User guide

Chapter 5: Alarms
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5 To set a communication alarm using an existing alarm
template, select
Use Alarm Template, then select the
template from the drop-down list.
6 To set custom alarm settings, select Use Custom Alarm
Settings
.
7 Set your alarm settings on the General Parameters,
Notifications, and Comments tabs following steps 3 to 8
in “Creating Alarm Templates” on page 80.
Editing Communication Alarms
By default, there is one communication alarm preconfigured
for each host and device. These alarms cannot be deleted;
however, they can be edited.
To edit communication alarms:
1
From Options | System Configuration | Device Manager,
navigate the Device Browser tree and highlight the name
of the host or device whose communication alarm you
want to edit.
2 To edit a Host Communication alarm, click Options | Host
from the device browser panel and select
Host
Communication Alarm Settings
.
3 To edit a device communication alarm, click Options |
Device | Device Alarm Settings
and select Device
Communication Alarm Settings
. The Communication
Alarm Settings screen appears.
4 Edit alarm settings as desired.
5 Click Save.
Disabling Communication Alarms
You can temporarily disable communication alarms without
deleting all the setting information.
To temporarily disable alarms:
1
From the Locations tree in Locations Manager, highlight
the name of the host or device whose communication
alarm you want to disable.