----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Seth Henry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 Thanks for your attentiveness. :) I did indeed give APC a call. I explained to them that the USB cable that came with it does me no good on FreeBSD, and they said they would send me a free cable, no problem. :) Their help-desk is located in Ireland; so that might have accounted for the delay in shipping, in your case; but since I am in the Netherlands, I hope it will be a matter of days. All-in-all, I was pretty impressed with their cooperation. Though I think it were better if they just shipped their units off with serial cables to begin with. But in a Windoze world, USB is to be expected. The UPS does not really need to be smart, as far as I am concerned. All I want is for apcupsd to invoke a regular shutdown in case of a power-outage that takes longer than, say, a minute (my idea is: if the power is not back on after one minute, it will likely not be on within the next ten minutes, either). P.S. I believe the apcupsd manual calls the 350AV a "SubSmart" device; which would be what you say: it can do basic signaling, and a bit extra. Thanks! - Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
