
Device Installer 
3.8.1 Trigger Configuration The configurable pins are disabled if they are all set to None. If both the serial sequence and the configurable 
pins are disabled, the trigger is disabled. 
To configure the XPort’s email trigger settings: 
1. On the main menu, click Trigger 1, Trigger 2, or Trigger 3 to configure the desired trigger settings. The 
Email Trigger Settings page opens. 
2. Configure or modify the following fields: 
Conditions 
Configurable Pins  Not supported on the NET485. 
Enable Serial Trigger 
Input  Enabling this option causes specified serial communications to count 
as a trigger input. 
Channel  Select the channel prompting the trigger. For the XPort, there is only 
one channel. 
Data Size  Select the data size prompting the trigger. 
Match Data  Enter the data, which, when it appears in the communication stream, 
prompts a trigger. 
Note: All of the conditions must match for the XPort to send an email notification. 
Message Properties 
Message  The subject line of the trigger event email to the specified recipient(s). 
Priority  The priority level for the email. 
Notification Interval  The minimum time allowed between individual triggers. If a trigger 
event occurs within the minimum interval since the last trigger, it is 
ignored. 
Re-notification Interval  Indicates the time interval in which a new email message is sent to the 
recipient(s) when a single trigger event remains active. 
3. When you are finished, click the OK button.  
4. On the main menu, click Apply Settings. 
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