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Cannot access Web UI for Eaton UPS Network-MS card on 172.x.x.x network

I have an Eaton 5PX1500RTN UPS with a Network-MS card installed and I could access the Web UI when I first set it up during initial testing on a 192.168.1.1/24 network. I made sure that I used DHCP ...
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UPS configuraton -- master/slave

I recently bought a Eaton 5PX1500RTN UPS(1440VA/1440W) with a Network-MS card. I connected it via ethernet and can now see the Web UI for Eaton. This thread here gave me confidence that the UPS would ...
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Do I need two NIC cards if my UPS only has a network port and I need to stay connected to the internet?

I need my computer to be connected to the internet and gracefully shutdown in the event of a power outage. This is an APC ES550 but it's a little old. It doesn't have a USB port that I can find. Do ...
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Connection between UPS and server

I have bought a new Server and UPS and am trying to find out if I need to buy an additional card (specifically, a network card) for the UPS and/or the server in order to manage the UPS, and allow it ...
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Accessing APC Smart UPS Network Management Card via hostname

I've got a new APC SmartUPS X 1500 with the build-in network management card AP9631, which I can access it via the ip-address 192.168.0.154. This IP-address has been given by my router's DHCP. When ...
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How important is it to keep UPS connections either filtered or not?

This question is somewhat difficult to summarize into a good title, so let me explain what I am talking about. I have a setup where an ADSL modem connects to the telephone network. The power supply ...
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Can a consumer-level (i.e. cheap) UPS trigger a custom script on power failure on Linux?

I am essentially trying to build is a poor mans server failover solution. The non-profit organization I am part of is planning to host several web applications. In order to save on hosting costs we ...
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In the event of power loss how will the master UPS communicate shutdown to the slave over LAN?

I have got two Ubuntu servers running off a single UPS (APC350). The master server is connected via USB and the slave communicates over Ethernet polling the UPS every 10 seconds or so. I have set up ...
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