APC Back-UPS ES 725
March 10th, 2004 | by Jeff Fila
Full Review - Page 3
Setup and Configuration Setting up the ES 725 is fairly straightforward and not difficult at all. Since the unit is not shipped with the battery plugged in, the user needs to plug it in first. Plugging it in is as easy as unscrewing a cover and inserting the plug on a blade connection. Included with the unit is a USB cable that plugs into your computer to provide monitoring of the system. With the included PowerChute personal edition software, the UPS can be monitored and configured from your Mac OS X or Windows 98 and higher computer. We had no problem setting up the hardware or the software. Once you plug the USB cable into your computer, the OS recognizes it as a UPS and installs it. Then you install the PowerChute software and configure the type of protection you want. You can choose to have the UPS keep your computer on battery power as long as possible in the event of a power outage, or you can choose to have it shutdown automatically. PowerChute Personal Edition allows you to monitor your system to view recent power events, up to 24 weeks in the past, and to view the current status of the unit. The status shows you the remaining battery capacity, the status of the battery (charged or charging), how many minutes the battery can power your system, and what kind of event caused the last transfer to battery power.
APC's PowerChute software shows the device status and event history.
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by J. Simons on December 6, 2005:
“This is the third UPS I've used and the second from this company. It's not the best and has it's querks, just like everything else; however, it's quite good at it's job. I'd recommend it based on the price however if you can afford a better one i'd opt to...” More...