Adding and editing a Sound Action

A sound file can be assigned to an action by creating a sound action.

Note: The Desktop Actions application must be running for the Sound action to work. For more information, see About the Task Tray and Desktop Actions applications.

If you want to bring the text-to-speech action sound to a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 server class remote desktop (RDP) system, you need to enable audio mapping for the remote system Terminal Services Configuration. To do this:
1. In Windows, click Start > Run, in the Run dialog type TSCC.msc, then click OK.
2. In the Connections folder, double-click RDP-tcp. The RDP-TCP Properties dialog appears.
3. Select the Client Settings tab, then click to clear the Audio Mapping check box. When enabled, the text-to-speech action sound only plays on the remote desktop system.

To add a new Sound action:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Actions. The Action Library appears.
2. Click New. The Select Action Type dialog appears.
3. Select Sound Action, then click OK. The New Sound Action dialog appears.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the action. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • Sound file name. Enter the full path to the sound file. The sound file name is located on the server where WhatsUp Gold is running.
   • Continuous play. Select this option to have the sound play continuously until the Cancel Sound button is clicked on the main WhatsUp Gold toolbar.
5. Click OK to save changes.

Tip: To check the status of an action, or to cancel an action, in the WhatsUp Gold console go to Tools > Running Actions.

To edit an existing Sound action:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Actions. The Action Library dialog appears.
2. Select the action you would like to edit, then click Edit.
3. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the action. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • Sound file name. Enter the full path to the sound file. The sound file name is located on the server where WhatsUp Gold is running.
   • Continuous play. Select this option to have the sound play continuously until the Cancel Sound button is clicked on the main WhatsUp Gold toolbar.
4. Click OK to save changes.

Tip: To check the status of an action, or to cancel an action, in the WhatsUp Gold console go to Tools > Running Actions.

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