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Setting up Event Notifications
Set up a user to receive Event Notification emails
The Storage Server Configuration dialog, Events and Event Notificationtabs allow you to
set up event priorities and email notification to a particular user.
Example event notification email...
An event of priority 3 occurred on 8/16/2004 at 16:24:08 PM +1000.
Parking Lot 1: Sensor on
Adjust settings for the ‘Events’ tab and ‘Event Notification’tab... 2
Configuring the Storage Server
Enter the email subject line, for example,
‘Immediate Action Required’. Enter the address
of the recipient and enter your from address.
Enable email notification and select a
priority. Events of that priority and above will
lead to notification emails.
Select a suitable event priority from the
drop-down menu for each event type listed.
The priority of an event created by a manual
recording using ‘Record Now’(tP. 111) will
always be Priority 1. It cannot be changed from
this dialog.
The events associated with ‘Recording engine
started’, ‘Data file set’and ‘User log in’ do not
appear in a Viewer’s Timeline, Live Events Log
or Event Search Dialog.
Enable authentication (POP-before-SMTP) for
connection and enter User Name, Password
and POP Server details.
If this is enabled, the Storage Server will
attempt to perform a POP login before sending
email that may be required for some SMTP
servers.
Enter a Host Name or IP address and Port
Number of mail server for outgoing mail.