Configure an alarm/email notification group for a device profile

If you are creating alarms or want to send event and detailed systems logs to users in your organization, you can configure an alarm/email notification group for a device. Alarms are texted to a phone number and logs are attached to an email and emailed to the user.

You can configure up to five device profile notification groups, and more than one contact can be added to a group. A contact name is required, and you can enter an email address, a phone number, or both.

A notification group can be used for both application alarms and application logging.

• Application Alarming: Phone number

  If the contact should be able to receive an application alarm, then you should create a contact with a contact name and phone number. You can also enter an email, but the alarm is only sent to the phone number as a text message.

• Application Logging: Email address

  If the contact should receive an event log or a detailed systems log attached to an email, then you should create a contact with a contact name and email address. You can also enter a phone number, but the log is only sent to the email address.

  Before you can send an application log to a device profile notifications group, you must also configure the email server that you want to use to send emails. See Configure an email server for the device profile.

  Note Configuring application logging is one step in a larger event logging process. For information about the complete process, see Application logging overview.

To configure an alarm/email notification group:

1. Log into the Z45 Controller's web UI.

2. Click Admin Main.

3. In the Options section, click Device Profile. The Device Profile page displays.

4. Scroll down to the Alarm/Email Groups section.

5. Click on one of the group options: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, or Group 5.

6. In the Group x Name field, enter a descriptive name for the group.

7. You can add a contact in the Add Alarm Contact section.

   1. In the Name field, enter the contact name. This is required.

   2. In the Email Address field, enter the email address for the contact.

   3. In the SMS Number field, enter a phone number for the contact, at which a text can be received.

   4. Click Add.

   5. Repeat the process to add more contacts to the group.

8. Click Update to save the changes.

9. Make sure you have also configured the email server that you want to use to send emails.