Create Alert Groups

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Create Alert Groups

User Alerts provide automated Alarm notification delivered via Email or SMS or both to Users who are members of Alert Groups. (An SMS Module is required for SMS Alarms).

You can:

hmtoggle_plus1Create Email Alert Groups Create Email Alert Group.

1.From the menu bar in the Live View, select User Alerts>E-mail Alert Group to give the Create Email Alert Group dialog box.

Create Email Alert Group2

2.Complete the Group Details tab as applicable.

3.Select the Sensors tab.

4.Add Sensors for which Alerts are to be sent by selecting Add Sensors to give the Add Sensors dialog box.

5.Select the required Zone from the Zone Name: pull-down list. The Source List: will become populated with the sensors in the selected Zone.

6.Select Sensors as necessary from the Source List: and click Arrow1 for each selection, or click Arrow2 to select all Sensors. Select Submit when you have finished specifying sensors for Alerts.

7.Select the System Contacts tab to specify the Users who are to receive the Alerts.

8.Select the required Site from Site Name: pull-down list.

9.Select User names as necessary from the Source List: and click Arrow1 for each selection, or click Arrow2 to select all Users.

10.Perform the same operations for External Contacts if necessary.

11.When you are satisfied with the Email Alert Group settings click Submit.

 

Create SMS Alert Groups Create SMS Alert Group

This procedure is very similar to that used to create Email Alert Groups - see above. You must also define SMS Alert Global Settings.

See also:

User Alerts