viewpower user manual

UserManual

ViewPower

ManagementSoftwareforUninterruptiblePowerSupplySystems

TableofContents1. ViewPowerOverview................................................................1

1.1. Introduction.........................................................................................11.2. Structure.............................................................................................11.3. Applications .........................................................................................11.4. Features..............................................................................................2

2. ViewPowerInstallandUninstall ...............................................22.1. SystemRequirement.............................................................................22.2. SoftwareInstall....................................................................................32.3. SoftwareUninstall................................................................................8

3. ServiceTrayApplication...........................................................83.1. StartMonitor.......................................................................................93.2. StopMonitor........................................................................................93.3. Configuration .......................................................................................9

3.3.1. PortModification............................................................................93.3.2. ViewPowerStartAndExitSetting....................................................103.3.3. SoftwareUpgrades ........................................................................103.3.4. ConfigurationSaved......................................................................11

3.4. SoftwareUpdate..................................................................................113.5. DebugMode.......................................................................................133.6. OpenMonitor ......................................................................................143.7. MessageBoard....................................................................................143.8. Exit...................................................................................................14

4. ViewPowerGUIInterface.......................................................154.1. Refresh ..............................................................................................154.2. UPSSearching....................................................................................164.3. UPSNavigation...................................................................................17

4.3.1. MonitoredUPSInformation.............................................................174.3.2. UPSRemoteControl&Monitor ........................................................18

5. ViewPowerFunctionMenu......................................................195.1. ViewPowerConfiguration......................................................................19

5.1.1. PasswordConfiguration ..................................................................195.1.2. SMSConfiguration.........................................................................205.1.3. EmailConfiguration ......................................................................225.1.4. EventActionConfiguration..............................................................245.1.5. WakeonLAN...............................................................................255.1.6. Com.PortPlugAndPlaySetting ......................................................265.1.7. LogSetting...................................................................................275.1.8. ModBusCommunicationSetting......................................................27

5.2. UPSSetting ........................................................................................285.2.1. LocalShutdown.............................................................................285.2.2. RemoteShutdown .........................................................................315.2.3. ParameterSetting.........................................................................325.2.4. PurchasingInformation ..................................................................34

5.3. Control...............................................................................................35

5.3.1. RealtimeControl ..........................................................................355.3.2. ScheduledOn/Off ..........................................................................365.3.3. ScheduledBatterySelfTest............................................................37

5.4. View ..................................................................................................395.4.1. Status.........................................................................................395.4.2. History........................................................................................41

5.5. Format...............................................................................................455.6. Language ...........................................................................................465.7. Help..................................................................................................46

AppendixA:Glossary........................................................................47

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1. ViewPowerOverview

1.1. Introduction

ViewPower is UPS management software which is perfect for home users and

enterprises. It canmonitorandmanage fromone tomultipleUPSs inanetworked

environment,eitherLANorINTERNET.Itcannotonlypreventdatalossfrompower

outageandsafelyshutdownsystems,butalsostoreprogrammingdataandscheduled

shutdownUPSs.

1.2. Structure

ViewPowerincludesViewPowerservice,GUI(userinterface)andViewPowericon.

ViewPowerserviceisthecoreofViewPowersoftware.Itsasystemprogramrunningin

thebackend.ItwillcommunicatewithUPS,recordevent,notifyuserswithevents,and

executecommandaccordingtousersrequest.

GUI is operated in Browser and communicatedwith backend program. Users can

monitorUPSsforrealtimestatus,informationandmodifyUPSsettingparametersvia

GUI.

ViewPowericonismanagingtoolforViewPowersoftware.WhenViewPowerisactivated,

thereisanorangeplugiconlocatedintaskbar.Italsowilldisplaypopupdialogfor

currentUPSstatus.

NOTE1:TrayicononlyexistsunderWindowsOS.

NOTE2:Supportedbrowser:InternetExplorer,Mozilla,Firefox,NetscapeNavigator,

Googlechrome,Safari,Opera,AvantBrowser,andDeepnetExplorer.

1.3. Applications

l MonitorandmanagethelocalUPSconnectedtolocalcomputer

l MonitorandmanageotherUPSs(withsoftwareinstalled)inLAN

l RemotemonitorandmanageotherUPSsviaINTERNETfromremotePC(with

softwareinstalled)

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1.4. Features

l AllowscontrolandmonitoringofmultipleUPSsviaLANandINTERNET

l RealtimedynamicgraphsofUPSdata(voltage,frequency,loadlevel,battery

capacity)

l SafelyOSshutdownandprotectionfromdatalossduringpowerfailure

l Warning notifications via audible alarm, popup screen, broadcast, mobile

messenger,andemail

l ScheduledUPSon/off,batterytest,programmableoutletcontrol,andaudible

alarmcontrol

l Passwordsecurityprotectionandremoteaccessmanagement

2. ViewPowerInstallandUninstall

2.1. SystemRequirement

l 512MBphysicalmemoryatleast(1GBisrecommended)

l 1GBharddiskspaceatleast

l Administratorauthorityisrequired

l More than 16bit colors and 800 x 600 or above resolution display is

recommended

l TCP/IPprotocolmustbeinstalledfornetworkmanagement

l Anavailablecommunicationport(RS232serialportorUSBport)isneeded

l Platformssupportedbysoftwarearelistedbelow:

Windows2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/2012(32bit&x64bit)

Windows7/8(32bit&x64bit)

WindowsSBS2011

LinuxRedHat8,9

LinuxRedHatEnterpriseAS3,AS5,AS6(32bit)

