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  • 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 […]


  • How To Reboot A Room Alert Monitor

    Rebooting your Room Alert Monitor is a good place to begin troubleshooting any issues you may experience. There are two ways to trigger a reboot: Power cycle units that are: – powered with AVTECH’s 5V power adapter – powered with internal battery backup – powered with PoE Use the Telnet menu Power Cycle Your Room Alert Monitor Units Powered […]


  • What A Red X Means On A Room Alert Monitor

    In the Room Alert Monitor web interface, the following icons indicate the status of each of the unit’s individual sensors: – A gray circle or no circle means there are no thresholds configured on the Room Alert Monitor for that sensor. – A check mark or green circle  means the sensor is in a clear state: […]


  • Where To Find The Firmware Version Of A Room Alert Monitor

    Using an older version of the Room Alert Monitor web interface? Please click here for the appropriate FAQ. AVTECH recommends regularly checking that your Room Alert Monitors are running the most recent firmware version. Your Room Alert Monitor’s current firmware version appears in several places: In the Room Alert’s web interface The best place to view your unit’s firmware […]


  • Where To Find Room Alert Monitor JSON Data

    If you need your Room Alert Monitor’s JSON data, you may find it by typing one of the following URLs into your browser’s address bar: For Room Alert E models, enter http://<IP Address of Device>/getData.json in your web browser address bar. For Room Alert S models, enter http://<IP Address of Device>/status.json in your web browser […]


  • How To Configure Pings On Room Alert 4E

    Room Alert 4E allows you to ping up to 8 IP addresses. The Room Alert Monitor will send a ping to those addresses to check if the host is reachable. If the host is up, the ping will return as successful and register a normal state; if the host is down, or the Room Alert […]


  • How To Trigger Push To RoomAlert.com More Frequently Than The Default Intervals

    Room Alert Monitors with push to RoomAlert.com enabled automatically update your Room Alert account with sensor data at defined intervals. Please see our FAQ, How To Enable/Disable Push To RoomAlert.com, for a list of models and firmware versions that have this feature. Default Push To RoomAlert.com There are a number of conditions that cause your […]


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  • Windows 7 & 8
    Start--> All Programs--> Accessories--> Command Prompt
  • Windows 10
    Start--> All Apps--> Windows System--> Command Prompt

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  • Windows 7 & 8
    Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
  • Windows 10
    Right-click on Command Prompt, select More and then select Run as administrator.

Example Polling Method Properties saved in Orion SolarWinds:

If you are using this client, you should configure the general SNMPv3 Credentials, but leave the Read / Write SNMPv3 Credentials section blank.

Room Alert Link- Supported Firmware Updates


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

Compatible 'S', 'E' and 'W' Monitors



S modelsE & W models
Room Alert 32SRoom Alert 32E
Room Alert 12SRoom Alert 12E
Room Alert 3SRoom Alert 4E
Room Alert 3E
Room Alert 3W

Current Compatible Models

Model
Room Alert MAX
Room Alert 32S
Room Alert 12S
Room Alert 3S
Room Alert 32E/W
Room Alert 12E
Room Alert 4E
Room Alert 3E
Room Alert 3 Wi-Fi