---
name: "bestfortress"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nut"
version: "2.8.5-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bestfortress"
---

# bestfortress(8)

Driver for old Best Fortress UPS equipment

## NAME

bestfortress - Driver for old Best Fortress UPS equipment

## SYNOPSIS

**bestfortress** -h

**bestfortress** -a *UPS\_NAME* \[*OPTIONS*\]

**Note**\

This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the bestfortress driver. For information about the core driver, see [**nutupsdrv**(8)](/nutupsdrv/8.md).

## SUPPORTED HARDWARE

This driver supports old Best Fortress UPS equipment using a serial connection.

One example is the "Fortress LI660", sold in (at least) 1995.

## EXTRA ARGUMENTS

This driver supports the following optional settings in the [**ups.conf**(5)](/ups.conf/5.md):

**baudrate**=*num*

Set the speed of the serial connection — 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600.

**max\_load**=*VA*

Set the full-scale value of the **ups.load** variable.

## AUTHORS

• Holger Dietze \<holger.dietze@advis.de\>

• Stuart D. Gathman \<stuart@bmsi.com\>

## SEE ALSO

### The core driver:

[**nutupsdrv**(8)](/nutupsdrv/8.md)

### The newer Best Power drivers:

[**bestups**(8)](/bestups/8.md), [**bestuferrups**(8)](/bestuferrups/8.md), [**bestfcom**(8)](/bestfcom/8.md)

### Internet resources:

The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: https://www.networkupstools.org/historic/v2.8.5/