RN104 - does it support UPS managed over USB?

[ScotsDon]

I am thoroughly confused.  Does RN104 support UPS monitoring over USB?

ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Software Manual states:

"The ReadyNAS supports UPS devices managed over SNMP and UPS devices managed over a remote connection.
It does not support monitoring over USB."

ReadyNAS OS 6.6 Software Manual states:

"The ReadyNAS supports UPS devices managed over SNMP, USB, and over a remote connection."

Am I correct in assuming that the RN104 now accepts UPS with USB connection whereas it didn't before?  (which was not long ago).

I have yet to find a reasonably priced UPS supporting SNMP (i.e. under £100).  Most support USB though, so that seems the only route.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@ScotsDon wrote:

Am I correct in assuming that the RN104 now accepts UPS with USB connection whereas it didn't before?  (which was not long ago).

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It always has supported UPS with USB connections - you found an error in the 6.4 manual which was corrected.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@ScotsDon wrote:

Am I correct in assuming that the RN104 now accepts UPS with USB connection whereas it didn't before?  (which was not long ago).

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It always has supported UPS with USB connections - you found an error in the 6.4 manual which was corrected.

[ScotsDon]

Thnaks StephenB for explaining that.  I'm not happy with NetGear though for not publishing the error somewhere where I'd find ir - e.g. an email.  My NAS is nearly a year old and has suffered at least a dozen power outages with no UPS because I couldn't find one that supported SNMP at a "normal" price.  I will now buy one that supports USB!