LinuxRedHatEnterpriseAS6(64bit)

LinuxRedHatEnterprise5.2(32bit&64bit)

LinuxSUSE10(32bit&64bit)

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LinuxCentOS5.4(32bit&64bit)

LinuxUbuntu8.X,9.X,10.X(32bit)

LinuxUbuntu10.X(64bit)

LinuxUbuntu12.04(32bit&64bit)

LinuxMint14.1(32bit&64bit)

LinuxFedora5

LinuxOpenSUSE11.2(32bit&64bit)

LinuxDebian5.x,6.x(32bit)

LinuxDebian6.x(64bit)

MacOS10.5

MacOS10.6/10.7/10.8(x64bit)

Solaris10forx86

2.2. SoftwareInstall

Step1 InsertthesoftwareCDintoCDROM. Willdisplaytheinstallationmenu,oryou

canrunautorun.exetostarttheinstallationinCDdirectory.Refertothe

diagram21.

Diagram21

Step2 PCwillshowthefollowingscreenasDiagram22.ThenClickinstallbuttonto

starttheinstallation.

Diagram22

Step1 Afterclickinginstall,itwilldisplaytheinstallationinprocess.Refertothe

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diagram23.

Diagram23

Step2 ChoosewantedlanguageandclickOKasdiagram24.

Diagram24

Step3 ClickNexttoproceedtothenextscreenasDiagram25.

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Diagram25

Step4 ClickChoosebuttontochangethedefaultfolder.Afterchoosingtheinstalled

folder,clickNextbutton.Refertothefollowingdiagram26.

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Diagram26

Step5 ChoosetheshortcutfolderandclickNextbutton.Refertothefollowing

diagram27.

Diagram27

Step6 Itwilldisplaythesoftwaresummarybeforeinstallation.ClickInstallbuttonto

starttheinstallationandrefertoDiagram28.

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Diagram28

Step7 ClickDonebuttontoconfirmtheinstallationcompletely.

RefertoDiagram29.

Diagram29

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Note:Pleaseuninstallthepreviousversionbeforeinstallthenewversionsoftware.

IfinstalledViewPowerisdetectedduringinstallation,itwillreminduserstouninstallold

versionfirst.RefertoDiagram210.

Diagram210

2.3. SoftwareUninstall

Note:Beforeuninstallsoftware,youmuststopallsoftwareprogramsfirstandthenlog

inasAdministrator!Otherwiseitcan'tbeuninstalledcompletely.

Please chooseStart>>AllPrograms>>ViewPower>>Uninstall. Then follow the

onscreeninstructiontouninstallthesoftware.

3. ServiceTrayApplication

TheInstallerwillleaveashortcuticononyourdesktop.Simplyclicktheshortcut.Then

itwillstartthe software anddisplayanorangeplugiconlocatedintaskbar.Tolaunchthe

GUI,doubleclicktheplugiconorchooseOpenMonitorbyclickingrightbuttonofthe

mouse.Refertobelowdiagram.

Or,usetheStartMenumethodStart>>AllPrograms>>ViewPower>>ViewPower

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Shortcuticon ViewPowericon

3.1. StartMonitor

Thissoftwarewillbeautomaticallyactivatedwheninstallingitasserviceapplication.At

thistime,userscanremotemonitortheUPSthroughwebbrowsereventhoughusers

donotlogininoperationsystem.

Ifserviceapplicationcannotberegisteredsuccessfullywhenstartingupservicetray

service, itwillautomaticallyactivatemonitoringapplication. If its failedorstopped

manually,simplyclickStartMonitortoactivateit.

StartMonitorwillcheckifmonitoringapplicationisregisteredasserviceapplication.

If its successfully, this software will be activated from service mode. If not, this

softwarewillbeactivatedasmonitoringmode.Userscanidentifytheapplicationmode

fromtrayiconasbelow:

l Monitoringapplicationisnotactivatedsuccessfully:

l Monitoringapplicationisactivatedasservicemode:

l Monitoringapplicationisactivatedasapplicationmode:

3.2. StopMonitor

ClickStopMonitortostopmonitoringapplication.

3.3. Configuration

3.3.1.PortModification

Ifportconflictoccurs,youmaymodifyvalueoftrayport.Thedefaultsettingfortray

portislistedasbelow(RefertosectionAinDiagram31):

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l WebServiceport:15178

l Webserviceshutdownport:8005

l AJPport:8009

Youmaymodifythevalueoftrayporttoanynumberbetween0to65536.Ifvalueentry

isused,thesystemwillreminduserstoenteranothernumberagain.

NOTE1:PleasedoNOTmodifyportvalueunlessportconflictoccurs.Thismodification

willaffectremotemonitoringwebsite.Forexample,ifchangingwebserviceportto

15177,thentheremotemonitoringwebsitewillchangeto

http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:15177/ViewPower

NOTE2Toavoidpossibleconflicts,pleasedoNOTentervaluewithlessthan4digits.

3.3.2.ViewPowerStartAndExitSetting

RefertosectionBinDiagram31forthedetailedconfigurationofViewPowerstartand

exitsetting:

l Serverstartuptype:IfAutoisselected,thesoftwarewillautomatically

start upwhen PC is turned on. If Manually is selected, users have to

manuallystarttheViewPowersoftware.

l Exittostopmonitoring:Ifselected,itwillcompletelyexitsoftwarewithout

monitoringservice.Ifunselected,itwillcontinuemonitoringserviceinthe

backendeventhoughexitfromsoftware.

