Liebert EM manual Alerts Window, E-Mail Setup, SNMP traps see 5.5.3 - SNMP Trap Alerts Setup

Getting Started With the Web Interface

5.5Alerts Window

The OpenComms EM may be configured to send alerts by e-mail or dial pagers to notify personnel when a sensor reading crosses a threshold, either entering a warning or critical state or returning to normal status. See 4.4 - Thresholds in the Web Interface for more information.

The Alerts tab provides access to three types of alerts:

•E-mail messages (see 5.5.1 - E-Mail Setup)

•Pager messages (see 5.5.2 - Modem Setup)

•SNMP traps (see 5.5.3 - SNMP Trap Alerts Setup)

5.5.1E-Mail Setup

To generate automatic e-mail alerts when a sensor reading crosses a threshold, log in (see 5.1 - Open the Web Interface and Log In) and:

• Click on the Alerts tab at the top of the Web interface, as shown below.

Email link

Resend

Alerts tab

Activate e-mail alerts

Sender’s e-mail address

Recipients’ e-mail addresses

Outgoing mail server

Send a test e-mail alert

•Click on the Email link on the left side of the window. The right side of the window displays setup information for e-mail alerts, as shown above.

•The Send Mail on Error box allows you to enable or disable e-mail alerts. Click on the Down arrow to the right of the box and select Yes to activate or No to de-activate e-mail alerts.

•Enter e-mail addresses for the sender and up to four recipients:

•Mail From - Enter the e-mail address of the sender.

•Mail To - Enter the e-mail address of the person who should receive the alert.

•Carbon Copy #1- #3 (optional) - Enter up to three e-mail addresses of additional recipients.

•In the Outgoing Mail Server box, enter the sender’s outgoing mail server, using either an

IP address or a fully qualified name. Using a fully qualified name requires that DNS be properly configured. If needed, contact your e-mail service provider.

•The Resend box, on the left side of the window, allows you to specify whether the unit will con- tinue to send alerts at certain intervals as long as the monitored area is in a warning or critical state. Click on the Down arrow to the right of the Resend box and select Never or a time interval: 15 or 30 seconds, 1, 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes or 1 hour.

Note: The unit will stop sending e-mail alerts as soon as it detects a normal state.

•Click the Test button to send a test e-mail message.

•Click on the Apply button to keep your changes. (Or click Reset to cancel the changes.)

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