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No serial connection (console) to SMT1000I

Hello, got a little problem with my APC SMT1000I ... i could not connect via console (putty) to the UPS. First i thought it is a problem with the serial cable, so i made my own. No success. The serial ...
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Info in Current Status page

I have APC BACK-UPS ES 550VA and PowerChute Personal Edition 2.1.1 on Windows Vista x64. The question is why I don't see "Load on battery backup" and "Your battery backup is currently providing n Watts...
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Smart-UPS 3000VA with NC: How to temporarily make UPS into a surge pro...

I have Smart-UPS 3000VA with a network card: SMX3000RMLV2UNC. Actually, we have three of them. I am not very familiar with UPS terminology. I'm probably going to have to reconfigure them all to properl...
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Bypass not in range; either frequency or voltage

We installed a new SRT6KXLT last year and have received a few of these errors... maybe one a month. The unit has a step-down transformer. I have read several posts regarding the Input voltage and Out...
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Lost communication with Serial Port

Every so often I will loose communication with the UPS but randomly and only for a few seconds. The whole unit has been replace but the problem is still acurring. Does anyone have any suggestions. Cord...
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Strange Ping Fault?

Hello, I have multiple USP's that are currently acting strange, the power part is fine, just random drops of network management, they are on the default switch vlan (50) all switches can be accessed an...
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UPS Status

I am using a Smart UPS 750 connected to a Windows server via USB cable and to a switch via ethernet and am trying to use the Powerchute app to connect to the UPS to check status, but although everythin...
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newbie question: Do I need agent, server & console all installed (PCBE...

Regarding the powerchute business edition... I think I understand that I need the agent installed on the workstation that the UPS is on. But I don't understand why I need both the server & console ...
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Missing "Basic Signaling Shutdown" in NMC2 menu "Configuration>Shutdow...

I cannot de-activate the "Basic Signaling Shutdown" feature with the help of the web management tool of the NMC2 in my Smart-UPS 2200 as it simply doesn't exist in the configuration menu... As I have c...
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Can the SMT1500c shut down without using PowerChute?

I have a simple setup for a home office. I decided to get the SMT1500c to have the best UPS for the equipment. I have another SMT1500c for a server. Can this UPS model be programmed to shut down wit...
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mainserv.exe has encountered a problem - PowerChute personal 2.01

Trying to install and Power Chute 2.0 for Windows XP professional and get this popup window "mainserv.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" looks like it...
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