3.3.3.SoftwareUpgrades

Refer to section C in Diagram 31 for the detailed configuration for online

upgrade:

l Specify the URL for update files: This is the directory to online update

software.Pleasedonotchangeitunlessitsinstructedbysoftwarevendor.

l Savefilesto:Thedirectorytosavefiles.

l Onlineautoupdate:Ifselected,itwillautomaticallycheckifthereisany

newversionlaunchedonlineevery1hour.

l Ifapplyingonlineupgrade,pleasefollowbelowforconfiguration:

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1. SelectApplytheproxyconfiguration

2. EnterIPaddressandportofserver

3. IfIDidentificationisrequested,selectEnableauthenticationandenter

UserNameandPassword.

l Connectiontest:Clickthisbuttontotestifallconfigurationsaresetupwell.

Diagram31

3.3.4.ConfigurationSaved

ClickApplybuttontosaveallchangesinConfigurationpage.ClickCanceltostopthe

change.

3.4. SoftwareUpdate

Softwareupdateincludesonlineupdateandmanuallyupdate:

l OnlineUpdate:

Click OnlineUpdate to search the latest software version. If there is new

version,itwillautomaticallydownloadandupdate.RefertoDiagram32

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Diagram32

l ManuallyUpdate:

Userscanmanuallyupdatethesoftware.Followbelowsteps

1ClickManuallyUpdatefromfunctionmenu.RefertoDiagram33.

Diagram33

2ClickBrowsetochoosefiledirectory.AndthenclickUpgradetoupgrade

software.RefertoDiagram34.

Diagram34

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3.5. DebugMode

Ifdebugmodeisactivated,thesoftwarewillrecordprocessofUPSsearching

and communication result into log so that it can be analyzed when

communicationfailureoccurs.

l Start:ClickStarttoactivatedebugmode.RefertoDiagram35.Click

Stoptostoprecording.RefertoDiagram36.

Diagram35

Diagram36

l Logs:ClickLogstocheckthelogrecords.RefertoDiagram37.

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Diagram37

3.6. OpenMonitor

ClickOpenMonitortoopenmonitorpage.

3.7. MessageBoard

Userscancheckmessageboardforeventlist.RefertoDiagram38

Diagram38

3.8. Exit

ClickExittoexistserviceapplication

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4. ViewPowerGUIInterface

TheGUIhasfivesectionsasmarkedintheillustrationbelow:

Diagram41

A.FunctionMenuofferscompletetoolsetfornavigatingandsettingtheGUI.

B.ShortcutMenuprovidesshortcutstomorecommonlyusedfunctions.

C.CurrentMonitoringInformationdisplaysuserIDandmonitoredUPSname.

D.UPSNavigationindicatesallUPSlocationsinnetworkedenvironment.

E.MainWindowcontainsinformationand/orcontrolsthatchangewitheachfunction

menuorshortcutmenuselected.

4.1. Refresh

ClicktheRefreshicon torefreshscreen(RefertoDiagram42).

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Diagram42

4.2. UPSSearching

Step1 ClicktheUPSSearchingicon tosearchUPSdevicesinLANorINTERNET.

Step2 ClicktheUPSsearchicon (RefertoDiagram43).

Diagram43

l AutoLANsearch: SelectthewebsegmentfromComboBox,andthenclick

theSearchbuttonasrequired.

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l ManualInternetsearch:

1. Precisesearch:EnterdesignatedIPaddress,andthenclicktheSearch

buttonforsearching.

2. Relatedsearch:EnterIPaddressranging,andthenclickSearchbuttonto

startthesearching.

Note:Thedurationofsearchinginrelatedsearchisdifferentbasedonthe

providedrangeofIPaddresses.

4.3. UPSNavigation

ItdisplaysallUPSsfoundthroughUPSsearchingfunction.

CURRENTmeansphysicallyconnectedlocalPCandUPSdevice

LANmeansconnectedPCsandUPSdevicesinlocalareanetwork

INTERNETmeansconnectedPCsandUPSdevicesinwideareanetwork

NOTE:ThedefinitionofLANandINTERNETdependsonthelocalPClocation.

4.3.1.MonitoredUPSInformation

SelectoneUPSfromUPSnavigationanditwilldisplaycompleteUPSinformationin

mainwindow.RefertoDiagram44.

l UPSrated information includesratedVA, ratedoutputvoltage, ratedoutput

frequency,ratedoutputcurrentandratedbatteryvoltage.

l Batteryinformationincludesbatterygroupnumbers.

l PurchasinginformationmeansUPSpurchasingdate,batterypurchasingdate,

warrantyforUPSandwarrantyforbattery.

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Diagram44

NOTE:ThisdisplayscreenmaybedifferentfordifferenttypesofUPS.

4.3.2.UPSRemoteControl&Monitor

IfyouwanttocontrolandsetuptheremoteUPS,youmustloginasanadministrator.

TherearetwowaystoremotemonitorUPS:

Methodone:Double clickanyUPS fromLANor INTERNET and itwill popupa

messagewindowtoconfirmthemonitoringaction.Refertobelowdiagram45.

Diagram45

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Select Yes and it will open another new window to display remote UPS

information.RefertoDiagram46.

Diagram46

NOTE:ThisdisplayscreenmaybedifferentfordifferenttypesofUPS.

Method 2: Open browser and enter the remote PC IP address and 15178. For

example,remotePCIPaddressis202.16.53.142.

