After a power outage which drains the battery (which is less than 1 hour for this 800VA UPS), the UPS requires a person to physically press the power button on the UPS, in order to restore power to the protected plugs.

It is simple to set up, the power management system was a snap to download and install, and there are more than enough power outlets for my needs

It's not a horribly expensive power strip I

We have a lot of thunderstorm activity around here, and briefly lose power pretty regularly

But it sure is nice to have my computer and modem not restart for every little power glitch and interruption.

I ordered this because power in my area has been very spotty lately

This unit does NOT automatically restart after a power outage which drains the battery.

The day after I received this we had a power surge in Menifee that knocked out the Power Supplies for a couple friends, yet this baby protected my PC components and worked just as expected!

There should then be more than an hour of AC power available for the devices which run on a DC power supply, such as the network switch and the FM stereo transmitter

Great basic backup power for computers for $20 less than the competition.

When the power is interrupted, the battery takes over and emits a continuous tone

Do your research before purchasing something like this, or else you may not have an understanding of power consumption like another review on here.