Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface188Creating an Event RuleThe best way to create a new set of event rules in sequence is to: Create actions for responding to one or multiple events Create rules to determine what actions are taken when these eventsoccurCreating ActionsThe EMX comes with three built-in actions: System Event Log Action: This action records the selected event inthe internal log when the event occurs. System SNMP Notification Action: This action sends SNMPnotifications to one or multiple IP addresses after the selected eventoccurs. System Tamper Alarm: This action causes the EMX to show thealarm for the DX tamper sensor in the Alarms section of theDashboard until a person acknowledges it. By default, this action hasbeen assigned to the built-in tamper detection event rules. Forinformation on acknowledging an alarm, see Alarms List (on page105).Note: No IP addresses are specified in the "System SNMP NotificationAction" by default so you must specify IP addresses before applying thisaction to any event rule.The built-in actions cannot be deleted.SNMP traps and informs can be created for an action. For information ontraps and informs, see Configuring SNMP Settings (on page 122).To create new actions:1. Choose Device Settings > Event Rules. The Event Rule Settingsdialog appears.2. Click the Actions tab.3. Click New.4. In the "Action name" field, type a new name for the action. Thedefault name is New Action , where is asequential number starting at 1.5. In the Action field, click the drop-down arrow and select the desiredaction:
