Adding and editing a Beeper Action

You can define beeper actions to activate a beeper when a device reaches a certain state change. The settings below are used to automatically build a dial string for use by the modem sending the beeper action.

To add or edit a beeper action:

  1. Click the Admin tab, then click Action Library.
  2. Click New and select Beeper Action to create a new beeper action. Click OK.
    - or -
    Select the action you want to change from the list of current actions, and then click Edit.
  3. Complete the information for the following fields.
    • Name. Type a name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
    • Description. Type a short description. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
    • Beeper number. Type the phone number to dial. You can use parentheses to delimit the area code and a dash to separate the exchange from the extension numbers, for example: (617) 555-5555.
    • Pause after answer. Type a number of seconds the modem should pause before sending the signal codes once a connection is made.
    • End transmission. By default, # is the correct symbol for the end transmission command. Some international systems require other or additional symbols.
    • Modem setup. Select either Primary, or one of the Alternate setups. Click Port Settings to further define your selection. Modem Setup is used specifically to support different service providers in case you use more than one provider for sending your beeper notifications. There could also be times you want to change your settings to meet a specific service provider requirements for a specific notification (for example, a lower baud rate). To do this, set up an alternate Modem Setup and associate this to the notification instead of using your Primary setting.

    Note: Changing the Port Settings for the desired Modem Setup affects all uses of that setting.

    • Up code. Specifies the characters sent to the beeper to indicate that the device is up after being down (the default value is 0*).
    • Down Code. Specifies the code sent to indicate the device is down (the default value is 1*).
    • On passive monitor code. Specifies the code sent to indicate that an active monitor has been received for the device. (Default value is 2*) You can use the asterisk (*) character to separate codes from a subsequent message.
    • Recurring action code. The percent variables for the action. The default action code is:
    • %System.NumberofUpDevices*%System.NumberofDownDevices
  4. Click OK to save changes.

Tip: The Beeper Action can identify network devices through a specific device attribute, for more information.

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

See Also

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