NMS044 Reference Manual
Email/Text Alerts
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4.4 Email/Text Alerts
TAKE NOTE
Email alerts are
enabled on an Event History
setup. Once enabled, the
email preferences from
System Properties will be
used for the alerts.
Send text/email alerts from the Model 831C SLM for noise exceedances
and other features (ex. cloud storage notifications). Sound can be
recorded and sent via email in the alert as well.
To set up email alerts, follow these steps:
Step 1
Connect the 831C to a router with Internet access via WiFi
or Ethernet.
Step 2
On the meter, or using G4, navigate
System Properties
.
FIGURE 4-7
System Properties: Email
TAKE NOTE
The email server
the 831C connects to needs to
be SMTP server with TLS
authentication (using port
587). When setting up an
email account through a
public server (i.e. Gmail or
Yahoo), you may need to
enable SMTP access for the
account, typically through
secure login settings. To avoid
spam filters, add the host
email addresses to your
contact list.
Step 3
Enter an email hostname, username, and password.
Step 4
Enter the email addresses the recipients will reply-to.
Step 5
Indicate the email address for the text alert. For this field,
the phone number @ carrier email address will be
accepted. For example, [email protected] will send
a text message to a Verizon Wireless mobile device.
Step 6
Send a test email.
Step 7
Close and save.
Example: Run a measurement. When the SPL 2 or Peak 3 Triggers
exceed their indicated thresholds, an email will be sent with a sound
recording attached to the recipients you have indicated.
