NetAlertX/front/plugins/notification_processing

Notifications User Guide

Overview

This guide explains how the notification system works, including its dependencies, available notification types, and device-specific overrides.

Notification Dependencies

The notification system relies on event data from devices and plugins. For notifications to function correctly:

• Devices must have alerts enabled in their settings.
• The notification processor uses the NTFPRCS_INCLUDED_SECTIONS setting to determine which types of notifications to send.
• Device-specific settings can override global notification rules.

Notification Types

The following notification types are available based on the NTFPRCS_INCLUDED_SECTIONS setting:

new_devices

• Notifies when a new device is detected on the network.
• Only sent if new_devices is enabled in NTFPRCS_INCLUDED_SECTIONS.

down_devices

• Notifies when a device goes offline.
• The device must have Alert Down enabled in its settings.
• The notification is only sent if the device has not reconnected within the configured time window of NTFPRCS_alert_down_time.

down_reconnected

• Notifies when a device that was previously reported as down reconnects.
• The device must have Alert Down enabled.

events

• Notifies about specific events triggered by a device.
• The device must have Alert Events enabled in its settings.
• Includes events:
  • Connected, Down Reconnected, Disconnected,IP Changed
• you can exclude devices with a custom where condition via the NTFPRCS_event_condition setting

plugins

• Notifies when an event is triggered by a plugin.
• These notifications depend on the plugin's configuration of the Watched_Value1-4 values and the <plugin>_REPORT_ON settings.

Device-Specific Overrides

Certain notifications can be disabled per device:

Alert Events Disabled

• If a device has Alert Events disabled, it will not receive notifications for general events (events section).
• This does not affect notifications for down_devices, down_reconnected, or new_devices.

Alert Down Disabled

• If a device has Alert Down disabled, it will not receive notifications when it goes offline (down_devices) or reconnects (down_reconnected).

Usage

• Review the Settings page to configure which notification types should be enabled.
• Ensure that device-specific alert settings align with your requirements.

For additional details, check the Notifications Guide.