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Eaton PXGMS Card Quick Start Instructions P-164000208—Rev 2

Section 1

Installation Checklist

1.

Verify that the following items are available:

o

Power Xpert Gateway Minislot (PXGMS) UPS Card package contents 
(card, cable, Quick Start Instructions)

o

Phillips

®

 screwdriver

o

Available USB port on a computer running Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

o

Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer

® 

version 8.0 and higher, 

Mozilla

®

 Firefox

®

, or Google Chrome™ are recommended)

2.

If you are going to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), provide 
your local network administrator with the card's MAC address. The MAC 
address is located on either the shipping box label or the label on this card.

o

MAC Address

_____________________________________________

3.

If you are not going to use DHCP to provide any of the settings listed below, 
contact your local network administrator for the settings. 

In the table below, check the 

DHCP

 check box or enter the values for manual 

configuration.You will reference this data later in the procedure.

4.

If you need e-mail functionality, obtain the SMTP mail server's IP address or 
host name. If using the SMTP host name, verify that you also have the 
Name Server IP address (see Step 3).

o

SMTP (mail server) IP Address
or Host Name

_____________________________________________

Item

DHCP*

Manual Configuration

IPv4

o

Card IP Address:

________________________

Netmask:

________________________

Gateway:

________________________

DNS – Name Servers

o

Name Server #1:

________________________

Name Server #2:

________________________

Name Server #3:

________________________

DNS – Domain

o

Domain:

________________________

* The network administrator normally sets up the DHCP server to provide a static IP address each time 
the card makes a DHCP request.

Summary of Contents for PXGMS Power Xpert Gateway Minislot UPS

Page 1: ...slot PXGMS UPS Card Quick Start Instructions Package Contents l Power Xpert Gateway Minislot PXGMS UPS Card l USB Cable l Quick Start Instructions Ident Power Act 100 PXGMS UPS Restart TX RX Setup CMN Status DHCP EMP Ethernet 10 100 ...

Page 2: ...its subsidiaries and affiliates Google Chrome is a trademark of Google Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and in other countries Mozilla and Firefox are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation All other trademarks are property of their respective companies Copy...

Page 3: ...ist 2 Section 2 Install the Card 3 Section 3 Connect the Card to the Computer 5 Section 4 Install the USB Driver Software 7 Section 5 Obtain a DHCP Assigned IP Address 11 Section 6 Assign an IP Address Manually 15 Section 7 Disable Browser Compatibility Mode 18 Section 8 Register a PredictPulse Subscription 20 ...

Page 4: ...ovide any of the settings listed below contact your local network administrator for the settings In the table below check the DHCP check box or enter the values for manual configuration You will reference this data later in the procedure 4 If you need e mail functionality obtain the SMTP mail server s IP address or host name If using the SMTP host name verify that you also have the Name Server IP ...

Page 5: ...1 On the PXGMS card verify that all six DIP switches are in the OFF position see Figure 1 Figure 1 Verify DIP Switches are OFF 2 If not already done record the MAC address from either the shipping box label or the label on this card for future reference see the Installation Checklist on page 2 3 Remove the minislot cover from the UPS Retain the screws Note If another card is already installed with...

Page 6: ...www eaton com pxgms 7 On the Features tab click the Download Configuration File link to download the configuration file 8 Save the driver configuration file powerxpert inf to the C drive using the default location or a folder you select Note the path of the downloaded file on your computer Never download the file to your desktop Ident Power Act 100 PXGMS UPS Restart TX RX Setup CMN Status DHCP EMP...

Page 7: ...gure 3 Install the USB Cable 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the computer The Windows operating system detects new hardware Note If a message indicates that the device driver software was not successfully installed click Ignore Note You may see a pop up message window that shows Found new hardware This indicates that the hardware installed successfully Ident Power Act 10...

Page 8: ...the PXGMS page l If yes the driver has already been installed automatically Either verify the IP address assigned through DHCP or manually enter a static fixed IP address for the card s network connection a To verify the DHCP assigned IP address go to page 13 b To manually enter a fixed IP address go to page 16 l If no the driver has not been installed Go to the next section Install the USB Driver...

Page 9: ...tware and install it This procedure uses the Device Manager To install the driver from the Device Manager 1 Click Start in the Start bar Type Device in the search box 2 Select Device Manager from the list above the search box The Device Manager opens 3 Locate RNDIS Ethernet Gadget under either Other Devices or Network Adapters see Figure 5 l If you do not see RNDIS Ethernet Gadget in either list y...

