One UPS to rule them all! but which one?

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#239675 29-Jul-2018 15:12

I things in my home office which I would like to have kept on during wee power outages.

So thats actually 2 PC's, 2 monitors, 1 ethernet switch, and one phone.

But I really only have space for 1 UPS.

Are there UPS's which can shutdown 2 computers nicely if the outage goes on too long?

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#2064602 29-Jul-2018 15:14

APC 1500 should do the trick. Keep an eye on trademe and grab a new battery. If you add the network card you should be able to get network shut down working

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#2064603 29-Jul-2018 15:18

I did have a look at APC Smart-UPS 1500, but I couldnt work out what the difference was between the C-series and the other one.

Apart from price, which actually wasnt much.

SMC1500I and SMT1500I

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#2064605 29-Jul-2018 15:31

Are there any that have 2 USB ports for managing 2 computers?

Plus also would like to be able to turn off the beeping.

The office is next to the bedroom and I dont care if the power goes out during the night.

I do not want to know.

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#2064607 29-Jul-2018 15:34

Best option is management via Ethernet, not USB.

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#2064609 29-Jul-2018 15:46

@sbiddle aha! now I see the difference between those 2 models, the T has a slot for a network card and the C does not.

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#2064616 29-Jul-2018 16:11

I don't use a UPS but I remember being in Orlando Florida & seeing many APC delivery/service trucks around the city & Disney area. They have daily thunderstorms all through the summer & I guess a UPS would be vital.

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#2064617 29-Jul-2018 16:14

@sbiddle I just checked out APC network software, it says it is only for Windows Server.

Do you know if it works on Win10Pro?

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#2064696 29-Jul-2018 20:35

I run this as a VM to control my ESXI

http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/PowerChute-Network-Shutdown-v4-2-for-Virtualization/P-SFPCNS42-V

And yes I'm sure can turn off the beeping somewhere in the settings.

If you buy a network card make sure you do a firmware update the ones on trademe are super old and new firmware has much nicer GUI.

I paid $35 I think for one AP9631 that had a temp probe, but I also paid $70 for one without. Some clown is trying to sell them for $600+, set up a saved search and wait or check ebay...

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