Step 4: define e-mail settings, Defining e-mail server settings, Setting up e-mail notifications – Extron Electronics System 5 IP Series Setup Guide User Manual

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System 5 IP Switchers • Software Setup

System 5 IP Software Setup, cont’d

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System 5 IP Switchers • Software Setup

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The Global Configurator Front Panel window

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This Global Configurator project can be saved at any time

by selecting Save from the File menu.

Step 4: Define E-mal Settngs

Global Configurator supports scheduling, monitoring, and

e-mail alerts for all connected devices (e.g., a video projector).

For example, you can create a schedule to shut down a projector

at a predetermined time, and/or create an e-mail alert that

warns a school administrator if the projector's lamp hours are

nearing expiration.

Definng e-mal server settngs

Before you set up e-mail notifications, ensure that the following

elements are set:

Mail server IP
Mail server domain
Gateway IP
SMTP user name
SMTP password
Subnet mask






If not, use the Change Device Setting feature to set up these

elements.
1.

From the Tools menu, choose Change Device Settings....

The Device Settings page appears and displays every

device in the current project.

2.

Select the System 5 IP from the list.

3.

From the Settings menu, choose Set Mail Server....

4.

Complete each of the fields with your mail server

IP address

, mail server domain, and, if necessary, your

user name

and password.

5.

Click the OK button.

6.

Go back to the Settings menu to complete the entries for

your subnet mask and gateway settings.

7.

When finished, click the Close button.

Settng up e-mal notficatons

The Email Manager provides preset messages for some of the

most common actions performed in GC.
To set up an e-mail notification for a specified action, do the

following:
1

.

From the Global Configurator Edit menu, choose Email
Manager

. The Email Manager dialog box appears, as

shown on the following page.

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