Press the reset button and as soon as the status lights start flashing green orange press the reset button again then press enter on the keyboard until you get a prompt from the unit.
Apc metered rack pdu factory reset.
If your pdu is in warranty tech support can generally send you a new one.
Resetting the network interface using the small reset button near the network jack has no effect on the electrical output of the rack pdu or rack ats.
This procedure simply reboots the embedded network management card which will render the network port inaccessible for a short period of time while it reboots.
Published on oct 28 2016 if you forget the password to your apc rack pdu generation 2 starts with part number ap8xxx.
If you use the loopback address or address such as 255 255 255 255 or 0 0 0 0 for the default gateway it can disable access to the pdu and yes the only way to reset it would be via a serial login.
Devices with an embedded network management card 1 include but are not limited to.
The login username password then is apc apc.
Apc metered rack power distribution units pdus provide active metering to enable energy optimization and circuit protection.
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User defined alarm thresholds mitigate.
Then you can recover it by connecting to the pdu via the serial port using.
The initial button press should be for 10 seconds or so.
Perhaps you picked up an apc metered rack pdu used and want to use the built in management features but can t because you re locked out.