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8.2.3 Configuring powered computers to monitor a Managed UPS 
Once you have added a Managed UPS, each server that is drawing power thr\
ough the UPS should be setup to monitor the 
UPS status as a Slave. This is done by installing the NUT package on eac\
h server, and setting up upsmon to connect to the 
Console Server.
Refer to the NUT documentation for details on how this is done, specifi\
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8.2.4 UPS alerts 
You can now set UPS alerts using Alerts & Logging: Alerts (refer to Chapter 7)
8.2.5 UPS status 
You can monitor the current status of all your Managed or Monitored UPS’\
s, whether they are on the network or connected 
serially or via USB:
• Select the Status: UPS Status menu and a table with the summary status of all connected UPS hardware \
will be 
displayed
• Click on any particular UPS System name in the table and you will be presented with a...

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8.2.6 Overview of Network UPS Tools (NUT) 
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a group of open source programs that provide a common in\
terface for monitoring and 
administering UPS hardware; and ensuring safe shutdowns of the systems w\
hich are connected.
NUT can be configured using the Management Console as described above,\
 or you can configure the tools and manage the 
UPS’s directly from the command line. This section provides an overvi\
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8.3 Environmental Monitoring
The Environmental Monitoring Device (EMD), model B090-EMD, can be conn\
ected to any Console Server serial port and 
each Console Server can support multiple EMD’s. Each EMD has one temp\
erature and one humidity sensor and one general 
purpose status sensor which can be connected to a smoke detector, water detector, vibration or open-door sensor. 
The B095-004/003 Console Server models also each has an internal tempera\
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8.3.1 Connecting the EMD 
The Environmental Monitoring Sensor (EMD) connects to any serial port \
on the Console Server via a special EMD Adapter and 
standard CAT5 cable. The EMD is powered over this serial connection and communicate\
s using a custom handshake protocol. 
It is not an RS232 device and should not be connected without the adapte\
r: 
• Plug the RJ plug on the EMD Adapter (model B090-EMD-ADP) into RJ45 Port on the EMD  
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• Enter a Name and Description for the EMD and select pre-configured serial port that the EMD will b\
e Connected Via
• Provide L abels for each of the two alarms
• Check Log Status and specify the Log Rate (minutes between samples) if you wish the status from this EMD to be \
logged. These logs can be views from the Status: Environmental Status screen
• Click Apply
8.3.2 Environmental alerts 
You can now set temperature, humidity and probe status alerts using Alerts...

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Chapter 9: Authentication
The Tripp Lite Console Server is a dedicated Linux computer, and it embodies popular and proven Linux software modules for 
secure network access (OpenSSH) and communications (OpenSSL) and sophisticated user authentication (PAM, RADIUS, 
TACACS+,  Kerberos and LDAP). 
• This chapter details how the Administrator can use the Management Consol\
e to establish remote AAA authentication for 
all connections to the Console Server and attached serial and network ho\
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9.1.2 TACACS authentication 
Perform the following procedure to configure the TACACS+ authentication method to be used whenever the Console Server or 
any of its serial ports or hosts is accessed:
• Select Serial and Network: Authentication and check TACAS or LocalTACACS or TACACSLocal or TACACSDownLocal  
• Enter the Server Address (IP or host name) of the remote Authentication/Authorization server. Multiple remote servers 
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9.1.3 RADIUS authentication 
Perform the following procedure to configure the RADIUS authentication \
method to be used whenever the Console Server or 
any of its serial ports or hosts is accessed:
• Select Serial and Network: Authentication and check RADIUS or LocalRADIUS or RADIUSLocal or 
RADIUSDownLocal  
• Enter the Server Address (IP or host name) of the remote Authentication/ Authorization server. Multiple remote servers 
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9.1.4 LDAP authentication 
With firmware version 3.11 and later, LDAP authentication now supports OpenLDAP servers using the Posix-style schema for 
user and group definitions.
Performing simple authentication against any LDAP server (AD or OpenLDAP\
) follow the common LDAP standards and 
protocols. Extra steps are required in configuring extra user data (e\
.g., groups, etc).
The console server may be configured for authentication and authorizat\
ion of group information...