Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-II MANUAL User Manual
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Setup > Net Alerts > CAP Decoding; Configure Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Decoding
Remote CAP Server Setup 
 
Select CAP Input Client 
This Drop-down menu allows you to choose which CAP client you are configuring. The default clients are, 
CAP PUSH INPUT and HTTP Get Client1. 
 
The CAP PUSH INPUT is available if you want to Receive CAP Alerts from a remote push server. 
Though this option is available, it is not used often. If it were used, FEMA would have to know all of the 
specific IP addresses that it was pushing CAP Alerts to. Because FEMA does not know your DASDEC’s 
IP Address location, it is not going to push an alert to you this way. It is recommended that this client 
interface is disabled. 
 
For the HTTP Get Client1 default option, you can choose between a few CAP Polling Protocols. Choose 
between HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and the IPAWS Open 2.0 option. 
 
Add, Duplicate and Delete this CAP Interface 
These buttons add a new CAP Client Interface, Duplicate the one that is currently being edited, or deletes 
the one that is currently being edited. 
 
Client Interface Name 
Choose a name for the specific Client Interface that you will be configuring. 
 
ENABLE Client Interface 
Check this box in order to enable the configured or new client to become active to EAS NET CAP Alerts. 
 
CAP Poll Protocol 
Choose between HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and the IPAWS Open 2.0 option. 
 
Poll CAP from … 
 
 WWW HTTP Get (Web URL)
Use this option to poll from a WWW Server (CAP XML, EDXL-DE, NOAA Atom, RSS pages). 
 
 WWW Secure HTTPS Get
Use this option to poll a WWW HTTPS Secured Server (CAP XML, EDXL-DE, Atom, RSS) 
 
 Secure Shell Get
Use this option to poll a SSH Server (CAP XML, EDXL-DE, Atom, RSS) 
 
 IPAWS Open 2.0 Get
IPAWSOPEN provides access to national and localized CAP formatted EAS alerts. Enter the web 
host address (without https or http; e.g. apps.fema.gov and you must have DNS enabled to 
connect!). A default IPAWS URL path and internal manufacturer specific PIN is provided. Admin 
users can view and edit the URL path and other options under advanced option setup. 
 
 
Under each of those polling options are very similar credentials that need to be filled out in order to connect
