Use data usage alerts to send alert notifications when data usage for devices reaches user-defined thresholds. Data usage alerts can be configured to send email notifications when a data usage threshold is reached, and also at user- defined intervals before the threshold is reached.
Cradlepoint recommends setting up data usage alerts so you are aware of any data usage issues.
Important
Devices must belong to a NetCloud Manager Group for data usage reporting purposes. If a device is not already part of a group, it must be moved into a group.
The following procedure describes how to configure data usage alerts for a modem WAN profile, as applied to a NetCloud Manager Group.
Log into NetCloud Manager.
Click in the left-side navigation panel.
Select the desired group.
Select and then .
From the Connection Manager screen, scroll down to the WAN Management area and click the Data Usage tab.
Select Data Usage Enabled.
Click Save.
Locate the LTE/3G Multi-mode Modems profile and click the gear icon in the Data Usage
column for that profile.From the WAN Management > Data Usage screen, select a data usage monitoring cycle by clicking the Monthly, Weekly, or Daily tabs. A combination of monthly, weekly, and daily monitoring cycles can be configured, each with their own settings. In the following example, a monthly data usage cycle is used with the following settings:
Monthly Usage Cap is set to 5,000 MB.
Shutdown on Cap is selected to disable any LTE/3G Multi-mode Modems when the usage cap is reached.
Alert on Cap is selected to send an alert when the usage cap is reached.
Custom Alerts is selected to send an alert notification when 85% of the usage cap is reached.
Note
Multiple usage percentages, separated by commas, can be entered in the Alert Percentages field.
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Click in the left-hand navigation.
The Alert log tab displays.
Click .
Click .
The Add Alert Notification Rule wizard interface displays.
Click the General Alert Type, select Data Cap Threshold, and then click .
Note
To configure a cellular data usage alert, select Carrier Data as the Alert Type.
Select a group. Selecting the top-level account selects all the groups and nested accounts that belong to the top-level account. Alternatively, you may select just a single group, or a combination of groups (as shown below), to apply the Alert Rule.
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Note
Click to view settings or make changes on previous screens.
Select the interval for when the alert is logged to the Alert Log and when email notifications are sent. The following notification intervals are available:
None: Logs the Alert but does not send an email notification.
Immediately: Logs the Alert and sends email notifications of the Alert when it occurs.
Hourly: Logs the Alert and sends email notifications at the beginning of hour following the alert occurrence.
Daily: Logs the Alert and sends an email notification at the beginning of the next day (12:00 a.m., based on UTC).
Email notifications are sent only when an interval other than None is selected. When an interval other than None is selected, choose the notification email recipients from the Recipient list.
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Review the Alert settings on the Add Alert Rule - Summary screen.
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