Please enter http://202.16.53.142:15178/ViewPower in browser. Refer to

Diagram47

Diagram47

5. ViewPowerFunctionMenu

5.1. ViewPowerConfiguration

5.1.1.PasswordConfiguration

Itspasswordconfigurationforadministratoronly.Beforeoperatingandconfiguringthe

software, please login first and modify the password. The default password is

administratoratfirstlogin. UserscanonlybrowseUPSstatusandinformationas

GueststatuswithoutloginasanAdministrator.GuestcanNOTcontrolorexecutiveany

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setting.

Step1 SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>Password.RefertoDiagram51.

Diagram51

Step2 Enteroldpassword,newpassword,andretypenewpasswordinconfirm

passwordcolumntomodifypasswordforadministrator.(Thepasswordshould

beatleast6digits)ThenclickApplybuttontosuccessfullymodifypassword

foradministrator.

NOTE1:SimplyclickLoginbuttononthetoprightcornertologinthesoftware.

NOTE2:Ifpasswordisforgotten,itsnecessarytoreinstallthesoftware.

5.1.2.SMSConfiguration

Its for entering SMS receiver list. In the event of an alarm condition occurring,a

messageaboutUPSstatuswillbesenttothespecifiedusersviamobilephone.Forthe

eventreceivinglist,pleaseconfigureinEventActioncolumn(refertosection514).

Step1 ChooseViewPowerConfiguration>>SMS.RefertoDiagram52.

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Diagram52

Step2 Selectcommunicationportandbaudrate.

Step3 EntermobilephonenumbersinPhoneno.columnandclickAddbuttonto

addphoneno.inReceiversList.Todeletenumbers,simplyselectphoneno.

fromReceiverslistandclickDelete.

Step4 ClickApplybuttontosaveallchanges.TheTestbuttoncanbeusedtosend

testSMStoconfirmthecorrectoperation.Ifallparametersaresetupcorrectly,

systemwillsendatestmessagetoallreceiversandpopupasuccessful

message.(RefertoDiagram53)Otherwise,itwillpopupafailuredialogto

indicatethereisanerrorforparametersetting.(RefertoDiagram54)

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Diagram53

Diagram54

NOTE:ItsrequiredtopluginGSMModemifsendingSMStomobilephone.

5.1.3.EmailConfiguration

ThisfeatureenablestheconfigurationtosendalarmmailbySMTPserver.Fortheevent

receivinglist,pleaseconfigureinEventActioncolumn(refertosection5.1.4).

Tousethisfunction,theemailservicemustbecorrectlyconfiguredinthecomputer.All

valuesinthisfunctionpagearedefaultempty.Thisactioncantbeexecutedwithoutthe

SMTPinformation,emailaccountandpassword.Besides,thesenderaccountshouldbe

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allowedforSMTP/POP3forwarding.

Step1SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>Email.RefertoDiagram55.

Diagram55

Step2 EnterSMTPserver,SMTPport,SendfromEmailaddress,Usernameand

password.Clickcheckboxofpasswordauthenticationneededforpassword

verify.

NOTE:IfusingExchangeServerformailboxsystem,itsrequiredtoconfigure

ExchangeserverdomainnameinSMTPseverandselectExchange

server.Then,clickApplybutton.

Step3 EntercorrectemailaccountsinEmailcolumn.Then,clickAddtoaddinto

receiverslist.Todeleteemailaccount,simplyselectaccountsfromReceivers

listandclickDeletebutton.

Step4 ClickApplytosaveallchanges.TheTestbuttoncanbeusedtosendatest

emailtoallreceiverstoconfirmcorrectoperation.Whenthetestemailsare

successfullysenttospecificrecipients,itwillpopupasuccessfulmessageon

operatedPC.Otherwise,itwillpopupafailuredialogtoindicatethereisan

errorforparametersetting.

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5.1.4.EventActionConfiguration

Its to configure response actions for UPS events. Software provides six response

actionsaftereventsoccur.

1.Eventrecord:Itwillrecordeventtodataloginsoftwareaftereventsoccur.

Thisfunctionisdefaultselected.

2.Computeralarm:Computerwillbeeptoremindusersaftereventsoccur.This

functionisonlyavailableforWindowsOS.

3.Warningdialog(local):Itwillpopupamessagedialogaroundthesoftware

orangeplugiconintaskbaraftereventsoccur.Thisfunctionisdefaultselected.

4.Broadcast:ItwillsendtheeventmessagetoallPCswithsoftwareinstalledin

LANnetwork.

5.SMS:Itwillsendtheeventmessagetospecificmobilephonenumbersafter

eventsoccur.

6.Email:Itwillsendtheeventemailtoassignedemailaccountsafterevents

occur.

Step1 SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>EventAction.RefertoDiagram56.

Diagram56

NOTE:ThedisplayedeventlistmaybedifferentfordifferenttypesofUPSs.

Step2 SelectaspecificeventfromEventListandthenactionmethodpagewillbe

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activeontherighthandcolumn.

Step3 Selectdesiredactionmethodsbyclickingcheckbox.

Step4 ClickApplybuttontosaveallconfigurations.

NOTE1:Wheneditingreceiver list inSMSoremailcolumns, itsnecessaryto

refreshtheeventactionpagetoreloadtheupdatedreceiverlist.

NOTE2:Itisrequestedtohavefollowingrequirementsforsuccessfulbroadcast.

1. AllreceivingPCsmusthaveinstalledsoftware.

2. ItsonlyabletosendthemessagetothePCsinLANfoundinUPSNavigation.

5.1.5.WakeonLAN

ItwillmanagethelistforwakeonLANandtestthefunction.

