How To: Create an Email Notification Contact

1. Log in to the SMS from a client.
2. From the top navigation pane, click Profiles. The Profiles screen displays.
3. From the navigation pane on the left, click the + sign next to the Profiles to expand the category and select Shared Settings.
4. From the navigation pane on the left, click the + sign next to the Shared Settings to expand the category and select Notification Contacts.
5. From the Email area, do one of the following:
   • Click New.
   • Right-click an entry and click New.
6. The Add Email Contacts dialog box displays. Enter the Name of the contact.
7. Enter the Email Address of the contact, such as bob@mail.com. The limit is 36 characters for email addresses.
8. Enter the amount of Aggregation in minutes.
9. Click OK.

How To: Edit an Email Notification Contact

1. Log in to the SMS from a client.
2. From the top navigation pane, click Profiles. The Profiles screen displays.
3. From the navigation pane on the left, click the + sign next to the Profiles to expand the category and select Shared Settings.
4. From the navigation pane on the left, click the + sign next to the Shared Settings to expand the category and select Notification Contacts.
5. Select an email notification contact and do one of the following:
   • Click Edit.
   • Right-click an entry and click Details.
   • Double-click the entry
6. The Edit Email Contacts - dialog box displays.
   • Modify the Name of the contact.
   • Modify the Email Address of the contact, such as bob@mail.com.
   • Modify the amount of Aggregation in minutes.
7. Click OK.

Note: Alert notification is controlled by the aggregation period you configure when sending an email or SNMP notification. The aggregation period is when the device will accrue alerts before sending a notification. A notification is sent to the alert contact target the first time a particular filter is triggered. At the same time, the aggregation timer starts ticking down the aggregation period. Further packet triggers are counted during the aggregation period, but no notification is sent. A second notification, including the packet count, is sent at the end of the aggregation period. The timer and the counter are reset and will continue to cycle as long as the filter in question is active.

CAUTION: Short aggregation periods can significantly affect system performance. The shorter the aggregation period, the higher the system load. In a flood attack, a short aggregation period can lead to system performance problems.

Reference: SMS User Guide