Learn how to configure push notifications for your NAS

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Using AiMaster to receive push notifications from an ASUSTOR NAS.
2. Configure push notifications for your NAS using Pushbullet and Pushover.
3. Filter event notifications with different keywords.

PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites:

None

Students are expected to have a working knowledge of:

N/A

OUTLINE

1. Introduction

2. Configuring Push Notifications

2.1 Enabling push notifications in AiMaster

2.2 Configuring push notifications using Pushbullet

2.3 Configuring push notifications using Pushover

3. Customizing notification rules

1. Introduction

AiMaster receives push notifications by default. To receive push notifications on your smartphone or tablet, download AiMaster from the Apple App Store or Google Play and allow push notifications. When designated system events occur, your ASUSTOR NAS will immediately send notification to the Apple, Google push notification server which will then forward it to your mobile device.

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 Enabling push notifications in AiMaster

AiMaster receives push notifications by default. To receive push notifications on your smartphone or tablet, download AiMaster from the Apple App Store or Google Play and allow push notifications. When designated system events occur, your ASUSTOR NAS will immediately send notification to the Apple, Google push notification server which will then forward it to your mobile device.

• Search AiMaster on Google Play or the apple app Store.
• QR code shortcuts are below.
• Download and install the app.

Android	iOS

Warning: Push notifications are transmitted to your device from Apple or Google's push notification servers. A poor Internet connection or abnormalities in Apple or Google's push notification service could potentially prevent AiMaster from correctly receiving notifications.

To receive push notifications from your NAS on AiMaster, please enable both the sending feature on the NAS and the receiving functionality on your mobile device.

ADM:

• Log into ADM and then select [Settings] [Notification] [Push Notification].
• Select AiMaster, and click Edit.
• Click [Enable push notification service].
• Select all rules needed.

AiMaster:

• Use AiMaster to connect to your NAS, and click on [ADM].
• Click [Settings] [Notification].
• Click [Enable push notification service].
• Select all rules needed.

• Click the user icon .
• Click [Receive notifications].
• Now, whenever system events occur, your NAS will notify you via push notifications to your mobile devices.

2.2 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

2.3 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.

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Figure 4

Figure 5

3. Customizing notification rules

ADM event notifications can now be filtered by keywords. With support for daily, weekly, and monthly summaries, it’s easy to regularly review all important events in one email thread. Different rules can be set for different notification recipients and allows the correct owners to handle important events more efficiently.

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

Rule Page:

• A custom rule name can be added here.
• Select needed notification types.
• If necessary, you can enter keywords. Only English characters, numbers, and spaces are allowed.
• Choose when notifications are delivered.

Recipients Page:

• Recipients can be added custom rules.
• Choose AiMaster for your push notifications. Click .
• Click OK.

Email recipients can only be configured here if choosing to send a summary regularly.

• After custom rules are added, rules or recipients can be edited or removed.
• The first four rules can have the recipients edited but cannot be removed.

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