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Alien
Jan 05, 2008Aspirant
APC UPS Client Add-on or Widget
** Moved from Developement Forum ** Hey guys, would it be possible to load a linux base client that would work with the APC Net Manager? I have a TCP/IP based connection to my APC UPS and would ...
ianmacd
Jan 26, 2009Aspirant
schalliol wrote: I too am interested in getting my APC Network Management card to talk to my UPS, as plugging in USB kills serial communication, including environmental temp/humidity monitoring. Over in this thread (last couple posts), it appears that it's possible to make NUT on the ReadyNAS to talk with the card directly, but I don't have the knowledge of how to go about adding this capability. I think someone more used to working on these types of devices will know after looking. Could someone take a look and let us know if there's anything you think we can do? Thanks!
Did you not see my posting earlier in this thread?
I have my ReadyNAS monitoring a Linux box that runs a NUT server. The NUT server monitors my APC RT5000 UPS over the local network. Skip back a few messages in this thread and you'll see a screenshot of the ReadyNAS's health screen.
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