Apcupsd with UPSTYPE net

[dvl]

I want to use UPSTYPE net for apcupsd on my pfSense (2.2.5) box.  I want it to communicate with apcupsd running on another box.

I am unable to configure this configuration correctly via the UI.  I keep getting:

UPSTYPE net slocum.int.unixathome.org:3551
#DEVICE

But that will not start:

service apcupsd.sh start
Starting APC UPS Daemon…
/usr/local/sbin/apcupsd: Bogus configuration value (invalid-ups-type)
Terminating due to configuration file errors.

Solution, edit /usr/pbi/apcupsd-amd64/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf and change the offending lines to:

UPSTYPE net
DEVICE slocum.int.unixathome.org:3551

Then apcupsd starts.

[doktornotor]

And why are you leaving the 'Device' field empty and sticking the stuff into 'UPS Type' field instead?! There's even a detailed table showing what to put where for each UPS type. Sigh.  >:(