UPS Battery Temperature in Celsius. Want Fahrenheit

[BillP]

Hi Folks,

I have two AP9630s running on the latest AOS software and installed in different UPS models.  I am trying to find out how to change the battery temperature readout from Celsius to Fahrenheit and can't figure out how to do it.  Is this possible and, if so, where do I find the "switch" to change it?

Thanks much!

Joe

[BillP]

Hi,

If the firmware on the AP9630 is version 5.7.1 or above to change the output go to Configuration, Security, Local Users, Management and select the user you login as. Under user preferences select US Customary. 

[BillP]

Hi Bill,

No "joy".

My AP9630s are running the 6.4.0 version of the firmware.  I can change and apply the setting to "US customary" and, still, the battery temperature in the Status/UPS/UPS Status screen still shows the temperature in Celsius.  This happens on both AP9630s in both my SMX1500RM2U and my SMX1000 units.  Celsius also remains in the data log for the value "Tups".

Maybe a bug in the firmware.  Let me know if I can possibly provide you any other information regarding my systems.

Joe

[Terry_Kennedy_apc]

Just a shot in the dark, but since the C/F selection is part of the user profile, does changing it, logging out and then back in cause it to report in the format you desire?

[BillP]

Hi,

Just tested with 6.4 and can switch from US to Metric with no issues on SMX1500RM2U. Are you sure you are changing the correct user and applying the change? 

[BillP]

I am sure it's a "cockpit" problem on my end.  I'll walk through the steps I take: 

When I login in, I use apc/apc as my login ID and PW.

1) I Login and go to Configuration/Security/Local Users/Default Settings/User Type (Adminstrator).

2) In the User Preferences section I set the "Temperature Scale" to US Customary.

The drop-down for User Type includes Administrator, Device, Read-Only, Network-Only.

And to Terry, yes, I did login out and back in several times with no change.

Thanks to you both!

[Terry_Kennedy_apc · Accepted solution]

Try going to Configuration/Security/Local Users/Management (instead of default settings) and changing it for your specific user ID. I think the default settings only apply to newly-created users, not existing ones.

[BillP]

That fixed it!  I had to "create" a new user, in my case "apc", and then changed the setting there.

Thanks Terry!  Thanks Bill!

[BillP]

Hi Joe,

Yes, in v6 firmwares, this temp preference setting is on a per user basis now. Previously, every user was stuck using the same preference.

The two menus in local user management can be a little confusing because they look similar.

The "Default User Settings" as Terry mentioned are the default preferences you can set up for adding new users to the system, like a template. This is less stuff you maybe have to configure each time you add a user, especially if adding in bulk through command line interface. The system also uses the preference set here when a user setting cannot be applied, such as for email notifications or something since it does not know which user account ties to which email recipient.

The "Management" menu is where the active list of users on the system live so you'd click each one's preference you want to change. If you want to change the currently logged in user, a short cut to their preferences is to click on the user name on the top right of the screen (near the language, log off option, etc) and it will send you to the correct screen.

[BillP]

Well that make it very easy and good to hear from you on the forum again!  Thanks once again to Bill, Terry and, as always, Angela!