LANtastic Network Operating System v4.00 Compatibility Testing Report
Product Reviewed:  American Power Conversion Back-UPS series
Classification:  Un-interruptible Power Supplies
Date:  11/21/91
Engineer:  J Gerring
	

Compatibility Statement
The APC Back-UPS product line is compatible with LANtastic NOS 4.xx and the  
LANtastic NOS 4.0 UPS monitoring utility (UPS.EXE).  The Back-UPS line 
includes APC product numbers BK400B BK450, BK600, AP800, AP1200, 
BK400I, BK600I, AP800I, and AP1200I.

Product Overview
The Back-UPS 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 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 with 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, after modification, a batch file for a system using 
Artisoft's AE3 adapters would look like this:

aex
ailanbio
redir Host
share
server
UPS

See the README.DOC file for information on customizing the UPS.EXE utility.
 
Compatibility Notes
There are currently no known incompatibilities between the APC Back-UPS units 
and LANtastic NOS 4.xx.
 
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)


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