Using the Alert Utility Under Windows

An alert utility, WinAVAlarm, is automatically installed on Windows systems when 3DM is installed. It can provide immediate notification of events, through a popup message and an audible alert. By default it is set to notify you whenever an error (high-severity event) occurs, through both a popup message and an audible alert. You can configure the alert settings to specify types of events you want to be notified of: Errors, Warnings, or Information.

WinAVAlarm is a stand-alone utility and does not require 3DM to be running, unlike e-mail notification. After it is installed, an icon for it appears in your System tray.

To change the alert utility settings

1	Double-click on the WinAVAlarm icon in the system tray.

WinAVAlarm in the Windows System Tray

2	In the Windows Audible Visual Alarm window, select the types of alerts you want to be notified of.

If you want to turn off the sound alarm and only have a pop-up message appear, check the Audio Off button.

WinAVAlarm Popup Window

If you wish, you can open 3DM from this window by clicking Open Browser. This can be useful when you receive a message, because the 3DM Alarms page allows you to easily access online help associated with the events.

3	Click OK to close the window and accept any changes you have made.

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