# Configure Air Quality Event Alerts

You can enable alerts for a variety of air quality events, depending on your configuration needs. For more information about the air quality events types see [below](#h_71912ba2a2).

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You must be a Site Admin (for all selected devices) to use the **Readings & Thresholds** feature. Learn more about [Roles and Permissions for Air Quality Sensors](https://help.verkada.com/air-quality/getting-started/roles-and-permissions-for-air-quality-sensors).
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## Configure air quality event alerts

### Create Alert > Events

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**Log in to Verkada Command.**
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**On the Command homepage, left navigation, click Alerts.**
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**On the Alerts page, next to My Alerts, click.**
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**On Select Event, select the Air Quality product type.**
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**Search for or select an event to configure.**
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**(Optional) Some event types are general and have more specific options once you select them. If prompted, complete any additional configuration steps then click Next.**
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**Select your devices/sites, based on the alert type you can configure events to be device-specific, site-specific, or all devices.**

* When you select **Sites** or **All Devices**, new devices added after alert creation will automatically generate alerts.

Click **Done** to continue.
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**(Optional) Some event types have additional setup steps. If that is the case, click the additional steps and follow the prompts in the configuration window.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**notification schedule**](#h_0580f3aa78)**.**
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### Create Alert > Notification Schedule

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**On Notification Schedule, specify the days and times for the alerts to send notifications. Alerts generate 24/7 by default.**

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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**notification**](#create-alert-greater-than-notification)**.**
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### Create Alert > Notification

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**On Notification, add users individually or assign the alert to a group.**
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**Select the dropdown menu next to a user or group to choose their notification method(s). Recipients can be notified via push, SMS, messaging platform alerts, or email notifications.**

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Any recipient added to this alert will see it appear under the **Shared Alerts** section of their **Alerts** page.
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**(Optional) By default, you will be an alert recipient. Select the dropdown menu and click Delete to remove yourself.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert's** [**optional settings**](#optional-settings)**, or** [**finish the alert**](#finish-the-alert)**.**&#x20;
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### Optional settings

#### Create Alert > Operations

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**Toggle on Route to Operations to create a ticket from the alert.**&#x20;
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**(Optional) Select Ticket Instructions to add information to the ticket and click Done.**
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**Click Done and continue to** [**finish the alert**](#finish-the-alert)**.**
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#### Create Alert > Device Action

In addition to notifying individuals, you can configure your horn speaker to play when an alert is triggered. These alerts can be text-to-speech or an uploaded MP3 file.

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**On Device Action, select the horn speaker(s) you want to play your message.**
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**Select your notification preference (Text to Speech or Audio File).**

a. For **Text to Speech,** enter a message up to 200 characters.\
b. For **Audio File,** drag and drop the file or click **choose a file** to upload your audio clip.

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**Click Done and continue to** [**finish the alert**](#finish-the-alert)**.**
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### Finish the alert

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**In the bottom right of the configuration window, click Next.**
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**Enter a descriptive name for the alert.**
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**Click Done to complete the setup.**

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### Understand the various air quality event types

| Alert Type                                       | Description                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Schools**                                      | Receive vape alerts for a school.                                                                                                               |
| **Schools and Hospitality**                      | Receive vape, noise, and tamper alerts.                                                                                                         |
| **Server Rooms, Data Centers, or Refrigeration** | Receive temperature and humidity alerts.                                                                                                        |
| **Employee Health and Safety**                   | Receive noise, CO2, carbon monoxide, TVOC, Formaldehyde, and PM 2.5 alerts.                                                                     |
| **Online/Offline**                               | Air quality device changed state to online or offline.                                                                                          |
| **Custom Air Quality Readings**                  | Configure alerts for the different [Air Quality Sensor Readings](https://help.verkada.com/air-quality/sensor-data/air-quality-sensor-readings). |