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NAS 201

Configuring Push Notifications

Learn how to configure push notifications for your NAS

2022-07-12

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Configure push notifications for your NAS using Pushbullet and Pushover.

PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites:
None

Students are expected to have a working knowledge of:
N/A


OUTLINE





1. Introduction

You can configure push notifications for your ASUSTOR NAS using either Pushbullet or Pushover, which provide push notification services over networks. These services are available on multiple devices, across different platforms and major Web browsers. When designated system events occur, notifications can be instantly pushed to your phone, mobile device or PC.




2. Configuring Push Notifications


2.1 Configuring push notifications using Pushbullet

Please make sure you have registered for the Pushbullet service at the official website (www.pushbullet.com) before you begin.

Note: Pushbullet free accounts (without a Pro subscription) are limited to 500 pushes per month. Going over will result in an error when sending a Push.


STEP 1

  • Log into ADM and then select [Settings] [Notification] [Push Notification] [Add].


STEP 2

  • Fill out the following information as shown below in Figure 1:
    • Type: Select "Pushbullet" from the drop-down menu.
    • Device name: Enter a name of your choice.
    • Access Token: Enter the access token that you have created from the Pushbullet website. For more information on how to do this please see Figure 2 below.
    • Enable Push Notification service: Select this checkbox to enable push notifications and then select the relevant checkboxes below for the level of events that you want to be notified of (Information, Warning, Error, Critical).
  • Click on [OK] once you have filled out all the relevant information. Pushbullet notifications should now have been successfully configured.


Figure 1



Figure 2



2.2 Configuring push notifications using Pushover

Please make sure you have registered for the Pushover service at the official website (pushover.net) before you begin.

Note: After a 30-day free trial, Pushover service needs one-time purchase on each platform (iOS, Android, Desktop), to use on as many of your own devices on that platform as you want.


STEP 1

  • Log into ADM and then select [Settings] [Notification] [Push Notification] [Add].


STEP 2

  • Fill out the following information as shown below in Figure 3:
    • Type: Select "Pushover" from the drop-down menu.
    • Applications Name: Enter a name of your choice.
    • User Key: Enter your Pushover user key. You can get the key from the Pushover website. For more information on how to find the user key, please see Figure 4 below.
    • API Token: Enter your API Token. You can get this from the Pushover website. For more information on how to find the API Token, please see Figure 5 below.
    • Enable Push Notification service: Select this checkbox to enable push notifications and then select the relevant checkboxes below for the level of events that you want to be notified of (Information, Warning, Error, Critical).
  • Click on [OK] once you have filled out all the relevant information. Pushover notifications should now have been successfully configured.


Figure 3



Figure 4



Figure 5

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