Working With Notifiers
You create and configure notifiers in the Notifier list. You attach notifiers
to devices in the Notifiers window.
Using the Notifier List
Notifier List window. The Default Sounds are built-in.
Use the Notifier List to view a list of all notifiers defined for all open
maps. You can also use the Notifier List window to:
- Add new notifiers
- Edit existing notifiers
- Copy existing notifiers
- Remove a notifier
- Activate or deactivate a notifier
To view the Notifier List:
- From the Server Settings window's Server Configuration section, choose Notifier List.
The Notifier List appears.
To add a notifier:
- Click Add... The Configure Notifier window
appears.
- Configure the notifier and click OK.
To edit an existing notifier:
- Click to select the notifier you want to edit.
- Click Edit... The Configure Notifier window
appears, showing the current configuration of the selected notifier.
- Edit the notifier's configuration, and click OK.
To make a copy of an existing notifier:
- Click to select the notifier you want to copy.
- Click Duplicate. The Configure Notifier window
appears, showing the current configuration of the selected notifier.
- Edit the notifier's configuration, and click OK.
To remove a notifier:
- Click to select the notifier you want to remove.
- Click Remove... A confirmation dialog appears.
- Click Remove. The selected notifier disappears
from the Notifier List.
To activate or deactivate a notifier:
- Select or clear the check box to the left of the notifier's name in the
notifier list. When deactivated, the notifier never triggers. This is useful
for vacation periods or other times when you don't want the notifier to
be used.
Defining Default Notifiers
You can create one or more notifiers that, by default, are attached to every
new device you create. When the status of the device changes to a specified
state, the notifier sends a notification automatically.
InterMapper ships with one default notifier, called "Default Sounds."
It plays a default sound when a device goes down, and another sound when the
device comes back up.
To create a set of default notifiers:
- From the Edit menu, choose Map Settings... The
Map Settings window appears.
- Click Edit Default Notifiers...The
Default Notifiers window appears, showing a list of defined notifiers, with
a column containing a check box for each possible device state.
- For each notifier you want to attach to all new devices,
select the check box for each state you want to trigger that notifier.
- When finished, close the Default Notifiers window. The specified
notifiers are automatically attached to each new device added to your map.
Note: Changing default notifiers does not change existing notifiers
attached to existing devices; it applies only to newly added devices.
To change all notifiers on a map:
- Select all items on the map, then open the Notifiers window from the Monitor
menu. Any changes you make apply to all selected map items.