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MikeBeacom
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Nov 01, 2021
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Nighthawk C7100V & APC BX1000M ups and an iMac

Hi-   I have a Nighthawk C7100V & APC BX1000M UPS on an iMac.  I've plugged the usb cable from the UPS to the modem, so the UPS can signal the computer to shut down during a power outage. I open "...
  • StephenB's avatar
    Nov 02, 2021

    You posted this in the ReadyNAS forum area - it should have been posted here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/bd-p/home-cable-modems-routers

     

    One of the mods will likely move it.

     


    MikeBeacom wrote:

     

    I have a Nighthawk C7100V & APC BX1000M UPS on an iMac. 

    I've plugged the usb cable from the UPS to the modem, so the UPS can signal the computer to shut down during a power outage.

    ...

    Is it possible to do this? 

     


    No, that won't work.  You'll need to connect the USB cable to the iMac.

     

    The APC PowerChute software doesn't run on MacOS.  APC does provide some info on how to get the shutdown to work here: https://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FA159690/