
Chapter 12: Configuring Alerts
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C
HAPTER
12:
C
ONFIGURING
A
LERTS
Through the Alerts mechanism, SWG can notify you of system events, application events, update
events, and security events. SWG can send alerts through two different communication channels,
besides System Log messages: Email messages, and SNMP notification.
If alerts notification will go through SNMP, you must configure SNMP settings.
You can also enable and configure alert notifications if certain security thresholds are passed by
incoming or outgoing traffic.
The task of configuring Alerts consists of the following procedures:
•
Assigning Alert Channels to Event Types
•
Configuring SNMP Settings
•
Setting Thresholds For Security Alert Notification
Assigning Alert Channels to Event Types
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To Assign Alert Channels to Event Types
1. Select
Administration
Æ
Alerts
Æ
Alert
Settings
.
The Alert Settings window is displayed.
2. Click
Edit
.
3. For each type of Event, check the type of alert notification, either
SNMP
or
, that should be
sent.
4. For each event type for which you requested email alerts, specify the target email address. To
specify more than one email address for an event type, click the
icon, and select
Add
Row
.
NOTE:
Administrators
can
view
Alerts
sent
via
SNMP
in
the
Dashboard,
accessed
via
the
icon.
For
more
information,
see
the
Management
Console
Reference
Guide
.
NOTE:
For
alerts
to
be
sent,
you
must
configure
the
Server,
including
selecting
the
Enable
Sending
checkbox.
For
instructions,
see
Configuring The Mail Server
.
For
SNMP
alerts
to
be
sent,
you
must
configure
SNMP
settings,
including
selecting
the
Enable
Trap
Sending
checkbox.
For
instructions,
see
Configuring SNMP Settings
in
this
chapter.