UPS Installation in Fourways
Keep your computers, router and security recorder running through short power cuts and dips in Fourways.
UPS units for offices, home offices and small businesses, sized around the equipment you cannot afford to switch off and installed properly.
What matters when choosing a UPS
A UPS is built for short outages. It gives the equipment connected to it a few minutes to ride through a dip or shut down properly, while an inverter and battery system is designed to keep equipment running for hours. Working out which one you need starts with how long the equipment must stay on.
The load decides the size. Add up the running wattage of the equipment you want on the UPS, such as a computer and monitor, a server, the router and fibre box, a point-of-sale terminal or a CCTV recorder, and leave room to spare. Printers and anything with a motor are usually kept off a UPS.
Placement matters as well. A UPS needs ventilation, a stable position near a plug point and a sound connection to the supply. A rack server or a small network cabinet may call for a different unit from a desktop computer.
What can stay on
A starting list of the loads usually worth backing up. Final sizing is confirmed on site.
- A desktop computer and monitor
- A server or network storage
- The router and fibre box
- Network switches and Wi-Fi access points
- A point-of-sale terminal
- A CCTV recorder
The process
How your backup power installation works
- 1
Note the equipment
List every device you want protected and how long it must keep running after the power drops.
- 2
Add up the load
Work out the running wattage of those devices together so the unit can be sized with room to spare.
- 3
Choose the unit
Agree the type and size of UPS, and whether a rack-mount or floor-standing unit suits the space.
- 4
Install and connect
Position the unit with proper ventilation and connect the equipment to it.
- 5
Test with you present
Switch off the mains and confirm the connected equipment stays on.
FAQs
UPS Installation Fourways — FAQs
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