CAP Messaging

Manager supports Outbound CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) Endpoint integration with 3rd party API. Manager can receive messages from supported CAP platforms and forward them to selected devices.

Manager supports the following CAP messaging systems:

• InformaCast
• CrisisGo
• Alertus

Create CAP URL

To generate required details for a new CAP URL, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the top bar of the Manager console. 

2. Click the ‍Settings button.

3. Click the  CAP Messaging button to open the CAP Messaging popup.
   
   

4. Click  Add new to create a new CAP URL. Provide the following details.

   1. For CAP Name, specify a unique name to identify this URL. 

   2. For Device Groups, select a group that will receive the CAP messages. 

   3. Click Confirm.
      
      

5. On the new Created CAP URL window: 
   Click  Copy then paste the CAP details in a safe location. 
   
   ◦ CAP URL
   ◦ Username
   ◦ Password
   
   The password won't be shown again after you close the window.
   Click  Copy and paste this password in a safe location. 
   
   
   

6. Click Confirm to close the window. 

Input the CAP URL, Username, and Password details into your broadcasting system's console to complete the connection between Manager and your broadcasting system. Once connection has been established, Manager's CAP Messaging feature sends broadcasts from your broadcasting system to all devices in your specified group.

Device groups

The CAP Messaging feature can only send to groups. To send CAP messages to specific devices, create a group for these devices. Note that a CAP URL can only target one group.

To include a new device to an existing CAP Messaging configuration, simply add the device to that configuration's target group.

Manage CAP URLs

To manage CAP URL entries, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the top bar of the Manager console. 

2. Click the ‍Settings button.

3. Click the  CAP Messaging button to open the CAP Messaging popup.
   
   

4. On the popup, locate the name of the CAP URL to review.

5. Note the following icons: 
   
     Edit the CAP name
     Review details for this URL
     Delete this CAP URL *
   
   * Once deleted, devices won't get broadcasts from systems using this URL. 
   
   
   

6. Click  Close to dismiss the window. 

	
	
	
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