Setting Up Email Notifications

Now that we have set up our probes and alarms, we can get into setting up our alerting/notifications. This is highly customizable, allowing you to determine what needs to be sent out as notifications or alerts, and when.

1. Select the "Administration"Menu.

2. Select the "Alert Management" menu item.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the list of notifications and you will see a series of drop downs and fields. This is the location where you set up desired notifications. Once you are finished, to the right is a "Save" button.

4. The table below describes each of the fields with their respective options.

Select A Category
All Entities	This will send a notification for all devices, device types, groups, group collections, and sites.
Device	If this category is selected, a new drop-down will appear to the right, where you can browse and select a single device from the menu.
Device Types	If this category is selected, a new drop-down will appear to the right, where you can browse and select a single device type from the menu.
Group	If this category is selected, a new drop-down will appear to the right, where you can browse and select a single group from the menu.
Group Collection	If this category is selected, a new drop-down will appear to the right, where you can browse and select a single group collection from the menu.
Site	If this category is selected, a new drop-down will appear to the right, where you can browse and select a single site from the menu.
Status
Status change to Error	Notifications will only be sent to the designated email address(es) if the status changes to “Error.”
Status change to Error or Warning	Notifications will only be sent to the designated email address(es) if the status changes to “Error.”
Status matches Search Text	Notifications will only be sent to the designated email address(es) if the status matches the search text that is input into the subsequent field to the right.
Search Text (Optional)
Text input field	The search text will look for
Notification Dispatch Timing
Immediately	As soon as the targeted status change occurs, a notification will immediately be dispatched by the application.
5 Minutes	After a 5 minute delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
10 Minutes	After a 10 minute delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
15 Minutes	After a 15 minute delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
30 Minutes	After a 30 minute delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
1 Hour	After a 1 hour delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
2 Hours	After a 2 hour delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
5 Hours	After a 5 hour delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
1 Day	After a 1 day delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
5 Days	After a 5 day delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
10 Days	After a 10 day delay, a notification will be sent to the assigned email address(es).
Frequency of Notifications
Only Once	The notification to the assigned emails will only be sent once.
30 Minutes	The notification to the assigned emails will be sent every 30 minutes.
1 Hour	The notification to the assigned emails will be sent every hour.
6 Hours	The notification to the assigned emails will be sent every 6 hours.
12 Hours	The notification to the assigned emails will be sent every 12 hours.
Daily	The notification to the assigned emails will be sent daily.
Weekly	The notification to the assigned emails will be sent weekly.
Emails Addresses to be Notified
Text input field	Input the different email address(es) that will receive the notification, separated by a comma (e.g., email1@email.com, email2@email.com, etc…).

Once you are finished selecting the notification items, to the right of the form is a "Save" button. Once saved, the notifications will automatically trigger when the associated criteria have been reached. Notifications can be easily deleted by selecting the “Delete” button to the right of the notification found in the notification list.