Raritan Computer EMX2-111 User Manual
Chapter 8: Managing External Devices
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2. Log in to the EMX web interface. The EMX should have detected the
connected sensors, and display them in the web interface.
3. Identify each sensor through the sensor's serial number. See
Identifying Environmental Sensors
(on page 170).
4. The EMX should automatically manage the detected sensors. Verify
whether detected sensors are managed. If not, have them managed.
See
See
Managing Environmental Sensors
(on page 171).
5. Configure the sensors. See
Configuring Environmental Sensors
(on page 172). The steps include:
a. Name the sensor.
b. If the connected sensor is a Raritan contact closure sensor,
specify an appropriate sensor type.
c. Mark the sensor's physical location on the rack or in the room.
Note: Numeric sensors use numeric values to indicate the environmental
or internal conditions while discrete (on/off) sensors use alphabetical
characters only to indicate the state changes.
or internal conditions while discrete (on/off) sensors use alphabetical
characters only to indicate the state changes.
Identifying Environmental Sensors
An environmental sensor includes a serial number tag on the sensor
cable.
cable.
The serial number for each sensor appears listed in the web interface
after each sensor is detected by the EMX.
after each sensor is detected by the EMX.