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title: "Configuring time-dependent actions (alive e-mail) - icom OS Routers"
slug: "configuring-time-dependent-actions-alive-e-mail-en"
updated: 2026-08-06T14:43:34Z
published: 2026-08-06T14:43:34Z
canonical: "docs.insys-icom.com/configuring-time-dependent-actions-alive-e-mail-en"
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# Configuring time-dependent actions (alive e-mail) - icom OS Routers

Time-dependent actions allow to execute certain functions regularly at a certain time. This is necessary for example to achieve a daily synchronisation of the system time in the router (will be configured by the startup wizard) or an automated update of the firmware in the router.

## Situation

A daily e-mail for confirming the readiness for operation of the router (alive message) is to be sent in this example.

![cg alive mail](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/cg_alive_mail.png)

## Solution

The following elements are required to configure this function:

- Timer (that triggers the event)
- Event (that sends the message if triggered)
- E-mail message

  - E-mail account (for sending the message)
  - Contact (recipient of the message)
- Netfilter rule (to permit e-mail dispatch in case netfilters are enabled)

A timer will be started that triggers an event when it expires or reaches a certain time. The event will then trigger an action, in this case the dispatch of the message.

It is prerequisite that you have access to the web interface of the router and the router has Internet access. It is recommended to commission the router as suggested in the Quick Installation Guide for this. It is also prerequisite that an e-mail account with a provider exists and this is set up in the router as described in this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/en/configuring-an-e-mail-account-in-the-router-en).

> [!NOTE]
> Please note for possible differences in the naming of the cellular interface!
> 
> The cellular interfaces have been renamed from `lteX` to `cellularX` with version **icom OS 10.0**. Depending on the version, the following description may therefore differ from your router. For security reasons, we recommend that [you regularly update your router](/kb/docs/updating-a-router-manually-en) to the latest version anyway. See [FAQ](/kb/docs/how-does-the-renaming-of-the-cellular-interface-from-ltex-to-cellularx-affect-my) for more information.

1. Open the user interface of the router: [https://insys.icom](https://insys.icom)
2. Click in the *Events* → *Contacts* menu on to add a new contact for sending the e-mail:

  - *Real name*: Serves for a clear differentiation of the contacts
  - *E-mail address*: E-mail address to which the messages are to be sent ![cg en m3 time dependent actions v2 02](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/cg_en_m3_time-dependent_actions_v2_02.png)
3. Click on SUBMIT.
4. Click in the *Events* → *Messages* menu on to add a new message for sending the e-mail:

  - *Description*: Alive message
  - *Type*: **E-mail**
  - *Recipient*: select above added contact
  - *Subject*: Subject of the alive e-mail
  - *Text*: Text of the alive e-mail
  - *Attachments*: attach optional log files to the e-mail ![cg en m3 time dependent actions v2 03](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/cg_en_m3_time-dependent_actions_v2_03.png)
5. Click on SUBMIT.
6. Click in the *Events* → *Timer* menu on to add a new Timer for triggering the dispatch:

  - *Description*: Alive message timer
  - *Type*: **Time**
  - *Repetition*: **daily**
  - *Hour* and *Minute*: enter the time for triggering of the timer ![cg en m3 time dependent actions v2 04](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/cg_en_m3_time-dependent_actions_v2_04.png)
7. Click on SUBMIT.
8. Click in the *Events* → *Events* menu on to add a new event for sending the e-mail:

  - *Description*: Send alive message
  - *Event*: **Timer expired**
  - *Timer*: select above added timer
  - *Action*: **Send message**
  - *Message*: select above added message ![cg en m3 time dependent actions v2 05](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/cg_en_m3_time-dependent_actions_v2_05.png)
9. Click on SUBMIT.
10. Click in the *Network* → *Firewall / NAT* menu on to add a new IP filter rule that permits the router the outgoing TCP connection to the SMTP server of the e-mail provider:

  - *Description*: SMTP dispatch
  - *Packet direction*: **OUTPUT**
  - *Protocol*: **TCP**
  - *Output interface*: select the WAN interface used, e.g. **lte2**
  - *Destination port*: enter the SMTP port configured in the e-mail account settings above ![cg en m3 time dependent actions v2 06](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/cg_en_m3_time-dependent_actions_v2_06.png)
11. Click on SUBMIT.
12. Activate the profile with a click on ACTIVATE PROFILE .

The alive e-mail will be dispatched with the next occurrence of the configured time.

## Troubleshooting

- If no mail is received when expected, check whether the following settings are correct.

  - System time in router
  - Timer setting
  - E-mail address of recipient
  - E-mail account settings
- It facilitates troubleshooting to have a look at the **Events**, **Cellular** and **Network** logs in the ![view dashboard outline](https://docs.insys-icom.de/assets/icons/view-dashboard-outline.png) *Status* → *Log view* menu by clicking on .
- Message dispatch can also be triggered manually without having to wait for the expiry of the timer for troubleshooting in the *Administration* → *Debugging* menu.
- If e-mail dispatch works after disabling the IP filters in the *Network* → *Firewall / NAT* menu, a faulty net filter setting is the reason.

Standard IP address: https://192.168.1.1; login depending on configuration; default for earlier firmware versions: *User name*: **insys**, *Password*: **icom**