Configuring event notification

Kaspersky Security Center allows you to select a method of notifying the administrator of events on client devices and to configure notification:

Email. When an event occurs, the application sends a notification to email addresses specified. You can edit the text of the notification.
SMS. When an event occurs, the application sends a notification to the phone numbers specified. You can configure SMS notifications to be sent through the mail gateway.
Executable file. When an event occurs on a device, the executable file is started on the administrator's workstation. Using the executable file, the administrator can receive the parameters of any event that has occurred.

To configure notification of events occurring on client devices:

In the console tree, select the node with the name of the required Administration Server.
In the workspace of the node, select the Events tab.
Click the Configure notifications and event export link and select the Configure notifications value in the drop-down list.
This opens the Properties: Events window.
In the Notification section, select a notification method (by email, by SMS, or by running an executable file) and define the notification settings:
- Email
  The Email tab allows you to configure event notification by email.
  
  In the Recipients (email addresses) field, specify the email addresses to which the application will send notifications. You can specify multiple addresses in this field, by separating them with semicolons.
  
  In the SMTP servers field, specify mail server addresses, separating them with semicolons. You can use the IP address or the Windows network name (NetBIOS name) of the device as the address.
  
  In the SMTP server port field, specify the number of an SMTP server communication port. The default port number is 25.
  
  Click the Settings link to define additional notification settings (for example, specify a message subject).
  
  The Notification message field contains standard text with information about the event that the application sends when an event occurs. This text includes substitute parameters, such as event name, device name, and domain name. You can edit the message text by adding some other substitute parameters with more relevant details of the event. The list of substitute parameters is available by clicking the button to the right of the field.
  
  If the notification text contains a percent sign (%), you have to type it twice in a row to allow message sending. For example, "CPU load is 100%%".
  
  Clicking the Configure numeric limit of notifications link allows you to specify the maximum number of notifications that the application can send over the specified time interval.
  
  Clicking the Send test message button allows you to check if you have configured notifications properly: the application sends a test notification to the email addresses that you have specified.
- SMS
  The SMS tab allows you to configure the transmission of SMS notifications of various events to a cell phone. SMS messages are sent through a mail gateway.
  
  In the Recipients (email addresses) field, specify the email addresses to which the application will send notifications. You can specify multiple addresses in this field, by separating them with semicolons. The notifications will be delivered to the phone numbers associated with the specified email addresses.
  
  In the SMTP servers field, specify mail server addresses, separating them with semicolons. You can use the IP address or the Windows network name (NetBIOS name) of the device as the address.
  
  In the SMTP server port field, specify the number of an SMTP server communication port. The default port number is 25.
  
  Click the Settings link to define additional notification settings (for example, specify a message subject).
  
  The Notification message field contains standard text with information about the event that the application sends when an event occurs. This text includes substitute parameters, such as event name, device name, and domain name. You can edit the message text by adding some other substitute parameters with more relevant details of the event. The list of substitute parameters is available by clicking the button to the right of the field.
  
  If the notification text contains a percent sign (%), you have to type it twice in a row to allow message sending. For example, "CPU load is 100%%".
  
  Clicking the Configure numeric limit of notifications link allows you to specify the maximum number of notifications that the application can send during the specified time interval.
  
  Clicking the Send test message allows you to check whether you configured notifications properly: the application sends a test notification to the recipient that you specified.
- Executable file to be run
  If this notification method is selected, in the entry field you can specify the application that will start when an event occurs.
  
  Clicking the Configure numeric limit of notifications link allows you to specify the maximum number of notifications that the application can send during the specified time interval.
  
  Clicking the Send test message button allows you to check whether you configured notifications properly: the application sends a test notification to the email addresses that you specified.
In the Notification message field, enter the text that the application will send when an event occurs.
You can use the drop-down list to the right of the text field to add substitution settings with event details (for example, event description, or time of occurrence).

If the notification text contains a percent (%), you must specify it twice in succession to allow message sending. For example, "CPU load is 100%%".
Click the Send test message button to check whether notification has been configured correctly.
The application sends a test notification to the specified user.
Click OK to save the changes.

The re-adjusted notification settings are applied to all events that occur on client devices.

You can override notification settings for certain events in the Event configuration section of the Administration Server settings, of a policy settings, or of an application settings.