Connecting To A Lan; Connecting To A Pdu Environment Sensor - Lenovo 46M4002 Installation And Maintenance Manual

5. Connect the USB connector end of the converter cable to the workstation or notebook computer.
Communication is now established with the PDU through the COM port that is created by the converter
cable.
For information about initially setting up the PDU and to configure PDU settings, see "Using the PDU
Configuration Utility to set up the PDU" on page 27.

Connecting to a LAN

You can monitor the PDU power outlets and digital outputs over a network through the web interface, using a
LAN connection.
Connect a router or switch to the Ethernet connector on the PDU, using an Ethernet cable. You can then
monitor the PDU from a workstation or notebook computer that is connected to the same network. For more
information about how to monitor the PDU and its output devices through the web, see "Using the web
interface" on page 39.
The following illustration shows how to connect a router or switch to a 1U PDU.
Router
Ethernet
connector

Connecting to a PDU environment sensor

The PDU environment sensor that comes with the PDU has a built-in temperature and humidity sensor and
enables you to remotely monitor the temperature and humidity of the environment in which the PDU is
operating. Connect the PDU environment sensor to the environment sensor connector on the PDU.
The following illustration shows how to connect a PDU environment sensor to a 1U PDU.
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Ethernet cable
PDU