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How do you properly install and configure an APC UPS?

A properly installed and configured Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) protects a computer from an electrical event.  A computer will continue running when an electrical event occurs utilizing the battery power of the UPS.  If the electrical power is not restored after an extended period of time, the computer automatically performs a proper shut down protecting the computer from damage that would have resulted from a hard shutdown.  A properly installed and configured UPS protects the computer from full or partial data loss due to an electrical event.

To utilize the benefits of a UPS, it must be installed and configured properly.

  • The power cord from the UPS is plugged into a grounded electrical outlet on the wall.
     
  • The computer power cord is then plugged into the UPS.
     
  • From the UPS, there is then a USB or Serial cable that plugs into the appropriate port on the computer. 

  • The Windows Operating System or the APC UPS PowerChute software is then installed and configured to recognize the APC UPS.
     
Without the proper cabling and software configuration, the UPS is transformed into a large power strip without the capability to protect the computer from an electrical event.

Following are settings that should be changed in the APC UPS PowerChute software to prevent audible alerts that can be distracting as well to insure the stability of the UPS.

After installing the APC UPS PowerChute software, please perform the following steps:
  1. Double-click the APC UPS PowerChute icon in the System Tray (lower right-hand corner).

  2. Click Options.

  3. Uncheck Enable Powerchute notification sounds.

  4. Click Apply.

  5. Click Notification.

  6. Click Disable battery backup alarms at all times.

  7. Click Apply.

  8. Click Sensitivity.

  9. Click Low.

  10. Click Apply.

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