AfteraddingMACaddressofremotePCsintoMAClist,itwillallowremotecontrolthe

PCs.However,itsalsorequiredtohavehardwaresupportforremotePCstoimplement

thisfunction.

Step1 SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>WakeonLAN.RefertoDiagram57.

Diagram57

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Step2 Add:EnterMACaddressandclickAddbuttontoaddinMACList.

Delete:SelectonefromlistandclickDeletebutton.

Test:SelectonefromlistandclickTestbutton.Then,itwillexecute

WakeonLANtest.

NOTE:TheexampleofMACaddressformat:011FC6C7E008.

5.1.6.Com.PortPlugAndPlaySetting

TorealtimemonitorUPSdevice,thesoftwarewillscaneachcom.portanytime.Inthis

way, itwilloccupycom.port.This functionwill releasesomecom.portswhichnot

connect to UPS devices. To avoid any improper operation, inused com. portswill

displayindisabledgreyicons.UserscanselectEnableorDisabletocontrolwhether

toscancom.portornot.Ifitsallowedtoscan,itwill belistedinscreen.Then,userscan

selectAllowscannedorforbidscannedtorescanorreleasecom.portsbasedon

theirrequirements.

Step1:SelectViewPowerconfiguration>>Com.portplugandplaysetting.Referto

Diagram58.

Diagram58

Step2:ClickRefreshtoreloadthestatusofcom.ports.

Step3:ClickForbidscannedtostopscanningonthiscom.port.ClickAllowscanned

tostartscanningonthiscom.port.

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5.1.7.LogSetting

UserscansetupRecordInterval,Themax.numberoflogsforhistoricaldataandThe

max.numberoflogsforhistoricaleventsaccordingtorealsituation.

Record interval: indicated how long to record data. The setting range for Record

internalis30~600seconds.ItwilleffecthistorydatadisplayedunderView>History.

Themax.numberoflogsforhistoricaldata:indicatedhowmanydatalogswillbesaved

inhistory.Thesettingrangeis100000~100000000.Itwilleffectdisplayeddataunder

View>History.

Themax.numberof logsforhistoryevents:indicatedhowmanyeventlogswillbe

savedinhistory.Thesettingrangis100000~100000000.Itwilleffectdisplayeddata

underView>Eventlog.

Step1 SelectViewPowerconfiguration>>Logsetting.RefertoDiagram59.

Diagram59

Step2 Entervalueinthecolumn.

Step3 ClickApplybuttontosaveallsettings.

Step4 ClickDefaultbuttontorecoverthedefaultsetting.

5.1.8.ModBusCommunicationSetting

ItwilldisplayallconnectedPCsthroughModBus.

Step1 SelectViewPowerconfiguration>>ModBusCommunicationSetting

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RefertoDiagram510.

Diagram510

Step2 Passwordsetting/changemenuforModBus.

NOTE:SomeUPSmodelsarerequested tohavepassword control inunit.

Therefore,realtimecontrolwillbeonlyavailablewhentheModBuspassword

isthesametotheUPSpassword.

Step3 Com.portsetting:

ThedefaultIDfornominatedcom.portis1.

Selectable baud rates are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 and 19200. The default

settingis4800.

Selectabledatabitis7and8.Thedefaultsettingis8.

Selectablestopbitis1and2.Thedefaultsettingis1.

SupportedparityisODDparity,evenparityandNONE.Thedefaultsettingis

NONE.

NOTE:ThisfunctionisonlyavailablefortheUPSwithModBuscommunicationport.

5.2. UPSSetting

5.2.1.LocalShutdown

ItsshutdownsettingforlocalPCwhichisdirectlyconnectedtomonitoredUPSwith

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communication port. This configuration enables system shutdownof local PC or to

remoteshutdownPCswhicharepoweredbymonitoredUPS.

Step1 SelectUPSSetting>>LocalShutdownorclickshortcuticon .Referto

Diagram511.

Diagram511

NOTE:ThisscreenmaybedifferentfordifferenttypesofUPSs.

Step2 Selectshutdownconditionsandpoweroffoptions,setdelaytimetoshutdown

system.

Step3 EntertimeforpopupdialogbeforeshutdownandwarningintervalinWarning

DialogSettingarea.

Step4ClickApplybuttontosavealldata.

NOTE:ClickDefaultbuttontorecoverthedefaultsetting.

Conditions:

l WhentheUPSisrunningfrombattery,shutdownlocalsystemafterxxminxx

sec:Whenclickingthecheckbox,localPCwillstarttoshutdownafter monitored

UPSworks on batterymode for xxmin xx sec time. Themaximumsetting

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numberforminutesis999andforsecondsis59.

l AlsoshutdownUPSaftershuttingdownthelocalsystem:Whenclickingthis

checkbox,monitoredUPSwillshutdownafterlocalsystemshutsdown.TheUPS

shutdowntimewillbelaterthansystemcompleteshutdowntime.Thedefault

setting is clicked. But users can choose to shut down the system without

shuttingdownthemonitoredUPSbyunclickingthischeckbox.

l WhenUPSbattery is running low,shutdownthe localsystem immediately:

When clicking this checkbox, local PC will shut downwhenmonitored UPS

batteryisrunninglow.

1. UPSshutdownbasedonUPSmodel:Only >3KVAstandardUPSmodelwill

automaticallyshutdown.However,longrunmodelsandUPSswithabove

5KVAwillremainon.

2. UPS will shutdown immediately: UPS will shut down immediately no

matterwhatkindofUPSs.

