FSP/Fortron EP 2000 User manual

ViewPower

User’sManual

ManagementSoftwareforUninterruptiblePowerSupplySystems

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TableofContents

1. ViewPowerOverview................... ................. ............................... ................. .......2

1.1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 2

1.2. Structure..................................................................................................................................... 2

1.3. Applications .............................................................................................................................. 2

1.4. Features ...................................................................................................................................... 3

2. ViewPowerInstall,QuickStart,andUninstall ................... ................. ...3

2.1. SystemRequirem ent ........................................................................................................... 3

2.2. SoftwareInstall......................................................................................................................4

2.3. SoftwareQuickStart........................................................................................................... 7

2.4. SoftwareUninstall ................................................................................................................8

3. ViewPowerGUIInterface.. ................. ................. ............................... ...............8

3.1. Refresh ........................................................................................................................................ 9

3.2. UPSSearching .......................................................................................................................10

3.3. UPSNavigation ..................................................................................................................... 11

3.3.1. MonitoredUPSInformation.................................................................................. 11

3.3.2. UPSRemoteControl&Monitor .......................................................................... 12

4. ViewPowerFunctionMenu............... ................. ............................... ...............14

4.1. ViewPowerConfiguration............................................................................................... 14

4.1.1. PasswordConfiguration ......................................................................................... 14

4.1.2. SMSConfiguration...................................................................................................... 15

4.1.3. EmailConfiguration.................................................................................................17

4.1.4. EventActionConfiguration................................................................................... 19

4.1.5. WakeonLAN................................................................................................................. 20

4.1.6. Com.PortPlugAndPlaySetting......................................................................... 21

4.1.7. LogSetting ..................................................................................................................... 22

4.1.8. ModBusCommunicationSetting........................................................................ 23

4.1.9. Certificatesmanagement....................................................................................... 24

4.2. UPSSetting ............................................................................................................................. 25

4.2.1. LocalShutdown ........................................................................................................... 25

4.2.2. RemoteShutdown...................................................................................................... 27

4.2.3. ParameterSetting...................................................................................................... 28

4.2.4. PurchasingInformation.......................................................................................... 31

4.3. Control ....................................................................................................................................... 31

4.3.1. RealtimeControl........................................................................................................31

4.3.2. ScheduledOn/Off.......................................................................................................33

4.3.3. ScheduledBatterySelfTest................................................................................. 34

4.4. View............................................................................................................................................. 35

4.4.1. Status................................................................................................................................. 35

4.4.2. History............................................................................................................................... 37

4.5. Format........................................................................................................................................ 42

4.6. Language.................................................................................................................................. 43

4.7. Help.............................................................................................................................................. 43

AppendixA:Glossary .... ............................... ................. ............................... ................. ..44

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1.ViewPowerOverview

1.1. Introduction

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

enterprises. It can monitor and mange from one to multiple UPSs in a networked

environment,eitherLANorINTERNET.Itcannotonlypreventdatalossfrompower

outageandsafelyshutdownsystems,butalsostoreprogrammingdataandscheduled

shutdownUPSs.

1.2. Structure

ViewPowerincludesViewPowerservice,GUI(userinterface)andViewPowericon.

ViewPowerserviceisthecoreofViewPowersoftware.It’sasystemprogramrunningin

thebackend.ItwillcommunicatewithUPS,recordevent,notifyuserswithevents,and

executecommandaccordingtousers’request.

GUI is operated in Browser and communicated with backend program. Users can

monitorUPSsforrealtimestatus,informationandmodifyUPSsettingparametersvia

GUI.

ViewPowericonismanagingtoolforViewPowersoftware.WhenViewPowerisactivated,

thereisanorangeplugiconlocatedintaskbar.Italsowilldisplaypopupdialogfor

currentUPSstatus.

NOTE1:TrayicononlyexistsunderWindowsOS.

NOTE2:Supportedbrowser:InternetExplorer,Mozilla,Firefox,NetscapeNavigator,

Googlechrome,Safari,Opera,AvantBrowser,DeepnetExplorer.

