This tab is where alerts and the contact information for the individuals to be alerted is managed.
Alerts Enabled
When the application is first installed, this is set to ‘No’ (this prevents any alerts from being sent out until the system administrator is satisfied with the monitoring set up).
Email Server
Enter the name of your email server in this field.
Note: Your IT Administrator may need to enable email relaying for this server to send emails and text messages.
Optionally click the [Encrypt] button to encrypt the information
Email Sender
This field specifies the name that will show as the sender of the alert.
When satisfied, click the [Save Changes] button.
Creating a New ContactClick [New Contact] to create a new contact to be alerted. You can choose to send either Email or SMS type alerts. Fill in the required fields and click [Create] when finished. |
The contacts created here will then appear when a container is opened for editing, where they can be chosen as the recipients for any alerts that occur from monitored points in the container. They also become available in the 'Settings - Status Report' panel, where they can be chosen as recipients for the status report.
Using the envelope icon you can send a test message to the contact.
Using the pencil icon you can edit an existing contact.
Using the trash can icon you can delete a contact.