Mine has a usb-A to rj45 cable with a ferrite bead on it, as far as I can tell it just wires the four USB wires (no ground) to the pins with spaces in between. I have never understood why they do this.
It works perfectly with apcupsd though, even showing up in my desktop power settings as a UPS.
It works perfectly with apcupsd though, even showing up in my desktop power settings as a UPS.