{"id":123,"date":"2015-06-29T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T18:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.2.166\/~webapp\/support\/faq\/wordpress\/?p=123"},"modified":"2017-12-14T17:17:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T22:17:57","slug":"how-to-configure-a-relay-action-in-device-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/123\/how-to-configure-a-relay-action-in-device-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure A Relay Action In Device ManageR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can configure Device ManageR to toggle relay outputs on and off for a Room Alert&#8217;s built-in Relay, an external Relay Switch or the Relay on the external Light Tower &amp; Relay Adapter.<\/p>\n<h3>Enabling Your External Relay<\/h3>\n<p>Before you can set up Toggle Relay\u00a0actions in Device ManageR for the external Relay Switch or the Relay on the external Light Tower &amp; Relay Adapter, you must enable your Relay Switch or Light Tower in your Room Alert.<\/p>\n<p>The instructions below show you how to enable the Relay Switch in your Room Alert:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Open your Room Alert Monitor\u2019s web interface. You may open the interface using Device Discovery, Device ManageR or your account at <a href=\"https:\/\/roomalert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RoomAlert.com<\/a>. You may also type the IP address of the unit directly into the address bar of your web browser.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab from the navigation bar to the left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Then select <strong>Alarms<\/strong> in the Settings menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. In <em>LTA Connected<\/em>, select <strong>Relay<\/strong>\u00a0from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. In <em>LTA Label<\/em>, you may leave the default or enter a name for your Relay. In our example, we\u2019re\u00a0calling it &#8216;Relay Switch 1.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5429\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch.png\" alt=\"RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch.png 1263w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RA_Settings_Alarms_Relay_Switch-1024x469.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6.\u00a0Select <strong>Save Settings<\/strong> at the top or bottom of the page. Your Room Alert will reboot with your changes saved.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting Up Relay Actions In Device ManageR<\/h3>\n<p>Then, to set up\u00a0Relay\u00a0actions in Device ManageR, follow the steps below.\u00a0We\u2019re going to set up two\u00a0actions in our example: one to turn Relay 1 on and another to turn it off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering &#8216;localhost:8080&#8217; or &#8216;&lt;IP address of host system&gt;:8080&#8217; in your browser&#8217;s address bar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Select <strong>Alerts \/ Tasks<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. In the <em>Alerts \/ Tasks<\/em> menu, select <strong>Actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. Select <strong>Add<\/strong> to add your first action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Button.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5419\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Button.png\" alt=\"ADM_Add_New_Action_Button\" width=\"600\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Button.png 1086w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Button-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Button-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Button-1024x312.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5.\u00a0In the <em>Add New Action<\/em> window:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013\u00a0In <em>Name<\/em>, enter a name for the action. In our example, we\u2019ve called the action \u2018Relay Switch &#8211; Relay 1 On.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 (Optional) In <em>Description<\/em>, you may enter any notes you feel would be helpful to explain the action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013\u00a0In <em>Action Type<\/em>, 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\u2019re choosing <strong>Toggle Signal Tower or Relay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 In <em>Device<\/em>, choose your Room Alert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 In <em>Toggle the<\/em>, choose the feature you wish to toggle. In our example, we\u2019re choosing\u00a0<strong>LTA 1 &#8211; Relay 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 Then choose <strong>On<\/strong> or <strong>Off<\/strong>. For our first action, we\u2019re choosing <strong>On<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 In <em>If not successful, retry this Action<\/em>, you may leave the default, 0, or enter a higher number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 (Optional) If you wish, you may associate a schedule with this action by selecting <strong>Optional Schedule<\/strong> 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\u2019ve set up in the Optional Schedule.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u2013 Then select <strong>Save<\/strong> to save the action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Relay_On.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5435\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Relay_On.png\" alt=\"ADM_Add_New_Action_Relay_On\" width=\"450\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Relay_On.png 520w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Add_New_Action_Relay_On-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Repeat this process to add the toggle actions you require. In our example, we&#8217;ve added two toggle actions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5445\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List.png\" alt=\"ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List\" width=\"600\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List.png 1086w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Actions_Toggle_Relay_List-1024x317.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Creating\u00a0An Action \/ Notification List For Your Relay Actions<\/h3>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve saved your toggle actions, the next step is to put them in an Action \/ Notification List. For more information, please see the next FAQ,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/79\/how-to-configure-action-notification-lists-in-device-manager-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Configure Action\/Notification Lists In Device ManageR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your Action \/ Notification List may appear something like the one shown below, with the Relay\u00a0toggling on during an alarm condition, and off on clear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Action_Notification_List_Toggle_Relay.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5440\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Action_Notification_List_Toggle_Relay.png\" alt=\"ADM_Action_Notification_List_Toggle_Relay\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Action_Notification_List_Toggle_Relay.png 560w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_Action_Notification_List_Toggle_Relay-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can configure Device ManageR to toggle relay outputs on and off for a Room Alert&#8217;s built-in Relay, an external Relay Switch or the Relay on the external Light Tower &amp; Relay Adapter. 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