APC ACRC501 User Manual

You can configure event actions to occur in response to an event or a group of events. These actions 
notify users of the event in any of several ways:

•  Active, automatic notification. The specified users or monitoring devices are contacted directly.

– E-mail notification
– SNMP  traps
– Syslog notification

•  Indirect notification through the event log. If none of the direct notification methods are 

configured, users must check the log to determine which events have occurred.

You can configure event actions for individual events or for predefined groups of events.

To define event actions for an individual event:

1. Select the Administration tab, Notification on the top menu bar, and by event under Event 

Actions on the left navigation menu.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to list events by severity, either by main category or sub-

category.

3. In the list of events, check the marked columns to see whether the action you want is already 

configured for the event. (By default, logging is configured for all events.) 

4. For details of the current configuration, such as the recipients to be notified by e-mail or the 

Network Management Systems (NMSs) to be notified by SNMP traps, click on the event name. 

5. Add to or change the event configuration.

– Mark the checkboxes to enable (or clear them to disable) event logging or Syslog for this 

event.

To set up additional methods of active notification that are not included in the Event 
Action options, see “Configuration” on page 23 for information on configuring the 
output contact.

Another method of indirect notification, not included in the Event Action options, is 
the use of informational queries. See “access control” on page 46, under “SNMP” , for 
a description of SNMP access types that enable a Network Management System 
(NMS) to perform informational queries. Configuring the most restrictive SNMP 
access type, READ, or using Serial Modbus enables informational queries without the 
risk of allowing remote configuration changes.

Note: A Syslog server must be configured before you can display or use the Syslog 
option, and at least one e-mail recipient or trap receiver must be configured before 
you can display or use the detailed e-mail and trap notification options.