1.3. Applications

l MonitorandmanagethelocalUPSconnectedtolocalcomputer

l MonitorandmanageotherUPSs(withsoftwareinstalled)inLAN

l RemotemonitorandmanageotherUPSsviaINTERNETfromremotePC(with

softwareinstalled)

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1.4. Features

l AllowscontrolandmonitoringofmultipleUPSsviaLANandINTERNET

l RealtimedynamicgraphsofUPSdata(voltage,frequency,loadlevel,battery

capacity)

l SafelyOSshutdownandprotectionfromdatalossduringpowerfailure

l Warning notifications via audible alarm, popup screen, broadcast, mobile

messenger,andemail

l ScheduledUPSon/off,batterytest,programmableoutletcontrol,andaudible

alarmcontrol

l Passwordsecurityprotectionandremoteaccessmanagement

2.ViewPowerInstall,QuickStart,andUninstall

2.1. SystemRequirement

l 256MBphysicalmemoryatleast(512MBisrecommended)

l 200MBharddiskspaceatleast

l Administratorauthorityisrequired

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

recommended

l TCP/IPprotocolmustbeinstalledfornetworkmanagement

l Anavailablecommunicationport(RS232serialportorUSBport)isneeded

l Platformssupportedbysoftwarearelistedbelow:

Ø Windows2000

Ø Windows2003

Ø WindowsXP

Ø WindowsVISTA

Ø Windows2008(32bit&x64bit)

Ø Windows7(32bit&x64bit)

Ø RedHatLinux8andabove

Ø RedHatEnterpriseAS3andabove

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Ø SuseLinux10andabove

Ø Ubuntu6.10andabove

Ø Fedora5andabove

Ø LinuxServer:RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5,SUSELinux10

Ø LinuxDesktop:UbuntuLinux8.10

Ø MacOSX10.1,10.2,10.3,10.4,10.5,10.6

Ø MacOS8,9

Ø Solaris8、9、10

2.2. SoftwareInstall

Step1 InsertthesoftwareCDintoCDROM.  willdisplaytheinstallationmenu,oryou

canrunautorun.exetostarttheinstallationinCDdirectory.Refertothe

diagram21.

Diagram21

Step2 PCwillshowthefollowingscreenasDiagram22.ThenClick“install”buttonto

starttheinstallation.

Diagram22

Step1 Afterclickinginstall,itwilldisplaytheinstallationinprocess.Refertothe

diagram23.

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Diagram23

Step2 Choosewantedlanguageandclick“OK”asdiagram24.

Diagram24

Step3 Click“Next”toproceedtothenextscreenasDiagram25.

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Diagram25

Step4 Click“Choose”buttontochangethedefaultfolder.Afterchoosingtheinstalled

folder,click“Next”button.Refertothefollowingdiagram26.

Diagram26

Step5 Choosetheshortcutfolderandclick“Next”button.Refertothefollowing

diagram27.

Diagram27

Step6 Itwilldisplaythesoftwaresummarybeforeinstallation.Click“Install”buttonto

starttheinstallationandrefertoDiagram28.

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Diagram28

Step7 Click“Done”buttontoconfirmtheinstallationcompletely.

RefertoDiagram29.

Diagram29

2.3. SoftwareQuickStart

TheInstallerwillleaveashortcuticononyourdesktop.Simplyclicktheshortcut.Then

itwill startthe software anddisplay anorangeplugicon located intaskbar. To launch the

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GUI,doubleclicktheplugiconorchoose“open”byclickingrightbuttonofthemouse.

Refertobelowdiagram.

Or,usetheStartMenumethod;Start>>AllPrograms>>Viewpower>>Viewpower

Shortcuticon ViewPowericon

NOTE:Aftersoftwareisinstalledsuccessfully,itwillpopupaplugiconinthetray.If

there is an “X” on the icon, the software service is not activated. Under service

inactivesituation,iflogintowindowsOS,thesoftwarewillrunnormally.Iflogout

windowsOS,thesoftwarecan’tbeoperated.

