# Configure Classic Alarms Event Alerts
You can enable alerts for a variety of Alarms events, depending on your configuration needs. For more information about the Alarms event types, see [below](#h_1cfb1d78c7).
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## Configure Classic Alarms 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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**At the top, click New Alert.**
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**On Select Event, select the Alarms 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_0b37105bb2)**.**
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Wired sensors are not currently supported as individual selectable devices, but you can select **Sites** or **All Devices** to configure alerts for them.
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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)**.**
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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.**
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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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### Alarms event types
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| **Alert Type** | **Description** |
| **Online/Offline** | Alarms device changed state to online or offline. |
| **Alarm Site Status** | Alarm site changed state to armed or disarmed. |
| **Cellular Module Status** | Selected cellular backup is in one or many of the following states
Active: currently in use
On Standby: Connected to the cellular network and not in use
Disconnected: Cell backup was disconnected from the device
Offline: Unable to connect to the cellular network
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| **Sensor Events** | Receive an alert when one of the following events is detected:
Door Opened
Door Held Opened
Glass Break Detected
Motion Detected
Panic Button Pressed
Water Detected
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| **Device Power Status** | A wireless sensor battery state changed. |
| **Tamper** | Interference or manipulation detected on an Alarms device. |
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