Hello,
initially I wanted to hook up my UPS (APC Smart-Ups RT 3000 XL) to the ASG220, but I already found out that Asatro only supports UPS with USB.
Since my UPS only has a Smart-Signalling console port (RJ-45-10, with APC RJ-45-10 to DB9 cable [940-1525a]) I am now trying to connect my ASG220 to the UPS using a USB-to-Serial adapter (Targus PA088E) which Linux generically supports using "mct_u232".
Now the trouble starts - the Targus device will be found when plugged into the ASG here (dmesg)...
[21215.956011] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
[21216.112299] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0711, idProduct=0230
[21216.112304] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[21216.112308] usb 3-1: Product: Targus Group Intl
[21216.112310] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Targus Group Intl
[21216.112313] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: 572712
[21216.112520] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
... and here (lsusb)...
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0711:0230 Magic Control Technology Corp. MCT-232 Serial Port
...but it would not mount on /dev/ttyUSB* so I could test to connect to the UPS.
If I try to mount the device manually it shows this...:
# modprobe usbserial vendor=0711 product=0230
FATAL: Module usbserial not found.
Now I am getting confused - "usbserial" not found? I read something about 3G modems being mounted with "usbserial" (https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/51/t/21115) - is this because it is the beta version in the post he is referring to and in a production environment "usbserial" is not available (yet)?
Even after rebooting the appliance with the USB adapter connected (to UPS) I get the same results.
Tried all 4 USB ports of my ASG220 appliance - which btw. is running 8.202 - on the other hand the USB to PS/2 dual adapter to connect keyboard and mouse to my KVM worked perfectly without rebooting.
Any clues on how to proceed here?
Thank you very much in advance!
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