Configuration

Environment monitoring is configured by clicking on the Environment container located beneath the Local Settings container.

Configure the serial port where the sensor is attached to, and select the desired temperature scale. Depending on the type of sensor you purchased you can either monitor the temperature, humidity or temperature and humidity.

If a sensor is connected to the local machine, then these two bars will show you the last temperature and/or humidity reading as it was reported by the agent.

Temperature Alerts: You can be alerted when the temperature falls below or exceeds a preset limit. To activate this feature click the checkbox, select the limit type (above or below) and set the limit. Since these alerts are written to the event log you should also set the appropriate severity those messages are written to the event log.

Humidity Alerts: You can be alerted when the humidity falls below or exceeds a preset limit. To activate this feature click the checkbox, select the limit type (above or below) and set the limit. Since these alerts are written to the event log you should also set the appropriate severity those messages are written to the event log.

Depending on the maximum notification interval set in the general options, alerts will be written to event log every X hours until the problem is resolved.

In addition to being notified when thresholds are exceeded, you can also log the current temperature and/or humidity to a database to view trends and the history.

Select the ODBC target where to write the history to and how often the current data should be written to the database.

Event ID	Event Description	Example
10901	The temperature limit has been exceeded	The configured temperature limit of 80 degrees (Fahrenheit) has been exceeded, the current temperature are 83 degrees (Fahrenheit).
10902	The humidity limit has been exceeded	The configured humidity limit of 50% has been exceeded, the current humidity level is 65%.
10903	No environment monitor found	EventSentry was unable to find a temperature and/or humidity sensor on serial port COM1. Please make sure the device is connected properly.
10904	Database interval too small	The database write interval for environment monitoring is set too small. The interval was automatically adjusted to 900 seconds.