MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER
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WD SENTINEL DX4200
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Setup Email Alerts
Receiving email alerts allows you to monitor certain server issues as they occur.
To setup email alerts:
1.
In the Setup E-mail Alerts area, click
Setup
.
2.
Select
Enable E-mail alerts
to send an email when an alert occurs on your device,
then complete the following fields:
a.
E-mail Recipient
: Enter the email addresses of those individuals who will receive
an email from your WD Sentinel when an alert occurs.
b.
From E-mail Address
: Enter the address from which the email will be sent.
(e.g. [email protected]).
c.
Select one of the following options:
-
Use WD SMTP Server
: Select this option to use the WD SMTP server for
email.
-
Use My SMTP Server
: Select this option to use your own SMTP server for
email, then complete the following fields:
•
Server Name
: Enter the name of your SMTP server.
•
Port
: Enter the Port for your SMTP server.
•
This server requires a secure connection (SSL
): Select this option if the server requires a
secure connection.
•
This server requires authentication
: Select this option if the server requires authentication,
then complete the following fields:
-
Username
: Enter the authentication User Name for the identified server.
-
Password
: Enter the authentication Password for the identified server.
3.
Select
Send test e-mail
to test the email you’ve set up for your alerts.
4.
Click
Save
.
Audible Alerts
The Audible Alert provides aural notification from your WD Sentinel server when there are
warnings or critical alerts to the server.
To set and disable audible alerts
:
1.
In the Audible Alerts area, click the checkbox next to the type of alert for which you’d
like to hear an alarm.
Enable Critical beeps
: The alarm sounds for all critical alerts.
Enable Warning beeps
: The alarm sounds for all warning alerts.
Your audible alarm has been set. When an alert of the type you selected occurs, an
audible sound will emit from your WD Sentinel server.
2.
To disable Audible Alerts, deselect the checkbox next to the alarm you’d like to
disable.