{"id":11439,"date":"2018-07-25T12:54:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T16:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=11439"},"modified":"2026-03-15T08:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T12:05:12","slug":"how-to-add-additional-sensor-readings-to-alert-notifications-in-your-roomalert-com-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/11439\/how-to-add-additional-sensor-readings-to-alert-notifications-in-your-roomalert-com-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add Additional Sensor Readings To Alert Notifications In Your RoomAlert.com Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your organization&#8217;s Room Alert Account has been upgraded to the Professional level&nbsp;or higher,&nbsp;you may add any additional sensor readings to an email or text message alert notification.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you have an alert set up to notify you if it gets too hot in your data center, you can also choose to display:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; other nearby temperature and humidity readings<br \/>\n&#8211; the active\/inactive power state for the AC unit<br \/>\n&#8211; the open\/closed state for the data center door<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Follow these steps to add additional sensor readings to your alert notifications:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Log in to your account at <a href=\"http:\/\/roomalert.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RoomAlert.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em>In order to edit parts of an alert, you must log in as an admin-level or operator-level user. For more information, please see the \u201cTypes of user roles\u201d section of our FAQ, <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/23734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Manage User Access To Your RoomAlert.com Account<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Select <strong>Alerts<\/strong> from the navigation bar to the left.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SelectAlertsPage.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29942\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SelectAlertsPage-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SelectAlertsPage-152x300.png 152w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SelectAlertsPage.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n3. In your <em>Alert List<\/em> tab, you&#8217;ll see a list of all of your configured alerts. Click on an alert to open its interface.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertsList.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29943\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertsList.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertsList.png 1361w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertsList-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertsList-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertsList-768x240.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. Then click <strong>Edit<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>in the upper right corner of the alert interface.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertDetails_Edit.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29951\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertDetails_Edit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertDetails_Edit.png 1109w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertDetails_Edit-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertDetails_Edit-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AlertDetails_Edit-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5.&nbsp; In the <em>Edit Alert <\/em>window, scroll down to the <em>Alert Details<\/em> section. Click the pencil icon to edit this section.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29953\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails.png 1107w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. Then click the button to <strong>+ Add Sensor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails_AddSensor.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29954\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails_AddSensor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails_AddSensor.png 1109w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails_AddSensor-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails_AddSensor-1024x355.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/EditAlertDetails_AddSensor-768x267.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. Use the dropdown menus to choose your sensor, and then click <strong>+ Add Sensor<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddSensorSelections.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29955\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddSensorSelections.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddSensorSelections.png 822w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddSensorSelections-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddSensorSelections-768x400.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9. Add as many device sensor pairs as you&#8217;d like.<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddedSensor.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29956\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddedSensor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddedSensor.png 1106w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddedSensor-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddedSensor-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AddedSensor-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">10. When you&#8217;re done, select <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Apply.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29957\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Apply.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"43\"><\/a><br \/>\n11. Finally, select <strong>Apply Changes<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ApplyChanges.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29958\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ApplyChanges.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"49\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your organization&#8217;s Room Alert Account has been upgraded to the Professional level&nbsp;or higher,&nbsp;you may add any additional sensor readings to an email or text message alert notification. 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