Pointer to NUT config (for APC USB)?

[Steve Snyder]

On Monday 24 September 2007 8:41:47 am Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 24 September 2007, Steve Snyder wrote:
> >Hello.
> >
> >Having just gotten a new APC UPS, I would like to configure NUT to
> > read it's state via the USB connection.
> >
> >The presence of the UPS is recognized by the system, as shown by this
> > line written to the system log:
> >
> >  hiddev96: USB HID v1.10 Device [American Power Conversion Back-UPS
> > XS 1500 LCD FW:837.H5 .D USB] on usb-0000:00:0f.2-2
> >
> >So now I need the NUT daemon to monitor this connection and,
> > apparently, configure the NUT client to query the daemon.  This is
> > for a local system only, no web or network access to status is
> > needed.
> >
> >Can someone point me to a description of how to set up NUT for this
> >context?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> Why don't you try apcupsd?  Its written to run with apc products.

Because I didn't know such a thing existed.  I saw on APC's web page that 
they only had downloads for Windows, and assumed that NUT was my only 
option.

Thanks for the info.