Alerts

•SMTP - Allows you to configure delivery of alerts via e-mail using an SMTP server.

•Syslog - Allows you to configure the forwarding of alerts to a syslog server.

•Delivery retry parameters - Allows you to configure server actions in case of alert delivery failure.

To start configuring an option, double-click that option, or right-click it and use commands on the shortcut menu that appears.

When scanning computers, DeviceLock Discovery can notify network administrators of certain events by issuing alerts. You can define alerts to automatically notify you if a scanning agent discovers content matching one of the defined discovery rules. Real-time alerting simplifies network administration and helps you respond faster and more efficiently to security incidents and policy violations.

Discovery Agents can send alerts notifying administrators of content discovery. Alerts can be sent to their intended recipients through e-mail or SNMP traps. Also, alerts can be sent to a syslog server.

To enable DeviceLock Content Security Server to send alert notifications, you should do the following:

•Decide how to be notified when alert conditions occur: through SNMP traps, e-mail or syslog.

•To be notified through SNMP traps, configure DeviceLock Content Security Server for SNMP support and specify the SNMP server to send traps to. For details, see Alerts Settings: SNMP.

Note: This manual assumes a basic understanding of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and related network management concepts.

•To be notified through e-mail, configure e-mail notifications by specifying SMTP Server and e-mail notification settings and defining the e-mail templates. For details, see Alerts Settings: SMTP.

•To be notified through syslog, configure DeviceLock Content Security Server for syslog and specify the syslog server to send alerts to. For details, see Alerts Settings: Syslog.

Note: This manual assumes a basic understanding of syslog and related message logging concepts.

•Configure server actions in case of alert delivery failure, such as the delivery retry count, delivery retry interval, and the amount of time an undelivered notification is kept in the queue for delivery. For details, see Alerts Settings: Delivery retry parameters.