June 2018
376 Legrand PDU User Guide
Actuator Configuration Commands
An actuator configuration command begins with actuator. You can configure the name and location
parameters of an individual actuator.
You can configure various parameters for one actuator at a time. See Multi-Command Syntax (on page
381).
Chan
ge the
name:
config:# actuator <n> name "<name>"
Set the X coordinate:
config:# actuator <n> xlabel "<coordinate>"
Set the Y coordinate:
config:# actuator <n> ylabel "<coordinate>"
Set the Z coordinate:
config:# actuator <n> zlabel "<z_label>"
Modify the actuator's description:
config:# actuator <n> description "<description>"
Variables:
<n> is the ID number assigned to the actuator. The ID number can be found using the Legrand PDU web
interface or CLI. It is an integer starting at 1.
<name> is a string comprising up to 64 ASCII printable characters. The <name> variable must be
enclosed in quotes when it contains spaces.
<coordinate> is a string comprising up to 24 ASCII printable characters, and it must be enclosed in
quotes.
There are two types of values for the <z_label> variable, depending on the Z coordinate format you set:
Type Description
Free form <coordinate> is a string comprising up to 24
ASCII printable characters, and it must be
enclosed in quotes.
Rack units <coordinate> is an integer number in rack units.
Note: To specify the Z coordinate using the rack units, see Setting the Z Coordinate Format for
Environmental Sensors (on page 298).
<description> is a sentence or paragraph comprising up to 64 ASCII printable characters, and it must be
enclosed in quotes.
Example - Actuator Naming
The following command assigns the name "Door lock" to the actuator whose ID number is 9.
config:# actuator 9 name "Door lock"