User manual

Local and Server Notification Configuration

11.2.3 Set Up an External Program to Run

To set up an external program to run:

• Log on as Administrator and click on the Configure tab.

• In the left side of the window, click on Local and Server Notifications.

• In the right side of the window, double-click on Server Notifications, then on Run External

Program.

•In the File menu, click on New. (Or click the New button on the toolbar.) This opens the Run

External Program Action window, as shown below right.

• In the Description box, enter a descriptive name for the program to be run. This name will appear

later in a list of actions that can be assigned to events.

• In the Run box, enter the full path of the program Nform will initiate—either type the full path or

use the Browse button to locate the file. (To open a browse window, either click on the Browse

button or double-click in the Run box.)

• In the Arguments box, you may choose fields from the drop-down list below the Arguments box,

which are listed in Table 11. Selected fields will be appended to the Run command line.

•Click the Execute Test button to test the Run action. Verify that the action was performed cor-

rectly.

•Click OK. This saves changes to the Run External Program action.

Table 11 Fields for arguments

Field Description

$REC_UTC$ The time when the alarm was received

$ADDRESS$ The IP address of the device that sent the alarm

$DEV_NAME$ The user-defined name of the device that sent the alarm

$EVENT_MESSAGE$ The alarm message—for example, High Temperature, Low Temperature or On-Battery

$EVENT_OID$ The SNMP object-Identifier number

Browse to

locate

program

to run