The Media Alert Device is specified by giving the device type of 'media' and the media files to play when alert information is received. The Media Alert Device uses the following parameters.

  • device = media
  • alert = [comma separated list]
    The list of alert types that this device should receive.
    Example:
    	alert = watch,warning
    
  • areas = [colon separated list]
    This is the list of areas that the device should use to filter the available alerts. The area is specified as a Location,State. The location can be either a city or a county. The state should be the two letter abbreviation for the state. An unlimited number of areas can be specified.
    Example:
    	areas = Rockwall,TX:Collin,TX:Dallas,TX:Kaufman,TX:Hunt,TX