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26| Configuring GFI Network Server Monitor Manual
Screenshot 23- Alerts Setup Dialog
These alerts can be sent in two situations:
» When a monitoring check fails – after a configurable number of errors, the monitor check
is considered as failed.
» When a monitoring check has recovered from the „Failed‟ state – since GFI Network
Server Monitor can recover a server/device, it can be useful to send an alert to the
operator to inform him/her that the previous error is no longer present.
About email alerts
To use SMTP email alerts, the GFI Network Server Monitor service must have access to an SMTP
compliant mail server. GFI Network Server Monitor also supports SMTP servers that require SMTP
authentication, such as the Microsoft Exchange\IIS SMTP server. SMTP AUTH is a protocol that is
used to verify that you are a user on the SMTP server. GFI Network Server Monitor is RFC 821 and
RFC 822 SMTP AUTH compliant.
GFI Network Server Monitor does not require IIS to support e-mail; it communicates
directly to the SMTP server using the SMTP protocol.
About network alerts
GFI Network Server Monitor makes use of „Net Send‟ (or „Net Popup‟) to send messages over the
network.
Only computers that support NetBIOS can send and receive network messages. NetBIOS
messages can be sent to users and/or computers.
About SMS/pager alerts
GFI Network Server Monitor can send SMS messages through an SMS Center (via an attached
modem), directly through an attached GSM device (e.g., cell phone) or via a web-based SMS
gateway. When an SMS alert is to be sent through an SMS Center, GFI Network Server Monitor