Newbie to PowerChute software on PC needs advice

[BillP]

Hello all, pls forgive me if the question sounds stupid - but Im new to this with a PC.

My situation is as follows. 
In my office room in 1st floor I have a Mac Laptop and a Windows 7 laptop - plugged to a APC Back-UPS 800
Unfortunately I now have to move my QNAP TS-453A to the basement as I connect it to my TV - and the 20m HDMI cable doesnt support me with sound. 😞

So now I need the powerchute software running on my PC to signal the QNAP NAS in case of a power outage to shutdown.

My NAS has a fixed IP - so what would be the best way to do this ?

[BillP]

Hi,

We do not officially support running command files with PowerChute Personal Edition however there is a forum post that explains how to do so.

http://forums.apc.com/spaces/7/ups-management-devices-powerchute-software/forums/general/14110/newbi...

If you're not comfortable scripting PowerChute Personal Edition you could try APCUPSD. APCUPSD allow for the running of command files / scripts prior to shutdown and will run on the Windows and Mac systems. 

[BillP]

Thanks for the info.

Maybe someone checks the APCUPSD Website from time to time as it gives only this:

Application Error

The application has experienced an error - we apologize for the inconvenience.

Our technical team was notified and is looking into the issue now.

Please try the following:

• Return to the community homepage.
• Click the Back button in your browser to try a different link.
• If you typed the address in the Address Bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

[BillP]

Hi,

Sorry for the inconvenience. The link is broken for some reason but the site is up. Open you browser and enter apcupsd.org to access the site. 

[BillP]

Ok got it now and installed on my Macbook. Good thing is I now have a small monitor for the UPS.

But is there any information on how to setup this thing?
I mean all I need is to signal 1 Win7 Laptop and 1 QNAP NAS to shutdown on loss of power.
But in the manual I didnt really find how to do that.

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Read this section of the APCUPSD User's Guide NIS Server/Client Configuration Using the Net Driver for assistance with powering down 2 or more computers. 

To power down the NAS you will need to write a script. You may find information on how to remotely power down the NAS from the manufactures web site or they may have a forum or User's Group that could help.