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Canford To Preview IP Addressable
Mains Distribution Units At IBC2014
With the new Canford IP addressable Mains Distribution Units (MDU's) managing power
distribution in Broadcast, IT and server racks has never been easier...

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anford have a proven record
of manufacturing industry
leading, robust MDU's,
which have been in
production for over 20
years (since 1992 to be
exact). Canford have
applied this knowledge,
using years of customer
feedback, into this new
range of advance d IP
addressable Mains Distribution
Units.
Having a great launch pad in
the hardware of standard MDU's,
allowed Canford to focus on the
most important aspect of these
new IP MDU's; the user interface.
Great care has been taken to make
controlling the myriad of available
features effortless.
A user friendly experience via the
sleek and intuitive web interface
has been achieved without
compromising accessibility from
smart phones, tablets and PC's.
In fact any device with an html
browser and an internet connection
can securely access the product.
This means wherever you are,
when that email or call comes
in, you can easily and effectively
monitor and control the MDU.
One of the more unique features
of the Canford IP MDU is the ability
to control door locks remotely. This
enables off-site personnel to grant
engineers or support team's access
to either server rooms or locked
racks and cabinets (products also
available from Canford).
Conﬁgurable aspects of the unit
include: MDU current monitoring,
MDU power monitoring (volts,
amps, power factor & kWhrs), per
socket control (on, off, time delayed
and sequential start up), per socket
monitoring and environmental

Canford will be
showcasing at IBC2014

Canford's IP addressable MDU

sensors (rack/room temperature
and humidity).
T h e I P M D U 's f e a t u r e
simultaneous XML output
allowing easy integration into
third party database/SQL software
for automatic logging and
data processing.
Automated alarms with
thresholds for high/low values
of each monitored component
are also available. Data for all
values can also be sent via email
and SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol).
The inbuilt web server (HTTP)
permits web browsing across
multiple platforms; including
iPads and other devices, as well
as SNMP for integration into
building / network management
tools, such as HP Open View,
Aperture VISTA, etc.
Every aspect of the MDU can
be remotely monitored and
logged. Components can be
polled through third party NMS
(Network Management System)
software using SNMP or through a
database with the XML data output
and embedded in to charts/graphs.
Temperature and humidity can
form part of a comprehensive
automated monitoring system,
whereby SNMP/email and optional
audible local alarms can be
triggered when any value exceeds
or drops below specified values.
The ability to add
and control slave

units has been implemented,
allowing multiple units to combine
where extra power outputs are
required. These slave units will
also offer cost savings as they
don't require the same internal

components as the master.
There is an LCD screen built into
the unit to display metrics from the
MDU to onsite staff. The backlight
colour changes from green to red
when an alarm is triggered to
further alert local users.
A demo model will be on
stand showcasing the full range
of features crammed into this
compact 1U package. Production
models will be available from
December 2014.
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