To Setup The Ultripower

The Ultripower units must be set up so that you can control how the switcher and router power up.

Important: The Ultripower powers up as soon as it is plugged in.
  1. When you rack up the equipment for the first time, do NOT connect the power cables from the Ultripower to the Ultrix™ or SDPE blade. The Ultripower powers up as soon as it is plugged in and could cause the system to power up before you are ready.
    Important: This is not recommended by Ultrix™ but is required for Ultrix Carbonite.
  2. Connect to the first Ultripower through DashBoard.
    Tip: Refer to To Connect to Ultrix from DashBoard for information on connecting to Ultripower from DashBoard.
  3. Click on the Setup tab and enter Carbonite in the first Device Labels field. Leave the remaining fields blank.


  4. For the Output Port that is connected to the SDPE blade, select Carbonite.
    Note: If you have more than one switcher in the frame, select Carbonite for each port. This ties all the power supplies to a single trigger.
  5. Click on the Control tab and click Change for the Carbonite Device State to power down the output power.


  6. Click on the PSU tab on the left and wait for the Avg Output (W) to drop to 0.
    Tip: This is the Ultripower that powers the switcher. You can rename the node in DashBoard to make it easier to locate.
  7. Repeat this procedure for the other Ultripower except name it Ultrix™.
  8. You can now connect the power cables from the Ultripower units to the switcher and router. Make sure to connect the Ultrix™ - Ultripower to the router and the Carbonite - Ultripower to the SDPE blades.
    Important: Ensure that both Ultripower units are showing Avg Output (W) = 0 before connecting the cables.