3. UPSisstillon:UPSwillremainonuntilbatteryisrunningout.

l Remote shutdown:When clicking the checkbox, local PC accepts shutdown

commandfromdesignatedremotePCs.PleaseenterIPaddressofremotePCs

inblankcolumnandclickAddbuttontoaddintolist.

l Whenascheduledshutdownistriggered,localsystemwillshutdownorgoto

sleep:Whenclickingthischeckbox,thelocalsystemwillshutdownorgoto

sleepbeforemonitoredUPSisscheduledtopoweroff.Thedefaultsetting is

clicked.Pleasealsorefertosection5.3.2.ScheduleOn/OffforUPSscheduled

shutdownsetting.

Shutdown:Whenclickingthecheckbox,theselectedsystemwill shutdown.

Thedefaultsettingisclicked.

Gotosleep:Whenclickingthecheckbox,selectedsystemwillsuspendthe

systeminsteadofanormalshutdown.Butthisfunctionisonlysupportedby

Windows2000orhigheronsupportedhardware.

Timetowaitbeforeshuttingdown thelocalsystem:Enterthe waitingtimeto

shutdowntheoperatingsystem.Thevaluerangeisfrom1to99minutes.

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Filetoexecutewhenshuttingdown:Enterthepathofexecutefile.

Maximumfileexecutetime:Enterthewaitingtimetoexecutefile.

WarningDialogSetting:

l Popup dialog before shutdown: Timer setting for popup warning dialog

displayed in local PC. LocalPCwillpopupawarningdialogbeforesystem

startstoshutdown.Therangeisfrom1to999seconds.

l Warnmeagaineveryxsec.:Remindingdialogintervalsetting.Thissettingis

alsoappliedforUPSshutdownbecauseofpowerfailure.Therangeisfrom1to

999seconds.

5.2.2.RemoteShutdown

ThisconfigurationistoremoteshutdownspecificPCswhicharepoweredbymonitored

UPS.

Step1 SelectUPSSetting>>RemoteShutdown.RefertoDiagram512.

Diagram512

Step2 Selectremoteshutdownconditions.

Step3 Add/DeleteremotesystemIPaddress.

Step4 ClickApplybuttontosavealldata.

NOTE:ClickDefaultbuttontorecoverthedefaultsetting.

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Conditions:

l WhentheUPSisrunningfrombattery,shutdowntheremotesystemsafterxx

minxxsec:Whenclickingthecheckbox,remotesystemswhicharepoweredby

monitoredUPSwillshutdownaftermonitoredUPSrunningonbatterymodefor

xxmin xx sec. Themaximum setting number forminutes is 999, and for

secondsis59.

l Immediately shut down the following remote systems when the battery is

runninglow:Whenclickingthecheckbox,remotesystemswhicharepowered

bymonitoredUPSwillshutdownwhenmonitoredUPSisatlowbatterylevel.

5.2.3.ParameterSetting

SomeUPSfunctionscanbesetandchangedviasoftware.Parametersettingincludes

backup time setting for P1, battery number setting, voltage and frequency range

settingforbypassmode,andvoltagerangesettingforECOmode.

Step1 SelectUPSSetting>>ParameterSetting.RefertoDiagram513.

Diagram513


Step2 SelectthefunctionsbyclickingEnableorDisablebutton.Orchangethe

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numbersbyclickingupdownarrowsormodifythenumbersdirectlyinthe

numbercolumn.

Step3 ClickApplybuttontosavethesettings. Eachfunctionsettingissavedby

clickingeachApplybutton.

NOTE1:AnyfunctionswhicharenotsupportedbyUPSwillnotbeabletoaccess.

NOTE2:ClickDefaultbuttontorecoverthedefaultsetting.

l UPSalarm:Ifenabled,UPSalarmwillbeactivated.Viceversa.

l Alarmatbypassmode:Ifenabled,UPSalarmswhen itsworkingatbypass

mode. Viceversa.

l Alarmatbatterymode:Ifdisabled,UPSwillnotalarmwhen itsworkingat

batterymode.Viceversa.

l Autoreboot:Ifenabled,UPSwillautorestartwhenACisrecovering.Viceversa.

l BypasswhenUPSisoff: Ifenabled,ACpowerwilldirectlyprovidepowerto

connecteddeviceswhenUPSisoff.Viceversa.

l Convertermode:Ifenabled,theUPSwill operateinconvertermode.Viceversa.

l ECOmode:Ifenabled,theUPSwilloperateinECOmodewheninputvoltageis

withinacceptablerange.Viceversa.

l AdvancedECOmode:Ifenabled,theUPSwilloperateinadvancedECOmode

wheninputvoltageiswithinacceptablerange.Viceversa.

l Green power function: If enabled, the UPSwill cut off if detecting no load

connected.Viceverse.

l Coldstart: Ifdisabled, theUPScanbeturnedononlywhenAC isnormally

connectedtoUPS.Viceversa.

l Bypassnotallowed:Ifenabled,theUPSwillnottransfertobypassmodeunder

anyconditions. Ifdisabled,theUPSwillbeallowedtotransfertobypassmode

accordingtoUPSinternalsetting.

l Batterydeepdischargeprotection:Ifenabled,themonitoredUPSshutdownin

accordancewiththeconditionofbatteryandloadonbatterymodetoprotect

battery.Viceversa.

l Sitefaultdetection: Ifenabled,themonitoredUPSwillbeepwhentheinput

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neutralandhotwiresarereversed.Viceversa.

l P1 Programmable outlet control (battery mode): If enabled, when UPS is

runningatbatterymode,it will cutoffP1outlets afterbackup setting time arrive.

