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User’s Guide
PowerAlert
®
External
Battery Pack Utility
1111 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA • www.tripplite.com/support
Copyright © 2018 Tripp Lite. All rights reserved.
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
• See Appendix on pages 6
Supported Operating Systems
Supported UPS Systems
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To Add External Battery Packs
1. Connect a USB cable or serial cable between the UPS and your PC.
Note: If the UPS supports both USB and serial communication, connect only one communication cable between the UPS and PC.
Note: If the PowerAlert service is running, stop it.
2. Open the zipped file.
3. Run the paebpu-12.6.64.xxxxx-win_x86.exe installation file.
4. To launch the application, go to directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\TrippLite\PowerAlert External Battery Pack Utility and double-click the
paebpu.exe file.
5. Choose Use Local Configuration File, which uses the bundled file located in the PowerAlert External Battery Pack Utility directory. The
Download Using HTTP option is inoperable at this time.
6. Click Next.
7. The utility will open a window to select the battery pack file locally.
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To Add External Battery Packs
8. Before proceeding, see the list of available battery packs. If the battery pack is listed, click Next. If it is not listed, contact Tripp Lite’s
Technical Support department for assistance.
9. A discovery process to locate a supported UPS is started. If a supported UPS cannot be found, the application will indicate that after
discovery is complete.
Note: If a UPS that is supported cannot be found, confirm the following:
o The communication cable is properly connected between the UPS and PC
o The UPS shows up as a battery-class device in Windows Device Manager (USB connection only)
o PowerAlert software has been stopped (if it is installed)
10. After the discovery process is complete and the UPS is identified, click Next.
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To Add External Battery Packs
11. Select the quantity of battery and type of battery pack that is connected to the UPS. The application allows for the possible
configuration of up to three (3) types of battery pack and their respective quantities attached to a single UPS.
12. Click Next.
13. The application will update the UPS with the new battery pack information and validate that the data written to the UPS is correct.
14. To close the application, click Done.
Note: Runtimes reported by the UPS will have changed and be visible in software without requiring a restart of the UPS, software or network card.
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To Reset the UPS to No External Battery Packs
To Uninstall the PowerAlert External Battery Pack Utility
1. Connect a USB cable or serial cable between the UPS and your PC.
Note: If the UPS supports both USB and serial communication, connect only one communication cable between the UPS and PC.
2. If the PowerAlert service is running, stop it.
3. Unzip the External Battery Pack Utility setup program from the zipped file.
4. Run the paebpu-12.6.64.xxxxx-win_x86.exe installation file.
5. To launch the application, go to directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\TrippLite\PowerAlert External Battery Pack Utility and double-click the
paebpu.exe file.
6. Use the bundled file located in the PowerAlert External Battery Pack Utility directory. The Download Using HTTP option is inoperable at
this time.
7. Click Next.
8. The application will attempt to either download the battery pack list or open a window to select the included battery pack file.
9. To initiate a discovery of an appropriate UPS, click Next. If no UPS is discovered, the application will indicate that after discovery is
complete.
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Click Next.
11. Click Use Internal Batteries Only.
12. Click Next.
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The application will update the UPS with the new battery pack information.
14. To close the application, click Done.
1. Go to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
2. Select PowerAlert External Battery Utility.
3. Click Remove or Uninstall.
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Appendix
UPS Systems That Are Compatible with the PowerAlert External Battery Pack Utility
OMNIVS1500XL OMNIVS1500XLTAA OMNIVSINT1500XL
SM1500RMXL2UTAA SM2200RMDVTAA SM2200RMXL2UP
SM2200RMXL2UTAA SM3000RM2UNTAA SM3000RM2UTAA
SM3000RMXL2UTAA SM3000RMXLNTAA SM5000RT3UTAA
SMART1000RMXL2U SMART1200XLHG SMART1500CRMXL
SMART1500LCDXL SMART1500RMXL2UA SMART1500RMXLN
SMART1500XL SMART2200CRMXL SMART2200NET
SMART2200RMXL2U SMART2200RMXLN SMART2200VSXL
SMART2500XLHG SMART2600RM2U SMART3000CRMXL
SMART3000NET SMART3000RM2U SMART3000RM2UN
SMART3000RMXL2U SMART3000RMXLN SMART3000VS
SMART5000RT3U SMART5000XFMRXL SMART750RMXL2U
SMART750XLA SMARTINT3000VS SMX1200XLHG
SMX1500XLRT2U SMX2200XLRT2U SMX3000XLRT2U
SMX3000XLRT2UA SMX5000XLRT3U SU10000RT3TFTAA
SU10000RT3U SU10000RT3U2TF SU10000RT3UG
SU10000RT3UTAA SU1000RTXL2UA SU1000RTXL2UN
SU1000RTXLCD2U SU1000XLA SU1000XLCD
SU100KX2 SU10KRT3U SU10KRT3UHV
SU12000RT4U SU12000RT4UHW SU120KX2
SU12KRT4UHW SU1500RTXL2UA SU1500RTXL2UN
SU1500RTXLCD2U SU1500RTXLCDN SU1500RTXLCDTAA
SU1500XL SU1500XLCD SU16000RT4U
SU16000RT4UHW SU16KRT SU16KRT-1TF
SU16KRT-1TFTAA SU16KRT8 SU16KRTAA
SU16KRTG SU16KRTHW SU2200RTXL2UA
SU2200RTXL2UN SU2200RTXLCD2U SU2200RTXLCDN
SU2200RTXLCDTAA SU2200XLA SU2200XLCD
SU3000LCD2UHV SU3000RTXL2U SU3000RTXL3U
SU3000RTXL3UN SU3000RTXLCD2U SU3000RTXLCD3N
SU3000RTXLCD3U SU3000RTXLCDTAA SU3000RTXR3U
SU3000RTXR3UHW SU3000XL SU3000XLCD
SU5000RT4U SU5000RT4UHV SU5000RT4UHVTAA
SU5000RT4UTF SU5000RT4UTFTAA SU6000RT4U
SU6000RT4UHV SU6000RT4UHVG SU6000RT4UHVHW
SU6000RT4UHVTAA SU6000RT4UTF SU6000RT4UTFHW
SU6000RT4UTFTAA SU750RTXL2U SU750RTXL2UN
SU750RTXLCD2U SU750XL SU8000RT3U
SU8000RT3U1TF SU8000RT3UG SU8000RT3UHW
SU8000RT3UN50 SU8000RT3UN50TF SU8000RT3UTAA
SU8000RT3UTFTAA SU8000RT4U SUINT1000LCD2U
SUINT1000RTXL2UA SUINT1000XLCD SUINT1500LCD2U
SUINT2000XLCD SUINT2200LCD2U SUINT3000LCD2U
SUINT3000RTXL2U SUINT3000XLCD
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