Chapter 3 - Setup
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To determine where the alert notifications will be sent to when this particular Alarm or Warning
Event occurs, click the Add icon to create a new Action, then select the desired options from the
drop-down menu:
Figure 3-21
Add Page
·
Target
is the email address or SNMP manager to which notifications should be sent when the Event
is tripped.
NOTE
Note: Target Delays and Repeats are shared across all alarms. If multiple
Delay and/or Repeat values are needed for specific Targets, each one
must be added to the Target list and then the appropriate ‘Enabled’ box
checked on each alarm. See screen-shot below for example.
Figure 3-22
Target Page
·
Delay
determines how long this Event must remain tripped for before this Action's first notification is
sent. This is different from the Trip Delay above. Trip Delay determines how long the threshold value
has to be exceeded before the Event itself is tripped. This delay determines how long the Event
must remain tripped before this Action occurs. Delay can be up to 14400 seconds (4 hours). A
Delay of 0 will send the notification immediately.
·
Repeat
detemines whether multiple notifications will be sent for this Event Action. Repeat
notifications are sent at the specified intervals until the Event is acknowledged, or until the Event is