selection window also includes two task-specific information 
columns: 

– Monitored Device: The label that is assigned to the device, if any.

– Port count: The number of external sensor ports available on the device. 

2. To continue, select a device from the device selection window and click Edit.

3. The Edit External Ports window opens. 

4. Select from the drop box beside the External Sensor Port ID the specific external sensor that is 

connected to each port. If desired, type in the Port Label field a label that will be used to uniquely 
identify the sensor and port to which it is connected.

5. To add a custom dry contact or analog sensor, click Add Custom.

When you have finished, click OK to save your new threshold settings. 

If the predefined output dry contact or analog sensor types do not meet your needs, you can create custom 
sensor definitions. Once defined and saved, the new sensor definition will be available for selection from 
the Sensor Type Installed drop box when specifying Sensor Pod external port settings, enabling you to 
use this new sensor definitions for all additional dry contact or analog sensors of the same type.

To add a custom sensor:

1. Click Add custom.... The Select Sensor Type window opens. Next, select the radio button that 

corresponds to the type of sensor you want to define (Dry Contact, Analog (0-3.3V), Analog (0-

The External Ports task can be run only on one device at a time.