Alerting Profiles tab

NAVIGATION  Discovery > Networks > By Network > Alerting Profiles tab

The Alerting Profiles tab of the By Network page sets Discovery alert policies for a selected network and device type: computer, mobile, network and firewall.

  • If enabled, an alert is only generated for a new device name or a new IP address the first time any scan discovers it.
  • The Alerts Active checkbox in the Edit dialog enable and disables the Discovery alerts configured on this tab for a selected network.

Actions

  • Configure - Edits probe and network alert profile settings displayed on this tab.

Profile

  • Network - The name of the network being configured.
  • Device Type - The type of device alerts are being set for: for example, computer, mobile, network, firewall.
  • New Device - If a new device is discovered for the selected type of device:
    • Alarm - If checked, create an alarm.
    • Ticket - If checked, create a ticket.
    • Email - If checked, notify email recipients specified in Email Addresses.
    • Agent - Runs a selected agent procedure on the specified agent machine. If the discovered device is a computer, leave blank to run the agent procedure on the discovered computer.
    • Procedure - Specify the agent procedure to be run.
  • New Device IP - If the IP address associated with an existing MAC address changes:
    • Alarm - If checked, create an alarm.
    • Ticket - If checked, create a ticket.
    • Email - If checked, notify email recipients specified in Email Addresses.
  • Email addresses - Specify one or more email addresses, delimited by a comma.