Ifdisabled,UPSwillprovidecontinuouspowertoP1outletsuntilthebatteryis

runningout.

l Limitedruntimeonbatterymode:Ifenabled,userscansetlimitedbackuptime

forP1outletswhenUPSisonbatterymode.

l Batterynumberssetting:

Numbersinparallel:setbatterynumbersinparallel.

l Voltage and frequency range for bypassmode: Set acceptable voltage and

frequencyrangeinbypassmode.

Maximumandminimumvoltage:WhenUPSisonbypassmodeandinput

voltageisoutofsettingrange,UPSwillenterbatterymode.

Maximumandminimumfrequency:WhenUPSisonbypassmodeand

inputfrequencyisoutofsettingrange,UPSwillenterbatterymode.

l VoltagerangeforECOmode:SetacceptablevoltagerangeforECOmode.

5.2.4.PurchasingInformation

UserscanenterUPSpurchasingdate,batterypurchasingdate,UPSwarranty time,

batterywarrantytime,batterylifecycle,batteryreplacementreminder.

Step1 SelectUPSSetting>>PurchasingInformation.RefertoDiagram514.

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Diagram514

Step2 Pleasefilloutpurchasinginformation.

Step3 ClickApplybuttontosavealldata.

5.3. Control

5.3.1.RealtimeControl

Step1 SelectControl>>RealtimeControlorclickshortcuticon .RefertoDiagram

515.

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Diagram515


Step2 ChooserealtimecontrolfunctionbyclickingStartbuttononeachfunction

section.

YoucanrealtimecontroltheUPSbyexecutingfollowingoperation:

l Alarmcontrol:ClickOntoturnontheUPSalarmandOfftoturnofftheUPS

alarmimmediately.

l TurnUPSOn/Off:ClickOntoturnontheUPSandOfftoturnofftheUPS

immediately.

l BatterySelfTest:Softwareoffersthreetypesofbatteryselftest:10second

selftest, deep discharge test, and selfdefined test. If selfdefined test is

selected,pleasealsoenterthetestduration.SimplyclickingStartbuttonfrom

eachtype.Itwillexecutetheselftestimmediately.

l Outlet Control: It will cut off P1 outlets when setting time arrives. When

entering 0 in timer column and click Start button, it will cut off outlets

immediatelywhenUPSworksinbatterymode.

5.3.2.ScheduledOn/Off

Scheduled UPS on/off can be executed once, daily, weekly. In Scheduled On/Off

Setting,userscansetupUPSon/offtimer..Itisrecommendedtosetonlyoneactionin

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thesametime. Ifmultipleactionshavebeensetatthesametime,someofthese

actionsmaybeignored.AnyactionswhicharenotsupportedbytheUPSwillbeignored.

NOTE:Besuretoclickcheckboxofshutdowntriggerinsection5.2.1Localshutdown.

Otherwise,thisscheduleon/offcantbeexecutedwell.

Step1 SelectControl>>ScheduledOn/Off.RefertoDiagram516.

Diagram516

Step2 Setfrequencyandon/offtimerontherightcolumn.

NOTE:Rulesforsettingtime.

DailyschedulePowerofftimeshouldbeearlierthanpowerontime.Itisonly

appliedtosetpoweronandpowerofftimewithinthesameday.

WeeklyschedulePowerofftimeshouldbeearlierthanpowerontime.Itisonly

appliedtosetpoweronandpowerofftimewithinthesameweek.

Step3:ClickAddtoaddtask.Iftaskissuccessfullyset,itwilldisplayonthetask

tableonthelefthandside.SelectspecifictaskandclickDeletebuttontodeletethe

task.

5.3.3.ScheduledBatterySelfTest

Scheduledbatteryselftestcanbeexecutedonce,daily,weekly,ormonthly. Inthe

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windowofScheduledBatterySelfTestSetting,userscanchoosetimeparameters.It

isrecommendedtosetonlyoneactioninthesametime. Ifmultipleactionshavebeen

setatthesametime,someoftheseactionsmaybeignored.Anyactionswhicharenot

supportedbytheUPSwillbeignored.

Step1 SelectControl>>BatterySelfTest.RefertoDiagram517.

Diagram517

Step2 Selectfrequency,methodandtimeparameters.

Therearethreeselftestmethods:

l 10secondselftest:Batterywilldischargefor10seconds.

l Selftest:Userscansetbatterydischargetimeforselftest.

l Deeptest:Thistestwillletbatterydischargeuntilitsinlowbatterylevel.

Step3 ClickAddtoaddtask.Iftaskissuccessfullyset,itwilldisplayonthetask

tableonthelefthandside.SelectspecifictaskandclickDeletebuttontodelete

thetask.

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5.4. View

5.4.1.Status

(i) PowerFlow

InthePowerFlowwindow,itsshowntheinternaldynamicworkingschemeoftheUPS.

Green/blackflowmeansOKandworking.Greybarmeansthattheobjectispresentbut

notinuseatthemoment.Therearefourinformationblockstodisplaydetailsforinput,

output,UPSandbatteryinformation.

l Inputinformationincludesinputvoltageandinputfrequency.

l Outputinformationincludesoutputvoltage,outputfrequency,loadlevel,and

outputcurrent.

l UPSinformationincludesUPSmode,UPStemperature.

l Batteryinformationincludesbatteryvoltageandbatterycapacity.

SelectView>>Status>>PowerFloworclickshortcut icon .Refer toDiagram

518.

Diagram518


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(ii) UPSInfo

SelectView>>Status>>UPSInfo.RefertoDiagram519.

