Just installed an APC APU. Running Win 10x64 and connected the USB cable from the APC APU to my main PC. I know they see each other because the APC Software can talk to the APC APU. Also installed the Windows SNMP Optional Software and rebooted. Checked and SNMP does automatically start. May need some additional settings though.
How do I set up the APU Setting for the 51600 so there is SNMP Communication with my main PC? I tried using the local network IP address for my PC, but I get Communication Error Messages from the 51600 repeatably. it seems they will not talk. Any help would be appreciated.
In any event, if it can be done w/o a network management card, it would require setting up the APC software on the PC to act as an SNMP proxy agent for the UPS. The APC forums are probably a better resource for this.
If you get it to work, it would be useful to post a how-to guide here.
Ok, maybe it's just me but this is way too complicated for a simple home network with a router.
Home Network has an 8-port Gb Switch attached to the Gb Router....what if I connect the APC APU ethernet port directly to the Switch...will the Network see the APU Unit and assign an IP address that the whole Network and devices use, including the NAS?
Home Network has an 8-port Gb Switch attached to the Gb Router....what if I connect the APC APU ethernet port directly to the Switch...will the Network see the APU Unit and assign an IP address that the whole Network and devices use, including the NAS?
Yes it should. Though you should refer to the APC documentation. You want the APC APU to have a constant IP address, so either reserve it in the router (post the router model if you can't figure out how) or give it a static address. Reserving is generally better.
Note the switch needs to be protected by the APC also, otherwise the PC and the NAS will never get the message that power has failed.
