Adding A Remote Alert Recipient - Avaya S8500 User Manual

Using the Avaya Remote Supervisor Adapter
Alerts

Adding a remote alert recipient

To add a remote alert recipient:
1
In the Remote Alert Recipients section, click not used in an unused position of the next
available slot.
A new screen opens with the following configuration fields (see
window,
Figure 11: Remote alert recipient window
•
Receives Critical Alerts Only: If this box is checked, the alert recipient receives notification
only for critical alerts. To view what constitutes a critical alert, select Alerts in the navigation
pane and scroll down to Monitored Alerts.
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Status: Click on the drop-down menu and select Enabled to activate this remote alert recipient.
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Name: Type the name of the alert recipient.
•
Notification Method: Use the drop-down menu to select the notification method that will be used
to reach the recipient. Methods include:
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Numeric Pager
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Alphanumeric pager
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IBM Director over Modem: In the case where an Avaya service contract is in place or the
system is under warranty, this option could be used to report alarms to an Avaya service
center.
•
IBM Director over LAN - Avaya recommends not using this option.
•
SNMP over LAN: In the case where an Avaya service contract is in place or the system is
under warranty, this option could be used to report alarms to an Avaya services center.
•
E-mail over LAN - Avaya recommends not using this option.
•
SNMP over PPP
•
E-mail over PPP - Avaya recommends not using this option.
NOTE:
IBM Director over Modem and SNMP over LAN are the methods supported by Avaya
services.
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Figure 11, Remote alert recipient
Avaya Remote Supervisor Adapter User Guide
November 2003