You might be able to skip this step but should read through the config file now to ensure its default settings match your situation. It does open TextEdit to display two windows, one with the nf file, the other with a notice that you have to edit this configuration file for your specific UPS and should do this before agreeing to the installer's request to reboot. * the installer for apcusd is simple, but doesn’t warn that a reboot will be required to complete the install. I finally got a UPS just for it, APC’s BE750G and was annoyed by APC’s limited controls, tho happy that OSX itself does the basic controls nicely (aside: regret that I read the macintouch writer Robert Mohn’s recommendation for iDowell’s iBox and iPack UPS's only later, tho they cost at least twice as much: /reviews/idowell ) * the utility works fine on my “ICBM” (heh), a late ‘09 iMac. Don’t expect AppleScript or Automator would expand it.
#Apc battery backup software for mac full#
This is a useful utility, and the author’s reasons are good: APC software doesn’t give full control even for beeps, much less for network notifications (tho I don’t use these). It works perfectly on my G4, but not on my ICBM (Intel Chip Based Mac). The software might only work with PowerPC Macs at this point.Only one tool can query the UPS, and the background monitoring process is running, so stop it with sudo /Library/StartupItems/apcupsd/apcupsd stop, then try again.If you get an error message that reads Cannot find UPS device., it could be because: This will display a simple text-based menu, and it's self-explanatory. As someone who runs an old G4 as a home server, this is very nice to know.Īfter downloading and installing Apcupsd is installed, run this command from Terminal: sudo /sbin/apctest. Furthermore, it can send email notifications for significant events. I stumbled across the open source Unix app Apcupsd which gives me all the features I want from the Windows version of PowerChute: beep settings, battery change dates, and so forth.
#Apc battery backup software for mac mac os x#
The Mac version provides features that Mac OS X already provides: shutdown timers for any UPS connected via USB. The beep can be disabled by software in Windows, but not in the Mac version of PowerChute Personal Edition. If this happens at night, the beep is loud enough to wake people. My APC UPS beeps whenever the power fails.
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