# Create New Alert

1\.       Click **Alerts** from the sidebar menu.

2\.       Click on **Add New Alert** button.

3\.       Enter a **Name** for the new alert.

4\.       Enter a **Description** for the new alert.

5\.       Select an alert **Metric** (alert type).

6\.       Enter a **Trigger If** identifier. (must be a positive integer)

7\.        Select a **Severity** level for the alert.

–      Critical

–      Error

–      Warning

–      Info

8\.       Click **Select** to assign the alert to a Group of Things or Tags.

9\.       Select a Group of Things from the list and click **Save**.

10\.     Select an alert **Action**:

–      Suspend Device

–      Block Data

–      Refresh Connection

–      Alert Webhook

–      Send SMS to Thing

11\.    Click **Save & Close** to update alert settings in system database.

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