Configuring Events for Notifications

Configuring notifications involves two steps. First, select the events for which you need notifications and second, configure the methods of delivery.

Worry-Free Business Security offers three methods for delivery:

  • Email notifications

  • SNMP notifications

  • Windows Event log

  1. Navigate to Preferences > Notifications.
  2. From the Events tab, update the following as required:

    • Email: Select the check box to receive notifications for that event.

    • Alert Threshold: Configure the threshold and/or time period for the event.

    • Event name: Click an event name to modify the content of the notification for that event. You can add token variables to the content. For details, see Token Variables.

  3. Click the Settings tab and update the following as required:

    • Email Notification: Set the email addresses of the sender and recipients. For recipients, separate multiple email addresses with semicolons (;).

    • SNMP Notification Recipient: SNMP is protocol used by network hosts to exchange information used in the management of networks. To view data in the SNMP trap, use a Management Information Base browser.

      • Enable SNMP notifications

      • IP Address: The SNMP trap’s IP address.

      • Community: The SNMP Community string.

    • Logging: Notifications using the Windows Event log

    • Write to Windows event log

  4. Click Save.
Parent topic: Managing Notifications