I think this may help... https://wiki.debian.org/apcupsd
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 1:59 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 12:59 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Sun, 26 Jan 2020, Russell Senior wrote: > > > > > Maybe you should tell us what the RS-232 connection on the UPS is? Or > > maybe > > > a photograph. > > > > Russell, > > > > Looking at the user manual for information on the serial connector I > > learned > > that the 1400VA unit is supposed to have both RS-232 and USB sockets; > mine > > has only the former. The manual also says that only APC-approved DB9 > cables > > will work. This I apparently have (the plug has 'APC' on it), but ... > while > > it has a DB-9 on one end it has an RJ-45 on the other end. The reason > I've > > never used it is because the desktop computers I've built have only one > > RJ-45 port on the motherboard that that's used to connect the host to a > > switch; this is the case with the current Asus Prime X-470 Pro > motherboard. > > > > Should the UPS cable go to the switch? > > > > No. It isn't an ethernet cable, it just uses a RJ-45 connector because they > are readily available. Since your manual doesn't reflect your device, maybe > a photograph of the back of your actual, in-hand UPS would be useful? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
