APC NBRK0450, NBRK0550, NBRK0570 manual Creating a send e-mail alert action

Creating a send e-mail alert action

To create an Alert Action to use Send E-Mail alert notification:

1.Double-click the Alert Actions icon.

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

3.Select Send E-mailand click OK.

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

5.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.

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

7.To include captured audio in the data, check Include a sound clip with the alert.

8.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.

9.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.

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

11.In the Basic tab, click Add..., enter an E-mail Addresses to which the alert notification is to be sent, select the language and territory using the Locales drop-down list, then click OK.

12.Click Configure E-Mail Server to set up an e-mail server if one is required.

For more information on setting up an e-mail server, see “E-mail Server” on page 77.

13.Check Include Addresses from Thresholds to include threshold-specific e-mail recipients.

Note: If the E-mail Addresses field is blank and you uncheck Include Addresses from Thresholds, no e-mail notifications is sent.

If the E-mail Addresses field is blank and you check Include Addresses from

Thresholds, e-mail notifications are sent only if the threshold exceeded has a

Threshold-Specific Address List.

For more information on threshold-specific notification lists see “Advanced View:

Defining Thresholds” on page 107.

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