Integration with Alchemy Eye

PageGate Settings — GetAscii (Commandline/Ascii) Settings

PageGate's GetAscii (Commandline/Ascii) interface must be enabled for the integration of PageGate and Alchemy Eye.

1. Run PageGate's Administration program (PG Admin).
2. Double-click on the Interfaces object.
3. Double-click on the GetAscii object.
4. Click on the Settings object.
5. Type in a path for PageGate to use as a polling directory for this interface (or hit the … button to browse to an existing folder).
6. Check the Enabled checkbox.
7. Click the Apply button.

Recipient/Group Settings

PageGate recipients and groups must have the Ascii service enabled in order to receive messages from Alchemy Eye.

1. Add a new or edit an existing PageGate recipient or group.
2. On the recipient's or group's settings screen, check the Ascii checkbox in the Enabled Services section.
3. Click the Apply button.

Alchemy Eye Settings

1. Right-click on an existing server and choose Server properties.
2. Click on Actions underneath the Actions object.
3. Check the Run this program when server goes down box.
4. In the File name box, enter the path to the GetAscii polling directory you set up in PageGate, and add sendpage.exe to the end. For example, if PageGate's GetAscii polling directory was set to c:\pages\, enter: c:\pages\sendpage.exe
5. In the Parameters box, enter the PageGate recipient, a space, who the message is from, a space, and the message to send. Example:

   mypager AlchemyEye The mail server is down

   This sends the message "The mail server is down" to the pager named "mypager" with a from field of "Alchemy Eye".
6. To test your settings, click the Preview button. A message should be sent to PageGate's GetAscii interface.