Not sure where to put UPS stuff, so I figured I'd start here. I purchased a SMT1500 for my home equipment. I'd like to grab a network card for it, to automate the shutdown of various devices via the network. This is not mission critical, just trying to protect everything and have it all setup to shutdown elegantly and reboot in order, so I don't have to interact with it in case of power outages.
I've noticed how much cheaper these cards are on ebay. I have two questions. First, is there any reason NOT to get the environmental monitoring version of the card? I don't need those functions, but I've seen more of them available and often priced cheaper. Is there a drawback to getting those functions and just not using them?
Second, do I HAVE to use the version 2 cards? Will earlier revisions possibly work with the newer devices, with just perhaps limited functionality? The pricing I see on the version 2 cards is acceptable, but I've seen some older ones for even half that. Figure this may be a "just depends on the individual unit" type thing that no one can answer, but thought I'd ask, in case it's known they still work and you just lose some small inconsequential feature.
I've noticed how much cheaper these cards are on ebay. I have two questions. First, is there any reason NOT to get the environmental monitoring version of the card? I don't need those functions, but I've seen more of them available and often priced cheaper. Is there a drawback to getting those functions and just not using them?
Second, do I HAVE to use the version 2 cards? Will earlier revisions possibly work with the newer devices, with just perhaps limited functionality? The pricing I see on the version 2 cards is acceptable, but I've seen some older ones for even half that. Figure this may be a "just depends on the individual unit" type thing that no one can answer, but thought I'd ask, in case it's known they still work and you just lose some small inconsequential feature.