Document prerequisites to NUT (#38159)

* Document the prerequisites to the NUT integration

* Clarify reason for static IP or DNS name

* Remove code characters around username and pasword
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@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ This integration supports hardware devices compatible with
NUT. NUT's hardware compatibility list is available from the [Network NUT. NUT's hardware compatibility list is available from the [Network
UPS Tools](https://networkupstools.org/) website. UPS Tools](https://networkupstools.org/) website.
## Prerequisites
You must have a NUT server configured to monitor one or more supported
power device(s).
It is not possible to automatically detect a NUT server IP address
change. You should therefore configure the NUT server with a static
IP address, assign a fixed IP address reservation with DHCP, or use
DNS as appropriate for your network.
In addition, you will need a username and password for
this integration to log into the NUT server if authentication is
required.
{% include integrations/config_flow.md %} {% include integrations/config_flow.md %}
Setting up the integration requires the following information: Setting up the integration requires the following information: