If Outlet AutoReboot is Enabled, PDU will perform a power cycle for outlets that are ON when communication with the assigned Website/IP Address is lost.

You can access this page from Manage > PDUs > Detail > AutoReboot

Configuring the Outlet Reboot

To configure the outlet reboot, complete the following steps:

1. Select the outlet from the list and click Edit.

2. Enable the AutoReboot function.

3. Specify the condition that prompts an auto reboot and enter the host details.

4. Click OK and then click Apply.

Outlet Timeout settings

This allows you to configure the Autoreboot timeout settings.

• AutoReboot Ping interval: the time period that will ping to the connected devices.

• AutoReboot Delay time: Sets the amount of time before AutoReboot resumes pinging once an auto reboot has been performed.

• AutoReboot Attempts: Amount of Auto Reboots to attempt when communication with a Website/IP Address is lost.

This allows you to view and configure outlet schedules that can be applied to the outlets. Below screens display the existing schedules visually. Click Manage > PDUs > detail > Schedule to access this screen

Edit Outlet Scheduling

1. Select the outlets to be set for the outlet scheduling then click Edit

2. Enable scheduling and customize the outlet on or Off by dragging the bar. This behavior is the same when you configure the SSID/ PoE scheduling.

• Available: the outlet will be powered on according to the scheduled criteria.

• Unavailable: the outlet will be powered off according to the scheduled criteria.

3. If you want to do the outlet reset, click outlet reset and then drag the icon to the specific time.

• Outlet reset: Specify when to temporarily disable and enable the outlet when the outlet's availability is set to Available.

4. Click Apply.

Outlet Schedule can be configured up to three timeslots in a day

Provide a more flexible schedule configuration, allowing users to adjust the specific days of the week for each outlet according to environmental needs to set up to three available time slots.

How to do it:

1. Navigate to MANAGE > PDUs > Schedule to select the specific outlet and then click the Edit Button.

2. Use the parameters of the "Time Slider" to adjust the availability of time slots for each day.

Available firmware: PDU firmware v1.0.5 or later version.

The Summary page displays the outlet information and configuration of the PDU(s) that are under the management of the EnGenius Cloud.

You can access this page from Manage > PDU > Details > Summary

Outlet Panel

• Power on: this means the outlet is enabled but not connected to any device.

• Powered off: this means the outlet is disabled and not able to provide power to the connected device.

• Powered: this means the outlet is providing power to the connected device.

Viewing the Outlet Power/Current History

Click the outlet icon to view the outlet power and current usage history or reset the individual outlet.

The graph can be displayed based on different time intervals such as days, weeks, or months. Reset is only available when the outlet is enabled and never power off is disabled.

Editing the Outlet Details

• Name: Specify the outlet name.

• Enabled: If you enabled the outlets, this means enabling full control of the outlets. Disabling the outlet means this outlet will be shut down and is not able to provide power to the connected device.

• Never Power Off: The Outlet is always providing power. This function prevents users from accidentally powering off the outlet, which could cause the connected device to shut down suddenly. When enabled, the following happens:

  • The ability to power the outlet on or off via a time schedule is disabled.

  • The ability to power off the outlet from the LCD on the PDU is disabled.

  • The scheduled outlet reset function is disabled.

  • Rebooting the outlet will not stop it from providing power.

  • Pressing the power button on the PDU will not stop it from providing power.

  • Resetting the outlet from the LCD on the PDU will not stop it from providing power.

  • The autoreboot function will not work.

  • The hardware reset button is the sole method to disable the "never power off" function and deactivate the outlet. To perform a factory reset, press the button for 15 seconds.

• Current: The measured electric current flowing through the device that is connected to the outlet. A current of zero amps means that there is no device connected to the outlet.

• Consumed Power: Power consumption of the device that is connected to the outlet.

• Power On Delay: Delays the outlet enabled time after the outlet has been powered on.

• Power Off Delay: Delays the outlet disabled time after the outlet has been powered off.

• Connected Device: the type of device connected to the outlet, which could be an EnGenius or non-EnGenius device. If an EnGenius device is connected, you can specify its model by clicking the chain icon and selecting the model name from the list.

Schedule: This will display what the outlet going to do according to the outlet scheduling.

Reset outlets: This will temporarily power off and power on the enabled outlet(s) that never power off is disabled.

IP Addressing

Configures the following IP address settings:

• IP Assignment: There are two IP assignments to choose from:

  • DHCP: Auto assigns the IP addresses if there is a DHCP server in the network.