2.4. SoftwareUninstall

Note:Beforeuninstallsoftware,youmuststopallsoftwareprogramsfirstandthenlog

inas“Administrator”!Otherwiseitcan'tbeuninstalledcompletely.

Please choose Start >> All Programs >> Viewpower >> Uninstall. Then follow the

onscreeninstructiontouninstallthesoftware.

3.ViewPowerGUIInterface

TheGUIhasfivesectionsasmarkedintheillustrationbelow:

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Diagram31

A.FunctionMenuofferscompletetoolsetfornavigatingandsettingtheGUI.

B.ShortcutMenuprovidesshortcutstomorecommonlyusedfunctions.

C.CurrentMonitoringInformationdisplaysuserIDandmonitoredUPSname.

D.UPSNavigationindicatesallUPSlocationsinnetworkedenvironment.

E.MainWindowcontainsinformationand/orcontrolsthatchangewitheachfunction

menuorshortcutmenuselected.

3.1. Refresh

ClicktheRefreshicon torefreshscreen(RefertoDiagram32).

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Diagram32

3.2. UPSSearching

Step1 ClicktheUPSSearchingicon tosearchUPSdevicesinLANorINTERNET.

Step2 ClicktheUPSsearchicon (RefertoDiagram33).

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Diagram33

Step3 SelectLANbandforLANsearchorenterIPaddressforINTERNETsearch.

Step4 Click“search”buttonandthesystemwillstartsearchUPSs.AllUPSsfound

inLANorINTERNETwillbelistedinUPSNavigationsection.

3.3. UPSNavigation

ItdisplaysallUPSsfoundthroughUPSsearchingfunction.

CURRENTmeanscurrentlyconnectedPCandUPSdevice

LANmeansconnectedPCsandUPSdevicesinlocalareanetwork

INTERNETmeansconnectedPCsandUPSdevicesinwideareanetwork

NOTE:ThedefinitionofLANandINTERNETdependsonthelocalPClocation.

3.3.1.MonitoredUPSInformation

SelectoneUPSfrom UPSnavigationanditwilldisplaycompleteUPSinformationin

mainwindow.RefertoDiagram34.

l UPS rated information includes rated VA,rated outputvoltage, rated output

frequency,ratedoutputcurrent,andratedbatteryvoltage.

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l Batteryinformationincludesbatterygroupnumbers.

l PurchasinginformationmeansUPSpurchasingdate,batterypurchasingdate,

warrantyforUPS,andwarrantyforbattery.

Diagram34

NOTE:ThisdisplayscreenmaybedifferentfordifferenttypesofUPS.

3.3.2.UPSRemoteControl&Mon itor

IfyouwanttocontrolandsetuptheremoteUPS,youmustloginasanadministrator.

TherearetwowaystoremotemonitorUPS:

Ø Methodone:DoubleclickanyUPSfromUPSnavigationanditwillpopupamessage

windowtoconfirmthemonitoringaction.Refertobelowdiagram35.

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Diagram35

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

information.RefertoDiagram36.

Diagram36

NOTE:ThisdisplayscreenmaybedifferentfordifferenttypesofUPS.

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Ø Method2:OpenIEandentertheremoteUPSIPaddressand15178.Forexample,

remoteUPSIDaddressis202.16.53.142.

Pleaseenterhttp://202.16.53.142:15178 inIE.RefertoDiagram37

Diagram37

4.ViewPowerFunctionMenu

4.1. ViewPowerConfiguration

4.1.1.PasswordConfiguration

It’spasswordconfigurationforadministratoronly.Beforeoperatingandconfiguringthe

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

“administrator”atfirstlogin. UserscanonlybrowseUPSstatusandinformationas

GueststatuswithoutloginasanAdministrator.GuestcanNOTcontrolorexecutiveany

setting.

Modifypassword

Step1 SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>Password.RefertoDiagram41.

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Diagram41

Step2 Enteroldpassword,newpassword,andretypenewpasswordinconfirm

passwordcolumntomodifypasswordforadministrator.(Thepasswordshould

beatleast6digits)Thenclick“Apply”buttontosuccessfullymodifypassword

foradministrator.

