====== UPS Monitor ======

The UPS Monitor menu has settings and information to let you monitor your Uninterruptible Power Supply.

Monitoring is available only for APC UPSes with a USB connection compatible with the APC smart protocol library. The UPS Monitor library is included only in the Mega-VPN and AIO// //builds.

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The menu is divided in two sections:

  - The APC UPS Status table.
  - APC UPS Response strings.

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For more details, see: [[https://networkupstools.org/protocols/apcsmart.html]]

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To establish a connection:

  - In the USB Support menu, enable //USB 1.1 support (OHCI)// 
  - Enable the //Run APCUPSD Daemon// option. Click Save.\\ \\ \\ {{UPS_Monitoring_configuration.jpg?746}}

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===== APC UPS Status =====

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Here, a table is displayed containing UPS:

  * Model name
  * Status
  * Charge level
  * Line voltage
  * Load
  * Estimated run time.\\

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===== APC UPS Response =====

Here, a list of text strings displays with all the information retrieved from the UPS.

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This contains the same data as the other tools (like the apcupsd** **UPS control** **daemon on a Windows LAN machine: [[http://www.apcupsd.org/]])

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===== UPS Monitor Notes and Troubleshooting =====

==== Daemon Log Entries ====

A good way to debug issues with the UPS daemon is to check the Logs for entries that indicate successful startup.

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