How To Configure An Action In Device ManageR

You may create actions in Device ManageR by following the same basic workflow each time, plus a few steps that are unique to the type of action you choose. The steps below show you what to do for the default and most commonly-used action type, sending an email.

To set up an action in Device ManageR, please follow these steps:

1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering ‘localhost:8080’ or ‘<IP address of Device ManageR’s host system>:8080’ in your browser’s address bar.

2. Select Alerts / Tasks in the navigation bar to the left.

3. In the Alerts / Tasks menu, select Actions.

4. Select Add to add your first action.

5. In the Add New Action window:

– In Name, enter a name for the action. In our example, we’ve called the action ‘Send email to IT Mgr.’

– (Optional) In Description, you may enter any notes you feel would be helpful.

– In Action Type, select the action you wish to execute from the drop-down list. Once you select the action type, options unique to that action will appear. In this example, we’ll leave the default action type, Send Email to Configured Contact.

– The unique option for this action is the Contact field. In Contact, select a contact from the drop-down menu or select Add to add a new one. We’re choosing a contact we created in the previous FAQ, How To Create And Edit Contacts In Device ManageR.

– In If not successful, retry this Action, you may leave the default, 0, or enter a higher number.

– (Optional) If you wish, you may associate a schedule with this action by selecting Optional Schedule and choosing a schedule from the drop-down list. (If you attach a schedule to the action, it can be performed only during the hours you’ve set up in the Optional Schedule.)

6. Then select Save to save the action.

You may repeat this process to add as many actions as you wish. Below, we’ve added a total of four email actions, one for each of the four the contacts we created in the previous FAQ, How To Create And Edit Contacts In Device ManageR.

Once you’ve saved an action, the next step is to put it in an Action / Notification List. For more information, please see the next FAQ, How To Configure Action / Notification Lists In Device ManageR.

Other Action Types

Please see these FAQs for configuring other action types in Device ManageR:

Axis Snapshot Action

Light Tower Action

Relay Action

URL Web Request Action

Dial-Out Modem Action

GSM Modem Action

Windows Plugin Bundle Action (Log Off, Reboot and Shutdown)

Linux Shutdown Action