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Room Alert User’s Guide
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In Timeout, you may leave the default, 5 seconds, or enter another interval.
5.
In Return Address (From), enter an email address that resides on your mail server. This
is the address alert messages will come from.
6.
In Email Recipients, enter the email and email-to-SMS addresses that you’d like to send
alerts to. Separate each address with a comma. (Do not enter spaces after the commas.)
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Email address: [email protected]
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Email-to-SMS address: [email protected]
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Addresses separated by commas: [email protected],[email protected], etc.
7.
Display URL controls what IP or URL displays in email alerts. You may leave the default, a
disabled, blank field, or enter a custom IP address or URL. To make a custom entry, you
must first check
Display URL Enabled
.
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When this field is left at the default (disabled, blank), your email alerts will contain the
Room Alert’s current IP address and HTTP port number in the body of the email.
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When this field is overwritten with a custom IP or URL, your email alerts will contain
that custom IP or URL in the body of the email.
Authentication (Optional)
8.
If your mail server requires SMTP authentication, check
Enable Authentication
.
9.
In Username and Password, enter a valid username and password for your mail server
that will facilitate authentication.
TIP
10.
Select
Save Settings
at the top or bottom of the page. Your Room Alert will
automatically reboot and commit your changes.
When your Room Alert reboots, return to the Email Settings screen and select
Send Test Email
to send a test email to the addresses you entered in Email Recipients.
Your password cannot be more than 11 alphanumeric characters.