To setup APC Tracker, both Mac OS X 10.2 or higher and the BSD subsystem from the Mac OS X installation are required.

The software connects to the APC Tracker Server and requires connection to the following network device/service to display the current status of the APC:

• An APC UPS with USB support
• An APC UPS with an APC Network Management Card built-in (SNMP Mode)
• An APC UPS connected to a LINUX PC running APCUPSd

The client/server architecture allows the link up to multiple APC Tracker Servers simultaneously to facilitate central management from different Macs within a local or remote network.

APC Tracker runs faceless in the background as a system service. It permanently monitors the APC UPS device, remembers its last status and initiates a shutdown whenever set criteria is met.