Complete the following instructions to create a rule that automatically invokes a URL action based on a schedule or access control event. You can also create a rule that is manually triggered using a Quick Launch button or other method.
Step 1 Select Global I/O from the Events & Alarms menu.
Step 2 Click Add.
Step 3 In the resulting window, type a Name for the rule, and select or deselect the 'Enabled' check box.
Step 4 Enter a trigger type for the rule.
Click New or Edit to define the Trigger Type. The choices are:
· Event: The rule is invoked when an event occurs. Select Event then click Edit Filter to select the event log code.
· Periodic (time schedule): The rule is invoked according to a Monthly, Weekly, or Daily schedule. Select the day of week or day of month, if necessary, and the Time of day (in a 24-hour format).
· Manual Only: The rule is invoked manually. Create a Quick Launch button for the rule, or right-click the Automation Driver to select the rule.
Step 5 Select a URL Action:
a. Click Add to add an action.
b. Select the Action type URL Action.
c. Select a URL Action from the drop-down list.
d. (Optional) Click New or Edit to create or modify a URL action. Click Preview to view the URL for the action. See Configuring URL Actions for more information.
e. Click Save and Close.
Step 6 Specify a Notification option to define where the notification or report file is sent. The options are:
· E-mail: Sends the notification or report file to one or more e-mail addresses. To enable e-mail notifications, you must enter the SMTP server settings in the Automation driver. For instructions, see the Enabling the Automation Driver.
· FTP: Sends the file to the specified FTP server.
– Host: The FTP server IP address or name.
– Username: Log in username required by the FTP server.
– Password: Password to log in to the FTP server.
– Path: Path on the FTP server where files should be uploaded.
· Syslog: Sends the notification or report to a syslog.
– Host: The Syslog server IP address or name.
– Facility: The facility to use when recording the information to the syslog.
Step 7 Select the event recording options.
Click the check boxes to activate or deactivate the options:
· Record event when rule invoked: Each time the rule is invoked, record an event.
· Record event when trigger fails: Each time the trigger fails, record an event.
· Record event when action fails: Each time the action fails, record an event
· Record event when notification fails: Each time the notification fails, record an event.
Step 8 Click Save and Close.
See also:
Creating or Modifying URL Actions