LANtastic Network Operating System Compatibility Bulletin

Product Reviewed:    American Power Conversion Back-UPS series 
Classification:      Un-interruptible Power Supplies 
Date:                03/15/93
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Compatibility Statement
The APC BackUPS and SmartUPS product lines are compatible with
LANtastic NOS 4.xx and 5.xx and the LANtastic NOS UPS monitoring
utility (UPS.EXE). 

Product Overview
The BackUPS and SmartUPS 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 or the
LANtastic 4.1 Upgrade Manual 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 using 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, a batch file for a system using Artisoft's
AE3 adapters and with the UPS serial cable attached to COM 1 would
look like this:

     aex
     ailanbio
     redir Host
     share
     server
     UPS

Version History
2/21/92:  SmartUPS and BackUPS tested for compatibility with
          LANtastic v4.0
3/15/93:  Products tested for compatibility with LANtastic 5.0.

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)

ARTISOFT, Inc. Makes no warranties as to the completeness or
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