The APC NetBotz Rack Monitor 250A Rack Monitor provides a cost-effective and flexible way to monitor racks and their room environments and can be used within applications from small server rooms and Edge networks to large datacentres. The device supports up to 2 sensors pods, 47 wireless sensors, 42 wired sensors and access control to 2 server rack doors.
The product is supplied with a UK detachable power cord, installation guide, rack mounting brackets and a temperature/humidity sensor.
APC NetBotz 250A Rack Monitor Features
- Native Wireless Sensor Support:manage up to 47 NetBotz wireless temperature and temp/humidity sensors from a single NetBotz rack monitoring device
- Flexibility and Adaptability: NetBotz can be used for environment or rack monitoring or both to reduce the need for additional monitoring devices
- Customizable Output Relays: control the output of external devices using output relay(s)
- Reboot Remote Devices: to remove the need to dispatch IT technicians to remote locations
- Adjustable Alarm Thresholds: customise threshold definitions (multiple thresholds per sensor, scheduling, severity levels) to the requirements required by the server room or datacentre
- Environmental Monitoring: prevent equipment failure from a full range of threatening environmental conditions
- Access monitoring: detect access by unauthorized personnel via a door switch
- Fault Notifications: real-time event notifications help to reduce response times to critical physical infrastructure problems and allow IT administrators to reduce the mean time to repair (MTTR), improve efficiency and maximize system uptime
- Slim Form factor: can be mounted horizontally (1U) in a rack alongside other IT devices or mounted vertically (0U) in the back of a server cabinet
- Browser Accessible: view the user interface with a browser to provide quick access from anywhere on a secure IT network
- Encryption: help to ensure effective access control and integrity for SSL browser and SSH sessions
- Password Security: user-selectable password with strong password rules and a reset password mechanism
- Reduce Cabling: features wireless sensors to reduce the cabling clutter and expense
- Enterprise Management System Compatible: make device information available to your preferred enterprise management system by forwarding SNMP traps (events) across SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 using the PowerNet MIB
- Easy Integration: integrates with APC racks, NetBotz sensors and Data Centre Expert for easy deployment, configuration and management
- Integrates with StruxureWare Data Center Expert: an IT-ready, scalable access monitoring system that collects, organizes and distributes critical alerts, surveillance video and key information, providing a unified view of complex physical infrastructure environments from anywhere on the network
APC NetBotz Range Comparison Table
| Features |
Netbotz 250A |
NetBotz 750 |
NetBotz 755/756 |
| Plug and play sensors |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Embedded network management |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| EcoStruxure ready |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Enhanced web UI experience |
– |
yes |
yes |
| True private network support |
– |
yes |
yes |
| 3rd party IT integration |
– |
yes |
yes |
| HD camera pod 165 |
– |
4 |
4 |
| Integrated rack access handles |
2 |
2 |
– |
| Universal wired sensors |
42 |
78 |
16 |
| Wireless sensors |
47 |
47 |
47 |
| Rack access pod 170 |
– |
12 |
1 |
| Sensor pod |
6 |
12 |
2 |
APC NetBotz 250A Applications
- Sever Racks
- Computer Rooms
- Server Rooms
- Data Centres
