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How to Add an Additional Contact Method to an Existing Contact
Before you can add a additional Contact Method to an existing Contact, you need to get to the edit screen for the contact. Follow the instruction in the related article below. Once you are on the edit screen for the existing Contact, follow these steps to add an additional Contact Method: Go to the Options menu located under the "Person's Name" and "Region" fields and click the Add link. This form now guides you through the process of adding a new Contact Method. Follow the oSome readers
Setting Up a "Wireless SMS via Email" Contact Method
Currently we only support SMS alerts via an SMS email address. Setting up a contact for receiving alerts through an SMS email address is simple. Follow the next couple of steps and use the related article links below to assist you in completing the setup process: Verify with your service provider that they offer sending SMS messages via email to your wireless device. This is important because this contact method relies on sending messages by email. If your service provider supports thisSome readers
Region Field Description
The Region field allows you to indicate what time zone each contact is in. This allows AlertBot to convert the times included in alerts into each contact’s local time zone. The Region field is specific to each contact, as you may have contacts in different time zones. Related Links Person's Name FieldSome readers
How to Add a New Contact
To add a new Contact, follow these steps: Mouse over the Alerting main menu link Then click the Contacts submenu tab. Click the Add button, then follow the on-screen steps to complete the addition of your new contactSome readers
How to Delete a Contact
Follow these steps to access your Contact List and delete a Contact: Click on the Alerting main menu link Then click on the Contacts submenu tab. Select the Contact(s) that you would like to delete by clicking the square check box next to it. Click the "Delete" button. Click the "Yes" button on the confirmation message.Some readers
Does AlertBot Offer Continuous Alerts?
AlertBot uses an alert escalation system. This allows users to customize when they get alerts. So, yes, you can get continuous alerts by scheduling multiple alert times for your monitors.Few readers
Contacts List
Contacts is where you setup all of the contact information for individuals that you want to have Alerts sent to. Each individual is referred to as a Contact and each address you provide for that Contact is called a Contact Method. This allows you to setup multiple Contact Methods for the same contact. For example, if a person has a cell phone and a pager, you can add both of them to the same Contact. Once you have all of your Contacts defined, you will be given the opportunity to set thFew readers
Remove Alerts from Your Monitor's Alert List
To Remove Alerts from Your Monitor's Alert List: Click the name of the Monitor that you'd like to edit on your Test Status page. This is the page that you first see when you log in. On the next screen, click the edit icon in the right-hand corner of the Alerts section. Now that you're at the Monitor Alerts edit screen, follow these steps to delete an alert from this Monitor: Select the alert(s) that you would like to delete by clicking the square check box next to it. NoFew readers
Assigning a Contact to Your Monitor for Alerts
Before you can assign Contacts to your Monitor, you must first get to your Monitor Alerts edit page, by following these steps: Select the Monitor that you would like to stop by clicking the Monitor's name on the Test Status page. This is the page that you see when you first log in to the Manager. On the next screen, click the edit icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Alerts section. Now that you're at the Monitor Alerts edit screen, follow the onscreen instructions to comFew readers
How to Edit a Contact
Before you can edit a contact, you need to get to your Contact List as follows: Click Monitors main menu link Then click on the Contact List submenu tab. Now that you have your Contacts List open, follow these steps to edit a contact: Click on the Contact Name link that you would like to edit. This form now allows you to edit the Contact information.Few readers

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