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  • How To Enable Your External Light Tower Or Relay Switch In Your Room Alert Monitor

    Before you can configure your external Light Tower or Relay Switch to respond to alert conditions, you must enable it in your Room Alert Monitor. Your external Light Tower or Relay Switch will not appear in the Room Alert web interface, your RoomAlert.com account or the Room Alert Manager software unless you enable it first. […]


  • How Dew Point Is Calculated By Room Alert

    There are different ways to calculate dew point. More complex formulas are more precise, but require more processing power. Simpler dew point formulas require less processing power and time, but are less granular. Monitoring Dew Point in the Room Alert Monitor web interface The Room Alert Monitor uses a simpler calculation to monitor dew point. This […]


  • How To Use The Room Alert 3E’s PoE in Use Button

    Using a Room Alert 3S or 12S? Please click here for the appropriate FAQ. When your Room Alert 3E runs on PoE, it generates some additional heat, which is difficult to dissipate in the unit’s small enclosure. The PoE in Use button, located in the Room Alert Monitor Network Settings page, automatically adjusts for this heat difference. Enable […]


  • WiSH / WiSPR Wireless Specifications

    The table below outlines the wireless specifications of AVTECH’s Wireless Sensor Hub (PWiSH) and Wireless Sensor Hub & Powered Relay (WiSPR), which are used to relay sensor data to the Room Alert 32W.


  • How To Find SNMP Values For Room Alert Sensors

    Before you begin Before you can work with Room Alert Monitor in your 3rd-party SNMP program, you must first take some preliminary steps: 1. Download the MIBs for your Room Alert Monitor model. This FAQ shows you where to get your Room Alert Monitor’s MIB files: Where To Find Room Alert MIB Files. The MIBs will […]


  • Overview Of AVTECH Sensor Types

    AVTECH offers several types of sensors: digital, switch, analog, relay and wireless (legacy). Please select the tab below for an explanation of each type of sensor.


  • Best Practices For AVTECH Flood Sensors

    AVTECH offers two types of flood sensors: the Flood Sensor – Cable and the Flood Sensor – Spot. You may view recommendations for these two sensors below. For more information, please also see the Flood Sensor – Cable and Flood Sensor – Spot installation notes.  


  • Where To Find Room Alert MIB Files

    In order for your 3rd-party SNMP application to properly read the data from your Room Alert Monitor, you’ll need the MIB files. You may find MIB files for current Room Alert models (Room Alert 32S, 12S, 3S, 32E/W, 12E, 4E and 3E) in the unit’s web interface in the Settings→SNMP page. You may find MIB […]


  • How To Send SNMP Values In 2-Digit Format

    Because your Room Alert Monitor is fully SNMP-compliant, you have the option to monitor it with a 3rd-party monitoring application capable of performing SNMP queries. By default, the Room Alert Monitor sends values to your SNMP monitoring application in 4-digit format: 78.55° F, for example, appears as 7855 in your SNMP application. However, you may configure your […]


  • How To Maximize Your Room Alert ‘E’ Model’s Security Room Alert 32E/W, 12E, 4E, 3E, and Legacy Models

    AVTECH prioritizes security when designing our products, which you can read about here: Room Alert and IoT Device Security. Along with the security measures built into our products, there are additional settings that customers can apply in order to maximize security, such as: – Configuring a password to access the web interface Settings page, and – Disabling […]


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Room Alert Link- Supported Firmware Updates



Current S modelsCurrent E models
Room Alert 32SRoom Alert 32E
Room Alert 12SRoom Alert 12E
Room Alert 4E
Room Alert 3E

Room Alert Manager - Compatible Devices

The latest version of Room Alert Manager supports only the devices below.

It does not support any legacy Room Alert or TemPageR models.

Current S modelsCurrent E models
Room Alert 32SRoom Alert 32E
Room Alert 12SRoom Alert 12E
Room Alert 3SRoom Alert 4E
Room Alert 3E
Room Alert 3W