NOTE1:Simplyclick“Login”buttononthetoprightcornertologinthesoftware.

NOTE2:Ifpasswordisforgotten,it’snecessarytoreinstallthesoftware.

4.1.2.S MSConfiguration

It’s for entering SMS receiver list. In the event of an alarm condition occurring, a

messageaboutUPSstatuswillbesenttothespecifiedusersviamobilephone.Forthe

eventreceivinglist,pleaseconfigurein“EventAction”column(refertosection414).

Step1 ChooseViewPowerConfiguration>>SMS.RefertoDiagram42.

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Diagram42

Step2 Selectcommunicationportandbaudrate.

Step3 Entermobilephonenumbersin“Phoneno.”columnandclick“Add”buttonto

addphoneno.inReceiversList.Todeletenumbers,simplyselectphoneno.

from“Receiverslist”andclick“Delete”.

Step4 Click“Apply”buttontosaveallchanges.The“Test”buttoncanbeusedtosend

testSMStoconfirmthecorrectoperation.Ifallparametersaresetupcorrectly,

systemwillsendatestmessagetoallreceiversandpopupasuccessful

message.(RefertoDiagram43)Otherwise,itwillpopupafailuredialogto

indicatethereisanerrorforparametersetting.(RefertoDiagram44)

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Diagram43

Diagram44

NOTE:It’srequiredtopluginGSMModemifsendingSMStomobilephone.

4.1.3.EmailConfiguration

ThisfeatureenablestheconfigurationtosendalarmmailbySMTPserver.Fortheevent

receivinglist,pleaseconfigurein“EventAction”column(refertosection4.1.4).

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Tousethisfunction,theemailservicemustbecorrectconfiguredonthecomputer.All

valuesinthisfunctionpagearedefaultempty.Thisactioncan’tbeexecutedwithoutthe

SMTPinformation,emailaccount,andpassword.Besides,thesenderaccountshould

beallowedforSMTP/POP3forwarding.

Step1SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>Email.RefertoDiagram45.

Diagram45

Step2 EnterSMTPserver,SendfromEmailaddress,Usernameandpassword.Click

checkboxofpasswordauthenticationneededforpasswordverify.

Step3 EntercorrectemailaccountsinEmailcolumn.Thenclick“Add”toaddinto

receiverslist.Todeleteemailaccount,simplyselectaccountsfromReceivers

listandclick“Delete”button.

Step4 Click“Apply”tosaveallchanges.The“Test”buttoncanbeusedtosendatest

emailtoallreceiverstoconfirmcorrectoperation.Whenthetestemailsare

successfullysenttospecificrecipients,itwillpopupasuccessfulmessageon

operatedPC.Otherwise,itwillpopupafailuredialogtoindicatethereisan

errorforparametersetting.

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NOTE:IfusingExchangeserverformailboxsystem,it’srequiredtohavecertified

Exchangeserver（Viewpowerconfiguration>Certificatesmanagement） before

normaloperation.

4.1.4.EventActionConfiguration

It’stoconfigureresponseactionsforUPSevents.softwareprovidessixresponse

actionsaftereventsoccur.

1.Eventrecord:Itwillrecordeventtodataloginsoftwareaftereventsoccur.

Thisfunctionisdefaultselected.

2.Computeralarm:Computerwillbeeptoremindusersaftereventsoccur.This

functionisonlyavailableforWindowsOS.

3.Warningdialog(local):Itwillpopupamessagedialogaroundthesoftware

orangeplugiconintaskbaraftereventsoccur.Thisfunctionisdefaultselected.

4.Broadcast:ItwillsendtheeventmessagetoallPCswithsoftwareinstalledin

LANnetwork.

5.SMS:Itwillsendtheeventmessagetospecificmobilephonenumbersafter

eventsoccur.

6.Email:Itwillsendtheeventemailtoassignedemailaccountsafterevents

occur.

Step1 SelectViewPowerConfiguration>>EventActions.RefertoDiagram46.

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