# Gateway Tamper Alerts
Each Verkada cellular gateway comes equipped with an accelerometer to monitor for tampering or vandalism. You can configure a gateway to trigger tamper alerts when it detects vibration or movement of the device.
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You need Site Admin permissions to create gateway alerts. Site Admins can designate Site Viewers as alert recipients.
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### **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, choose Gateway > Tamper.**
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**On Gateways:**
a. Choose to receive alerts from **All Gateways, Sites,** or **Individual Gateways.**\
b. Click **Done** and continue with the alert [recipients](#h_3e40d04b69).
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### **Create Alert > Recipients**
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**On Recipients, you can search for and select other Command users individually or you can 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 either via a push notification, SMS, or email.**
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**(Optional) By default, you will be added to the alert created. To remove yourself, select the dropdown menu and click Delete.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**notification schedule**](#h_a95f0b06d3)**.**
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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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### **Create Alert > Notification Schedule**
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**On Notification Schedule, you must specify what days and times you want alerts to be sent. By default, events are generated 24/7.**
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**Click Done and and continue with the alert** [**device actions**](#h_4f2b3bf051) **or** [**finish the alert**](#h_5eb5b04544)**.**
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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 device’s notification preference (Text to Speech or Audio File).**
a. For **Text to Speech,** enter the desired 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 with** [**finish the alert**](#h_5eb5b04544)**.**
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### **Finish the alert**
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**Click Next on the bottom right of the configuration window once you have configured all the desired alert settings.**
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**Enter a descriptive name for the alert.**
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**Click Done and you will start to receive alerts.**
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