Originally Posted By: mlord
Need to have the serial port configured correctly and all before plugging in that cable -- eg. by having apcupsd all set up and running on the computer. Not a bad thing to do regardless, as it'll enable controlled shutdown/restart on battery exhaustion during power failures too.


But... But... How do you ensure apcupsd is running when you turn on the UPS - if the computer on which apcupsd is running is powered by the UPS?