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Date:      Tue, 10 Dec 2002 22:28:57 +0100
From:      Mark <admin@asarian-host.net>
To:        "J. Seth Henry" <jshenry@comcast.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: APC 350AV
Message-ID:  <200212102129.GBALT3B25598@asarian-host.net>
References:  <20021206115100.J48693-100000@whitetower.gambrl01.md.comcast.net>

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Is anyone currently using the 350AV? I got the serial cable, and the apcupsd
daemon starts up just fine now. I chose "backups" as UPSTYPE, and
"940-0128A" as UPS-CABLE. I set the TIMEOUT to 30, hoping it would initiate
a shutdown in 30 seconds. Alas, nothing happened. :( I see nothing in the
status-log of apcupsd 3.8.5 to indicate error.

Has anyone any suggestions?

Thanks!

- Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Seth Henry" <jshenry@comcast.net>
To: <admin@asarian-host.net>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: APC 350AV

> Mark,
> I saw your post on freebsd-questions, and I should point out that you can
> get the RJ45 -> DB9 adapter for free from APC. It took about two months
> for some reason, but you might be able to speed that along if you give
> them a call. You should have gotten a card with the unit, which entitles
> you to a free cable (I did).
>
> Unfortunately, I haven't used the cable yet - so I don't know how it works
> with existing software. I went ahead and took the plunge and got a
> SmartUPS 750XL, replacing separate UPS' for my server and network gear.
> The 350 was moved to support a windows box, which uses USB.
>
> The 350AV isn't a true "dumb" UPS, as it can send status information via
> USB (battery capacity) - so it's possible that the serial adapter will
> provide something between basic signalling and a true smart interface.
> I'll have to check this out sometime - might be interesting.
>
> Good luck,
> Seth Henry


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