Now that your channel is using the VMD file to detect whether an idle channel has been restarted, the next step is to create an email notification rule that sends an email message if an "idle channel restarted" warning appears in the Iguana logs. To do this:

• Click the Settings tab at the top right of the screen. In the Settings screen, click E-mail Notification.

• Click the Notification Rules tab.

• In the Email Notification Rule screen, click Add a Rule.

• Select the Standard Rule radio button. A screen appears, enabling you to configure the email notification rule:

• From the Source Type list box, select Channel. The Channel list box appears.

• From the Channel list box, select the channel through which the messages are being sent.

• From the Type list box, select Informational.

• In the Text Query field, type "IDLE CHANNEL RESTARTED" (including the quote characters).

• In the Limit of Messages Sent field, type 10 (or whatever limit you want to use).

• Select the Include Log Entry Text in Email Message check box. This will include the contents of the "idle channel now active" warning in your email message.

• From the Recipients list box, select one or more users or groups that will receive notification email messages when a log message appears that matches the criteria defined in this rule.

The Edit Rule screen should now look something like this:

• Click Save Changes to create this rule. The rule now appears on the email notification rule page:

At this point, you have everything you need to detect whether a channel that was idle has been restarted. The next section describes how you can test this email notification solution.

	For more information on email notification rules, see Email Notification.