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How to setup Multilink UPS system on VFC

Topic

How to setup and add Multilink UPS system on VFC.

Environment

  • Product Family: Transportation
  • Product:
  • Component: VFC, Multilink UPS
  • Control System: Vanguard

Steps

Default ups 
  1. log in to the VFC.
  2. Choose the correct sign.
  3. Select Configuration.
  4. Select Peripheral.
  5. Select Add.
  6. Select Advanced Setup.
  7. Select Add UPS.
  8. Select Generic UPS.
  9. Select what will be backed up.
  10. Select limit brightness mode. The default is power usage Use 1800 watts for default and 2 hours of usage 
  11. Set max power on the battery. see site config sheet for recommendations.
  12. Set the time before blanking. see site config sheet for recommendations.
  13. Select Ethernet.
  14. Select Specify for IP.
    1. If the site has a specific IP please add it to the web interface on multilink 
    2. Connect the ups via ethernet to the network switch
    3. Connect the VFC primary port to the network switch 
  15. Enter IP is 172.16.192.50 or the site-specific IP 

KB ID: How-to-setup-Multilink-UPS-system-on-VFC

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