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Test out SNMP via Ethernet on the back of the UPS...

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Description

The [UPS8 series UPS I have](https://www.lowellmfg.com/product/ups8-800-line-interactive-ups-800va-720w/) has an SNMP card installed:

> The UPS is equipped with intelligent slot perfect for either SNMP or Dry Contact/Relay card. When installing
either SNMP or Dry Contact/Relay card in the UPS, it will provide advanced communication and monitoring
options.

I may be able to get more information out of the UPS (and more control through NUT) using SNMP versus USB/serial.

See:

- [NUT's snmp-ups driver](https://networkupstools.org/docs/man/snmp-ups.html)
- [Net-SNMP](https://www.net-snmp.org) (`sudo apt install -y net-snmp`)
- [Net-SNMP Tutorial](https://www.net-snmp.org/wiki/index.php/Tutorials)
- [UPS Monitoring with NUT + Net-SNMP](https://rymnd.net/blog/2018/ups-monitoring/)

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Research direction

Start with NUT's snmp-ups driver documentation and the linked Net-SNMP tutorial, then install net-snmp as described and test the UPS's SNMP card over Ethernet. Done means establishing whether SNMP exposes additional monitoring or control through NUT compared with USB/serial, with the findings recorded in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
raspberry-pi
Domain
infrastructure, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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