We tend to use APC UPSes with the network line cards. The 1500 VA models are good fits for our usages.

There's a standard configuration that we use, however given the nature of them they must be manually configured via the GUI. Below are the standards that we typically use the settings below.

General

Mode

• Set it to synchronize with an NTP server, value ntp.memhamwan.net for both primary and secondary; UTC-6 CT timezone; check the box for update now
• Set DNS to use our on-network DNS server, 44.34.128.190

Notification

Event Actions

• Set "by group" entries to have informational events not send an email
• Set "by group" entries to have warning and critical events do send an email

E-mail

• SNMP address should be smtp-relay.gmail.com
• From address should be apc@$hostname
• Recipients should be [email protected]

Network

Console

• Disable fully

SNMP

• Enable v1
• Set "public" community to read, specifically for the 44/8 network; generally this is done by setting the NMS value to 44.255.255.255
• Disable any other entries under v1
• Disable v3

All other services

• Disable FTP
• Disable WAP