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I am trying to configure alarm distribution.
1. The tag "Remote_stop", boolean, corresponding to PLC (FX3U-64) input X35, was created. A switch was connected between +24V and X35.
2. A new alarm item "Remote_stop" added to alarm server, the text: "Remote stop activated!" connected to the tag "Remote_stop", trigger value "0".

Now configuration.
Open Alarm distributor, then "Configure distribution devices". We have 4 options: Email device, Printer device, SMS device and TCP server.
Let's speak at first about Email device. We open it and have some info to add. Our IT manager created special email address for the T7A panel.
From Name: Test Unit
From Email address: RS422@xxxx.com
SMTP Server name/IP: 130.21.200.179
Port: 25
Code page: 65001
Authentication mode: none
I tried these settings with sending a data trend per email and it works.

Open Alarm server, then "Settings", then "Alarm Distribution". We have a checkbox for enabling sending to Alarm Distribution server and another 3 fields:
IP number server:
Queue length:
Port Number:
What they are about? We already configured server putting IP address, port and other information. Our IT experts could not help me.
regards, Waldemar

Hi Waldemar,

An explanation of that dialog box can be found on page 221 of the iX Developer Reference Manual. Currently you are using an internal alarm distribution server, but you have the option of sending all the alarm messages to an external panel running an alarm distribution server.

If you have a large number of panels, that would allow you to more easily send alarm notifications via email, printer, etc. because you only have one panel that needs to have its alarm distribution server setup.

That dialog box allows you to tell the local panel how to connect to the external alarm distribution server.

Thank You Mark, after changing to the internal alarm distribution it sends emails after activating the remote stop. Can I add some extra information to the email, for example, tags values?

regards, Waldemar

Hi Waldemar,

Without aditional scripting, the only tag/status values you can send are those listed on page 234 of the iX Developer Reference Manual.

If you want to send other values, you need to create a script. There is an example program that comes with iX Developer called "Script_Email". In there you will see an example of how to send an email. You would have to write code to send the email when a given alarm is triggered that contains the tag values you want the email to contain.

I configured the alarm distributor as indicated in the forums, but I am using a gmail account to try to send emails. It is not sending emails. Do I need to use an SMTP server located on another computer or is it possible to use the Gmail SMTP server?

No, you can not use gmail to send emails as it doesn't support AuthLogin or anonymous log in to send emails. You need an email server that supports either one of those. Most likely you will need to set up your own email server or have one at your company. No free online email systems are going to support either of those log in methods.

Regards,
Mark

In continuation to above post by Mr. Steve, can a typical organizational exchange server be used for the process.
Further what configuration would be used.

It should be an external alarm distribution server. Is it???