Avocent Direct_PDU Power Strip User's Guide download pdf (Page 11)

CHAPTER

Overview and Installation

Features and Benefits

The Avocent Direct_PDU

™

power strip is an Internet-ready power strip equipped with an

intelligent current meter to indicate the total power consumption of the Power Distribution Unit

(PDU). Each PDU includes the Avocent Direct_PDU Utility software to monitor and manage

multiple PDUs.

Figure 1.1: Direct_PDU Unit

Table 1.1: Direct_PDU Features

Number Description

1 Ethernet connection for the built-in web server.

2 An audible alarm that beeps once a second for a warning and three times per

second when the PDU is overloaded.

3 A function button that can be used to turn off the warning alarm, change the meter

display from current to IP address or reboot the power. Press and release the

function button to turn off the warning alarm. Press and hold the function button

until it beeps twice to change the meter display. Press and hold the function button

until it beeps six times to reboot the PDU.

4 A built-in true Root Meter Square (RMS) current meter. The meter can display

either the current or IP address.

5 Outlet LEDs labeled alphabetically to indicate the output power of the PDU. When

an outlet’s LED is illuminated, the current meter displays that outlet’s power.

6 An LED indicator that displays whether the meter is displaying the current or IP

address.

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