Page 10: ...et to display the menu and select Update Driver Software l If a pop up message displays The best driver is already installed click Close and go to Step 10 l Otherwise go to Step 5 5 Select Browse my computer for driver software see Figure 6 Click Next The next page displays Figure 6 Update Driver Software Window Search Method ...

Page 11: ...r driver software in this location box Click Browse and navigate to the powerxpert inf file you already downloaded Select the file and click Next see Figure 7 l If a pop up message displays The best driver is already installed click Close and go to Step 10 l Otherwise the software begins to install Figure 7 Update Driver Software Window Browse for Driver Software Note If the message Windows can t ...

Page 12: ...ftware Window Update Successful 9 Click Close 10 Either obtain the DHCP assigned IP address or manually enter a fixed IP address l To obtain the IP address assigned through DHCP continue to Obtain a DHCP Assigned IP Address on page 11 l To manually enter a static fixed IP address for the card s network connection continue to Assign an IP Address Manually on page 15 Note By default the PXGMS card r...

Page 13: ... Web browser already open to the default IP address go to Step 3 Otherwise perform the following l Open your Web browser l Enter 192 168 200 101 l Log on as administrator The default username and default password are admin The PXGMS card Web page displays Note If the system is unresponsive and you cannot make any selections the browser may be running in compatibility mode To disable compatibility ...

Page 14: ...ting checkbox should be enabled by default Make sure the checkbox is checked enabled before continuing 5 Scroll down to Name Service and expand the selection to update the next two DHCP settings see Figure 11 l Check the checkbox enable for Use DHCP when enabled to get name services l Check the checkbox enable for Use DHCP when enabled to get domain name ...

Page 15: ...vices Settings 7 Select Yes for the message Do you want to save the Network Configuration 8 Wait for approximately two minutes for the card to reboot Initially all lights will be lit You will know the card has finished rebooting when only the top light Status and the bottom light Power remain lit ...

Page 16: ... Does the DHCP assigned IP address display l If yes uncheck disable the DHCP Enabled box and select Apply Note At this point the DHCP address is saved as a static IP address l If no go to Assign an IP Address Manually on page 15 to manually obtain a static IP address for the PXGMS card Note For detailed information refer to the user s guide for the Eaton Power Xpert Gateway Minislot PXGMS User s G...

Page 17: ...f your Web browser already open go to Step 3 Otherwise perform the following l Open your Web browser l Enter 192 168 200 101 l Log on as administrator The default username and default password are admin The PXGMS card Web page displays l Go to Step 3 Note If the system is unresponsive and you cannot make any selections the browser may be running in compatibility mode To disable compatibility mode ...

Page 18: ...12 5 Refer to the Installation Checklist on page 2 in this book Enter the IP address Netmask and Gateway addresses in the IPv4 Manual Configuration section 6 Click Apply then click OK to confirm 7 Optional If you are using a host name or host names for controlling access to the card l Type the server IP address in the Name Server box Up to three IP addresses can be entered l Click Apply Click OK t...

Page 19: ...tor The default username and default password are admin When the PXGMS card Web page displays you know the fixed IP Address is working Note For detailed information refer to the user s guide for the Eaton Power Xpert Gateway Minislot PXGMS User s Guide which is available through a link on the Documentation tab on the PXGMS product Web page ...

Page 20: ...er versions to display properly If data does not display properly on your PXGMS card Web page the browser compatibility mode should be disabled To disable the compatibility mode 1 Open your Web browser 2 In the Menu bar select Tools Compatibility View Settings The Compatibility View Settings window opens see Figure 13 Figure 13 Compatibility View Settings Window ...

Page 21: ...tart Instructions P 164000208 Rev 2 19 3 Uncheck disable the Display all websites in Compatibility View checkbox to disable compatibility mode and click Close Note Close and re open your browser so that the changes take effect ...

Page 22: ...ulse web site to begin your subscription registration Using this method you can register devices individually or as a group However the latest firmware for the PXGMS and PXGX UPS cards contain a PredictPulse activation set up feature As long as these cards are on your network you can quickly activate subscriptions without the wizard and save time To begin registering with the set up feature follow...

Page 23: ...r Enable PredictPulse is checked enabled 4 Complete the following fields l Contact Name First and last name of the contact person l Contact Email E mail address of the contact person for event data l Confirm Email E mail address again for confirmation l Country Country where the main contact resides 5 Click Apply to save 6 Click OK in response to the message Are you sure you want to apply settings...

Page 24: ...tion is in progress When the first step in registration completes successfully the contact person identified on the PredictPulse settings page will receive an e mail with additional instructions see Figure 15 Registration should be completed on the Eaton portal by this contact person Figure 15 Confirmation Message ...

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