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  • 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 Monitor’s web interface In your Room Alert Account In Room […]


  • 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 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 address bar. If your […]


  • 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 […]


  • How To Troubleshoot Discovery Over A Managed Switch

    Managed switches, a more powerful version of the basic network switch, can screen traffic on certain ports or protocols and may interfere with Room Alert communications. Depending on how your managed switch is configured, a Room Alert Monitor connected to it may periodically become inaccessible on your network. In some cases, the IP address of […]


  • How To Adjust A Sensor Reading On A Room Alert Monitor

    Using an older version of the Room Alert Monitor web interface? Please click here for the appropriate FAQ. If a numerical reading on your Room Alert Monitor differs from a known value, you may adjust that reading up or down in the Room Alert Monitor web interface. The following types of sensors and conditions may be […]


  • How To Set (Or Reset) A Password On A Room Alert Monitor

    Using an older version of the Room Alert Monitor web interface? Please click here for the appropriate FAQ. You may set a password for the Settings page of each individual Room Alert Monitor to prevent unauthorized users from modifying settings like alert thresholds, static IP addresses and email servers. The Status and Help pages of the Room Alert […]


  • How To Reset A Room Alert Monitor To Factory Defaults

    Using an older version of the Room Alert Monitor web interface? Please click here for the appropriate FAQ. You may reset your Room Alert Monitor to factory defaults in 3 ways: – Through Room Alert Monitor’s web interface – With the physical reset button on the Room Alert unit – Through Room Alert’s Telnet menu * […]


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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