Alarm Cast Administrator Destinations

About this task

A Destination:

  • Contains information pertaining to destinations and their configuration settings.
  • Is a messaging service such as a pager, mobile phone or a database or e-mail account.
  • Will be available in the Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator window.

By selecting the destinations folder you can add destinations to the system and modify their settings.

Procedure

  1. Click the Destinations folder in the Alarm Cast Administrator left-pane.
  2. Click ??New Destination on the toolbar.

    Destination configuration includes the following tabs.

    • Details tab.
    • Aliases tab.

    Details Tab

    Select the Details tab; options are as follows.

    Description
    Destination Note: Administrative section; entries are not functional.
    Name Logical name utilized by the administrator to refer to this destination.
    Title Optional.
    E-Mail Optional Note: For administrative use only; the destination that is used is entered in the Network ID field.
    Time Zone Time Zone name that the destination resides in. Default is the Alarm Cast Administrator workstation time zone.
    Note:
    • The Time Zone can be changed in the Time Zone field.
    • Time Zone is used when determining when schedules apply to destinations.
    Type Medium for receiving messages for this destination.
    Alpha Pager Alphabetic text.
    Numeric Pager Only numerals (i.e. 0-9).
    Handset Alphabetic text and numbers Example: Handset A handheld mobile multifunction device such as a Nextel handset.
    Email Alphabetic text and number to a destination???s email address.
    Unknown Destination device type is unknown, and assumed to be alpha numeric.??
    Provider
    Provider Known Providers that have been added to each Device type.
    Coverage Geographical area in which the provider can deliver messages.
    Network ID Provider???s user ID number. See table below.
    Description
    Notes Optional

    The following table outlines the Network ID for each Protocol type:

    Protocol Network ID
    ANS Numeric ID
    ASCOM Telephone Handset Number
    HARBANNER Numeric ID
    HARK3IDS Numeric ID
    IXO Numeric ID
    PET Numeric ID
    MS-SPEECH Numeric ID
    SMS Numeric ID
    SMTP Email address
    SMTP-FORDAU Numeric ID
    SNPP Numeric ID
    TAP Numeric ID
    UCP Numeric ID
    TR500 Subscriber Number (a group number should be proceeded with an ???@??? symbol

    Aliases Tab

    Select the Aliases tab; options are as follows.

    Field Description
    Aliases
    Alias 1 Alternate name that can be used for each destination. Aliases may be typed in place of the full destinations name in the Alarm Cast Client. ??
    Alias 2 Alternate name that can be used for each destination. Aliases may be typed in place of the full destinations name in the Alarm Cast Client. ??
    Alias 3 Alternate name that can be used for each destination. Aliases may be typed in place of the full destinations name in the Alarm Cast Client. ??
    Locator
    Locator 1 Reference field only which usually signifies the location of the pager. Example PLANTFLOOR
    Description
    Notes Optional
  3. Click Save.

Results

The Destination will now be listed in the Destinations folder. By selecting the Destinations folder, all of the destinations will be visible in the working pane.

Note: Guidelines
  • It is advisable to test the new destination connection to the provider.

Click the Test button on the Alarm Cast Administrator toolbar.??

Alarm Cast will send a test message to the destination and notify of success or failure.??

  • Details of the message can be viewed from the Message Log.
  • The Distribution Lists, Groups, and Schedules tabs on a new Destination will not be populated until they are first added to the Administrator.