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STEP 4 In the Event Alerts area, specify the email aler t settings for each event. When the

relative events are detected, the alert emails are sent to the specified email

address.

The following table provides information about how to enable the email alert

feature for each event .

Event Description

CPU Overload Alert Sends an alert email if the CPU utilization is higher than the threshold over one

minute and sends another alert email when the CPU utilization comes back

down to normal for one minute.

•CPU Threshold Setting: Enter the value in the range 10% to 100% for

CPU utilization threshold. The default value is 90%.

•Send to Email Address: Enter the email address to receive the alert

emails.

To enable CPU Overload Alert, you must complete the following tasks:

• Configure the email server settings used to send the alert emails.

• Check CPU Overload Alert in the Enable column and specify the CPU

utilization threshold and the email address used to receive the alert

emails.

New Firmware Alert Sends an alert email to the specified email address if a newer firmware is

detected on Cisco.com.

•Send to Email Address: Enter the email address to receive the alert

emails.

To enable New Firmware Alert, you must complete the following tasks:

• Configure the email server settings used to send the alert emails.

• Check New Firmware Alert in the Enable column and specify the email

address used to receive the alert emails.

NOTE: Make sure that you have an active WAN connection and a valid

Cisco.com account to download the latest firmware image from Cisco.com and

then install it on your security appliance. For complete details, see Upgrading

your Firmware from Cisco.com, page 436.