User`s guide

29NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
• Send HTTP Post: Sends an HTTP post to a specified HTTP server with information about the
alert. The alert notification post can include images captured by a camera pod, a graph, and a map
of the sensor-specific data associated with the alert.
Note: The appliance posts all data according to “HTTP Post/FTP Data Delivery
Parameters” on page 119. You must configure the target HTTP server appropriately to
receive the posted data.
• Send Short Message E-mail: Sends a user-configurable e-mail alert notification for devices with
limited display capabilities, such as cellular telephones and personal data assistants (PDAs). Use
macros supported by BotzWare to specify the contents of the title and body of the e-mail.
For more information on macros supported by BotzWare, see “BotzWare Macros” on
page 115.
• Send SNMP v1 Trap: Sends an SNMP trap that contains information about the alert to a
specified SNMP trap recipient.
• Send SNMP v3 Inform: Sends an SNMP INFORM packet to a remote device that has sent a
previous SNMP trap message.
• Set Beacon Output State: Set the Beacon to turn on or off in response to an alert.
• Set Output Switch 1: Set an output device to turn on or off in response to an alert.
• Set Output Switch 2: Set an output device to turn on or off in response to an alert.
For more information, see “SMS” on page 88.
• Set Switch Output State: Generates an output relay that is defined as a Switch Relay.
Note: This alert notification method is designed for use only with relay output
devices.
Creating alert actions
To create a new Alert Action or edit an existing Alert Action:
1. Double-click the Alert Actions icon.
2. Click Add... If you are editing an existing alert action, select it from Alert Action, click Edit,
and proceed to step 4 .
3. Select the alert notification method for this action from the Add Alert Action window, and click
OK.
4. Specify notification information for this alert action.
For detailed notification method-specific instructions, see “Advanced View: Creating
Alert Actions” on page 99.
5. Click OK to save your changes. The saved alert action appears in the list of defined alert actions,
and is available for use in your Alert Profile.