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Accessing an RPC2 Communications Module via the Web Interface
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Notification
The RPC2 communications module will generate notifications for a wide variety of events. It can be
configured to direct or store those event notifications for immediate use or for analysis later. To
configure notifications:
1. Log in with the privileges required to change these settings.
2. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Notification.
3. For each notification type, check the box or boxes next to the type of notification to be sent: e-mail,
SMS, SNMP Trap or SysLog notifications.
4. Click the Save icon, ✔, when finished.
Messaging
An administrator can configure e-mail and SMS settings to be used for notifications from the
Messaging page. To verify the settings once configuration is complete:
1. Log in with the privileges required to change these settings.
2. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Notification>Messaging.
3. Check the box the next to Email to enable configuration of e-mail settings.
4. Enter the address the e-mail notification will be sent from and the address or addresses it will be
sent to.
5. Check the radio button to either use the event or to create a custom subject for the e-mail.
6. Enter the SMTP server and port number.
7. Click the Save icon, ✔, at the top of the page.
8. To verify the e-mail configuration, click the Verify Email icon at the top of the page.
To configure SMS settings:
1. Log in with the privileges required to change these settings.
2. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Notification>Messaging.
3. Check the box the next to SMS to enable configuration of SMS settings.
4. Enter the address the SMS notification will be sent from and the address or addresses it will be
sent to in the appropriate fields.
5. Check the radio button to either use the event or to create a custom subject for the e-mail.
6. Enter the SMTP server and port number.
7. Click the Save icon, ✔, at the top of the page.
8. To verify the SMS configuration, click Verify SMS at the top of the page.
Customize Message
An administrator can customize an e-mail or SMS message as well as configure e-mails and SMS
event consolidation. To customize a message:
1. Log in with the privileges required to change these settings.
2. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Notification>Messaging>Customize
Message.
3. Under the Customize Message heading, check the items to be included for e-mail and/or SMS
messaging.
4. Click the Save icon, ✔, at the top of the page.
NOTE
Check the box next to the heading to select that type of notification for all events in the list.