{"id":5463,"date":"2016-08-17T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=5463"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:54:31","slug":"configure-windows-bundle-action-device-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/5463\/configure-windows-bundle-action-device-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure A Windows Plugin Bundle Action In Device ManageR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Windows Plugin Bundle allows you to configure actions in Device ManageR to remotely log off, reboot or shut down a Windows system in response to alert conditions. Actions across multiple Windows systems\u00a0can execute\u00a0simultaneously, sequentially or according to a schedule.<\/p>\n<p>You may view a video demonstration of configuring the Windows Shutdown action below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F76QIbGXHu8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; The Windows Shutdown action powers down a target Windows system. This action is extremely beneficial for powering down a system or group of systems when environment conditions, such as high temperatures, power loss, flooding, etc., could potentially lead to catastrophic system damage.<\/p>\n<p>Before you attempt to create a Windows Log Off, Reboot or Shutdown action, first download and install the Windows Plugin Bundle\u00a0from your account at <a href=\"https:\/\/roomalert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RoomAlert.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To set up a Windows Log Off, Reboot or Shutdown action in Device ManageR, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering &#8216;localhost:8080&#8217; or &#8216;&lt;IP address of Device ManageR&#8217;s host system&gt;:8080&#8217; in your browser&#8217;s address bar.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Alerts \/ Tasks<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left.<\/p>\n<p>3. In the <em>Settings<\/em> menu, select <strong>Actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Select <strong>Add<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen to open the <em>Add New Action<\/em> window.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AlertsTasks.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8927\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AlertsTasks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AlertsTasks.png 989w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AlertsTasks-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AlertsTasks-768x185.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. In the <em>Add New Action<\/em> window, enter a name for the action in <em>Name<\/em>. Our example is a shutdown action, which we&#8217;ve called &#8216;My Shutdown Action.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>6. (Optional) In <em>Description<\/em>, you may, if you wish, enter any notes you feel would be helpful to explain the action.<\/p>\n<p>7. In <em>Action Type<\/em>, select the action you wish to execute from the drop-down list. Once you make your selection, options unique to that action will appear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; In Action Type, select <strong>Log Users Off a Windows System<\/strong>, <strong>Reboot a Windows System<\/strong> or <strong>Shutdown a Windows System<\/strong> from the drop-down list. The unique options for the Windows action types are the\u00a0<em>IP or System Name<\/em>, <em>Username<\/em> and <em>Password<\/em> fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; In <em>IP or System Name<\/em>, enter the IP address or computer name of the target system to be logged off, rebooted or shut down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; In <em>Username<\/em> and <em>Password<\/em>, enter the account information for the target system. We\u00a0recommend using an administrator account so that remote logoff, reboot or shutdown privileges are allowed. Please see this FAQ for more recommendations for configuring user credentials for Windows actions: <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/5451\/how-to-troubleshoot-windows-access-errors-in-device-manager\/#recommendations_for_user_credentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Troubleshoot Windows Access Errors In Device ManageR &#8211; Recommendations For User Credentials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>8. In <em>If not successful, retry this Action<\/em>, you may leave the default, 0, or enter a higher number.<\/p>\n<p>9. (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&#8217;ve set up in the Optional Schedule.)<\/p>\n<p>10. Then select <strong>Save<\/strong> to save the action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_WindowsShutdown_NewActionWindow.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8935\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_WindowsShutdown_NewActionWindow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_WindowsShutdown_NewActionWindow.png 517w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ADM_WindowsShutdown_NewActionWindow-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. Once you&#8217;ve saved, your action will appear in your Actions list.<\/p>\n<p>You may now associate this action with an Action \/ Notification List. Please see this FAQ for more information: <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<h3>Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<p>For assistance troubleshooting access errors for Windows actions, please see this FAQ: <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/5451\/how-to-troubleshoot-windows-access-errors-in-device-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Troubleshoot Windows Access Errors In Device ManageR<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Windows Plugin Bundle allows you to configure actions in Device ManageR to remotely log off, reboot or shut down a Windows system in response to alert conditions. Actions across multiple Windows systems\u00a0can execute\u00a0simultaneously, sequentially or according to a schedule. 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