Connecting RN212 to Cyber Power CP850AVRLCD UPS

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Can I just plug it in?  I don't need any management features from the NAS device.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

As @Sandshark suggests, it's best to connect the USB port in the UPS to one of the NAS USB ports.  The NAS will automatically monitor the UPS, and do a clean shutdown when the battery drains.  There is no need to install any software in the NAS, everything needed is built-in.

[Sandshark]

Of course you can.  But why would you not want management features from the NAS?  Should a power outage be long enough that the UPS is going to shut down, you really want the NAS to shut down gracefully.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

As @Sandshark suggests, it's best to connect the USB port in the UPS to one of the NAS USB ports.  The NAS will automatically monitor the UPS, and do a clean shutdown when the battery drains.  There is no need to install any software in the NAS, everything needed is built-in.

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Thanks. 

I'm currently using the Cyber Power POWERPANEL Personal software to shutdown my PC via the USB connection.  I see no obvious way to gracefully shutown both the PC and the NAS..

Gord

[StephenB]

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@Gord_in_Toronto wrote:

I'm currently using the Cyber Power POWERPANEL Personal software to shutdown my PC via the USB connection.  I see no obvious way to gracefully shutown both the PC and the NAS..

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In my experience, it's more important to shut down the NAS cleanly - so if you need to choose, I'd connect the NAS to the USB port.

The NAS uses the Network UPS tools.  There is a beta package available for Windows here: https://networkupstools.org/download.html#_binary_packages 

It is possible to monitor the CyberPower status over the network (through the NAS) - but doing that also requires that any equipment on the network path (switch or router) be protected by the same UPS.

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Thanks for the additional info and insight.

I'll spend some time trying to make some sense out of this; including looking at package in the link you provided.