1.) Goto http://www.umbi.umd.edu/alerts/erp.php
and click the "Admin Login Form"
link to obtain administrators access to the UMBI's automated emergency alert system. (FYI: Amerilert, a 3rd party emergency system alert company, provides
the system which UMBI uses to send alert messages. Their pages have
been modified to contain UMBI's logo.)
2.) Enter your alert system username and password into the boxes provided and click the button labelled "Login".
3.) Click the link labelled "SendTextMessage" to begin sending your alert.
4.) Click the groups to which you wish to send your message. Some admins will see a checkbox labelled UMBI. This is a special group which sends to everyone registered in the system regardless of location.
5.) Use the "Templates" drop down to select a template from which you may begin your edits.
6.) Make any necessary changes to the message's subject and body and click the "Send Message" button located below the message body area to send the alert.
7.) You should see a confirmation page indicating that your alert message is being sent.
