Alarm Cast Client Personal Distribution Lists

About this task

The Distribution Lists folder provides the tools to add configured destinations to distribution lists, allowing the same message to be sent to multiple destinations at the same time. Alarm Cast Client applications provide the ability to compose messages and send them to a destination, distribution list, or multiple combinations of both types.

Alarm Cast Client allows the user to create Distribution Lists: Standard Client or Classic Client.

  • Standard Mode utilizes a tree view, convenient for locating the desired destination or distribution list to send a message.
  • Classic Mode utilizes a simplified interface with a single list of all destinations and distribution lists.

New Distribution List: Standard Client

Procedure

  1. Click the Distribution Lists folder in the Alarm Cast Client left-pane.
  2. Click New Client on the Alarm Cast Client toolbar.

    A Details tab displays; options are as follows.

    Field Description
    Distribution List
    Name Logical name utilized by the administrator to refer to this distribution list.
    Description Optional
    Destinations
    Name Checked names will are members of the selected distribution list.
  3. Click Save.

    Result: The Distribution List will now be listed in the Distribution Lists folder in the Alarm Cast Client window left-pane.

    Note: Destinations can be:
    • Filtered out of the destinations list by selecting the Show selected destinations only option.

    You will not be able to edit any public distribution lists that have been created in Alarm Cast Administrator.

    • Added to the Distribution list by selecting the destination in the Devices folder, then selecting the Distribution Lists tab for a list of already configured distribution lists.

    New Distribution List: Classic Client

  4. Click View>View Classic Mode on the Alarm Cast Client window menu bar.

    ??The following window opens; options are as follows.

  5. Click Tools>Distribution List on the alarm Cast Client - <LOCALHOST> ??window menu bar.

    An Alarm Cast User Distribution List dialog box opens.

    Note:
    • Public distribution lists can be viewed but not edited. A Personal distribution list has to be added; the list will be available only to this Client.
    • Click Properties to edit existing personal distribution lists.
  6. Click New.

    A Distribution List Properties dialog box opens.

  7. Entries are as follows.
    A Distribution List Name Name for the new personal distribution list.
    B Available Destinations Checked destinations that will be members of the distribution list.
  8. Click OK.

Results

The distribution list is saved for the local client.