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Chapter 5: Management with the CLU
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Making Netsend Settings
By default, Netsend service is set to Manual and its normal status is Stopped.
To make Netsend service settings:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press
Enter.
2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter.
3. Highlight Netsend and press Enter.
4. Highlight Startup Type and press the spacebar to toggle between
Automatic and Manual.
5. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
To start, stop or restart the Netsend service, highlight Start, Stop, or Restart and
press Enter.
Managing Netsend Recipients
VTrak’s Netsend service sends VTrak subsystem events in the form of text
messages to your Host PC and other networked PCs. See “Making Netsend
Settings” on page 227.
Netsend Requirements
In order to use Netsend:
• NetSend must be running the VTrak
• You must provide the IP address for each recipient PC
• The Messenger service must be running on each recipient PC
If your Netsend and Messenger service settings are correct but the recipient PC
does not receive event messages, check the recipient PC’s Firewall settings.
Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
Adding Netsend recipients
To add a Netsend recipient:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press
Enter.
2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter.
3. Highlight Netsend and press Enter.
4. Highlight Message Recipients and press Enter.
5. Highlight Create New Message Recipient and press Enter.
6. Type the recipient’s IP address into the field provided.
7. Highlight Message Event Severity Filter and press the spacebar to change
severity levels.