APC Smart-UPS 500VA Lithium Ion UPS with SmartConnect, SCL500RM1UC, Line Interactive, Sine Wave UPS, Short-Depth 120V Uninterruptible Power Supply

Others have reported longevity issues and I will certainly update if I encounter any issues. For now, both units are doing their job. Unit 1 is powering a 24 port POE switch for 2 APs, 3 cameras, and some non-POE connectivity. Unit 2 is powering a blu-ray player, and two came consoles (used 1 at a time). These use cases are pretty low wattage so I doubt I'll outrun the power output of the UPSs. Comes with all parts needed for both desktop and rack mount installation. The cage nuts are awful, so bring your own if your planning on racking this. At this price point, Lithium batteries or not, I'd like to see an on device screen and controls. Instead, configuration has to be done through the free power cute software available from APCs website. It does work on Windows 11 for those who are curious. Config really isn't necessary as the out of the box defaults are usable. The only changes I made were to set a slightly wider (higher) switch over voltage and to silence the alarms. At the time of writing the web based monitoring is still included free. This does require a hard wire ethernet connection. This is nice as you receive email notifications for any issues (system events, battery status changes, network communication failures). You can also log in any time to check real-time status and run manual self-tests. This does not enable network management of connected devices (graceful shutdown) but the USB port does allow for a single device to receive a shutdown command as you would expect. Overall I'm happy with these and would purchase more depending on long term reliability. As long as your use case is within the VA rating with some safety margin, I would recommend for you as well.

excellent quality and performance. as a reseller, our preferred brand for customer networks. short depth fits small cabinets easily. cloud connect allows for remote monitoring and management of eqpt. very good.

I have installed three of these so far in racks I’ve set up for small organizations. They are compact and fairly light. I like the fact that they are “connected”, so I can monitor them remotely.

I tried a LI Ion UPS for a single switch in a wall rack. It is nice and has a long run time compared to typical lead acid battery UPS's. However I will not purchase anymore until the price comes down to more align with lead acid UPS products. The 50 to 60 percent premium is just not justified when proposing to a customer. I even had one customer tell me that their CO LO would not allow LI ION battery UPS's due to a fear of fire compared to other lead acid UPS units.

I bought this for a network equipment rack (shallow depth) in a small office. It doesn't have any kind of built in HTTP server to manage it via the web like it should so it ends up being kind of like an IoT device - you can only see the status and configure alerts through an APC website. Not the greatest but it was OK. However, today I got the email below which caused me to write this 1 star review. Basically, they are going to further restrict the lame functionality it has now in an effort to charge me more, assuming this thing even lasts past the warranty period. From APC: Thank you for being a valued APC Smart-UPS web portal customer. Out-of-box remote UPS monitoring via the SmartConnect Ethernet port is included with the purchase of every new Smart-UPS device tied to warranty. On the Standard plan, you have the following great benefits while you are under warranty: 1. Remote UPS status monitoring 2. Configurable power event notifications 3. Remote UPS self-test and audible alarm diagnostics 4. One-click remote UPS firmware upgrade What's changing? APC is introducing optional cloud service plans for customers who require more advanced features or for Smart-UPS that are no longer under warranty. New Advanced plan The Advanced plan introduces remote UPS outlet group power cycling for devices in locations that are hard to reach or have no IT staff on site. Remote outlet group reboot can be enabled for any Smart-UPS by purchasing the Advanced plan. What does this mean for you? Once your UPS warranty expires, your Smart-UPS will move to a Basic plan. You can continue to log into the web portal and view your UPS status but will no longer receive email notifications, remote UPS firmware updates or access to remote diagnostics. To restore your current features, you can purchase the Standard plan or purchase the Advanced plan if you also require remote outlet group reboot