APC NBRK0570, NBRK0550, NBRK0450 manual Creating a send data to FTP server alert action

Creating a send data to FTP server alert action

To create an Alert Action to use the Send Data to FTP Server alert notification:

1.Double-click the Alert Actions icon.

2.Click Add... to open the Add Alert Action window.

3.Select Send Data to FTP Server and click OK.

4.Enter a name for this alert action in the Alert action name field.

5.Select the language and territory using the Locales drop-down list.

6.In Maximum Camera Pictures, enter the maximum number of available images included with the generated data. Depending on the Total Picture Count, in the Camera Capture Settings window, additional images may have been captured but not included in the data sent to the FTP server.

For details on the Total Picture Count, see “Capture settings” on page 38.

7.To include a graph of the sensor values associated with the alert in the data, check Include a graph with the alert.

8.To include audio captured by the camera pod in the data, check Include a sound clip with the alert.

9.To include maps showing the sensor that generated the alert action, check Include Related Maps with the Alert. Only maps that include the sensor that generated the alert are sent.

10.Specify Advanced Scheduling (optional). By default, all Alert Actions are active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can specify an Alert Action to be active only when alert conditions occur during specific time ranges. To configure Advanced Scheduling:

a.Click Advanced Scheduling.... The Advanced Scheduling window opens.

b.By default, all time periods are Enabled. To disable the alert action, click-and-drag to highlight the time range, and click Disable. To enable a disabled time range, click-and-drag to highlight the time range, and click Enable.

c.Click OK to save the schedule and return to the Add Alert Action window.

11.Check the alert Severities that apply to buttons to be activated.

12.In the Basic tab:

–In FTP Server Hostname, type the TCP/IP hostname or IP address of the FTP server to which the text file is delivered.

–Type the User ID and Password needed to deliver the text file to the FTP server at the specified FTP Server Hostname.

–Type the Password again in the Verify Password field.

–In Target Directory, type the relative directory path for storing the text file on the FTP server. This should be a path relative to the default directory associated with the User ID used to log on to the FTP server. If the directories on the path do not exist, they are created automatically.

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