APC by Schneider Electric AP9640 UPS Management Adapter

This works great. One caution, if you use probably any of these to update firmware through the web interface, consider resetting the web interface timeout. The default is 3 min and when you launch a firmware update (recalling from memory, as this was a while back) the process opens a new window/term and needs to run longer than the 3 min default timeout. Since this is on a managementy lan, not an issue to leave it at max timeout.

As manufacturers continue to move to force customers to buy subscription licenses, it is always good to have an alternative. I bought this for my rack mount SMT1000, because I found out the "SmartConnect" functionality is crippled unless you pay. Although it is not a cheap option, this vendor is significantly cheaper than APC's list pricing. Installation was a breeze, having prepared the DHCP options in advance on my Unifi environment. I upgraded the firmware, set up SNMP for my QNAP NAS devices, SMTP for alerts, and set up preferences for load-shedding all within a couple of hours. I just need to complete a calibration so that I have an accurate idea of how long the battery will last with my current load. I saw that APC is saying that the firmware I installed is the last "free" update before forcing a support contract for future updates. I'm just a home user, so I'll be fine with what I have. Having battery backup for my NAS devices was the primary reason for this purchase; I now have peace of mind with the UPS, and the ability to control how the battery backup allows my QNAP devices to gracefully shut down in the event of a power outage.

Tarjeta en perfectas condiciones, se instalo un funciona correctamente.

** Update ** I found a solution: DO NOT CONFIGURE THE NOTIFICATION E-MAIL settings. The card works great as long as you don't touch the E-Mail settings. Ref: I have reset and reinstalled the latest firmware, but after little awhile, it comes up with the message: "The Application Is Incompatible With This APC OS" When I try to ssh into the card, it says: "no matching cipher found. Their offer: aes128-cbc,aes256-cbc,3des-cbc" *sigh* You can use ssh -c aes128-cbc [email protected] to ssh in. It appears that the software used in the AP9641 is old and crappy. I'm tired of resetting, flashing, and configuring over and over. I'm returning it.

This eliminates the guess work and need to be onsite to look at batter statistics. Easy to install, easy to operate.

If you're in IT still managing your APC Smart-UPS devices with the horrible PowerChute software, you're missing out. The only way to properly monitor/maintain your lot is to install this card in each device. Simple to install, get on the network and setup.

Works fine until it doesn't. And then good luck trying to get it replaced with the warranty. They will run you around in circles talking to you as if you don't know what you're talking about.

Haven't installed it yet but the product arrived new in box and was delivered fast.

Justo el producto que necesitaba para monitorear mi UPS.

Better alternative to SmartConnect. Advice: increase the timeout for admin user from the default 3 to 60 minutes (maximum).

See title. The web interface seem slower (because it’s more secure) than the previous generation. To be fair, APC products last for ages even though they are deployed in less than idea situations.