Using the Alert Browser

In the Alerts tab, the area at the bottom of the screen is called the Alert Browser. The browser is a table overview of the alerts that occur on your wireless network. It provides the following information about each alert:

Ack

Allows you to acknowledge that you have seen the alert.

Alert

The type of alert.

Date

The time and date when the event occurred.

IP

The IP address where the event occurred.

Description

A brief description of the event.

When the Alert Browser begins to fill with alerts, you may want to remove acknowledged alerts that are no longer relevant.

In the Settings dialog box, configure the way the Alert Browser manages and displays alerts. You can configure the following settings:

Number of days an alert remains in the Alert Browser.
Maximum number of alerts that are listed in the Alert Browser.
Maximum number of alerts to store. Alerts are stored in the database on the Enterprise Server.

To acknowledge an alert:

In the Alert Browser, enable the checkbox next to the alert you want to acknowledge. To immediately show the result, click Refresh.

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To acknowledge all alerts in the list, click Acknowledge All.

The locations in the Map view stop flashing.

To clear alerts:

1   Acknowledge any alerts you want to clear by marking the checkbox next to the alert.
2   Click Clear All.

All acknowledged alerts will be removed from the list. Alerts that were not marked as acknowledged will remain in the Alert Browser.

To customize the Alert Browser functions:

1   Click Tools > Settings.

The Settings dialog box appears.

2   On the General tab in the Alert Browser Settings area, use the boxes to configure the alert settings.
3   Click Apply to save your changes.
4   Click OK to close the dialog box.

The Alert Browser will update to reflect your changes.

 

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