Alarm Cast Client Personal Destinations

About this task

There are two types of destinations.

Destination Type Defined in Description
Public Alarm Cast Server Administrator Display on all clients that are connected to the Alarm Cast server.
Personal Alarm Cast Client Only available on the selected Alarm Cast client.
Important: Personal Destination to providers must already be configured as Destinations in the Alarm Cast Server.

Do the following to configure the Personal Destination option.

Procedure

  1. Click the Destination folder in the Alarm Cast Client left-pane.
  2. Click New Personal Destination on the toolbar.

    A Details tab displays; details options are as follows.

    Field Description
    Destination
    Name Logical name utilized by the administrator to refer to this destination.
    Title Optional.
    E-Mail Optional.
    Time Zone Time Zone name that the destination resides in. Defaults to the Alarm Cast Administrator workstation time zone, but may be changed here. Is used when determining when schedules apply to destinations.
    Type This is the medium for receiving messages for this destination. 
    Alpha Pager Alphabetic text
    Numeric Pager Only numerals (i.e. 0-9).
    Handset Allows alphabetic text and numbers such as a handheld mobile multifunction device such as Nextel handset.
    Email Alphabetic text and number to a destination’s email address.
    Unknown Destination device type is unknown and assumed to be alpha numeric.
    Provider
    Provider Provider selected from the dropdown list of the known Providers that have been added to each Device type.
    Coverage Geographic area in which the provider can deliver messages.
    Network ID Provider's user ID number.
    Description
    Notes Optional.
  3. Click Save.

Results

The Personal Destination is listed in the Destination folder.