In the past, configuring a UPS for Macintosh required tedious fiddling with dubious third-party software.
Now the functionality is built directly into the operating system, and the most challenging part of the process is finding exactly where Apple put the controls. And ou too can take the advantages of it as I do.
Just go to System Preferences, behind the insufficiently named Energy Saver pane, lies an pull-down menu. Select "UPS" from the available choices, and a settings appear for communicating with an uninterruptible power supply.
At the top is the current battery charge, along the model information for the attached device. Below that, you can choose to configure three shutdown options based on minutes you've been on battery power, minutes left on battery power, or the percentage of charge left in the batter.
These options only become visible when your Macintosh is connected directly to a compatible UPS via USB, meaning they can be near-impossible to find and it took me a lot to get it. It also means that organizations with network-based power management may require a more complex integration solution that utilizes existing ethernet controls.So you now discover the UPS in Mac.
written by Avinash\\
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