Create notification rules

From the Notification Rules page, you can create notifications to send email or SMS alerts when there are changes to a device's availability status or health. You can also create notifications for when licenses are about to expire. Users must be added in your FortiCare account to receive notifications (see Add a user).

To create a notification:

1. From the navigation bar, go to Notification > Rules.

2. In the upper-left corner, click Add Notification Rule.

   The Add Notification window loads.

3. In the Category field, select the type of notification you want to create.

   • fext_device: Notifications relating to a device's availability status.
   • fext_system: Notifications relating to a device's health (CPU, temperature, memory).
   • fext_license_expiration: Notifications related to FortiExtender Cloud license status changes

4. Once you select a category, fill in the Condition fields to create a notification.

5. In the Email Recipients field, select which email accounts will receive a notification when the specified conditions are met.
6. In the SMS Recipients field, add the phone numbers that will receive an SMS alert when the specified conditions are met.
7. When you are finished, click Add.