Diagram519


IntheUPSInfowindow,itsshowndetailedUPSrealtimeinformation.

(iii) Diagram

IntheDiagramwindow, itsshownrealtimemonitoredUPSdata includingvoltage,

frequency,load,battery,temperatureinformationindiagram.

Step1 SelectView>>Status>>Diagram.RefertoDiagram520.

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Diagram520


Step2 Selectmonitoringparametersonlefthandtabtoswitchdiagramdisplay.

l Inputvoltagemonitoringshowsanychangeforinputvoltage.

l Outputvoltagemonitoringshowsanychangeforoutputvoltage.

l Inputfrequencymonitoringshowsanychangeforinputfrequency

l Outputfrequencymonitoringshowsanychangeforoutputfrequency.

l Loadlevelmonitoringshowsanychangeforconnectedloadlevel

l Batterycapacitymonitoringshowsanychangeforconnectedbatterycapacity.

l UPStemp.MonitoringshowsanytemperaturechangeformonitoredUPS.

Step3Timeintervalsetting,Itdisplaysrealtimedatachangesincertaininterval.To

changetimeintervalinXaxisofdiagram,simplyclickupdownarrowsand

thenclickRefreshicontogettheupdateddiagramwithnewsettinginterval.

RefertoDiagram520

5.4.2.History

(i) EventLog

IntheEventLogwindow,itsshownallhistoryevents.Userscananalyzethehistory

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dataandimprovethecurrentelectricityenvironmentaccordingtohistorydata.

Step1 SelectView>>History>>EventLog.RefertoDiagram521.

Diagram521

Step2 SelectUPSfromcom.portlist.Usersstillcanretrieveolddatasavedinthe

softwareeventhoughtheUPSisnolongerconnectedtolocalsystem.

Step3 Selecttimeperiodbyclickingcalendaricon.ThenclickBrowsebuttontoget

listofallhistoryeventsduringselectedperiodtime.

Step4 Print/Delete/Exportfunctionkeys

Print:ClickPrintbuttontoprintthecurrenteventlog.

Delete/DeleteAll:Todeletespecificevent,simplyselectthateventand

thenclick Deletebutton.Or click DeleteAllbutton todeleteall history

eventsonthelistedtable.

Export:ClickExportbuttontosavelistedtabletolocalPCin.CSVfile.

(ii) EventStatistics

ItwilllistdownandprovidealleventstatisticsforUPSswithsoftwareinstalledbasedon

timeperiodAandtimeperiodB,andthechangepercentage[=100*(B/A1)%].

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NOTE:EventtypesincludeUPSinternalevent,bypassevent,batteryevent,software

event,loadevent,inputevent,parallelsystemeventandcommunicationevent.

Step1 SelectView>>History>>EventStatistics.Orclickshortcuticon .Referto

Diagram522.

Diagram522



Step3 Selecttwoperiodsfromclickingcalendaricon. ThenclickBrowsebutton.

Theresultstatisticswillbelistedinbelowtableaccordingtoeventtypes.Refer

toDiagram523.

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Diagram523

Step4 ClickPrintbuttontoprinteventstatistics.

(iii) Data

InthewindowofData,itshowsUPSpowerdatainfiguresduringselectedperiodtime.

Softwarealsooffersprint,saveas,anddeletefunctions.

Step1 SelectView>>History>>Data.RefertoDiagram524.

Diagram524




Step3 Selectthestartingtimeandendingtimebyclickingcalendaricon.Thenclick

Browsebuttontogetthedatatable.

Print:Printthelisteddatatable.

Delete:SelectspecificdataandclickDeletebuttontodeletetherecord.

DeleteAll:ClickDeleteAllbuttontodeleteallrecordsonthelistedtable.

Export:ClickExportbuttontosavelistedtabletolocalPCin.CSVfile.

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(iv) Diagram

IntheDiagram window,it shows UPSpowerdataindiagramduringselectedperiodtime.

UPS power data includes input voltage, output voltage, input frequency, output

frequency,loadlevel,batterycapacity,andUPStemperature.

Step1 SelectView>>History>>Diagram.RefertoDiagram525.

Diagram525




Step3 Selectcycleandperiodtime.ThenclickBrowsebuttontogetthediagram.

Step4 Selectmonitoringparametersonlefthandtabtoswitchdiagram.

5.5. Format

TemperatureUnit:Thereare twotemperatureunits forselecting:Centigradeand

Fahrenheit.Defaultsettingiscentigrade.

DateFormat:Therearenineformatsfordatedisplay:

YYYYMMDD,YYYY/MM/DD,YYYY:MM:DD,MMDDYYYY,MM/DD/YYYY,MM:DD:YYYY,

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DDMMYYYY,DD/MM/YYYY,DD:MM:YYYY.DefaultsettingisYYYYMMDD.

5.6. Language

Currently,softwareoffersthirteenlanguagesforselection:

Chinese(Simplified)

Chinese(Traditional)

English

German

Italian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Ukrainian

French

Turkish

Czech

5.7. Help

l About:ClickHelpmenuandselectAboutitem.Itrepresentsthecopyright

informationaboutsoftware

l Help:ClickHelpmenuandselectOnlinehelpitem.Itwillopenthehelp

manual.Beforeoperatingsoftware,pleasereadmanualcarefully.

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AppendixA:Glossary

l LocalPC(system):ThelocalPC(system)isphysicallyconnectedtoUPSwith

communicationport.

l RemotePCs(systems):TheremotePCs(systems)arephysicallypoweredby

UPSwithoutcommunicationportconnection.

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