Pointer to NUT config (for APC USB)?

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 24 September 2007, Steve Snyder wrote:
>Hello.
>
>Having just gotten a new APC UPS, I would like to configure NUT to read
>it's state via the USB connection.
>
>The presence of the UPS is recognized by the system, as shown by this line
>written to the system log:
>
>  hiddev96: USB HID v1.10 Device [American Power Conversion Back-UPS XS
>1500 LCD FW:837.H5 .D USB] on usb-0000:00:0f.2-2
>
>So now I need the NUT daemon to monitor this connection and, apparently,
>configure the NUT client to query the daemon.  This is for a local system
>only, no web or network access to status is needed.
>
>Can someone point me to a description of how to set up NUT for this
>context?
>
>Thanks.

Why don't you try apcupsd?  Its written to run with apc products.

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