Setting up UPS to email power events

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#260149 13-Nov-2019 10:39

Hello.

I have installed Powerchute Business Edition on a WHS2011 machine. I would like it to email me when the power goes off.

I am unsure what to enter for the SMTP server settings. I don't have a SMTP server so will I be unable to receive any notifications?

Thank you.

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#2352687 13-Nov-2019 10:45

enter your email providers SMTP server like you would in outlook etc?

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#2352694 13-Nov-2019 10:51

@jase2985 I have an outlook address and a gmail address set up in Outlook365. It does not show the actual SMTP details. I know older versions of Outlook showed everything, but this new version shows nothing.

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#2352698 13-Nov-2019 10:54

Use your favourite search engine to seach for "Outlook SMTP settings" or "GMail SMTP settings".

If using GMail, note that you will need to enable less secure apps or application passwords, and the former at least may randomly stop working as Google seems to like turning this off on users.

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#2352699 13-Nov-2019 10:56

as above google will show you what the address is and how to set it up.

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#2352704 13-Nov-2019 10:59

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#2352706 13-Nov-2019 11:04

Hmm yes, I recall having authentication and security issues just setting up my gmail in Outlook.

Thank you @chevrolux , I will have a look at smtp2go.

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#2352713 13-Nov-2019 11:25

SMTP2GO requires that I own a domain, which I do not.

Will have to take my chances with outlook or gmail.

EDIT : Yay! I just got an email from the UPS software, thank you everyone. I used outlook settings in the end.

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#2352737 13-Nov-2019 12:24

Got excited too soon. Emails are working, but Powerchute is not sending all the ones I ask for.

Is there other software that can be used with APC UPS that will send emails and shutdown a machine, and start it up again when power is restored?

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#2352830 13-Nov-2019 16:15

kiwifidget:

Is there other software that can be used with APC UPS that will send emails and shutdown a machine, and start it up again when power is restored?

Yes, you may need to set up a NUT server.

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