User guide

84 Cyclades® CS Console Server Installation, Administration and User Guide
To view system information:
Go to Administration - System Information in Expert mode. The System Information form displays.
Scrolling down the form allows you to see all of the information.
Notifications
Selecting Administration - Notifications in Expert mode displays the Notifications form, allowing
you to set up alarm notifications about system issues or other events of interest that occur on the
devices connected to the serial ports. You can configure notifications to be sent to users through
email, pager or SNMP traps.
Clicking the Edit button displays the Notifications Entry dialog box.
The form allows you to define alarm trigger actions and specify how to handle them. Different
fields appear on the dialog boxes depending on whether Email, Pager or SNMP Trap notification
have been selected from the Notifications form.
To choose a method for sending notifications for serial port data buffering events:
1. Go to Administration - Notifications in Expert mode. The Notifications form displays.
2. Enable Notification Alarm for Data Buffering by clicking the checkbox.
3. Select Email, Pager or SNMP Trap from the pull-down menu.
4. To create a new entry for an event to trigger an alarm or notification, click the Add button.
5. To edit a previously-configured trigger, click the Edit button.
Email Notifications Entry
When you select Email from the pull-down menu and click either the Add or Edit button, the Email
Notification dialog box is displayed.
To configure a trigger for email notification for serial ports:
1. Go to Administration - Notifications in Expert mode and select Email from the pull-down
menu. If desired, enable Notification Alarm for Data Buffering for an alarm to sound when the
trigger action occurs; and click either Add or Edit. The Notifications Entry dialog box displays.
2. Specify the event you wish to trigger a notification in the Alarm Trigger field.
3. If you need to edit an existing notification select it from the pull-down list and proceed.
4. Enter or change the recipient for the notification email in the To field.
5. Enter or change the sender email address in the From field.
6. Enter or change the subject in the Subject field.
7. Enter or edit the text message in the Body field.
8. Enter or change the SMTP server’s IP address in the SMTP Server field.
9. Enter or change the SMTP port number in the SMTP Port field.
10. Click OK.