APC NetBotz 320 Rack Appliance NBRK0320E Manual De Usuario

Use the Output Control task to configure any output control devices (such as Output Relay Pod 120s and 
Power Control Pods) that are connected to your appliance. You can use the Output Control task to 
perform the following configuration tasks:

• Specify the label used to uniquely identify each output control device connected to your appliance.

• Specify the type of relay output or remote power switch that is attached to each of the external ports 

on your output control devices, and specify a label for each port.

• Specify the label that is used to identify an individual relay or switch.

• Specify the maximum number of hours of data regarding the reported state of the relay that will be 

preserved on the appliance.

• Limit user account access to the relay outputs.

• Create automation schedules that will automatically trigger output controls according to a user-

specified schedule.

• Create thresholds for each relay which, if violated, will result in an alert condition being reported to 

the appliance.

To configure a supported output control device, double-click on the Output Control icon to start the 
Output Control task. A list of supported devices that are connected to your appliance appears. 

Select the output control device you want to configure, and the click the button that corresponds to the 
configuration task you want to perform:

• Click Label to specify a label for the output control device.

• Click External Ports to specify output actions for each of the ports supported by the selected output 

control device and to provide a unique identification label for each port. You can also define custom 
output types.

• Click Sensors to specify labels for individual relays supported by the select output device, specify 

the maximum number of hours for which state data will be saved, limit user access to relays, create 
automation schedules, define sensors for use with the output control device, and create thresholds 
for those sensors.

• The Output Control task will appear only if a supported output control device 

has been connected to your appliance. If an Output Relay 120 pod is 
connected, the Output Control task will appear automatically. However, if a 
supported RS232-based output control device (such as a Power Control Pod) 
is connected the Output Control task will not appear until you have used the 
Serial Devices task to specify the output control device type that corresponds 
to the appropriate serial port.

• If you are configuring a Power Control Pod, be sure to use the Serial Devices 

task to specify the output control device that is connected to your appliance 
prior to using Output Control to configure the device. RS232-based output 
control devices like the Power Control Pod will not appear in this task until 
they have been specified in the Serial Devices task.