Environmental fluctuations are a constant concern for any business running vital network systems. A change in temperature and humidity could have a severe adverse effect on mission critical equipment.
American Power Conversion (APC) has combated this concern by developing a standalone Environmental Monitoring Unit (EMU). It takes just a simple, three-step configuration for IT managers to remotely monitor temperature and humidity, as well as any user-definable external input. Should a change in the environment exceed user-defined thresholds, immediate notification is sent via e-mail or SNMP. Security is assured through MD5 Authentication and the EMU`s dual user-access levels.
"Power protection is only one piece of the availability puzzle," says Carl Kleynhans, country manager: southern Africa at APC. "APC`s EMU makes it easier than ever to reduce the time and money spent repairing damaged IT equipment because of excessive humidity, temperature and other external conditions."
APC`s Environmental Monitoring Unit features include temperature and humidity monitoring, as well as contact monitoring, where four user-definable external inputs for fire, water, smoke, unauthorised entry, physical security, or any external condition can be measured via contact closure.
Says Kleynhans: "Interfaces are flexible - management can be done via the Web, Telnet, or SNMP interfaces. There are also two levels of user access, administrative and device management."
Another advantage is the quick configuration - the EMU functions on a network with three simple settings: the IP address of the device, Subnet Mask, and IP address of the default Gateway. It only needs to be configured once.
"APC offers a professional Monitoring Service that will remotely monitor the EMU, uninterruptible power supplies, and other site information 24 x 7. This gives system managers the ability to focus their resources on other critical areas of the business," comments Kleynhans.
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Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (NASDAQ: APCC) is a leading provider of global, end-to-end availability enhancement solutions which include surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), DC-based power systems, precision cooling equipment, cabling and connectivity solutions, power conditioning equipment, related software, professional and consulting services for Nonstop Networking, as well as power purchasing solutions through energyOn.com, The World`s Online Energy Store. APC`s comprehensive products, services and accessory offering, which is designed for both home and corporate environments, improves the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC, which is headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, reported sales of $1.337 billion for the year ended December 31, 1999 and is a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 company.
APC, through the APC Global Services (AGS) division, will offer an extended warranty, providing the customer with basic insurance against failures on Symmetra Power Array and single-phase UPS systems. The programme extends the factory warranty of the unit to two years and provides telephonic technical support. With the APC Extended Warranty programme the customer is guaranteed next business day delivery of parts at no extra charge for shipment of the UPS or Power Array system to and from the customer`s site.
The APC Extended Warranty can be purchased anytime while the UPS or Power Array is still within its original warranty period
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