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LANtastic Network Operating System v4.00 Compatibility Bulletin
Product Reviewed: American Power Conversion Back-UPS series
Classification: Un-interruptible Power Supplies
Date: 02/21/92
Engineer: JAG
Compatibility Statement
The APC BackUPS and SmartUPS product lines are compatible with LANtastic
NOS 4.xx and the LANtastic NOS 4.0 UPS monitoring utility (UPS.EXE). The
BackUPS line includes APC product numbers BK400B, BK450, BK600, AP800,
AP1200, BK400I, BK600I, AP800I, and AP1200I. The SmartUPS line includes
APC product numbers AP400, AP600, AP900, AP1250, AP2000, AP400I,
AP600I, AP900I, AP1250I, AP2000I.
Product Overview
The BackUPS and SmartUPS products can be used in conjunction with
LANtastic NOS 4.0's UPS.EXE (UPS monitoring utility), to safely shut-down a
server during a power failure. APC provides a Serial Interface Kit (#940-0020)
that provides the hardware interface to signal the UPS.EXE utility at the time
of power loss, allowing the server program to safely shut down before the UPS is
depleted. If utility power returns before the server shuts down, the UPS will
signal the server again and the impending shut down will be canceled. See the
LANtastic NOS 4.0 README.DOC file or the LANtastic 4.1 Upgrade Manual for
a complete description of the UPS.EXE utility.
Product Installation Notes
The UPS.EXE utility is automatically copied to the server's hard drive during
the LANtastic installation procedure. Two basic steps are required to enable
UPS monitoring on the server: (1) Connect the UPS to an available serial port on
the server using the serial cable provided in APC's interface kit. (2) Modify
the STARTNET.BAT (or other batch file that brings up the NOS) to include the UPS
utility. For example, a batch file for a system using Artisoft's AE3 adapters
and with the UPS serial cable attached to COM 1 would look like this:
aex
ailanbio
redir Host
share
server
UPS
Vendor Information
American Power Conversion, 132 Fairgrounds Road, PO Box 276, West
Kingston, RI 02692 401/789-5735 or 800/541-8896 (voice), 401/789-3710 (fax)
ARTISOFT, Inc. Makes no warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of this document. LANtastic is
a trademark of ARTISOFT, Inc. Brand names, company names, and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.