  • Static: Manually assigns an IP address. The following fields need to be filled in:

    • IPV4 Address: PDU IP address.

    • Subnet Mask: PDU subnet mask.

    • Gateway: PDU default gateway.

    • DNS Server 1: Primary DNS server name.

    • DNS Server 2: Secondary DNS server name.

This allows you to run the diagnostic tests that can help the Network administrator to troubleshoot.

Under the PDU detail page > you can easily see the “Diag Tools” icon

or Under Manage > PDUs > Diag

Click it and then the Full-screen tools are displayed, So you can use them.

• Diag Tools are all “real-time”

• PDU diagnostic tools include (1) Activity: CPU/Memory/Power/Current (2) Ping (3) Traceroute

• Ping: We put 3 default servers for users to check the latency change. User can also define their own server for the ping test.

• Traceroute: By default, we set the destination site to Google for the traceroute, and max hop is set to 8, which can be changed by the user. Traceroute allows users to know “the path” from the PDU to the destination and will list every router/gateway (hop) and its latency, so if the destination is unreachable, then there must be some setting issue on the router/gateway; and from the latency of each hop, the user will know the “slow uplink” is caused by which router/gateway. When the latency is over 10ms, the color will change to yellow, and if > 40ms, the color will change to red. These color variations help you quickly identify potential performance issues in the network path. To conduct a trace, click the Trace icon.

When the actual Amp/Voltage exceeds the configured Voltage/Amp safe range, Cloud will log the events.

You can access this page from Manage > PDUs > Detail > Alerts

Overall Voltage Safe Range

You can drag the bar to adjust the safe range and enable to logging the event that exceeds the configured voltage safe range.

Outlet Amp Safe Range

You can drag the bar to adjust the amp safe range and enable to logging the event that exceeds the configured Amp safe range.

The LCD panel on the front of the PDU allows you to quickly access information about the PDU and its outlets. When you power on the PDU for the first time, the EnGenius logo will appear, followed by a QR code. You can scan the QR code to access the PDU quick start guide.

To access the Home page, long press the bottom of the control buttons beside the LCD panel. The Home page shows the current PDU usage, including the usage percentage, wattage, electric current, and voltage. The usage percentage is divided into four levels to indicate the overall power consumption status:

• Green: Low usage.

• Orange: Moderate high usage.

• Red: High usage.

• Dark red: Critical usage.

You can check the usage of each outlet by pressing the upper control button. Pressing the upper control button again will show the usage of the next outlet. The following screenshot shows the Outlet 6 details of an EnGenius switch (the model name is ECS1008P) that is plugged into the PDU.

The next time you power on the LCD panel, the Home page will be displayed automatically.

Using the LCD Panel

See below for how to use the LCD panel.

Understanding the Different Icons

See below for the different icon definitions.

Navigating the Menu

To access the Menu, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the Home page.

2. Press the lower control button.

To navigate through the options, use the upper control button, which functions as the Next button. To view the details of a selected topic, use the lower control button as the Enter button. In some cases, you may need to drill down further to view more specific details.

Full Menu List

The following shows the available options displayed on the Menu.

Outlets

Displays the following information when an Outlet is selected.

Press Menu > Outlets > (Select an outlet).

• Peak Data: Recorded the highest current and power usage over a specific time interval.

• Data Interval: Frequency at which the PDU collects and reports power/current usage information. This information is used to create the line charts in Peak Data.

• Enable: Enables the outlet, so outlet is able to provide power to the connected device.

• Disable: Disables the outlet, so the outlet will be powered off.

• Reset: This will temporarily disable and enable the outlets.

Schedule

Displays the power on / power off/ reset time on the schedule for each outlet.

Press Menu > Schedule

Alert

Displays the alert message for each outlet.

Press Menu > Alert

Information

Displays the PDU details, which include the IP address, MAC address, software version, and time zone.

Press Menu > Information

Display Settings

Displays the following configurable display settings:

Press Menu > Display Settings

• Orientation: Configures the content on the screen to be presented in a horizontal or vertical orientation.

• Theme: Choose between a dark or light theme for the content display.

• Screen saver: the idle time that the LCD will turn off.

QR Code

Displays the QR code to view the PDU quick start guide or product web page.

Press Menu > QR Code

Reboot

Reboots the PDU. The outlets still provide power during a PDU reboot.

Press Menu > Reboot

Factory Reset

The PDU will be restored to its default settings, and all the data will be deleted. The power supply will be temporarily interrupted until the reset process is completed.

Press Menu > Factory Reset