Configuring Alerts

Procedure

1. Go to Alerts.
   The Alerts screen appears.
2. On the Conditions tab, select the conditions that trigger IM Security to send an alert.
   For details on the conditions available, see Alerts.
3. On the Recipients tab, configure the recipients to whom IM Security send alerts.
   • IM: Specify the Instant Messaging address that IM Security notifies.

     Note IM Security is unable to send the notification to the recipient if the IM account is offline or the IM Security service is not running. To ensure that the intended recipient receives the alert, select the Email notification method instead.

   • Email: Specify the email address that IM Security notifies.
   • SNMP: Select to use the SNMP administrator settings.
   • Write to Windows event log: IM Security writes the notification to a Windows event log.

   Note For Administrators, specify the administrator email address and instant messaging address in the text boxes provided, or configure the global administrator notification settings on the Administrator Notification screen. For details, see Configuring Administrator Notification Settings.

4. On the Message tab, specify the message that the recipient receives whenever a condition is met.

   Tip A list of available message variable tokens displays to the left of the message body details. To insert a variable token in the message body, select the variable token and click the arrow button.