APC UPS Network Management Cards

APC UPS Network Management Cards improve the availability, resiliency and efficiency of your power infrastructure systems with secure remote monitoring and control of your power infrastructure systems and the IT workloads they support.

Remote visibility requires connecting power and cooling devices to a network. Unfortunately, this can open your network to potential avenues for a cyberattack. Staying ahead of these highly sophisticated threats requires cutting-edge cybersecurity measures and continuous action. Schneider Electric is leading the industry with best practices and certifications to significantly reduce the risk of cybersecurity breaches and enhance overall physical infrastructure security.

Schneider Electric’s Secure NMC System (SNS), available with NM3 and NM4 cards, protects your business by ensuring your connected devices are secure from unknown threats (IEC 62443-4-2), compliant with changing regulations and resilient for the entirety of your hardware’s life. 

A Secure NMC subscription is required to upgrade to NMC3 firmware, however. The subscription is activated via the Secure NMC System (SNS) Tool. To ensure your Network Management Card has the latest firmware which is independently certified to the IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 standard, your NMC includes a 1-year Secure NMC subscription. A 1-year Secure NMC subscription is included with all NMC3 or NMC4 for 1-Phase and 3-Phase UPS and PDU products. 

APC UPS Network Management Cards Features

• Remote Monitoring and visibility – The Network Management Card enables essential and secure remote monitoring and management of your critical power and cooling infrastructure; giving you mission critical visibility.
• Secure by Design – Advanced technology and features keep sensitive data secure with newest and best-in-class security compliance:
  – Secure Boot with Root of Trust for enhanced security
  – Independently assessed cybersecurity certification for NMC firmware v3.0 and above (IEC 62443-4-2)
  – Increased password security with stricter credentials and force password policy configurations
  – EAPoL (Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN) architecture used in IEEE 802.1x port-based network access control
  – Secure access SSH, HTTPS (TLS 1.2)
  – Secure email authentication
  – Secure file transfer (SCP)
  – 2048-bit encryption key support (SSH/web)
  – 5-tier user access (Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read-Only User, Network-Only User)
  – RADIUS and TACACS+ protocol support for centralized user management and easier user sign on when remotely managing multiple or multi-site UPS
• Easy-to-use web user interface for secure remote monitoring and management of your devices to view your power and cooling infrastructure status and configure your settings. Multiple user logins in simultaneous sessions with user access control 
• EcoStruxure IT integration: Monitor and manage your equipment more efficiently with our vendor-neutral Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) portfolio; the new standard for proactive insights
• PowerChute Network Shutdown: Graceful shutdown, unattended start-up and VM migration options for disaster avoidance and business continuity.
• Network Management System (NMS) compatible: Make device information available to your preferred NMS by forwarding SNMP traps (events) or polling across SNMP (v1//v3) using the PowerNet MIB

Network Management Cards Offer

• UPS Management Notification: Be notified of problems ensuring crucial situations are dealt with in a timely manner
• Scheduling: Customize shutdown and reboot of connected equipment and UPS
• Data Logging: Identify problematic trends before they escalate or export logs for analysis
• Event Logging: Pinpoint timing and sequence of events leading up to an incident with event log
• StruxureWare Data Center Expert integration: Collect, organize and distribute critical alerts, and key information providing a unified view of complex physical infrastructure environments from anywhere on the network
• Network Management System (NMS) compatible: Make device information available to your preferred NMS by forwarding SNMP traps (events) or polling across SNMP (v1/v2c/v3) using the PowerNet MIB
• Reboot Equipment Remotely: Quickly reestablish availability over your network and save dispatching technicians to remote locations
• Smart Battery Management: Manage and maintain entire battery system with detailed battery information, even battery cartridge parameters, providing early fault warning. (SRT Smart-UPS only)
• Flash Upgradeable Firmware: Convenient remote installation of UPS firmware updates. PowerChute™ Network Shutdown Software included: Operating system shutdown with advanced integration support for VMware® ESX/ESXi & Microsoft® Hyper-V and SCVMM.

APC UPS Network Management Cards Models

AP9640 – Device monitoring and management, Network Management Cards, NMC3, secure remote UPS monitoring and management
AP9641 – Device monitoring and management, Network Management Cards, NMC3 with Environmental Monitoring, secure remote UPS monitoring and management
AP9643 – Device monitoring and management, Network Management Cards, NMC3 with Environmental Monitoring and Modbus, secure remote UPS monitoring and management
AP9544 – Device monitoring and management, Network Management Cards, NMC3 for Easy UPS On-Line, secure remote UPS monitoring and management
AP9547 – Device monitoring and management, Network Management Cards, NMC3 for Easy UPS 3S, 3M, 3L, Galaxy 3L & Galaxy PW, remote UPS monitoring and management,