Adding Event Alerts

You can add event alerts to be notified when a particular device detects a change.

To add an event alert:

1. Click the Alerts tab, if it is not already displayed.

2. Click Add Alert.

The Select Alert Type pop-up window appears.

3. Accept the default selection, When something happens, and click OK.

The Alert When Something Happens pop-up window appears.



4. Select a trigger for this alert from the Trigger drop-down list.

The list of triggers available depends on which devices are installed at your site.

5. Select an event from the EventWhen a device's status changes, the event is displayed in the Recent Events section of the Summary tab. For example, when a motion sensor detects motion in the room it is monitoring, a fault is recorded, and the event appears under Recent Events. drop-down list.

   The events listed are directly related to the selected trigger, so there are no options on this list until you select a trigger.

6. From the Active drop-down list, select the conditions under which you want the alert to be sent.

• If you select During Selected Times/Days, you can specify the times and days when the alert is to be sent. In unselected times and days, no alert is sent, even if the specified trigger event occurs.

  

• If you select In Selected ModesEight user-definable modes that enable total home automation at the touch of a button. Modes use schedules and automations to perform actions with respect to the security system's arm state, scheduled times, sensor status, system events, and more. Only available with non-cellular systems., you can specify in which security system states and modes the alert is to be sent. In unselected states or modes, no alert is sent, even if the specified trigger event occurs. It is important to note that alerts will only be active when the system is in one of the selected security system states and in one of the selected modes at a given time. For more information about modes, see "About Modes".

  

• If you want to receive the alert under all conditions, leave the default selection Always.

7. Enter text in the Additional Text box, if desired.

8. Attach a picture or video clip, if desired.

This option works well if, for example, you have a camera pointed at a door and want to see who opened it. If you choose to send a picture or video clip, a new picture or video clip is automatically captured at the time of the event and sent along with the alert. The email contains pictures as attachments and video clips as links.

Note:

If you send a video clip with the email message, the recipient must be an authorized user on your site.

9. Click Save.

You return to the Alerts tab, and the new alert is listed in the When Something Happens section.