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AlarmWiz
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Introduction Section
If you do not have AlarmWiz, click here to download a
copy: Download AlarmWiz
Creating an FTP Script:
With AlarmWiz, you can quickly create a script to
perform an FTP transfer. In this example, we will create an
alarm which uploads a file every morning at 2 AM.
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Click on the Add Alarm Button.
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Add a scripted
event:
Select Scripted Alarm at the top of
the Add Alarm window.
Click the Add Event button.
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Set main FTP options:
Enter the FTP
server name.
Enter the FTP server port. This should
normally be 21.
Browse to find a local file to
upload.
Enter the full path of where to upload the file
to.
Enter the username and password for the FTP
server.
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Set the additional FTP options:
Select
to upload the file.
If uploading a plain text file or HTML
file, then select ASCII.
If uploading any other type of
file (image, zip, .doc, .xls), then select Binary Transfer
Mode.
Click the OK button.
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Set the alarm activation times:
Click
on the Alarm Time tab.
Choose the start date of the alarm
by using the calendar.
Choose the start time of the
alarm.
Click the button for "Repeat Without an End Date" to
have the alarm repeat indefinetely.
By default the alarm
will repeat daily, so no change is required for the repeat
options.
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Set the alarm name and keep alarm window
minimized:
Click on the Alarm Info tab.
Enter
"FTP Upload" as the name of the alarm.
Check the "Start
alarm window minimized" checkbox to start the alarm
window minimized on the alarm activation.
Check the "Close
alarm window after alarm is completed" checkbox to
automatically close the alarm window after the script is
completed.
Click the OK button.
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